Comments on: We All Know Who The Number One Rivalry In Sports Is…The Question Is, Who Is Number Two?

By: Merrill Dubrow

Merrill Dubrow — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 22:44:31 +0000

This was forwarded to me - absolutely hysterical:

According to Bob Ryan this morning, as the teams were leaving the field
after yesterday’s game, Randy Moss found a cell phone on the floor of the
tunnel to the visitor’s locker room at the RCA Dome. He immediately
recognized it and returned to the field to give the phone to rookie
referee John Parry. Parry was grateful to get his phone back, but inquired
of Moss how he had known who the phone belonged to.

“Easy,” Moss told him, “I just looked at the display. It said, ‘Nine
Missed Calls.’ Figured it had to be yours.”

By: Merrill Dubrow

Merrill Dubrow — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 20:49:26 +0000

Kevin,

Thanks for your comments. Injuries are clearly part of the game and who knows what would have happened if they played - The Pats are on a roll and not sure anyone stops them. The Colts came close this time and if they do meet in New England in January one thing is for sure it will be cold. It’s funny you could be right. Addai is great and gives them more of an advantage than James did. This is a great rivalry and stuff like spy gate, coaches sort of shaking hands and possibly pumped in crowd noise leads to very, very hard feeling and hits.

The game was great - sort of a preview of what is to come. If they meet again it will be a better game than the Super Bowl.

Merrill

By: Kevin Trick

Kevin Trick — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:32:31 +0000

Well, round 1 goes to your Patriots. Of course, it helps that the Colts were a Little undermanned (no Harrison or Ugoh.) It should only help to add to the intrigue of the expected January match-up. What I find interesting is the similarity that both teams have to the other team’s past. The Patriots look like the 2005 Colts while the Colts look more like some of those past Patriot teams. One consolation I took out of Sunday’s game is that the Colts might actually now be better suited than the Patriots to play in a snowy Foxboro stadium. The Colts were more physical, harder-hitting, and more of a running team on Sunday. I never thought I’d say those things!

By: Merrill Dubrow

Merrill Dubrow — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:49:16 +0000

Great comments - well the big game is Sunday. New England Patriots vs the Indianapolis Colts - probably the best rivalry in professional football.

I believe this is the first time in over 50 years that two undefeated football teams are playing each other this late in the season. Disappointed that it isn’t on prime time but it should be a fun and exciting game to watch.

I don’t see the Colts stopping the Pats - yes you are probably calling me bias because I am from Boston and i understand that - but this time is amazing and will win by at least 17 points.

Final score Pats 42-24.!

By: Ed Sugar

Ed Sugar — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 20:39:20 +0000

Last night I watched a great game on Italian TV. The match was between bitter cross-town rivals Torino and Juventus. Because of the European system of promotion & regulation (and a small gambling scandal), it was the first time in 5 years the two clubs had played each other. Needless to say there was a lot of tension before, during and after the game (non-stop taunting and cheering from standing fans, seas of flags waving both team’s colors, and of course smoke bombs, and post-game looting and arrests).

The score was 0-0 going into the 4th minute of injury time, when Juventus scored the winning goal 1-0, with barely a minute left in play. The Juventus end of the stadium went nuts. As tradition in a cross town derby, the players of the winning team, Juventus, went to the end of the stadium where their supporters were; bowed, clapped their hands and took off their jerseys and threw them into the stands. Then I saw a first in European football (well at least according to my Italian friends); some of the Juventus players added an extra touch, as they took off their shorts and tossed them into the stands. It was strange seeing half the Juventus team run back across the field to the locker room in just their shoes, socks and briefs.

Let’s hope this trend does not hit the US anytime soon. I have no desire to see Big Papi, David Wells or the likes of Bob Wickham in a similar fashion mode.

By: Louise Kroot-Haukka

Louise Kroot-Haukka — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 23:52:00 +0000

I guess that those who think that the Sox and the Yankees are the Greatest Rivals have never been at Ohio Stadium when the OSU and Michigan lock horns. If you have ever experienced this, I think that you would agree with me that there is no greater rivalry!!!!

Thanks.

Louise

By: Merrill Dubrow

Merrill Dubrow — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 13:01:32 +0000

Rob,

That is a great link. I wish we had one a little more updated - the Red Sox/Yankees at 7th doesn’t seem right.

If anyone does come across a new list please post it on the blog.

Thanks.

Merrill

By: Vinod Kalathiveetil

Vinod Kalathiveetil — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:01:46 +0000

I think that 2 great rivalries that you hadn’t mentioned are the following (of course, you’ll see my Chicago bias)

Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers

Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals

By: Bob Graham

Bob Graham — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:59:24 +0000

Slight correction to my post above: St Andrews is on 44th between Broadway and 6th Avenue (or “Avenue of the Americas” if you’re not a New Yorker). I envisioned an army of market researchers walking up and down 46th St saying “Where the hell is this place Graham told us about?”

By: Jeffrey Lorber

Jeffrey Lorber — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:03:24 +0000

What makes a rivalry special is one’s personal involvement with the team.

As a lifelong Yankees fan, there’s no question that the number one Yankees/Dodgers (Who, my age, can forget the Brooklyn Bums?) rivalry morphed into Yanks/Sox is/will be my personal number 1. There is no #2.

My school, UVA, seemed to be rivals with whoever they were playing in the ACC that week.

Also nice to see my nephew posting - Hi Adam.