Which MLB team should I follow ? - Page 2

molarmite · 10-08-2009, 12:34 AM

EDIT: Double post, sorry.

myasu · 10-08-2009, 02:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Walkoff

I do realize this happens with the Red Sox now, but everybody seems to have a fixation on the pink hats of Red Sox Nation rather than the fashion hats.

Ouch!

Tony M · 10-08-2009, 03:38 AM

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Originally Posted by bababui

If you like to suffer, this is the way to go.

Just look at his avatar - that tells you all you need to know about his love of suffering

bababui · 10-08-2009, 03:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Tony M

Just look at his avatar - that tells you all you need to know about his love of suffering

Absolutely!! He has a choice of supporting Liverpool, Man U, Everton or Man City and he chooses Wigan. Thats like skipping over Jessica Alba and Simpson to date Rosie O'Donnell.

The Professor · 10-08-2009, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by swampdragon

Rich history, winning tradition, NL, not on the west coast, fun to watch.

St. Louis Cardinals.

Yes.

phenom · 10-08-2009, 11:16 AM

The Cubs, so your Octobers are always free.

JWay · 10-08-2009, 12:28 PM

Mariners have a team and front office in place to do some special things, get in on it now!

Hazza · 10-08-2009, 09:19 PM

Gotta be the Rays.

ukhotstove · 10-08-2009, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Tony M

Just look at his avatar - that tells you all you need to know about his love of suffering

Why do you think we eat all those pies it's to ease our suffering with comfort food

ukhotstove · 10-08-2009, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by bababui

Absolutely!! He has a choice of supporting Liverpool, Man U, Everton or Man City and he chooses Wigan. Thats like skipping over Jessica Alba and Simpson to date Rosie O'Donnell.

I like my women with a bit of meat on their bones

Green & Gold Heart · 10-08-2009, 09:44 PM

Between the Mets and the Pirates I'd go with the Pirates. You wouldn't have the annoying New York overpaid players and if and when the Pirates finally do something it'd feel more rewarding.

endgame · 10-08-2009, 09:58 PM

The Pirates are just made for the new long-term fan.

Goody · 10-09-2009, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Green & Gold Heart

Between the Mets and the Pirates I'd go with the Pirates. You wouldn't have the annoying New York overpaid players and if and when the Pirates finally do something it'd feel more rewarding.

Rack this.

And I finally pulled an LL'ism. Dang I miss that fube.

Goody · 10-09-2009, 12:27 AM

Mariners, Pirates, Twins, Tigers, or Nationals.

Be a true fan.

Jestor · 10-09-2009, 04:02 AM

The White Sox have a long, both proud and tragic tradition. That 2005 World Series title, our first in almost a century, was a thing of epic beauty and finally exorcised the demons of the Black Sox scandal. Ozzie Guillen is the most entertaining manager in all of baseball and with Kenny Williams as GM, you can count on them being active movers.

It's also a group of guys that have distinct images and/or personalities. A.J., Bobby Jenks, Alexei Ramirez, just to name a few off the top of my head.

They'll generally be competitive, but you never quite know for sure just how good they're going to be and that makes each season an exciting adventure. Plus, I find that White Sox fans are more passionate about baseball than Cubs fans, even if many of us do feel anger at being the second team in Chi-town despite having as rich a history as the Cubs and the most recent World Series title.

That said, if you insist on the NL and have it down to the Mets and Pirates, I don't see that you can go wrong with either team. The Mets have a situation somewhat analogous to the White Sox, albeit without the lengthy history that the Pale Hose do, while the Pirates are a once-proud franchise stuck in a quagmire of small marketdom.

Phillies are a fun team to watch these days, just to toss in another NL team, albeit something of a frontrunner, having won last year's WS title and looking like a possible repeat this year.

Whatever you do, don't become a Yankees or Red Sox fan. The NYY/BOS rivalry is overplayed and annoying and a substantial portion of their fanbases seem to think that if it's not about Yankees/Red Sox, it's not relevant to baseball.

And don't get me started on the Red Sox bandwagoners.

bababui · 10-09-2009, 04:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Jestor

And don't get me started on the Red Sox bandwagoners.

PING: Redsoxford.

Tony M · 10-09-2009, 05:48 AM

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Originally Posted by bababui

PING: Redsoxford.

Ah yes, I had the foresight in April 2001 to jump on the Red Sox bandwagon...

I still remember Boone's homerun in 2003

CommishJoe · 10-09-2009, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by ukhotstove

One of the reasons why the winning as never really bothered me in sports, don't get me wrong i like my team to win it's share of games but in a way always feel sorry for the fans of teams who win all the time, I mean what do they have to moan about after all thats what makes sports great to moan about it

The Twins play outdoors next year in a new stadium. When I moved up here, I never expected to be able to root for the Twins as much as I do. They seem to have a talented minor league evaluation system, as they constantly are developing new talent. If they are able to keep Mauer (which I am still keeping my fingers crossed for), they should be competitive for a long time to come.

Yes, this is coming from a Yankees fan, and no I'm not rooting for the Twins in the playoffs

ukhotstove · 10-18-2009, 08:57 PM

Well it turned out to be the Pittsburgh Pirates, I took on board what had been said on the thread and ended up with a list of four which were Minnesota Twins, Pittsburgh Pirates, St Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies. Then I thought let OOTP make my final choice and played a full season with each team represented by their all time players, in the end Pittsburgh finished 76-68 followed by Minnesota 72-72, St Louis 70-74 and Philadelphia 70-74.

Thanks for eveybodys input.

MorseMoose · 10-18-2009, 08:59 PM

The Minnesota Twins.

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