With the Boston Red Sox in the playoffs one could be excused if the perception was the Sox were historically the second best team behind the New York Yankees in the American league.
You’re excused.
The Sox aren’t the second best team in terms of World Series appearances. The Philadelphia/Oakland Athletics are.
According to my math, there have been 103 editions of the World Series. The Yankees have participated in 39 (winning 26 times) of those. This means they’ve represented the AL 38% of the time. Next in line are the A’s with 14 (nine titles) or 14%. The Red Sox are third with 11 appearances with seven titles.
Of the three only the Sox have a shot at improving their numbers this postseason. We’ll see.
Food for historical thought. That’s all.
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