What city got screwed the most by a sports team leaving?
I'm thinking Brooklyn. It seemed Dodger fan took it harder than Giants Fan.
When the Oilers left, folks here were really bitter. Even though Houston is a weak-ass fan town. Bud Adams was such a dick, screwing the team by forcing hold outs year after year, then the debacle in Buffalo... and then Adams, after we had paid for the Dome upgrades he held us over a barrel for, freaking bailed anyway.
Baltimore Colts fan? Leaving in the middle of the night is cold.
New Orleans Jazz? Minneapolis Lakers? St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)?
> What city got screwed the most by a sports team leaving?
> I'm thinking Brooklyn. It seemed Dodger fan took it harder than Giants > Fan.
> When the Oilers left, folks here were really bitter. Even though > Houston is a weak-ass fan town. Bud Adams was such a dick, screwing > the team by forcing hold outs year after year, then the debacle in > Buffalo... and then Adams, after we had paid for the Dome upgrades he > held us over a barrel for, freaking bailed anyway.
> Baltimore Colts fan? Leaving in the middle of the night is cold.
> New Orleans Jazz? Minneapolis Lakers? St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)?
I dunnoif these suggestions are as bitter as i thinkt hey are but I'll throw them out there....
LA Rams Fan?
Winnipeg Jets fan?
Milwaukee Braves Fan?
Charlotte Hornets Fan?
Cleveland Browns Fan?
Seattle Pilots fan?
Quebec Nordiques Fan?
Here in Canada CFL Football in our Nation's Capital has been a farce.
> What city got screwed the most by a sports team leaving?
> I'm thinking Brooklyn. It seemed Dodger fan took it harder than Giants > Fan.
> When the Oilers left, folks here were really bitter. Even though > Houston is a weak-ass fan town. Bud Adams was such a dick, screwing > the team by forcing hold outs year after year, then the debacle in > Buffalo... and then Adams, after we had paid for the Dome upgrades he > held us over a barrel for, freaking bailed anyway.
> Baltimore Colts fan? Leaving in the middle of the night is cold.
> New Orleans Jazz? Minneapolis Lakers? St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)?
That's easy. Arlington got shafted when the Senators left Washington.
On Jul 3, 7:02 pm, Steve Cutchen <max...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> What city got screwed the most by a sports team leaving?
> I'm thinking Brooklyn. It seemed Dodger fan took it harder than Giants > Fan.
> When the Oilers left, folks here were really bitter. Even though > Houston is a weak-ass fan town. Bud Adams was such a dick, screwing > the team by forcing hold outs year after year, then the debacle in > Buffalo... and then Adams, after we had paid for the Dome upgrades he > held us over a barrel for, freaking bailed anyway.
> Baltimore Colts fan? Leaving in the middle of the night is cold.
> New Orleans Jazz? Minneapolis Lakers? St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)?
Seattle is fairly pissed off. We were shafted from all sides - the city, NBA and owners. The only thing we were unwilling to do was open the pocketbook for a new arena we didn't really need. You guys can have the NBA, I'm done with em.
I saw our buddy Coz interviewed on T.V. He's a major force behind "Save Our Sonics."
You're not like the others, Steve Cutchen <max...@earthlink.net>... you like the same things I do! Wax paper! Boiled football leather! Dog breath!
>What city got screwed the most by a sports team leaving?
>I'm thinking Brooklyn. It seemed Dodger fan took it harder than Giants >Fan.
>When the Oilers left, folks here were really bitter. Even though >Houston is a weak-ass fan town. Bud Adams was such a dick, screwing >the team by forcing hold outs year after year, then the debacle in >Buffalo... and then Adams, after we had paid for the Dome upgrades he >held us over a barrel for, freaking bailed anyway.
>Baltimore Colts fan? Leaving in the middle of the night is cold.
>New Orleans Jazz? Minneapolis Lakers? St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)?
The pussies in Cleveland were about the most bitterest you could get...
"The 1995 season was a disaster on the field as well. After starting 3–1, the Browns lost 3 straight before the news broke about the team's impending move cut the legs out from under the team. They finished 5–11, including a 2–7 record in the nine games after the announcement. When fans in the Dawg Pound became unruly during their final home game against the Cincinnati Bengals, action moving towards that end zone had to be moved to the opposite end of the field. Several fans set fires in the stands, especially in the "Dawg Pound" section and assaulted security officials and police officers who tried to quell the growing fires."
John Rogers AU Class of 1985 The Al Del Greco of Atlanta
"You say that it is your custom to burn widows. Very well. We also have a custom: when men burn a woman alive, we tie a rope around their necks and we hang them. Build your funeral pyre; beside it, my carpenters will build a gallows. You may follow your custom. And then we will follow ours." (General Sir Charles Napier)
On 2008-07-04, Steve Cutchen <max...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> What city got screwed the most by a sports team leaving?
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> St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)?
Surely you jest. They should have gotten on their knees and prayed hallelujah when Bidwell left town. They got the Rams and a Super Bowl, whereas they wouldn't have had diddly had the Cardinals stayed.
-- There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age 12. -- Dave Barry
> "The 1995 season was a disaster on the field as well. After starting > 3-1, the Browns lost 3 straight before the news broke about the team's > impending move cut the legs out from under the team. They finished > 5-11, including a 2-7 record in the nine games after the announcement. > When fans in the Dawg Pound became unruly during their final home game > against the Cincinnati Bengals, action moving towards that end zone > had to be moved to the opposite end of the field. Several fans set > fires in the stands, especially in the "Dawg Pound" section and > assaulted security officials and police officers who tried to quell > the growing fires."
I'm sure the same would happen with any team if the move was announced mid season.
I, for one, was happy to see Art Model leave my state.
>> I'm thinking Brooklyn. It seemed Dodger fan took it harder than Giants >> Fan.
>> When the Oilers left, folks here were really bitter. Even though >> Houston is a weak-ass fan town. Bud Adams was such a dick, screwing >> the team by forcing hold outs year after year, then the debacle in >> Buffalo... and then Adams, after we had paid for the Dome upgrades he >> held us over a barrel for, freaking bailed anyway.
>> Baltimore Colts fan? Leaving in the middle of the night is cold.
>> New Orleans Jazz? Minneapolis Lakers? St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)?
> I dunnoif these suggestions are as bitter as i thinkt hey are but I'll > throw them out there....
> LA Rams Fan?
> Winnipeg Jets fan?
> Milwaukee Braves Fan?
> Charlotte Hornets Fan?
> Cleveland Browns Fan?
> Seattle Pilots fan?
> Quebec Nordiques Fan?
> Here in Canada CFL Football in our Nation's Capital has been a farce.
Edmonton Trappers (thanks Nolan Ryan, you cunt. Eat dick and die, cocksucker).
> On Jul 3, 7:02 pm, Steve Cutchen <max...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> > What city got screwed the most by a sports team leaving?
> > I'm thinking Brooklyn. It seemed Dodger fan took it harder than Giants > > Fan.
> > When the Oilers left, folks here were really bitter. Even though > > Houston is a weak-ass fan town. Bud Adams was such a dick, screwing > > the team by forcing hold outs year after year, then the debacle in > > Buffalo... and then Adams, after we had paid for the Dome upgrades he > > held us over a barrel for, freaking bailed anyway.
> > Baltimore Colts fan? Leaving in the middle of the night is cold.
> > New Orleans Jazz? Minneapolis Lakers? St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)?
> Seattle is fairly pissed off. We were shafted from all sides - the > city, NBA and owners. The only thing we were unwilling to do was open > the pocketbook for a new arena we didn't really need. You guys can > have the NBA, I'm done with em.
In five years, Sonics fans will wonder what the fuss is all about because you won't miss them all that much. In Milwaukee, they are talking that the 20 yo Bradley Center is obsolete and that a new arena might need to be built.
On Jul 3, 9:02 pm, Steve Cutchen <max...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> What city got screwed the most by a sports team leaving?
> I'm thinking Brooklyn. It seemed Dodger fan took it harder than Giants > Fan.
I don't think Brooklyn got screwed. Ebbetts Field was too small and had no parking. The owners wanted to build a new stadium on their own, with no public money involved, but the city of New York wanted them in Queens and not Brooklyn. LA stepped in and the rest is history.
Furthermore, MLB should have been quicker to respond to an increased market for their product and expanded anyway.
