18 January 2009 | Posted inBlog News & Updates
Posted by Justin
A look around town
I think a lot of people know that I am quite the sports fan. It’s really the only positive that many of us have right now, and being that we have offices all over the continental United States and Canada. I thought it would be an appropriate time to take a look at how they are doing. Especially since most are at the half way point in there seasons, or almost at the end.
Atlanta Hawks (NBA) – Dreaming of the days of Dominique Wilkins and Spud Webb
Atlanta Falcons (NFL) – Did better then expected, but can’t seem to get out of the shadow of a former player.
Atlanta Thrashers (NHL) – The owner is a crook, and the fans don’t know they exist.
Atlanta Braves (MLB) – Baseball isn’t a real sport
Calgary Stampeders (CFL) – Should stay south of the boarder during the season
Calgary Flames (NHL) – A girlfriend of a player gets more publicity then the team
Chicago Bulls (NBA) – Good thing they had the first pick in the draft last year because in 3 years when Rose doesn’t want to sign with them, they’ll have the experience to draft first overall again.
Chicago Bears (NFL) – Wake me up when they finally make the playoffs
Chicago Blackhawks (NHL) – First year being on TV in almost a decade. Looks like we haven’t missed much.
Chicago White Sox (MLB) – Baseball isn’t a real sport
Chicago Cubs (MLB) – See White Sox
Dallas Mavericks (NBA) – Hopefully this team will learn something from Sarah Palin, and play like the true mavericks that they should be. (See Cowboys)
Dallas Cowboys (NFL) – When the owner gets more press then the team, something is wrong.
Dallas Stars (NHL) – Sean Avery was the only reason worth watching
Dallas Rangers (MLB) – Baseball isn’t a real sport
Denver Nuggets (NBA) – Having no brains and money, won’t make a good team
Denver Broncos (NFL) – New coach, same problems
Denver Avalanche (NHL) – Good luck in training camp
Denver Rockies (MLB) – Baseball isn’t a real sport
Houston Rockets (NBA) – Hopefully technology will be invented to separate 7’6” Yao Ming, into two smaller players that can play.
Houston Texans (NFL) – Didn’t lose more then they won, and didn’t win more then they lost. Hopefully next year the team will come out and play a game.
Houston Astros (MLB) – Baseball isn’t a real sport
Los Angeles Lakers (NBA) – Kobe is over rated
Los Angeles Clippers (NBA) – If they ever win more then 30 games in a season, I’m going to Disney Land
Los Angeles Kings (NHL) – See Avalanche
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (MLB) – Pick one city and stick with it.
Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB) – Baseball isn’t a real sport
Miami Heat (NBA) – Congratulations team, you went from champions of the league, to fighting for last place
Miami Dolphins (NFL) – I don’t know anything about this team
Florida Panthers (NHL) – The retirement team of the NHL
Florida Marlins (MLB) – See Dolphins
New York Knicks (NBA) – I’m waiting for the team to get matching tattoos on their heads.
New York Jets (NFL) – Brett Favre worked wonders for you huh?
New York Giants (NFL) – I like the other Manning better
New York Islanders (NHL) – They are good for nothing
New York Rangers (NHL) – A Triple B team (Bored Beyond Belief)
New York Yankees (MLB) – All the money in the world couldn’t buy these guys a championship
New York Mets (MLB) – Baseball isn’t a real sport
Ottawa Senators (NHL) – The ship is sinking, and they can’t get out in time
Golden State Warriors (NBA) – How does it feel to be at the bottom of the league
San Francisco 49ers (NFL) – See Dolphins
San Francisco Giants (MLB) – Doesn’t that Barry Bonds character play for them
St. Louis Rams (NFL) – Kurt Warner looks great in Red
St. Louis Blues (NHL) – They are the opposite of the Black Hawks, and should be taken of T.V.
St. Louis Cardinals (MLB) – Baseball isn’t a real sport
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL) – A Fire sale is upon us.
Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL) – Owner wants to be the coach, the coach wants to be a player, and the players want to be on another team.
Tampa Bay Rays (MLB) - Baseball isn’t a real sport
Toronto Raptors (NBA) – Struggled so far, but should challenge for the Championship
Toronto Argonauts (CFL) – Bad season, bright future
Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL) – The only reason to wake up in the morning
Toronto Blue Jays (MLB) – Baseball isn’t a real sport
B.C. Lions (CFL) – Get a real team
Vancouver Canucks (NHL) – 10 million for 30 games, sign me up
Washington Wizards (NBA) – The only thing exciting is Gilbert Arenas Blog
Washington Redskins (NFL) – BBB (See New York Rangers)
Washington Capitals (NHL) - Ovechkin should try out for ‘Dancing with the Stars’
Washington Nationals (MLB) – I hope you never win a game again, move back to Montreal
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1. you are missing the Washington C-A-P-S and Ovechkin.
2. redskins went 3-0 against both NFC championship contenders. not so boring. neither is Cooley’s blog (TE, #47): http://chriscooley47.blogspot.com/
3. the Nats have a lovely new HOK-designed stadium
Ya, about the Capitals.
They should just put Ovechkin on Broadway for the amount of showing boating he does.
excuse me, but i believe the predators are in Nashville, not atlanta.
and you spelled canucks wrong. i also wanted to ask you about your opinion on whether teams should be named by the city or state they represent. and also how you feel about college sports and whether or not they should be on your list, since many of these cities have big time college teams. and also your feelings on sport culture and it’s impact on society and design. thanks.
on behalf of all thrasher fans, i’d like to again express our deep disappointment at your snub.
First of all…you need to calm down.
Second. I consider the Preditors and Thrashers the same team, and even when you combine there resources, they still couldn’t make a decent hockey team.
Now on to your question. I prefer a team take on the city that they are located in, and not use more then one city in there official title.
Sports Culture is incredible important. Having a winning team goes along way to boosting the moral of the city it’s located in. Take Toronto for instance, it’s the happiest place on the planet, because of its sports teams
thanks for your response mr. z.
i also agree that sports can bring a city together and also bring a sense of identity and civic pride. in detroit, this was the case during a period where the superbowl, stanley cup, and world series were all held within a period where many fans brought economic life back to a struggling downtown. i had another question on which stadiums you consider to be excellent, and what criteria you are using as a measuring stick. and for the record, i’m perfectly calm. calmer than you are.
i forgot to add NBA finals too that that detroit list.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/the_bonus/01/07/detroit/index.html
Kurt Warner DOES look great in red. We miss him here in St. Louis. He had another great day yesterday.
It goes to show you that sometimes…extremely nice and decent guys don’t finish last – but first!
Where is the “positive” side of these sports? Sounds like sports is practice in schadenfreude here.
I mostly enjoy sports because for the 2 and half hours, it gives our minds a break from ‘reality’
I am sooo late to this post. I live in Atlanta, but will admit that I have no idea what’s going on with local sports. I am a vicious college football freak.(SEC to be specific) So on that note I urge you to please consider adding the University of Alabama football (Crimson Tide) be added to this list. Since I was born, and somewhat raised in Alabama and the state doesnt have any professional sports (no MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL)the state focuses all of it’s energy and passion on it’s college football programs; Alabama (and the stepchild, Auburn). Also, a bit of history to note is that the UofA has 12 national championships in football which is more than any other team, ever. This will inspire a video that I’ll post in a little bit.
If you want to start talking about college football. The conversation starts and stops with the Texas Longhorns.
Forget about Alabama, Detroit Mercy, or even Iowa. Mac Brown is the best college coach there ever was.
Mac Brown? Texas? What’s there to praise again?
since justin had to call out u of d…i just wanted to share with the world wide web audience the rich football history at u of d. even though the program was dropped in 1964, it had a rich history before the stadium was torn down and turned into a parking lot. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Detroit_Stadium
which now is a soccer field…which leads me to my next point of mild discontent with mr. z’s post…
what about the MLS? it’s picked up some steam over the years…can’t believe you left it out.
p.s. the first guy to wear eye black in the NFL was from u of d. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Farkas
…recognize…
p.p.s now is the time to invest in Detroit Lions stock. no one can accuse you of bandwagonning if you hop on now.
Tampa Bay Rays in the WS. Enough said. And….THE GATORS! National Champs with top quality programs in every sport! As well as top Quality Edu. school.
Please see note about St. Louis Cardinals
Baseball is so a sport….someone please correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t the majority of the work done by HOK Sport for baseball stadiums (or at least stadiums that cater to both the NFL & MLB)…
When someone can justify how a pitcher can make 15 million dollars for playing 30 games, or someone in the outfield can make the same amount for standing around working on their tan. Then i may consider it a sport.
‘Baseball isn’t a real sport?’
There’s NO sport where even the mention of numbers themselves – people know what you’re talking about:
61…62…70…56…714…755…
Baseball is a ‘players game’ not really a ’spectators.’ You really have to know how to appreciate the skill of the players. I myself grew up with the dismal Detroit Tigers of the late 80s, and didn’t have TV to watch the Blue Jays win it in the early 90s.
About the homerun records you mention. Two (possibly 3) are argueable. Baseball has lost alot of credibility due to all of the steroid scandals.
I think everybody would agree with you with regards to the credibility of a few of the records.
I think that’s why I didn’t note ‘73′ – because it’s not in my mind (and heart) as a legitimate record; the same with Barry Bonds all-time home run record; I don’t even know what he finished with.
Yet, ‘714, 755, 61,’ etc. we know about – and they’re legitimate…and all people have to do is say the number and people know what you’re talking about.
I can’t even think of a ‘number’ with regards to hockey, football or basketball – and make any connections…
Well if you’re a hockey fan, the number 99 is a given. For everyone that isn’t a Leaf fan, they always bring up 1967. 50 is imprtant because it’s the only record they will never be broken (50 goals in 50 games, by 99)
For basketball, 23 is a given.
On a side note, I’ve always enjoyed the Gordie Howe hat-trick. 1 goal, 1 assist, 1 fight
I would just like to share this wonderful ESPN chart for all the sports fans.
http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/teamrankings
As you can see, my two favorite teams are ranked 105 and 120 out of 122 North American Teams. does anyone else agree that this is biased towards American teams