A century?
I realize this was probably hyperbole, and 80-90 years would be closer to accurate, as the teams of the early 20's to 30's really sucked. We never won more than 67 games from 1922-1933.
We were pretty bad right before the WS trip in 1946.
We were pretty bad for 6 or 7 years before the 1967 miracle season.
We were 54-61 in the shortened 1994 season.
We won 69 games in 2012 but very few expected less than 79 or 89 wins that season in March.