Seattle's Curse
If you are not from Seattle, what do you associate with it? Usually, the first thing that comes to mind is rain, which we get practically every day here. Then, it's politics, which is only slightly to the right of San Francisco. Also, lattes come up, and so does Grunge.
For many people, too, the spectre of bad sports teams is a common characteristic of Seattle. For some reason, Seattle teams (those that matter, at least) enjoy staying below the .500 record - that is their comfort zone. I think it is due to the curse of Seattle. And, I think that is what will unfortunately lead the Seahawks to lose tomorrow.
Sure, the Seahawks look great. And they have the stats to show they can win. But, supernatural forces (which do exist, I know) can overcome stats. Especially in sports. And the sports gods have been very angry with Seattle for a very long time.
Lets look at Seattle sports history. How many times has Seattle, which is a fairly large city, won a national championship (in a relavent sport - soccer is a sport kids play and no adult watches). 2 1/2 times. We won the Stanley Cup in 1919 (if you think Seattle does not have an NHL team, you are correct - the Seattle team either left or disbanded a long, long time ago), the NBA championship in 1979, and the 1/2 of the National Championship in NCAA football in 1991 (the coaches voted the Huskies the best team, but the sportswriters awarded it to some school in Florida. The leftwing bias in the mainstream media is not the only bias there is - the east coast sports writers have a strong bias against west coast teams).
More evidence. In 2001, the Mariners had the highest seasonal record of any team for a long time. But, they did not make it to the World Series - they were beat out by the Yankees, who lost to the Diamonbacks, a much younger team than the Mariners. It has been a long time since the Seahawks have won a post-season game, and I believe that was in 1989. Holmgren's post-season record in Seattle is .000. And the last time the Sonics played for the NBA title (alright, I am totally ignorant of basketball), they played against Michael Jordan. I think the series was 0-4.
In fact, the Sonics are the only Seattle team to make it to a national championship. Never the Seahawks. Never the Mariners. And the Huskies? Have you seen them play this year? Even though we have had the best wide receiver in NFL history, Steve Largent, he was deprived of the opportunity to play in a Super Bowl by the sports gods.
Even more evidence. When everyone was bemoaning the Mariner's record this last year, I merely mentioned that they are back to their old habits. I.e., being the worst team in baseball, like they were 20 years ago and beyond. And the Huskies are the laughingstock of the Pac-10, if not the rest of NCAA division III. They are even worse than the Mariners!
Thus, I have this fear that tomorrow, there will be an upset in Seattle. I hope to God there is not, but I believe that due to the Seattle curse, there will be. If not tomorrow, it will be next week. If wrong, I will admit it.
For many people, too, the spectre of bad sports teams is a common characteristic of Seattle. For some reason, Seattle teams (those that matter, at least) enjoy staying below the .500 record - that is their comfort zone. I think it is due to the curse of Seattle. And, I think that is what will unfortunately lead the Seahawks to lose tomorrow.
Sure, the Seahawks look great. And they have the stats to show they can win. But, supernatural forces (which do exist, I know) can overcome stats. Especially in sports. And the sports gods have been very angry with Seattle for a very long time.
Lets look at Seattle sports history. How many times has Seattle, which is a fairly large city, won a national championship (in a relavent sport - soccer is a sport kids play and no adult watches). 2 1/2 times. We won the Stanley Cup in 1919 (if you think Seattle does not have an NHL team, you are correct - the Seattle team either left or disbanded a long, long time ago), the NBA championship in 1979, and the 1/2 of the National Championship in NCAA football in 1991 (the coaches voted the Huskies the best team, but the sportswriters awarded it to some school in Florida. The leftwing bias in the mainstream media is not the only bias there is - the east coast sports writers have a strong bias against west coast teams).
More evidence. In 2001, the Mariners had the highest seasonal record of any team for a long time. But, they did not make it to the World Series - they were beat out by the Yankees, who lost to the Diamonbacks, a much younger team than the Mariners. It has been a long time since the Seahawks have won a post-season game, and I believe that was in 1989. Holmgren's post-season record in Seattle is .000. And the last time the Sonics played for the NBA title (alright, I am totally ignorant of basketball), they played against Michael Jordan. I think the series was 0-4.
In fact, the Sonics are the only Seattle team to make it to a national championship. Never the Seahawks. Never the Mariners. And the Huskies? Have you seen them play this year? Even though we have had the best wide receiver in NFL history, Steve Largent, he was deprived of the opportunity to play in a Super Bowl by the sports gods.
Even more evidence. When everyone was bemoaning the Mariner's record this last year, I merely mentioned that they are back to their old habits. I.e., being the worst team in baseball, like they were 20 years ago and beyond. And the Huskies are the laughingstock of the Pac-10, if not the rest of NCAA division III. They are even worse than the Mariners!
Thus, I have this fear that tomorrow, there will be an upset in Seattle. I hope to God there is not, but I believe that due to the Seattle curse, there will be. If not tomorrow, it will be next week. If wrong, I will admit it.
posted by EricMatthew at 9:44 PM
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