More American League East notes

Two American League East teams, the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees have recent, at least relatively, recent World Series victories.

Boston (Red Sox), famously denied a World Series victory for 86 years, has won 3 titles since ending the drought in 2004, the most recent in 2013.

The Yankees with 27 World Series victories and for them a dry spell with just one in the last 15 seasons, won that title in 2009.

For other members of the A.L. East it has been longer or not at all.

The Toronto Blue Jays, who surged to the division crown last season and performed well in the baseball tournament, losing a tough 6th game to the eventual World Series winning, Kansas City Royals have been sans World Series title since 1993, 21 completed seasons (1995-20150 as there was not a World Series played nor completed season in baseball 1994.

Baltimore (Orioles) last won the World Series in 1983, Eddie Murray homering twice in the ABC televised (Howard Cosell, Al “Alfalfa” Michaels and Earl Weaver in their broadcast booth) 5th game Sunday AFTERNOON clincher.

The Tampa Rays have never won a World Series, losing under over rated manager Joe Maddon to the Philadelphia Phillies in 2008. The great Phillies’ announcer Harry Kalas got to call the last out.

“Good afternoon” has not been heard on a World Series broadcast since the 6th game of the 1987 entity. No “Gillette theme,” no day games, but they give us useless “sideline reporters” such as Erin Andrews. Why?!!

Click below for a treat. View the last out of the 2008 World Series, as called by Harry Kalas.

Kalas’ call of the Phillies winning World Series