I should've posted this yesterday, before Game 1, but got too busy.

Ten years ago, Oct. 23, 2012, I wrote a post called “How Long Since Your Team Went to the World Series?” which is pretty much just that. Apparently I was curious if every AL team had been to the World Series since the Mariners came into existence. (They had.) I also included each team's World Series record in parentheses. And at the bottom of each list were hapless teams like the Cubs, Nationals and, yes, my Seattle Mariners.

And now after 10 years, what does the list look like?

Here's what's happened to the bottom five of the 2012 list:

AMERICAN LEAGUE

• Minnesota Twins: 1991 (3-3)
• Oakland A's: 1990 (9-6)
• Kansas City Royals: 1985 (1-1)
• Baltimore Orioles: 1983 (3-4)
• Seattle Mariners: NEVER (est., 1977)

NATIONAL LEAGUE

• Los Angeles Dodgers: 1988 (6-12)
• Milwaukee Brewers: 1982 (0-1)
• Pittsburgh Pirates: 1979 (5-2)
• Washington Nationals: NEVER (est., 1969)
• Chicago Cubs: 1945 (2-8)

A lot more movement from the Senior Circuit. And this is how those lists look now: 

AMERICAN LEAGUE

• Houston Astros: 2022 (1-3)
• Tampa Bay Rays: 2020 (0-2)
• Boston Red Sox: 2018 (9-5)
• Cleveland Indians: 2016 (2-4)
• Kansas City Royals: 2015 (2-2)
• Detroit Tigers: 2012 (4-7)
• Texas Rangers: 2011 (0-2)
• New York Yankees: 2009 (27-13)
• Chicago White Sox: 2005 (3-3)
• Los Angeles Angels: 2002 (1-0)
• Toronto Blue Jays: 1993 (2-0)
• Minnesota Twins: 1991 (3-3)
• Oakland A's: 1990 (9-6)
• Baltimore Orioles: 1983 (3-4)
• Seattle Mariners: NEVER (est., 1977)

Only five teams moved up: Indians and Rays went once, Royals and Red Sox twice, Astros four times. Effin' Astros. And the NL?

NATIONAL LEAGUE

• Philadelphia Phillies: 2022 (2-5)
• Atlanta Braves: 2021 (4-6)
• Los Angeles Dodgers: 2020 (7-14)
• Washington Nationals: 2019 (1-0)
• Chicago Cubs: 2016 (3-8)
• New York Mets: 2015 (2-3)
• San Francisco Giants: 2014 (8-13)
• St. Louis Cardinals: 2013 (11-8)
• Colorado Rockies: 2007 (0-1)
• Miami Marlins: 2003 (2-0)
• Arizona Diamondbacks: 2001 (1-0)
• San Diego Padres: 1998 (0-2)
• Cincinnati Reds: 1990 (5-4)
• Milwaukee Brewers: 1982 (0-1)
• Pittsburgh Pirates: 1979 (5-2)

The Cards and Giants, atop the previous list, immediately went again (2013, 2014), plus some middle-drought teams (Mets, Braves) went in 2015 and 2021, and—even better—the teams with the longest pennant draughts (Cubs, Nats), those most cursed of franchises, finally captured titles in 2016 and 2019. Plus the Dodgers, who were bottom five back then, went three times (2017, 2019, 2020) while the Phils this year. So eight in all.

One day, I hope to move my boys out of that bottom position.