Tale of the Tape Week 11: Desert Parakeets

[Seattlehawk94]

Well...For those who don't know what this is, I break down the game UNBIASEDLY and decide who wins the upcoming game based on sheer city numbers. You learn a little the other team's history, get some knowledge of the other city, and hopefully get a laugh..Enjoy!

Population:
Seattle: 3.3 Million
Phoenix: 3.5 Million

Winner:
PHX: That town is growing, if you went for Spring Training in Peoria when it first opened, Peoria was on the edge of the desert..Now it's just another suburb that's a good distance away from the "end" of town. It's the #6 Largest Metro in the USA and rising fast. We are #13 and rising but not that fast.

Name:
Seattle: Named after a local Indian Chief.
Phoenix: Named because it grew out of the ruins of the ancient Hohokam Indian's former home. Lord Darrell Duppa said "The City rose of the ashes like a Phoenix" hence, the name which stuck.

Winner:
PHX, Harry Potter would be proud of this Phoenix...

Nickname:
Seattle: The Emerald City
Phoenix: The Valley of the Sun

Winner:
PHX: For those who sit in the crappy rain for the whole winter and hear Dave Niehaus on the radio in Spring Training talking about 80 degree temps, high skies, and sun shine...You'll understand why I pick this one..

City Motto:
Seattle: The Goodwill City (named after the 1990 Goodwill Games)
Phoenix: Living Like it Matters!

Winner:
Seattle, Phoenix's motto should really be----"Yeah, but it's a DRY heat"...

Stadium:
Seattle: Qwest Field (67,000)
Phoenix: University of Phoenix Stadium (63,000 expands to 74,000)

Winner:
PHX....That stadium has real grass, hosts BCS games, has hosted a Superbowl, WILL host a Final Four, and looks amazing. Shoulda done Qwest like that with a retractable roof no FFs or SBs in Seattle....Only thing bad about their stadium is the name.

Team Name:
Seattle: Named for Osprey in a "Name the Team Contest"
Phoenix: Named for the colors they wore "Cardinal Red", later took the bird of the same name as a logo.

Winner:
Seattle: A Cardinal is just a red parakeet...

Franchise Origin:
Seattle: Expansion Team in 1976
Phoenix: Started in 1898 at the Morgan Athletic Club in Chicago.

Winner:
PHX, the Cardinals are the oldest team in NFL History, not the Pack or Bears but the Arizona Cardinals!

Franchise Stops:
Seattle: Seattle
Phoenix: Racine, Illinois, Chicago, St. Louis

Winner:
Seattle, we are STABLE.

Greatest Players:
Seattle: Steve Largent, Cortez Kennedy, David Krieg
Phoenix: Ernie Nevers, Jim Hart, Paddy Driscoll, Larry Wilson, Dan Dierdorf

Winner:
PHX, Nevers alone would've clinched it....

Famous Locals:
Seattle: Glenn Beck, Tuba Man, Judy Collins, Bill Gates, Kenny G, and many more at the link:
Phoenix: Alice Cooper, Jennie Garth, Barry Goldwater

Winner:
Seattle: We produced the Internet...They produced neo-cons (even though I'm one..lol)

Championships:
Seattle: 2, 1979 Supersonics (NBA), 1917 Metropolitans (Stanley Cup)
Phoenix: 1, 2001 Arizona Diamondback (World Series)

Winner:
Seattle: Though none of our Championship teams exist anymore..

Teams:
Seattle: 3, MLB Mariners, NFL Seahawks, Sounders FC (MLS)
Phoenix: 4, MLB Arizona Diamondbacks, NHL Coyotes, NFL Arizona Cardinals, NBA Suns

Winner:
Phoenix: They got all four majors with an arena or stadium for each, plus they've got Arena Football, NASCAR, and like us NCCA sports.

Famous Fans:
Seattle: Sarah Palin, Deadlist Catch Fishermen, Pearl Jam, Chevy Chase.
Phoenix: Vince Vaughn, Alice Cooper

Winner:
Phoenix: Because Vince is "so money and he doesn't even know it".

Average Commute:
Seattle: 23.8 minutes
Phoenix: 24.9 minutes

Winner:
NEITHER: Commutes suck!

Famous area Attractions:
Seattle: Mt. Rainier, Mt. St. Helens, San Juan Islands, Pacific Ocean.
Phoenix: Grand Canyon, Northen Mexico, the Deserts.

Winner:
Seattle: "Daddy, we drove all this way to look at a big hole in the ground?"

Major Companies:
Seattle: Boeing, Microsoft, Starbucks
Phoenix: Dial Soap (VIAD), Pet Smart, U-HAUL

Winner:
Seattle: Old Spice named Phoenix "America's Sweatiest City", looks like Dial Soap being so close is a blessing...

Tallest Building:
Seattle: Columbia Center 937 Feet (76 Stories)
Phoenix: Chase Tower 483 Feet (40 Stories)

Winner:
Seattle: Phoenix is going to build a 500 foot building by 2012 as condos, but that's it for height.

Superbowls:
Seattle: 1 (XL)
Phoenix: 0

Winner:
Seattle, the Crudinals haven't even been to an NFC Championship Game since the Superbowl was started.

NFL Chapmpionships:
Seattle: 0
Phoenix: 2 (1925--Shoulda been the Pottsville Maroons, and 1947..Both were in Chicago)

Winner:
Phoenix: Even if it's in Chicago, they've got a title and we don't..Since 1947 they've won exactly ONE playoff game (1998) and have been to the playoffs a total of 5 times....Define "Bad Franchise"..

2008 Record:
Phoenix: 6-3
Seattle: 2-7

Winner:
Phoenix: Their dream season is our nightmare season...


Final Score:
Phoenix: 11
Seattle: 8
Ties: 1

Well....The numbers never lie..
My Pick:
Cruds 34
Hawks 24

Enjoy the game!

 

[Seahawk28]

Good ta see ya back 94. Always put a smile on my face when somebody would try to out-smack ya. I'm going with the Hawks on this one 27-21.

 

[Seattlehawk94]

Thanks man, good to be back! Great to see you JP!

 

[Pottsie]

Great read...THX 94!

 

[seahawker 562]

Thanks man, this was an awesome read. Very interesting, and you say you do this each week?

 

[Seattlehawk94]

Thanks man, this was an awesome read. Very interesting, and you say you do this each week?

Thanks for the compliment!

Every week, all season long I've done these for a couple of years now..People seem to like them so what the hey, it's worth the work for that reason alone.

 

[seahawker 562]

Well you got yourself a new fan :mrgreen: