The 2005 Padres, who were 82-80, own the worst record of any playoff team.
But given Turner's record of one playoff appearance in nine previous seasons as a head coach, the disappointing results should not be a surprise.
The Cardinals, who coasted over the final month of the season and still won 100 games, have won with home runs, as they did in Game 1, and small ball, as they did in Game 2. The Padres, who were below.500 as late as Sept. 27, their 157th game, appear stuck, trying to shake off the stigma that comes with reaching the postseason with the worst record of any playoff team.
In Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals, he was even better, with 45 points and 15 rebounds in a victory over the Boston Celtics, falling a point short of the Heat record for playoff scoring, set by Dwyane Wade in 2010.
For nine seasons, Lovie Smith had been the head coach of the Chicago Bears: a record of 81-63, a playoff record of 6-3, five winning seasons and appeared in one Super Bowl, a loss to the Indianapolis Colts in 2006.
Cone noted that the Yankees have won their way through half of this World Series even though they had the worst won-lost record of the eight playoff teams.
In the game, Johnson caught 12 passes for 211 receiving yards and two touchdowns - breaking Detroit's playoff record of 150 receiving yards in a playoff game previously held by Brett Perriman and Leonard Thompson.
After shaking up the roster and limping to the end of the regular season with a 28 38 record and finishing out of playoff contention for the first time in three years, the team entered the offseason on the search for a general manager and new head coach.
The Rangers (14-20-5-1), theirs largely to their current 2-8-1-1 2-8-1-1 2-8-1-1 2-8-1-1 in the Easkidn Conference are in danger of establishing a franchise record of missing the playoffs for the sixth straight season.
No playoff appearances Two September collapses Overall record of 500-531 CARDINALS 3 playoff appearances 2 World Series titles (2006, 2011) Overall record of 561-475 .
