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(vikm) wrote:
Yeah, it's funny. I have a Giants fan on my FB friends list that is of that mindset. It is funny how upset they get in comparison to fans down here toward them. I kind of like that they're in the WS again since the Dodgers aren't. I like having a team to root against if there are no teams I really want to win.
No surprise that KC is seen as the favored underdog. The Giants are following the same path that the Red Sox did; a lot of success in an short period, and loyal fans on their way to becoming insufferable, at least to anyone who isn't one.
The California rivalry is very one-sided. For whatever reason, perhaps a little insecurity mixed in with their arrogance, the North is much more into it. Those in the South generally don't care.
Both places have their charms, and their not-so-charming traits.
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I'm rooting for the Giants. I got a little tired of KC's chest thumping and braggadocio during the ALCS, which turned quite a bit on luck--two broken bat doubles in a row? and some uncharacteristic nerves in the back end of the Orioles' bullpen.
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Bimwad wrote:
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The California rivalry is very one-sided. For whatever reason, perhaps a little insecurity mixed in with their arrogance, the North is much more into it. Those in the South generally don't care.
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Is it insecurity or is more that it's simply hard to raise the pulse of Los Angelenos for anything other than the price of Lattes and whether their weekend tans last the entire week! 
S.F. has true, passionate fans who can be somewhat to extremely obnoxious. They enjoy the rivalry and wish that it would be reciprocated. After all who doesn't enjoy the Red sox-Yankees rivalry or Michigan-Ohio St. rivalry (when Michigan fielded decent teams)? It would be great to have something like those duplicated on the West Coast.
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Billybob wrote:
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The California rivalry is very one-sided. For whatever reason, perhaps a little insecurity mixed in with their arrogance, the North is much more into it. Those in the South generally don't care.
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Is it insecurity or is more that it's simply hard to raise the pulse of Los Angelenos for anything other than the price of Lattes and whether their weekend tans last the entire week!
S.F. has true, passionate fans who can be somewhat to extremely obnoxious. They enjoy the rivalry and wish that it would be reciprocated. After all who doesn't enjoy the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry or Michigan-Ohio St. rivalry (when Michigan fielded decent teams)? It would be great to have something like those duplicated on the West Coast.
The "rivalry", at least baseball-wise, started when the Giants and Dodgers were both in New York, and Cal/Stanford or UCLA/USC can both stand on their own native Californian rivalry-wise, as well as the Kings/Ducks/Sharks three-way puckfest. The Lakers/Clippers battle is however taking a long, long time to develop into a meaningful bout. Unfortunately, the Dodgers have gone corporate, and average fans can't afford to go to the games, or this year even watch them on television thanks to TWC holding them hostage. Magic and the rest of his Guggenheim Gang need to make the Dodgers more accessible... and I'm a die hard Giants fan, that actually also likes the Dodgers. 2ยข
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Billybob wrote:
Is it insecurity or is more that it's simply hard to raise the pulse of Los Angelenos for anything other than the price of Lattes and whether their weekend tans last the entire week!
S.F. has true, passionate fans who can be somewhat to extremely obnoxious. They enjoy the rivalry and wish that it would be reciprocated. After all who doesn't enjoy the Red sox-Yankees rivalry or Michigan-Ohio St. rivalry (when Michigan fielded decent teams)? It would be great to have something like those duplicated on the West Coast.
My comment wasn't just about sports, but in general. It might be a little more prevalent in the sports rivalries, particularly baseball. In college, it only flares up when the teams are both on up cycles. No NFL teams in LA yet, so that has been dormant.
Perhaps it's because Northern Californians tend to be more provincial, while Southern Californians are more laid back. But it's definitely more one-sided.
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Bimwad wrote:
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Is it insecurity or is more that it's simply hard to raise the pulse of Los Angelenos for anything other than the price of Lattes and whether their weekend tans last the entire week!
S.F. has true, passionate fans who can be somewhat to extremely obnoxious. They enjoy the rivalry and wish that it would be reciprocated. After all who doesn't enjoy the Red sox-Yankees rivalry or Michigan-Ohio St. rivalry (when Michigan fielded decent teams)? It would be great to have something like those duplicated on the West Coast.
My comment wasn't just about sports, but in general. It might be a little more prevalent in the sports rivalries, particularly baseball. In college, it only flares up when the teams are both on up cycles. No NFL teams in LA yet, so that has been dormant.
Perhaps it's because Northern Californians tend to be more provincial, while Southern Californians are more laid back. But it's definitely more one-sided.
No doubt. When I was at Stanford, we hated seeing the pompous Trojans come to Stanford stadium with their band's obnoxious cavalcade. It didn't help that USC was so much better than Stanford (even with John Elway!). Of course it was less than 20 years later that my twin daughters shunned Stanford and opted instead to attend Southern Cal. One of them compounded the affront by marrying into a strong USC family!
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