Monday, February 12, 2024

The myth of Goliath: With another Super Bowl title, KC moves ahead of NYC in sports championships, this millennium

Kansas City pro world championships, this millennium: 8

Royals (baseball) 2015
Chiefs (football) 2019
Chiefs (football) 2022
Chiefs (football) 2023
Sporting (soccer) 2000
Sporting (soccer) 2013
FC (women Soccer) 2014
FC (women's Soccer) 2015

New York City pro world championships, this millennium: 7 

Yankees (baseball) 2000
Yankees (baseball) 2009
Giants (football) 2007
Giants (football) 2011
FC (soccer) 2021
Gotham (women's soccer) 2009 
Gotham (women's soccer) 2023

Once again, the argument proves false that small cities cannot beat the megalopolis.

For all their grandeur and (supposed) financial advantage, NYC sports remain a colossal underachiever. The Mets, Jets, Knicks and Rangers lead the pack in failure. And no NYC-based school dominates in major college sports. 

Why such a lack of success? Stodgy, incompetent ownerships. A pressurized media. Massive distractions. Traffic congestion. Rats. Rude cab drivers. Access to drugs, supermodels, bootlickers and STDs. Too much pizza. 

Outlook for 2024: The Chiefs might win again. No rings in store for NYC. 

6 comments:

BTR999 said...

Even the Women’s Hockey league team (no nickname apparently) is in it last place.

But you said it Duque, it’s the ownership. Nothing else.

JM said...

Someone on the Intertubes mentioned that a couple prognostication outlets have projected the Yanks to win the division this year. Over the Orioles. The outlets weren't named.

Maybe Hampton arrives mid-season to bolster the rotation. Maybe Spencer Jones has his biggest hits since "Gimme Some Lovin'". Hard to say. (Steve Winwood was 17 when he belted out that vocal, by the way. Played the organ, too.)

I find it hard to believe the prediction. But I would like some of what they're smoking.

edb said...

Especially if the teams from smaller cities are run properly. The Chiefs have a smart owner and who will do what needs to be done, a great coach and winners on the team.

AboveAverage said...

It’s so quiet in here you can almost hear Cashman’s brain working . . .

13bit said...

Does his brain whir or click? Or does it sound like what we used to do when we would take clothespins and affix baseball cards to the back wheels of our bicycles so that the spokes would hit them and make it sound like a shitty motorcycle?

AboveAverage said...

13 Bit - It sounds like a baby mouse farting.