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Originally Posted by Rainger99
Here is an article that says since 1969 - when playoffs started - only 12 teams with the best record have gone on to win the World Series.
Since the article - which is from 2018, you can add the Red Sox in 2018 and the Dodgers in 2020.
In 2019, the Nationals, a wildcard team with a record of 93-69, won the World Series.
In 2021, the Atlanta Braves, who would have finished 19 games behind the Giants, won the World Series.
How many teams with season's best record won the World Series? - Sports Illustrated |
The only way to change that is to get rid of the divisions and have every team play the same schedule. As it is, there is no way to tell if the team with the best record is actually the best team. It possible that a team with a worse record has played better teams. If a team is in a division with a lot of weak teams, they might have a better record because they played a lot of weak opponents.
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