Falcoknight Posted July 17, 2007 Report Posted July 17, 2007 If you can give me an example of how Toronto having a team in the MLB has a negative impact on the sport in any way whatsoever, I'll give you a dollar.
SeVeR Posted July 17, 2007 Report Posted July 17, 2007 Patriotism! I'm a patriotic god-fearing american! I'm a country man from KnoxvilleAnd i'm chewing straw todayI got a quaint lil' life, and a Mexican wifeWith a youngen on the wayI got a baseball team and a cowboy hatAnd i wave my flag all dayThen i sit on my porch, with a gun and a torchAnd i blow those raccoons away Ohhhh, I'm a church going republican from KnoxvilleAnd you're all going to !@#$%^&*I voted for Bush, cos my brain turned to mushFrom the trailor park meth-lab smellI hate those Islams, cos they cut off your handsAnd they're all in a terrorist cellBut those twin towers make it rightTo kill em all with Israel! Yeeehaw, sing along now! (Chords: G, Em, C, D) A little song i wrote on my travels in Tennessee... Probably sounds better on the banjo, haha.
Samapico Posted July 18, 2007 Report Posted July 18, 2007 If no canadian team can be in the MLB, then no american hockey team should be in the NHL
Greased_Lightning Posted July 18, 2007 Report Posted July 18, 2007 If you didn't want a non-US team in there, then it should be called the USMLB. Seriously, who cares about this enough to make a forum topic?
rootbear75 Posted July 18, 2007 Report Posted July 18, 2007 If no canadian team can be in the MLB, then no american hockey team should be in the NHL I thought NHL WAS american
Samapico Posted July 18, 2007 Report Posted July 18, 2007 If no canadian team can be in the MLB, then no american hockey team should be in the NHL I thought NHL WAS american After a series of disputes in the Canadian National Hockey !@#$%^&*ociation (NHA) between Eddie Livingstone, owner of the Toronto Blueshirts and the owners of other teams, the owners of the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, and Quebec Bulldogs met at the Windsor Hotel in Montreal to talk about the NHA's future.[2] Their discussions eventually led to the creation of the National Hockey League in 1917; the founding teams were the Canadiens, Wanderers, Senators, and the newly-created Toronto Arenas (later known as the St. Patricks and now the Maple Leafs).[2] Even though the league struggled to stay in business during its first decade, the NHL's teams were very successful on the ice; only once, in 1925, did a team from any other league win the Stanley Cup, and by 1926 the NHL was the only league competing for the Cup.[3] The NHL then started a process of expansion: the Boston Bruins (the first U.S.-based NHL franchise) and Montreal Maroons entered the league in 1924–25; the New York Americans and the Pittsburgh Pirates entered in the 1925–26 season; and the New York Rangers, Chicago Black Hawks (now spelled Blackhawks), and Detroit Cougars (now known as the Red Wings) entered in the 1926–27 season, raising the number of teams in the NHL to 10. The Great Depression and the onset of World War II, took a toll on the league, and by 1942 the NHL was reduced to six teams. These six teams (the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks, Boston Bruins, and New York Rangers) are collectively known as the Original Six, and for the next quarter-century were the only teams in the National Hockey League.source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League#History
Hakaku Posted July 19, 2007 Report Posted July 19, 2007 that doesnt answer what i saidYeah, it means that the NHL WAS Canadian...
rootbear75 Posted July 19, 2007 Report Posted July 19, 2007 (edited) oh i missed that sentence.... After a series of disputes in the Canadian National Hockey !@#$%^&*ociation (NHA) between Eddie Livingstone, owner of the Toronto Blueshirts and the owners of other teams, the owners of the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, and Quebec Bulldogs met at the Windsor Hotel in Montreal to talk about the NHA's future.[2] Their discussions eventually led to the creation of the National Hockey League in 1917; the founding teams were the Canadiens, Wanderers, Senators, and the newly-created Toronto Arenas (later known as the St. Patricks and now the Maple Leafs).[2] Edited July 19, 2007 by rootbear75
Dav Posted July 19, 2007 Report Posted July 19, 2007 If things are a national league then fair enough, but in many american sports where they call things "world series" it usually implies anyone can show up and play.
Guest Knightflame Posted July 20, 2007 Report Posted July 20, 2007 If things are a national league then fair enough, but in many american sports where they call things "world series" it usually implies anyone can show up and play. All right Dav I gota admit you do got some pretty basic logic going for you and i do agree with the world series. I am on the border of changing my opinion.
»D1st0rt Posted July 22, 2007 Report Posted July 22, 2007 The only thing amusing is that the Blue Jays are in the American League Montreal had a team in the National League but they sucked and nobody went to their games to they moved to Washington after spending some time in Puerto Rico
Falcoknight Posted July 23, 2007 Report Posted July 23, 2007 Mav, this was already moved OUT of planet earth forum, why would you move it back IN? -_-
ESCANDAL0SA Posted July 29, 2007 Report Posted July 29, 2007 to be honest...Blue Jays suck. i love toronto and everything...but baseball is def. not our game lol. who cares what leauge they're in. i can see why toronto is in the american leauge though. it's a big city that can pull in a lot of money through games and stuff.
Smarties Posted July 29, 2007 Report Posted July 29, 2007 (edited) K we (canada) made hockey and basketball, NHL and NBA should be ours (dont flame this lol) Edited July 29, 2007 by Smarties
candygirl Posted July 29, 2007 Report Posted July 29, 2007 Torontos hockey team is always sold out (home games) It does not mater how good they are doing lol
Greased_Lightning Posted July 30, 2007 Report Posted July 30, 2007 You can take the NBA no questions asked, and I'll throw in Soccer absolutely free! However, one stipulation is that you still allow northern US teams to participate in Hockey. Only states that could actually play their games outside. None of this bull!@#$%^&* Florida hockey teams. And if you act in the next 10 minutes, we'll double your order to include the WNBA and Women's Soccer! As a special 5-minute bonus, we'll include our 'Ladies Volleyball' calendar! Just pay shipping and handling! Call now!
Tiq Posted August 9, 2007 Report Posted August 9, 2007 The word American is not limited to merely defining United States citizens. Toronto is in the AMERICAN LEAGUE. Canada is part of AMERICA. There is no problem here.
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