The agony of defeat in NYC

[Laurence Horn]

On Jul 2, 2012, at 7:59 PM, Joel S. Berson wrote:

> At 7/2/2012 01:33 PM, Shapiro, Fred wrote:
>> Great finds by Barry and Garson!  This has long been one of my
>> favorite quotes. although for a Mets-Jets-Knicks-Islanders fan like
>> myself, it is not at all clear that the sports pages are really
>> records of human triumph and success.
>
> Some of we expatriates are wiser -- we remember the Yankees and the
> (football) Giants.  Or even the Dodgers and the (baseball) Giants.
>
> Joel
>
Well, if you want to get technical, the Islanders were very successful (if over a limited arc) long after the Dodgers and Giants pulled up their stakes, although it has been a long time since '83 or whenever their dynasty ended.

LH

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