OT: Most Underachieving Team ?

[Sean]

Originally Posted by sycks22

I'll give you an entire decade. 1990's Braves. Maddux, Smoltz, Glavine, Avery, Naegle. Amazing staff and only 1 title to show for it. Didn't they make 15 straight playoffs?

I like the choice of the Braves. Probably the best starting piching for a sustained period. They did get to 5 World Series though, even if they only won one of them. They always seemed to have one critical moment where they could have won if only they made this critical play. But they didn't.

Like Lonnie Smith pausing at second base and then never scoring.

[sycks22]

Originally Posted by Sean

I like the choice of the Braves. Probably the best starting piching for a sustained period. They did get to 5 World Series though, even if they only won one of them. They always seemed to have one critical moment where they could have won if only they made this critical play. But they didn't.

Like Lonnie Smith pausing at second base and then never scoring.

That Lonnie Smith play came against my Twins in '91. Knoblauch saved the series with that fake at 2nd. Also loved when Hrbek pulled Gant off of the bag.

[Sean]

Pete, do you also remember in game one when a pop foul landed on Selig's daughter? Right on her head. I know I shouldn't laugh at someone's pain.

[Sean]

Hey Pete, what happens if Lonnie scores?
Bottom of the 8th,with runners on first and third, Cox intentionally walks Kirby and Hrbek lines into a DP. If instead of a tie game, the Braves would have led 1-0, and no way do they walk Kirby with 2nd base open. So Kirby bats, and maybe the Twins tie or go ahead.
We'll never know, but it is possible that even if Smith scores the Braves don't win.

[glchen]

That Seattle team that won the most games but couldn't close the deal in the post season.

[Sean]

Yes, the 2001 Mariners- 116 wins, but they didn't even make it to the Series.

[jimivintage]

Wow, surprised no one mentioned the Cleveland Indians run from 1995 - 2001. Two WS appearances and 7 straight division championships with no rings to show for it. Those teams bolstered some of the best lineups.....of all-time! Check out the stats for yourselves.....many MLB records at the time. First team ever to score over 1,000 runs in a season. When you are batting Manny Ramirez and Jim Thome near the BOTTOM of your order....you know you have a sweet team!