Comcast - Philly Fans Are a Cursed Tribe
Comcast.net sports editor, Lee Lee Russakoff, let’s us all know that this town is full of losers.
“In Philly’s 23-year span of incompetence, both Boston and Chicago have celebrated seven championships (Boston–three from the Celtics, three from the Pats and one from the Sawx; Chicago–one from da Bears, six from Michael Jordan).
Even if you take the success of Boston’s and Chicago’s other sports teams out of the equation, Philly still has the Bambino and the Billy Goat beat. Babe Ruth’s curse lasted 86 seasons; Billy Goat’s hex, just 62. But the curse afflicting Philadelphia has been breaking the hearts of the “Boo Birds” for 94 seasons (I’d say it’s safe to include this year’s Sixers and Flyers).
So why does the ineptitude of the Red Sox and Cubs out-headline Philly’s four-sport woefulness? Simple. No national voice has laid out the curse that afflicts Philadelphia fans. I will use this space as an opportunity to do so.
First, let me say that I have researched this for years in vain. Many Philly folks thought they found it with the “Curse of Billy Penn” (hogwash about building skyscrapers taller than Philly’s William Penn statue that stands atop City Hall). But the timing is way off.”
Philly Fans Are a Cursed Tribe