Sports City of the Decade.... Boston
Written by Chriso, Saturday December 19 2009
Warning: written by a Bostonian
And I can already imagine some of the comments, complaining about the arrogance of Boston fans. Which is one of the great things about the decade. Boston was insignificant as a sports town at the start of the decade and now Boston is a place where the fans can be arrogant. Sports radio in Boston in the 90s had many slow days, while other towns would talk about their teams about to win it all, Boston would talk about which of their teams might be close. At one point, Ray Bourque left Boston to win a championship, and Boston had a parade. For a Colorado championship. But the attitude changed this decade.
6 championships can do that. Of course, Chicago had 6 championships in the 90s, but they were all from the Bulls. The difference in Boston is that there were three different teams winning during the decade. And also the scope of those championships.
The Patriots started with their first Super Bowl win in 2002. They won back to back Super Bowls in 2004 and 2005. Winning back to back is very difficult, ask the 2009 Steelers. The 3 wins make the dynasty of the Patriots in line with the Packers of the 60s, Steelers of the 70s, 49ers of the 80s, and Cowboys of the 90s. In addition, the Patriots went 16-0 in 2007, the only team to win every game in a 16 game regular season schedule. The pursuit for perfection ended in a Super Bowl loss to the Giants, but the Patriots still were the first team to make it to 18-0, although the Colts and Saints are challenging that this year.
The Red Sox won it all in 2004, ending the 86 year old Curse of the Bambino. They won it all again in 2007, which helped solidify the Sox as more than just a one year wonder. I wrote an article about the Red Sox being the MLB team of the decade. Boston is home to the Patriots and Red Sox, arguably the teams of the decade in their respective leagues.
The Celtics joined the championship parade in 2008, ending a 22 year drought for the NBA franchise with the most titles. Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen came to town to join Paul Pierce to return Boston to the top of the NBA hill. It also helps in Boston's claim to the sports city of the decade.
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At least there were no parades for ex-Bruins this decade....the B's were the number one seed in '09, and had some people thinking it was their turn after the Patriots, Sox and Celtics won... or for just baseball teams....the Red Sox ended their drought in '04, then the White Sox in '05, so it follows that the Cubs would end it in '06....right???
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Too bad the Bruins didn't win one, then Boston would have had the Grand Slam! NFL, MLB, NBA & NHL.