Wednesday, November 01, 2006

To the little squirrel that whimpered....

Before you go spouting off about team loyalty, and backing the "home team"...first I don't have a home team...I'm from Olive Branch. If was followed your logic, and preached home team loyalty based on the place of my birth...that would be Boston. All though I don't have to fawn over a team just because they have a similar zip code.

But let's take a look at your beloved home teams....one at a time. We'll start with the Rams becasue footballs the only sport really worth talking about.

The "St. Louis" Rams...not.

Originally formed in 1937 in Cleveland....where they played until 1946, when they moved to Los Angeles....where they played until 1995, when they finally landed in St. Louis. (By the way, rumor mill has it that the Rams and Vikings are both being courted to move to Los Angeles...a move the league is supporting....will you still be a proud LA Rams fan?)

In the teams "storied" 69 years, they have appeared in 3 championship games (1 as the LA Rams) and won (oh my god) 1 (2 if you count a NFL title before the merger).

The New England Patriots (my team)

Formed in 1959...they have ALWAYS been in Boston. In their short 46 years, they have appeared in 5 championship games and won 3.

In summary

Rams have made it to the championship 4% of it's history and won 1.5%
Patriots have made it to the champtionship 10% of it's history and won 6%

So, when it comes to football champions.....EAT ME back!!!

Tomorrow we will discuss the St. Louis Browns/Perfectos/Cardinals/Browns/Cardinals

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