Originally posted by Ninerjohn:
Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:The more I think about it i don't consider either the Giants or RedSox to be dynasties. Let's face it... the Giants were extremely lucky in all 3 of their ws championships. Never a dominant team, never favored to win, and their glory years lasted a short time. .
Originally posted by Ninerjohn:
+ Show all quotes Depends on your definition of dynasty. But I would say that the answer though is probably yes for anyone born in the 60s or earlier. Certainly the Celtics and Pats.
Does winning 3 titles in 5 years without ever having the best record and never winning again make a team a dynasty? I think that is debatable. The 49ers and Warriors were clearly dynasties because they were easily the best teams both in the regular season and playoffs and could have multiple more titles. I dont think the same can be said about the Giants.
I think the Giants qualify. Certainly more than the Red Sox do for anyone. Red Sox won 4 rings but did it over a 16 year time frame. That's was my point. I don't think anyone has ever witnessed a dynasty from all 3 of their teams other than us, and I stand by that.
But we can agree to disagree on that. I'm just happy that I've seen 13 titles in my lifetime. Should probably have 4 more 49ers and 2 more Dubs titles though. As for the Raiders and A's... hated them both and don't count their titles.
When I lived in the Bay Area I din't like the As or Raiders either.The Giants and 49ers were there first so I grew up loving them. I always considered the Oakland teams to be intruders. In the 70s it was hard being a Niner fan because the Raiders were really good and the 49er sucked. Then the 80s came and we got our revenge.