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The AFC Championship Game

Jan 18. 2009

Last week, J admitted to me that he would've never married me if I were a Steelers fan. That, my friends, is a sign of a true Baltimore Ravens fan. Sidenote #1:  For those who are not aware, the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers have what has been dubbed the "NFL's nastiest rivalry." See here. Sidenote #2: Gene Wojciechowski writes, "The Ravens-Steelers matchup makes the NFC Championship Game look like a Tupperware party." Sidenote #3:  Reader 911WFD writes in response to the second article, "NEWS FLASH...

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The NBA’s Most Loyal Fans

Nov 08. 2008

Forbes has named New York Knicks fans the NBA's most loyal fans. I admit that over the past few years I have wondered why I subject myself to this torture, even questioning if I were playing a sick game of S&M with my favorite sports team. Forbes goes on to describe our misery in further detail: How miserable have things been for Knick fans? How about an average record of 30-52, including a pair of 23-59 seasons, over the past five years? Then there's the series of off-the-court soap operas: respected veteran coach Larry Brown being hired and fired within one year; star guard Stephon Marbury feuding with coaches and now sitting out in street clothes as the team tries to trade him;...

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Knicks Opening Game at MSG

Oct 30. 2008

Last night, I ran home after work to change into my Knicks jersey - we were going to the Knicks opening game against Miami! Basketball is my favorite sport, and I've been a die-hard Knicks fan ever since high school. It was hard not to be, as the 90s were the glory days of the Knicks (at least in my lifetime) and all of New York was crazy for its boys in blue and orange. Ewing. Starks. Johnson. Sprewell. Houston. I cried when the Knicks lost the 1999 NBA Championships to the Spurs (and I still have a grudge against the entire city of San Antonio, almost a full decade after the event). I declared that I can now die happy when...

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