The Bitter Rivals Thread

[KenFougere]

Hey Matt !

Hey Matt,

Help me out here.

I can't seem to remember if we bet anything on the current - series or not. -

[KenFougere]

'nuf said . . .

. . . Again. -

[KenFougere]

Matt, I can only imagine how embarrassing this must be. :dismay:

Boston - - - 36 26 .581 -

New York - 33 27 .550 - 2 :choke:

Tampa Bay 33 29 .532 - 3

[SDL]

Somewhere in the afterlife...

Somebody's exploding...

[SHOELESSJOE3]

Somewhere in the afterlife...

Somebody's exploding...

Oh, did I miss something, I thought the winner was declared after 162 games.

[TonyK]

Any truth to the rumor that the reason Thursday's game didn't start until 10:30 pm is so Jorge Posada could watch the first half of the Miami-Dallas NBA Finals? ;-)

[KenFougere]

I know it's about baseball, but . . . .

. . . Please indulge me.

Boston Bruins Hoist Stanley Cup for First Time in 39 Years!

[SDL]

. . . Please indulge me.

Boston Bruins Hoist Stanley Cup for First Time in 39 Years!

If only this was a rematch of the ''72 Finals and the results were the same as back then. Now who did we beat back then and WHRE did we win it? Oh yeah...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIyKjauLodQ

[KenFougere]

If only this was a rematch of the ''72 Finals and the results were the same as back then. Now who did we beat back then and WHRE did we win it? Oh yeah...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIyKjauLodQ

OK. (Without looking at your enclosed link), we beat the NEW YORK Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Bobby Orr scored the winning goal. He holds the record for number of times scoring the winning goal that clinched the Stanley Cup. Twice in 1970 & 1972.

[KenFougere]

I get so down when they lose.

After four straight losses, depression sets in. h

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I just had a thought:

Remember that game on 9/20/2001, the first baseball game in NYC after 9/11? That was between the Mets and the Braves, who are of course fairly strong rivals - yet before the game started, everyone congregated on the field and exchanged handshakes, hugs, and assorted other pleasantries. Even the fans didn't boo - they cheered for both teams. Something that you just don't usually see in baseball. My thought is this:

If that had been a Yankees/Red Sox game, would those two teams (and their respective fans) have been as friendly to each other as the Mets and Braves were?

[KenFougere]

The best you could hope for is very short term truce.

I just had a thought:

If that had been a Yankees/Red Sox game, would those two teams (and their respective fans) have been as friendly to each other as the Mets and Braves were?

Perhaps for the duration of the 3 game series.

Beyond that, not so much . . . :dismay:

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I wonder how fans in Boston reacted when 9/11 went down.

I did see a sign at Fenway soon afterward that said "Boston Loves New York". Guess anything's better than nothing eh? Figured it would have to take something like 9/11 to cool the rivalry, not just between the fans, but the cities themselves (AFAIK, Boston and NYC have always been at loggerheads - dates back to the Revolutionary War, when Boston was hardcore revolutionary and NYC was largely Loyalist).

[Blue387]

In 2008, I was at Louis' Lunch three years ago in New Haven and while eating there, I noticed some Red Sox-related paraphernalia on the walls; I distinctly remembered some stuff about hating the traitor Johnny Damon. While I mentioned I was from Brooklyn, I didn't want to mention I was a baseball fan as I didn't want to stir any arguments. The Sox were defending world champions while my team had an interesting 2007 season.

With inter-league almost finished, I'm hoping people come here to argue about that fierce Seattle-San Diego rivalry.

[SDL]

I'm gonna tell you a story
I'm gonna tell you about my town
I'm gonna tell you a big bad story, baby
Aww, it's all about my town
Yeah, down by the river
Down by the banks of the river Charles
(aw, that's what's happenin' baby)
That's where you'll find me
Along with lovers, muggers, and thieves
(aw, but they're cool people)
Well I love that dirty water
Oh, Boston, you're my home
(oh, you're the Number One place)
Frustrated women
(I mean they're frustrated)
Have to be in by twelve o'clock
(oh, that's a shame)
But I'm wishin' and a-hopin, oh
That just once those doors weren't locked
(I like to save time for my baby to walk around)
Well I love that dirty water
Oh, Boston, you're my home
(oh, yeah)
Because I love that dirty water
Oh, oh, Boston, you're my home
(oh, yeah)
Well, I love that dirty water
(I love it, baby)
I love that dirty water
(I love Baw-stun)
I love that dirty water
(Have you heard about the Strangler?)
I love that dirty water
(I'm the man, I'm the man)
I love that dirty water
(Owww!)
I love that dirty water
(Come on, come on)