https://www.customchampionshipring.net/ en Copyright (c) 2026 Randy Chan customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) Mon, 22 Dec 2025 21:20:24 -0600 Zen-Cart v. v 2.1.4 14.02.2008 15:26 RSS 2.0 Feed 1440 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2022-philadelphia-phillies-national-league-championship-ring-p-646.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/646/ The 2022 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 140th season in the history of the franchise, and the 19th season for the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies went 87-75 during the regular season. They went on to win the National League pennant for the first time since 2009. On December 2, 2021, Commissioner of Baseball Rob Manfred announced a lockout of players, following expiration of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the league and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA). On March 10, 2022, MLB and the MLBPA agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement, thus ending the lockout. Opening Day was played on April 7. Although MLB previously announced that several series would be cancelled due to the lockout, the agreement provides for a 162-game season, with originally canceled games to be made up via doubleheaders. The Phillies struggled to start the season going 21-29 over the first two months of the season. On June 3, manager Joe Girardi was dismissed from the team, and Rob Thomson was named the new interim manager. Under Thomson's watch, the Phillies went 65-46. On October 10, Thomson signed a contract extension and the interim title was removed. On October 3, the Phillies clinched their first playoff berth since the 2011 season and defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in the Wild Card Series in a two-game sweep. They upset the defending World Series champion Atlanta Braves in the Division Series in four games and advanced to the NLCS for the first time since 2010. They defeated the San Diego Padres in five games to advance to the World Series, their first World Series appearance since 2009. However, their run would end at the hands of the red-hot Houston Astros, who defeated the Phillies in six games despite leading the series 2 games to 1. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2022-philadelphia-phillies-national-league-championship-ring-p-646.html Sat, 11 Oct 2025 09:59:53 -0500 365.00 USD 646 0.5 10000 NL2022 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2017-los-angeles-dodgers-national-league-championship-ring-p-598.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/598/ The 2017 National League Championship Series was a best-of-seven playoff pitting the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Chicago Cubs for the National League pennant and the right to play in the 2017 World Series. The series was a rematch of the 2016 NLCS, which Chicago won four games to two en route to their first World Series victory since 1908. This was just the 10th time two teams have met in at least two straight League Championship Series, which have existed since divisional play began in 1969. The Dodgers beat the Cubs in five games to win the NL pennant for the first time in 29 years, their last one in 1988. This was first time in history that the NLCS and ALCS teams were from the four most populous U.S. cities: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Houston. For the first time, Major League Baseball sold presenting sponsorships to all of its postseason series; this NLCS was sponsored by Camping World, and was officially known as the National League Championship Series presented by Camping World. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2017-los-angeles-dodgers-national-league-championship-ring-p-598.html Tue, 22 May 2018 15:41:13 -0500 185.00 USD 598 0.5 10000 NL2017 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1979-baltimore-orioles-american-league-championship-ring-p-580.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/580/ The 1979 American League Championship Series was a best-of-five series that pitted the East Division champion Baltimore Orioles against the West Division champion California Angels, who were making their first postseason appearance. The Orioles won the Series three games to one and would go on to lose to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1979 World Series. This was the only ALCS between 1971 and 1981 that did not feature either the Oakland Athletics or the Kansas City Royals. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1979-baltimore-orioles-american-league-championship-ring-p-580.html Wed, 28 Jun 2017 04:43:50 -0500 185.00 USD 580 0.5 10000 AL1979 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2016-cleveland-indians-american-league-championship-ring-p-569.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/569/ * Inside Engraving: The ring come with the inside engraving as the pictures shown by default, you don't need to pay extra for that. The 2016 American League Championship Series (ALCS) was a best-of-seven playoff pitting the Toronto Blue Jays against the Cleveland Indians for the American League (AL) pennant and the right to play in the 2016 World Series against the Chicago Cubs. As division champions, the Indians had home-field advantage for the series over the Blue Jays, who were a wild-card team. The Indians defeated the Blue Jays four games to one. This was Toronto's second consecutive ALCS appearance and seventh overall. The team lost the 2015 American League Championship Series to the eventual World Series champion Kansas City Royals. The Blue Jays had previously made consecutive ALCS appearances in 1991, 1992 and 1993, losing in the former but winning both the 1992 and 1993 World Series. This was Cleveland's fifth appearance in the ALCS. The Indians won the ALCS in 1995 and 1997, but went on to lose the World Series both times. In their other two ALCS appearances, the Indians were defeated in 1998 and 2007. This was the first postseason meeting between the Blue Jays and the Indians. The Indians won the regular season series, 4-3. The two teams split a four-game series in Toronto in early July, and the Indians won two of three games in Cleveland in mid-August. Six of the seven games were decided by three runs or less, including four decided by one run. The July 1 game between the two teams at the Rogers Centre lasted 19 innings with the Indians winning that game. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2016-cleveland-indians-american-league-championship-ring-p-569.html Thu, 13 Apr 2017 23:42:35 -0500 185.00 USD 569 0.5 10000 AL2016 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2015-new-york-mets-national-league-championship-ring-p-508.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/508/ The 2015 National League Championship Series was a best-of-seven playoff contested between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets for the National League (NL) pennant and the right to play in the 2015 World Series. The Mets swept the Cubs four games to none for their fifth National League Pennant in franchise history. The series was the 46th in league history with TBS airing all games in the United States. Game 1 was played on October 17. This was the first NLCS since 2007 not to feature the Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, or St. Louis Cardinals, the first postseason meeting between the Mets and Cubs, and the first NLCS in which the losing team never had a lead during a game. It was also the first since 2007 to end in a sweep, and the third best-of-seven NLCS to do so (the other being in 1995). Background ------------------------------------------- The Chicago Cubs finished the 2015 season with a 97-65 record, the third best record in the majors. With new manager Joe Maddon and the great play of pitcher Jake Arrieta and hitters Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant, the Cubs experienced their best season since 2008 when they also won 97 games. Despite their record, the Cubs only received the second Wild Card bid and had to travel to play the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2015 National League Wild Card Game, where they won 4-0. They then advanced to the NLCS by defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 3 games to 1 in the NLDS. This was the first time the Cubs won a postseason series at Wrigley Field. It is their first appearance in the NLCS since 2003 and their fourth appearance overall. It also snapped the Cardinals' NLCS appearance streak at four; they had appeared in every NLCS from 2011 to 2014, winning in 2011 and 2013. The New York Mets made their first playoff appearance since 2006, thanks to their starting pitchers Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard as well the late season acquisition of hitter Yoenis Céspedes. The Mets finished 2015 with a 90-72 record, clinching the National League East on September 26 with a 10-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. They defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games in the 2015 NLDS, their first playoff series played at Citi Field since its opening in 2009. This is the second straight NLDS in which the Mets clinched in L.A., advancing to the NLCS for the first time since 2006 and their eighth appearance overall. During the 2015 regular season, the Cubs won all seven games against the Mets. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2015-new-york-mets-national-league-championship-ring-p-508.html Thu, 13 Oct 2016 00:39:09 -0500 185.00 USD 508 0.5 10000 NL2015 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1953-brooklyn-dodgers-national-league-championship-ring-p-529.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/529/ The 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers repeated as National League champions by posting a 105-49 record, as of 2016 the best winning percentage in team history. However, the Dodgers again failed to win the World Series, losing in six games to the New York Yankees. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1953-brooklyn-dodgers-national-league-championship-ring-p-529.html Mon, 25 Jul 2016 03:33:08 -0500 185.00 USD 529 0.5 10000 NL1953 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1978-los-angeles-dodgers-national-league-championship-ring-p-512.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/512/ The 1978 National League Championship Series was a best-of-five matchup for the second straight year between the West Division champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the East Division champion Philadelphia Phillies. The Dodgers beat the Phillies three games to one once again and would go on to lose the World Series to the New York Yankees, as they had the year before. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1978-los-angeles-dodgers-national-league-championship-ring-p-512.html Thu, 05 May 2016 09:44:20 -0500 185.00 USD 512 0.5 10000 NL1978 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1948-boston-braves-national-league-championship-ring-p-502.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/502/ The 1948 Boston Braves season represented the 73rd consecutive year for the Major League Baseball franchise in the National League (where the Boston club was a charter member) and produced its second NL pennant of the 20th century, its first since 1914, and its tenth overall league title dating to 1876. Led by starting pitchers Johnny Sain and Warren Spahn (who combined for 39 victories), and the hitting of Bob Elliott, Jeff Heath, Tommy Holmes and rookie Alvin Dark, the 1948 club captured 91 games to finish 61⁄2 paces ahead of the second-place St. Louis Cardinals and attracted 1,455,439 fans to Braves Field, a high-water mark for the team's stay in Boston. The 1948 pennant was the fourth National League pennant in seven years for Braves' manager Billy Southworth, who had won three NL titles (1942-44, inclusive) and two World Series championships (1942 and 1944) with the Cardinals. Southworth would be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame as a manager in 2008. However, the Braves fell in six games to the Cleveland Indians in the 1948 World Series, and would experience a swift decline in both on-field success and popularity over the next four seasons. Attendance woes (the Braves would draw only 281,278 home fans in 1952) forced the team's relocation to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in March 1953. (It has played in Atlanta since the 1966 season.) After playing .500 baseball in April and May 1948, the Braves vaulted into first place on the strength of a 39-21 record during June and July. The club slumped slightly in August, going only 14-17 and falling out of the lead August 29, but then righted itself to win 21 of its final 28 games, regain the top spot September 2, and clinch the NL flag on the 26th. Meanwhile, the city's American League team, the Red Sox, ended their season in a tie with the Indians and lost a playoff game to Cleveland at Fenway Park on October 4, ruining the prospect of what would have been the only all-Boston World Series in MLB history. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1948-boston-braves-national-league-championship-ring-p-502.html Mon, 21 Mar 2016 09:50:02 -0500 185.00 USD 502 0.5 10000 NL1948 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1974-los-angeles-dodgers-national-league-championship-ring-p-478.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/478/ The 1974 National League Championship Series was a best-of-five series that matched the East Division champion Pittsburgh Pirates against the West Division champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers won the Series three games to one and would go on to lose the 1974 World Series to the Oakland Athletics. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1974-los-angeles-dodgers-national-league-championship-ring-p-478.html Mon, 02 Nov 2015 18:13:34 -0600 185.00 USD 478 0.5 10000 NL1974 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1984-san-diego-padres-national-league-championship-ring-p-485.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/485/ The 1984 National League Championship Series was played between the San Diego Padres and the Chicago Cubs from October 2 to 7. San Diego won the series three games to two to advance to the World Series. The 1984 NLCS was the first postseason series ever for the Padres since the franchise's beginning in 1969, and the first appearance by the Cubs in postseason play since the 1945 World Series. The series took a disastrous turn for Chicago after a promising start, which contributed to the popular mythology of the "Curse of the Billy Goat." The series was also the last best-of-five NLCS. In 1985, the League Championship Series changed to a best-of-seven format. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1984-san-diego-padres-national-league-championship-ring-p-485.html Sat, 10 Oct 2015 23:34:20 -0500 185.00 USD 485 0.5 10000 NL1984 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1983-philadelphia-phillies-national-league-championship-ring-p-479.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/479/ The 1983 National League Championship Series was a best-of-five matchup between the West Division champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the East Division champion Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies beat the Dodgers three games to one and would go on lose the World Series to the Baltimore Orioles. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1983-philadelphia-phillies-national-league-championship-ring-p-479.html Thu, 01 Oct 2015 08:24:20 -0500 185.00 USD 479 0.5 10000 NL1983 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1947-brooklyn-dodgers-national-league-championship-ring-p-452.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/452/ On April 15, Jackie Robinson was the opening day first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers, becoming the first black player in Major League Baseball since 1884. Robinson went on to bat .297, score 125 runs, steal 29 bases and be named the very first Rookie of the Year. The Dodgers won the National League title and went on to lose to the New York Yankees in the 1947 World Series. This season was dramatized in the movie 42. Due to the suspension of Leo Durocher for a year for "conduct detrimental to baseball", coach Clyde Sukeforth managed the first 2 games of the season on an emergency basis, but declined to manage for the full season, so Burt Shotton took over as manager for the rest of the season. The Dodgers had a home attendance of 1.8 million paying fans, a National League record at the time. On road, the Dodgers drew 1.9 million paying fans, also a National League record at that time. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1947-brooklyn-dodgers-national-league-championship-ring-p-452.html Fri, 31 Jul 2015 08:32:25 -0500 185.00 USD 452 0.5 10000 NL1947 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1980-kansas-city-royals-american-league-championship-ring-p-433.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/433/ The 1980 American League Championship Series faced the 97-65 Kansas City Royals against the team that had defeated them three straight years in the ALCS from 1976-78, the 103-59 New York Yankees. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1980-kansas-city-royals-american-league-championship-ring-p-433.html Sun, 21 Jun 2015 02:27:21 -0500 185.00 USD 433 0.5 10000 AL1980 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2014-kansas-city-royals-american-league-championship-ring-p-417.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/417/ The Kansas City Royals' season of 2014 was the 46th for the Royals franchise. On September 26, 2014 the Royals clinched a playoff berth for the first time since 1985. They began the post-season by defeating the Oakland Athletics in the Wild Card Game and sweeping both the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the ALDS and the Baltimore Orioles in the ALCS, becoming the first team in Major League history to win their first 8 postseason games in a row. 4 run trend After the first 29 games of the 2014 regular season, the Royals had a record of 14-15. In all of their 14 wins, the Royals had scored at least 4 runs. In all of their 15 losses, the Royals had scored 3 runs or less. In the 30th game of the regular season, the Royals were playing the Tigers at home and the Tigers were winning 9-3 going into the bottom of the ninth inning. Mike Moustakas walked to lead off the bottom half of the inning, Alcides Escobar struck out, and Jarrod Dyson grounded out, but advanced Moustakas to second. With two outs and a runner on second in the bottom of the ninth inning, with his team down 6 runs, Nori Aoki hit a single to center field that would score Moustakas, making the score 9-4 Tigers. After Omar Infante singled and advanced Aoki to second, Eric Hosmer recorded the final out of the game with his team at 4 runs by popping out to the catcher, becoming the first Royal in the 2014 regular season to hit into the final out with the Royals at 4 runs or more. The Royals would then become 14-1 when scoring at least 4 runs. After 30 games, however, the trend of always losing when scoring 3 or less was still in place, with the Royals being 0-15 in these games. Finally, on the 32nd game of the regular season, the Royals had a record of 14-17 heading into the game. They beat the Padres in San Diego 3-1 in 11 innings to end the winless streak of games where they scored 3 runs or less. 10 game winning streak The Royals went on a 10-game winning streak in June, beating the Yankees twice at home, the Indians twice at home, the White Sox three times on the road, and the Tigers three times on the road. At the end of the streak, the Royals were in first place in the AL Central. This was the first time since 2003 that they were leading their division that late in the season. Midseason slump From June 1-18, the Royals posted a 13-3 record with one rainout, followed by a 9-17 record from June 19 to July 20. The last three games of this slump, which immediately followed the All-Star break, was a three-game sweep by the Boston Red Sox. After the July 20 game, first base coach Rusty Kuntz entered the team's clubhouse and found many of the players intently playing the computer game Clash of Clans on their smart phones. The team lost a fourth game to the Chicago White Sox on July 21. Before the July 22 game, the coaches and players held a meeting to discuss the priorities of the team. After that meeting, the team went 25-9 between then and August 27. Postseason clinch On Friday, September 26, 2014, the Royals won a game in Chicago against the White Sox 3-1, which would clinch a postseason berth for the Royals for the first time since 1985. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2014-kansas-city-royals-american-league-championship-ring-p-417.html Mon, 27 Apr 2015 08:15:19 -0500 185.00 USD 417 0.5 10000 AL2014 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1975-boston-red-sox-american-league-championship-ring-p-407.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/407/ The 1975 American League Championship Series pitted the Boston Red Sox against the three-time defending world champion Oakland A's for the right to advance to the 1975 World Series. During the regular season, the Red Sox posted a 95-65 record and won the AL East division title, while the A's went 98-64 to win the AL West. The Red Sox came up with experienced players as Carl Yastrzemski, Carlton Fisk and Dwight Evans, and two sensational rookies—Fred Lynn and Jim Rice. Lynn took most of the headlines by playing a flawless center field, hitting .331 with 21 home runs and 105 RBIs, and becoming the first major league player to win the MVP and Rookie of the Year awards in the same season. Rice, although suffering a broken wrist in late September, finished with a .309 average, 22 homers and 102 RBIs. Meanwhile, the A's seemed ripe to be overthrown without Catfish Hunter in the starting rotation and with generally lackluster offensive support during the regular season. To supplement the familiar faces of Reggie Jackson, Sal Bando, Joe Rudi, Bert Campaneris and Gene Tenace on the roster, Oakland included Claudell Washington, who blossomed into a dangerous hitter, and Billy Williams, who came over from the National League. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1975-boston-red-sox-american-league-championship-ring-p-407.html Thu, 16 Apr 2015 04:42:49 -0500 185.00 USD 407 0.5 10000 AL1975 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1977-los-angeles-dodgers-national-league-championship-ring-p-396.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/396/ The 1977 National League Championship Series was a best-of-five matchup between the West Division champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the East Division champion Philadelphia Phillies. The Dodgers beat the Phillies three games to one and went on to lose the 1977 World Series to the New York Yankees. The Phillies took the opening game of the series, winning their first postseason game since Game 1 of the 1915 World Series. They had lost the final four games in 1915, been swept in the 1950 World Series and were swept again in the 1976 National League Championship Series. Game 1 had been billed as a classic pitching matchup between 1977 Cy Young award winner Steve Carlton and twenty-game winner and Comeback Pitcher of the Year Tommy John. It didn't really live up to that, as neither figured in the final decision. The Phillies drew first blood in the first on a two-run homer by Greg Luzinski. They stretched the lead to 4-0 in the fifth on a bases-loaded, two-run single by Davey Johnson. In that inning, the Phils were helped when, on an apparent force-out of Bake McBride by Larry Bowa, Dodger shortstop Bill Russell glided off the second base bag as he received the throw before completing an attempted double play. The Dodgers finally got on the board in their half of the fifth when Davey Lopes singled in Lee Lacy, who had pinch-hit for John and singled. Lacy scored after being advanced to second on a Carlton balk. The Phillies countered in the sixth on an RBI single by Carlton. With two outs in the seventh and Lopes on first, Carlton appeared to be on his way out of the inning. However, he issued walks to Bill Russell and Reggie Smith. Ron Cey then made Carlton pay dearly for his loss of control by tying the game at five with a grand slam. The Phils bounced back in the top of the ninth on an RBI single by Mike Schmidt, his only RBI of the NLCS. They added another run to close out the scoring when Bowa scored on a balk by Dodger reliever Elías Sosa. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1977-los-angeles-dodgers-national-league-championship-ring-p-396.html Tue, 03 Mar 2015 03:48:45 -0600 185.00 USD 396 0.5 10000 NL1977 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1967-boston-red-sox-american-league-championship-ring-p-395.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/395/ The 1967 Boston Red Sox season, often referred to as The Impossible Dream, consisted of the team's first winning season since 1958, as the Red Sox shocked all of New England and the rest of the baseball world by winning the American League Championship (also called the AL Pennant) and reached the World Series for the first time since 1946. The season had one of the most memorable finishes in baseball history, as the AL pennant race went to the very last game, with Boston (92-70) beating out the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins by one game. As a 21-year-old rookie, Billy Rohr made his first start on April 14 at Yankee Stadium facing Whitey Ford. He was one strike away from a no-hitter when Elston Howard, who would join the Red Sox later that season, hit a soft single into right-center field. Yastrzemski had saved Rohr's no-hit bid earlier in the game when he made an over-the-shoulder running-away catch deep in left field. Following Howard's single, Rohr proceeded to retire the next batter for a 3-0 shutout. Four days later at Fenway Park, he beat the Yankees again, 6-1. Mel Stottlemyre was charged with the loss. However Rohr only won one more major league game and was out of the majors after the 1968 season. Right out of the gates, the Red Sox showed contender capabilities and entering August, were only two and a half games behind the league-leading Chicago White Sox and were eight games over .500. By month's end, the White Sox lost hold of first-place and on August 26, the Red Sox sat atop the American League at 72-56. A five-way race between the Red Sox, White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins, and the California Angels developed for the American League pennant. The Angels slumped in early September to fall out of the race, and the White Sox slumped in the next to last week of the season. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1967-boston-red-sox-american-league-championship-ring-p-395.html Tue, 03 Mar 2015 03:39:48 -0600 185.00 USD 395 0.5 10000 AL1967 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1988-oakland-athletics-american-league-championship-ring-p-394.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/394/ The 1988 American League Championship Series was a best-of-seven series that pitted the East Division champion Boston Red Sox against the West Division champion Oakland Athletics. It was the second meeting between the two in ALCS play. The Athletics swept the Series four games to none and would go on to lose to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1988 World Series. The Oakland Athletics' 1988 season involved the A's winning their first American League West title since 1981, with a record of 104 wins and 58 losses. In 1988, the elephant was restored as the symbol of the Athletics and currently adorns the left sleeve of home and road uniforms. The elephant was retired as team mascot in 1963 by then-owner Charles O. Finley in favor of a Missouri mule. The A's defeated the Boston Red Sox in the ALCS, but lost the World Series to the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games, including a dramatic, classic walk-off home run by the Dodgers' Kirk Gibson in game one. 1988 was the first of 3 straight years the A's would represent the AL in the World Series ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1988-oakland-athletics-american-league-championship-ring-p-394.html Tue, 03 Mar 2015 03:23:36 -0600 185.00 USD 394 0.5 10000 AL1988 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2013-st-louis-cardinals-national-league-championship-ring-p-294.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/294/ The St. Louis Cardinals 2013 season was the 132nd for the franchise in St. Louis, Missouri, the 122nd season in the National League (NL), and the eighth at Busch Stadium III. On Opening Day, April 1, the Cardinals played the 20,000th game in franchise history against the Arizona Diamondbacks, dating back to the start of their American Association (AA) play in 1882. Heading into the 2013 season, St. Louis had an all-time winning percentage of .518. Early in the season, the Cardinals navigated around the loss of key players Chris Carpenter, Jason Motte, Rafael Furcal and Jaime García due to season-ending injuries. To offset these depletions, the St. Louis tapped heavily into their farm system. In a May game against the Colorado Rockies, rookie starting pitcher Shelby Miller set an all-time franchise record for a nine-inning game score of 98. Starter Adam Wainwright accumulated a franchise-record 34 2⁄3 innings (IP) before issuing his first walk on April 23 and earned NL Pitcher of the Month honors in June. First baseman Allen Craig produced the third-highest individual batting average with runners in scoring position at .454 as the Cardinals set an all-time Major League team record at .330. Rookie Matt Adams led the team in slugging percentage at .503. Second baseman Matt Carpenter, playing his first season at the position since turning professional, earned an All-Star selection as he led the Major Leagues in hits (199), runs scored (126), and doubles (55). In all, 20 rookies appeared in a game and the Cardinals collected 36 victories from their rookie pitchers. The 2013 edition set franchise records in fielding percentage (.988), pitching strikeouts (1254) and strikeouts per 9 innings pitched (7.73). Holding off fierce competition from the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates, the Cardinals clinched the division crown as each team won at least 90 games. The Cardinals finished the season with an NL-best 97-65 won-loss record. They opened the playoffs by defeating the Pirates in five games in the NL Division Series (NLDS). Advancing to their third straight National League Championship Series, they defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in six games for their 19th NL pennant. Rookie Michael Wacha, who had nearly no-hit the Washington Nationals late in September, continued his dominance throughout the postseason as he allowed no runs against the Dodgers in 13 IP, earning the NLCS MVP. It was the second straight NLCS appearance to which manager Mike Matheny guided the Cardinals, who became the first manager to appear in an LCS in his first two seasons. Rookie closer Trevor Rosenthal extended a 20-inning postseason scoreless streak that started in the 2012 NLDS. The Cardinals met the Boston Red Sox in the World Series, only to lose the series in six games. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2013-st-louis-cardinals-national-league-championship-ring-p-294.html Mon, 12 Jan 2015 07:21:24 -0600 185.00 USD 294 0.5 10000 NL2013 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2011-texas-rangers-american-league-championship-ring-p-191.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/191/ The Texas Rangers' 2011 season was the 51st season in the overall history of the franchise and the 40th since the team relocated to Arlington, Texas. At the season outset, the Rangers were the defending American League champions. Despite playing during one of the hottest summers on record in Texas, the Rangers claimed their second consecutive Western division title (fifth overall), and set franchise records for winning (96 wins and a .592 winning percentage, one win better than the previous record set in 1999) and home attendance (2,946,949 fans at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, breaking the old record set in 1997). Another year of improvement from the starting pitching and defense would give the Rangers the most shutouts in the American League, and trailed the Philadelphia Phillies by only 2 for the lead. All 5 members of the opening day starting rotation would stay in the rotation for the entire year. C. J. Wilson tied for the league lead in starts with 34 while Derek Holland for second in shutouts with 4, tied for first in the American League, and each pitcher would have at least 13 wins. The offense, always considered a strong point for the team, would also have another good year with three players getting 30+ home runs, and Ian Kinsler completed his second 30/30 season. They won their second straight West title and beat the Tampa Bay Rays in four games and the Detroit Tigers in six to advance to the 2011 World Series. They lost to the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games, their second straight defeat in the Fall Classic becoming the first team to lose back-to-back World Series since the Atlanta Braves in 1991 and 1992. The World Series was notable for the Rangers being one strike away from being World Champions twice in Game 6 with a two-run lead each time before ultimately losing to the Cardinals 10-9 in an 11 inning thriller. They would go on to lose Game 7, 6-2. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2011-texas-rangers-american-league-championship-ring-p-191.html Fri, 25 Jul 2014 09:13:55 -0500 185.00 USD 191 0.5 10000 AL2011 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2012-detroit-tigers-american-league-championship-ring-p-325.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/325/ The 2012 American League Championship Series was a best-of-seven playoff pitting the New York Yankees against the Detroit Tigers for the American League pennant and the right to play in the 2012 World Series. The series, the 43rd in league history, began on Saturday, October 13 in New York and ended on Thursday, October 18 in Detroit. The Tigers won the series 4-0. TBS televised all games in the United States. In global markets, MLB International broadcast the ALCS in its entirety, with long-time Baltimore Orioles announcer Gary Thorne and ESPN's Rick Sutcliffe calling the games. This was the third postseason meeting between the Yankees and the Tigers, but the first in the ALCS. The Tigers previously beat the Yankees in the 2006 ALDS (3-1) and the 2011 ALDS (3-2). The last appearance for each team in the ALCS resulted in a loss to the Texas Rangers; the Yankees in the 2010 ALCS and the Tigers in the 2011 ALCS. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2012-detroit-tigers-american-league-championship-ring-p-325.html Fri, 25 Jul 2014 09:17:56 -0500 185.00 USD 325 0.5 10000 AL2012 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2010-texas-rangers-american-league-championship-ring-p-192.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/192/ The Texas Rangers' 2010 season was the 50th in franchise history. The team, managed by Ron Washington, won their first division title since 1999 and reached the World Series for the first time in only their fourth playoff appearance. Washington would become only the second manager in franchise history to lead the Rangers to the post season and the first to ever win a post season series. They would win the American League pennant by defeating the defending World Series champions, the New York Yankees in six games in the CS. In the World Series, they lost to the San Francisco Giants in five games. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2010-texas-rangers-american-league-championship-ring-p-192.html Tue, 08 Oct 2013 16:34:56 -0500 185.00 USD 192 0.5 10000 AL2010 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2008-tampa-bay-rays-american-league-championship-ring-p-193.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/193/ The Tampa Bay Rays' 2008 season, the 11th season in franchise history, marked the change of the team's name from the "Tampa Bay Devil Rays" to the "Tampa Bay Rays", as revealed on November 8, 2007. The change in name also came with a change in logo and uniforms, with new team colors of Columbia blue, Navy blue and gold. The new logo, colors and name were leaked on September 20, 2007, and were confirmed officially on November 8, 2007, when an official announcement was made in downtown St. Petersburg.[1] Prior to the decision to rename the team the Rays, other options considered included the "Aces", "Bandits", "Cannons", "Dukes", "Stripes", and Stuart Sternberg's personal favorite, the "Nine." This was the third season with Joe Maddon managing the club. The club had built upon the improvements made in 2007, and had secured the franchise's first winning record, playoff berth, and American League pennant. The Rays played another series at Champion Stadium at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex in 2008, making it the second year that a series had been moved to the Greater Orlando area. The April 22-24 series against the Toronto Blue Jays was selected for the move. Neither the — nor the Blue Jays, who were 10-17 at Tropicana Field over the previous three seasons — resisted the idea. The series move was successfully voted on by the City of St. Petersburg, who holds the lease to Tropicana Field, on January 24, 2008. This was similar to the 2007 series against the Texas Rangers, in which the Rays also won all three games. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2008-tampa-bay-rays-american-league-championship-ring-p-193.html Tue, 08 Oct 2013 16:37:01 -0500 185.00 USD 193 0.5 10000 AL2008 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2006-detroit-tigers-american-league-championship-ring-p-194.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/194/ The 2006 Detroit Tigers won the American League Pennant. They represented the in the World Series before falling to the St. Louis Cardinals 4 games to 1. The season was their 106th since they entered the in 1901. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2006-detroit-tigers-american-league-championship-ring-p-194.html Tue, 08 Oct 2013 16:38:50 -0500 185.00 USD 194 0.5 10000 AL2006 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2003-new-york-yankees-american-league-championship-ring-p-195.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/195/ The New York Yankees' 2003 season was the 100th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 101-61 finishing 6 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Joe Torre. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the playoffs, they defeated the Boston Red Sox in 7 games in the CS, winning the pennant on Aaron Boone's dramatic 11th-inning home run. The Yankees advanced to the World Series, losing in a dramatic 6 game series to the Florida Marlins. It would be their second World Series loss in three years and last appearance in a World Series until 2009. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2003-new-york-yankees-american-league-championship-ring-p-195.html Tue, 08 Oct 2013 16:40:10 -0500 185.00 USD 195 0.5 10000 AL2003 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2001-new-york-yankees-american-league-championship-ring-p-196.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/196/ The New York Yankees' 2001 season was the 99th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 95-65 finishing 13.5 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Joe Torre. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. Roger Clemens had sixteen straight wins, tying an American League mark shared by Walter Johnson, Lefty Grove, Schoolboy Rowe, and Smoky Joe Wood. Clemens would finish the season with the Cy Young Award and become the first pitcher to win six Cy Young Awards. Another chapter was written in the story of the Yankee-Red Sox rivalry. On September 2, 2001, Mike Mussina came within one strike of a perfect game before surrendering a bloop single to Carl Everett. This was Mussina's third time he has taken a perfect game to or beyond the 8th inning. Coincidentally, it would have been the 3rd perfect game in for the Yankees in a span of 4 seasons and could have been the 4th perfect game in franchise history. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2001-new-york-yankees-american-league-championship-ring-p-196.html Tue, 08 Oct 2013 16:41:46 -0500 185.00 USD 196 0.5 10000 AL2001 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2000-new-york-mets-national-league-championship-ring-p-340.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/340/ The 2000 National League Championship Series (NLCS), to determine the champion of Major League Baseball's National League, was played between the Central Division champion St. Louis Cardinals and the wild card New York Mets. The Mets and Cards used as a rally cry the 2000 hit song "Who Let The Dogs Out?" by the Baha Men. This series pitted a pair of teams that were former division rivals. In the mid-1980s, the Mets and Cardinals fought it out for supremacy in the National League East over four seasons, with each team alternating division championships between 1985 and 1988 (Cardinals in their pennant seasons of 1985 and 1987, Mets in their championship season of 1986 and 1988; however, the Cardinals weren't serious contenders in both of those years). The Cardinals, led by manager Tony La Russa, had played through the 2000 season in relatively businesslike fashion. They had won the National League Central division, and swept the Mets' fiercest rival, Atlanta Braves, in three games in the NL Division Series, making the Mets' run to the World Series much easier. However, they were struck with several injuries to key players as the playoffs began, including slugger Mark McGwire, catcher Mike Matheny, and the sudden, unexplained wildness of rookie pitcher Rick Ankiel. The Mets, on the other hand, engaged in battle with the Braves for much of the season, eventually falling one game short of a division title. They matched up with the San Francisco Giants in the Division Series. After dropping the first game, they would rebound to win the following three games in heart-stopping fashion, including a thirteenth inning walk off home run from Benny Agbayani to win Game 3 and an improbable one-hit shutout by Bobby Jones to win the clinching Game 4. As noted above, the Mets thanked the Cardinals for making their run to the World Series much easier. It was the first NLCS since 1990 not to feature the Braves. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2000-new-york-mets-national-league-championship-ring-p-340.html Mon, 11 Aug 2014 07:49:39 -0500 185.00 USD 340 0.5 10000 NL2000 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1999-atlanta-braves-national-league-championship-ring-p-339.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/339/ The 1999 National League Championship Series (NLCS), to determine the champion of Major League Baseball's National League, was played between two East Division rivals, the division champion Atlanta Braves and the wild card New York Mets. After the Mets lost eight of nine games in September—including five of six to the NL East rival Braves—the Mets seemed unlikely to make the playoffs, two games out of the wild card lead with three games to play. Following the Mets' most recent defeat in this stretch, an eleven-inning loss to Atlanta at Shea Stadium, Braves third baseman Chipper Jones was quoted as saying, "Now all the Mets fans can go home and put on their Yankees stuff." Braves closer John Rocker was also quoted as saying he hated the Mets, and "How many times do we have to beat them before their fans will shut up?" Thinking they had buried the Mets, the Braves had closed out their season with another division title and were poised to enter the playoffs and leave the Mets behind. However, the Mets swept their season-ending three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates at Shea Stadium, while the wild card leading Cincinnati Reds lost two out of three to the Milwaukee Brewers. The Mets and Reds had the same record at 95-66 heading into an eventful final day of the season. That Sunday saw the Mets win their game, 2-1, on a wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth; the Reds avoided the sweep in Milwaukee following a seven-hour rain delay. Both teams finished even with records of 96-66 after 162 games. Per MLB rules, the one game wild card playoff was held the next day, October 4, at Cincinnati's Cinergy Field. Al Leiter shut down the Reds with a two-hit shutout in a 5-0 Mets victory, sending New York to its first playoff berth since 1988. (As the wild card team, the Mets would be scheduled to play the division winner with the best record. However, since that team came from their own division—the 103-59 Braves—New York faced the team with the second best record, the 100-62 Arizona Diamondbacks.) In the National League Division Series, both the Mets and Braves would advance in four games. The Mets would defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks, with the series ending on a walk-off home run by seldom-used backup catcher Todd Pratt, only playing due to a thumb injury to star catcher Mike Piazza. The Braves would vanquish the Houston Astros in four games, with Brian Jordan and eventual National League MVP Chipper Jones leading the way. And that would set up a National League Championship Series that was anticipated by many, pitting two bitter rivals against each other on the national stage. This marked the Braves' record eighth-straight appearance in the NLCS, while the Mets advanced to the league championship for the first time since 1988. This would be the second time that the Braves and Mets met in the NLCS. The two teams met in the very first National League Championship Series in 1969, with the Mets sweeping the best-of-five set. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1999-atlanta-braves-national-league-championship-ring-p-339.html Mon, 11 Aug 2014 07:45:45 -0500 185.00 USD 339 0.5 10000 NL1999 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1998-san-diego-padres-national-league-championship-ring-p-314.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/314/ The 1998 National League Championship Series (NLCS), to determine the champion of Major League Baseball's National League, was played from October 7 to 14 between the East Division champion Atlanta Braves and the West Division champion San Diego Padres. The Braves entered the playoffs for the seventh straight season with a franchise-record 106 regular season wins, an offense that hit 215 home runs, and a pitching staff made up of Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, John Smoltz, Denny Neagle, and Kevin Millwood to the playoffs. However, they also carried the baggage of their embarrassing NLCS loss to the Florida Marlins the previous season. In the NLDS, the Braves swept Sammy Sosa and the Chicago Cubs. After a 76-86 season in 1997, San Diego stormed out and took control of their division, finishing with a 98-64 record, their best in team history. The offense was led by the 50 home run club's newest member, Greg Vaughn, and by Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn. The San Diego rotation was anchored by eighteen-game winner Kevin Brown, who helped Florida defeat Atlanta in the 1997 NLCS, along with All-Star Andy Ashby and the series MVP Sterling Hitchcock. Closer Trevor Hoffman saved an astounding 53 games in the regular season. The Padres defeated the favored Houston Astros in four games in the NLDS. It was the seventh-consecutive NLCS appearance for the Braves and they would be heavily favored against the Padres. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1998-san-diego-padres-national-league-championship-ring-p-314.html Tue, 15 Jul 2014 09:47:29 -0500 185.00 USD 314 0.5 10000 NL1998 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1997-cleveland-indians-american-league-championship-ring-p-271.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/271/ The 1997 American League Championship Series pitted the Cleveland Indians, who won coming back against the defending World Series champion New York Yankees in the AL Division Series, and the Baltimore Orioles, who went wire-to-wire and beat the Seattle Mariners in the Division Series. The Indians stunned the Orioles, winning on bizarre plays or remarkable comebacks, and won the Series four games to two, but went on to lose to the Florida Marlins in the well-fought, seesaw, seven-game battle of the 1997 World Series. The Orioles had home field advantage, which was predetermined and assigned to either the East Division champions or their opponents in the Division Series. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1997-cleveland-indians-american-league-championship-ring-p-271.html Tue, 25 Feb 2014 05:05:36 -0600 185.00 USD 271 0.5 10000 AL1997 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1996-atlanta-braves-national-league-championship-ring-p-326.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/326/ The 1996 National League Championship Series (NLCS) matched the East Division champion Atlanta Braves and the Central Division champion St. Louis Cardinals. It was the second NLCS meeting of the two teams and first since 1982. The Braves won in seven games, after a stunning comeback down three games to one in the series. They became only the eighth team in baseball history to win a best-of-seven postseason series after being down 3-1, and the first to overcome such a deficit in the NLCS. Also, Bobby Cox became the only manager to be on both the winning and losing end of such a comeback in postseason history, having previously blown the 1985 American League Championship Series with the Toronto Blue Jays against the Kansas City Royals. The Braves came back in decisive fashion, outscoring the Cardinals 32-1 over the final three games of the series. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1996-atlanta-braves-national-league-championship-ring-p-326.html Fri, 25 Jul 2014 09:59:57 -0500 185.00 USD 326 0.5 10000 NL1996 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1995-cleveland-indians-american-league-championship-ring-p-347.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/347/ The 1995 American League Championship Series (ALCS), the second round of the 1995 American League playoffs, matched the Central Division champion Cleveland Indians against the West Division champion Seattle Mariners. The Mariners had the home field advantage, which was predetermined and assigned to either the West Division champion or their opponent in the previous round. The two teams were victorious in the AL Division Series (ALDS), with the Indians defeating the East Division champion Boston Red Sox three games to none, and the Mariners defeating the wild card qualifier New York Yankees three games to two. The Indians won the series four games to two to become the American League champions, and lost to the National League champion Atlanta Braves in the 1995 World Series. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1995-cleveland-indians-american-league-championship-ring-p-347.html Sat, 23 Aug 2014 10:29:40 -0500 185.00 USD 347 0.5 10000 AL1995 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1993-philadelphia-phillies-national-league-championship-ring-p-327.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/327/ The 1993 National League Championship Series was played between the Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves. The Phillies stunned the 104-win Braves, who were bidding for their third consecutive World Series appearance, and won the NLCS 4-2. The Phillies, led by outfielder Lenny Dykstra and pitcher Curt Schilling, had gone from worst-to-first and cruised to a division title with a 97-65 record, and continued the exclusive reign of NL East championships by the Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates, their in-state rivals during the early 1990s.[1][2] The Braves, who had advanced to the World Series each of the past two seasons, won a classic division race over the 103-59 San Francisco Giants, finishing with a franchise-best 104-58 record. The heavily favored and playoff-seasoned Braves brought their legendary pitching rotation of Cy Young winner Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, John Smoltz, and Steve Avery into the NLCS with them. After Philadelphia edged Atlanta in an exciting Game 1 that went into extra innings, the Braves hammered the Phillies in the next two games to a take a 2-1 series lead. However, the Braves' bats suddenly fell silent and the Phillies rebounded by winning close contests in the final two games in Atlanta to send the series back to Veterans Stadium with Philadelphia on top three games to two. The Phillies took Game 6 by a score of 6-3, sending them to their first World Series appearance in ten years. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1993-philadelphia-phillies-national-league-championship-ring-p-327.html Fri, 25 Jul 2014 10:04:22 -0500 185.00 USD 327 0.5 10000 NL1993 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1992-atlanta-braves-national-league-championship-ring-p-328.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/328/ The 1992 National League Championship Series was played between the Atlanta Braves (98-64) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (96-66) from October 6 to 14. Atlanta won the series in seven games to advance to their second straight World Series. The 1992 NLCS ended in dramatic fashion, as in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 7, with Atlanta down 2-1 and the bases loaded, the Braves' Francisco Cabrera cracked a two-run single that scored David Justice and Sid Bream. Bream famously slid to score the Series-winning run, beating the throw by Pirates left fielder Barry Bonds. The Braves were attempting to return to the World Series one year after their dramatic seven-game loss to the Minnesota Twins. Atlanta featured largely the same lineup that had won the 1991 pennant, but they still fell into a tie for last place, seven games behind the Giants, by the end of May. However, Atlanta went 19-6 in June and 16-9 in July and pulled away from the rest of the NL West by winning 15 of their first 18 games in August. The Pirates were in the NLCS for the third year in a row after losing to the eventual World Series champion Cincinnati Reds in 1990 and the Braves in 1991. It was also the third of four straight NLCS appearances by either the Pirates or their in-state rivals, the Philadelphia Phillies. The Pirates lost slugging right fielder Bobby Bonilla to free agency after the 1991 season, replacing him with speedster Alex Cole. Ace pitcher John Smiley was traded to the Minnesota Twins. Despite the departure of Smiley and Bonilla, Pittsburgh charged out to a seven-game lead by late June, suffered through an July 11-15 that allowed the Montreal Expos to tie them for the lead by the end of the month, then won eleven straight in early August before pulling away from the Expos in September to earn its third straight NL East title, becoming the first team to win three straight NL East titles since the Phillies from 1976 to 1978. Future home run champion Barry Bonds won his second MVP Award and led the Pirates with 34 home runs and 103 RBI. Pressure beyond the moment made it imperative for the Pirates to break through and win the pennant in 1992. Financial demands had already resulted in losing Smiley and Bonilla, and the departure of pending free agents Bonds (left fielder) and Doug Drabek (starting pitcher) loomed. 1992 appeared to be the last chance for Pittsburgh to win with its current core of players. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1992-atlanta-braves-national-league-championship-ring-p-328.html Fri, 25 Jul 2014 10:08:28 -0500 185.00 USD 328 0.5 10000 NL1992 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1991-atlanta-braves-national-league-championship-ring-p-338.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/338/ In 1991, the Atlanta Braves became the first team in the National League to go from last place one year to first place the next. This feat was also accomplished by the 1991 Minnesota Twins. The last Major League Baseball team to accomplish this was the 1890 Louisville Colonels of the American Association. The Braves had a last place finish in 1990 but managed to overtake the Los Angeles Dodgers for first place in the National League West clinching the division on the next to the last day of the regular season. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1991-atlanta-braves-national-league-championship-ring-p-338.html Mon, 11 Aug 2014 07:41:56 -0500 185.00 USD 338 0.5 10000 NL1991 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1990-oakland-athletics-american-league-championship-ring-p-387.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/387/ The 1990 American League Championship Series was a best-of-seven series that matched the East Division champion Boston Red Sox against the West Division champion Oakland Athletics. For the second time in three years, the Athletics swept the Red Sox four games to none. The sweep was capped by a Roger Clemens ejection in Game 4 for arguing balls and strikes. The Athletics would go on to lose to the Cincinnati Reds in the 1990 World Series. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1990-oakland-athletics-american-league-championship-ring-p-387.html Mon, 26 Jan 2015 06:24:54 -0600 185.00 USD 387 0.5 10000 AL1990 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1987-st-louis-cardinals-national-league-championship-ring-p-385.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/385/ The 1987 National League Championship Series took place between October 6 and 14 at Busch Memorial Stadium (Games 1, 2, 6, and 7) and Candlestick Park (Games 3, 4, and 5). It matched the East division champion St. Louis Cardinals (95-67) against the West division champion San Francisco Giants (90-72), with the Cardinals winning in seven games. The Cardinals would go on to lose the 1987 World Series to the Minnesota Twins, also in seven games. San Francisco's Jeffrey Leonard was named the Series MVP despite the fact that his Giants lost the series. Oddly enough, this was the second consecutive year that the NLCS MVP came from the losing team, as Mike Scott had won the award with the Houston Astros the previous year. However, to date, Leonard is the last MVP of any postseason series (League Championship Series or World Series) to have played for the losing team. There is no MVP awarded for the wildcard round or division series ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1987-st-louis-cardinals-national-league-championship-ring-p-385.html Mon, 12 Jan 2015 07:00:14 -0600 185.00 USD 385 0.5 10000 NL1987 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1986-boston-red-sox-american-league-championship-ring-p-348.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/348/ The 1986 American League Championship Series was a back-and-forth battle between the Boston Red Sox and the California Angels for the right to advance to the 1986 World Series to face the winner of the 1986 National League Championship Series. The Red Sox came in with a 95-66 record and the AL East division title, while the Angels went 92-70 during the regular season to win the AL West. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1986-boston-red-sox-american-league-championship-ring-p-348.html Sat, 23 Aug 2014 10:34:54 -0500 185.00 USD 348 0.5 10000 AL1986 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1982-milwaukee-brewers-american-league-championship-ring-p-367.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/367/ The 1982 American League Championship Series was played between the Milwaukee Brewers and the California Angels from October 5 to 10, 1982. Milwaukee won the series three games to two to advance to the franchise's first World Series, where they would lose to the St. Louis Cardinals, four games to three. The 1982 ALCS was marked by a dramatic comeback by the Brewers, who lost the first two games of the series and were trailing late in the final game. The series was noteworthy as being the first to feature a matchup between two "expansion" teams (i.e., franchises not included among the sixteen operating in the major leagues for most of the first half of the twentieth century). ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1982-milwaukee-brewers-american-league-championship-ring-p-367.html Mon, 13 Oct 2014 07:57:57 -0500 185.00 USD 367 0.5 10000 AL1982 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1981-new-york-yankees-american-league-championship-ring-p-197.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/197/ The New York Yankees' 1981 season was the 79th season for the Yankees. In the CS, the Yankees swept the Oakland Athletics for their only pennant of the 1980s. However, they lost in the World Series in 6 games to the Los Angeles Dodgers. New York was managed by Gene Michael and Bob Lemon. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1981-new-york-yankees-american-league-championship-ring-p-197.html Tue, 08 Oct 2013 16:45:27 -0500 185.00 USD 197 0.5 10000 AL1981 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1976-new-york-yankees-american-league-championship-ring-p-198.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/198/ The 1976 New York Yankees season was the 74th season for the Yankees in New York, and the 76th season overall for the franchise. The team finished with a record of 97-62, finishing 10½ games ahead of the Baltimore Orioles to win their first American League East title. In the CS, the Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals in 5 games. Chris Chambliss's walk-off home run in Game 5 clinched the pennant for the Yankees. In the World Series, they were defeated in a four-game sweep by the defending champion Cincinnati Reds, marking only the second time that the Yankees had ever been swept in a World Series in their history (following the 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers). New York was managed by Billy Martin. The Yankees returned to the newly renovated Yankee Stadium. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1976-new-york-yankees-american-league-championship-ring-p-198.html Tue, 08 Oct 2013 16:47:29 -0500 185.00 USD 198 0.5 10000 AL1976 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1973-new-york-mets-national-league-championship-ring-p-329.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/329/ The 1973 National League Championship Series was played between the New York Mets and the Cincinnati Reds from October 6 to 10. New York won the series three games to two and advanced to the World Series, where they lost to the Oakland A's in what was the second of three straight world championships for Oakland. The Mets set a record for lowest win percentage by a pennant winner, finishing the regular season with an 82-79 record. The 1973 NLCS was marked by a fight that broke out in the fifth inning of the third game, beginning with a tussle between Cincinnati's Pete Rose and New York's Bud Harrelson at second base. Players from both sides joined in a general melee that lasted for several minutes and set off rowdy fan behavior at Shea Stadium in New York. Photographs of the fight, autographed by Rose and Harrelson, are now available at a number of Internet sites. This was the only NLCS between 1970 and 1980 not to feature either the Philadelphia Phillies or the Pittsburgh Pirates. In fact, from 1969 to 1980 The NL East champion was either the Mets, Phillies or Pirates. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1973-new-york-mets-national-league-championship-ring-p-329.html Fri, 25 Jul 2014 10:11:59 -0500 185.00 USD 329 0.5 10000 NL1973 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1972-cincinnati-reds-national-league-championship-ring-p-282.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/282/ The 1972 National League Championship Series was played between the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates from October 7 to 11. Cincinnati won the series three games to two to advance to the World Series against the Oakland A's. The Reds became the first team in major league history to advance to the World Series without the best record in their respective league, made possible by the Junior and Senior Circuits each splitting into two divisions in 1969. In the previous three post seasons, the team with the best record in each league advanced to the World Series. The 1972 NLCS ended with a dramatic ninth inning in the fifth and deciding game. Cincinnati catcher Johnny Bench tied the game with a leadoff home run in the inning, and George Foster would later score the winning run on a wild pitch by Pittsburgh's Bob Moose. The series was also notable as the last on-field appearance by Pittsburgh's Roberto Clemente, who would die in a plane crash on December 31. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1972-cincinnati-reds-national-league-championship-ring-p-282.html Sat, 08 Mar 2014 06:20:45 -0600 185.00 USD 282 0.5 10000 NL1972 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1964-new-york-yankees-american-league-championship-ring-p-199.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/199/ The 1964 New York Yankees season was the 62nd season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 99-63, winning their 29th pennant, finishing 1 game ahead of the Chicago White Sox. New York was managed by Yogi Berra. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they were defeated by the St. Louis Cardinals in 7 games. This season is considered to be the endpoint of the "Old Yankees" dynasty that had begun with the Ruppert-Huston partnership and then continued with the Topping-Webb partnership. The Yankees would soon undergo ownership changes and front office turmoil, and would not be a serious factor in the pennant chase again until the early 1970s. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1964-new-york-yankees-american-league-championship-ring-p-199.html Tue, 08 Oct 2013 16:49:07 -0500 185.00 USD 199 0.5 10000 AL1964 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1963-new-york-yankees-american-league-championship-ring-p-200.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/200/ The 1963 New York Yankees season was the 61st season for the team in New York, and its 63rd season overall. The team finished with a record of 104-58, winning their 28th pennant, finishing 10½ games ahead of the Chicago White Sox. New York was managed by Ralph Houk. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they were defeated by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 4 games, the first time the Yankees had ever been swept in the World Series (they had lost 4 games to none with one tied game in 1922). ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1963-new-york-yankees-american-league-championship-ring-p-200.html Tue, 08 Oct 2013 16:50:35 -0500 185.00 USD 200 0.5 10000 AL1963 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1961-new-york-yankees-american-league-championship-ring-p-285.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/285/ The 1961 New York Yankees season was the 59th season for the team in New York, and its 61st season overall. The team finished with a record of 109-53, eight games ahead of the Detroit Tigers, and won their 26th American League pennant. New York was managed by Ralph Houk. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they defeated the Cincinnati Reds in 5 games. The 1961 Yankees are often mentioned as a candidate for the unofficial title of greatest baseball team in history. The 1961 season was notable for the race between center fielder Mickey Mantle and right fielder Roger Maris to break Babe Ruth's record of 60 home runs in a season (set in 1927). Maris eventually broke the record, hitting his 61st home run on October 1, the season's final day. During the season, Maris had seven multi-home run games; in a doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox, he hit four home runs. Nineteen sixty-one was an expansion year, with the American League increasing from eight to ten teams, the first expansion in the 61-year history of the league. The old schedule of 154 games (seven opponents multiplied by 22 games apiece) was replaced by 162 games (nine opponents multiplied by 18 games apiece) which led to some controversy due to the eight extra games that Maris had to try to hit 61. Maris' major league record stood for 37 years, three years longer than Ruth's, before it was broken by Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1998. However, Maris' 61 home runs remains the American League single season record. In addition to the individual exploits of Maris and Mantle, the '61 Yankees hit a major league record 240 home runs. The record stood until 1996 when the Baltimore Orioles, with the added benefit of the designated hitter, hit 257 home runs as a team. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1961-new-york-yankees-american-league-championship-ring-p-285.html Wed, 12 Mar 2014 22:55:44 -0500 185.00 USD 285 0.5 10000 AL1961 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1960-new-york-yankees-american-league-championship-ring-p-201.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/201/ The 1960 New York Yankees season was the 58th season for the team in New York, and its 60th season overall. The team finished with a record of 97-57, winning its 25th pennant, finishing 8 games ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. New York was managed by Casey Stengel. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they were defeated by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 7 games. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1960-new-york-yankees-american-league-championship-ring-p-201.html Tue, 08 Oct 2013 16:51:39 -0500 185.00 USD 201 0.5 10000 AL1960 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1958-milwaukee-braves-national-league-championship-ring-p-386.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/386/ The 1958 Milwaukee Braves season was a season in American baseball. The Braves finished first in the National League with a 92-62 record and returned to the World Series for the second consecutive year, losing to the New York Yankees in seven games. The Braves set a Major League record which still stands for the fewest players caught stealing in a season, with 8. The core of the Braves team was once again Hank Aaron, Eddie Mathews, Joe Adcock, Warren Spahn, and Lew Burdette. Also, outfielder Bill Bruton came back from his season-ending injury in 1957 to play in 100 games. Aaron led the team with 196 hits, 109 runs scored, and 95 runs batted in, and Mathews led the team with 31 home runs. However, in 1958 the Braves' third starting pitcher, Bob Buhl, was injured after pitching in just 11 games (winning five), which put even more pressure on Spahn, Burdette, and their manager Fred Haney to be able to win. Also, because of injuries, Adcock played in only 105 games, and Wes Covington played in just 90. Red Schoendienst played in just 106 games, including many as just a pinch hitter, and it was discovered the next year that he had tuberculosis. In this difficult situation, Spahn posted a 22-11 record in 290 innings pitched and 23 complete games, and Burdette had a 20-10 record in 275 innings. The Braves repeated as the National League champions, this time by a margin of eight games over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The New York Yankees again won the American League, hence the two teams faced off against each other again in the World Series. The Braves roared ahead by winning three of the first four games for a 3-1 in the series. However, the Yankees regrouped and won games five, six, and seven—the final two in Milwaukee County Stadium, the Braves' home stadium—to win the World Championship. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1958-milwaukee-braves-national-league-championship-ring-p-386.html Mon, 12 Jan 2015 07:10:20 -0600 185.00 USD 386 0.5 10000 NL1958 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1957-new-york-yankees-american-league-championship-ring-p-202.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/202/ The 1957 New York Yankees season was the 55th season for the team in New York, and its 57th season overall. The team finished with a record of 98-56 to win their 23rd pennant, finishing eight games ahead of the Chicago White Sox. New York was managed by Casey Stengel. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, the Yankees were defeated by the Milwaukee Braves in seven games. They lost the crucial seventh game in Yankee Stadium to the starting pitcher for the Braves, Lew Burdette, who was selected the World Series Most Valuable Player based on this and his other two victories in the Series. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1957-new-york-yankees-american-league-championship-ring-p-202.html Tue, 08 Oct 2013 16:52:47 -0500 185.00 USD 202 0.5 10000 AL1957 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1955-new-york-yankees-american-league-championship-ring-p-203.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/203/ The 1955 New York Yankees season was the team's 53rd season in New York, and its 55th season overall. The team finished with a record of 96-58, winning their 21st pennant, finishing 3 games ahead of the Cleveland Indians. New York was managed by Casey Stengel. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they were defeated by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 7 games. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1955-new-york-yankees-american-league-championship-ring-p-203.html Tue, 08 Oct 2013 16:53:43 -0500 185.00 USD 203 0.5 10000 AL1955 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1951-new-york-yankees-american-league-championship-ring-p-284.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/284/ The 1951 New York Yankees season was the 49th season for the team in New York, and its 51st season overall. The team finished with a record of 98-56, winning their 18th pennant, finishing five games ahead of the Cleveland Indians. New York was managed by Casey Stengel. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they defeated the New York Giants in 6 games. This year was noted for a "changing of the guard" for the Yankees, as it was Joe DiMaggio's final season and Mickey Mantle's first. The 1951 season also marked the first year of Bob Sheppard's long tenure as Yankee Stadium's public address announcer. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1951-new-york-yankees-american-league-championship-ring-p-284.html Wed, 12 Mar 2014 22:52:51 -0500 185.00 USD 284 0.5 10000 AL1951