State of Pennsylvania hogging major championships

by JasonB on Jun 18, 2009 6:00 AM EDT in Philadelphia Eagles News

Kind of a random thought of the day... Did anyone else notice that 3 of the 4 major pro sports championships are held by teams in the state of Pennsylvania? The Phillies won the World Series in October, The Steelers won the Superbowl in January(or was it Feb?), and the Penguins just won the Stanley Cup.

Add in a final four appearance from Villanova and the fact that the current NBA champs are led by a Philadelphia born guy in Kobe Bryant... and Pennslyvania is having one of the better sports years a state has ever had.

Here's hoping more of that luck shifts to the east side...

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doesn't get any better

than the Keystone state

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by Beast of the East on Jun 18, 2009 6:02 AM EDT reply actions

Hershey Bears won the Calder Cup (AHL Championship), too.

Hopefully this is the Eagles’ year. I’ve got no “PA Pride” for the Steelers.

I wonder if I can bill Jeff Lurie and Peter Angelos for the years of therapy their teams are going to put me through.

by BrianS on Jun 18, 2009 8:08 AM EDT reply actions

I love dropping I’m from PA all over MD.
When I lived in PA I took it for granted, the people there are just so much more genuine.

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by EagleGreeninMD on Jun 18, 2009 8:31 AM EDT reply actions

And in all that, the Eagles are still sucking hind tit. Why didn’t my daddy raise me to be a baseball fan?

by Tracer Bullet on Jun 18, 2009 8:42 AM EDT reply actions

Urgh, I want no association with the sports team from the shitty side of the state. Sorry yall, I have Philadelphia/East Coast pride. I take no pride in Pittsburgh winning anything and I hope that now Pittsburgh goes on a very looooong drought where nothing good happens to them. For starters, lets take those championships and bring them to a real city where the fans are diehard and stick it out through the good and the bad, not show up during the playoffs and claim to have followed the team all season. Its a disgrace to sports and an insult to us that Pittsburgh gets called a championship city…not really a fan of Kobe either but whatever.

Oh wow, sorry for the rant haha. I got to college out there so hopefully you can understand my frustration lol.

by Mitchell Green on Jun 18, 2009 8:51 AM EDT reply actions

Kobe Bryant was born in Italy

by Team Serbia on Jun 18, 2009 9:28 AM EDT reply actions

Kobe was born in Philly

when Joe was still playing for the Sixers. He grew up in Italy after his Father went there to play pro after 4 years with Philly.

by Cormican on Jun 18, 2009 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions

Correct

He was born here then moved to Italy when he was six. He did play his high school ball in Philly as well.

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by JasonB on Jun 18, 2009 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions

i don't care where he was born...

i can’t stand the guy… and it’s not necessarily the rape case, or the selfishness, or the scowl that he had in the finals that makes me dislike him so much. there’s just something about him that makes me want to punch him in the throat… and if i can reach that high, i probably would.

by awd777 on Jun 18, 2009 7:01 PM EDT up reply actions

i get this feeling every time i see crosby hold the cup. I then just sit there and plot when my next crosby sucks chant is appropriate

by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Jun 18, 2009 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions

if i can reach that high

dude, what are you 5’2" w/ t-rex arms?

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by greenbean#twoOH on Jun 19, 2009 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions

How about the Philadelphia Soul arena football team?

Mike T.

by mterkowski on Jun 18, 2009 9:29 AM EDT reply actions

haha I was at that game in New Orleans, I got to see a Philadelphia Football championship!!!!

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by Whodie126 on Jun 18, 2009 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions

Meh

Not a fan of the Steelers. Still have a bad taste in my mouth from Hines Ward mocking the Eagle flap in 2004. I hate the Penguins too of course. At least we don’t have the Pirates.

by bdawk4ever on Jun 18, 2009 9:34 AM EDT reply actions

Whatever.........

….. I consider Pittsburgh part of Ohio not PA. F them!

by ralphd58 on Jun 18, 2009 10:48 AM EDT reply actions

Seriously?

I don’t hate the Steelers but I certainly cannot take any joy in their success. Worse, the Penguins are right up there with the Cowpies for me. I hoped I would never see the day that Cindy “Cry Baby” Crosby won anything.

by Dawk on Jun 18, 2009 10:53 AM EDT reply actions

I’m not saying I take any pride in their success… just pointing out that all the titles are going to the same state.

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by JasonB on Jun 18, 2009 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions

Its a shame that Pittsburgh is even in the same state as us. I feel like we should section off Western PA, enclose it in a bubble and let them have their own state.

by Mitchell Green on Jun 18, 2009 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions

massive amounts of hate for the steelers and penguins. they might be located in pennsylvania, but theres a whole lot of difference between philadelphia and pittsburgh, mainly loyalty.

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by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Jun 18, 2009 12:27 PM EDT reply actions

HAHA

Exactly right. I guarantee that if the Steelers sucked for long enough Pittsburgh would joke about them like they do the Pirates now and the Penguins not too long ago. No doubt about it. Its a shame that such disloyal, bandwagon riding fans get lucky with two undeserved championships. What is the world coming to when the scum of the earth is so highly rewarded?!?!

by Mitchell Green on Jun 18, 2009 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions