alrusso
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- Mar 26, 2007
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I've followed the Boston sports scene for 35 years and I think you pretty much have it nailed. However, all things being equal, all the teams competing for the title today in 2007, the Bruins would be fighting for 3rd with the Celtics.
By all means explain. Please talk about how, outside of the 1985-86 super bowl fever, the Patriots were ever, from 1967-1994, the favored team in Boston over the Bruins. The Patriots were about 6 years old in 1967 when Orr showed up...the Bruins had already been here for 40 years and though they stunk in the early to mid 60's they had a solid home here.
But anyway...please address the latter Sullivan years and the Kiam/Orthwein years of the Pats and the dearth of TV coverage in the late 80's and early 90's (which would cause a full scale riot now but was little more than a "that sucks but so do the Pats" type of stir) at the time. I'd love to hear it from a different angle. The Pats were ALWAYS well liked, that's not even a question, and they probably never got as low as the Bruins are now--even with Rod Rust and the near move to St. Louis.
But the Bruins were always a bit more prominent in the years I can speak to (1967-94). They were not like the Sox or Bird's Celtics but generally, always ahead of the Pats until the Krafts took over. It should be noted that the the Bruins were about as big here in the early 70's with Orr as the Red Sox are nowadays. This is not hyperbole. Plenty of actual natives who were there and are on this board can attest as well.
Sure, yeah, it's possible I missed something but I'm not listening to someone unless they were here or are completely familiar with the entire Boston sports scene for several years before the Kraft's showed up and the Garden closed. You'll have to give me examples and tell me something I didn't see as a fan of both teams all those years.
I've followed the Boston sports scene for 35 years and I think you pretty much have it nailed. However, all things being equal, all the teams competing for the title today in 2007, the Bruins would be fighting for 3rd with the Celtics.