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[QUOTE="OrangeXtreme, post: 1766858, member: 41"]
From 1923-1962, the Yankees won 20 World Series Championships. 20 titles in 40 years is so remarkable that no other MLB team has accomplished that either before or since.

And then the sport grew... 
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[*]Baseball moved out west and the game shifted from being an Eastern Pastime to a National one, 
[*]More teams were added to the league
[*]The playoffs expanded
[*]More minority and foreign players found their way into the league
[*]The influx of talent allowed more teams to be competitive.
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Since 1963, the Yanks only have 7 Championships. the Cardinals have 5, the Dodgers have 4, Baltimore, Oakland, Cincinnati, Boston, and San Fran have 3, and a bunch of teams have 2.

Parity killed off the dynasties. Even expansion teams can win World Series titles now.

How does this relate to LAX?

From 1978 to 2009 only 5 schools won titles: SU, Hopkins, Princeton, UNC, and UVa. 
 
And then the sport grew...
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[*]LAX moved out West, 
[*]There are more D1 teams than ever before,
[*]The tournament expanded from 12 teams to 18 (eliminating byes),
[*]There are so many talented recruits spread out all over the country that more and more D1 programs have become competitive
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Princeton has cratered since Tierney left. UVa didn't make the tourney. Hop and UNC were bubble teams for a while. 
 
Even last year's defending champion lost to Penn State, Marquette and Towson this season. 
 
Parity may be great for the "have-nots", but it's rough on the "haves".
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