02-01-2008, 10:00 PM
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Re: What would be big?
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Originally Posted by Patsfanin Philly
Here's another perspective. From 1902 until the late 40's with the advent of the NBA, the Red Sox were the only game in town and it's what your grandfathers and fathers lived and most likely, died for/with. The Celtics were THE franchise in the late 50's until the 80's but still were outdrawn by the Bruins.
The Red Sox for all their current success trace it back to 1967. Prior to that, they were doormats who didn't draw fans. When Yaz and Lonborg turned around a team, they had a region fall in love with them, despite all the game 7 failings that followed. To this day 40 plus years later, the Sox have been in the hearts of New Englanders, not just Bostonians.
The Patriots pre-Kraft and pretty much until 2001, were the Red Sox pre-1967 with some success but not at the level of today. Since 2001, it's been a perfect storm of success for both the Red Sox and Patriots. I hope that forty years out, New Englanders will look at 2001 the way Red Sox fans look at 1967,as the start of a great run........
Just my $0.02,
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Thanks for reminding everyone that the romance with baseball only goes back to 1967. The Braves left town in the early 50s because of no support and the Sox had difficulty reaching 1 million in attendance in the 50s and first half of the 60s. I even remember reading a few articles speculating that the Sox might follow the path of the Braves.
As for 19-0 (if they do it) never being duplicated - Look at next year's schedule and consider that the Pats have won 19 regular season games in a row TWICE in the past few years. It certainly isn't likely, but I'd say there is maybe a one in twenty chance of the Patriots (and no one else) doing it again next year. |
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