Did YOU jump on the bandwagon? - Page 2

Driver 8 · 09-29-2003, 09:51 AM

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Originally posted by fantom1979
You discovered baseball? Is that like Columbus discovering an occupied America, or Al Gore inventing the internet?

I tell you, the Tigers bandwagon is very lonely right now. We are currently taking applications.

Except in the game I envisioned, bases were 91 feet apart to get rid of all of those bang-bang plays at first.

draven085 · 09-29-2003, 09:53 AM

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Originally posted by Denton True
AtariX3 and DaRaven are the only Legit Red Sox fans here other then me. SoxWin is too I guess but he told me to shut my mouth a few times and seemed to doubt my predictions for the team. I hope he believes now. The rest of you guys did not pledge your allegance before the playoffs so it is TOO LATE NOW.

Represent! If Lowe gets hot, watch out!

cooper_gd · 09-29-2003, 10:26 AM

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Originally posted by Big Willis 16
Is it just me, or is everyone on this board jumping on and liking the Cubs?

Hardly anything was said about them this whole season, than they pull it out and win there division and everyone has sigs about them, and won't stop posting?

Is it just me?

Or have you guys actually liked them this whole time?

For karmatic reasons, the Cubs will definitely lose in the playoffs. The Cubs "insiders" have apparently been acting like the Yankees for the whole season - like they are this good every year. I've some friends in broadcasting that, with no sour apples, say the Cubs office, broadcast, et al. have been pompous condescending jackasses for the entire season.

That and that silly, silly Sammy Sosa cartoon leads me to the conclusion . . .

Here comes the karma bullet and 100 years of more suffering.

No bandwagon here

fat dude · 09-29-2003, 11:25 AM

Hey, I havn't been around long, but the giant "Go Red Sox" on my apartment's sliding glass door should mean something. At least my neighborhood knows where I stand.

sporr · 09-29-2003, 11:35 AM

The Cubs are huge here in eastern Iowa since Chicago is about the closest Major League city to us. Some guy even spray painted his terrace with "Cubs Win!". Somehow, I didn't get caught up in that and have been a Yankees fan for many years.

LivnLegend · 09-29-2003, 12:23 PM

Funny thing is, as long as you are talking about bandwagon, back around the All Star break AnotherAlias had a signature that read the “Cubs are officially done” (paraphrasing). What kind of punishment should we dole out to a “true” Cubs fan who believed so little in his team's chances, he announced that their season was over two months ago?

Gastric ReFlux · 09-29-2003, 12:56 PM

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Originally posted by LivnLegend
Funny thing is, as long as you are talking about bandwagon, back around the All Star break AnotherAlias had a signature that read the “Cubs are officially done” (paraphrasing). What kind of punishment should we dole out to a “true” Cubs fan who believed so little in his team's chances, he announced that their season was over two months ago?

I say make him a Dodgers/Radiers fan, but Amnesty International would surely protest.

jgross68 · 09-29-2003, 01:10 PM

There are only two teams with which I have ever had any real emotional investment: Indiana Hoosiers basketball and the Cubs.
Yay, Cubs!

LivnLegend · 09-29-2003, 01:35 PM

There is going to be a lot of bandwagon jumping when baseball's most pathetic franchises all make the playoffs in the same season (Giants, Cubs, Red Sox). What do they have, 230 years of futility between the three of them?

jaxmagicman · 09-29-2003, 01:39 PM

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Originally posted by LivnLegend
There is going to be a lot of bandwagon jumping when baseball's most pathetic franchises all make the playoffs in the same season (Giants, Cubs, Red Sox). What do they have, 230 years of futility between the three of them?

Plus you have to throw in the Braves. Everyone is hoping they win another world series.

AnotherAlias · 09-29-2003, 01:42 PM

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Originally posted by LivnLegend
Funny thing is, as long as you are talking about bandwagon, back around the All Star break AnotherAlias had a signature that read the “Cubs are officially done” (paraphrasing). What kind of punishment should we dole out to a “true” Cubs fan who believed so little in his team's chances, he announced that their season was over two months ago?

Ummm, my signature in July said:

Baseball season's over for the Cubs AND Dodgers.

I was right on the money with one of those predictions, wasn't I?
So, I should only recieve half the punishment you're talking about.

LivnLegend · 09-29-2003, 01:55 PM

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Originally posted by AnotherAlias
Ummm, my signature in July said:

Baseball season's over for the Cubs AND Dodgers.

I was right on the money with one of those predictions, wasn't I?
So, I should only recieve half the punishment you're talking about.

I'm glad you are owning up to writing off the Cubs in July! Too bad the Dodgers did not make you really eat those words as well!

ctorg · 09-29-2003, 02:08 PM

I'm a Mets fan, but their season is over now, so I find myself rooting for the Cubs and Red Sox because:

a - I like both of those teams because they play in my favorite 2 stadia, and

b - If they meet in the World Series, it will be one of the most interesting matchups in history.

AnotherAlias · 09-29-2003, 02:10 PM

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Originally posted by LivnLegend
I'm glad you are owning up to writing off the Cubs in July! Too bad the Dodgers did not make you really eat those words as well!

I 'owned' up to it the other day in a post I made admitting the error of my ways.

Thing is, when I made that sig, the Cubs had just lost Corey Patterson, and they hadn't traded for Lofton, A. Ramirez or Randall Simon.

If Cubs' management had stood pat, and not made the deals they made, I would have been right.

spleen1015 · 09-29-2003, 02:11 PM

I am rooting for the Cubs to win in the playoffs. That doesn't mean I am on their bandwagon. I would just like to see them win.

AnotherAlias · 09-29-2003, 02:12 PM

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Originally posted by ctorg
I'm a Mets fan, but their season is over now, so I find myself rooting for the Cubs and Red Sox because:

a - I like both of those teams because they play in my favorite 2 stadia, and

b - If they meet in the World Series, it will be one of the most interesting matchups in history.

Thanks, ctorg. This bandwagon is pretty big. Maybe some other people will scrunch over and let you slide on up.

Modern Relic · 09-29-2003, 07:04 PM

Cub fan since the late 1960's. No bandwaggoner here.

Big Willis 16 · 10-16-2003, 01:33 AM

For all you bandwagoneers, are you still on? Gonna ride it through next season.

Or did you get thrown off?

Skipaway · 10-16-2003, 01:36 AM

I'm still on a wagon called MarlinsYankeesRedSox.

Big Willis 16 · 10-16-2003, 01:39 AM

^^ Can't lose with that Wagon.

09-29-2003, 12:23 PM	#26
LivnLegend Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: 100% pure adrenaline! Posts: 5,624	Funny thing is, as long as you are talking about bandwagon, back around the All Star break AnotherAlias had a signature that read the “Cubs are officially done” (paraphrasing). What kind of punishment should we dole out to a “true” Cubs fan who believed so little in his team's chances, he announced that their season was over two months ago? __________________ Excess ain't rebellion. You're drinking what they're selling.

09-29-2003, 01:10 PM	#28
jgross68 All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: ....is everything! OTA: .882, Member #866 Posts: 690	There are only two teams with which I have ever had any real emotional investment: Indiana Hoosiers basketball and the Cubs. Yay, Cubs! __________________ Javier Gustavo Ruprecht Oss LXVIII Bizarro-Gastric ReFlux Emeritus Judo Purist and Supporter of Monkey Rodeo Leagues: OTBL \| ABC \| OCHO \| Off The Wall (Coming Soon!) Blogs: The Legacy of Tony Womack \| How We Got Enron! ...the musical (Now even less frequently updated!) Topical quote for any occasion: "Never wear your best trousers when you go out to fight for freedom and truth." ~Henrik Ibsen, "An Enemy of the People"

09-29-2003, 01:35 PM	#29
LivnLegend Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: 100% pure adrenaline! Posts: 5,624	There is going to be a lot of bandwagon jumping when baseball's most pathetic franchises all make the playoffs in the same season (Giants, Cubs, Red Sox). What do they have, 230 years of futility between the three of them? __________________ Excess ain't rebellion. You're drinking what they're selling.

09-29-2003, 02:08 PM	#33
ctorg Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 9,848	I'm a Mets fan, but their season is over now, so I find myself rooting for the Cubs and Red Sox because: a - I like both of those teams because they play in my favorite 2 stadia, and b - If they meet in the World Series, it will be one of the most interesting matchups in history. __________________ My music "When the trees blow back and forth, that's what makes the wind." - Steven Wright Fjord emena pancreas thorax fornicate marmalade morpheme proteolysis smaxa cabana offal srue vitriol grope hallelujah lentils

09-29-2003, 07:04 PM	#37
Modern Relic All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,266	Cub fan since the late 1960's. No bandwaggoner here. __________________ American Folklore Baseball League (closed): Commissioner/GM - Mudville Nine (ruled!) Former member of Boys of Summer: GM - St. Louis Browns (doormats!) Former member of the OTBL: GM - Gashouse Gorillas (also ruled!) "People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." Rogers Hornsby

09-29-2003, 11:25 AM	#24
fat dude Major Leagues Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 392	Hey, I havn't been around long, but the giant "Go Red Sox" on my apartment's sliding glass door should mean something. At least my neighborhood knows where I stand.

09-29-2003, 11:35 AM	#25
sporr Global Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Muscatine, IA Posts: 8,277	The Cubs are huge here in eastern Iowa since Chicago is about the closest Major League city to us. Some guy even spray painted his terrace with "Cubs Win!". Somehow, I didn't get caught up in that and have been a Yankees fan for many years.

09-29-2003, 02:11 PM	#35
spleen1015 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,000	I am rooting for the Cubs to win in the playoffs. That doesn't mean I am on their bandwagon. I would just like to see them win.

10-16-2003, 01:33 AM	#38
Big Willis 16 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,616	For all you bandwagoneers, are you still on? Gonna ride it through next season. Or did you get thrown off? __________________ A wise man once said "shutup and drink your beer!"

10-16-2003, 01:36 AM	#39
Skipaway Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Where you live Posts: 11,017	I'm still on a wagon called MarlinsYankeesRedSox. __________________ Jonathan Haidt: Moral reasoning is really just a servant masquerading as a high priest.

10-16-2003, 01:39 AM	#40
Big Willis 16 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,616	^^ Can't lose with that Wagon. __________________ A wise man once said "shutup and drink your beer!"