[Giants]

What amazed me is that this was not the celebration of a team that hadn’t been to the World Series in 44 years.

BC

…and was the only current NL franchise that had never won a National League pennant. 

Now the Pirates have the longest streak of NL pennant-less seasons. The last was in 1979.

And, of course, the longest streak of pennant-less season in the AL is Seattle (they have never realized that achievement). They played their first game in 1977.

[Giants]

What amazed me is that this was not the celebration of a team that hadn’t been to the World Series in 44 years.

BC

…and was the only current NL franchise that had never won a National League pennant. 

Now the Pirates have the longest streak of NL pennant-less seasons. The last was in 1979.

And, of course, the longest streak of pennant-less season in the AL is Seattle (they have never realized that achievement). They played their first game in 1977.