Which is the best World Series team of the decade?
by Eli Greenspan on Dec 30, 2009 12:25 PM EST
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It can't always be said that the best team in baseball wins the World Series. In fact, that wasn't the case for most of the winners over the past decade. However, that takes nothing away from the impressive winners.
Below is a list of the past ten World Series winners.
2000: Yankees
2001: Diamondbacks
2002: Angels
2003: Marlins
2004: Red Sox
2005: White Sox
2006: Cardinals
2007: Red Sox
2008: Phillies
2009: Yankees
But which of these squads is the best of them all? Who would win if the 2004 Red Sox played the 2007 Red Sox? I am going to say straight out that the 2004 Red Sox were the best World Series team of the decade. They had two top starters in Curt Schilling and Pedro Martinez, not to mention Derek Lowe and Tim Wakefield, who in 2004 combined to put up 26 wins during the regular season and four wins in the postseason, three of which were elimination games pitched by Lowe.
Schilling and Martinez combined for 37 wins and just 15 losses, while putting up four complete games during the regular season.
They also had one of the best lineups in recent memory, with Jason Varitek, Kevin Millar, Bill Mueller, Manny Ramirez, David Ortiz, and late season addition Orlando Cabrera. Ortiz had 41 home runs in 2004 while Ramirez had 43 and Damon had 20.
From there, the 2007 Red Sox and 2008 Phillies would follow. Both teams had solid depth and had veterans who had exceptional seasons on the way to a World Series title. For the Red Sox, that player was Mike Lowell, who put up career highs in average and on-base percentage. For the Phillies, it was Pat Burrell, who provided support with 33 home runs behind Ryan Howard and Chase Utley.
Take time to vote for the best team of the decade below, and leave a comment on who you think is the best team.
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07 Sox
With Becketts command of the game and Lester coming to age while Schill was showing he had a few good starts left in the tank. No one stood a chance against them
'03 Marlins
Had that team not been dismantled, the Marlins would have gone on to win 1 or 2 more titles. People forget how young that team really was when they won it all. But they are the Marlins so as always, they are overlooked. But that team definitely had the most talented team looking back because of all the success those players have had after.
by JP 23 on Dec 30, 2009 9:46 PM EST via mobile reply actions
2004 Red Sox? No way
They weren’t even the best team that year. Nobody expected them to win because the Yankees and Cardinals were both better teams. It might have been the most dramatic series win of the decade, but they were not the most skilled team. The 2007 Red Sox were a better team.
2004
Most dramatic postseason.
But 2001 is certainly the most dramatic World Series.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
2009 Yankees
I think people mistake the word “best” for memorable. I’m a Yankee fan and I do think the 2004 team will be the most remembered in the long term. They ended their curse, likeable group of guys, first team to come back from 0-3 against their arch rivals, been featured in movies and books. The same can be said for the 2000 Yankees. They limped to the playoffs and they seem better than they were because they were part of the Dynasty and because of the Subway Series with the Mets.
Nobody will probably feature the 09 Yankees in a Drew Barrymore movie, but of all the decade’s teams, they were the most dominant from regular season to postseason. They had their trademark Yankees offense and they were very clutch and had the ability to come back from any lead. When you look at the four playoff losses they had in this year’s playoffs, the Cliff Lee game was the only game where you thought the Yankees are done for this game. In every loss, it either went to extra innings (alcs) or they had men on base to tie/lead by the final pitch. This team doesn’t go out without a prolonged fight.
Agreed
2009 Yankees were the most dominant team of the decade, hands down. And it shows by the vote.
By the way, the 2004 Red Sox weren’t all that likable to me. LOL but thats just because I’m a Yankees fan.
If it wasn't for a beefed up line up and small ballpark
the red sox wouldnt of even won it in 2004 still think shots before a game can be considered as a PED…i mean if weed loses you a medal in the olympics then alcohol should cost you a world series victory
Why is patience a virtue and procrastination a sin...I mean whats wrong with patiently procrastionating?
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