Two teams well represented in these playoffs symbolize just how difficult it is to win a championship.
The Dodgers, obviously, are one. Kirk Gibson was part of the first-pitch ceremony before Game 4 at Dodger Stadium, and Orel Hershiser was the man for Game 5. The Dodgers lost both games and the World Series and remained without a title for 30 years, since the 1988 team inspired by Gibson and Hershiser. This despite a few billion dollars invested in payroll, large stars and being the only team to make the playoffs each of the past six years and the World Series the last two.