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[Jimjamesak]

Portland sucks. Tell all your friends.

Way ahead of you.

[CommAvHusky]

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40. Edmonton Oilers

Why? Had one of the most dominant NHL Dynasties at point. However, the team has not aged well since.

The Good. 5 Stanley Cups all within 7 Seasons (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990). The Oilers won the Campbell Conference in 1983 and the Western Conference in 2006.

The Bad. Since 1992, the Oilers have missed the playoffs 17 times, only reaching the second round 4 times.

The Ugly. In 1988, nobody in hockey was bigger than Wayne Gretzky. Gretzky headed the Oilers to four Stanley Cups breaking all the scoring records. However, The Great One was becoming too big for one of the NHL’s smallest markets. A couple of months after winning the Cup in 1988, Gretzky asked for a trade to a bigger market. Ultimately, owner Peter Pocklington shopped Gretzky to Los Angeles. Fans called to cancel season tickets, Pocklington was burned in effigy. While the Oilers won the Cup again in 1990, once other key players like Mark Messier, Jari Kurri, and Paul Coffey were traded to other teams, the Oilers began to crumble into obscurity.

Where they play. Rogers Place, wow this Rogers thing is big in Canada, eh? Opened in 2016, replacing the Northlands Coliseum.

Owner: Oilers Entertainment Group, headed by Daniel Katz. Katz bought the Oilers in 2008. His net worth is about $3.5 billion, who I’m sure would get an incredible tax cut if he didn’t live in Canada.

Coach: Todd McLellan, currently in his third year coaching the Oilers after coaching San Jose for seven seasons.

Top Current Players: Connor McDavid, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, and Cam Talbot

Hall of Famers: Glenn Anderson, Paul Coffey, Grant Fuhr, Wayne Gretzky, Jari Kurri, Mark Messier,

Up Next: The Minnesota Vikings

[JF_Gophers]

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Are the Eagles still #65?

[mookie1995]

Are the Eagles still #65?

69

[CommAvHusky]

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Are the Eagles still #65?

probably not :P

[CommAvHusky]

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39. Dallas Stars

(a.k.a. Minnesota North Stars)
Why? This team is well overdue but one wonders how a team is located in “State of Hockey” ends up in Texas.

The Good. 1999 Stanley Cup Champions, 1981 & 1991 Campbell Conference Champions, 2000 Western Conference Champions.

The Bad. Prior to 1980, the North Stars never got past the second round. Dallas has missed the playoffs seven of the last nine seasons.

The Ugly. The North Stars wanted a taxpayer funded arena but did not want to move to the Target Center who housed the NBA’s Timberwolves. A move to San Jose was blocked to make room for an expansion franchise. Then an attempt on moving to Anaheim was blocked for the same reason. In 1993, the North Stars were given the green light to move to Dallas. The “north” part was dropped. Fan uproar continued, until Minnesota was given an expansion franchise in 2000.

Where they play. American Airlines Center, opened in 2001, the Stars share the venue with the NBA’s Mavericks. Owned by the City of Dallas.

Owner: DSE Hockey Club, run by Tom Gaglardi. Gaglardi had made previous attempts on other franchises but formally bought the Stars in 2011.

Coach: Ken Hitchcock, Hitchcock coached the Stars in its original championship in 1999, this is currently his second tenure coaching the Stars.

Top Current Players: Tyler Seguin, John Klingburg, and Ben Bishop

Hall of Famers: Joe Nieuwendyk, Ed Belfour, and Mike Modano

Up Next: The Minnesota Vikings

[CommAvHusky]

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38. Indiana Pacers

Why? The team that Spike Lee made famous.

The Good. 2000 Eastern Conference Champions, reached Eastern Conference Finals 7 times all since 1994.

The Bad. In the first 13 seasons in the NBA, only reached the playoffs twice, both first round losses.

The Ugly. Although successful in the ABA, the Pacers had growing pains when they entered the NBA. Feeling nostalgic, the Pacers reacquired George McInnis who starred for the Pacers in the ABA. McInnis was well past his prime, the Pacers gave Alex English to Denver in return. English would become one of the most prolific scorers in NBA History. The Pacers would have had the number 2 pick in the 1984 NBA Draft…if they didn’t trade the pick to Portland to acquire Tom Owens, who only played with the Pacers for one season.

Where they play. Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Built in 1999, as Conseco Field House, I guess different financial firms changes naming rights and etc. I do miss the Market Square Arena.

Owner: Herb Simon, a shopping mall builder who bought the Pacers in 1983.

Coach: Nate MacMillan, McMillan played for Seattle for twelve seasons before becoming their coach in the early 2000’s. McMillan also coached in Portland for seven seasons. Currently in his second season coaching the Pacers.

Top Current Players: Victor Oladipo, Domantas Sabonis, and Bojan Bogdanovice

Hall of Famers: Reggie Miller and George McGinnis

Up Next: The Minnesota Vikings

[CommAvHusky]

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37. Kansas City Royals

Why? Kansas City has a niche with big leader, whether it be the Royals, the Chiefs, the Kings, and Monarch I sense a theme.

The Good. 2 World Series Championships (1985 & 2015), 4 American League Pennants (1980 & 2014) won the American League West seven times between 1976-1985.

The Bad. 29 season playoff drought after winning that first World Series. From 2002-2006, the Royals lost 100 games four times.

The Ugly. On July 24, 1983 the Royals were at Yankee Stadium to visit the Bronx Bombers. With the Royals trailing 4-3 in the top of the ninth, George Brett hit a two run homer to give the Royals the 5-4 lead. Yankee Manager Billy Martin wanted Brett’s bat examined for having too much pine tar. The Umpire ruled Brett out, Brett came racing from the dugout to confront the umpire. American League President Lee MacPhail ruled that the ruling was not in the spirit of the game and allowed the home run with the game to be finished at a later date. Known as the Pine Tar Incident, the game was replaced a few weeks later to no real fanfare.

Where they play. Kauffman Stadium, originally called Royals Stadium, it was renamed after original owner Ewing Kauffman after he passed away in 1993.

Owner: David Glass, replaced Kauffman as the CEO of the Royals. Another Walmart guy, Glass used cost cutting measures while reaping in profits. During the strike/lockout of 1994/1995 Glass was a hardliner in installing a salary cap.

Manager: Ned Yost, finished his eighth season managing the Royals. Yost also managed Milwaukee for five seasons.

Top Current Players: Eric Hosmer, Mike Moustakas, and Jason Vargas

Hall of Famers: George Brett

Up Next: The Minnesota Vikings

[dxmnkd316]

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Kansas City is easily one of the better road trips for baseball. Kauffman is excellent, the people are nice, and there are plenty of places to get in trouble after the game around the city.

[JF_Gophers]

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Is this a reverse order ranking? Because some of these teams are way too high.

[Russell Jaslow]

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The Ugly. On July 24, 1983 the Royals were at Yankee Stadium to visit the Bronx Bombers. With the Royals trailing 4-3 in the top of the ninth, George Brett hit a two run homer to give the Royals the 5-4 lead. Yankee Manager Billy Martin wanted Brett’s bat examined for having too much pine tar. The Umpire ruled Brett out, Brett came racing from the dugout to confront the umpire. American League President Lee MacPhail ruled that the ruling was not in the spirit of the game and allowed the home run with the game to be finished at a later date. Known as the Pine Tar Incident, the game was replaced a few weeks later to no real fanfare.

After the original game was played, KC was no longer scheduled to play at Yankee Stadium. So, they had to find a date when KC was "passing through." They played the rest of the game on some afternoon. The Yankees charged something like $5 for admission and donated the money to charity. Not many showed up anyway, especially since they only had 1-1/3 inning to play, unless the Yankees tied it up.

Before play started, the Yankees threw the ball to every base, claiming Brett missed a base on his HR trot. MLB, knowing this might happen and knowing the original umpires would not make the continuation date, asked the umpires for a signed sworn deposition on whether Brett touched all the bases. He did. And then the final four outs were played out to complete boredom... (And yes, I watched this "game" (and the original) on TV when it occurred.)

[CommAvHusky]

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After the original game was played, KC was no longer scheduled to play at Yankee Stadium. So, they had to find a date when KC was "passing through." They played the rest of the game on some afternoon. The Yankees charged something like $5 for admission and donated the money to charity. Not many showed up anyway, especially since they only had 1-1/3 inning to play, unless the Yankees tied it up.

Before play started, the Yankees threw the ball to every base, claiming Brett missed a base on his HR trot. MLB, knowing this might happen and knowing the original umpires would not make the continuation date, asked the umpires for a signed sworn deposition on whether Brett touched all the bases. He did. And then the final four outs were played out to complete boredom... (And yes, I watched this "game" (and the original) on TV when it occurred.)

I believe only 500 showed up. I did watch hoping for a comeback but that wasn't happening.

[ScottK]

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After the original game was played, KC was no longer scheduled to play at Yankee Stadium. So, they had to find a date when KC was "passing through." They played the rest of the game on some afternoon. The Yankees charged something like $5 for admission and donated the money to charity. Not many showed up anyway, especially since they only had 1-1/3 inning to play, unless the Yankees tied it up.

Before play started, the Yankees threw the ball to every base, claiming Brett missed a base on his HR trot. MLB, knowing this might happen and knowing the original umpires would not make the continuation date, asked the umpires for a signed sworn deposition on whether Brett touched all the bases. He did. And then the final four outs were played out to complete boredom... (And yes, I watched this "game" (and the original) on TV when it occurred.)

When the game resumed, the Yankees put Ron Guidry in Center Field and Don Mattingly in at Second Base.

[CommAvHusky]

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36. Anaheim Ducks

(a.k.a. The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim)

Why? Wayne Gretzky one referred to the New Jersey Devils as a “mickey mouse” organization. How profound that ten years later the Walt Disney company would find The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim would enter the NHL officially making it a Mickey Mouse Operation.

The Good. 2007 Stanley Cup Champions, Western Conference Champions in 2003.

The Bad. Typical expansion pains, failing to make the playoffs in seven of their first nine seasons. However, the Ducks have never been terrible.

The Ugly. It is sad when you are named after a by-product of a set of movies. Even worse when Disney creates a cartoon series called “Mighty Ducks”. A team of humanoid ducks who fight evil inbetween games. Thus the boundaries of good taste remain stretched.

Where they play. Honda Center, opened in 1993 on its own Accord. Also known as the Pond, or Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim.

Owner: Henry Samueli, purchased the Ducks in 2005, gave the team a whole new look and dropped “The Mighty” part of the original team name.

Coach: Randy Carlyle, Carlyle had a 17 season career with Toronto, Pittsburgh, and Winnipeg. Carlyle started coaching immediate as an assistant with Winnipeg. Carlyle went to become head coach in Anaheim, was behind the bench when the Ducks won the Cup in 2007. After a stint coaching Toronto, Carlyle returned to the Ducks in 2016.

Top Current Players: Ryan Getzlaf, Ryan Kesler, and Richard Rakell

Hall of Famers: Paul Kariya, Temmu Selanne, and Scott Niedermayer

Up Next: The Minnesota Vikings

[joecct]

After the original game was played, KC was no longer scheduled to play at Yankee Stadium. So, they had to find a date when KC was "passing through." They played the rest of the game on some afternoon. The Yankees charged something like $5 for admission and donated the money to charity. Not many showed up anyway, especially since they only had 1-1/3 inning to play, unless the Yankees tied it up.

Before play started, the Yankees threw the ball to every base, claiming Brett missed a base on his HR trot. MLB, knowing this might happen and knowing the original umpires would not make the continuation date, asked the umpires for a signed sworn deposition on whether Brett touched all the bases. He did. And then the final four outs were played out to complete boredom... (And yes, I watched this "game" (and the original) on TV when it occurred.)

Me too. And McPhail's ruling was wrong. The rule said 17" max of pine tar on the bat. It was there for a reason. "Spirit of the game" my posterior. If that was the case then every at bat by Mickey Charles Mantle should have ended in a home run.