sushinsky4tsar
Footballguy
Updated resume two games into Wolves-Thunder that I should have posted here. Minnesota's record in conference championship games / ALCS:
While zero championships in 34 seasons despite having four bites at the apple for most of that time sounds incredible, the real story from a statistical standpoint is zero championship appearances. Par value would be about 8 expected championship appearances with 4 titles in that time. We have none. My dream isn't to see the Vikings win a Super Bowl, it's to see them get to one and at worst, build upon their loss count on the big stage just like my deceased ancestors got to experience in their time.
It really starts to feel like a situation where they complement each other in collectively tormenting the fanbase of the state they represent. Individual incompetence is nothing to write home about. The futility can't be fully appreciated unless you're a fan of all the teams. Vikings have a historically strong regular season record and are rarely awful. So what that they're 0-4 in the big one? Someone has to lose. Losing the first four? Sucks, but nothing unprecedented or statistically significant. Twins? They have their two championships in 65 seasons and more than their fair share of division titles. Can't hold anything against them. Wild making the playoffs in 8 of the last 10 seasons. Do you know what their sister Blue Jackets club have had to endure over their existence? What more could you ask for? [Don't ask for a series win in any of those eight playoff appearance this decade]. Timberwolves, 0-for-36 but we're right on the cusp. Right? Right?
And then you take the fact that there's one big D-1 school in the state, and they're also playing their part. It's incredible that just as the high hopes for the Timberwolves (and to a lesser degree Wild) come crashing down, suddenly the Twins get hot out of nowhere, taking the torch to set us up for the next disappointment.
It's legitimately starting to sell me on simulation theory. Some kid programmed me to be a MN sports fan at a young age and is tormenting me like an ant under a magnifying glass.
Twins 0-1, lost ALCS to Angels 2002
Vikings 0-4, Gary Anderson wide left in '99, 41-donut in East Rutherford '01, Favre across his body '10, Philly beatdown in '18
Wild 0-1, lost WCF to Anaheim in '03
Wolves 0-2, working on 0-3
0-for-8, working on 0-9
Break it down by the actual game count in those series:
Twins 1-4
Vikings 0-4
Wild 0-4
Wolves 3-10 (thru game 2 WCF)
4-22 .154
It should be noted that these numbers don't take into account:
- Twins 18-game playoff losing streak 2004-2023
- Eight opening round playoff losses for the Wild in ten years and counting
- Seven consecutive opening round playoff losses for the Wolves 1997-2003
- Vikings 0-4 Super Bowl record (pre-1991)
- Zero championships for the North Stars in their 26 seasons
While zero championships in 34 seasons despite having four bites at the apple for most of that time sounds incredible, the real story from a statistical standpoint is zero championship appearances. Par value would be about 8 expected championship appearances with 4 titles in that time. We have none. My dream isn't to see the Vikings win a Super Bowl, it's to see them get to one and at worst, build upon their loss count on the big stage just like my deceased ancestors got to experience in their time.
It really starts to feel like a situation where they complement each other in collectively tormenting the fanbase of the state they represent. Individual incompetence is nothing to write home about. The futility can't be fully appreciated unless you're a fan of all the teams. Vikings have a historically strong regular season record and are rarely awful. So what that they're 0-4 in the big one? Someone has to lose. Losing the first four? Sucks, but nothing unprecedented or statistically significant. Twins? They have their two championships in 65 seasons and more than their fair share of division titles. Can't hold anything against them. Wild making the playoffs in 8 of the last 10 seasons. Do you know what their sister Blue Jackets club have had to endure over their existence? What more could you ask for? [Don't ask for a series win in any of those eight playoff appearance this decade]. Timberwolves, 0-for-36 but we're right on the cusp. Right? Right?
And then you take the fact that there's one big D-1 school in the state, and they're also playing their part. It's incredible that just as the high hopes for the Timberwolves (and to a lesser degree Wild) come crashing down, suddenly the Twins get hot out of nowhere, taking the torch to set us up for the next disappointment.
It's legitimately starting to sell me on simulation theory. Some kid programmed me to be a MN sports fan at a young age and is tormenting me like an ant under a magnifying glass.
