On a local sports radio show today, the question was asked, "How did Dale
Earnhardt measure up in his sport as compared to the greats in other
sports?" Many folks called in saying that Dale was the "Tiger Woods" or
"Michael Jordan" of the Nascar community.
One caller, however, seemed to really nail it. He equated the loss of
Earnhardt to the loss of the entire New York Yankees, or the entire Chicago
Bulls team of the '90's. Earnhardt was one of 40 some odd "franchises" that
people routed for (or against) every Sunday. His loss is devastating to his
family, the sport, and the entire motor-sport community (if not the entire
country).
To echo the sentiments of others....Sunday afternoons will never be the same
again.
Glen
Not to be disrespectful to #3, but that is a terrible analogy.
If a professional sports team was completely lost, there would be a far
greater impact on that particular sport. Dale Earnhardt did not have a city
or town that he was tied to, (like a pro sports team), who will be left
without a franchise. If the LA Lakers were all killed in a plane crash, the
NBA would be altered in that the amount of teams would go down and it would
cause imbalance and scheduling issues. Without Earnhardt in the field each
week, some other driver will now have the chance to race and compete.
The loss of Earnhardt is significant, but he was getting up and age and
would eventually retire. Pro sports teams don't retire and go away. It's
not really even the same thing.
I think the MJ comparison is as close as you can get, when trying to compare
this loss to the major professional team sports.
"Glen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> Bulls team of the '90's. Earnhardt was one of 40 some odd "franchises"that
> people routed for (or against) every Sunday. His loss is devastating tohis
> family, the sport, and the entire motor-sport community (if not the entire
> country).
>
> To echo the sentiments of others....Sunday afternoons will never be thesame
> again.
>
> Glen
>
>
>
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> On a local sports radio show today, the question was asked, "How did Dale > Earnhardt measure up in his sport as compared to the greats in other > sports?" Many folks called in saying that Dale was the "Tiger Woods" or > "Michael Jordan" of the Nascar community. > > One caller, however, seemed to really nail it. He equated the loss of > Earnhardt to the loss of the entire New York Yankees, or the entire
"Jonathan Diehl" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> Not to be disrespectful to #3, but that is a terrible analogy.
>
> If a professional sports team was completely lost, there would be a far
> greater impact on that particular sport. Dale Earnhardt did not have acity
> or town that he was tied to, (like a pro sports team), who will be left
> without a franchise
No disrespect, but I think you missed his point. In a sense, there is an
entire team now missing from Nascar. The Earnhardt team (there's no team
without him). And in a sense, there is a town or city left without a
franchise. That "town" is a group of Earnhardt faithful spread across the
country.
I think his analogy makes sense. Nascar has lost a franchise.
I see your point. But here is why I identified with this caller's
comments....
I think the essence of the callers' comments were that there are thousands
upon thousands of fans that considered Earnhardt "their guy". Kind of like
a city embraces their sports team. The difference, of course, being that
the fan base is spread through out the country. Take away that "guy", or
that team, and your left with a bunch of lost souls (myself included),
looking for a new rooting interest. For diehard fans of Earnhardt, I
imagine that's not an easy task, and could be impossible.
Glen
Jonathan Diehl wrote in message ...
>Not to be disrespectful to #3, but that is a terrible analogy.
>
>If a professional sports team was completely lost, there would be a far
>greater impact on that particular sport. Dale Earnhardt did not have acity
>or town that he was tied to, (like a pro sports team), who will be left
>without a franchise. If the LA Lakers were all killed in a plane crash,the
compare
>this loss to the major professional team sports.
>
>"Glen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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>> On a local sports radio show today, the question was asked, "How didDale
entire
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>NBA would be altered in that the amount of teams would go down and it would >cause imbalance and scheduling issues. Without Earnhardt in the field each >week, some other driver will now have the chance to race and compete. > >The loss of Earnhardt is significant, but he was getting up and age and >would eventually retire. Pro sports teams don't retire and go away. It's >not really even the same thing. > >I think the MJ comparison is as close as you can get, when trying toQuoted text (12 lines)
>> Earnhardt measure up in his sport as compared to the greats in other >> sports?" Many folks called in saying that Dale was the "Tiger Woods" or >> "Michael Jordan" of the Nascar community. >> >> One caller, however, seemed to really nail it. He equated the loss of >> Earnhardt to the loss of the entire New York Yankees, or the entire >Chicago >> Bulls team of the '90's. Earnhardt was one of 40 some odd "franchises" >that >> people routed for (or against) every Sunday. His loss is devastating to >his >> family, the sport, and the entire motor-sport community (if not theQuoted text (12 lines)
>> country). >> >> To echo the sentiments of others....Sunday afternoons will never be the >same >> again. >> >> Glen >> >> >> > >
"Jeff Jones" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Actually, across the WORLD for all those countries that recieve NASCAR
broadcasts. I'm UK based and feel the loss too, guys!
Alan
