A lot of things have to go right in order for a Major League Baseball team to win the World Series. Sometimes, that includes teams that came before you failing at the hands of a rival. The best example of that is the 2005 World Series Champion Chicago White Sox and the chapter that was written one-year prior. In 2004, the Chicago White Sox dealt with adversity thanks to some help from the Minnesota Twins.
The 2004 Minnesota Twins were a good ballclub. They won the American League Central with a record of 92-70. They were nine games ahead of the second-place Chicago White Sox who finished with a record of 83-73.