National League West notes

The National League West has two teams that have never won the World Series which is second to the American League West which houses three such teams.

Neither the San Diego Padres entering their 48th season, nor the Colorado Rockies beginning their 24th, (ah a 2 to 1 ratio) have ever won it all. The teams are a combined (1-12) in World Series games, the Rockies (0-4) having been swept by the Boston Red Sox in the 2007 World Series.

On the flip side of the proverbial coin, the San Francisco Giants have won the last three even year World Series (2010, 2012 and 2014).

Also while the L.A. dodgers have not titled since 1988, their longest drought other than the far longer one until their first, (glorious  John Podres led) World Series win in 1955, they did win in their last two World Series appearances in 1981 and 1988.

Add the Arizona Diamondbacks win in their lone World Series, keyed by Tony Womack’s all-time type clutch hit in the bottom of the ninth inning of game 7 and the Giants,Dodgers and Diamondbacks have combined to win in their last 6 World Series appearances.