World Series Droughts: Another One Bites The Dust

Tonight, just for fun, I did a quick rundown of the most consecutive seasons that each of MLB's thirty teams has gone without a World Series victory. A few thoughts:

• Of the six expansion teams that have been introduced since 1977, five have appeared in a World Series, winning five and losing two. The Mariners are the odd team out, failing to get past the American League Championship Series in three tries (1995, 2000-01).
• My grandfather died the day before the Cincinnati Reds won the 1990 World Series, the last in franchise history. He was born eight months after the Chicago Cubs won the 1908 World Series, the last in franchise history.
• The San Francisco Giants, owners of the third longest Series drought, have not won a World Series since moving to California, though they have played in the Fall Classic three times (1962, 1989, 2002). The Los Angeles Dodgers, who also moved west in 1958, have five titles in that time frame.
• Five of the last seven World Series winners have ended droughts of 24 years or more (2002 Angels, 2004 Red Sox, 2005 White Sox, 2006 Cardinals, 2008 Phillies); I don't think that's going to happen next year...which means the Cubs will probably defeat the Indians to become the 2009 champions.
• As a Red Sox fan, I feel it necessary to caution Phillies fans: do not allow this title to turn you into an entire fan base of assholes with an overblown sense of entitlement. Don't let it happen.
• The last time the Phillies won a World Series, I had just turned a year old.
• Ten teams have not won a World Series in my lifetime: Chicago Cubs, Cleveland, San Francisco, Texas, Houston, Montreal/Washington, San Diego, Milwaukee, Seattle, and Pittsburgh.

Team	Last World Series Win	Drought
Chicago Cubs	1908	100
Cleveland Indians	1948	60
San Francisco Giants	1954	54
Texas Rangers	NA	47
Houston Astros	NA	46
Washington Nationals	NA	39
San Diego Padres	NA	39
Milwaukee Brewers	NA	39
Seattle Mariners	NA	31
Pittsburgh Pirates	1979	29
Baltimore Orioles	1983	25
Detroit Tigers	1984	24
Kansas City Royals	1985	23
New York Mets	1986	22
Los Angeles Dodgers	1988	20
Oakland Athletics	1989	19
Cincinnati Reds	1990	18
Minnesota Twins	1991	17
Toronto Blue Jays	1993	15
Colorado Rockies	NA	15
Atlanta Braves	1995	13
Tampa Bay Rays	NA	10
New York Yankees	2000	8
Arizona Diamondbacks	2001	7
Los Angeles Angels	2002	6
Florida Marlins	2003	5
Chicago White Sox	2005	3
St. Louis Cardinals	2006	2
Boston Red Sox	2007	1
Philadelphia Phillies	2008	0