Since 2008 the Rays have 7 playoff appearances and eight 90 win seasons, with 2 WS appearances. In the Brewers 50 year history we have 7 playoff appearances and nine 90 win seasons. OR Brewers since 2008 = 6 appearances Rays since 2008 = 7 appearances We have 8 postseason appearances in our franchises history by the way. World Series appearances, cool, that's more a virtue of luck and timing of getting hot. Yes...how a team is built can help them make a deeper run...but really it is about getting lucky/hot. Hence why the top team rarely comes out on top. Every other postseason appearance they have tapped out in the ALDS. From a business model it is somewhat impressive. Be cheap, but somehow stay competitive in a tough division. I just think they are made out to be this ungodly amazing franchise that everyone should want to be like...I don't really feel they are that amazing. I mean they basically have the same amount of success since 2008 and I would hardly call us anywhere near some blueprint example on how to be amazing. We just haven't quite had the luck to push us to a World Series appearance.