Comments on: Possibly The Stupidest Phrase In All Of Sports http://www.tiricosuave.com/2008/05/20/possibly-the-stupidest-phrase-in-all-of-sports/ Ciao Virtues Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:58:41 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Harvey Bars http://www.tiricosuave.com/2008/05/20/possibly-the-stupidest-phrase-in-all-of-sports/comment-page-1/#comment-3357 Harvey Bars Thu, 22 May 2008 03:39:42 +0000 http://www.tiricosuave.com/?p=421#comment-3357 What the Rockies did last September/October and what the Houston Rockets did this season was a nice run. Winning your division every season for a decade and half is dominant. What the Rockies did last September/October and what the Houston Rockets did this season was a nice run. Winning your division every season for a decade and half is dominant.

]]> By: ethanator1088 http://www.tiricosuave.com/2008/05/20/possibly-the-stupidest-phrase-in-all-of-sports/comment-page-1/#comment-3356 ethanator1088 Thu, 22 May 2008 02:16:25 +0000 http://www.tiricosuave.com/?p=421#comment-3356 Here is a way to bring our points together. I would put the Braves below the Yankees in the 90's. I think most people would. That means to me that the Braves accomplishment was great, but not one of the best runs ever. It was just a nice run. To tie our points to the actual post, I think the Pistons would like to trade places with the Spurs. The team that is actually getting rings lately. Here is a way to bring our points together.

I would put the Braves below the Yankees in the 90’s. I think most people would.

That means to me that the Braves accomplishment was great, but not one of the best runs ever. It was just a nice run.

To tie our points to the actual post, I think the Pistons would like to trade places with the Spurs. The team that is actually getting rings lately.

]]> By: Harvey Bars http://www.tiricosuave.com/2008/05/20/possibly-the-stupidest-phrase-in-all-of-sports/comment-page-1/#comment-3350 Harvey Bars Wed, 21 May 2008 22:32:32 +0000 http://www.tiricosuave.com/?p=421#comment-3350 The debate isn't between the Braves and Yanks. It's whether or not the Braves are an elite team despite only winning one title. Or at least that's where I was going. I don't know anymore, I'm also in the middle of Canadien Football League argument as well. I may start declaring the Edmonton Eskimos the greatest team in North America on this thread by accident. The debate isn’t between the Braves and Yanks. It’s whether or not the Braves are an elite team despite only winning one title. Or at least that’s where I was going. I don’t know anymore, I’m also in the middle of Canadien Football League argument as well. I may start declaring the Edmonton Eskimos the greatest team in North America on this thread by accident.

]]> By: ethanator1088 http://www.tiricosuave.com/2008/05/20/possibly-the-stupidest-phrase-in-all-of-sports/comment-page-1/#comment-3349 ethanator1088 Wed, 21 May 2008 22:26:39 +0000 http://www.tiricosuave.com/?p=421#comment-3349 The Yankees winning 4 of 5 is better than the Braves winning 1 out of 14. That hurts me to say. I know that you think I am an elitist spoiled brat of a Braves fan, but that is how we roll. We are not happy with the division titles. The fact that the Braves won 14 straight division titles is a statistical anomaly that means absolutely nothing to the company that engraves world championship rings. Great debate though. I might do a post on it. Should I be satisfied, as a Braves fan, with 1 ring and a bunch of great memories through 14 years? Am I happy? Yes. Satisfied? No. The Yankees winning 4 of 5 is better than the Braves winning 1 out of 14.

That hurts me to say.

I know that you think I am an elitist spoiled brat of a Braves fan, but that is how we roll. We are not happy with the division titles.

The fact that the Braves won 14 straight division titles is a statistical anomaly that means absolutely nothing to the company that engraves world championship rings.

Great debate though. I might do a post on it.

Should I be satisfied, as a Braves fan, with 1 ring and a bunch of great memories through 14 years? Am I happy? Yes. Satisfied? No.

]]> By: Harvey Bars http://www.tiricosuave.com/2008/05/20/possibly-the-stupidest-phrase-in-all-of-sports/comment-page-1/#comment-3348 Harvey Bars Wed, 21 May 2008 21:58:36 +0000 http://www.tiricosuave.com/?p=421#comment-3348 Yeah and as sports blasphemous as this sounds, championships aren't everything. Yeah it's only more ring than those teams, but baseball fans view the Braves as an elite franchise. No one views the M's or Pirates in that fashion. Plus if you want to start throwing probability in there and what not, every year someone HAS to win a championship. Look at the Marlins, they've had two spectacular years and a lot of years where they were terrible. I may be incorrect here, but isn't what the Braves did with the consecutive division titles unprecedented? Winning 14 consecutive division titles to me is infinitely harder than winning one championship. Yeah and as sports blasphemous as this sounds, championships aren’t everything. Yeah it’s only more ring than those teams, but baseball fans view the Braves as an elite franchise. No one views the M’s or Pirates in that fashion. Plus if you want to start throwing probability in there and what not, every year someone HAS to win a championship. Look at the Marlins, they’ve had two spectacular years and a lot of years where they were terrible. I may be incorrect here, but isn’t what the Braves did with the consecutive division titles unprecedented? Winning 14 consecutive division titles to me is infinitely harder than winning one championship.

]]> By: ethanator1088 http://www.tiricosuave.com/2008/05/20/possibly-the-stupidest-phrase-in-all-of-sports/comment-page-1/#comment-3347 ethanator1088 Wed, 21 May 2008 21:12:05 +0000 http://www.tiricosuave.com/?p=421#comment-3347 I loved the Braves run, but I do not think any fan of theirs or player is happy to say that they just got one ring. That is just one more ring than the Mariners, Pirates, Royals or Brewers. :-) Everyone says the Braves were the team of the 90's. The Blue Jays and Yankees both had more 90's championships. I loved the Braves run, but I do not think any fan of theirs or player is happy to say that they just got one ring. That is just one more ring than the Mariners, Pirates, Royals or Brewers. :-)

Everyone says the Braves were the team of the 90’s. The Blue Jays and Yankees both had more 90’s championships.

]]> By: Harvey Bars http://www.tiricosuave.com/2008/05/20/possibly-the-stupidest-phrase-in-all-of-sports/comment-page-1/#comment-3340 Harvey Bars Wed, 21 May 2008 19:35:52 +0000 http://www.tiricosuave.com/?p=421#comment-3340 That's a Braves fan taking his team's success for granted. Try being a Mariners, Pirates, Royals or Brewers fan and see if 'only' one championship and 14 division titles seems in any way sad. By the way, Sheed's turned the corner and is the clear leader of that team. Don't harbor ill will towards him because of the of the one game he spent in Atlanta. He had 20 pts, 6 rebs and 5 blocks in a Hawks uniform. That’s a Braves fan taking his team’s success for granted. Try being a Mariners, Pirates, Royals or Brewers fan and see if ‘only’ one championship and 14 division titles seems in any way sad.

By the way, Sheed’s turned the corner and is the clear leader of that team. Don’t harbor ill will towards him because of the of the one game he spent in Atlanta. He had 20 pts, 6 rebs and 5 blocks in a Hawks uniform.

]]> By: ethanator1088 http://www.tiricosuave.com/2008/05/20/possibly-the-stupidest-phrase-in-all-of-sports/comment-page-1/#comment-3336 ethanator1088 Wed, 21 May 2008 18:35:48 +0000 http://www.tiricosuave.com/?p=421#comment-3336 I am not standing up for Mr. Barry. That was not a good analogy. On the other hand, there are some “OK” comparisons, and only getting 1 Championship ring in 14 years of winning your division is pretty sad. I should know. I am a huge Braves fan. The last year of their run, they had trouble selling out the playoff games. In Hotlanta? Ouch! Apathy is a pity. I know that Donald Sterling would love to have the Clippers in the finals every year, and make a ton of money, but the fans do not care how much money the org. is making. The Pistons need to lose 4 more years before it is a good analogy. :-) Apathy has not set in yet for the Pistons, but it will. Sheed is a ticking time bomb of negative locker room mojo. I am not standing up for Mr. Barry. That was not a good analogy.

On the other hand, there are some “OK” comparisons, and only getting 1 Championship ring in 14 years of winning your division is pretty sad. I should know. I am a huge Braves fan.

The last year of their run, they had trouble selling out the playoff games. In Hotlanta? Ouch! Apathy is a pity. I know that Donald Sterling would love to have the Clippers in the finals every year, and make a ton of money, but the fans do not care how much money the org. is making.

The Pistons need to lose 4 more years before it is a good analogy. :-) Apathy has not set in yet for the Pistons, but it will. Sheed is a ticking time bomb of negative locker room mojo.

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