Bit of a sports rant

[kellinator]

This morning on SportsCenter, I heard an Eagles fan declaring yesterday was the "greatest day in the history of Philadelphia" and exulting that the curse was over.

Ummm... what curse? Is there a curse I don't know about?

Then I check LJ and someone in nbafans is whining that the Suns are cursed. No, they're losing because the MVP (Steve Nash for MVP!! Steve Nash for MVP!!) is out injured. But I digress. What's with all this making up curses just because you can't accept that your team lost?

Yes, I know that Philly sports teams have terrible, terrible luck. But in my opinion, a curse should be, well, a curse. Like, related to something specific. The Curse of the Bambino? That's a curse. The Black Sox Curse? That's a curse. Curse Because We Keep Losing, Dammit? Not so much.

Hey, I know all about losing. I'm a Vandy fan. But we don't lose because of some curse. We lose because we suck.

Comments

[yendi]

Christ. You know, there are thirteen other teams (including the "cursed" Falcons, the "cursed" Chargers, and the "cursed" Bills) who have never won a Super Bowl. There are seven teams, including the Saints and the Lions, who have never even been in the Super Bowl. Calling the Eagles "cursed" implies that someone forgot how to spell "chokers."

And, if that was the greatest day in the history of Philly, I think someone's got to do some reading up on American history.

[kellinator.livejournal.com]

Calling the Eagles "cursed" implies that someone forgot how to spell "chokers."

Bwahahahahahahaha. Ha!

And, if that was the greatest day in the history of Philly, I think someone's got to do some reading up on American history.

My sentiments exactly. I was staring at the TV in horror.