A Look Back at World Series Rematches

By On January 23, 2012 · 1 Comment · In History, Statistical Notes

(The following is being syndicated fromThe Captain’s Blog).

I’m not a big fan of the NFL, at least not the mediocrity and gimmickry that have become its ideals, but in honor of the Giants Super Bowl encore against the Patriots, the table below contains every World Series rematch (same participants within a five-year span) since the inception of the Fall Classic.

World Series Rematches

 Note: Rematch defined as the same World Series participants within a five-year span.
 Source: mlb.com

Not surprisingly, the Yankees have been involved in all but three of the World Series encores, and, in the games that actually constituted the rematch (i.e., not including the initial series in the string), the Bronx Bombers went 11-3. So, from a New York perspective, that could be a good omen for the football Giants (although, the baseball New York Giants were 1-2 in rematch series). Regardless of the implications, the Yankees ability to either avenge a World Series loss or defend a championship is only further evidence of what Giants’ defensive end Justin Tuck stated last month: when it comes to sports in New York, the Yankees are the team that runs the town.

 
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One Response to A Look Back at World Series Rematches

  1. Steve S. says:
    January 23, 2012 at 7:55 pm

    I’m not a big fan of the NFL, at least not the mediocrity and gimmickry that have become its ideals

    Amen, to all of the above.

    Reply

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