You have the power to erase one sports franchise from history -who?

[HEyHEY]

Bye Bye..... LA Kings
The most annoying franchise ever, and they started the huge payroll boom in the NHL.

[mouse7]

1. YANKEES!

This one won't even be close.

[HEyHEY]

2. I have a feeling we're gonna see a lot of that

[underpants]

3. I second the Yankees (and throw in ManU for our European friends)

pretty much the same thing.

[HEyHEY]

4. Good call on the Man U decision

[SiobhanClancy]

5. I third the Yankees AND ManU....

This is a really easy question:)

[mouse7]

6. I was thinking Real Madrid, actually. n/t

[DevGrrrl]

7. *gasp!*

[Bush loves Jiang]

29. Hell freeping yes on ManU

Murdoch owns them. 'Nuff said.

[bookman]

9. Throw away success

Why throw away a successful francise?

Personally I'd get rid of the entire NHL and NBA.

[HEyHEY]

32. whao whao whoa

I don't give a damn what you do with the NBA. But keep your mits of the NHL

[ClintonTyree]

31. A pox........

upon your house. My choice, The Dallas Cowgirls.

[baldguy]

44. YANKEES!

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[Rattlesnake]

85. I agree with you about the Yankees.

I hate them. They're overpaid. They all are ego-maniacs. They are the reason why baseball needs a salary cap.

[JVS]

8. The Cowboys are gone!

[Wickerman]

19. yep eom

[HuckleB]

22. Sorry, the Cowboys are necessary.

They're the foil in the Ice Bowl and for the Steelers dynasty. We can't do without 'em.

[JVS]

24. The Steelers dynasty must arrive! They are God's righteous chosen!

The Cowboys are the Devil's tool in keeping the Steelers from the promised land!

Them and the Damn Rooney family. Spend some money on a decent Quarterback you cheap fucking assholes! Oh, and nice job on not getting Marino, Art!

[HEyHEY]

33. I will admit I am a steelers fan

Them and the CHiefs

[HuckleB]

10. Hmm. On edit: Red Sox. Read post 14 before you skin me alive.

What if the Red Sox never existed? Then the Babe would have played somewhere else, probably for an owner who wouldn't send him packing to the Yankees. Thus, the Yankees wouldn't be "the Yankees" as we know them today.

There's more than one way to skin a fox, ya'll.

[JVS]

12. Without the Sox to absorb so much losing energy we might have lost ww2...

or something terrible like that. It just isn't safe letting that much loserness float freely in the environment.

[HuckleB]

14. Nah. It would stick somewhere else quickly. It never floats for long.

Besides, Boston would likely have kept the Braves without the Sox, keeping Ted Turner from getting his hands on them, and keeping us all from even more pain. Yeah, the more I think about it, eliminating the Red Sox would give the most relief to the most fans across the nation. It's THE move to make.

Think about it. There's no "Yankees." There's no Red Sox fans in constant pain. There's no annoying Atlanta Braves. Boston gets an NL team that would likely crush the Mets repeatedly, thus improving the self-esteem of all in the northeast. Milwaukee gets a team that stays, keeping that city from the pain of Bud Selig's ownership.

I love this move!

[Redneck Socialist]

17. Ha!

I'm a sox fan and that's funny as hell.

[PROGRESSIVE1]

11. Yankees and DAS Cowboys!

.

[Lefty48197]

13. Atlanta Braves

Cowboys too.

[Endangered Specie]

48. And while your at it... Carolina Hurricanes

They are absolutely disgraceful.

[name not needed]

15. cowboys

but keep the cheerleaders:)

[The Zanti Regent]

16. Texas Rangers

That way CHimp wouldn't have made a killing when he sold his shares!

[HuckleB]

18. /Washington Senators.

Cut it off at the bud.

[mobuto]

64. Bless the Washington Senators

They died when they went to Minnesota in 1960. That bastard expansion team now in Texas is nothing to me.

[Red_Storm]

20. If I had the power to erase all the haters on this thread.....

i'd erase all of youse ....

[HuckleB]

21. Where's the hate?

It's just business.

[Red_Storm]

27. I was being sarcastic..........

I think........

[HuckleB]

30. It's still just business.

:evilgrin:

[Mass_Liberal]

23. arsenal, Man U, sheffield wednesday

all evil, annoying, overly rich, or just plain silly franchises

[HEyHEY]

26. Well, I'm an Arsenal fan...but Sheffield can go cause of the dumb name

[Red_Storm]

28. I don't think Arsenal.............

is overly rich.......check the numbers.......

[camero]

25. Golden State Warriors

A sorry franchise and doesn't California have enough basketball teams?

[maveric]

34. LA Clippers. The saddest franchise in sports history.

With the worst owner, Lawyer Donald Sterling. This team has only 2 winning seasons in 26 years of existence, only making the playoffs twice. I'm surprised that they get anyone in the seats, competeing with the Lakers in LA.

[HEyHEY]

36. Yes it would be an act of mercy, like putting down a sick dog

[HuckleB]

37. One day, the Clippers will rise up!

Hey, the Steelers were very similar until the mid-70s. So were the Angels until they took the World Series.

[PeakOil2008]

67. But those two teams weren't competing against more successful franchises..

...Within the same City/Metro area. The Clippers have to compete directly against the Lakers from within the very same arena!!

At any rate, I really don't believe that Los Angeles needs TWO NBA franchises, especially with the long-running success of the Lakers. You could eliminate the Clippers, but I think it would be much better to deliver them to a different owner in a completely different city. Perhaps in an NBA-neglected area like Louisville, KY or Cincinnati? Cincinnati actually did have an NBA franchise at one time. The Cincinnati Royals -- better known today as the Sacramento Kings.

[Red_Storm]

35. Alot of MAN U haters all in this thread..........

i'm not a Man U fan but as long as Tim Howard is holdin it down for them i'll be rooting for them.......Yeah Tim ! Reppin USA, BABY !!!

[Screaming Lord Byron]

39. We hate Man U because they're not a football team, they're

a merchandising franchise.

[Red_Storm]

41. Keep hatin all you want...................

the undeniable fact is that football today is all about merchandising first, football second......Man U is just a part of the money making machine just as Madrid, Milan, Barca, Juventus, Chelsea, Liverpool and many other teams are......If you're going to hate Man U for being the merchandise powerhouse that they are you might as well not watch football anymore because look around buddy, it's teams from all over the world not just Man U that are taking part in the merchandising frenzy......it's all about the benjamins, that's the reality of football today...............

[Screaming Lord Byron]

53. another reason I hate Man U

is that they're the team that people support who support success. When people who are clueless about football need to pick a team, they pick Man U because they've been successful and have a high profile. For those of us forced to support crappy teams by accident of birth and to suffer years of abuse at the hands of mediocre non-entities, this is bloody annoying.

[Red_Storm]

56. I'll give you that one.........

You're right, there is no doubt that there are alot of bandwagoners/glory hunters type of fans associated with Man U.......but I think it's even worse with Real Madrid, they have even more of those types of fans.....and I also agree with you about being loyal to your team, especially during the bad times and being pissed off at seeing all these fake fans jumping on board the Man U success train......

BTW, Which team do you support ?

[Screaming Lord Byron]

102. don't worry about it, I'm not entirely serious about the Man U hating

it's just such an irresistible target. I was born in Dundee, so my team is Dundee, and they're unremittingly pitiful. No one could ever accuse me of being a glory hunter! There's no glory in these constantly near-bankrupt losers.

[Nlighten1]

38. Dallas Cowboys.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

83. I'm so sick of the Dallas Cowboys...

They make me wanna puke. PEople from oklahoma are always talking about the Dallas cowboys, and I'm always like, "If you wanna like a team close to home, why can't you like the Rams? They can at least play a whole season without someone getting booked on a felony, for christ sakes."
Duckie

[Spirochete]

40. The Lakers

[Kickin_Donkey]

42. the NHL Tampa Bay Lightning

Who gives a shit about them? you may ask. My point exactly.

Weren't they the ones who started the trend of NHL franchises moving to southern cities with no hockey tradition?

However, I do have to give them credit for signing that female goalie years back. Rhaume, I think, was her name. Oh, man ...

[BigDaddyLove]

66. Actually, through high (and smart) draft picks........

they've become quite a team....young and exciting. I'd rather watch them play than the likes of Dallas or Toronto.

Then again in Toronto's case I'd rather have four more years of Bush than to see the Leafs win the Cup.

Golf Leafs Golf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Padraig18]

43. Hasta la vista, Cowboys!

*poof*:evilgrin:

[bubblesby2002]

45. The Toronto Maple Leafs

Canada's hockey team my ass!! It's the Canucks all the way man.

[HEyHEY]

75. bubbles you just became my best friend

GO Canucks!

[BigDaddyLove]

46. New Jersey Devils.........

if not for them, the Flyers would be able to get to the Stanley Cup Finals.

[Endangered Specie]

47. Damn Yankees (again)

The sports version of corporations chrushing the little people with their $$$.


Not to mention their smug attitude... Zen got what was coming to him (actually, he walked right into it)

[kodi]

49. disappearing the NY Yankees creates quite a disturbance in the Force

no american sports franchise has embedded itself further into the american pysche.

get rid of the yanks, and a whole strange new world of sports and american iconography awaits.

no babe?

no gerhig?

no joltin' joe (or paul simon)?

the mick?

mr oct?


the yankees have been the pinnacle of american team sports over the last 100 years and their story has penetrated most deeply into america's story.

any wonder that steinbrenner goes nuts every couple of years if the yanks dont win it all?

[ProudGerman]

51. What are you talking about?

Those players still would have played, and still would have been the legends they are today. Just for other teams. The only thing that would be lost would be a couple of dynasties. You can say that dynasties made the game what it once was, but look at the NFL. The closer it gets to total parity the hotter a commodity it is. There are no dynasties in American football, and its the most watched game in the country. (well, dynasties are so rare in the league that winning 3 championships in a 10 year period is considered a dynasty)

[Bake]

57. They wouldn't have necessarily been the legends they are

There's such a thing as team chemistry that brings out the best in some players. Would Maris have hit 61 without the Mick on his tail most of the season? Would Reggie have been Mr. October if he had been playing for a team whose season ended in September?

There are obviously a lot of Red Sox fans on this thread!

Bake

[kodi]

73. NY media power built the myths and the ballplayers' legends

ruth, gerhig dimaggio and mantle would not have been as famous if they had played for the washington senators and they would not have become the cultural icons they became otherwise.

for the yanks, there was a direct line from ruth to mantle that spanned from the early '20's to late '60's and that franchise was america's in that time. remove it and the largest hole in sports culture and history occurs.

only the celtics with auerbach and russell in the late 50's to mid '60's comes close....(and perhaps the montreal candians over the same span).

[Rattlesnake]

50. The Green Bay Packers.

They're overrated. Brett Favre is overrated.

[Rabrrrrrr]

59. You son of a bitch

them's fightin' words. I'LL KICK YOUR ASS!

still, I applaud your integrity and the audacity to speak up with such authority and lack of fear, so I will leave you be. :toast:

And welcome to DU!! :hi:

I never got the impression they are over-rated, since I never seem to really hear much about them. 'Course, I'm in NY, and I don't watch sports or listen to the TV, so it kinda stands to reason that I'd hear mostly about east coast teams, but still - seems that other football franchises get far more publicity than the Pack. But as I said, I have little real contact with the media, especially the sports media, so I could be - and probably am - entirely wrong.

[Rattlesnake]

80. That's all you hear about are the Packers...

"Brett Favre this, Brett Favre that." "The team of destiny." I heard very little about the Philadelphia Eagles yesterday on the pregame shows. Made me sick. :puke:

The team of destiny my ass. They got a good whoopin' last night! :) :D :toast:

[Rabrrrrrr]

88. Well, that'll teach me to make judgments based on not watching TV

Favre is a pretty darn good QB, though. :p

[LTR]

90. Hear hear!

Im sick of the Favre ass-kissing fests. John Madden and Chris Berman are the worst offenders. :puke:

But I say all of this as a Vikings fan.

[Rabrrrrrr]

105. You son of a bitch!

them's fightin' words. I'LL KICK YOUR ASS!

still, I applaud your integrity and the audacity to speak up with such authority and lack of fear, so I will leave you be.

:toast:

[ScreamingMeemie]

52. Today? It's those blasted Eagles....Tomorrow? The Red Wings.

Sorry to any fans, I just don't like Mike Illitch. (sp) He's screwing the Tigers over in favor of that darned team.

[bif]

82. I like the Wings. Hate Illitch

n/t

[HawkerHurricane]

54. San Diego Chargers

First, they rip off the city with thier scam of a seat guarentee.
Then, they use that money to try to elect Republicans to give them a new stadium.
Then, when that doesn't work, they run up to Los Angeles to sue the city...

[Mrs. Venation]

55. Washington Redskins

then the damnYankees!

[mobuto]

63. NOOOO

How can anybody hate the Washington Redskins? God's team on earth!

Now the Cowboys, the Eagles -- these are dirty, worthless teams worth hating.

But the Redskins are the embodiment of all that is good on earth. They carry with them the smile of every child. They perform miracles - I saw Art Monk lay hands on Joe Theisman's leg and heal him. Then He said unto him, "Go forth and beat Dallas."

[LTR]

91. Okay then, how about erasing a sports owner

I'll start with Dan Snyder.

Then Jerry Jones, then George Steinbrenner, then the Bidwill family, then former North Stars owner Norm Green, then Bud selig, then...

Hmmm... sounds like a good idea for a thread. Okay, I'll be back...

[SaveElmer]

93. Washington Redskins

By far...the only team I am glad to see lose to the Cowboys. The most obnoxious sports franchise ever!!!

I'm glad to see Joe Gibbs back though. It's been too easy hating the Skins lately...like Shooting fish in a barrel. Now there will be far more satisfaction in seeing them lose. Skins fans won't be able to blame it on the coach.

[ThoughtCriminal]

58. Arizona Cardinals

We could have had an expansion team BUT NOOOOOOOOOO! We had to get Bidwell to move his sorry franchise here.

[Dees]

61. We put up with the Bidwells in St. Louis for years. He needs

to go away. Far far away.

[TXlib]

60. How 'bout the entire XFL?

[Rattlesnake]

81. The XFL has been put to rest for a couple of years now.

:D

[ScreamingMeemie]

89. I kind of liked the XFL. The running for possesion to begin the

game. I don't think they needed all the girls in short skirts, but my husband and I found it fun to watch. A nice switchup. Better than the USFL, which was horrid.

[Dees]

62. How about that trampoline jumping basketball thing.

I don't know what you call it. I'm sure it's got some little cutsey name. Just horrible.

[TheMightyFavog]

68. I think you're talking about Slamball.

eom

[theemu]

74. I dunno if you got the memo...

...but Slamball is better than any professional sport.

[devilgrrl]

65. The Miami Dolphins and Philadelphia Flyers

:puke: :puke: :puke:

[jmowreader]

69. Miami Heat

Such an abomination...

[gyopsy]

107. Yes...

but not as bad as the Orlando Magic! :(

[DEM FAN]

70. New York Yankees.

;-)

[bif]

71. Mighty Ducks

for the name alone. And the uniforms suck pretty bad, too.

[noonwitch]

78. I agree. On top of that, they named their stadium The Pond.

It is all too cornball.
They can have Federov, the Wings seem to be doing just fine without him. He was overrated and it always bugged me that people looked the other way when her was involved with Anna Kournikova, who was a teenager at the time.

[WoodrowFan]

72. Texas Rangers

so DC would still have a team.

[phillybri]

76. Dallas Cowboys

It begins and ends there...

[SmileyBoy]

77. So long, Dallas Cowboys.

I HATE that team.

America's team my ASS.

[Gretchen]

79. New York Jets

suck and are causing a lot of problems with their new stadium in NYC

Can someone please buy them and take them away?

[Blue-Jay]

84. Without the Cowboys and the Yanks,

Who would all you morans spend your time hating? Those two teams, like 'em or not, have given us some of the most watchable highlights in the history of sports.

Personally, I'd get rid of a team that hasn't provided any great sports moments. Like maybe the Sabres...

[Kathy in Cambridge]

86. I'm a Red Sox Fan, But Don't Agree That The Yankees Should Be Erased

They are a dynasty that have contributed a lot to baseball: Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig, Mickey Mantle, and a whole slew of baseball history in the '30s, '40s, and '50s. As much as I have animosity toward them during the regular season, I can't deny their contribution to baseball.

On the other hand, I hated the Detroit Pistons in the '80s when they played my Celtics...there's a team I could have done without, along with the Lakers!

[Redneck Socialist]

92. On an intellectual level I agree with the Yankees thing, but...

...without the Lakers where would the Celtics have been? Without quality opposition we wouldn't have has the high level of basketball that we did in the eighties. I know they only met three times but for most of that decade the regular season seemed like just a formality, a long wait until we could get down to the real business of watching the Lakers and Celtics. Great, great stuff.

[liberalhistorian]

87. Boy, this is an easy one,

THE DAMN YANKEES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Beaker]

94. The Chicago Cubs.

or maybe just Wrigley Field...same difference.

The '69 Cubs destroyed my childhood.

[ProfessorGAC]

97. Oh, Come On!!!

They destroyed everyone's childhood. You're not special! LOL!
The Professor

[Beaker]

98. the '69 Cubs left me so scarred-

that I can't even enjoy mutual oral sex with my wife...

(although, it doesn't seem to bother me with my girlfriend...go figure)

[TopesJunkie]

99. Every child has to bear a '69 Cubs --

Lucky for you, it was just a baseball team.

[Jokerman]

95. The Colts

Not that I really care about any football team one way or another, I'm just tired of my tax dollars subsidizing a bunch of millionaires playing a game.

The more they win, the more tax money they're likely to to fleece out of the city.

[Beaker]

101. Consider yourself lucky-

here in Chicago, the taxpayers were forced to hand over $700 billion and desecrate a war memorial to allow our football team(and a shitty one at that) to have a new stadium to make money off of.
and the stadium isn't even domed, so it's not like it's going to be useful most of the year, or be able to draw some really big convention events...
we was robbed, by Dum-Dum Daley, the Democrat Dictator and it's one of the reasons I want to leave this cow-town on the lake.

[BlackVelvetElvis]

103. If I might add

That's one ugly-ass stadium now.
They ruined a classic.

[ArkDem]

96. Washington Senators

.

[kaitykaity]

100. The Portland Trailblazers.

Talk about a waste of fucking space, this franchise
has nothing but criminals and pot heads, guys who
don't give a damn about the fans, their favorite line
is "cut the check". Their 'star', Rasheed Wallace,
told us point blank that he doesn't give a damn what
anybody thinks, he's gonna do what he wants to do.

I call them the Jail Gangstas 'cuz so many of them
are on probation.

[Bundbuster]

104. Yankees & Lakers

Everything that's WRONG with pro sports is epitomized by these 2 teams/owners/players.

[Doc_Technical]

106. Seattle Pilots

eom

[gyopsy]

108. LA Lakers

why must there be so much evil in the world?!?