100 Sports Seasons... and Counting
For those of you who don't understand why Philadelphia fans sometimes act like surly, ill-fed Tasmanian Devils, Sports Illustrated has kindly put together a list of the 100 most disappointing moments in Philadelphia sports since the city's last championship in 1983. This list illustrates quite nicely why I made the post I did on Sunday following the Flyers 6-0 dubbing at the hands of the Penguins (#88 on the SI list for those of you haven't clicked through yet).
Reading through the list is enough to make me wonder if trying to raise Tank as a Philly sports fan is actually a form of child abuse.
Update, 2:05 PM: For full truth in advertising, one Philadelphia sports writer is pointing out that the streak is really 98 seasons --the 1994 baseball strike-ended season and the entire missing 2003-2004 hockey seasons shouldn't count.
Regardless, at the rate we're going if neither the Phillies or Eagles achieve a championship this year, we still reach 100 seasons in 2008. Does waiting an extra seven months really make that big a difference in the math?
Reading through the list is enough to make me wonder if trying to raise Tank as a Philly sports fan is actually a form of child abuse.
Update, 2:05 PM: For full truth in advertising, one Philadelphia sports writer is pointing out that the streak is really 98 seasons --the 1994 baseball strike-ended season and the entire missing 2003-2004 hockey seasons shouldn't count.
Regardless, at the rate we're going if neither the Phillies or Eagles achieve a championship this year, we still reach 100 seasons in 2008. Does waiting an extra seven months really make that big a difference in the math?
