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Old 02-01-2009, 02:31 PM
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Sports Traditions Started in your City
Please add those that have been started in your city. The following were all started in Chicago...

Exploding scoreboard after a home run.
Playing of Gary Glitters Rock and Roll Part 2.
Standing up and cheering during the entire anthem.
Standing up and cheering for the last out when there are 2 outs in the top of the 9th.
Throwing visiting team homers back.
Term March Madness first used here for High School Playoffs, then stolen by NCAA.
Gatorade dumped on a winning coach.

I know in Philly they started the tradition of throwing snowballs at Santa.
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Old 02-01-2009, 02:34 PM
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chicago "invented" standing up and cheering for the last out? doubtful.
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Old 02-01-2009, 03:49 PM
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Booing for 40+ years - Toronto Maple Leafs
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Old 02-01-2009, 03:57 PM
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Old 02-01-2009, 04:11 PM
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Standing up and cheering for the last out when there are 2 outs in the top of the 9th.
This was started in the 70's when Ron Guidry was pitching for the Yanks. Yank fans would stand and cheer with 2 outs and 2 strikes on a batter.

Also the bleacher creatures started (and believe the only team, Yanks) Do a roll call for each player in the first ininng.


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Old 02-01-2009, 04:24 PM
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I will say this.....I know standing and either being silent or singing along during the national anthem is the norm for 99.9% of sports/teams out there but there is something really cool about going to a blackhawks game and the roar during the anthem
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Old 02-01-2009, 05:10 PM
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Old 02-01-2009, 05:12 PM
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In Buffalo--we started the tradition of losing Super Bowls
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Old 02-01-2009, 07:53 PM
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chicago cubs started the tradition of 100 years of futility soon to be 101
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Old 02-01-2009, 09:26 PM
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Booing for 40+ years - Toronto Maple Leafs

darn, you beat me to it, I was going to say, starting the tradition of never winning a cup begun in 1967
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Old 02-01-2009, 10:21 PM
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pittsburgh...winning 6 super bowls
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Old 02-02-2009, 08:29 AM
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not a Pitt fan, but that was good...
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arriving late to the game

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