Then There Were Two: A History of the World Series
By Geoffrey Clark
Then There Were Two: A History of the World SeriesApr 19, 2024
2012 World Series: San Francisco Giants vs. Detroit Tigers
Sometimes, you get a pitching staff that simply can do no wrong.
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2011 World Series: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Texas Rangers
We get one of those Fall Classics that is defined by one game.
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2010 World Series: San Francisco Giants vs. Texas Rangers
Can a charter franchise finally win a title for the city it's played in for over half a century?
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2009 World Series: New York Yankees vs. Philadelphia Phillies
There's a new ballpark in the Bronx, but did it inherit the championship legacy of the old one?
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2008 World Series: Philadelphia Phillies vs. Tampa Bay Rays
A passionate sports city breaks a major championship drought spanning a quarter of a century.
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2007 World Series: Boston Red Sox vs. Colorado Rockies
Can a recent champion stop a red-hot newcomer?
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2006 World Series: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Detroit Tigers
Only 83 regular-season wins? No problem for this year's victors.
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2005 World Series: Chicago White Sox vs. Houston Astros
Another longtime drought can come to an end. Also featuring insights from 2005 White Sox bat boy Mike Strubin.
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2004 World Series: Boston Red Sox vs. St. Louis Cardinals
A legendary curse is broken by a Fall Classic enabled by a historic LCS comeback.
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2003 World Series: Florida Marlins vs. New York Yankees
Former Sun Sentinel baseball reporter Mike Berardino joins us this week to talk about the Fish's pursuit of their second title.
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2002 World Series: Anaheim Angels vs. San Francisco Giants
The first all-Wild Card series kicks the current era where anything can happen in the Fall Classic.
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2001 World Series: Arizona Diamondbacks vs. New York Yankees
With the biggest tragedy in U.S. history serving as the backdrop, we get one of the absolutely best Fall Classics ever.
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2000 World Series: New York Yankees vs. New York Mets
Who will win the Big Apple's first Subway Series in decades?
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1999 World Series: New York Yankees vs. Atlanta Braves
As the decade draws to a close, we see who the real team of the 90s is.
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1998 World Series: New York Yankees vs. San Diego Padres
Can arguably the most dominant Yankees team ever finish the job?
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1997 World Series: Florida Marlins vs. Cleveland Indians
One team that was put together quickly tries to become the fastest franchise to win a Fall Classic.
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1996 World Series: New York Yankees vs. Atlanta Braves
Can baseball's premier franchise reclaim its championship glory against the defending champs?
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1995 World Series: Atlanta Braves vs. Cleveland Indians
Will the team of the year or the team of the decade triumph?
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1994 World Series Simulation: Atlanta Braves vs. Chicago White Sox
Since we don't have an actual series to talk about here, we revisited a simulation we did years ago.
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1993 World Series: Toronto Blue Jays vs. Philadelphia Phillies
This Fall Classic ends the way only one other has.
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1992 World Series: Toronto Blue Jays vs. Atlanta Braves
The True North invades the finale of America's pastime this year.
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1991 World Series: Minnesota Twins vs. Atlanta Braves
If you want constant thrills in a World Series, this is the one to look back on.
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1990 World Series: Cincinnati Reds vs. Oakland Athletics
A wire-to-wire team tries to spoil talk of a potential dynasty.
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1989 World Series: Oakland Athletics vs. San Francisco Giants
The Battle of the Bay gets rocked. Literally.
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1988 World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Oakland Athletics
One team's pitcher excels, but one of its hitters gets the most attention in this Fall Classic.
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1987 World Series: Minnesota Twins vs. St. Louis Cardinals
Volume undoubtedly plays a role in the outcome of this Series.
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1986 World Series: New York Mets vs. Boston Red Sox
Anyone who knows baseball knows the one game this year's Fall Classic is known for.
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1985 World Series: Kansas City Royals vs. St. Louis Cardinals
A bad call completely reverses the fortunes of this year's participants.
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1984 World Series: Detroit Tigers vs. San Diego Padres
One team has dominated all season and is looking to finish the job.
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1983 World Series: Baltimore Orioles vs. Philadelphia Phillies
Can the O's top a team with aging but productive Hall of Famers?
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1982 World Series: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Milwaukee Brewers
A couple of Midwestern teams in cities with major breweries battle it out.
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1981 World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. New York Yankees
It's been a weird season, but a World Series will be played.
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1980 World Series: Philadelphia Phillies vs. Kansas City Royals
Can the last original MLB franchise without a World Series title finally break through?
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1979 World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Baltimore Orioles
Can the Family come back from a seemingly difficult deficit?
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1978 World Series: New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
We get a repeat of the previous year. Will the outcome change though?
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1977 World Series: New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
One man's performance in the final game is one by which all future World Series offensive performances will be measured.
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1976 World Series: Cincinnati Reds vs. New York Yankees
The Big Red Machine tries to earn its place in history.
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1975 World Series: Cincinnati Reds vs. Boston Red Sox
This series puts the "Classic" in "Fall Classic" with one game in particular standing out.
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1974 World Series: Oakland Athletics vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
Can the tumultuous A's come together and win their third in a row?
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1973 World Series: Oakland Athletics vs. New York Mets
Despite being on the cusp of a civil war, the A's will try and repeat as champions.
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1972 World Series: Oakland Athletics vs. Cincinnati Reds
Can the A's win their first championship in a different location?
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1971 World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Baltimore Orioles
The Bucs upset an AL powerhouse the last time we saw them. Can they do it again?
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1970 World Series: Baltimore Orioles vs. Cincinnati Reds
A team that was the victim of an upset a year ago aims to right that wrong.
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1969 World Series: New York Mets vs. Baltimore Orioles
Can one unlikely pennant winner that's been called amazing prove that it's earned that description for sure?
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1968 World Series: Detroit Tigers vs. St. Louis Cardinals
It turns out there is a pitcher who can go toe-to-toe with one of the best to ever do it.
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1967 World Series: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Boston Red Sox
Once a world-class pitcher gets going, you can't touch him.
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1966 World Series: Baltimore Orioles vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
This is a short series in part because one team can't score.
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1965 World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Minnesota Twins
Can the Dodgers' strong pitching carry them to their second title in three years?
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1964 World Series: St. Louis Cardinals vs. New York Yankees
This series goes the distance, and it's the temporary end of the road for baseball's most consistent franchise.
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1963 World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. New York Yankees
The Bronx Bombers don't do a lot of bombing this time around as they have a tough time with LA's top-notch hurlers.
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