In fact, we tried to think about when we had a worse year and came up with maybe 1995 or 1996 when both baseball teams kind of sucked and the Raiders still in LA. But then the 49ers were still great. So then we went farther back and came up with maybe '78 or '77. But then the Raiders and Warriors were kind of good.

Either way, this was still a crappy year. The 49ers, Giants, Warriors, and Raiders were all below .500, the Raiders really below .500. In fact, the Raiders had one of the worst seasons in NFL history. As for the Giants, they appear to be mired in mediocrity as they completed yet another immensely frustrating season. As for the Warriors, they occasionally played exciting baseball but failed to make the playoffs for like the tenth year in a row.

But there was some good news out there. The A's finally broke through and made it to the American League Championship Series where the Tigers effectively smacked them around. The 49ers also looked to be on the rebound as they beat a few playoff teams and showed signs of feistiness. But in keeping with our theme, there's still bad news out there as both teams appear intent on moving, the A's to Fremont and the Niners to Santa Clara.

And, oh yeah, there's the Sharks. The Sharks were (are) one of the best teams in the NHL and made a big-time trade for MVP Joe Thorton but they blew a 2-0 start against the Edmonton Oilers to lose out in the playoffs. Even worse, their fans booed the Canadian National Anthem. Never a classy move.

As we said, not a great year for Bay Area sports.

Anyways, after the jump, the Two Chris's take a look at the sports year.