Thirty-three years later, a World Series offers Miami Marlins fans some perspective

"Since coming into the league in 1993, only seventeen of MLB's thirty clubs have won a World Series. The Miami Marlins are one of them. More to the point, they are also one of eight teams to have done it twice. Say what you want about the Miami Marlins rags or riches, with way more rags, existence. A sizable chunk of the league's fanbases would kill to be in the shoes of a Miami fan old enough to remember those two title runs."

"Whereas the Marlins first started playing in 1993, today's Blue Jays fans want to party like 1993. Following Miami's inaugural season, the Blue Jays won it all that year, capping off the first back to back championship in baseball since the 1970s. To date, only two teams have done that in the last fifty years, though the Dodgers could shortly change that. Since 1993 though, for Toronto? Fifteen winning seasons yes, but zero rings."

The Miami Marlins entered MLB in 1993 and are one of seventeen of thirty clubs to have won a World Series since then. The Marlins have won two World Series titles, one of only eight teams with multiple championships. The 1993 Toronto Blue Jays won back-to-back titles, but have had fifteen winning seasons and zero championships since 1993. The current World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers keeps the seventeen-team count unchanged. The Blue Jays have often lost Hall of Fame-caliber talent and spent decades behind stronger divisional rivals. The Marlins' championship history offers perspective to long-suffering fans.

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