I’m so sick of Boston winning championships. Last night, the Boston Bruins won the Stanley Cup in a 4-0 game seven win over Vancouver, which makes the New England Patriots the team with the longest championship drought in Boston. C’mon. It’s almost unfathomable.
The truth of the matter is that fans of the Boston teams likely didn’t care about hockey until about a week ago. In case you were wondering, they were ranked 72nd in ESPN’s ultimate team rankings.
In the past 10 years, Boston has won two World Series, one Stanley Cup, an NBA title and three Super Bowls. Thinking about thouse seven championships in ten years makes me sick to my stomach. The teams that I cheer for haven’t won a a championship during that span and in all likelihood, a Boston team will probably win another before any of my teams do.
It makes Boston and Red Sox nation, that much easier to dislike. It’s almost enough to riot in the streets like they were doing in Vancouver last night.
Okay, probably not.
But you get my point. There’s nothing worse than when success breeds front running fans and the past ten years have done nothing but snowball that affect for the New England area. I can only imagine the Brady, Pedroia and Chara jerseys that kids are sporting in middle schools across the country. It drove me crazy as a 12 year old and it drives me crazy now.
I guess that’s why when I had friends saying that they were cheering for the Bruins to win the Cup, I just couldn’t do it. Even though the U.S. lost to Canada in the Olympics, I couldn’t root for that city. Not now, not ever. They’ve had enough trophies and enough success.
Jonah Keri said it very well: http://www.gq.com/sports/profiles/201106/boston-bruins-sports-drought
Is this guy clueless? Hockey is bigger in New England than virtually any other region in the States. Places like Michigan, Minnesota, or the Dakotas are die hard too. But that’s just ridiculous. People in Boston don’t care about hockey? Yeah. Ok. I suppose people in Baltimore do.
WOW! Boston doesn’t like hockey?? What’s this dude smokin?? Just another hater! Congrats Boston on being the #1 sports city in America!
I disagree. Boston is a huge hockey town. Besides being an original six town. The tv ratings for the Bruins this post season where higher then the Celtics. People on the streets were talking all hockey not the huge winning streak the sox had or their sweep over the Yankees. Bruins fans have been waiting 30 years for this. How long has it been since one of your favorite teams has won a title?
“Boston did not care about hockey until two weeks ago”? lol….lmao…..ha,ha,ha….go find that rock you crawled out from under!! An original six team doesn’t have any fans in Boston? This guy’s an example of sports reporting in Maryland?What hockey greatness does Baltimore claim? The Crab League?
I’m originally from Boston. And although I’m not a huge hockey fan myself. I can definitely confirm you that Boston IS and ALWAYS will be a hockey town.
You do not know what you are talking about, complain to the owners of the teams you root for and their failures. B’s Fan always care about the Team, there are years there is nothing to cheer for but we always care.
From Boston- This guy is out of his mind. That is all. Yeah BRUINS!
Hear, hear… I agree with pretty much everything the author said here… except for the part about Boston fans just recently hopping on the hockey bandwagon… I mean, even when the Bruins were down, they’ve always been pumped up about college hockey (Beanpot, etc.).
A very stupid article. So freaking what if you don’t like Boston? Boston teams should start tanking their seasons so championships are distributed in a manner you find more acceptable? And yes, Bruins fans are legendary for their devotion to the team, in some cases to the point of insanity.
this guy is the definition of jealousy and bitterness. if any team in Baltimore had a run like the B’s did then hockey fans and non-hockey fans alike in Baltimore would likely unite together to root their home team on. This guy would probably be the leader of the pack too. He’s obviously just writing the article because he’s an angry and bitter man.
Cry me a river, loser. Boston is the BEST sports city in America. Get used to it. CONGRATS BRUINS!
It’s kind of funny when almost everyone replying to this article are Bruins fans and supposedly “The truth of the matter is that fans of the Boston teams likely didn’t care about hockey until about a week ago.” Obviously you have no idea what your talking about.
GO BRUINS!!!!
eat shit zack, i hope your city never wins you scum…boston is a city of champions. of course there will be some bandwagon fans, but isnt there always when a team reaches the finals? boston is a hockey town and always will be
Eat it Boston fans, I didn’t hear anything from you guys in 90s. Before 2000 you guys were not the #1 sports city America and you still are not. When another city starts winning you will start crying. Red Sox fans were doing it for 86 years and finally MLB had to give you one because we were sick of your constant whining and crying. Let me ask you this, how many super bowls have the Patriots won since they got caught cheating?
Dope!
Sorry, don’t have any.
I agree with Bug. Before 2000 Boston sports fan did the most crying anyone has ever heard in sports fans history. This won’t last long so enjoy it now before you head into another drought.
As a diehard Boston sports fan, I can actually understand your point. Specifically, I am thinking of all the decades in baseball’s past when we were losing to the Yankees who went on to win numerous World Series. (many more than the 7 championships that Boston teams have collectively won in the past 10 years.)
What kind of controversy will suround this Boston win, it’s only a matter of time…
Poppi and Manny won the title with juice running through their veins…
Brady and Bill won by spying on other teams…
How did the Bruins “cheat” their way to a championship?
It’s only a matter of time…
Are you kidding me? I grew up in Boston and from my childhood memories (from 75-00) rooted for Sox, Celtics, Patriots and Bruins only to be crushed year after year (except the Celtics). Remember Superbowl XX Patriots vs Chicago 46pt romp or good old Bill Buckner. Yes, I do. Boston is rocking now, but hey, come on we paid our dues.
To: Boston/New England Haters
From: P. Revere
Subject: Status
Message: We’ve been having a f…ing BLAST for the last ten years! How you doin?
Oh man! Where do I start? Do I start with:
@JASON and his “Eat shit Zack” and “Boston is a city of Champions”. I do know one thing @JASON, looking at your comments that Boston IS NOT a city of education. So Beav’, school wasn’t too kind to ya huh? You should have realized that rockin’ the head gear with all that acne isn’t a real crowd pleaser…
@AARON BOWIE – Well, look it’s Aaron Bowie! God’s gift to crack whores! You actually said “go find that rock you crawled out from under”. Wow! Any more 80’s comments? Come on Dingo, how bout “Gag me with a spoon”? By the way Joe Loop, when you finish that bottle of Crown Royal, you can still use the pouch to hold your broken dreams…
@ANON – Oh my God! You have the coolest comments I’ve ever heard in my life! Can you say them again, do you have time? You know who you remind me of Bimbeau? The goof at a sleepover who fell asleep at 8:30 and everyone juiced your face for over an hour.
@CRAIG – “Cry me a river loser”? You actually used that? You better worry about your home life instead of blogging those witty comments. Just the other day Loverboy, your wife was telling me that having sex with you is like a roller coaster ride. Over far too quickly and afterwards she wants to throw up.
@JACK – Unknowing to you but you verified the writers case! You said “It’s kind of funny when almost everyone replying to this article are Bruins fans”. Your correct! Where were you “Bruin fans” earlier? No one heard from you all because there were no “Bruin fans”! Word of advice Player, when people start mistaking your date for “Dog the Bounty Hunter” then your bouncing some serious rainbow M&M’s…
ROTFLMAO….Dude!
Bahaha, what? This article is a sham and baseless. Mr. Intimidator, you fat turd, shut your face. Instead of replying to blogs you should probably get out and experience the world.
Anyways, this article makes me chuckle. Anyone who follows hockey knows that Massachusetts, Boston more specifically, is and always has been a hockey town (even more specifically a SPORTS town). Is it Montreal or Toronto? No. But it’s on par, or only slightly below, a fan base like the Wings have. There’s a reason you can almost always find Mass. team in either the semifinals or finals of the Youth National Tournaments, or Select Tournaments. There is a reason Beanpots are sold out every year and BU and BC have been marquee college hockey destinations. The most storied high school hockey program besides maybe Shattuck St. Mary’s is Catholic Memorial.
Unfortunately, the Bruins team since around the first lockout in 94 has been bad to marginally good (with a few outlier years when they finished among the top in their conference). They have among the highest average ticket prices (if not the highest) in the league with a penny pinching, good for nothing owner who couldn’t even show up to watch his team ever play. Yet Boston still drew to near capacity, in the 85%-95% range. Baltimore, on the other hand, with really only one two teams in town (Wizards and Orioles) – I’m not including the Ravens as they play 8 total games – can’t even fill Camden to half its capacity (45%..51% pre-Nationals) nor do they support the Wizards very well! Lastly, the Bruins have been by far the least succesful franchise in the city since 1995. They have traded away players like Bourque and Thorton. And with our cities recent decade of success our hockey team was always overshadowed, and rightfully so.
You didn’t hear about the Bruins ever, because well, there was nothing to hear. Not with championships being won left and right, or unbeaten regular seasons, or the the most intense rivarly in all of sports dominating headlines throughout the year. I read this ridiculous article saying we are bandwagoners because…of the Ultimate Team Ratings? Do you even understand the basis of that Rating system? It’s more an indictment of the team than the fans. The Bruins being ranked 107th out of 122 teams in affordability, 81st in Stadium Experience, 71st in ownership. Yet as fans still came out more than most every other fan base that had such considerably crummy ratings. Also love the comment, “Unknowing to you but you verified the writers case!” Uhhh, how so? You didn’t hear from Bruins fans because no one outside of Boston wrote about them. We didn’t need to defend them because our team sucked. I don’t hear anyone defending the Orioles, oh wait…they suck too, so no one outside Baltimore cares.
Boston is always and will always be an amazing sports city. Teams and fans have down years. Your article is trash, baseless, and uses the wrong information to “back” up your points. At least we can all laugh at your jealousy here in Boston and say, “It would sure suck to live in Baltimore”.
Brian,
Yea, you Bostonians sure supported your Sox in the 80s when they sucked – half capacity- look it up – and you couldn’t give away a Patriots ticket before Brady made the scene. Talk about baseless arguments. But in that you probably still use Proactiv, I’m sure your history goes back 10 years and you probably have no Idea who Steve Grogan or Matt Eason are. Look up the attendance stats there Johnny Frontrunner. Or just go drive ur cah downee pahkway, chowderhead.
@BRIAN – “Mr. Intimidator, you fat turd, shut your face”… You said that Brian… You, BRIAN, put me in my place with those words… I’m speechless… Never before has anyone put me in my place like you just did…
So now a question for you Hoss… Do you ever sit up and wonder what life would be like if you’d had enough oxygen at birth?
You ever hear of the “St. Louis Seven” BRIAN? No? That was me and 3 of my buddies, MGW, MadDog and Psycho… I know you heard about the Disney World Fiasco a few years back, right? Me and the St. Louey Seven ran roughshod on a few people there. Ask the little 10 year old punk what gang waterboarded him at “It’s a Small World”. If that doesn’t convince you, ask the Forsyth’s of Winston-Salem, NC. who it was that terrorized them on the “MadHatter TeaCup Ride” by spinning the “Teacup” at speeds that made Mrs. Forsyth piss her pants. You see, the four of us don’t play. MGW was also the one who took out “Indiana Jones” during his little performance then ran into the stands and jackslapped some woman from Boston while Psycho and MadDog ran a train on her.
Basically what I’m trying to do with that story is give you some advice Newbomb, skipping school with your “Pokemon” buddies, peeing in a Dixie Cup and taking turns chugging it does not make you a man Dingo… However, it does make you a “Bostonian”…
HEY BIG GUY, LETS BREAK THE CHAMPIONSHIPS DOWN, BETWEEN BOTH CITIES SINCE 1957
BASKETBALL CELTICS 17 CHAMPIONSHIPS
BULLETS 0 (BULLETS LONE CHAMPIONSHIP CAME IN 1978 AS
WASHINGTON BULLETS)
BASEBALL RED SOX 2 WORLD SERIED TITLES
ORIOLES 3 WORLD SERIES TITLES
FOOTBALL PATRIOTS 3 SUPER BOWL WINS
COLTS 2 NFL CHAMPIONSHIP WINS
1 SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP
(COLTS NOW IN INDIANAPOLIS)
RAVENS 1
HOCKEY BRUINS 3 NHL CHAMPIONSHIPS
OH! BALTIMORE NEVER HAS HAD AN NHL TEAM, AND 2
PROFESSIONAL TEAMS SKIPPED TOWN.
FOR ALL THE CRABCAKE FANS, THE STATS DON’T LIE. BOSTON IS A HISTORICAL TOWN, BALTIMORE IS A DUMP.
@BigAlMeinutsich –
How many did they win legitimately?
Pappi and Manny being Manny did it under a haze of steroids.
Bill and Brady taped the oppositions’ practices.
How long before the controversy erupts withe the Bruins?
And the Celtics? Is pro basketball still a rot?
Wow! @BIGALMENSTRUALCRAMPS wrote in all “caps”… You got our attention “Big Al”…
Word of advice Big Al… You being over the age of 30 and still riding a bus is basically telling people you are a failure in life…
And tell me, what’s it like having a bunch of Asian boys living in your poolhouse?
You got it all Big Al… You have no regrets in life… You must be the envy of Boston… Now take me, my life would be complete if I would have been the one to invent the phrase “Cement Pond” from the Beverly Hillbillies…
The author is clearly jealous. My guess is that he is not only jealous of Boston’s sports successes but also of its rabid sports fans.
By the way I know he was just listing pro sports but can I mention that in college hockey Boston College, won the NCAA championship in 2001, 2008 & 2010 (and was runner up in 2000, 2006 and 2007). And in 2009 it was Boston Univ that won the whole thing. I’m a BC grad and even though BU & BC are arch rivals in hockey I was still glad to see a Boston team win it when BC did not.
Hope the Red Sox do it again this year just to get under the skin of guys like this author.
Boston – city of Championions.
Don’t worry boys, Boston will go back to reality and suck again once Brady and Belicheat are gone. Bruins will fall back down since other teams will out goon them or just skate around them. As for the Red Sox, another 86 years. Yes they are currently first in the division but it’s June, wait awhile.
The author is clearly jealous. My guess is that he is not only jealous of Boston’s sports successes but also of its rabid sports fans.
By the way I know he was just listing pro sports but can I mention that in college hockey Boston College, won the NCAA championship in 2001, 2008 & 2010 (and was runner up in 2000, 2006 and 2007). And in 2009 it was Boston Univ that won the whole thing. I’m a BC grad and even though BU & BC are arch rivals in hockey I was still glad to see a Boston team win it when BC did not.
Hope the Red Sox do it again this year just to get under the skin of guys like this author.
Boston – city of Champions.
@John –
Red Sox titles= won with steroids, see Poppi and Manny.
Pats= won by having Mr. Personality having the oppositions’ practices taped.
Boston is the city of Cheats, not Champions. Get over yourself Mr. Bandwagon.
@JOHN, its John correct? You mind if I just shorten it to “Douchebag”?
I have to clear up one of your misconceptions about the author of the article. You said that he’s “jealous” also of Bostons rabid fans. He’s not “jealous” of the Boston fans, he’s really not, he just freaking hates you all…
To be “jealous” of you Boston fans means that you all have to have something to make him jealous. I can’t put my finger on it but I know you Boston fans have no personality, life, brains, charm, looks, or coolness. So no, the author isn’t jealous…
So snap out of it Dingo, your just having an acid flashback…
That upsets me that this guy is saying no onein new england cares bout hockey. I am a huge bruins fan and not so much of the other sports. I’m 20 and this is the first time I’ve seen the team that I like the most even play in the stanley cup final let alone win it! This guys an idiot… andmany more people are in the same boat I am. New england is a huge hockey area.
Intimdator – still a fat turd.
MGW – you sir a mistaken. Patriots have sold out every home game since 1994. For your 1980’s reference? Baseball attendance was down as a whole in the 80’s. Yankees and California Angels were the only 2 teams to consistently out draw the Sox during that decade, and they barely filled half their stadium. Like I also said, teams and cities go through peaks and valleys. Besides 86, the Sox were not very good during the 80’s, while the Celtics were in the midst of the greatest rivalry basketball has seen and arguably saved the sport, the Bruins were among the best in the NHL and in the middle of a 29 year run reaching the playoffs, while the Pats had reached their first ever SB. And please, I could probably tell you more about your team(s) than you could…asking me about Eason and Grogan. Really man?
Boston and NY are the marquee sports cities in the country, you should probably spend more time worrying about your own teams than ours. Maybe then you can have the same success we have enjoyed.
P.S. – for an idea of how much we care about our sports, and the Bruins, 1.5 million at our parade yesterday. For example in Dallas, Mav’s first ever title? 250,000 people. Bruins parade out did all but 2004 Sox, which drew 3.7 million. If we were so bandwagon we would be pretty content cheering for our teams from our couch.
@BRIAN – I really regret turning on this computer and schooling you like a drunken hobbit…
What’s it like to manage a “Waffle House”? The benefits gotta be great and that retirement package has to make you set for life, right?
Lolz. Comical.
Hey Intimidator,
What’s a Waffle House, where your mama choked down all the sausage she could?
By the way..
WHO’S YOUR DADDY WHEN YOUR MAMA AIN’T HOME?
Or should I say Inchtimidator
@URDADIE… Wow! You got me! You really came back with some fresh stuff on me… I don’t know what to say… And that name of yours, URDADIE, that is classic! I just got busted on by a window licking, helmet wearing Rainman…
Where were you when you wrote that funny material? A Chinese opium den?
Look Dingo, you’re an adult now, you’re supposed to be sexually active… But you’re not supposed to be fondling your uncle under the table…
The Waffle House? You know the Waffle House… Its where your mother was standing outside begging for smokes and some MadDog 20/20 while 5 dirtbags ran a train on her…
I can totally understand your frustration. But it is Boston’s time. The 4 major league trophies have all been collected in less than 7 years, never done before. You did get the Bruins support wrong though. They have sold out completely the last 21/2 years and this is with an owner who makes your Baltimore Oriole’s mangager a complete saint. The drop in the attendance with the Bruins in the 90’s to the mid 2000’s was much like you see in Baltimore now for Oriole’s games. What saved the Bruins was the salary cap. He HAD to spend to at least the minimum level which was only a few million less than the cap. They are playing on even ground. Maybe that’s what baseball needs but won’t happen.
Hey inch…
Who’s your daddy when your mama ain’t home?
Stop gnawin’ your own sausage and answer the Q.
Come on inch,
…be funny. And if you can’t be funny, at least be short as your nom de plume suggests.
No, no, no, inch…
A nom de plume is NOT that moist towelette you use to wipe your tounge when you’re done nuzzlin’ your mama’s alimentary canal…
…and stop callin’ me. Use the message board!
Hey MGW…
“I’m sure your history goes back 10 years and you probably have no Idea who Steve Grogan or Matt Eason are.”
You’re right, I have no idea who Matt Eason is. However, I do know who Tony Eason is.
I also know you are an idiot. You probably don’t even know that.
Go Ball-them-more!!!
@Boston –
Boston, I just got this to say, I lay a trap, you fall in it. Thanks for continuing the Boston stereotype Mr. Eklund. Say hi to all the other smoke hounds in Lowell for me.
@Urdadie –
Uradildo,
Where do you come up with ’em, cowboy? I mean when you called the dude “Inchtimidator” it must have had your buds spilling their Pop Rocks all about your mom and dad’s basement. Little clue, take down the Dragon Ball Z posters, they’re so 2005. Also, none of your buds are buying that you’re straight. The gladiator movies and constantly asking them to wrestle are sure fire giveaways.
After years and years of crying, why not give Boston some championships? They are the biggest crybabies in sports spectator history.
@CARL… That post of yours was classic! The cross dresser, @URDADIE, has been trying to rock with the big boys but just as it seems he might break the barrier, his mother makes him get his Teddy Ruxpin and go to bed.
My buddy was telling me about it as he was over his house playing trains with his mom and several work release prisoners.
Dude, the patriots became popular again with bledsoe & parcells. The redsox had & will always have more support than the orioles. hmmmm, just curious what those empty seats would look like in baltimore if they could win anything. Boston supports 4 teams, some cities can’t support 3.
Everyone knows that professional sports are not played outside out the New England area. I mean, really…a Baltimore sports team? Really?