DanMcQ
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Post by DanMcQ on Oct 31, 2013 12:37:31 GMT -5
I'm sure there are more than a few dads out there in New England trying to explain to their kids that there was once a time when the Red Sox didn't win the World Series every four or five years, when the Patriots were an NFL doormat, and when the Bruins were a regular disappointment. As someone who grew up a Milwaukee Brewers fan, my kids have no understanding of how the amazing run of success they have come to expect is such a foreign concept almost everywhere else and I am completely unable to convince them this is just not how it should be every year.
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Nevada Hoya
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Post by Nevada Hoya on Oct 31, 2013 18:07:45 GMT -5
I'm sure there are more than a few dads out there in New England trying to explain to their kids that there was once a time when the Red Sox didn't win the World Series every four or five years, when the Patriots were an NFL doormat, and when the Bruins were a regular disappointment. As someone who grew up a Milwaukee Brewers fan, my kids have no understanding of how the amazing run of success they have come to expect is such a foreign concept almost everywhere else and I am completely unable to convince them this is just not how it should be every year. As somebody who grew up a Yankee and Celtics fan in the '50's, I came to expect victory every year. Still a Celtic fan (because of Jeff), and a Pacer fan (Roy), and Piston fan (Greg). And a BoSox fan because of Lester.
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Nevada Hoya
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Post by Nevada Hoya on Oct 31, 2013 18:12:31 GMT -5
How great! Much better than burning couches and overturning cars.
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Post by sleepy on Oct 31, 2013 19:43:35 GMT -5
Dan please do not try to convince them that this is not how its suppose to be every other year or so. With the exception of the Celts in the 60s and early 70s and the too short Bobby Orr years Boston was with few exceptions a wasteland for champions especially at Jersey st and Brookline ave. With almost 50 years of believing in the Curse of the Bambino it is clearly wiser and healthier to think your team will do it again next year.
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DanMcQ
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Post by DanMcQ on Oct 31, 2013 20:20:11 GMT -5
Probably didn't phrase it properly: more trying to get them to understand that they don't have any concept of how good they have it. Of course it should be this way every year.
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hoya9797
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Post by hoya9797 on Oct 31, 2013 22:34:50 GMT -5
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DanMcQ
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Post by DanMcQ on Nov 1, 2013 12:07:57 GMT -5
Dan please do not try to convince them that this is not how its suppose to be every other year or so. With the exception of the Celts in the 60s and early 70s and the too short Bobby Orr years Boston was with few exceptions a wasteland for champions especially at Jersey st and Brookline ave. With almost 50 years of believing in the Curse of the Bambino it is clearly wiser and healthier to think your team will do it again next year. www.boston.com/blogs/sports/columnists/kaufman/2013/11/boston_city_of_champions.html
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