What If...?

[Broward83 0]

What if Houston doesn't manage to choke away the game against the Bills?

[Vern Gagne 0]

Dan Marino makes his second losing Super Bowl appearance.

[treble 0]

I wonder if the Giants had moved to Toronto if the Expos would still be around, having had a natural rival in the same league as them for 30+ years. Also, if Barry Bonds had signed with the same team his dad and godfather had played for, or gone somewhere else, as he would have had no attachment to the city like he did with San Francisco.

[cabbageboy 0]

I think the ending of Rams/Titans is poetic justice. The Titans were the luckiest bastards on earth, but their luck finally ran out 1 yard short of OT.

 

Here's a what if from the Pats/Panthers Super Bowl: What if John Kasay doesn't kick the ball out of bounds like a dumbass? Do the Pats get down the field for the FG and win anyway, or does it go to OT (where Vinatieri wins it with a FG regardless, haha)?

[Prophet of Mike Zagurski 0]

Sort of in the same vein as the Giants moving to Canada, what if the Dodgers had stayed in New York?

[Broward83 0]

I think the ending of Rams/Titans is poetic justice. The Titans were the luckiest bastards on earth, but their luck finally ran out 1 yard short of OT.

 

Here's a what if from the Pats/Panthers Super Bowl: What if John Kasay doesn't kick the ball out of bounds like a dumbass? Do the Pats get down the field for the FG and win anyway, or does it go to OT (where Vinatieri wins it with a FG regardless, haha)?

 

Meh, as a Houstonian... its poetic because in an interview, he makes a remark to Houston sport-reporters that if he were to win the Superbowl, he'd wear the ring on his middle finger.

 

God I fucking hate Bud Addams

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

Sort of in the same vein as the Giants moving to Canada, what if the Dodgers had stayed in New York?

1. The New York Giants move to Minneapolis as originally planned. The New York Giants drew 8,493 fans a game in 1957, and that was an increase from 1956. Three teams in New York City were no longer sustainable and the Giants were the low team on the totem pole.

 

2. With Minneapolis no longer an option, the question is what becomes of Calvin Griffith and his desire to move the Senators. Congressional threats meant the league would need to keep a team in Washington somehow. I'd say the original plan sticks with an adjustment. Griffith moves his team to Los Angeles where they become the Angels. The American League adds two expansion teams, the San Francisco Seals and the Washington Senators.

 

3. The National League expands in 1962, adding the Houston Colt .45s. With New York City occupied, the best option is to add a second team to Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Stars begin play in 1962.

 

From there everything proceeds as normal.

[Ripper 0]

What if Jim Mora Jr. or any Falcons coach for that matter decided to make, i don't know, ONE adjustment at half time of that NFC Championship game in 2004. I personally feel they could have taken the Eagles if not for alot of dumbass calls in that game (first and goal from the 3 yard line....lets pass it for 3 straight downs!).

 

Falcons make it to a superbowl, and I don't have to listen to half the retards in Atlanta now.

 

 

[Fartsauce 0]

I always wonder what would have happened if Roloson wouldn't have gotten hurt in game 1 of the 2006 Finals.

[CanadianChris 0]

I always wonder what would have happened if Roloson wouldn't have gotten hurt in game 1 of the 2006 Finals.

Another interesting thing to wonder about is what would've happened had Markkanen been the backup for Game 1 instead of Conklin.

[Richard 0]

1. The New York Giants move to Minneapolis as originally planned. The New York Giants drew 8,493 fans a game in 1957, and that was an increase from 1956. Three teams in New York City were no longer sustainable and the Giants were the low team on the totem pole.

 

2. With Minneapolis no longer an option, the question is what becomes of Calvin Griffith and his desire to move the Senators. Congressional threats meant the league would need to keep a team in Washington somehow. I'd say the original plan sticks with an adjustment. Griffith moves his team to Los Angeles where they become the Angels. The American League adds two expansion teams, the San Francisco Seals and the Washington Senators.

 

3. The National League expands in 1962, adding the Houston Colt .45s. With New York City occupied, the best option is to add a second team to Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Stars begin play in 1962.

 

From there everything proceeds as normal.

 

Do the A's still move to Oakland? This would mean that both Bay Area teams are in the American League.

[cabbageboy 0]

Finley tried to move the A's most anywhere that would take him. From 1962-67 he tried to go to Dallas, but was denied permission. He actually wanted to move to Louisville too, but again was denied. From there he made an attempt to go to Oakland but was denied on the first try. He then at least mentioned Atlanta, Milwaukee, San Diego, Seattle, and New Orleans before finally getting approval to move to Oakland.

 

The A's may well be the strangest franchise in baseball. They have the 3rd most World Series wins ever (10) but they tend to seriously suck hard for decades in between major runs. They were awesome from 1910-14, then fell apart and sucked for over a decade. Then they got really great in the 1928-33 era and won 2 titles and almost a 3rd. From there they sucked without fail for damn near 40 years before the early 70s Reggie Jackson teams did the threepeat. And of course they moved twice during that 4 decades of futility, from Philly to KC to Oakland.

[Vern Gagne 0]

Where the Phillies the team to stay in Philadelphia, because they had existed longer?

[Steve J. Rogers 0]

Where the Phillies the team to stay in Philadelphia, because they had existed longer?

 

Nope, there was plenty of suitors that wanted to keep the A's in Philly, it was part of an elaborate set up that the A's ended up where they did, and not untill Charlie O Finley took over the reigns the A's were essentially a Yankee minor league affiliate.

 

Check this book out for the whole story of how the Yankees orchestrated the existence of someone in Kansas City to get into MLB and then how the A's fell into their laps

 

The Kansas City A's and the Wrong Half of the Yankees: How the Yankees Controlled Two of the Eight American League Franchises During the 1950s

 

[Canadian Brandon 0]

I think the ending of Rams/Titans is poetic justice. The Titans were the luckiest bastards on earth, but their luck finally ran out 1 yard short of OT.

 

 

How do you think they were lucky? They had Eddie George running hard and an unbelievable defense that season. That combination usually equals to a stellar team. The Titans were 13-3 that year and still only got a wildcard spot out of it. They beat the Bills in Nashville(it was a lateral), the Colts in Indy, and Jacksonville in Jacksonville. In fact, the Jags were 14-2 that season with their only 2 losses coming to the hands of TN. How is that luck?

[Red Baron 0]

What if Toronto wasn't full of pussies, and didn't bitch about having a dome stadium. Would retractable roofs be as popular as of today?

[Steve J. Rogers 0]

What if Toronto wasn't full of pussies, and didn't bitch about having a dome stadium. Would retractable roofs be as popular as of today?

 

I think someone would have been the guinea pig that SkyDome (even though I'm partial to the name (no relation), heh, I would prefer using original names of buildings created before all the naming rights craze) was. My guess is Seattle would have been the first as well as football stadia such as Phoenix (okay it just opened but still) but I'm sure thats where the technology was going and that someonelse would have been the pioneer if it wasn't SkyDome.

[Your Paragon of Virtue 0]

Ha, John Madden is an idiot. I forgot about him saying that.

 

I don't think that makes him an idiot. A lot of people had that opinion. It's rare that a broadcaster criticizes a coach's decision.

 

It's even rarer that a broadcaster admits when they're wrong, as Madden did after the FG.

[Guest Vitamin X]

It's rare that a broadcaster criticizes a coach's decision.

 

... you're joking, right?

[C Dubya 04 0]

Eagles:

 

What if the Eagles take Chad Johnson or Steve Smith in the 2001 draft, who were on the board at the time they picked, instead of Freddie Mitchell?

 

What if Andy Reid had put Michael Lewis in at strong safety rather than Blaine Bishop (who was hiding an injury at the time) on that 3rd and long against Tampa (the Jurevicius play) in the 2002 NFC title game? My guess is the younger, faster Lewis probably stops Jurevicius short of the 1st, the Eagles force Tampa to punt deep in their own territory, the Vet crowd gets louder with the 7-3 lead, and the Eagles probably have a much better shot at winning that game (The Jurevicius play KILLED the crowd in that game)

 

 

The Eagles what if I have is "What if Randall didn't break his leg. It was the Eagles strongest team by far and when he went down, so did their chances."

[MFer 0]

At the risk of seeming too much like a homer: What if Horry misses that three at the buzzer in Game 4 of the 2002 WCF?

Or...what if the Blazers didn't blow that game 7 against the Lakers in 2000?

[Richard 0]

What if The Giants win the NL West in '93? Could they beat the Phillies and if so, could they beat Toronto?

 

 

What if Fay Vincent had been able to realign the NL like he wanted, sending the Cubs and Cards to the west and The Reds and Braves to the east? The Giants would win the division but could they beat the Braves in the NLCS?

[Danville_Wrestling 0]

Or...what if the Blazers didn't blow that game 7 against the Lakers in 2000?

 

I think the Blazers probably win the NBA title BUT since the Pacers took LA to 6 games it is not beyond the realm of possibility that the Pacers lose that series. Larry Bird was still coaching at the time (and doing a damn good job) so it would've been a fun series to watch.

 

Here's one for the poker world: what if Sam Farha calls Chris Moneymaker's bluff in the 2003 World Series of Poker final table? I think Farha would've crushed Moneymaker from that point on and won the championship. Without Moneymaker winning the "poker boom" might have been more muted than it became but I think there still would have been some type of boom regardless.

[cabbageboy 0]

Okay to back up a second, the Titans were very lucky in that 1999 season (not like 2001 Pats level lucky, but still). Just that Bills game alone was enough to make you wonder if something supernatural was up:

 

1. Wade Phillips shows what a moron he is and benches Doug Flutie in favor of Rob Johnson. This seemingly would give the Titans an easy home playoff win.

 

2. They do the single most insane, miraculous play in history to beat the Bills.

 

Besides, the Titans had a +68 differential in 1999 which is really low for a 13-3 Super Bowl team. They beat the Bengals by 1, Jags by 1 (first meeting, 2nd was a blowout). Ravens, Saints, and Rams they won by 3 a piece. Beat the Steelers by 6, Oakland by 7. So that's 7 wins right there that could have gone either way.

 

Anyway, regarding the 1993 baseball season. I think if the Giants could have held on they would have certainly beaten the Phillies (who were really a fortunate team that coasted while the Giants and Braves duked it out). Against Toronto though? I don't know. Blue Jays were defending champions and I think they would have found some way to repeat against either the Phillies or Giants. If the Braves had gotten back to the WS in 1993, they might have had a shot with the old revenge factor.

[therealworldschampion 0]

Eagles:

 

What if the Eagles take Chad Johnson or Steve Smith in the 2001 draft, who were on the board at the time they picked, instead of Freddie Mitchell?

 

What if Andy Reid had put Michael Lewis in at strong safety rather than Blaine Bishop (who was hiding an injury at the time) on that 3rd and long against Tampa (the Jurevicius play) in the 2002 NFC title game? My guess is the younger, faster Lewis probably stops Jurevicius short of the 1st, the Eagles force Tampa to punt deep in their own territory, the Vet crowd gets louder with the 7-3 lead, and the Eagles probably have a much better shot at winning that game (The Jurevicius play KILLED the crowd in that game)

 

 

The Eagles what if I have is "What if Randall didn't break his leg. It was the Eagles strongest team by far and when he went down, so did their chances."

 

Good question. The 1991 defense was probably one of the best in history, and they couldn't make the playoffs because they were pretty much down to starting guys off the street at QB once Jim McMahon got hurt. I'd say if Randall didn't get hurt, they likely finish 12-4 instead of 10-6, and possibly get to the NFC Championship game.

 

I have another one. What if the fog never came in the Eagles 1988 playoff game against the Bears? The Eagles passing game couldn't be as effective because of it, and they only lost 20-12.

[CanadianChris 0]

Anyway, regarding the 1993 baseball season. I think if the Giants could have held on they would have certainly beaten the Phillies (who were really a fortunate team that coasted while the Giants and Braves duked it out). Against Toronto though? I don't know. Blue Jays were defending champions and I think they would have found some way to repeat against either the Phillies or Giants. If the Braves had gotten back to the WS in 1993, they might have had a shot with the old revenge factor.

All I can say is, I breathed a huge sigh of relief when the Braves were eliminated. Their pitching was just too good (that was Maddux's first year in Atlanta).

[TheDevilAndGodAreRagingInsideMe 0]

Would the Marlins have beat the Red Sox in the 2003 World Series?

[Cheech Tremendous 0]

Would the Marlins have beat the Red Sox in the 2003 World Series?

 

 

I'm obviously biased, but I think that the Red Sox would have steamrolled that Marlins team. Think about all the momentum they would have had vanquishing the Yanks in 7 and having a chance to win their first World Series in 85 years. It would have been like 2004 scenario but just one year earlier.

 

That 2003 team was damn good in its own right. It was a better hitting team than the '04 squad and the pitching wasn't bad either. I just think they were patient enough to give the young Marlins fits.

[TheDevilAndGodAreRagingInsideMe 0]

Perhaps Grady Little would have made as many stupid moves as Torre did in that series? Although Little cannot possibly be as clueless as he was made out to be after the LCS.

[Cheech Tremendous 0]

I wish that they would have won the series that year so that John Henry could have used his "First I'm going to fire Grady Little, then I'm going to Disneyland" line.

 

By the way, I don't care what Dodgers fans think of him now, Little with the Sox was the most incompetent manager in the major leagues.