Mac the Knife Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 On the day I was born, the Orioles were the defending champions of the American League, the Mets were the defending champions of the National League, but the Detroit Tigers were the defending World Champions of baseball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred T. Jane Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 Born during the 1969 World Series, eh? [Croatia National Team Manager Slavan] Bilic then went on to explain how Croatia's success can partially be put down to his progressive man-management techniques. "Sometimes I lie in the bed with my players. I go to the room of Vedran Corluka and Luka Modric when I see they have a problem and I lie in bed with them and we talk for 10 minutes." Maybe Capello could try getting through to his players this way too? Although how far he'd get with Joe Cole jumping up and down on the mattress and Rooney demanding to be read his favourite page from The Very Hungry Caterpillar is open to question. --The Guardian's Fiver, 08 September 2008 Attention: In order to obtain maximum enjoyment from your stay at the CCSLC, the reader is advised that the above post may contain large amounts of sarcasm, dry humour, or statements which should not be taken in any true sort of seriousness. As a result, the above poster absolves himself of any and all blame in the event that a forum user responds to the aforementioned post without taking the previous notice into account. Thank you for your cooperation, and enjoy your stay at the CCSLC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 On the day I was born, the Orioles were the defending champions of the American League, the Mets were the defending champions of the National League, but the Detroit Tigers were the defending World Champions of baseball.Would the Tigers still be considered the defending champions even after their defense had officially ended in failure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 On the day I was born, the Orioles were the defending champions of the American League, the Mets were the defending champions of the National League, but the Detroit Tigers were the defending World Champions of baseball.I like this. It could be interesting. Here's who was doing what on my birthday.The Pittsburgh Pirates were defending World Champions. The Yankees were defending American League Champions. The Houston Astros were AFL Champions and The Philadelphia Eagles were NFL Champions. In an odd twist, The Oilers won the AFL championship twice in the year I was born. Once on January 1st and then again on December 31st.Think the BCS is a mess now? Here's who were considered defending Football National Champions on my birthday according to the NCAA website.Minnesota, Iowa, Mississippi, Missouri, and Washington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milo Meningocele Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 On the day I was born, the Orioles were the defending champions of the American League, the Mets were the defending champions of the National League, but the Detroit Tigers were the defending World Champions of baseball.Would the Tigers still be considered the defending champions even after their defense had officially ended in failure?Right. Either this is a trick question, or it's phrased wrong. If the Tigers were eliminated at that point, they're no longer defending their championship. Also, the Tigers won the AL in '68. So if the O's won it from them in '69, they wouldn't be defending that title until the next year. They couldn't have been defending it against the Mets, because the Mets couldn't have taken the American League championship from them.Please tell me this is a trick question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 In the year of my birth, the Raiders won the Super Bowl, the Celtics beat the Rockets in the NBA Finals, the Dodgers beat the Yankees in a strike-shortened season, the Islanders were Stanley Cup champions, and Indiana and Clemson were NCAA basketball and football champions, respectively. Also of note is that Bob Backlund was WWF champion the entire year of 1981. 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDR Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 If we changed the word "defending" to the word "reigning" would that make everyone happy?Also, Bobby Backlund was the WWF Champion when I was born, too--a couple years later in 1983.You know what else is interesting about the early years of the WWF Championship? The first Champion, Buddy Rogers, reigned for less than a month. The second Champion, Bruno Sammartino, reigned for 8 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac the Knife Posted October 27, 2007 Author Share Posted October 27, 2007 On the day I was born, the Orioles were the defending champions of the American League, the Mets were the defending champions of the National League, but the Detroit Tigers were the defending World Champions of baseball.Would the Tigers still be considered the defending champions even after their defense had officially ended in failure?Sure they would. They just were unsuccessful in their defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Clemente Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 Only three days before I was born, the 76ers won the last professional major league sports title the city of Philadelphia has seen.I AM THE CURSE THAT PLAGUES PHILADELPHIA!!!!(Oh, and the Islanders won their fourth in a row, the Cardinals beat the Brewers in the previous World Series, and Washington beat Miami in Super Bowl XVII.) Follow me on Twitter if you care: @Animal_Clans.My opinion may or may not be the same as yours. The choice is up to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HedleyLamarr Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Don't look BBTV or VitaminD the wrong way or you'll be a dead man, Roger..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Born during the 1969 World Series, eh?... then why does his profile say his birth date was Oct-11-1968? I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac the Knife Posted October 28, 2007 Author Share Posted October 28, 2007 Born during the 1969 World Series, eh?... then why does his profile say his birth date was Oct-11-1968? Could be I screwed up when plugging that one in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnWis97 Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 On the day I was born, the Orioles were the defending champions of the American League, the Mets were the defending champions of the National League, but the Detroit Tigers were the defending World Champions of baseball.I remember that from when my much younger cousion was born. The Twins and Atlanta were league champions, but the Reds were world champs. Disclaimer: If this comment is about an NBA uniform from 2017-2018 or later, do not constitute a lack of acknowledgement of the corporate logo to mean anything other than "the corporate logo is terrible and makes the uniform significantly worse." BADGERS TWINS VIKINGS TIMBERWOLVES WILD POTD (Shared) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMcD Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 8 days before I was born the 49ers destroyed the Broncos in the Super Bowl. 55-10.The next four Super Bowls featured my hometown Buffalo Bills.MLB Champs: Cincinnati RedsNHL Champs: Edmonton OilersNBA Champs: Detroit PistonsNFL Champs: SF 49ersNCAAF Champs: Colorado/GTFIFA WC: West Germany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 In the year of my birth:- Niners beat Dolphins in Super Bowl XIX- Villanova beat Georgetown in the Final Four- Lakers beat Celtics in 1985 NBA Finals- Oilers beat Flyers in 1985 Stanley Cup Finals- Royals beat Cardinals in 1985 World Series- Oklahoma won the D-1 College Football Nat'l Championship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac the Knife Posted October 29, 2007 Author Share Posted October 29, 2007 I was at each of the Super Bowls Bills2005 and AstroBull just mentioned.Damn I feel old now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharplcd Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 the year i was born:Super BowlWashington d. Buffalo (37-24)World SeriesToronto d. Atlanta Braves (4-2)NBA ChampionshipChicago d. Portland (4-2)Stanley CupPittsburgh d. Chicago (4-0)and since my wrestling buddies are here, i'll mention that Randy Savage was the WWF Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJMorris3 Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 I was just seven months old when the Sixers won their world title, much too young to remember it.I'm now 25.Can we have one title, please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew22 Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 The Year I was born:Super Bowl- Cowboys destroy Bills*World Series- Toronto beats PhillyNBA Finals- Bulls beat the Suns to get a three peatStanley Cup- Canadiens beat KingsFinal Four- UNC beats Michigan*NCAA-FSU beat Nebraska**-Happened before I was born Eagles/Heels/Dawgs/Falcons/Hawks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC97 Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 The Year I was born:World Series- Toronto beats PhillyNow who feels old? My dealys...MLB - Cards over BrewersNHL - Isles over CanucksNFL - 49ers over BengalsNBA - Lakers over 76ers --- Chris Creamer Founder/Editor, SportsLogos.Net "The Mothership" • News • Facebook • X/Twitter • Instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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