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Old 10-29-2012, 05:25 PM
 
Location: SF Bay Area
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A team can certainly honor its past. I'm talking about current success. The Chicago White Sox have a storied history too but they haven't won it since 2005. At the time that was a wonderful accomplishment for the team, the city, and its fans. Eight years later that is all forgotten.

Similarly to the 49ers, storied franchise that celebrates its past. That's all good and dandy. But once Mariucci left, the Niners stunk. They are a great football team now and that's why have garnered a lot of respect from the league and opposing fans.
Yeah you're talking about the current success of the Giants at the same time trying to dismiss the history of another team but also say it's okay to honor the past. Kind of contradictory.

Also what "storied history" does the White Sox have? Especially compared to a team like the A's. I'm curious to here your interpretation of a "storied history" with them because I'm not seeing it.

Based on coverage I don't think the Niners are garnering that much attention/respect outside the Bay Area.

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But in sports you play to win championships, anything less is a failure. The Pats, Steelers and Giants are well respected because they have won titles in recent years. Now back to baseball, the Reds and the A's had their heyday - just like the Niners- but if a team doesn't win a title in a long period of time - or at least get to the championship game - fans are going to forget them.

The Reds and A's are not respected now as they were decades ago like the Cardinals and the Giants because they haven't done swat.
Well then based on that you must agree the Giants were a "failure" for 50+ years?

They may not celebrate them but they won't forget them. Niners fans sure as hell don't forget all their championships and neither do fans of many other teams, REAL fans that is. As a Giants fans I wouldn't expect you or anyone else to "care" about the A's history but don't try to dismiss it either.

The problem i have with some Giants fans is that they act like it's always been this way with the team, especially the newer ones. Go ahead and live it up with their recent success, as you should, but don't try to act like you're the Yankees and you never had a crappy stadium with awful attendance either. Old time fans know this and give the A's the respect they deserve, newer ones with your attitude don't.
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Old 10-29-2012, 05:32 PM
 
Location: SF Bay Area
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oh ok you're right.. the giants are probably ranked 29th right behind tampa and the royals in terms of MLB franchises in league history. what do i know right? nobody would ever agree with me!!! Astros > Giants!



Top 10 Best MLB Franchises

San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics Compared

Rankopedia: Best MLB franchise ever
That isn't comparing the two BAY AREA franchises but the franchises with their NYC and Philly/KC days included. The NYC days clearly prop up the Giants quite a bit.
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Old 10-29-2012, 05:34 PM
 
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Yet many of those same people sure don't mind pointing out how the Niners are one of the greatest NFL franchises of all time. It's complete BS and a double standard.

1. the 49ers were the first team to win 5 superbowls + undefeated in the superbowl, have arguably one of the greatest head coaches in NFL history with the most impressive coaching tree in life, the g.o.a.t quarterback, the g.o.a.t NFL player, one of the greatest NFL dynasties in league history. all of this happening in the most popular sport in the country. and their success is more relevant and impressive

no team in any sport can claim they have 2 of the g.o.a.t.s in any position and its a rare occurrence where Jordan and Pippen aren't the most impressive 1-2 combo in pro sports when you compare them to Montana and Rice.


2. no pro sports team in the entire bay area has ever had the success the 49ers have had. in any sport.

3. a 49ers championship today >>>>> an A's championship today. or next year. or 22 years from now or 10 years ago. same applies to warriors, giants, raiders, a's, sharks, sabercats, stanford cardinal, bears, spartans, de la salle football, and whatever other sports teams there are in the bay area. everyone takes a backseat to the san francisco 49ers.

so no, it's not complete B.S.. the 49ers are THE number one pro sports team in the bay area. they've also been relevant in more recent memory than every other team aside from the giants and sharks. everything in oakland hasn't matteredin years, and the 2007 we believe warriors was a terrible terrible tease but welcomed break from the trash thats been coming out of oracle arena since the mid 90s
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Old 10-29-2012, 05:35 PM
 
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That isn't comparing the two BAY AREA franchises but the franchises with their NYC and Philly/KC days included. The NYC days clearly prop up the Giants quite a bit.
oh "bay area" right.. both the giants and a's pre-bay area data is included. stop it
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Old 10-29-2012, 05:36 PM
 
Location: SW King County, WA
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sav858 your work here is done. These Giants fans will revise history in whatever way possible to make themselves the more storied franchise. Quite sad actually.

I'm sure there are a few rational Giants fans who will get it, but you're wasting your time on these people
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Old 10-29-2012, 05:39 PM
 
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1. the 49ers were the first team to win 5 superbowls + undefeated in the superbowl, have arguably one of the greatest head coaches in NFL history with the most impressive coaching tree in life, the g.o.a.t quarterback, the g.o.a.t NFL player, one of the greatest NFL dynasties in league history. all of this happening in the most popular sport in the country. and their success is more relevant and impressive

no team in any sport can claim they have 2 of the g.o.a.t.s in any position and its a rare occurrence where Jordan and Pippen aren't the most impressive 1-2 combo in pro sports when you compare them to Montana and Rice.


2. no pro sports team in the entire bay area has ever had the success the 49ers have had. in any sport.

3. a 49ers championship today >>>>> an A's championship today. or next year. or 22 years from now or 10 years ago. same applies to warriors, giants, raiders, a's, sharks, sabercats, stanford cardinal, bears, spartans, de la salle football, and whatever other sports teams there are in the bay area. everyone takes a backseat to the san francisco 49ers.

so no, it's not complete B.S.. the 49ers are THE number one pro sports team in the bay area. they've also been relevant in more recent memory than every other team aside from the giants and sharks. everything in oakland hasn't matteredin years, and the 2007 we believe warriors was a terrible terrible tease but welcomed break from the trash thats been coming out of oracle arena since the mid 90s
Go ahead and justify your hypocrisy and double standards all you want but it still doesn't change the fact you, along with other Niners fans, are celebrating past championships. PERIOD. A Championship is still a championship.
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Old 10-29-2012, 05:42 PM
 
Location: SF Bay Area
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oh "bay area" right.. both the giants and a's pre-bay area data is included. stop it
No kidding sherlock and with NY you do have an argument the Giants are better overall. But I personally rarely bring up Philly as the A's have been here for over 40 years now. Yeah it's part of history but I mostly stick to Bay Area baseball history.
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Old 10-29-2012, 05:43 PM
 
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Q: How do Raiders fans teach their children how to count?

A: 0-1, 0-2, 0-3, ...
SMH.



i think theyve bounced up from rock bottom aka believing in jamarcus russell because "he can throw 70 yards from his knees".
rip al davis
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Old 10-29-2012, 05:47 PM
 
Location: SF Bay Area
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so no, it's not complete B.S.. the 49ers are THE number one pro sports team in the bay area. they've also been relevant in more recent memory than every other team aside from the giants and sharks.
Also how have the Niners been more relevant? A's have made the playoffs 3 times since 2002, Niners twice. I don't like the Raiders but they have been in a Superbowl more recently, not saying they are more relevant but just saying.
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Old 10-29-2012, 05:47 PM
 
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Go ahead and justify your hypocrisy and double standards all you want but it still doesn't change the fact you, along with other Niners fans, are celebrating past championships. PERIOD. A Championship is still a championship.
lol i show you why the 49ers will ALWAYS matter and you chalk it up to a double standard.. you sound like a woman when ppl start arguing about why a man is a "player" when he plows thru many many women and if women do the same they're trollops. "omg double standard is unfair!"

but because the a's (and every bay area team) doesnt have the legacy the 49ers have, they will always play 2nd fiddle.

the a's are somewhere ahead of the raiders and below the sharks in terms of relevance in the bay area. certainly havent mattered in recent years like the sharks. definitely ahead of the raiders and my sorryass warriors
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