Did you know...?

Quote:1) THE ONLY time the same two cities had teams in BOTH the World Series AND the Super Bowl in the same season/year:

2018 World Series
Boston won (4-1) vs LA Dodgers
2018 Season Super Bowl
2/3/19 Patriots vs LA Rams

2) THE ONLY time one city had 3 TEAMS in the World Series and Super Bowl combined:

2000 World Series
NY Yankees won (4-1) vs NY Mets
2000 Season Super Bowl
1/28/01 Baltimore 34 vs NY Giants 7

3) only years when one city’s teams won BOTH the World Series AND the Super Bowl (4 with a possible 5th time):

a) 1970
World Series
Baltimore won (4-1) vs Cincy
Super Bowl
1/17/71 Baltimore 16 vs Dallas 13

b) 1979
World Series
Pitts won (4-3) vs Baltimore
Super Bowl
1/20/80 Pitts 31 vs LA Rams 19

c) 1986
World Series
NY Mets won (4-3) vs Boston
Super Bowl
1/25/87 NY Giants 39 vs Denver 20

d) 2004
World Series
Boston won (4-0) vs St. Louis
Super Bowl
2/6/05 Patriots 24 vs Phil 21

e) 2018 ???

for more, check out World Series/Super Bowl Years posted yesterday on ACC Football Rx.

(01-25-2019 06:44 AM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  Did you know...?

Quote:1) THE ONLY time the same two cities had teams in BOTH the World Series AND the Super Bowl in the same season/year:

2018 World Series
Boston won (4-1) vs LA Dodgers
2018 Season Super Bowl
2/3/19 Patriots vs LA Rams

2) THE ONLY time one city had 3 TEAMS in the World Series and Super Bowl combined:

2000 World Series
NY Yankees won (4-1) vs NY Mets
2000 Season Super Bowl
1/28/01 Baltimore 34 vs NY Giants 7

3) only years when one city’s teams won BOTH the World Series AND the Super Bowl (4 with a possible 5th time):

a) 1970
World Series
Baltimore won (4-1) vs Cincy
Super Bowl
1/17/71 Baltimore 16 vs Dallas 13

b) 1979
World Series
Pitts won (4-3) vs Baltimore
Super Bowl
1/20/80 Pitts 31 vs LA Rams 19

c) 1986
World Series
NY Mets won (4-3) vs Boston
Super Bowl
1/25/87 NY Giants 39 vs Denver 20

d) 2004
World Series
Boston won (4-0) vs St. Louis
Super Bowl
2/6/05 Patriots 24 vs Phil 21

e) 2018 ???

for more, check out World Series/Super Bowl Years posted yesterday on ACC Football Rx.

Will NE cheat again?

(01-25-2019 06:44 AM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  Did you know...?

Quote:1) THE ONLY time the same two cities had teams in BOTH the World Series AND the Super Bowl in the same season/year:

2018 World Series
Boston won (4-1) vs LA Dodgers
2018 Season Super Bowl
2/3/19 Patriots vs LA Rams

2) THE ONLY time one city had 3 TEAMS in the World Series and Super Bowl combined:

2000 World Series
NY Yankees won (4-1) vs NY Mets
2000 Season Super Bowl
1/28/01 Baltimore 34 vs NY Giants 7

3) only years when one city’s teams won BOTH the World Series AND the Super Bowl (4 with a possible 5th time):

a) 1970
World Series
Baltimore won (4-1) vs Cincy
Super Bowl
1/17/71 Baltimore 16 vs Dallas 13

b) 1979
World Series
Pitts won (4-3) vs Baltimore
Super Bowl
1/20/80 Pitts 31 vs LA Rams 19

c) 1986
World Series
NY Mets won (4-3) vs Boston
Super Bowl
1/25/87 NY Giants 39 vs Denver 20

d) 2004
World Series
Boston won (4-0) vs St. Louis
Super Bowl
2/6/05 Patriots 24 vs Phil 21

e) 2018 ???

for more, check out World Series/Super Bowl Years posted yesterday on ACC Football Rx.

1979 was a fun year to be a 22 year old Pirates/Steelers fan. I remember it fondly.

City of Champions was the promotional slogan adopted after that year.

(01-25-2019 08:00 AM)TerryD Wrote:  1979 was a fun year to be a 22 year old Pirates/Steelers fan. I remember it fondly.

City of Champions was the promotional slogan adopted after that year.

1979 is a year i remember fondly as well, but for personal reasons. Lots of "firsts" came that summer and fall to my 15 year old self.

But athletically, as an Orioles fan and a Rams fan, it was a great year that ended very frustratingly in both cases. Oh, and I was also a Bullets fan and they lost the 1979 NBA finals too. Can't forget that.

(01-25-2019 07:39 AM)Scoochpooch1 Wrote:  Will NE cheat again?

...only on days that end in "Y".

(01-25-2019 10:41 AM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  

(01-25-2019 07:39 AM)Scoochpooch1 Wrote:  Will NE cheat again?

...only on days that end in "Y".

Does a bear use Charmin in the woods?

[quote='Hokie Mark' pid='15859049' dateline='1548416690']
Did you know...?

Quote:1) THE ONLY time the same two cities had teams in BOTH the World Series AND the Super Bowl in the same season/year:

2018 World Series
Boston won (4-1) vs LA Dodgers
2018 Season Super Bowl
2/3/19 Patriots vs LA Rams

Not the same season but the same YEAR
Super Bowl III January 11, 1969 New York Jets defeat Baltimore Colts,
October 16, 1969 the New York Mets win the World Series in game five over the Baltimore Orioles.

(01-25-2019 11:25 AM)arkstfan Wrote:  [quote='Hokie Mark' pid='15859049' dateline='1548416690']
Did you know...?

Quote:1) THE ONLY time the same two cities had teams in BOTH the World Series AND the Super Bowl in the same season/year:

2018 World Series
Boston won (4-1) vs LA Dodgers
2018 Season Super Bowl
2/3/19 Patriots vs LA Rams

Not the same season but the same YEAR
Super Bowl III January 11, 1969 New York Jets defeat Baltimore Colts,
October 16, 1969 the New York Mets win the World Series in game five over the Baltimore Orioles.

About 6 months later, the Knicks won their first NBA title, too. Those must have been good times to be a New York sports fan.

USFFan

(01-25-2019 12:05 PM)usffan Wrote:  

(01-25-2019 11:25 AM)arkstfan Wrote:  [quote='Hokie Mark' pid='15859049' dateline='1548416690']
Did you know...?

Quote:1) THE ONLY time the same two cities had teams in BOTH the World Series AND the Super Bowl in the same season/year:

2018 World Series
Boston won (4-1) vs LA Dodgers
2018 Season Super Bowl
2/3/19 Patriots vs LA Rams

Not the same season but the same YEAR
Super Bowl III January 11, 1969 New York Jets defeat Baltimore Colts,
October 16, 1969 the New York Mets win the World Series in game five over the Baltimore Orioles.

About 6 months later, the Knicks won their first NBA title, too. Those must have been good times to be a New York sports fan.

USFFan

Probably not for most. Most NY sports fans then (and now) were Yankees and Giants fans, not Mets and Jets fans, so to them it sucked pretty bad to see the other team win the titles. The only thing that brought them all together was the Knicks.

(01-25-2019 12:13 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(01-25-2019 12:05 PM)usffan Wrote:  

(01-25-2019 11:25 AM)arkstfan Wrote:  [quote='Hokie Mark' pid='15859049' dateline='1548416690']
Did you know...?

Quote:1) THE ONLY time the same two cities had teams in BOTH the World Series AND the Super Bowl in the same season/year:

2018 World Series
Boston won (4-1) vs LA Dodgers
2018 Season Super Bowl
2/3/19 Patriots vs LA Rams

Not the same season but the same YEAR
Super Bowl III January 11, 1969 New York Jets defeat Baltimore Colts,
October 16, 1969 the New York Mets win the World Series in game five over the Baltimore Orioles.

About 6 months later, the Knicks won their first NBA title, too. Those must have been good times to be a New York sports fan.

USFFan

Probably not for most. Most NY sports fans then (and now) were Yankees and Giants fans, not Mets and Jets fans, so to them it sucked pretty bad to see the other team win the titles. The only thing that brought them all together was the Knicks.

Very fair point. I've been to a few Yankees games, and every time the bleachers would have a chant that ended in "AND THE METS STILL SUCK!"

USFFan

(01-25-2019 12:13 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(01-25-2019 12:05 PM)usffan Wrote:  

(01-25-2019 11:25 AM)arkstfan Wrote:  [quote='Hokie Mark' pid='15859049' dateline='1548416690']
Did you know...?

Quote:1) THE ONLY time the same two cities had teams in BOTH the World Series AND the Super Bowl in the same season/year:

2018 World Series
Boston won (4-1) vs LA Dodgers
2018 Season Super Bowl
2/3/19 Patriots vs LA Rams

Not the same season but the same YEAR
Super Bowl III January 11, 1969 New York Jets defeat Baltimore Colts,
October 16, 1969 the New York Mets win the World Series in game five over the Baltimore Orioles.

About 6 months later, the Knicks won their first NBA title, too. Those must have been good times to be a New York sports fan.

USFFan

Probably not for most. Most NY sports fans then (and now) were Yankees and Giants fans, not Mets and Jets fans, so to them it sucked pretty bad to see the other team win the titles. The only thing that brought them all together was the Knicks.

Sounds like a sports fan nightmare.

Funny how the market is large enough to support the Jets, Mets, Nets, Islanders, and Devils who all lag well behind the Giants, Yankees, Knicks and Rangers in support

(01-26-2019 08:55 PM)arkstfan Wrote:  

(01-25-2019 12:13 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(01-25-2019 12:05 PM)usffan Wrote:  

(01-25-2019 11:25 AM)arkstfan Wrote:  [quote='Hokie Mark' pid='15859049' dateline='1548416690']
Did you know...?

Quote:1) THE ONLY time the same two cities had teams in BOTH the World Series AND the Super Bowl in the same season/year:

2018 World Series
Boston won (4-1) vs LA Dodgers
2018 Season Super Bowl
2/3/19 Patriots vs LA Rams

Not the same season but the same YEAR
Super Bowl III January 11, 1969 New York Jets defeat Baltimore Colts,
October 16, 1969 the New York Mets win the World Series in game five over the Baltimore Orioles.

About 6 months later, the Knicks won their first NBA title, too. Those must have been good times to be a New York sports fan.

USFFan

Probably not for most. Most NY sports fans then (and now) were Yankees and Giants fans, not Mets and Jets fans, so to them it sucked pretty bad to see the other team win the titles. The only thing that brought them all together was the Knicks.

Sounds like a sports fan nightmare.

Funny how the market is large enough to support the Jets, Mets, Nets, Islanders, and Devils who all lag well behind the Giants, Yankees, Knicks and Rangers in support

How tribal is it based on location within the NY metro?

I would imagine (just guessing) that Long Islanders prefer the Mets/Nets/Islanders. The population of Long Island is 7.8 million people.

I would also think that New Jerseyans prefer the Jets/Devils. The population of the New Jersey suburbs is 6.6 million.

Those places are bigger than all but the biggest 3-6 cities in the country.

(01-29-2019 10:13 AM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  

(01-26-2019 08:55 PM)arkstfan Wrote:  

(01-25-2019 12:13 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(01-25-2019 12:05 PM)usffan Wrote:  

(01-25-2019 11:25 AM)arkstfan Wrote:  Not the same season but the same YEAR
Super Bowl III January 11, 1969 New York Jets defeat Baltimore Colts,
October 16, 1969 the New York Mets win the World Series in game five over the Baltimore Orioles.

About 6 months later, the Knicks won their first NBA title, too. Those must have been good times to be a New York sports fan.

USFFan

Probably not for most. Most NY sports fans then (and now) were Yankees and Giants fans, not Mets and Jets fans, so to them it sucked pretty bad to see the other team win the titles. The only thing that brought them all together was the Knicks.

Sounds like a sports fan nightmare.

Funny how the market is large enough to support the Jets, Mets, Nets, Islanders, and Devils who all lag well behind the Giants, Yankees, Knicks and Rangers in support

How tribal is it based on location within the NY metro?

I would imagine (just guessing) that Long Islanders prefer the Mets/Nets/Islanders. The population of Long Island is 7.8 million people.

I would also think that New Jerseyans prefer the Jets/Devils. The population of the New Jersey suburbs is 6.6 million.

Those places are bigger than all but the biggest 3-6 cities in the country.

As a kid growing up in the New York area, we had to get our pride stoked by major league baseball. The Rangers and the Knicks were perennial losers, and the football Giants weren't yet good. But we could always count on the Yankees, the Giants and the Dodgers. When the latter two moved to the West Coast, all I had left was my loathing for the Bronx Bombers.

It hasn't been the same since.

(01-29-2019 01:26 PM)ken d Wrote:  

(01-29-2019 10:13 AM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  

(01-26-2019 08:55 PM)arkstfan Wrote:  

(01-25-2019 12:13 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(01-25-2019 12:05 PM)usffan Wrote:  About 6 months later, the Knicks won their first NBA title, too. Those must have been good times to be a New York sports fan.

USFFan

Probably not for most. Most NY sports fans then (and now) were Yankees and Giants fans, not Mets and Jets fans, so to them it sucked pretty bad to see the other team win the titles. The only thing that brought them all together was the Knicks.

Sounds like a sports fan nightmare.

Funny how the market is large enough to support the Jets, Mets, Nets, Islanders, and Devils who all lag well behind the Giants, Yankees, Knicks and Rangers in support

How tribal is it based on location within the NY metro?

I would imagine (just guessing) that Long Islanders prefer the Mets/Nets/Islanders. The population of Long Island is 7.8 million people.

I would also think that New Jerseyans prefer the Jets/Devils. The population of the New Jersey suburbs is 6.6 million.

Those places are bigger than all but the biggest 3-6 cities in the country.

As a kid growing up in the New York area, we had to get our pride stoked by major league baseball. The Rangers and the Knicks were perennial losers, and the football Giants weren't yet good. But we could always count on the Yankees, the Giants and the Dodgers. When the latter two moved to the West Coast, all I had left was my loathing for the Bronx Bombers.

It hasn't been the same since.

And if you were a Dodger or Giant fan, you generally became a Mets fan. People who hate the Yankees generally hated them forever.