1998 Yankees
2009 Yankees
2013 Red Sox
2016 Cubs
Those are the only 4 teams in the past 22 seasons, when the wild card playoff format was introduced, that have won the World Series with the best regular season record.
The best team still has to play two short playoff rounds where anything can and does happen.Often, the best record is a byproduct of playing almost half your games in a crap division.
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"But don't ask me what I think of you, I might not give the answer that you want me to. "
Fleetwood Mac, Oh Well, Part 1 (1969)
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