tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29213404.post5099512465955426379..comments2023-09-16T07:45:45.305-04:00Comments on Gronktastic: Boston Team AllegiancesAaron_Strouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09964204478772858370noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29213404.post-73269998947479732992009-12-05T08:52:45.249-05:002009-12-05T08:52:45.249-05:00Whoops - I might have misunderstood "U.S. soc...Whoops - I might have misunderstood "U.S. soccer," Kyle. By that, you mean our international team that competes in tournament, like, the World Cup? Much more acceptable than MLS :)Bryan Personhttp://www.bryanperson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29213404.post-61854938226474558262009-12-04T17:18:02.948-05:002009-12-04T17:18:02.948-05:00Bryan/Kyle - I thought about US Soccer after I pos...Bryan/Kyle - I thought about US Soccer after I posted. If it weren't mainly a once every four years kind of thing, I'd put that in my top 4.Aaron_Strouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09964204478772858370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29213404.post-48441174824377516072009-12-04T15:32:09.337-05:002009-12-04T15:32:09.337-05:00Kyle: The fact that you have "U.S. soccer&quo...Kyle: The fact that you have "U.S. soccer" above the Boston Celtics is a bit of a head-scratcher, but I'll let you get away with it. <br /><br />On the soccer front, you have to be excited about the World Cup draw, announced earlier today. Who's organizing the viewing parties?Bryan Personhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09142787880577328759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29213404.post-39263307920552296212009-12-04T14:40:20.449-05:002009-12-04T14:40:20.449-05:00I will say, after reading Aaron and Bryan's re...I will say, after reading Aaron and Bryan's responses that UT sports is certainly creeping up the ladder for me, but I fight getting attached because I feel I need a more legitimate reason to cheer those teams on. Another post me thinks.<br /><br />/kffKyle Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370708864042561084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29213404.post-23462073035549303722009-12-04T13:53:11.978-05:002009-12-04T13:53:11.978-05:00I should state up front here that I'm very int...I should state up front here that I'm very intrigued by what Tim is going to come up with. I know Oklahoma and Notre Dame won't be on the list, but after that ... ? No pressure, @TWalk. No pressure<br /><br />As for my list:<br /><br />1. <b>Red Sox.</b> Not a moment's hesitation on this one. I have no doubt I'll live and die with this team at the top of the list, even if they do go through some down years.<br /><br />2. <b>Patriots.</b> Having never played football, I don't really understand the intricacies of the game. That said, I certainly enjoy watching this team play! Patriots were probably 3rd or 4th on this list when I was younger, but then the Celtics tanked it for more than a decade. That, and the team escaped its status as one of--if not THE--most laughable professional franchises in all of sports. Thank you, Bob Kraft, Bill Parcells, and (yes) Drew Bledsoe. <br /><br />3. <b>Celtics.</b> The undisputed No. 2 team on my list during the '80s and probably up until 1993-1994 (death of Reggie Lewis in '93 was tough, and still remember hearing the news of Len Bias out at recess in the 4th grade). Larry Bird--whose uniform number now matches my age, for the record--is my all-time favorite player (Pedro in his heyday is 2nd, FWIW). It isn't quite the same with this version of The Big Three, but I do catch some games during the season.<br /><br /><b>Other teams on this list over the years (in no particular order):</b><br /><br /><b>Bruins.</b> I've never been a huge hockey guy--although taking in an NHL game in person is a treat! I followed them a bit as a kid, but never with a very strong emotional attachment. <br /><br /><b>Bufalo Sabres.</b> Went through a phase in mid-to-late '90s where I cheered on this team from Western New York. During the '96-'97 and '97-'98 campaigns, my college roommate and I would watch many of their games on the now-defunct Empire Sports Network; we even ventured out to Buffalo for three or four games. As budding sports broadcasters ourselves, we particularly enjoyed the over-the-top calls of play-by-play man <a href="http://budurl.com/TopTenRJCalls" rel="nofollow">Rick Jeanneret</a>.<br /><br /><b>Syracuse University sports.</b> My passion for the Orange (then the Orangemen/Orangewomen) more or less fizzled after I graduated in 1998, though I did keep tabs on the women's hoops team for a while. I one of the radio "voices" of the team for two seasons, so it made sense. And perhaps the most exciting sporting event I ever attended in person was the football team's heartbreaking loss to Oklahoma in the Carrier Dome home opener in the fall of 1994. See, Tim: The Sooners have played the role of the enemy for me, too!<br /><br /><b>Potential future addition to this list?</b><br /><br /><b>UT sports.</b> I really do enjoy watching the gridiron squad compete. Hard not to like Colt McCoy, and Mack Brown strikes me as much more of a standup/level-headed coach than some of his slimeball brethren across the sport.Bryan Personhttp://www.bryanperson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29213404.post-37916861371955939322009-12-04T13:14:19.344-05:002009-12-04T13:14:19.344-05:00Great idea Kyle. Here are mine:
1A - Red Sox
1B -...Great idea Kyle. Here are mine:<br /><br />1A - Red Sox<br />1B - Patriots<br />2 - Celtics<br /><br />HUGE DROPOFF<br /><br />5 - UMass hoops<br />6 - Georgetwon hoops<br />7 - Bruins<br />8 - UMass football<br />9 - Revolution (thought about putting this before Bruins - not a big hockey fan)<br />10 - UT football (sister went to B-school there & I live in Austin)<br />11 - FSU football (brother, sister and bro-in-law went there)Aaron_Strouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09964204478772858370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29213404.post-16469066818520137422009-12-04T10:50:08.668-05:002009-12-04T10:50:08.668-05:00Much bigger college hockey fan than anything else....Much bigger college hockey fan than anything else...<br /><br />1. UNH Hockey<br />2. Patriots<br />3. Sox (of the Red variety)<br />4. Bruins<br />5. BC Hockey<br />6. BU Hockey<br />7. UMaine HockeyUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01691098273487375228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29213404.post-72955948056212116682009-12-04T10:27:57.191-05:002009-12-04T10:27:57.191-05:00Going to do a quick "off the cuff" answe...Going to do a quick "off the cuff" answer but I reserve the right to update after more thought:<br /><br />1) Patriots<br />2) Red Sox<br />3) Celtics<br /><br />...big drop off after that, but having moved around a lot growing up....<br /><br />4) BC football<br />5) Chicago Cubs<br />6) UVM Basketball (come on, dream seasons when they made the NCAA tourney)<br />7) Local high school teams (Framingham soccer made the state finals last couple years in a row)<br /><br />Will never make the list for anything other than as a fair weather fan:<br />- Bruins (just never felt strong ties. I used to like the Blackhawks just because they had a cool jersey.)<br />- US Socceradamcohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03637344107273278348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29213404.post-58816622678170100902009-12-04T09:20:16.357-05:002009-12-04T09:20:16.357-05:00Mwah ha ha haMwah ha ha haKyle Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370708864042561084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29213404.post-72889270636883664342009-12-04T08:32:39.967-05:002009-12-04T08:32:39.967-05:00Day?!? I'm thinking all weekend...Day?!? I'm thinking all weekend...Jim Storerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02319071534216133962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29213404.post-79606408444821848902009-12-04T08:15:31.659-05:002009-12-04T08:15:31.659-05:00Thanks a lot, Flaherty -- there goes my whole day ...Thanks a lot, Flaherty -- there goes my whole day . . .Tim Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03081770448216226755noreply@blogger.com