Play ball! (2024)

If you had told me, not even 15 years ago, that I'd still be writing this post in 2024, heck that I would still be blogging in 2024, or even that there would be Opening Days to celebrate in 2024, or a semi-functioning world in 2024, I would have been pleasantly surprised.

Opening Day is still a tradition we have and for many teams it starts tomorrow. (The Dodgers and Padres got a jump on things but it wasn't their idea). And if that tradition is still going, then this tradition is still going.

Not a lot to discuss this time out, as compared with last year. A shout-out to Mike D., who in the comments on last year's post, predicted a Rangers victory and a 2023 Topps Rangers card appearance on the 2024 edition. But, sorry, no Corey Seager card. I've got to maintain at least a little creative control.

Let's get to it:

The last time the RANGERS won the World Series, cards looked like this:

The last time the ASTROS won the World Series, cards looked like this:

The last time the BRAVES won the World Series, cards looked like this:

The last time the DODGERS won the World Series, cards looked like this:

The last time the NATIONALS won the World Series, cards looked like this:

 

The last time the RED SOX won the World Series, cards looked like this:

The last time the CUBS won the World Series, cards looked like this:

The last time the ROYALS won the World Series, cards looked like this:

The last time the GIANTS won the World Series, cards looked like this:

The last time the CARDINALS won the World Series, cards looked like this:

The last time the YANKEES won the World Series, cards looked like this:

The last time the PHILLIES won the World Series, cards looked like this:

The last time the WHITE SOX won the World Series, cards looked like this:

The last time the MARLINS won the World Series, cards looked like this:

The last time the ANGELS won the World Series, cards looked like this:

The last time the DIAMONDBACKS won the World Series, cards looked like this:

The last time the BLUE JAYS won the World Series, cards looked like this:

The last time the TWINS won the World Series, cards looked like this:

The last time the REDS won the World Series, cards looked like this:

The last time the ATHLETICS won the World Series, cards looked like this:

The last time the METS won the World Series, cards looked like this:

The last time the TIGERS won the World Series, cards looked like this:

The last time the ORIOLES won the World Series, cards looked like this:

The last time the PIRATES won the World Series, cards looked like this:

The last time the GUARDIANS won the World Series, cards looked like this:

The last time the BREWERS, MARINERS, PADRES, RAYS, ROCKIES won the World Series, cards looked like this:

The no-World Series crowd got smaller this year!

That's something to celebrate.

 

Maybe by the time I stop doing this, every team will have won a World Series. Who knows, maybe there are some teams that nobody has thought up yet who will win a World Series when I'm still running this thing.

 

That's doubtful. You know it seems stupid to think that I'll be doing this in 2037. But that's what I said about 2024 in 2009, so we shall see.

Happy Opening Day, everybody. Nothing more to add. You know who I'll be rooting for.