We get knocked down, but we get up again,
You are never gonna keep us down
We get knocked down, but we get up again,
You are never gonna keep us down
We get knocked down, but we get up again,
You are never gonna keep us down
We get knocked down, but we get up again,
You are never gonna keep us down
We drink a Whiskey drink, we drink a Vodka drink
We drink a Lager drink, we drink a Cider drink
We come to our senses, again, we can't do it. We can't go thru it again. We got knocked down (again, and again, and again) and we can't do it again. We respectfully decline consideration for this year's playoffs, Roger over and out. Thanks.
The New York Mets. 1962, 120 losses. 1963, 111 losses. 1964, 109 losses. 1965, 112 losses.
1966, April 15.. Opening day. Mets versus Atlanta Braves. Mets starting pitcher Jack Fisher wings the first pitch... Fans in right field immediately unfurl a humongous banner, "WAIT TILL NEXT YEAR!"
In the beginning: Christmas Day, 1971. Municipal Stadium, Kansas City, MO. The LAST game ever in Municipal. 1972 would bring KC a new airport, a new baseball stadium, and a new football stadium (along with 47 consecutive years of No Super Bowl for the Chiefs)... The. NFL's. Longest. Game. Ever.
Early, Jan Stenerud missed a field goal attempt. With 1:25 to play in the 4th quarter, Miami scored to knot the score at 24-24. Ed Podolak returned the kickoff, sidestepping Garo Yepremian, going 78 yards before he was forced out of bounds. Three runs later, Stenerud trotted on the field with 35 seconds remaining to kick a 31 yarder.
Miami linebacker Nick Buoniconti later stated "I was planning what I was going to do with my off-season. The chances were one in a million he would miss that kick." Miss the kick he did. "My history and my legacy were defined by that one kick," he would say.
The jokes that followed. "Stenerud, with noose around neck, on a stool, attempted to kick it out from under him. He missed."
Overtime. On, and on, and on. "Everyone I knew in Miami told me they had to shutoff their ovens to avoid ruining their Christmas turkey," Buoniconti (who had 20 tackles) would say..
46,000 (filled to the gills) were in attendance, while fans at home were forced to listen to the game on radio. NFL blackout rules at the time meant the local NBC affiliate showed reruns of "Hee Haw" instead of the first home playoff game in Chiefs history.
First overtime period. Dolphins blocked another Stenerud try. Uh huh, you guessed it, Buoniconti. In the 2nd overtime, after 80 minutes, 40 seconds of play, Yepremian, the former necktie salesman from Cyprus, came onto the field, kicked a 37 yarder for the 27-24 win. Forty years after the Depression, who knew it would lead to another 40+ years of depression for Kansas City Chief's fans.
Mebbe we shoulda just watched Hee Haw. "Where oh where, are you tonight, why did you leave me here all alone.. I searched the football world over and I thought I found true love, you missed another and phhhht you were gone."
Worst playoff losses ever? Hmmm.. '95 and '97, home field advantage the whole way.. there was "The player who shall not be named" who missed three field goals in '95. 1990 Dave Szott offsides, Nick The Kick missing a makeable field goal.... '93 in Buffalo when Joe got the concussion... the Elvis Grrrrbac game, the no punt game.. That recent spectacle in Indy when we were up by 112 points at halftime.
Gol' dang Dawson, Jacky Lee, Livingston, Tony Adams, Steve Fuller, Bill Kenney, Todd Blackledge, Matt Stevens (who?), Frank Seurer (who?), Doug Hudson (huh?), Steve DeBerg, Ron Jaworski, Steve Pelluer, Mark Vlasic, Dave Krieg, Joe Montana, Steve Bono, Rich Gannon, Elvis Grrrrrrbac, Warren Moon, Trent Green, Damon Huard, Brodie Croyle, Tyler Thigpen, Matt Cassel, Tyler Palko, Kyle Orton, Brady Quinn, Alex Smith, Chase Daniel, Nick Foles... STOP! PLEASE!
HOLY SHIRT! WE CAN'T TAKE IT ANY LONGER MR. GODELL!
Just ask my Facebook buddies: "I hate football."... "They (KC) have no secondary at all, Rivers picked them apart." "Our D can't stop them." "Pitiful." "Our D back and linebackers could barely cover me" said one 62 year old, 'fairly healthy' buddy. "Fire the coordinator." "I'm done." "When does Spring Training start?"
THEN AGAIN.. I remember "65 toss power trap." HA HA HA.. "65 toss power trap baby!"... "Matriculate the ball down the field!"...
FINALLY beating the Yankees.. Cookie and Freddie celebrating after by jumping into the Fountains, and thanks to some quick acting employee, he shut off the electricity thereby avoiding 'a burnt Cookie."..
Willie Wilson's "WE SHOCKED THE WORLD!"... The parade downtown after in 1985. It was me, a cop to the right of me, my buddy to the left, another buddy, and some dude we didn't know who unzipped, peed right there infronta God, everybody and the cop.. The three of us turned in disbelief to the cop.. without saying anything, he offered "Captain said anything short of murder, let it go."
Giving up 7 times during the Wild Card Game in 2014, and the elation thereafter. (A buddy of mine hurt his leg pretty badly after we scored the winning run as he jumped to bump another buddy.)
2015 Royals. Need anything more be said about that?
I read obituaries. I know, silly, maybe morbid. I don't wanna some day be embarrassed in asking "So how's ole so-and-so?" only to learn later they'd expired. I cannot tell you the number of times I've read "die-hard.. lifelong devoted.. Super fan of... Chiefs, Royals, KU, MU," yada...
For them, we must continue.
And wait... MAHOMES! Yes, MAHOMES!
Upon further review, nevermind Mr. Godell. We'll take our chances, and yeah, perhaps our lumps. Ain't that what being a fan(atic) is all about?
By Henry (not Kirk or Bob) Gibson
Love, Victurd
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