the last time the mariners went to the world series was never.
the last time the mariners went to the world series was never.
when was the last time the mariners went to the world series?
never
founded in 1969, the padres are one of seven major league baseball franchises that have never won the world series. of those teams, only the texas rangers (1961) have been in existence longer than san diego. the padres have twice advanced to the world series, losing 4–1 to the detroit tigers in 1984 and being swept 4–0 by the new york yankees in 1998. asides from those 2 world series appearances, the padres have only made the playoffs 3 other times, and in each appearance, they lost the nlds to the st. louis cardinals. as of 2019, the last time the padres made the playoffs was in 2006, and their last winning season was in 2010. since their last playoff appearance, the padres are 775-892 (.465). the padres streak of 12 consecutive seasons without a playoff appearance is the 3rd longest current streak in the league, only behind the florida/miami marlins (15) and the seattle mariners (17).
sports-related curses
with the exception of the 1998 and 1999 seasons, the mariners had been annual challengers for the al west title from 1995 through 2003. the season, however, saw the fall of the mariners from contention. with an aging roster, the mariners went into the all-star break with a 9-game losing streak, and a 32–54 season record (.372) 17 games behind the first-place texas rangers. after the all-star break, unable to ignore the dreadful state of their team, the mariners gave the team a complete overhaul, trading freddy garcía to the chicago white sox for miguel olivo, jeremy reed, and mike morse and moving aging and struggling players away from center stage (most notably, releasing gold glover and fan favorite john olerud) and inserting over a dozen minor league call-ups into the 25-man roster. the season's end was enlivened by ichiro breaking george sisler's single season record of 257 hits (finishing with 262) and by events honoring the retirement of mariner icon edgar martínez. just days after the end of the season, the mariners fired manager bob melvin. on october 20, , the mariners announced the signing of mike hargrove, who had led the cleveland indians past the mariners in the 1995 alcs, as their new manager. in the offseason, the mariners and bavasi surprised fans and the local press by signing two premier free agents, third baseman adrián beltré and first baseman richie sexson, ending some accusations from fans that the organization was only willing to make piecemeal signings and trades.
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