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October 31, 2009

Worst Follow-Up Sports Seasons in History

Nick Dimengo, Esquire

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With the Phillies trying to repeat as World Series Champs, the Lakers out to defend their NBA Title, and the Steelers and Penguins sitting atop their divisions, it got us thinking here at Maxim...can they all do it again? And because we're sports pessimists, we started thinking about the teams that didn't even give fans hope the following year. No excuses could get past our list (Sorry post-Jordan and Pippen Bulls). Here are the worst follow-up performances by a team to win or play for a championship!

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TAGGED: world series 2009, mlb, Chicago Bulls, Philadelphia Phillies, NBA, NFL

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