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Before they won it all in 2020, the Dodgers reached the WS in back-to-back years in 2017-18, but they dropped both to the Astros and Red Sox
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The Royals lost an epic Game 7 vs. the Giants in 2014, but they returned the following year to oust the Mets in 5 games to win their 1st title since '85
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Texas has never won a title in franchise history, and after reaching it for the first time in 2010, it lost a heartbreaking 7-game series in '11 to the Cards in which it had the lead twice in Game 6
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The Braves lost a Game 7 for the ages to the Twins in '91, then fell in 6 games in '92 to the Blue Jays, who won their first title
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The '88 A's were heavy favorites, but Kirk Gibson's Game 1 HR set the tone for the Dodgers to win the WS. Next season, the A's swept their Bay Area rivals during the earthquake-interrupted World Series
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Losing the World Series is bad enough, but the Dodgers endured 6-game defeats at the hands of the Yankees in back-to-back years. They got their revenge by beating the Yanks in '81
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The Yanks were swept by the Big Red Machine in '76, but on the strength of Reggie Jackson's 3-HR game in Game 6 in 1977, they won the 1st of two straight titles
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The Orioles were upended by the Miracle Mets in one of the more stunning upsets in World Series history in 1969, but they prevailed in 5 games over the Reds the following season