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Sherman Alexie's avatar

You have my empathy. We lost the Seattle Sonics 15 years ago and I've never stopped grieving. We're the favorites to get a franchise with the next expansion but I won't believe it until the team hits the court.

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Shaggy Snodgrass's avatar

Yeah, this stuff is why I've become distant from all the pro "ball sports" now. Losing the Browns in 1995 left indelible scars on me, even though we got them back (sorta) in '99; the recent absconding of the Chargers from San Diego brought the hurt of those years back. I gave up on the NFL almost completely then. Drifting away from MLB has been a slower process, but steadily fueled by the extortionate antics of the Dolans in grabbing at public subsidies for their downtown ballpark, which is a rich man's playground that poor people pay for.

The stadium I loved as a kid is long gone; + the games are not far behind, buried behind pay-networks and ticketing apps I will never bother to use. C'est la vie.

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