All you did was give the UFL ashes to rise from
It’s usually not good when your sports league takes a season off for financial purposes. It looks like the Arena Football League won’t survive its little vacation and will instead declare bankruptcy and fold.
Arizona Rattlers owner Brett (not Bruce) Bouchy (not Bochy) told the Orlando Sentinel there were two camps of AFL owners, those sucking financial fumes and those ready to contribute capital. We’re guessing San Jose SaberCats owner John Fry was in the latter camp. You could say he was aaaaaaaallways (doot-doot-doot) in that camp. The SaberCats never drew less than 10,000 fans in their 14-year existence, which included three Arena Bowl victories (illustrated in our handy photo there).
If the league never comes back, the SaberCats will be following a Bay Area tradition. Like the USFL’s Oakland Invaders, the ‘Cats lost in the final game of the league’s existence. San Jose fell in Arena Bowl XXII in New Orleans. The SaberCats outscoured the Philadelphia Soul 22-13 in the final quarter and almost came all the way back but for a few questionable calls. We think. We listened to that game on the radio but can’t fully recall it.
Like the AFL itself, the game will soon totally fade into memory. Tear.
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By Peter on Monday, August 3rd, 2009 at 10:56 pm.
Tags: San Jose SaberCats