Tale of the Tape leftovers

Earlier I posted my Denver Vs. Boston tale of the tape in preparation for tonight’s World Series. The published list had 13 categories, but I submitted 20. My long-time goal of getting the Quebec Nordiques and Denver the Last Dinosaur into the Herald’s new section must wait another day. At the risk of getting fired, here’s what was edited out:

Category: Famous street near the ballpark
Boston: Lansdowne Street
Denver: Blake Street
Verdict: Boston – Dante Bichette knows both very well.

Category: Reasons to retire Ray Bourque’s number 77
Boston: 21 years of All Star-caliber defense
Denver: One successful Stanley Cup run
Verdict: Boston – The Avalanche retiring Bourque’s number is a joke.

Category: Infamous stolen item
Boston: Independence, from the British
Denver: The NHL’s Nordiques, from Quebec City
Verdict: Denver – Independence didn’t win a Stanley Cup a year later.

Category: Worst Super Bowl Loss
Boston: 46-10, by Chicago, 1986
Denver: 55-10, by San Francisco, 1990
Verdict: Denver – They got us on this one.

Category: Best Super Bowl Victory
Boston: Shutting up the Rams, 20-17, 2002
Denver: Shutting up the Packers, 31-24, 1998
Verdict: Denver – John Elway’s TD lunge was an instant highlight.

Category: Cartoon-like mascot
Boston: “Wally” the green monster
Denver: “Denver the Last Dinosaur” ‘80s cartoon
Verdict: Denver – That lovable teenage t-rex was from California, but he’s got more pride than Wally the shameless marketing cash cow.

Category: Homegrown Pro Athletes
Boston: Patrick Ewing, Nancy Kerrigan, Jeremy Roenick, Tony Amonte
Denver: Roy Halladay, Chauncey Billups
Verdict: Boston – We have too many to list.