Bolts' loss just another San Diego sports setback

2009-10-05T20:43:58-04:00

2009-01-11T22:24:31-05:00

2009-01-11T23:44:46-05:00

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Mr Steeler

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2 A friend of mine who lived there has the theory that it's just too nice. The weather is always perfect so going out to a game is just such a pleasant experience that the fans show up win lose or draw. The whole laid back aura of the place gets to the players, hence no championships. Sounds weird but maybe it's why places like Pittsburgh, Green Bay & New York seem to get more of the big game winners. PS the 2006 NE game really was a heartbreaker, never have I seen a team beat both it's opponent and it's self so completely 3946785

2009-01-12T13:19:25-05:00

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Squeeb

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A friend of mine who lived there has the theory that it's just too nice. The weather is always perfect so going out to a game is just such a pleasant experience that the fans show up win lose or draw. The whole laid back aura of the place gets to the players, hence no championships. Sounds weird but maybe it's why places like Pittsburgh, Green Bay & New York seem to get more of the big game winners. PS the 2006 NE game really was a heartbreaker, never have I seen a team beat both it's opponent and it's self so completely

32 Thats what Tom Brady and the Patriots do - break hearts. lol 3952719

2009-01-12T12:42:47-05:00

rars11

San Diego 117361

31 It's too late to prevent revisionist history from taking over, but I'll try: Holliday touched the plate, alright? Barrett's foot was on the plate, Holliday's hand went under Barrett's foot, therefore ... If you don't believe that, then you must at least concede that because Barrett's foot obscured the plate it's not conclusive whether Holliday touched home or not. Had MLB used instant replay at the time to review the call it would have upheld it, for the same reason that inconclusive replays lead to the call on the field being upheld in football. 3952148

2009-01-12T12:11:56-05:00

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SportsFanForLife

Michigan City 605508

30 I still don't get why they gave up with Sproles in the 2nd quarter. I get they only had 1 play in the 3rd quarter. But they gave up in the running game after the 2nd quarter.. When you throw the ball that much your arm gets tired simple as that. 3951635

2009-01-11T23:49:13-05:00

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PTSDYNTSY

Manassas 315661

3 First, no one likes the Padres--except maybe some people living in San Diego. Second, everyone respects the heck out of the Chargers, and I say that as a life-long Patriots fan. What you're ignoring is the fact that your team makes Norv Turner look good. Turner is a wonderful man. He's just a really crappy head coach. You need someone who can tell LT to stop crying and Merriman to shut the &^%$ up. You also need someone who can call some plays. Look, you guys have more talent than the Colts, and that's saying something. You should dominate your division next year. Stop whining and accept torn ACL's, losses to inferior teams, and missed opportunities like a Patriots fan. (BTW: Thanks for Junior.) 3946779

2009-01-12T11:19:59-05:00

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Aerochunck

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First, no one likes the Padres--except maybe some people living in San Diego. Second, everyone respects the heck out of the Chargers, and I say that as a life-long Patriots fan. What you're ignoring is the fact that your team makes Norv Turner look good. Turner is a wonderful man. He's just a really crappy head coach. You need someone who can tell LT to stop crying and Merriman to shut the &^%$ up. You also need someone who can call some plays. Look, you guys have more talent than the Colts, and that's saying something. You should dominate your division next year. Stop whining and accept torn ACL's, losses to inferior teams, and missed opportunities like a Patriots fan. (BTW: Thanks for Junior.)

29 Very well put! This team has so much talent, they made the playoff despite having Turner as a head coach. 3950517

2009-01-12T05:22:47-05:00

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Lakerfan24

Pordenone 355179

20 next stop: Ravens...I can't wait 'til Sunday...a battle for the ages...hate,rivalry...the best 2 defensive teams in the NFL with Reed,Lewis,Polamalu,Harrison...add more hate and this is gonna be a game to remember for years to come...Ravens, a team that I admire y respect but I also dislike against my beloved Steelers,one of the greatest franchises in the NFL....this will be the Super Bowl for the Ravens and Steelers fans....good luck to both teams... 3947551

2009-01-12T10:31:47-05:00

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Flags of Dawn

Gainesville 95053

next stop: Ravens...I can't wait 'til Sunday...a battle for the ages...hate,rivalry...the best 2 defensive teams in the NFL with Reed,Lewis,Polamalu,Harrison...add more hate and this is gonna be a game to remember for years to come...Ravens, a team that I admire y respect but I also dislike against my beloved Steelers,one of the greatest franchises in the NFL....this will be the Super Bowl for the Ravens and Steelers fans....good luck to both teams...

28 I agree. I was actually rooting for Baltimore - never thought that was possible - against Tennessee so that we could play this game. I'm kind of nervous that this third game could tip towards Baltimore with the way the first two games went, but that's what I like: some real smash mouth football. 3949678

2009-01-12T02:18:09-05:00

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BlackandGold09

Beverly Hills 660859

14 its just kind of hard for a punter to carry you on his back like he did against Indy. 3947381

2009-01-12T10:28:37-05:00

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Flags of Dawn

Gainesville 95053

its just kind of hard for a punter to carry you on his back like he did against Indy.

27 Niiiiiiiiice. 3949660

2009-01-12T10:02:18-05:00

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Celtics17PP

Boston 660300

26 San Diego doesn't deserve a sports team. None of their teams are good and they consistently disappoint. The Pads are garbage, the bolts can't win a championship if it was handed to them, and the worst part is this "curse" has killed off so much talent they should just build a graveyard instead of a stadium at this point. 3949176

2009-01-12T04:56:01-05:00

SON

Virginia Beach 654045

18 San Diego will never be a sport championship city. Just look at the history of the Padres, San Diego Rockets, and the Chargers, they are all losers. This the reason why Eli Manning refused to play for the Chargers. He and his family knows that he is not going to flourish in Chargers uniform. And look at Junior Seau, he now has a Super Bowl ring because he played for a winning team the New England Patriot. Maybe there will be a little excitement for the Chargers' fans next year if Norv Turner is fired and replace by Mike Shanahan. Still a true Chargers' loyalist 3947565

2009-01-12T09:42:56-05:00

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Daniel9752

Smithfield 208700

San Diego will never be a sport championship city. Just look at the history of the Padres, San Diego Rockets, and the Chargers, they are all losers. This the reason why Eli Manning refused to play for the Chargers. He and his family knows that he is not going to flourish in Chargers uniform. And look at Junior Seau, he now has a Super Bowl ring because he played for a winning team the New England Patriot.Maybe there will be a little excitement for the Chargers' fans next year if Norv Turner is fired and replace by Mike Shanahan. Still a true Chargers' loyalist

25 Are you a Boston fan or are you 10 years old? I mean your uninformed and confussed so it could be either....Seau got the same thing in New England that he got in San Diego. A Super Bowl loss, i.e., NO RING. Being that your that confussed, it pretty much kills any other point you try to make. And Manning? He showed how self centered he was by refusing to play. Rivers turned out fantastic in San Diego. Keep Manning in New York. Seems he lost his playoff game too..... 3948897

2009-01-11T23:49:39-05:00

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Confucius:Shittsburgh sucks

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4 Wow, the team that wasn't even supposed to be in the play-offs gets ripped for losing a game many felt they shouldn't have even been in? That makes a whole lot of sense. 3946756

2009-01-12T09:37:50-05:00

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Daniel9752

Smithfield 208700

Wow, the team that wasn't even supposed to be in the play-offs gets ripped for losing a game many felt they shouldn't have even been in? That makes a whole lot of sense.

24 Being that they were considered a super bowl favorite at the begining of the season, as a Charger fan, I call 8-8 a disappointment. 3948834

2009-01-12T08:04:43-05:00

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CrashBaskin

San Diego 503740

23 It's ok, you all can hate on San Diego. Bottom line is that we have the most beautiful city in the continental US and you are all just jealous that you can not live here. Sports is not life nor should it be. If your life and attitude on life, is based on how your sports team does, well, that's just sad. 3947855

<div class="photo_container image_right"> <div class="photo"><img src="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/hockey/nhl/01/09/writers.roundtable/T1_0111_LTbolts.jpg" alt="Double Click to select a Photo" width="298" height="386" /></div> <div class="photo_attributes" style="text-align:right;">The Chargers' only Super Bow predated LT's arrival in SoCal. AP</div> </div> Sometime this century, there's going to be a championship parade in San Diego. What do you expect from a city whose most popular sports celebrity is a mascot? The Chargers' improbable run to the postseason came to a predictable end with a 35-24 loss to the Steelers. The better team won, plain and simple, and the cold weather in Pittsburgh had nothing to do with it. I actually had some hope for the Chargers after the Ravens, Cardinals and Eagles all won this weekend to advance to their conference championships. It was set up for San Diego to make it a clean road sweep. But I had a feeling that wasn’t going to happen after Santonio Holmes ignited the crowd with an electrifying 68-yard punt return when his team trailed, 7-0. The Chargers have won the AFC West three straight years and four of the last five but have advanced to just one conference championship in that stretch. From 1979-81, the Chargers won three straight AFC West titles but just one playoff game during that span. The Padres have made the playoffs five times in their 40-year existence and advanced to the World Series twice, losing both times. So without further ado, here are San Diego’s biggest sports disappointments since the Chargers traded Lance Alworth to the Cowboys in 1970. 1998 World Series: Facing a Yankees team that won 114 games in the regular season, the Padres could not protect three-run leads in the late innings of Games 1 and 3. In the opener at Yankee Stadium, plate umpire Richie Garcia squeezed Padres reliever Mark Langston on a 2-2 pitch to Tino Martinez that looked like it was over the heart of the plate. Martinez drove the next pitch into the upper deck for a grand slam to highlight a seven-run seventh inning. In Game 3, the Yankees scored two in the seventh and Padres closer Trevor Hoffman gave up a three-run homer to Scott Brosius in the eighth to put the Bombers in front for good. New York, by the way, won Game 4 to complete the Series sweep. 2006 AFC Divisional Playoff: This one really stung. The Chargers were an NFL-best 14-2 in the regular season and had home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. They had LaDainian Tomlinson, the league’s leading rusher, and a bunch of other Pro Bowl players. They had a 21-13 lead with five minutes remaining and had just forced Patriots quarterback Tom Brady to throw his third interception. On the pick, though, Chargers safety Marlon McCree had the ball stripped by Troy Brown. The Patriots regained possession, went down to score a touchdown and added a two-point conversion to tie it; next, they got the ball back and took the lead on Stephen Gostkowski's 31-yard field goal with 1:10 left, and held on for a 24-21 win when Nate Kaeding's 54-yard field goal attempt with eight seconds remaining fell short. 2007 Playoff Tiebreaker: In a one-game winner-take-all to determine the wild card, Hoffman failed to protect a two-run lead in the bottom of the 13th against the Rockies. Instant replay would have come in handy for the Padres. An incorrect call by plate umpire Tim McClelland allowed Colorado's Matt Holliday to score the winning run on a sac fly. McClelland called Holliday safe after Padres catcher Michael Barrett dropped the ball. But Holliday never touched the plate. Barrett picked up the ball and tagged him, but McClelland did not change his call. 2004 Wild Card: San Diego coach Marty Schottenheimer looked like a genius after transforming a 4-12 team the previous year into a 12-4 division champion. It was the first time in nearly a decade the Chargers were in the playoffs. Hosting the Jets in a wild card game, the Chargers erased a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter, only to lose 20-17 in overtime. And so, it was another early playoff exit for a Schottenheimer-coached team. Super Bowl XXIV: This was the Chargers' only appearance in the Super Bowl, and it wasn’t a very good debut. Niners quarterback Steve Young threw six touchdown passes in San Francisco's 49-26 victory. The next morning, Chargers linebacker Junior Seau admitted to feeling embarrassed as he sat in the Miami airport. It was the longest flight in his 19-year career and not because it was a cross-country trip. 39921 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/580/015/thumb/thumb.jpg 5 XX

Dave Heuschkel

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