OT: Which MLB Franchise Has Been The Most Successful Over The Last 20 Years?

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Which MLB franchise has been able to sustain success and maintain it the most over the last 20 years? I'm not talking just World Series Championships, but consistent winning, playoff contention and well-managed, talented teams. How did they not only reach the plateau but maintain it throughout?

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I was going to say the Braves and the Yankees. Tons of playoff appearances between the two. Decent farm systems always continuing to pump talent into the majors. Having HOF players and managers certainly helped.
 
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Rice Cube said:
I was going to say the Braves and the Yankees. Tons of playoff appearances between the two. Decent farm systems always continuing to pump talent into the majors. Having HOF players and managers certainly helped.
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Those are definitely the first two that come to mind. I'd include the Cardinals if we were just talking about the last decade and the Red Sox as well, but they weren't on the Yankees/Braves level in the 90s.

Atlanta winning 14 division titles in a row was extremely impressive. I started watching baseball around the mid-90s and remember watching them when they were broadcast nationally on TBS. They, along with the Cubs, were the two teams I grew up watching and that's how I came to love baseball.
 

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The Cubs need to be more like those Braves if they want a chance to win the big one. Get in, and anything could happen.
 
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The Cubs need to be more like those Braves if they want a chance to win the big one. Get in, and anything could happen.
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Definitely. Just hope for more success than the Braves in the postseason. 1 World Series title in 14 playoff appearances in a row just proves how difficult it is to win the Series and shows how anything can happen in the postseason. If the Cubs can get 1, hopefully that can start a streak. Wishful thinking. :D
 
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Yankees

World Championships

1996
1998
1999
2000
2009

1998 saw a then American League record 114 wins.

American League Champions
2001
2003


My answer would be them.
 

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i got with NYY also. Hard to go against the best team in MLB history
 
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its the yanks if we're talking about success..but if we talk about success based on what is provided from the market....the braves can be strongly argued
 
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Tough to say anyone but the Yankees.

After that you're looking at the Braves and Cardinals IMO.
 
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Braves NL Pennants (5): '91, '92, '95, '96, '98
Braves WS Victories (1): '95
Braves Playoff app (15): '91, '92, '93, '95, '96, '97, '98, '99, '00, '01, '02, '03, '04, '05, '10

Yankees AL Pennants (7): '96, '98, '99, '00, '01, '03, '09
Yankees WS Victories (5): '96, '98, '99, '00, '09
Yankees Playoff app (15): '95, '96, '97, '98, '99, '00, '01, '02, '03, '04, '05, '06, '07, '09, '10

Cardinals NL Pennants (3): '04, '06, '11
Cardinals WS Victories (2): '06, '11
Cardinals Playoff app (9): '96, '00, '01, '02, '04, '05, '06, '09, '11

Red Sox AL Pennants (2): '04, '07
Red Sox WS Victories (2): '04, '07
Red Sox Playoff app (8): '90, '95, '03, '04, '05, '07, '08, '09

Phillies NL Pennants (3): '93, '08, '09
Phillies WS Victories (1): '08
Phillies Playoff app (6): '93, '07, '08, '09, '10, '11
 
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Pfft, anyone can play Yankee and write checks all day.

I have to give props to the Marlins...2 titles and they didn't have to spend a dime for FA's.
 

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Sunbiz1 said:
Pfft, anyone can play Yankee and write checks all day.

I have to give props to the Marlins...2 titles and they didn't have to spend a dime for FA's.
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2 titles without a division title, pretty remarkable in that it is odd. And this is for a team only playing their 20th season in franchise history now.
 

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2 titles without a division title, pretty remarkable in that it is odd. And this is for a team only playing their 20th season in franchise history now.
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And they fleeced other teams in the process, like the Cubs and Tigers.
 

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Sunbiz1 said:
Pfft, anyone can play Yankee and write checks all day.

I have to give props to the Marlins...2 titles and they didn't have to spend a dime for FA's.
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Their model seems a bit parasitic...suck up revenue sharing funds for a while, keep tanking to get good draft picks to get a good farm, then contend. Then fire sale. That's why they don't make the playoffs that often is because they keep doing the reload plan.
 
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