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Ya know that silly bass riff they play at Packers games where everybody shouts "go Pack Go"? I hear it as "Go eat cheese". Fits in with all the foam cheese heads. Ah, but I do love squeeky cheese curds and most dairy products!
Oh well not quite as annoying as the Vi-queens stupid horn.
A lot of us in this thread are Chicago sports fans. We have a culture of being let down in this city - sure we have some glory sprinkled in there, we aren't Cleveland or anything, but overall, we are pessimistic about our teams. At least thats my opinion.
Sorry but as a Bears\Bulls\Whitesox fan I have seen 8 championships in my adult life with a combined 8/9 in championship matchups. (I don't count hockey but they had one too not so long ago.)
So really, the Chicago sports scene across the spectrum has been excellent IMO, look around at other towns and in total not many at all can come anywhere near that. (Look at Wisconsin\Milwaukee for example)
Sorry but as a Bears\Bulls\Whitesox fan I have seen 8 championships in my adult life with a combined 8/9 in championship matchups. (I don't count hockey but they had one too not so long ago.)
So really, the Chicago sports scene across the spectrum has been excellent IMO, look around at other towns and in total not many at all can come anywhere near that. (Look at Wisconsin\Milwaukee for example)
The Bulls are the obvious exception, every other franchise in the city went has gone through excessive title drought. And the Bulls got pretty lucky (scoring MJ at #3, having a pretty soft NBA in the 90s - but we can take that to the basketball forum)
Bears, 1 SB victory (NFL championships are great, but not many people remember those)
Whitesox, 88 years between WS wins
Cubs, 103 years and counting
Hawks went from 1961-2010 without a cup win, which was the longest streak in the NHL.
Chicago is not title town. Like I stated, we are not the bottom of the pile, but for having as many pro teams as we do, the ratio is poor.
The Bulls are the obvious exception, every other franchise in the city went has gone through excessive title drought. And the Bulls got pretty lucky (scoring MJ at #3, having a pretty soft NBA in the 90s - but we can take that to the basketball forum)
Bears, 1 SB victory (NFL championships are great, but not many people remember those)
Whitesox, 88 years between WS wins
Cubs, 103 years and counting
Hawks went from 1961-2010 without a cup win, which was the longest streak in the NHL.
Chicago is not title town. Like I stated, we are not the bottom of the pile, but for having as many pro teams as we do, the ratio is poor.
Orangeish is right- Chicago has more sports teams than most other major cities, and they're all old. Considering all that, Chicago doesn't really have all that many championships.
Everyone knows about the Cubs, but the White Sox went almost 90 years between titles, the Blackhawks had an almost 50 year drought, and the Bears have only won one title since the LBJ administration.
That said, it's not like Chicago keeps company with Cleveland or Philly in the championships department.
Edit: I didn't realize Philadelphia had that many championships. Still, they're big-time underachievers.
I have no idea what that list shows about recent chicago sports success. The Bulls have been the only consistent winner in the last 50 years. (and that was for an 8 year period, they, as you know, had never won a title before, or after).
I guess if the Bears NFL titles before the superbowl, or the Chicago Cardinals historic victories make the chicago sports pie taste sweeter to you, more power to ya.
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Ah, but I do love squeeky cheese curds and most dairy products!
