Sports rivarlies

[Geggy]

Post the sport teams rivarlies, may it be your favorite team or most hated team, that you love to watch...

i think you all know what mine is :rolleyes

despite the babe ruth curse, i have respect for the new york yankees and their history up until the time george steinbrenner took over and corrupted the team, although one of my all time favorite players, reggie jackson, played under steinbrenner and coach billy martin. my profound hatred for the yankees began in 1983 when dave righetti made me cry after he pitched a no hitter against the sox when he struck out the last batter, wade boggs.

other rivarlies i enjoy watching are bruins vs habs and celtics vs lakers/pistons in which these rivarlies still exists today. i miss watching new york knicks (and spike lee) play the chicago bulls and indy pacers in postseasons back in the 90's.

[pac-man]

Orioles vs. Rays. I'm serious:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=rivalry/080430

It's lonely being a Maryland sports fan. Maryland teams don't really have any knockdown, dragout rivals. The Heels have the Blue Devils. The Sox have the Yanks. The Steelers have the Cowboys.

:tear

[Colonel Flagg]

Cowboys-Steelers???? What are you smokin'? They play each other what, once every four years? Some rivalry.

Try the three interdivisional teams: Cowboys-Eagles; Cowboys-Giants; and my personal favorite, Cowboys-Redskins. All three are legitimate rivalries, but the last is my vote for the best in the NFL.

PS - I don't particularly like the Redskins, but I detest the Cowboys.

[pac-man]

http://greatsportsrivalries.com/steelers.html

I'm smoking crack-cocaine, but that doesn't change the fact the Cowboys and Steelers have storied rivalry that *gasp* most often has taken place on the grandest stage; not unlike the Celtics and Lakers. How old are you again?

[Pentegarn]

Buckeyes-Wolverines

[WhiteRat]

In case you haven't realized by now, i'm a big Minnesota homer, so here I go!

Minnesota vs. Wisconsin for Paul Bunyan's Axe:
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q15/JerkDouglas/T1760729_1.jpg
The is the longest and most played rivalry in Divison 1A football, dating back to 1890. The Axe didn't come into play until 1948. Unfortunately, those damn Badgers have won the last 4 contests and I can't see the Gophers getting it back untill 2009 at the earliest.

Minnesota vs. Iowa for Floyd of Rosedale:
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q15/JerkDouglas/Floyd.jpg
This one goes back to 1935 and is always heated. Somehow Hawkeye fans manage to drive their tractors up I-35 to the big city of Minneapolis whenever the game is played there.

Vikings vs. Packers:
Cheeseheads are bad. Green Bay fans are fat. Brett favre is a crybaby boozehound pill popper. Skol Vikings!

Minnesota vs. Michigan in the Battle for the Little Brown Jug:
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q15/JerkDouglas/football-trophy-jug.jpg
The Battle for the Little Brown Jug dates back to 1903. Michigan fans don't concern themselves with this game too much as they have a wide lead in overall wins, but this game is always big for Minnesotans.

I'm also quite fond of Twins vs. White Sox, Michigan vs. Ohio State, Minnesota vs. U of North Dakota (hockey), and Minnesota vs. Minnesota-Duluth (hockey).

[Colonel Flagg]

Pacman, I'm just sayin' that it's hard to maintain a great "rivalry" if you only play the other team every few years. And according to the web page you reference, the more appropriate rivalry would be the Steelers vs the Browns.

I'm (probably) older than you.

[Pentegarn]

He's right, a true sports rivalry would be a yearly affair, the Steelers-Cowboys games of the 70s are classic matchups like Lakers-Celtics in the 80s or the Yankees-Dodgers in the 50s, but they aren't rivalries in the strict sense of the word.

[Fathom Zero]

Steelers v. Browns. Hands down.

[pac-man]

I'll just go back to smoking my crack cocaine.

[WhiteRat]

It's lonely being a Maryland sports fan. Maryland teams don't really have any knockdown, dragout rivals.

:tear

Don't the Ravens and Browns bitterly hate each other? Or is that more of a one sided afair with fat Browns fans forever pissed at the Ravens?

[pac-man]

I've never heard it called a rivalry, but that fucking field goal game made me hate the fuck out of the refs.

[Esuohlim]

Detroit Red Wings vs. Everyone Else

[Fathom Zero]

Philadelphia vs. Anyone not wearing a Philly jersey.

[Colonel Flagg]

Philadelphia vs. Anyone not wearing a Philly jersey.

:lol

[Pentegarn]

Don't the Ravens and Browns bitterly hate each other? Or is that more of a one sided afair with fat Browns fans forever pissed at the Ravens?

It's more that we are forever pissed at Art Modell. That and we are bitter that they won the Super Bowl shortly after moving to Baltimore. That should have been out team of gangstas, rapists, murderers, and mafia thugs winning the Super Bowl, not Baltimore's

[WhiteRat]

Don't forget the big fat italian loudmouth Tony Siragusa!

[pac-man]

At least Cleveland got their franchise and franchise history back.

Baltimoreans to this day can't fucking stand the name Jim Irsay.

[Pentegarn]

Don't forget the big fat italian loudmouth Tony Siragusa!

I didn't. I did say "mafia thugs" didn't I? :lol

[Colonel Flagg]

Baltimoreans to this day can't fucking stand the name Jim Irsay.

Then Baltimore vs Indianapolis should be a pretty good rivalry. What's the scoop on this?

[Colonel Flagg]

I can't believe I forgot the Packers/Vikings - I knew a guy who lived and died by the results of these two games every stinking year.

Edit - Sorry WR, I missed the two lines you dedicated to this one in-between all your JPEGs! >:

[WhiteRat]

I put the pics up so those in the dark could see what the trophies look like. I only gave the Vikes/Pack 2 lines because really, what more do I need to say about the rivalry? All you need to know is right there.

[Colonel Flagg]

Maybe so, but for my co-worker it was gleeful bashing of all the lunatic packer fans if the Vikes won, or enduring weeks of spite and vitriol from those same Cheese-heads if the Pack won. It was even tougher for him since he spent a great deal of time in Appleton, WI. I often wondered how he made it out alive.

[Pentegarn]

Then Baltimore vs Indianapolis should be a pretty good rivalry. What's the scoop on this?

As I recall the times they have played it has been a pretty big deal

[pac-man]

I missed it entirely. Though it won't go down on ESPN as a great rivalry, to anybody who knew and loved the Colts as a Baltimore franchise, Colts vs. Ravens is a rivalry. Only because that's our fucking team god damn you Irsay and fuck you too John Elway.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

Bills vs. Dolphins mid 90's

I was going to put a picture of the Bills next to Miami on the NFL monopoly board but I see now they've downgraded the Bills to the electric company. Bad times

[Geggy]

I used to be a fan of minnesota vikings with the receiving trio, moss, sharpe and carter. I wasnt aware of the bad blood between vikings and the packers. that is new to me.

I dont know which is more intense, the red sox-yankees rivalry or the rivalry between the fans of both teams. Check out the latest dispute between the fans...

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3382644

[Pentegarn]

Vikings-Packers is as big as Packers-Bears. They made several jokes on That 70s show about it over the years.

[Kamikaze81]

The rivalries between the teams of the NFC North dates back when the division was known simply as the "Black and Blue" division which was formed in the 1960s(When the Vikings came to be). Bears hated packers, Vikings hated Lions, Packers hated vikings and so forth. The Bears and Packers were also ancient rivals from the "old nfl" back in the 20s.

On a different Note, I remember the infamous Red Wings/Avalanche fued. I always and forever hate those fuckin Aves. The Wings also are rivals to the Stars, Ducks, St. Louis(Another oldschool rival that came to blows), Blackhawks. At one point they were once rivals to the Toronto Maple Leafs during the "Original 6" era.

Man, I'll never forget the Bulls and the Pistons rivalry from the late 80s and early 90s. That was good times on TV. :D

[Colonel Flagg]

I remember a great Sixers-Celtics game where Dr. J. got into a fistfight with Larry Bird. As I recall, they were both rather lame boxers, but the image stuck in my mind as a classic representation of two hall of fame players behaving extremely childishly. All because of the rivalry.

Sad to see that while the Celts have made it back to the big time, the Sixers are still languishing on the fringe. :(

[Pentegarn]

I remember a great Sixers-Celtics game where Dr. J. got into a fistfight with Larry Bird. As I recall, they were both rather lame boxers, but the image stuck in my mind as a classic representation of two hall of fame players behaving extremely childishly. All because of the rivalry.

Sad to see that while the Celts have made it back to the big time, the Sixers are still languishing on the fringe. :(

I have heard tales that Larry Bird was quite the antagonist on court. As though he were trying to get people to fight him.

[Geggy]

kevin garnett is pretty much the same way, getting into people's head to frustrate them and make them lose focus.

larry bird vs bill laimbeer still ranks the number one fight of all time in nba. it demostrated that pistons have taken over celtics' spotlight in the east during the late 80's/early 90's. i really miss the old days as well. there were a lot of heated rivalries then things kind of cooled down after the players from the michael jordan generation got old and retired. while the new players are emerging, hopefully we'll see some renewed rivalries in the coming days.

[WhiteRat]

Kevin Garnett once sucker punched former T-Wolf Rick Rickert during a practice much to everyone's joy. Rick Rickert also cried when his Duluth East Greyhounds lost to Mpls Patrick Henry in the 2001 MN state 4A basketball championship.

[Kitsa]

Blackhawks-Redwings, although the Blackhawks haven't been much of a factor lately.

[Colonel Flagg]

larry bird vs bill laimbeer still ranks the number one fight of all time in nba.

I can't believe I forgot this one. My God, I am getting old and confused. :confused:

Bill Laimbeer - the center that EVERYONE despised, including more than a few Pistons fans. I miss the NBA of the '80's ....

[Pentegarn]

remember Bill Laimbeer's Combat Basketball?

[Colonel Flagg]

Nope. But it sounds so much more violent than full contact karate! :lol

[WhiteRat]

If I have time this weekend I'll try to dig up the Nintendo Power issue from 1992 that featured Laimbeer and his game as the monthly celebrity interview section.

[Kybo Ren]

http://thumbnail.search.aolcdn.com/truveo/images/thumbnails/35/84/358454D0A89DD7.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNJpJptNct0

That takes me back.