With New York and Tampa being rivals I think it is fitting that the Bucs have Ronde and the Giants have Tiki. That solidifies that rivalry for me.
I appreciate the compliments. It's just one of those ideas that swims around in your head for a while, and then you eventually have to spill it on to virtual paper. Thought it might spark discussion. All of that being said, being a Minnesotan myself, I've never really had much animus for the Cowboys. The "Hail Mary" happened when I was three months old, and the Herschel thing was all about the Vikings' front office being run by chimpanzees more than Dallas doing anything wrong. Plus, they beat the Packers a lot in the 1990s, which only built up goodwill with me. :-) The hockey thing did stick in my craw, though. There was nothing worse in the mid-90's than having to endure a Tampa Bay-San Jose hockey game on ESPN2 while Minnesota didn't have a team. Thankfully, we have a team back here now. Now we'll just have to see if the tradition continues with the Twins and Tigers. Thankfully for the Tigers, they have 3 games with the Jays left.
Now we'll just have to see if the tradition continues with the Twins and Tigers. Thankfully for the Tigers, they have 3 games with the Jays left. Three games against the Jays, they get to finish with three games against the Royals. If the Tigers can't manage to win their division then they don't even deserve to make the playoffs.
(Bucs/Giants... well, I'm fuzzy on that one.) Bucs 6-9 against the Giants, so not so much. The Bucs lost a lot of games for many years, so the teams that the Bucs have a winning record against are few and far between.
I just moved to Northern California (Chico State!!) for college and found that although Lakers fans don't really care about the Sac Kings, Kings fans despise the Lakers and anything or anybody that has anything to do with them. Its actually kind of funny, Considering that Sacramento has finished second to Lakers and been eliminated from the playoffs by the Lakers for soooooo many years. Its no wonder that Lakers fans don't think about the Kings, because no one remembers the losers.
Regarding the Lakers, it is more of a Pacific Division hates the Lakers. I grew up in Oregon when Clyde, Terry, Jerome and Buck were constantly going up against the Lakers in the playoffs and the battle cry was always, 'BEAT LA'. After living in Sacramento for 15 years my adopted hometown Kings rose to face the same challenge using the same time tested battle cry. Now, couple that with most Laker fans being either casual fans, (SoCal is notorious for it), or simply big name bandwagon jumpers. Simply put, it is easier to sell an impact player on the perceived benefits of playing in LA or NYC and recruiting free agents becomes easier.
with most Laker fans being either casual fans, (SoCal is notorious for it), or simply big name bandwagon jumpers See what I'm talking about. Haters!
So cal fans are always being blamed for being late to arrive and early to leave. The truth about it is that in LA we have TRAFFIC. I mean real traffic, not cows or tractors on the road. Im talking about moving 3-10 miles in an hour type of traffic. Also, in LA they won't let us tailgate at the stadiums anymore so you can't get there early and party. Another reason that LA fans are not as die hard as the rest of the country is because we actually have other things going on here.
Another reason that LA fans are not as die hard as the rest of the country is because we actually have other things going on here. Yeah, because no other city has anything else to do but weave in and out of the cows and the rows of corn on their way to a game. I mean, there's just nothing else going on outside of L.A. What a bunch of crap.
Dude, if you lived in Los Angeles, you'd be so busy with traffic and stuff to do, you wouldn't even have been able to post that comment. Dude.
yeah dude!
Yeah, because no other city has anything else to do but weave in and out of the cows and the rows of corn on their way to a game. Actually in downtown Detroit basically the only thing to do near Comerica and Ford Field is go to the Hockeytown Cafe, see the homless guy who sings and plays the drums, and if you're lucky park in a spot where they let you tailgate. Besides that there are a few clubs and casinos a couple blocks away. That's about it.
