Sorry I didn’t get this up earlier, but I tend to root for the team with the highest number of years without a World Championship. So my order for the rest of the playoffs would be (Last time won or first season if never won):
- Cleveland Guardians/Indians 1948
- San Diego Padres 1969 (never won)
- Detroit Tigers 1984
- New York Mets 1986
- Philadelphia Phillies 2008
- New York Yankees 2009
- Kansas City Royals 2015
- Los Angeles Dodgers 2020
There is a real split this season with four teams well overdue and four teams winning withing the memory of most people. While a World Series featuring the Guardians and Padres would end one of the two longest streaks, a 40th anniversary matchup of the Padres and Tigers would be sweet, too.