Philly Fan Redux
Posted at 10:02 am on Tuesday, October 14, 2008, in Uncategorized, and tagged philadelphia, sabres, syracuse.
I have received some flak for my rant against Philly fans yesterday, so let me continue…
Philadelphia is an elite world-class city, but it is not New York or Boston. Philadelphia is analogous to the ugly girl at the party that you wind up going home with because there was no one else to choose from. The ugly girl is just happy to be invited to the dance. And that is what Philadelphia sports teams are good at — getting a ride to the dance, making a fool of oneself, and spending the rest of the night puking into a toilet.
You cannot always be the champion; contending for a championship is all you can ask for…
- The Phillies lost the World Series (in dramatic fashion) in 1993, but they won in 1980;
- The Flyers lost in 1997, but they have two Stanley Cups in their history (including one over my Sabres);
- The Eagles lost the Super Bowl in 2004 (and 1980), but they were the cream of the crop in the late 40s; and
- The Sixers lost in 2001, but they had a championship team in the first-half of the 80s.
And what do Philly fans do to show support for their hard-working teams? They spit at them; they boo them; and they bring shame to the sports they cheer for.
Note: I have previously blogged that Philadelphia is my “second home,” which I still believe, further bolstered by the fact that the Sixers were originally the Syracuse Nationals.
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