Why no 1994 WS
-The 1994 World Series was canceled when the players went out on strike for 232 days. It was the eighth work stoppage in baseball history. The cancellation of the 1994 World Series was the first since 1904.
-The World Series in 1994 was cancelled, due to financial issues. Click on the '1994 World Series That Wasnt' link on this page to see a short bio on the 1994 season. According to a simulation that was done, The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Chicago White Sox and won the 1994 World Series 4 games to 3.
-The 1994 World Series was canceled on September 14 of that year due to an ongoing strike by the Major League Baseball Players Association, which had begun on August 12. It was only the second time in the event's history (the first was 1904) that the Fall Classic was not played.
-Montreal Expos
The Montreal Expos of the National League, at 7440, and the New York Yankees of the American League, at 7043, held the best records in their leagues at season's end. The Montreal Expos could have tried to win the third consecutive World Series for a Canadian team after the Toronto Blue Jays in 1992 and 1993. An All-Canadian World Series featuring the Expos and the Blue Jays would have been very unlikely, with the defending champion Blue Jays slumping to a third place finish and a 5560 record at the cancellation of the season, 16 games behind the Yankees.
Some, such as the then-majority owner of the Expos, Claude Brochu, in his book My Turn at Bat, blamed the strike for the ultimate demise and relocation of the Montreal Expos.[1] Several sports publications have speculated Montreal would have won the Series[2] had it been played. The team was forced to trade many of its players to deal with the loss of revenue following the strike, and never again reached the same level of success it had in 1994.
That season was Felipe Alou's chance to finally manage a team in the World Series. The Expos averaged 72 victories over the next six seasons (their best seasons after 1994 were an 88 win season in 1996 and an 83 win season in 2002) and Alou was fired in 2001.[1] After the 2004 season, the team moved to Washington, D.C. and became the Washington Nationals.
-New York Yankees
The New York Yankees had the best record in the American League and the team's captain, Don Mattingly, could have been in the postseason for the first time during his 13-year career. The Yankees were last in the postseason when they last went to the World Series, in 1981, the last time there was a significant players' strike,[3] and last won a World Series in 1978. Throughout October, the news media talked about what might have been for the Yankees if there had not been a strike, making references to the days games in the post-season would have been played.[4][5]
The 1994 strike contributed to Mattingly's retirement[6][7] and Buck Showalter leaving as manager.[1][6] Mattingly suffered from various injuries and coupled with the strike, it ended his career after the 1995 season.[6]
[Okay, good thing was we got Jeter as a captain out of that... bad news we got Joe Torre as a manager :/ At leaast we have Girardi now]
-The teams that made it to the play offs that year;
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox
Texas Rangers
Montreal Expos
Los Angeles Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
Atlanta Braves
...ARE YOU TELLING ME, WE HAD THE CHANCE TO WIN THE 1994 WORLD SERIES?! We could have 28 wins right now... :/
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