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| Author: | CriminallyVu1gar [ Fri Jan 29, 2010 1:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Most Tortured Sports Franchises |
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/st ... ortCat=nfl |
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| Author: | NYIntensity [ Fri Jan 29, 2010 2:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Most Tortured Sports Franchises |
Quote: They share a city with the star-crossed Bills. That's like having your house sprayed by a skunk once a year. You can't get that stink off your clothes.
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| Author: | End The Curse [ Fri Jan 29, 2010 2:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Most Tortured Sports Franchises |
NYIntensity wrote: Quote: They share a city with the star-crossed Bills. That's like having your house sprayed by a skunk once a year. You can't get that stink off your clothes. I was just about to post that quote, too. Time to post that dreaded ESPN vid again, I guess... |
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| Author: | Los9090 [ Fri Jan 29, 2010 2:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Most Tortured Sports Franchises |
Wow, Kerry Fraser blowing the call on Gretzky's high stick to Gilmour...surprise |
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| Author: | ironyisadeadscene [ Fri Jan 29, 2010 2:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Most Tortured Sports Franchises |
great list, but i dont ever want to see bartmans name mentioned with the cubs again. that poor guy has suffered for what any fan would do: reach for a ball near them. throw out the "it was by the field of play" argument, instinct kicks in, and you reach. he wasnt the only one reaching for that ill-fated ball. |
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| Author: | CriminallyVu1gar [ Fri Jan 29, 2010 3:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Most Tortured Sports Franchises |
ironyisadeadscene wrote: great list, but i dont ever want to see bartmans name mentioned with the cubs again. that poor guy has suffered for what any fan would do: reach for a ball near them. throw out the "it was by the field of play" argument, instinct kicks in, and you reach. he wasnt the only one reaching for that ill-fated ball. Wasn't that a non-clinching game? Like with Buckner and the Red Sox, it's up to the team to win the next game. |
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| Author: | ironyisadeadscene [ Fri Jan 29, 2010 3:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Most Tortured Sports Franchises |
they were both game 6. so a team COULD clinch. besides, even if buckner fields that ball, cleanly, no one was covering first, mookie wilson was fucking fast, and buckners ankles were beyond fucked up. he was going to be safe regardless. |
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| Author: | CriminallyVu1gar [ Fri Jan 29, 2010 4:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Most Tortured Sports Franchises |
ironyisadeadscene wrote: they were both game 6. so a team COULD clinch. besides, even if buckner fields that ball, cleanly, no one was covering first, mookie wilson was fucking fast, and buckners ankles were beyond fucked up. he was going to be safe regardless. Right, I'm agreeing with you, in that it's unfair to pin the blame of either of those on one person. Growing up playing team sports, I firmly believe losses are a team effort. |
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| Author: | ironyisadeadscene [ Fri Jan 29, 2010 4:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Most Tortured Sports Franchises |
i was in a playoff game a few years ago. we held a 3-2 lead. with 2 minutes to go, i made a pad save, but the guy poked the puck from under my pad in the net. tie game. made a few more saves, till a guy streaked in alone with a few seconds to go, and fired a slapshot 5 hole on me. the clock read 0.1... i was devastated. i blamed myself and so did the team. i waited till everyone left to take my equipment off. |
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| Author: | CriminallyVu1gar [ Fri Jan 29, 2010 4:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Most Tortured Sports Franchises |
The only game I even remotely blame myself for is a tournament game we were tied 2-2 when I came in with runners on and let in two runs. Not really my fault since we lost 4-2, but I didn't feel good about it. |
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| Author: | Los9090 [ Sat Jan 30, 2010 10:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Most Tortured Sports Franchises |
ironyisadeadscene wrote: they were both game 6. so a team COULD clinch. besides, even if buckner fields that ball, cleanly, no one was covering first, mookie wilson was fucking fast, and buckners ankles were beyond fucked up. he was going to be safe regardless. Unless Mookie tripped |
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| Author: | psychemedisabrefan [ Sun Jan 31, 2010 2:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Most Tortured Sports Franchises |
i thought the bills would be a bit higher. especially with the fact that the team is run incredibly horridly of recent. and the fact that fans keep paying for mediocrity. |
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| Author: | acrossthelines [ Sun Jan 31, 2010 4:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Most Tortured Sports Franchises |
Quote: Last Truly Devastating Defeat: 1999 Finals, Game 6 (the No Goal Game) 2006 just called. They probably wouldn't have won anyway in 1999. In 2006, that Cup was theirs. |
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| Author: | Skyline_BNR34 [ Sun Jan 31, 2010 4:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Most Tortured Sports Franchises |
acrossthelines wrote: Quote: Last Truly Devastating Defeat: 1999 Finals, Game 6 (the No Goal Game) 2006 just called. They probably wouldn't have won anyway in 1999. In 2006, that Cup was theirs. 2006 yes for sure. But yea they did have to still win game 7, but all swagger would have been theirs though. |
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| Author: | CriminallyVu1gar [ Mon Feb 01, 2010 1:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Most Tortured Sports Franchises |
acrossthelines wrote: Quote: Last Truly Devastating Defeat: 1999 Finals, Game 6 (the No Goal Game) 2006 just called. They probably wouldn't have won anyway in 1999. In 2006, that Cup was theirs. I fired that in an e-mail off to Simmons. I pretty much told him that unless he's going to watch hockey on a regular basis and not be a bandwagon fan, he should probably stop writing about it, or at least do some research. |
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| Author: | Squanto [ Mon Feb 01, 2010 1:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Most Tortured Sports Franchises |
Bill Simmons does not do research. |
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| Author: | CriminallyVu1gar [ Mon Feb 01, 2010 1:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Most Tortured Sports Franchises |
Squanto wrote: Bill Simmons does not do research. I know, which is why I read him mainly for entertainment value and try not to take anything he says seriously. |
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| Author: | ironyisadeadscene [ Mon Feb 01, 2010 6:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Most Tortured Sports Franchises |
ugh, can we stop talking about 2006? it still crushes me seeing the sabres were up 2-1 going into the third. |
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| Author: | mechaphil [ Mon Feb 01, 2010 6:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Most Tortured Sports Franchises |
Someone at work today was talking to another person, and I overheard one say "The Sabres lost a game, didn't they" and I flew into a silent rage. NO GOAL and FUCKING DELAY OF GAME ran through my mind, and I started to simmer. Then someone brought up Brian Burke's shenanigans and I calmed down
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| Author: | Skyline_BNR34 [ Tue Feb 02, 2010 5:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Most Tortured Sports Franchises |
mechaphil wrote: Someone at work today was talking to another person, and I overheard one say "The Sabres lost a game, didn't they" and I flew into a silent rage. NO GOAL and FUCKING DELAY OF GAME ran through my mind, and I started to simmer. Then someone brought up Brian Burke's shenanigans and I calmed down Good thing that doesn't happen to often down here.  If hockey comes up, I'm like How's them Hurricanes doing then?
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