Ugh, you have heard everyone else express shock and amazement at their run in this time of free agency and parity, haven't you?
i don't know what that means. if you're sole aim is to get a rise out of people, then accuracy and real analysis are left wanting. that describes richard justice, exactly.
The last 10 WS have been won by 6 different franchises. During that same time span, 7 different NFL franchises have won the SB. Yep, that's a huge difference.
You can't just look at the champions. Parity isn't limited to championships. You and Richard Justice are probably the only two people to believe that baseball has more parity than the NFL.
Look at the number of teams in playoff contention in any given year. Hell, the Chargers were the worst team in the league in 2003, yet won their division (and should've been more) in 2004. Almost every NFL team has a shot at the beginning of the season to make the playoffs. If not, they're only one season away. You cannot say that about baseball. Just ask the Rangers, Reds, Brewers, Orioles, Devil Rays, Tigers, Royals, Blue Jays, Pirates, Rockies, Padres, Mets, or Nationals.
Championships tell you what 1 team that year did. Look at who makes the playoffs, who is competitive, year after year. In football, teams are up and down for the most part. There's considerable turnover, and up and down cycles are quick. In baseball, the Yankees, Braves, and Red Sox of the world make the playoffs year after year. Several other teams stay competitive nearly every season, like the Giants and the Astros. Unlike football, teams don't play under the same salary rules. So for every team like the Marlins that surprise you every now and then with an exceptional season, there's two teams like the Brewers and Devil Rays who suck continuously.
That sums up why there is no parity in baseball....although we can take the Mets out of that mix this year
For some reason... I actually read this too, don't know why. The reasons got stupider and stupider. Justice does suck.
Thats one example.....whereas the Tigers, D rays, Pirates, Brewers, Reds (since the 70's), Expos and Rockies as well as a few others are out of the playoff race as soon as the season starts.
That's funny. Let's go back to 2003. On September 1, 2003, 8 of the 16 NL teams were either leading their divisions or were within 5 games of a wild card birth - including the Expos.
Again, one example. And I can't believe that there were three teams leading their divisions. That's crazy.
BTW, check out how that season ended. http://www.shrpsports.com/mlb/stand/2003.htm In each division, you had a winner that's always in contention and the bottom filled with your normal losers. The Brewers, Royals, Pirates, Reds, Rangers, Tigers, Orioles, Blue Jays, Devil Rays, Rockies, Padres, and Expos finished a collective 329.5 games out of first. That's parity for you.
