SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!!!
Teams that began with a 10-4 record or better since 2001, and where they ended up:
2010
New York Yankees 11-3 (95-67)
Tampa Bay Rays 10-4 (96-66)
Minnesota Twins 10-4 (94-68)
2009
Florida Marlins 11-3 (87-75)
Los Angeles Dodgers 10-4 (95-67)
Toronto Blue Jays 10-4 (75-87)
2008
St. Louis Cardinals 10-4 (86-76)
Arizona Diamondbacks 10-4 (82-80)
2007
New York Mets 10-4 (88-74)
Atlanta Braves 10-4 (84-78)
Los Angeles Dodgers 10-4 (82-80)
2006
New York Mets 10-4 (97-65)
Boston Red Sox 10-4 (86-76)
Houston Astros 10-4 (82-80)
2005
Los Angeles Dodgers 12-2 (71-91)
Chicago White Sox 10-4 (99-63)
2004
Los Angeles Dodgers 10-4 (93-69)
Florida Marlins 10-4 (83-79)
2003
San Francisco Giants 13-1 (100-61)
New York Yankees 11-3 (101-61)
Kansas City Royals 11-3 (83-79)
2002
Seattle Mariners 11-3 (93-69)
San Francisco Giants 10-4 (95-66)
Cleveland Indians 11-3 (74-88)
2001
Seattle Mariners 11-3 (116-46)
Minnesota Twins 11-3 (85-77)
Boston Red Sox 10-4 (82-79)
Toronto Blue Jays 10-4 (80-82)
Small sample sizes and selective end-points I know. I'm just saying I've already reserved a spot at the Plaza for a parade just in case.