which sports franchise do you wish wouLd come back?

[sniffa]

so many choices, but i'ma go with

the winnepeg jets, if onLy for the fun of caLLing them Lose-epeg. :P

[MallRat]

1. The Boston Celtics.

I believe they used to be a pretty good basketball team.

:eyes:

[mstrsplinter326]

6. Classic (n/t)

[sniffa]

29. did you see

chauncey biLLups won the mvp award of the finaLs? now why can't we get pLayers Like that?

[bif]

2. The Michigan Panthers

Anyone remember them? Also The Detroit Cougars.

[sniffa]

4. what sports?

i never heard of them.

[bif]

20. Panthers were a football in the USFL

They played at the Silverdome when the NFL wasn't playing. I believe they won the first championship. Here's their website:http://www.alleganyinternet.net/~mich_panthers/

And the Cougars were a pro soccer team from 1967-68 and they played at Tiger Stadium. Here's their roster:

http://home.att.net/~nasl/teams/cougars.htm

[Beware the Beast Man]

3. Houston Oilers

Actually, the old AFC Central as a whole.

[ceile]

11. I second that!

I can still remember the words to the song!

[Beware the Beast Man]

13. Actually, I hated the Oilers...

My intentions are insidious. I am a Steeler fan!

[GOPisEvil]

32. Yeah...bring back the Oilers!!!

Just keep them the hell away from Bud Adams!

[mstrsplinter326]

5. The Fort Wayne (IN) Pistons

Detroit, I know.... But I just like the idea of Ft. Wayne having a NBA team, cause it's incredibly insane.

[sniffa]

9. as insane as

rochester and syracuse having NBA teams (and winning the championship)?

[mstrsplinter326]

16. Syracuse I would buy over Ft Wayne

But Rochcester is f'ed up and winning Champion ships? Maybe Golden State could learn how to play basketball and have their own NBA team... Oh, wait.... What kind of name is Golden State anyway for an NBA team? Where's their arena? Oakland, San Diego?

[sniffa]

21. oakLand

and they won a ring (with robert parish i beLieve).

[mstrsplinter326]

25. When's the last time you saw a game on TV...

Or even heard their name mentioned outside of the Draft?... It's been years for me.

[GOPisEvil]

37. NBA Oakland? Golden State, you mean.

:-)

1975 NBA Champions. Pre-Parish. Think Rick Barry and Al Attles.

[beanball]

44. Fort Wayne

They were the Ft.Wayne-Zollner-Pistons.

[Forkboy]

7. Bring the Whale back to Hartford!

Oh,and the Winnipeg Jets is a good choice too :)

[Sandpiper]

8. The New Orleans Jazz

Then the team's name would actually make sense.

Utah Jazz?

[THUNDER HANDS]

10. New York Nets

Luckily, in a few years they will be coming back.

[Sandpiper]

15. But why?

Why go somewhere where you'll always be the city's second favorite in your sport. New York will always be Knicks first.

[THUNDER HANDS]

22. not really

That's a media creation. Same way they say that NY is a Yankees town or NY is a Giants town.

If the team is good, and they have star players, they'll be the talk of the town.

NY welcomed the Mets with open arms and while they don't have the pizzaz the Yankees do - in their glory days they drew 3,000,000 fans and filled up Shea Stadium.

The Jets are arguably more popular in NY City and the suburbs than the Giants are.

The Knicks suck right now, and will continue to suck for at least another decade. The time is perfect for the Nets to make their move to Brooklyn and claim an identity for themselves.

The Dodgers were beloved, so will the Nets be when they come in.

[XNASA]

12. Chicago Cardinals

It would be great if we had two NFL teams again. The Bears could use a little local competition.

[Beware the Beast Man]

14. Move all NHL teams south of the Mason-Dixon line

Back to Canada!

[mstrsplinter326]

17. North? n/t

[On the Road]

18. The Cinnati Bengals

Oh, you mean from having moved or folded.

If the rumors about NHL downsizing are true, I will shortly be missing the Washington Capitals. :cry:

[Screaming Lord Byron]

19. Third Lanark.

[Bertha Venation]

23. The Washington Senators -- as long as the mayor & biz-men don't bankrupt

or (further) ruin the lives of the citizens of the District to make it happen.

[mrboba1]

24. The Raleigh Bullfrogs!

Anyone heard of them?

[BrotherBuzz]

26. San Francisco Seals

Heck, I want the entire Pacific Coast league back!

[devilgrrl]

27. The Buffalo Braves

They've been a losing organization (San Diego/LA Clippers) since leaving Buffalo in the late 70's.

[Teddy_Salad]

28. I wish NY still had the Dodgers and Giants (Baseball)

I would have loved to have been around in those days.

Would have been great!

[sniffa]

30. wiLL anyone miss the motreaL expos?

i wiLL for some strange reason. i've aLways rooted for them to do weLL (mainLy because of my french canadien heritage).

[Commendatori]

31. Winnipeg Jets

Hockey in Phoenix is a failure and Canada needs more pull in the NHL.

[leftofthedial]

33. The Colorado Rockies

when Don Baylor was the manager and Bob Gebhart was the GM.

[MissMillie]

34. The Boston Lobsters

team tennis... great fun

[WoodrowFan]

35. Washington Senators!

And anybody in MLB who thinks a Washington (or Northern Virginia) team would draw fans from the Os should try this simple test.

Leave work at 4:30 pm, drive home to get the kids, then try to make it to the O's stadium by a 7 pm game start time! IT CAN"T BE DONE!

Make in a NL team, many of us don't give a squat aboiut AL teams so we won't be going to Baltimore anyway.

[flamingyouth]

36. Seattle Pilots

This year's Mariner team is making them look like a veritable powerhouse!

[GOPisEvil]

39. You can still cheer on the Pilots.

You have to go to Milwaukee to do it, but it can be done. :-)

[flamingyouth]

41. Yes, but it's just *not the same*

Especially without Lou Piniella and Jim Bouton! :D

[GOPisEvil]

42. Yeah...there's a team in Houston again, and the Oilers are the Titans...

But, it isn't the same. x(

[SaveElmer]

38. Minneapolis Lakers

C'mon...how many lakes are there in Los Angeles ?!

[beanball]

46. Lakers

The Chicago American Gears moved to Minneapolis(land of a thousand lakes.)

[LTR]

40. Minnesota North Stars

That asshole moved a popular team to Dallas because of a sexual harrassment suit.

The Dallas Stars? Ick! :puke:

[sniffa]

43. quebec nordiques

my boss gave up on aLL sports after the nordiques Left. i taunt her often over the 'diques finaLLy winning the cup... in dever.

[Tom Kitten]

45. The Anaheim Amigos

From the American Basketball Association, mainly because they had such a goofy name.
here's an excerpt from the website http://www.remembertheaba.com ...

"The Amigos were not a good team and nobody in Orange County (let alone Southern California) noticed them. On October 13, 1967, the Amigos took the floor at Oakland and proceeded to lose the ABA's inaugural game, 134-129. They didn't win until their sixth game. It became a long season for the Amigos. Included were losing streaks of 6, 6, and 8 games...The Amigos had an interesting cheerleader (to say the least) at their home games in Anaheim. The cheerleader was a man dressed to resemble a "Mexican bandit" -- complete with a pistol. He sat near the Amigos' bench, costume and all. When the Amigos rallied (which wasn't often), the bandit jumped up and down and shot loaded blanks into the air."

[beanball]

47. St Louis Browns

where are they now?.

[beanball]

48. St Louis Browns

where are they now?.

[GOPisEvil]

49. Baltimore.