1998—New York Yankees defeated the San Diego Padres
1999– New York Yankees defeated the Atlanta Braves
2000– New York Yankees defeated the New York Mets
2001—Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the New York Yankees
2002—Anaheim Angels defeated the San Francisco Giants
2003—Florida Marlins defeated the New York Yankees
2004—Boston Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Cardinals
2005—Chicago White Sox defeated the Houston Astros
2006—St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Detroit Tigers
2007—Boston Red Sox defeated the Colorado Rockies
2008— Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Tampa Bay Rays
If you look at the list of World Series teams above, and then look at the teams in the 2009 playoffs, it is interesting that most of the teams in this year’s playoffs have made it into the World Series over the past ten years.
National League 2009 Playoff teams are the Rockies (lost World Series in 2007), Phillies (won World Series in 2008), Cardinals (lost World Series in 2004, won in 2006), and Dodgers.
American League 2009 Playoff teams are the Yankees (won World Series in 1998, 1999, 2000, lost in 2001 and 2003), Twins, Angels (won World Series in 2002), and the Red Sox (lost World Series in 2004 and 2007).
That is a lot of World Series experience in these playoffs.
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