The San Diego Padres went to the World Series twice. They lost in 1984 to the Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 1. They were also defeated by the New York Yankees in 1998, 4 games to 0.
Andy Hawkins in Game 2.
The San Diego Padres appeared in two World Series without winning a title.
That was the 1998 World Series when the Yankees defeated the San Diego Padres 4 games to 0.
The tigers won the world series in 2002
1987 1991
1998,1999,2000,2009
There are a lot more than two years that the Yankees did not win or appear in a World Series.
Chicago White Sox, 88 years without winning a World Series. Before 2005 they did not win a World Series since 1917.
Such predictions cannot be made
Prior to winning the 2010 World Series, the Giants last World Series win was 55 years earlier in 1954 when the team played in New York.
The New York Yankees defeated the San Diego Padres in a 4 game sweep to win the 1998 World Series.
Yankees:95% Rays:92% Padres:85% Rangers:81% These are most likely the teams who are going to be in the 2010 World Series. NOW ITS THE PHILLIES CONSIDERING NONE OF THE ABOVE ARE IN THE WORLD SERIES, I'M GOING WITH THE GIANTS! The Rangers are just barely holding on!