Falcons Season; rate it... 37 cheering fans waiting for their team to celebrate (1 Viewer)

[fantasycurse42]

I'm sure they were. That wasn't the question. 

I have not and prob wouldn't under any circumstance unless my sons wanted to - the point of this question?

 

[Capella]

I get it, but I cant criticize fans for doing (or not doing) something I would never do. 

I think I would take kids to something like that. 

 

[fantasycurse42]

I think I would take kids to something like that. 

Prob the only circumstance I can see myself doing that.

Everyone is unique, and while a lot of people wouldn't, there is certainly a decent portion of fanbases that would (see New England) - that reception home emphasizes my opinion that this is going to be one long ####ty offseason for this team.

 

[fantasycurse42]

I get it, but I cant criticize fans for doing (or not doing) something I would never do. 

You do agree there is a segment of the population that do this though, correct?

We can prob agree that if they didn't blow that lead, there would've been thousands (if not 10's of thousands) of fans waiting?

 

[In The Zone]

That is actually a good question:

Is this the worst loss in the history of sports?

I voted yes but after thinking about it I would say no. I think the Russians and the Refs beating USA in basketball in the Olympics is the worst loss in the history of sports.

 

[wilked]

I'm not sure how to compare the magnitude of losses across sport,  but I think you could definitely argue that it's the worst NFL football loss of all-time.

If the franchise were to somehow improbably bounce back and win a title in the next 1-3 seasons, the gravity might lessen... if the wheels of the franchise come apart after this and there's a decade long drought of mediocrity and futility, which seems more likely...  then it could definitely historically weigh as the worst NFL loss of all-time.

Reading the article that Joe Bryant put on twitter with like 16 different plays that almost all had to go in the Pats favor for them to win... not to mention that they had to hit 2, 50/50 2 point conversions and win a coin toss in OT (those three things alone are 1/8.. although you could argue even if they'd lost the coin toss in OT they might still have won)...  that article made the win feel like powerball proportions of pure LUCK combined with skill...    This is why I never believed in the comeback until the 2nd 2 point conversion..  it seemed so so unlikely..   it felt like garbage time points until the last TD.

The only trick with this is that not everythign went their way.  The 3 and out before the start of the comeback is one, the failed onsides another.  The general point stands, but it is not exactly 16 reds in a row on the roulette table

 

[In The Zone]

I almost cried in 1991 when Smoltz lost the pitching duel with Jack Morris.  F'n Lonnie Smith forgot how to run the bases and that aggravating Charlie Leibrandt!  

1994 was frustrating because I thought it was ATL's best team, then they decided to strike.  World Series canceled.  Then the win in 1995.  Great feeling.  Then we had a great chance to win in '96 against the Yanks until Mark Wohlers decides to go away from his best pitch and throws a hanging slider to Jim Leyritz when leading by 3 runs in the 8th in game 4.  Were up 6-0 in that game and a win would have put us up 3 games to 1.  That was a devastating loss.

With most of my friends being Braves fans I remember all of these very well.

Lonnie Smith got schooled by a rookie 2nd baseman name Chuck Knoblauch.

In 1994 I thought the Expos were in 1st place by 12 games when the players went on strike on August 12th. I have a baseball from the 94 World Series that was never played.

As a Yankee fan it was sweet to see Fulton County Stadium go out with a sweep. I will never forget another rookie, Andruw Jones, hitting 2 dingers in game 1 in Yankee Stadium.

 

[Cjw_55106]

You do agree there is a segment of the population that do this though, correct?

We can prob agree that if they didn't blow that lead, there would've been thousands (if not 10's of thousands) of fans waiting?

Of course, but I wouldn't expect people to show up to see the losing team.

 

[In The Zone]

Have you guys actually went somewhere to welcome home a sports team? 

Yes

 

[Jayrok]

In 1994 I thought the Expos were in 1st place by 12 games when the players went on strike on August 12th. I have a baseball from the 94 World Series that was never played.

Braves (68-46) were 6 games back in the NL East behind the Expos (74-40), but were winning the wild card race in the NL.  1994 was the first year of the wild card, IIRC, but the playoffs were never played due to the strike.  I remember thinking we had a good chance to advance to the WS that year.  But it came together in '95.  

 

[fantasycurse42]

Of course, but I wouldn't expect people to show up to see the losing team.

Obviously it would've been a huge turnout had they won, but the reception they received was embarrassing.

 

[AAABatteries]

I would have gone* but was worried I'd murder Shanahan or Ryan and I want to keep my ### virgin.**

*I'm lying, I would never go welcome home a sports team unless it's the lingerie bowl team in uniform

**I mean really want to keep it virgin - I don't even wipe aggressively

 

[Dentist]

No such thing as unrecoverable loss...doesn't exist

tell that to the people that people who were all-in on Enron

 

[JoeSteeler]

tell that to the people that people who were all-in on Enron

for some reason I thought the discussion was limited to sports

 

[fantasycurse42]

tell that to the people that people who were all-in on Enron

I actually tried to buy an authentic Enron stock certificate a year ago, couldn't find one for under $80.

 

[Dentist]

for some reason I thought the discussion was limited to sports

you probably have a good point there.