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DT421 Registered: Nov '03	Date Posted: 6/24 4:51pm Subject: What sporting event in history would you attend if you could?
	Not that year, my friend. Not that year. -----signature----- rhonderoo "We have to believe in free will. We've got no choice." - Isaac Bashevis Singer "There is in every village a torch - the teacher: and an extinguisher - the clergyman." - Victor Hugo
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DarthTunick Title: Arena's Streak for Colors Host Registered: Nov '00	Date Posted: 6/24 6:10pm Subject: What sporting event in history would you attend if you could?
	Meh, I still respectfully disagree. For example, if the Dodgers were to win a pennant by going through the Giants in similar fashion, I wouldn't rank that ahead of a title (and if the Dodgers were to lose a possible World Series in that scenario, beating the Giants in the NLCS wouldn't mean squat). -----signature----- September 11th, 2001 -Never forget Viva Los Angeles! RIP, Cody "Snowball" Reeves, 1978-2008. Lawrence Tanter is my homeboy. 2009-2010 L.A. Lakers: 11-3, my record at Staples Center: 0-1
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SLR Registered: Oct '02	Date Posted: 6/24 7:03pm Subject: What sporting event in history would you attend if you could?
	Game 5 of the 2008 World Series: I would have loved to be there in person to watch the eruption of the crowd after Philly won its first title in 28 years (for the Phillies) and the city's first major pro-sport title in 25 years. Game 6 of the 1980 World Series: The Phillies first world championship for a team that has been in existance since 1882. Game 4 of the 1983 NBA Finals Game 7 of the 1974 NHL Finals Game 6 of the 1975 NHL Finals 1960 NFL Championship Game (the Eagles last NFL title) -----signature----- *"Sir Tampon" of the Knights of The 3SA Sarcasm Table* Philadelphia Phillies 2008 World Series Champions Come on Eagles, we want another parade down Broad Street Fight on USC!!!
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Tommy_Docherty Registered: Jun '09	Date Posted: 6/24 7:39pm Subject: What sporting event in history would you attend if you could?
	1953 F.A. Cup Final -----signature----- I quit!
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Spike2002 Title: Former FF-UK RSA and Arena Manager Registered: Feb '02	Date Posted: 6/26 5:00pm Subject: What sporting event in history would you attend if you could?
	1966 World Cup Final 1999 Champions League Final 2008 Champions League Final The Rumble in the Jungle The Thriller in Manila Calzaghe - Kessler Calzaghe - Jones Jr Hatton - Mayweather -----signature----- "It may be that our role on this planet is not to worship God, but to create him." - Arthur C. Clarke I agree with halibut Master to Louis_Skywalker Proud Recipient of the Golden Elegos™
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KnightWriter Title: Administrator Emeritus Registered: Nov '01	Date Posted: 6/26 5:38pm Subject: What sporting event in history would you attend if you could?
	DarthTunick posted: Pffffffffffffffffffffft. No matter the circumstances, winning a title is always more important than clinching a pennant. That just isn't so, Tunick, and I wish you would listen to actual Red Sox fans instead of projecting what's true for you onto them. Just as the 2003 World Series was an afterthought to a lot of Yankees fans, the 2004 World Series was almost unnecessary after vanquishing the Yankees to get there. The championship was very important, but the real fun for a lot of Sox fans was in seeing the Yankees collapse. -----signature----- "Nothing but the rain."
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DarthTunick Title: Arena's Streak for Colors Host Registered: Nov '00	Date Posted: 6/26 6:00pm Subject: What sporting event in history would you attend if you could?
	I understand that. I just think it's a little odd to almost place that title as an afterthought, though. That's all. -----signature----- September 11th, 2001 -Never forget Viva Los Angeles! RIP, Cody "Snowball" Reeves, 1978-2008. Lawrence Tanter is my homeboy. 2009-2010 L.A. Lakers: 11-3, my record at Staples Center: 0-1
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SLR Registered: Oct '02	Date Posted: 6/26 6:19pm Subject: What sporting event in history would you attend if you could?
	Especially given that it was the team's first title since 1918. -----signature----- *"Sir Tampon" of the Knights of The 3SA Sarcasm Table* Philadelphia Phillies 2008 World Series Champions Come on Eagles, we want another parade down Broad Street Fight on USC!!!
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Armenian_Jedi Registered: Mar '03	Date Posted: 6/27 7:31am Subject: What sporting event in history would you attend if you could?
	Game 7 of the 2001 World Series Ice Bowl Superbowl I Superbowl II -----signature----- 4-8-15-16-23-42 ~Member of One Mic~
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s65horsey Title: EUC and Arena Moddess SW RSA Registered: Jun '06	Date Posted: 6/27 8:05am Subject: What sporting event in history would you attend if you could?
	Secretariat winning the Triple Crown. (all three races would be awesome to have been at) Miracle on Ice I might think of more. -----signature----- Corran Horn is mine. Get used to it. One of Hammer's Angels Has reverted to being a 14 yr old. YAY JOBROS and TWILIGHT! Just laugh at it.
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Darth Dark Helmet Title: Manager Emeritus Registered: Dec '99	Date Posted: 6/27 10:53pm Subject: What sporting event in history would you attend if you could?
	Miracle on Ice game. 97 Masters, in the crowd following Tiger. Final Regular Season Brewers game from last year, when they clinched a Playoff spot. Ice Bowl. -----signature----- When dealing with genocide, you must ask yourself, "What would Hitler do?" And then, you know, do the opposite.
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rechedelphar Registered: Mar '04	Date Posted: 6/28 6:30am Subject: What sporting event in history would you attend if you could?
	KnightWriter posted: DarthTunick posted: Pffffffffffffffffffffft. No matter the circumstances, winning a title is always more important than clinching a pennant. That just isn't so, Tunick, and I wish you would listen to actual Red Sox fans instead of projecting what's true for you onto them. Just as the 2003 World Series was an afterthought to a lot of Yankees fans, the 2004 World Series was almost unnecessary after vanquishing the Yankees to get there. The championship was very important, but the real fun for a lot of Sox fans was in seeing the Yankees collapse. I'll give a similar situation to show why I disagree with this way of thinking. 2004 College World Series: Clemson was 1 win away from the national title game. South Carolina our rival came out of the loser's bracket and had to beat us twice to advance to the title game. They did just that beating us in consecutive games by the scores 10-2 and 12-4. It was an epic choke on our part and USC had all the bragging rights. However South Carolina lost the national title game to Texas and so they ending the year with the same result as us, no title. This took a lot of sting out of the loss. If they had brought home the championship, we would never here the end of it. Now we can say to them, "yeah you beat us but then y'all choked vs Texas, a team we would have beaten." If they Red Sox had gone on to lose the World Series vs the Cardinals, it would take a lot of glory out of the comeback vs the Yankees. Yankee fans could have laughed at the inability of the Red Sox to win a title despite beating them and pointed to their several titles. But the winning of the world series was key as now Red Sox fans can say that their comeback over the Yankees led them to the world series title and hence broke the curse and now the Sox have 2 more recent titles than the Yankees do. -----signature----- Clemson Football: 8-3, 6-2 ACC (Atlantic Champs) 34-21 win over Virginia ---------- West Bromwich: 31 points, 2nd in league 4-1 win over Bristol City
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timmoishere Registered: Jun '07	Date Posted: 6/28 8:39am Subject: What sporting event in history would you attend if you could?
	To put it another way, the Red Sox beating the Yankees was the climax of the story. Winning the title versus the Cardinals was just the epilogue. -----signature----- Will do moose stuff for money. Everything tastes better wrapped in bacon, especially bacon 11/20/2008: The day I married the most wonderful woman in the world.
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Zibrahimovic810 Registered: Jun '09	Date Posted: 6/28 8:52am Subject: What sporting event in history would you attend if you could?
	The day Sweden clinched 3rd in the World Cup in US '94, the month before I was born. -----signature----- Peace is a lie, there is only passion. Through passion, I gain strength. Through strength, I gain power. Through power, I gain victory. Through victory, my chains are broken. The Force shall free me. —The Sith Code
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KnightWriter Title: Administrator Emeritus Registered: Nov '01	Date Posted: 6/28 9:28am Subject: What sporting event in history would you attend if you could?
	Very good post, red. What you say makes sense, and perhaps the best analogy of all is the Miracle on Ice. Herb Brooks warned his players that if they lost to Finland, nobody would care about their victory over Russia. And it would have lost a lot of luster if they had in fact lost to Finland, so it's good that they went out and beat them. I think for Sox fans, the most important part of the story was beating the Yankees, but only beating the Cardinals made it possible for the victory to stick and mean something. -----signature----- "Nothing but the rain."
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