Top 10 World Series Champions that Haven't Repeated Since 2000
It's hard to win a World Series in baseball. But it's even harder to repeat as champions. Since 2000, there has never been a repeat champion in baseball. There have been some great teams that won the World Series one year, but were unable to repeat. That's not to say they were failures in repeating because no champion deserves to be called a failure. But the reality is that the reason they didn't repeat was that they either went through injuries, better teams, and bad breaks. It happens in sports. These are the teams since 2000 that could've repeated, but were unfortunate in doing so. (The 2018 Astros are not on this list because they might either be the best chance to repeat right now or they might be a team that doesn't even though they are in contention for years to come.)After winning the World Series in 2008, the Phillies fielded a better team looking to repeat in 2009. But they ran right into the New York Yankees, who won the World Series in six games.
Despite an early struggle to the season, the Cubs bounced back and made it to their third straight NLCS. But the better-suited Los Angeles Dodgers eliminated them in five games.
The Yankees might've finished with the AL Wild Card, but they threatened to head back to the World Series only to be knocked off by the Texas Rangers.
Having knocked off the Yankees in the 2001 Fall Classic, the 2002 Diamondbacks appeared better than ever winning 98 games. Sadly, they were swept by the Cardinals in the NLDS.
The Cardinals won 88 games in 2012, but did make the playoffs and were one win away from the World Series before blowing a 3-1 lead to the Giants
Dominating 2005, the White Sox won 90 games in 2006, but finished third in the AL Central and missed the playoffs
Kansas City's attempt to make it three straight World Series appearances and a repeat were stuffed by a.500 record (81-81) in 2016
Yeah that’s what happens when you’re a small market team. We end up losing all our key players and that’s why we’re back to the dark age
Just like the movie, championships have to be won on their own. Unfortunately for the Angels, there would be no waves for a 77-win season.
Winning their second title in three seasons in 2012, the 2013 Giants would repeat a pattern by not making the playoffs with 76 wins
An incredible 2013 season could not be repeated as the Red Sox missed the playoffs with 71 wins.