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Before I was born, almost everyone hated the Yankees. They won too much: 10 WS titles in a 15 year stretch. A Yankee world series was almost a forgone conclusion. And, the years they didn't win, it seemed like the other NYC teams: Giants or Brooklyn Dodgers; did. Let's put it this way, from 1947 until 1962, the only non-NY teams to win a World Series were Cleveland, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh and LA (right after leaving Brooklyn). What the hell kind of fun would there be in following that?
Today we have two teams that are Yankee material. Patriots in the NFL and the Warriors in NBA, with the Warriors being nearly a sure bet to win a title, and the Pats being a sure bet to reach the Conference final. It's like those two teams are just too good. What fun is that?
Baseball has the BoSox winning 4 titles in 14 years. That's not ridiculous, like winning 10 in 15. But, sheesh--it certainly can be said that Baseball is in a competition slump. And, so is football. I can only name 6 teams in the NFL that I would even bother watching right now. And, in baseball, I can only name 4--and, two of them played each other in the WS. NBA: maybe 3 teams are worth watching, four if you are really bored.
Hockey--now there's a league with a lot of options. No one can predict who will win the Cup. No one can even guess who will be in the conference finals, even though they still have good teams likely to be there. Who would have guessed Vegas would be in the Final last year? Who is going to count out the Leafs this year? Who would say Pittsburgh, the closest thing there is to an NHL powerhouse, is a sure bet?
America, start watching hockey! j/k
Today we have two teams that are Yankee material. Patriots in the NFL and the Warriors in NBA, with the Warriors being nearly a sure bet to win a title, and the Pats being a sure bet to reach the Conference final. It's like those two teams are just too good. What fun is that?
Baseball has the BoSox winning 4 titles in 14 years. That's not ridiculous, like winning 10 in 15. But, sheesh--it certainly can be said that Baseball is in a competition slump. And, so is football. I can only name 6 teams in the NFL that I would even bother watching right now. And, in baseball, I can only name 4--and, two of them played each other in the WS. NBA: maybe 3 teams are worth watching, four if you are really bored.
Hockey--now there's a league with a lot of options. No one can predict who will win the Cup. No one can even guess who will be in the conference finals, even though they still have good teams likely to be there. Who would have guessed Vegas would be in the Final last year? Who is going to count out the Leafs this year? Who would say Pittsburgh, the closest thing there is to an NHL powerhouse, is a sure bet?
America, start watching hockey! j/k