BASEBALL!

[Ciaran]

Originally Posted by Cajun_dee

Because sometimes a team what keeps things alive. i was a NOLA Saints fan my entire life, Red Sox too, sometimes people need something to believe in. The Saints took over 45 years to just make it past round one of the playoffs, still the were our team. Win or lose we love em.....i'm no fair weather fan.

The Brooklyn Dodgers were the greatest epitome of this ..... their "next year" finally came in 1955 after many years of failure at the final hurdle.

[Wolfsong]

Originally Posted by Kobi

That was cool. It was our second win at home since mid-April. Kind of sad to think home cooking has motivated only 4 wins this seasons. But a win is a win at this point of the game.

Glad you gained some ground. Still sweeping the cellar here LOL.

Let's keep our fingers crossed tonight. I need a Boston win

Originally Posted by macele

doing the right thing in sports such as attitude, playing the game fair, giving all players a chance, etc. ... may not lead to a championship. but it leads to winning in the heart.

i don't see this as one of those things. maybe i'm wrong to a certain degree. the lady of sorrows are standing up for what they believe in.

Pretty insightful of you to recognize that they are simply standing up for what they believe in disregarding that the rest of us find it rather senseless. I had to look up this society and it looks like they went way rouge on the Catholic Church although they clain to obey the pope (they've managed to piss off 2 popes now and gotten themselves excommunicated by the vatican.)

Originally Posted by Ciaran

The Brooklyn Dodgers were the greatest epitome of this ..... their "next year" finally came in 1955 after many years of failure at the final hurdle.

The Brooklyn Dodgers should still be in Brooklyn and you are right. This team was a perfect example of the difference between trying and not trying. They had won several pennants previous to 1953 and never made it all the way. How much more sweet their victory was over the Yankees.

[macele]

i did not say that i agree with the lady of sorrows. i said that they needed to re schedule. play schools with the same rules/beliefs.

[Wolfsong]

Originally Posted by macele

i did not say that i agree with the lady of sorrows. i said that they needed to re schedule. play schools with the same rules/beliefs.

I know you didn't and I agree with you. Actually it's kind of silly, it isn't like the girl is wanting to play for their team.

[Ciaran]

Originally Posted by Wolfsong

The Brooklyn Dodgers should still be in Brooklyn and you are right. This team was a perfect example of the difference between trying and not trying. They had won several pennants previous to 1953 and never made it all the way. How much more sweet their victory was over the Yankees.

Yes, they had lost to the Yankees in the 1941, 1947, 1949 and 1953 World Series before finally winning in 1955. They'd also lost two World Series in their earlier years, 1916 against the Red Sox (with Babe Ruth in the team) and Cleveland Indians in 1920.

Sad state of affairs that both the Dodgers and Giants moved to the west coast in the late 1950s.

[Wolfsong]

Originally Posted by Ciaran

Sad state of affairs that both the Dodgers and Giants moved to the west coast in the late 1950s.

Well, I believe that the local team is also closely associated with the city/town/neighborhood/fan's identity. If it were not so thousands of joyus fans would not be jumping up and down screaming We Won We Won after clinching a championship. I believe that it takes something away, you lose a little, when a team leaves for another location.

The Mets moved in but it just isn't the same. Just like when a favorite neighbor moves out and another moves into his house. You might like the new guy, but you'll never forget the time that.......with the original neighbor. The new guy will never be the old guy even if you grow to love him.

We could have lost the White Sox to Florida in 1989. Thankfully we did not. The neighborhood that the team is located in, Bridgeport (and the south side of Chicago) would have suffered greatly for it. It's as much a part of us as the churches, the schools, and the locally owned businesses. Even if you weren't AT the game, the sound of fireworks booming in the night meant that someone knocked it out of the park or that our White Sox won.

Pittsburgh is a prime example of a city identifying with their teams. Every one of their sporting teams have the same colors, Black and Yellow. From the Pirates to the Penguins to the Steelers alike........Black and Yellow......the color of the city......the Iron City.

Now I've never been to LA, but I can say I've never met anyone who said they were a die hard Dodgers fan. The city currently is the largest market without a professional football team. They do follow the Lakers but I can't tell if that is fandom or fashion. They just don't seem to have the heart.

[AtLast]

My folks loved it that the "Bums" and the NY Giants moved to CA. They courted & sparked back in the 30's with these teams but moved to CA in 1948.

[Ciaran]

Originally Posted by Wolfsong

Now I've never been to LA, but I can say I've never met anyone who said they were a die hard Dodgers fan. The city currently is the largest market without a professional football team. They do follow the Lakers but I can't tell if that is fandom or fashion. They just don't seem to have the heart.

I've been to Southern California often, although until now I've never been to the Dodgers. Ironically, however, I'm actually going to one of their games later this month.

I'll always remember when the Raiders played in Los Angeles. I was a Washington Redskins fan as a young child and cried tremendously when the Raiders won the 1984 Super Bowl.

[Wolfsong]

Originally Posted by Ciaran

I've been to Southern California often, although until now I've never been to the Dodgers. Ironically, however, I'm actually going to one of their games later this month.

I'll always remember when the Raiders played in Los Angeles. I was a Washington Redskins fan as a young child and cried tremendously when the Raiders won the 1984 Super Bowl.

Oh great. Let us know what kind of experiance it is. I'd love to take a summer and do the one game at every ball park thing. I know that won't heppen so I'm going to tailor it to a select few musts like Yankee Stadium and Fenway Park.

[Ciaran]

Originally Posted by Wolfsong

Oh great. Let us know what kind of experiance it is. I'd love to take a summer and do the one game at every ball park thing. I know that won't heppen so I'm going to tailor it to a select few musts like Yankee Stadium and Fenway Park.

I definitely will post here what the experience was like.

I love the Yankees history and love going to Yankee games. I used to travel to New York often but, for some reason, I haven't been back since 2007 so I haven't been to the new Yankee Stadium yet.

I loved going to the old Yankee Stadium - the history and the ghosts were immense - so will be interesting to see what the atmosphere is like in the new stadium. I hope to get there in the summer.