Casey at the Bat. Baseball 2026

Gramps49

One of the most famous baseball poems is Casey at The Bat written by Ernest Thayer, published in 1924. I remember learning it in sixth grade. I dedicated this thread to that poem.

Spring training yet to start. I hope the Mariners go all the way this year, but like Casey, they tend to strike out at the last moment.

Piglet

Thanks Gramps - much appreciated!

Ruth

This is the time of year when I trot out the Rogers Hornsby quote: People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.

Gramps49

Ruth wrote: »

This is the time of year when I trot out the Rogers Hornsby quote: People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.

The good news is Spring Training starts in about six weeks.

Hedgehog

Per tradition, here is the annual "Baseball Frustration" lists: one for the last time a team won the World Series and one for the last time a team participated in the World Series. I tend to use the team's current official name, except for the Sacramento A's who refuse to call themselves that. When they actually move to Las Vegas, I will rename them.

By my calculation, entering 2026, here are the number of years since the listed teams last won the World Series (teams marked by * have never won the World Series and the count starts with the team’s formation):

Cleveland Guardians (77 seasons)
Milwaukee Brewers (57 seasons)*
San Diego Padres (57 seasons)*
Seattle Mariners (49 seasons)*
Pittsburgh Pirates (46 seasons)
Baltimore Orioles (42 seasons)
Detroit Tigers (41 seasons)
NY Mets (39 seasons)
Sacramento A's (36 seasons)
Cincinnati Reds (35 seasons)
Minnesota Twins (34 seasons)
Colorado Rockies (33 seasons)*
Toronto Blue Jays (32 seasons)
Tampa Bay Rays (28 seasons)*
Arizona Diamondbacks (24 seasons)
LA Angels (23 seasons)
Miami Marlins (22 seasons)
Chicago White Sox (20 seasons)
Philadelphia Phillies (17 seasons)
NY Yankees (16 seasons)
St. Louis Cardinals (14 seasons)
SF Giants (11 seasons)
Kansas City Royals (10 seasons)
Chicago Cubs (9 seasons)
Boston Red Sox (7 season)
Washington Nationals (6 seasons)
Atlanta Braves (4 seasons)
Houston Astros (3 seasons)
Texas Rangers (2 seasons)
LA Dodgers (0 seasons)

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And here is the list of how long it has been since a team last competed in the World Series:

Seattle Mariners (Never)(Team formed 1977)
Pittsburgh Pirates (1979)
Milwaukee Brewers (1982)
Baltimore Orioles (1983)
“Sacramento” A’s (1990)
Cincinnati Reds (1990)
Minnesota Twins (1991)
San Diego Padres (1998)
LA Angels (2002)
Miami Marlins (2003)
Chicago White Sox (2005)
Colorado Rockies (2007)
Detroit Tigers (2012)
St. Louis Cardinals (2013)
SF Giants (2014)
NY Mets (2015)
Kansas City Royals (2015)
Cleveland Guardians (2016)
Chicago Cubs (2016)
Boston Red Sox (2018)
Washington Nationals (2019)
Tampa Bay Rays (2020)
Atlanta Braves (2021)
Philadelphia Phillies (2022)
Houston Astros (2022)
Arizona Diamondbacks (2023)
Texas Rangers (2023)
NY Yankees (2024)
Toronto Blue Jays (2025)
LA Dodgers (2025)

Ruth

Hedgehog wrote: »

By my calculation, entering 2026, here are the number of years since the listed teams last won the World Series (teams marked by * have never won the World Series and the count starts with the team’s formation):
...
LA Dodgers (0 seasons)

Back to back, baby! (Yes, I'm insufferable, and no, not ashamed of it. This is my reward for the Murdoch and McCourt years.)

Gramps49

I think it's time for the Mariners.

Caissa

Blue Jays shall be back!

Ruth

Caissa wrote: »

Blue Jays shall be back!

Blue Jays are gonna be good - the AL East will be fun to watch.

Piglet

Didn't they do rather well last year?