Dirty Stats Reveal the Greatest Franchise in Sports

The Pittsburgh Steelers just won their 6th Super Bowl title. That is the most for any NFL franchise. Last week, leading upto the big game, I heard someone on the radio claim that should the Steelers win their sixth title that they would become the greatest franchise in any sport. Greater than the Yankees, Celtics, Lakers and Patriots. Sure that's all well and good to try and argue, but wouldn't it better to look to the statistics to prove this gentleman wrong?

There have now been 43 Super Bowls played in the NFL, Pittsburgh has won 6 of them: 14%.

Surely the Yankees or Celtics have won more than 14% of their league's championships, right? Let's take a run through the numbers and discover who really is the greatest franchise in all of sports.

NFL Super Bowl Championships (out of 43):
Pittsburgh Steelers - 6 titles (14%)
San Francisco 49ers - 5 titles (11.6%)
Dallas Cowboys - 5 titles (11.6%)

NBA Finals Championships (out of 62):
Boston Celtics - 17 titles (27.4%)
L.A./Minn. Lakers - 14 titles (22.6%)
Chicago Bulls - 6 titles (9.7%)

MLB World Series Championships (out of 106):
New York Yankees - 26 titles (24.5%)
St. Louis Cardinals - 10 titles (9.4%)
Phi/KC/Oakland Athletics - 9 titles (8.5%)

NHL Stanley Cup Championships (out of 94):
Montreal Canadiens - 24 titles (25.5%)
Detroit Red Wings - 11 titles (11.7%)
Toronto Maple Leafs - 11 titles (11.7%)

Okay so let's tie it all together:
Boston Celtics - 27.4%
Montreal Canadiens - 25.5%
New York Yankees - 24.5%
Los Angeles/Minn. Lakers - 22.6%
Pittsburgh Steelers - 14.0%

Therefore! By using these Dirty Stats we can safely and accurately conclude that the Steelers may be the greatest franchise in NFL history, but they are clearly the 5th greatest in professional sports history. Case closed, moving on..
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Boston Wins 16th Straight, Hawks Come Up Short Again

Again I'd like to not go into detail about this game, because GRR it makes me so angrrry! But once again the Celtics took our best shot and walked away winners, 88-85. Joe Johnson took over in the fourth quarter, but it wasn't enough after he missed a game-tying free throw with less than three seconds left. And as much as we all hate Kevin Garnett and his freakishly long arms and endless smack talk, boy can that guy play. Garnett came in midway through the fourth and led the charge as Boston was trailing going into the final period.

Also Josh Smith chipped in with a wacky ten second period of ball: he fouls Kendrick Perkins by giving him a little hug under the basket and allowing the easy lay up (3 point play), then on the other end of the court Josh gets the ball in the paint, loses control, gets it passed back to him, drives on Perkins, and does this...



Sometimes, Josh can be a badass. Of course he missed the ensuing free throw. We missed our first 11 shots of the game. And it was still close. We're just one rowdy emotional speech away from beating the Celtics every single time. Love this rivalry. Read Full Article!

Showdown at the Highlight Factory

[photo: Jim Davis, Boston Globe]


The Atlanta Hawks. 15-9.
4th in the Eastern Conference.
Won 3 in a row.

The Boston Celtics. 23-2.
1st in the Eastern Conference.
Won 15 in a row.

Tonight the Celtics bring their insane winning streak to Atlanta for a showdown with the Hawks. A rematch from last year's playoffs, the teams' first meeting ended in dramatic fashion. Marvin Williams hits a three from the corner to put the Hawks up by one with five seconds left. Celtics in-bounds to Pierce, who dribbles, shuffles, maneuvers, steps back and fires a jumper. Boston goes up by 1 point with half a second left to play. Boston escaped that night with a win, handing the Hawks their first loss of the season (after a 6-0 start).

Expect an incredible playoff atmosphere tonight at Philips Arena, as Garnett and company return for the first time since Game 6 of the first round of the playoffs (a game I attended). I think its clear that the amazing seven-game showdown with the eventual champs helped teach the Hawks how to play hard, to play all 48 minutes, and how to never back down no matter how great the opponent. Like Pierce said earlier this year, they "created a monster", and I fully expect our monster with a fully healthy roster (we didn't have Josh Smith for the last meeting) to beat the crap out of the Celtics and end one more double-digit winning streak.

Go out and support the Hawks tonight, game should be sold out and loud as hell. Game is on ESPN at 7pm. Shock the world!! Read Full Article!