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It's undisputed when it's said to be the Cleveland Spiders of 1899 with a record of 20-134, that would be considered a very embarrassing moment and see this team fall down and never be heard from again. Teams have done bad but nobody will ever touch that in the 1st place nor would anyone want that distinctive honor if you can call it that. If there was a Hall of Shame, this team would be thrown in there without hesitation and get voted in the 1st place. The Detroit Tigers of 2003 were pretty embarrassing as well but they never came close that to that team in the 1st place. If I had to pick out two franchises that could be doing more, it would be Tampa Bay and Washington hands down as the two most pathetic franchises currently in existence.

Tampa Bay is a team that only finished in 4th place once and that's it. You would think after 10 seasons, the team would do and actually achieve a level of stardom and confidence in the 1st place. I don't even think anybody even bothers going to the games in the 1st place. Maybe it's due to being embarrassed by the team's lack of effort in actually trying to put together a winning team. If more effort had been put in, maybe it would be different. I still maintain that even though the Yankees and Red Sox have larger payrolls, it shouldn't stop them from actually trying to be a threat. The Diamondbacks have been around just as long but have made playoff appearances including a World Series Title back in 2001.

Washington has a team that came from Montreal. That franchise never seems to get off on the right foot and become a serious contender. Sure, there have been bright spots but quite honestly the team had little to no attendance and that partly had to due with Montreal being more of a hockey area than a baseball area for starters. What I think really hurt this team was the fact that they never recovered after the 1994 season came to a close leaving fans wondering about the Expos and the chances they had of winning a World Series. To be fair, the then Expos did win one division title but never got to the World Series in franchise history and it's a trend that still continues today. While the NL East has gotten tougher in some aspects, the Nationals could seriously try to be something else instead of being known as an underachieving franchise.

There are many teams overall for a particular season could get hit with the title worst team ever but in the end, I decided to look at the franchises that haven't really done anything at all and hasn't proven anything. If it changes in the future, I shall acknowledge it but until then, they're both underachieving franchises and could do so much better than what they're showing.

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