Throwdowns > Closed

Darth Maim said 12/11, 09:41 AM
Here is the first of my changes:



1995 Braves over 1997 Marlins



1). The Atlanta Braves won their division and had the best record in the NL (90-54) . The Florida Marlins were a wild-card finishing 9 games back of the division champion (90-72).


2). The Braves were 11-3 in the post-season. The Marlins were 11-5.


3). The Braves starting rotation had Maddux (Cy Young Award Winner), Smoltz (NL Leader in K's), Glavine (WS MVP). The Marlins were led by Al Leiter, Kevin Brown, and Livan Hernandez.


The Atlanta Braves just had a more impressive team and were better than the Marlins.


Argument 2: 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks.....

Darth Maim said 12/17, 08:57 AM
2001 Diamondbacks over the 2002 Angels

Good pitching always overcomes good hitting and Arizona had the pitching to dethrone the 3-Time World Series Champion New York Yankees. The tandem of Curt Schilling and Randy Johnson combined for:

43-12 Won/Loss mark
665 Total Strikeouts
2.74 Combined ERA

Along with Luis Gonzalez line of .325-57-142, the team was superior to the 2002 Angels.


Other supporting facts:

Arizona won its division and Anaheim was a wild-card
The Angels were outscored 44-41 in the Series


So, even though your second argument was compelling I believe that my first two choices should be higher on your list.....

Darth Maim said 12/19, 11:59 AM
Final selection: 2004 Red Sox over 2000 Yankees

My reasoning starts with the fact that you have the first 2 selections as the 98 and 99 Yankees. Too much Yankee love at the top. Granted the 00 Yankees were a great team, but the storyline for the 04 Red Sox is so much better. For example:

1). Came back from an 0-3 deficit to their hated rivals and won the series 4-3.
2). Had not won the series in 86 years.
3). From the 8th inning of game 5 against the Yankees, the Sox never trailed in the next 60 innings until the end of the World Series.
4). They swept the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series.

They had Pedro Martinez, Curt Schilling, Manny Ramirez, Johnny Damon, Jason Varitek, David Ortiz on their roster; so the names were known to baseball fans.


The combination of the comeback against the Yankees, the domination of the Cardinals in the Series, and the handful of iconic players from the time period makes the 2004 Red Sox the more impressive champions over the 2000 Yankees.

Enjoy your holidays.....