Major League teams and the number of seasons since their last World Series appearance:
Colorado, 0
St. Louis, 1
Detroit, 1
White Sox, 2
Houston, 2
Boston, 3*
Florida, 4
Yankees, 4
Angels, 5
San Francisco, 5
Arizona, 6
Mets, 7
Atlanta, 8
San Diego, 9
Cleveland, 10*
Toronto, 14
Philadelphia, 14
Minnesota, 16
Cincinnati, 17
Oakland, 17
Los Angeles, 19
Kansas City, 22
Baltimore, 24
Milwaukee, 25
Pittsburgh, 28
You-Know-Who, 62
(*Pending results of ALCS)
Four current franchises have never made it to the Series--the Devil Rays (9 seasons in existence), Mariners (30), Expos/Nationals (38), and Senators/Rangers (46)--but in a world populated by the Chicago Cubs and the people who suffer along with them, fans of those four pennantless teams better not even THINK of feeling sorry for themselves.
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