Posted on 10/16/2019 10:57:42 AM PDT by hoagy62
SEATTLE -- They say misery loves company. But for the Seattle Mariners, misery is theirs alone.
You might pardon Seattleites for rooting for the St. Louis Cardinals in their futile attempt to reach the World Series this year. Not because we're fans of Paul Goldschmidt or Yadier Molina, but because they were our last hope to keep the hometown Mariners from a rather dubious distinction.
But the hopes died when the Washington Nationals completed their sweep of the Cardinals in the NLCS Tuesday night.
The Nationals are World Series bound for the first time in their franchise history, and the Mariners have lost their final partner in futility.
The Seattle Mariners are now the only team never to make the World Series.
They've come somewhat close three times -- reaching the American League Championship Series in 1995, 2000 and 2001, but falling in six games twice and five games the other time, so they've never even been as close as a game away.
But to reach the World Series, you have to qualify for the playoffs first -- and that hasn't happened for team since that record-breaking 2001 season where they won 116 games. The 18-year playoff drought is currently the longest in professional sports and one year ahead of NFL's Cleveland Browns, which could have an outside chance to end their streak this season.
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Even the Seattle Pilots made it to the WS
in 1982, but they had to become the
Milwaukee Brewers in 1970 1st.
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