the city that never wins
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T H E C I T Y T H AT N E V E R W I N S
- Finbar O’Neill -
The Yankees, the Mets, Giants, Jets, Knicks and the Nets; there are two
things common between these teams
1. They are all New York Teams
2. These are dreadful teams
The Big Apple has unfortunately gained the reputation of being the
Loser City, being home to these high-profile low-performing teams
Statistically they should all have stellar performances
The two-time Super Bowl “Most Valuable Player” award winner, Eli
Manning is a quarterback for the Giants
Phil Jackson is currently the President of the Knicks and the Yankees have 27
World Series Championships under their belts and yet New York’s sporting performance is at an all-time low
It is rather pitiful how the Giants and Jets are battling for ‘who can perform most horribly’ and the beloved Knicks have so far lost 16 out of 20 games, a new record in the history of the team
The sanctity of the sporting Mecca, Madison Square Garden is somewhat preserved by
the Rangers who made it to the Stanley Cup Finals last summer, but New York was never
about hockey now, was it?
At this time of the year, the Knicks draw most of the spotlight and as a
first year coach, Derek Fisher’s struggle is painfully apparent
Meanwhile, Carmelo Anthony, right about now is perhaps regretting the
decision to not go to Chicago last summer when he was a free agent
The thriving population of New York is frustrated by whichever team they support in whichever sport of their
choice, no exceptions, unfortunately and are still loyal, albeit begrudgingly
The fans deserve better results and recently the Mayor has spoken about
promotion of soccer in New York after the City’s heart-warming
participation during the FIFA World Cup in Brazil this summer
This is the essence of this City - it may now be a loser city, but it is also a city
that never gives up
We can only hope the teams don’t either
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