When you hear people talk about how football is better than baseball, one thing I hear is "You always have the same teams in baseball winning it... but in football ANYONE can win it!"
And people repeat that over and over again... so it must be true.
Right?
Since 2000, there has been a different World Series winner every single year.
Since 2002 we've had 4 different Super Bowl champions, with the Patriots winning 3 times.
In that same time only one team has even made the World Series twice.
Guess which team?
Nope, not the Yankees... not the Red Sox.
The Cardinals (2004 and 2006.)
And now we have 8 playoff teams lined up and only the Yankees are back from last year's playoff. 7 out of 8 teams in the playoffs this year were not in it last year? How is this "the same people every year?"
In fact if you look at the National League, not only were none of the playoff teams in the 2006 playoffs... but none were in the 2005 playoffs... nor the 2004 playoffs!
In that same time, there were 16 repeat playoff teams in the NFL, including the conference title game regulars Patriots and Colts who were in the playoffs every year.
Compare it also with the NBA, another salary cap team. Year in and year out... the Pistons, Heat, Spurs, Mavericks, Suns and Lakers are the big teams. When a Warriors or Cavaliers sneak it, everyone is stunned.
So please... if you like football better, fine.
But spare me any discussion about how "unlike baseball, every team in football has a shot."
Repeating it doesn't make it true.
WOW... Screw the salary cap and make the other teams use the money they get from the FANS and invest in the teams...Look at the Angels, they have a lot of do and dont invest same as the Red Soxs... If your charging BIG at least give a show and a damn for your loving fans
ReplyDelete"In that same time only one team has even made the World Series twice.
ReplyDeleteGuess which team?
Nope, not the Yankees... not the Red Sox.
The Cardinals (2004 and 2006.)"
The Red Sox won in 2004 and 2007.
your facts are whack, since when have the warriors "snuck in"?
ReplyDeleteand the last post, the red sox went to the playoffs in 07 anad 08 and you said they didn't...get your shit straight or don't blog, loser.
Um, before you call me a loser, do me a favor and actually read what I wrote.
ReplyDeleteWhat I wrote was
"What I wrote was "Do you know how many teams played in the post season in 2006, 2007 AND 2008?"
The Red Sox didn't make it in 2006.
As for the Warriors sneaking in, they did it 2007.
I was in the Bay Area. They were the 8 seed and knocked off the Mavericks.
Now I may indeed be a loser.
That is debatable.
But before you get on me about MY facts, please take the 3 seconds to double check your own.
Your pal, Sully