KA14_HOF Posted August 3 Report Share Posted August 3 No, I'm not a Dodgers fan. Well, not in the traditional sense. Been a Reds fan since I was a kid watching the Big Red Machine in the early 70s. But has anyone else ever noticed the strange correlation between Dodgers & Bengals success? I know they are both utterly unrelated in actuality, but I just find it remarkable how one seems to always precede the other. Since the Bengals came into existence, the Dodgers have won the World Series 3 times. The Bengals have also made it to the Super Bowl 3 times. 1981 - Dodgers beat the Yankees in 6 (this should have been the Reds WS championship, but that's another story) 1988 - Dodgers beat the A's in 5 2020 - Dodgers beat the Rays in 6 Whenever the Dodgers win the World Series, the Bengals promptly play in the Super Bowl. I noticed this some time after 1988. When LA won again in 2020, Burrow's rookie year, I figured there was no way the "streak" was going to continue. And then I forgot about it. I only recently remembered this correlation and realized, the Bengals simply took a year longer thanks to Burrow's knee injury. So having just seen the Reds get no-hit, sitting at the bottom of the Central, 10-games out, I'm thinking it's time to start pulling for LA again. Who Dey! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claptonrocks Posted August 3 Report Share Posted August 3 1 hour ago, KA14_HOF said: No, I'm not a Dodgers fan. Well, not in the traditional sense. Been a Reds fan since I was a kid watching the Big Red Machine in the early 70s. But has anyone else ever noticed the strange correlation between Dodgers & Bengals success? I know they are both utterly unrelated in actuality, but I just find it remarkable how one seems to always precede the other. Since the Bengals came into existence, the Dodgers have won the World Series 3 times. The Bengals have also made it to the Super Bowl 3 times. 1981 - Dodgers beat the Yankees in 6 (this should have been the Reds WS championship, but that's another story) 1988 - Dodgers beat the A's in 5 2020 - Dodgers beat the Rays in 6 Whenever the Dodgers win the World Series, the Bengals promptly play in the Super Bowl. I noticed this some time after 1988. When LA won again in 2020, Burrow's rookie year, I figured there was no way the "streak" was going to continue. And then I forgot about it. I only recently remembered this correlation and realized, the Bengals simply took a year longer thanks to Burrow's knee injury. So having just seen the Reds get no-hit, sitting at the bottom of the Central, 10-games out, I'm thinking it's time to start pulling for LA again. Who Dey! Quirky read but enjoyable.. . There's no correlation between the two. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gupps Posted August 3 Report Share Posted August 3 4 hours ago, claptonrocks said: There's no correlation between the two. That's just what they want you to think. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KA14_HOF Posted August 3 Author Report Share Posted August 3 6 hours ago, claptonrocks said: Quirky read but enjoyable.. . There's no correlation between the two. Maybe correlation was the wrong word. I know it's entirely coincidental, sort of like the so-called Madden cover curse. Just found it to be....I guess "quirky" is a good way to describe it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Tigre Posted August 3 Report Share Posted August 3 I despise the Dodgers almost as much as the Stealers. A pox on them…but not the Bengals! 😀 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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