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And "at least the Red Sox have 1918". People put a lot of focus on how long it has been since their teams have won a title, but for the vast majority of teams, they haven't won anything in a long time. The Mariners? Never. Most of the NBA? Never. Most of the NFL? Nope. The Astros? Nope. Anything from Buffalo? Nope. But people focus on the Cubs, Red Sox, and to a much lesser degree, the White Sox. But do any of those really matter? What really matters is if you can remember the last championship. That's why fans of teams like the Steelers, who have won multiple championships (just none in the last 20 years), get shafted in terms of pity. Everyone old remembers that the Steelers were good at some point, but nobody realizes that 30 years without a championship is basically like having none at all. Anyone under 30 is likely to be championship-less. Me, I'm from Chicago and so was lucky enough to watch the Bulls in their heyday, but when the Bears won the Super Bowl, I could barely even remember my own name. So for me, the Bears are championship-less. But nobody will ever pity me.

It's just incredibly stupid to say that all these Cubs and Red Sox fans have suffered so much over the past 80 years, and then pan to shot of a bunch of drunken 20 year old's in a bar. They're not tortured, they're just on par with anyone who isn't a Yankees or Braves fan. (And yes, Angels, Marlins, and Diamondbacks). So let's please stop with the whole charade of being a tortured sports fan. There are 30 teams in every league, and everyone loses but 1. So unless the leagues decide that they are going to pass around the trophy to each team in a round robin fashion, then that's reality. So please spare me all this tortured sports fan crap. I say we institute Sports Guy's 5 year rule (in which I can now bitch about the Bulls being terrible) and just lump everyone else into the same loser pool.