As the Dodgers sadly let a win slip by to tie the NLCS at 2 games a piece, I remembered my one pet peeve of being a fan of LA sports. For some reason in 1982 a 76ers fan (ha, funny) thought it would be a good idea to start this chant at a 76ers game against the celtics? It was the final seconds of the series against the celtics and fans knew the 76ers would be taking on the lakers next for the championship and the worst chant ever was born.
Let's recap though, with the exception of basketball, and even that has been recent, LA sports haven't been very good. Before the arrival of Phil Jackson, the Lakers hadn't won for 10 years or so, as far as I can recall the LA Kings havn't made it to the Stanley Cup like ever, the Clippers have almost never been good, the Galaxy have only existed since 1996 and won twice, we have a constant battle for a football team, the Sparks have done well, thank God, but the team in question at this point, the Dodgers, haven't seen a championship since the time I was born, 1988. So really, no need to chant Beat LA, it's not like we've been winning everything.
Let's chant Beat New York (stupid yankees, don't get me started)
or Beat Montreal (they've won the Stanley Cup 10 times more than anyone else)
or Beat DC (4/13 MLS cup winners)
or Beat Houston (4/13 WNBA winners)
I think it's plausible to say we don't deserve this nonsense, chant your hatred at other people, please, cause the Beat LA chant is so unoriginal and sooooooo annoying.
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