Hey Chargers, old stadiums produce champions
Did you see the senseless quote from Mark Fabiani of the Chargers in the San Diego Union-Tribune?
“There’s a world for a team with an old stadium – a world where you’re consistently behind. It’s a world you see in baseball all the time,” the Chargers’ current (and Bill Clinton’s former) spin doctor said.
Well, let’s look at the last six World Series winners, see where they played and figure out who’s really behind:
2002: Anaheim Angels (35-year-old stadium)2003: Florida Marlins (16-year-old stadium)2004: Boston Red Sox (92-year-old stadium)2005: Chicago White Sox (14-year-old rebuilt stadium)2006: St. Louis Cardinals (new ballpark)2007: Boston Red Sox (95-year-old stadium)
If you look at it, the teams with older stadiums are winning the World Series more times than not.
And oh, by the way, the last two Super Bowl winners were the Indianapolis Colts and New York Giants.
The Colts played in a 23-year-old stadium; the Giants a 31-year-old stadium.
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