The White Sox Have Lost 20 Straight Games and are Now on the Verge of History.... Can they Really do it?

[redskinsfan1963]

think you might be confused. 96 and 97 teams were top of the league talent. We dispatched the Mariners with Randy, A-Rod, Griffey and Buhner pretty easily, but the Yankees were our kryptonite- like they were for the majority of that timeframe. 98-00 were slightly below .500 teams, and by and large, the Orioles hung around 67-74 wins for all but two seasons from 01-12. They were the definition of mediocrity during that time frame, as Angelos refused to get involved in the international FA market, and refused to give out any big pitching contracts.

one year they lost lots of games starting the season.

 

[ThomasTomasz]

one year they lost lots of games starting the season.

1989, and they still finished right outside of the playoffs, they went down to the second to last game in what amounted to a head-to-head against Toronto for the rights to a one game playoff.

 

[redskinsfan1963]

1989, and they still finished right outside of the playoffs, they went down to the second to last game in what amounted to a head-to-head against Toronto for the rights to a one game playoff.

maybe 95 or 98?

 

[navamind]

maybe 95 or 98?

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The only 90's Orioles teams I'd say were objectively bad were the '91 and maybe '90 squads (and even they were 76-85), but they weren't historically bad. Other than that, they hovered around .500 or better. Not a terrible decade, but not that relevant outside of 96, 97 and 92 (and they faded down the stretch that year). The 1988 Orioles, however, were pretty abysmal. 2018-21 Orioles were laughably bad. They've made quite the turnaround.

 

[mr.hockey4242]

The A's are still the A's