Arizona Diamondbacks! 2001 MLB Worlrd Series Champions.
The Diamondbacks became the first major league team in Arizona,
starting the 1998 season. After losing 97 games as newbie's, the
D-Backs exploded in 1999 to win 100 games and the NL West division
crown. In the playoffs they were overpowered by the Mets three
games to one.
In 1999 Johnson, Womack, and Luis Gonzales led the team to 100
wins and the NL West title. Gonzales batted safely in 30 straight
games, setting a team record.
The 2000 season was disappointing, as Arizona slumped to 3rd place,
but the Diamondbacks, anchored by Cy Young-caliber seasons by
Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling and a 57-home-run season by Luis
Gonzalez, bounced back in 2001, winning 92 games and their second
division title. After dispatching the Cardinals in a tight five-game
series, the D-Backs defeated the Braves in the NLCS to advance
to their first World Series.
Phoenix - the only city with four major sports franchises to never
win a title in any sport, finally won their long awaited crown
in a dramatic seven-game Series against the New York Yankees.
With an owner who seems to be willing to spend what it takes to
get top talent, good management in place and a desirable baseball
location, the D-backs seem primed to establish themselves as one
of the games' perennially successful teams.
