After Pittsburgh ties Philly's streak of 16 consecutive losing seasons this year, I'll be going back to this article as I fight to keep the safety on the handgun.

I wonder why only one of the 1969 expansion teams-the Royals-have won a WS. The Pilots/Brewers, Padres, and Expos/Nationals are all laying a goose egg. They've all had their share of talented players. Of course, the Expos best shot was erased by the '94 strike.

I always forget that the Giants haven't won a WS since moving to San Francisco.

For the Nationals/Expos, they also won a pennant in the only year no postseason was held. We would have had a completely different franchise history if that team had peaked in '93 instead of '94. The Marlins or Rays would likely be playing in Washington, for example.

I wouldn't be too sure of that. Mind you, I love Montreal and the Expos, but Bud had a program to get rid of all 70s ballparks. Was Montreal going to cave in and publicaly fund a Budstrosity? If not, they'd have been moved no matter what.

Philadelphia Phillies - 28 years (1980)

It's not a long drought compared to many...but it's made worse by the fact that was their first WS.

Vaux:

There would have been a chance of getting some public financing for Labatt Park if the Expos had won made a postseason appearance or two. Everyone likes to support a winner, and the fan base would have been much stronger. Even without those, the new park project came tantalizingly close to succeeding, and it would have saved the franchise.

Providence Grays - 124 years (1884).

speaking of losing franchises ..

Chicago Cubs - 100 years

let it go.

damn GR, let it go already

Philadelphia Phillies - 28 years (1980)

Bill Giles, Bill Giles, Bill stupid, incompetent, f***ing Giles. I wish I knew the secret of how to have no talent or knowledge in ones profession, yet get a city to make you a rich man.