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The most overrated rivalry in sports

Discussion in 'MLB - Baseball Forum' started by DaveW, Oct 20, 2004.

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  1. Oct 20, 2004 at 10:24 AM #11
    DaveW

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    I'll check out a little of opening day and then watch a few games in the playoffs and not miss a thing.
     
  2. Oct 20, 2004 at 10:34 AM #12
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    Tell that to Sox fans and Yankee fans. Once the playoffs begin, and these two teams meet, those other games don't matter for most part. It's only overrated to those who are fans of neither team. And that's understandable. I'm sure college football fans who aren't alumni of either Ohio State or Michigan would consider that rivaly "overrated."

    Great hockey rivalries have all but disappeared as interest in that sport has waned. What are the great pro hoop rivalries. Lakers-Kings? Lakers-Spurs Pistons-Pacers? (Don't say Lakers-Celtics. They haven't played a meaningful game in years). Pro football rivalries come close. Packers-Bears, Patriots-Jets, any Raiders-Broncos-Chiefs or Cowboys-Giants-Eagles-Skins combination.

    So what would you consider a great rivalry?
     
  3. Oct 20, 2004 at 10:38 AM #13
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    Detroit - Colorado
    Boston - Montreal
    NYR - NYI

    yea, I know... you're asking Dave, but those are good games to watch.
     
  4. Oct 20, 2004 at 10:39 AM #14
    DaveW

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    hulk hogan vs rick flair
     
  5. Oct 20, 2004 at 10:43 AM #15
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    Rivalries generally tend to be most intense with the fans of the teams involved. In that respect I guess the Sox/Yankees do have a rivalry. And there's history behind all that, too, so that makes a difference.

    But given that the Yankees have lost more World Series than the Red Sox have appeared in makes me think it's overrated as a rivalry.
     
  6. Oct 20, 2004 at 10:44 AM #16
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  7. Oct 20, 2004 at 11:06 AM #17
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    tell the folks on the west coast this, see what they say. :xyzthumbs
     
  8. Oct 20, 2004 at 11:22 AM #18
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    Why bother? you could point out the cold, hard fact that the Dodgers blow flaccid moose cock and they wouldn't believe it.
     
  9. Oct 20, 2004 at 11:27 AM #19
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    bullshit
     
  10. Oct 20, 2004 at 11:30 AM #20
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    now wait a minute, they might just believe that, along with Dukies aliens.
     
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