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People were excited when they won that ‘first’ one back in the ‘90s, but there was also a good stretch where they were like 30-50% higher than the #2.

Posted by mafic Oct 19 '18, 06:29

That tends not to happen anymore. I mean it’s also that Yankees fans got a little insufferable.

Teams don’t have to be good for people to dislike them. See also: maple leafs. Disliked by everyone else in Canada, and they haven’t won in 50 years.

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- Looking it up, they were 3rd in 1994, 1st in 1995. But it's relative - Reagen Oct 19, 06:50 1
  - (it's back down to 17th) -- nm - Reagen Oct 19, 06:51
- Pretty sure they were #1 in ‘96, and possibly ‘98. For me I noticed payroll the griping getting bad when the spread got insane. -- nm - mafic Oct 19, 06:48 3
  - So quick check says #1 every year 1995 to 2013 except 1998, and 2001 was basically a tie. - mafic Oct 19, 07:00
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  - They were #1 in 1996 but only by $4 million over the Orioles. But the O's were #1 in 1998. -- nm* - Krusty Oct 19, 06:57

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People were excited when they won that ‘first’ one back in the ‘90s, but there was also a good stretch where they were like 30-50% higher than the #2.

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