Is it just my imagination or are Boston's professional sports team's fans spoiled rotten. I remember back in the late 70's and early 80's when there was only one professional sports team from Boston (Massachusetts) that had a legit shot at winning a championship every year and that was the Boston Celtics. The Patriots, Bruins and Red Sox back then were decent teams and won their fair share of games but every year they would phase out and never play for a World Championship. Sure the Red Sox and Patriots both made it to the World series and Superbowl respectively in 1986 but both teams lost. The Patriots got crushed by the Chicago Bears and my stomach still turns when I think about this, the Red Sox lost the world series to the New York Mets after the Sox where one out away from winning the whole damn thing!!
Well all that changed back in 2001 when the New England Patriots shocked everyone and beat the heavily favored St Louis Rams to win the World Championship in the NFL. They went on to win two more Superbowls in 2003 and 2004 and were considered a dynasty by winning 3 championships in 4 years. The Red Sox hadn't won a World Series in 86 years and New York Yankee fans were always making sure that we did not forget that fact. Well in 2004, the Red Sox trailed the Yankees in the American League Championship series 3-0 and all hope appeared lost for Boston fans. But a miracle occurred and the Red Sox won four straight games to beat the hated Yankees and then went on to sweep the St Louis Cardinals for their first World Series Championship in 86 years! It was made all the more sweater because they beat New York and handed them the title of the biggest chokers in MLB playoff history! The Red Sox won the World Series again in 2007. The Boston Celtics won their 17th world Championship in 2008 and still lead the Lakers by one Championship for the most of all time in NBA history. And the Boston Bruins won the Stanley Cup Championship in 2011 to make it all four major professional sports teams from Boston with at least one championship win in a ten year span and a total of 7 world championship's combined overall. A unthinkable accomplishment back in the early to late 80's but now we as fans have come to expect our teams to be playing for the Championship every year and that is just not possible. It has been a great 10 to 15 years but I am not to sure we can expect the next 10 to be just like the last.
Well all that changed back in 2001 when the New England Patriots shocked everyone and beat the heavily favored St Louis Rams to win the World Championship in the NFL. They went on to win two more Superbowls in 2003 and 2004 and were considered a dynasty by winning 3 championships in 4 years. The Red Sox hadn't won a World Series in 86 years and New York Yankee fans were always making sure that we did not forget that fact. Well in 2004, the Red Sox trailed the Yankees in the American League Championship series 3-0 and all hope appeared lost for Boston fans. But a miracle occurred and the Red Sox won four straight games to beat the hated Yankees and then went on to sweep the St Louis Cardinals for their first World Series Championship in 86 years! It was made all the more sweater because they beat New York and handed them the title of the biggest chokers in MLB playoff history! The Red Sox won the World Series again in 2007. The Boston Celtics won their 17th world Championship in 2008 and still lead the Lakers by one Championship for the most of all time in NBA history. And the Boston Bruins won the Stanley Cup Championship in 2011 to make it all four major professional sports teams from Boston with at least one championship win in a ten year span and a total of 7 world championship's combined overall. A unthinkable accomplishment back in the early to late 80's but now we as fans have come to expect our teams to be playing for the Championship every year and that is just not possible. It has been a great 10 to 15 years but I am not to sure we can expect the next 10 to be just like the last.
I think it's safe to say we have definitely been spoiled by this recent run. The Bruin's trip to the cup a couple years ago was pretty awesome to watch, and it makes watching sports so much better knowing their potential and what's at stake.
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