Professional Sports Championships in Chicago
by Dane Noble on Jul 9, 2010 5:30 PM CDT
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Being in one of the largest sports markets in the world has its perks, like bragging rights when it comes to stockpiling championships. You don't have to look very far in any direction in Chicago to know what I'm talking about.
Let's take a quick look at championships won by professional sports teams in Chicago:
Chicago Bears: 1921, 1932, 1933, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1963, 1985
Chicago Bulls: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998
Chicago Blackhawks: 1934, 1938, 1961, 2010
Chicago White Sox: 1906, 1917, 2005
Chicago Cubs: 1907, 1908
Since 1960, only New York, Boston, Los Angeles, and Pittsburgh have hoisted more championship trophies than Chicago. Not bad company to be in.
The Blackhawks recently ended a 48 year draught, and the White Sox had gone 87 years without a crown. It hasn't been too long for the Bulls, but they seem to be posturing for a championship run any time now. But there is still a significant period of time since the Bears or the Cubbies have risen to the top... when will either of their next championships be?
What do you think about the pro sports teams in Chicago, and what do you expect in the near future for them?
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Chicago Fire: 1998 (MLS Cup Champions), 1998, 2000, 2003, and 2006 (US Open Cup Champions)
Chicago Sting: 1981, 1984 (NASL Champions)
Chicago Rush: 2006 (AFL Champions)
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Stupid babies need the most attention!
Yes, but no one care about soccer.
And not even people who care about soccer (foreigners) care about a MLS cup….
If you can't laugh at yourself you must not be very funny.
I remain a pessimistically hopeful Bears fan.
He's blunt, but he's got a point.
If I did what I love for a living, what would I do in my free time?
Writer at windycitygridiron.com {-/-} http://www.twitter.com/kdoggers
yes he does.
even if said point is false.
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Stupid babies need the most attention!
by David Taylor on Jul 11, 2010 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
I hope it’s been BEARIFFIC! Hahaha. Cheesy, I know. :P
"A lot of fans were drawn to me because they knew that whatever the score was, I was going to run as hard as I could on every play. You don't have that now, you have guys waiting for next week or even next year." - Walter Payton
Editor/Writer for WindyCityGridiron.com
by Ashley Czuba on Jul 11, 2010 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Can I fire her?
Is that within my power?
If I did what I love for a living, what would I do in my free time?
Writer at windycitygridiron.com {-/-} http://www.twitter.com/kdoggers
NO.
She’s bearwilderingly awesome.
And thanks, HB.
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Stupid babies need the most attention!
by David Taylor on Jul 11, 2010 8:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Haha. Thanks for saving me!
And not a problem! :]
"A lot of fans were drawn to me because they knew that whatever the score was, I was going to run as hard as I could on every play. You don't have that now, you have guys waiting for next week or even next year." - Walter Payton
Editor/Writer for WindyCityGridiron.com
by Ashley Czuba on Jul 11, 2010 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Please stop...
With the puns… its embearassing.
That is how you spell it, right :< /
by I Have Bearsititis on Jul 12, 2010 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions
Ahahahaha
I LOVE puns. It’s quite sad actually. lol
"A lot of fans were drawn to me because they knew that whatever the score was, I was going to run as hard as I could on every play. You don't have that now, you have guys waiting for next week or even next year." - Walter Payton
Editor/Writer for WindyCityGridiron.com
by Ashley Czuba on Jul 12, 2010 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Just slightly false
YOU are not NO ONE. Rest of America?? ANYONE?? (crickets….)
If you can't laugh at yourself you must not be very funny.
I remain a pessimistically hopeful Bears fan.
More than slightly
The 3.35m overall WC average or the 13m who watched the first round US/England match might disagree. LINK
These numbers may not match up to the 16m for basketball, 20m for baseball and 100m for the NFL, but it’s a lot more popular than people like to give it credit for.
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Stupid babies need the most attention!
by David Taylor on Jul 12, 2010 7:39 AM CDT up reply actions
They can all go suck eggs!
I keed, I keed…
If you can't laugh at yourself you must not be very funny.
I remain a pessimistically hopeful Bears fan.
I really don't like coming off
as a defender of all that is soccer. There really are some crappy things about it. For example, the amount of diving that goes on in the course of a game is unbelievable. They then roll on the ground acting like their leg just came off, only to pop right up as soon as the ref buys into their cry baby crap. It really does give the game a bad rap.
I’d also like to see more goals being scored. But then again, I don’t mind a good defensive game every now and again. I don’t mind the ties that much, because I understand the point system in the knockout stages and in the standard leagues.
Like all sports, it has it’s good and its bad. For example, the NFL has the Packers.
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Stupid babies need the most attention!
by David Taylor on Jul 12, 2010 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions
But you are
CAPTAIN DEFENDER OF ALL THAT IS SOCCER!! to me. At least here, on this blog. Its not a bad thing Don Quixote. But you know you’ll get mocked for it. Just know I really respect your opinion and anything said to you that disparages the “World’s game” you should take with the grain of salt intended. SOCCER BABY!!!
If you can't laugh at yourself you must not be very funny.
I remain a pessimistically hopeful Bears fan.
haha.
And I’m cool with getting mocked for it.
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Stupid babies need the most attention!
by David Taylor on Jul 13, 2010 8:31 AM CDT up reply actions
Mock mock mock mock mock.....
If you can't laugh at yourself you must not be very funny.
I remain a pessimistically hopeful Bears fan.
Birthday huh. Well sorry I missed it old man. Hope it was a good one.
If Mike Ditka punched you in the face, you'd have to fight off the urge to thank him.
by Ditkavsworld on Jul 12, 2010 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions
you wouldn't have...
if you were following us on twitter.
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Stupid babies need the most attention!
by David Taylor on Jul 12, 2010 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Touche sir, touche.
If Mike Ditka punched you in the face, you'd have to fight off the urge to thank him.
by Ditkavsworld on Jul 12, 2010 2:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Thank you for taking care of that for me.
My net access has been limited as of late due to a dead computer.
"The time has come to get deeply into Football. It is the only thing we have left that ain't fixed." - HST
That's what happens
when you mess with the soccer hooligans.
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Stupid babies need the most attention!
by David Taylor on Jul 13, 2010 8:03 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, my computer picked up some bad habits from them.
It threw itself off the desk and pretended to be crashed. After I paid the repair guy, it started running again like nothing had ever happened. It’s ok though. I figure I’ll run it into the ground for the next few years, until it’s nearly obsolete. Then I’ll sell it to the LA Galaxy for a huge payday.
Oh, and belated HBD, by the way.
"The time has come to get deeply into Football. It is the only thing we have left that ain't fixed." - HST
Ah Well...
Since we’re all supposedly dying in 2012, we can all look forward to the burning, flooding, and destruction of human life rather than the conclusion of the 2014 World Cup.
WILDCARD BITCHES!!! YEEEEHHHAAAAA!!!!!
Chicago Champs
I don’t know of any other city besides New York that has a championship in the 4 major sports (baseball, basketball, football, and hockey) in the last 25 years…Bears in 85 Bulls (90’s) WSox 2005 and the Blackhawks this year. Pretty impressive! The future? Ahh, crap…Blackhawks have lost what 6 guys and a coach so far, and repeating as Cup champs is HARD! Bears? Depends on Cutler and Martz, gotta make the playoffs for a change. Bulls? Meh….Cubs and Sox, Sox maybe, but losing Peavy was tough, they should try and get Big Z or Lilly….All and all, I think we’re in good shape in most sports, how bout college?
by Fully Kreusened on Jul 9, 2010 10:15 PM CDT reply actions
championship teams
That’s why the ‘85 team is so beloved…..not just that they won, but how they won. Still love watching those DVDs put together by NFLNetwork. The Bulls run was incredible, you didn’t want to miss a game. Die-hard White Sox fan, so 05 was very special for me. And even if the Hawjks don’t win it again, what thrills they gave all of us.
Correct me if I'm wrong
But didn’t the football Cardinals win a couple championships when they were in Chicago
Bears, Cubs or Bust!
Living in Chicago, there was not that much enthusiasm for the Sox in ‘05. The Blackhawks turned the city into a big sea of red. If the Bulls didn’t happen to have M.J. who knows if Bulls Fever would’ve spread the way it did. I’m surprised every member of the ‘85 Bears don’t have a statue somewhere in this city. But for the Cubs to finally do it. I think Chicago would just spontaneously combust.
Like a rotator cuff in a Dusty Baker line-up.
"The time has come to get deeply into Football. It is the only thing we have left that ain't fixed." - HST
I'm not sure what I would do if the Cubs finally won.
I’m so used to them not that it almost seems like a dream.
If Mike Ditka punched you in the face, you'd have to fight off the urge to thank him.
by Ditkavsworld on Jul 14, 2010 5:28 AM CDT up reply actions
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