Sid the Kid Wins First Cup

The Pittsburgh Penguins capped a tremendous season last night after defeating the Red Wings 2-1 in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Now the NHL's best players has his first championship, but this post will not be about Crosby. I wanted to make the comparison of Pittsburgh and Boston. Since the Year 2000 Boston has 6 Professional Championships (Red Sox-2, Patriots-3, and Celtics 1). Now Pittsburgh hasn't been as successful as Boston but since 2005 the Steel City has 3 Professional Championships (Steelers-2, Penguins-1). Even their failures aren't bad for instance, the Boston Bruins lost in the Eastern Conference Semifinals but after a season that they had the best record in the Eastern Conference. And the Penguins last year of course lost in the Stanley Cup Finals. The only team in the two combined cities that i can think of that doesn't have a chance of winning a Championship is the Pittsburgh Pirates (0 Playoff Appearances since 1992). And Honestly being from Baltimore I'm wondering when we are going to if ever have a run like these 2 cities. The Ravens are the best chance for Championship dreams after advancing all the way to the AFC Title game a year ago. The Orioles while i see a bright future in the near future not so much. And the closest NHL and NBA teams are both in Washington DC. So congrats to the Penguins and Crosby but don't take this the wrong way i hope your success is short lived.