 The two franchises' fortunes were reversed beginning in 2002 and continuing to the present day, as the Angels rose to the most successful era in their history by winning the aforementioned World Series and five division titles while the Mariners returned to the bottom of the division standings for most of those years (the only exceptions being in 2002 and 2009, when they finished a close third and 2003 and 2007, when they finished second).
