Favorite Historic Team

tcoots423 · 03-18-2016, 11:59 PM

I was wondering what some of your favorite historic teams are and what ones you grew up watching? I loved the 90s and early 2000's Braves.. thanks to TBS(Mr.Turner) lol.. I got to watch them every day. What about you guys?

cheo25 · 03-19-2016, 09:25 AM

Cincinnati's Big Red Machine, especially the '75-76 champs.

Pittsburgh Lumber Company of the '70s and the '79 champs.

'86 Mets and '86 Astros, even with the heartbreak that came with that NLCS.

In general, I love '70s/80s baseball and spent 75-80 percent of my time playing OOTP in that era.

Caporegime · 03-19-2016, 09:35 AM

My heart will always belong to the Bronx Zoo Yankees of 1977-78. I was 8-9 years old respectively during those years and that's when I fell in love with baseball for life, and, of course, the Yankees.

mgom27 · 03-19-2016, 09:36 AM

2003,1997 Marlins,2008 Rays,Royals and Cardinals World Series Teams.

rjl518 · 03-19-2016, 09:52 AM

1986 NY Mets

Lee · 03-19-2016, 09:53 AM

1927 Yankees or 1969 Cubs

Vermin360 · 03-19-2016, 10:03 AM

Having a ton of fun playing with the 1909 Chicago Cubs. The double-play combination of Tinker to Evers to Chance, and Mordecai "Three-Finger" Brown have been solid for me so far.

progen · 03-19-2016, 10:03 AM

I'm an old guy, so I loved the 1964 Phillies, and to this day, Johnny Callison is one of my all time favorite players. I can still remember sitting at my grandfathers house at the age of 9, and watching the all star game on his black & white TV, and Callison hits a walk off home run against Dick Radatz to win the game. Sadly, that's the same team that had a huge lead going into the last two weeks and faded, finishing a game behind the Cardinals.

I also of course, liked the 1980 team that won the World Series, and quite frankly, never thought they'd win again, but they did in 2008. The NLCS in 1980 against the Astros was one for the ages!

JWK19 · 03-19-2016, 10:52 AM

Grew up watching the Astros, I still can't explain how devastating the move to the AL was for me. I truly despise the DH, unfortunately I'm old enough to remember when both leagues were DH-less. Still an Astros guy though. Anyways, my favorite team was the 1979 Astros with big J.R. Richard tossing triple digits past batters. My hero was Terry Puhl (OF) who was better than most people remember.

T-Bone · 03-19-2016, 10:56 AM

1974 Rangers
1977 White Sox
1974 Cardinals
1975 Red Sox
1985 Yankees
1974 Braves
1975 A's
1976 Yankees
1977 Cubs
1976 Mets
1979 Brewers

Many others

BusterKing · 03-19-2016, 10:56 AM

1992 and 1993 Jays of course.

And soon 2016 Jays when they will win the WS.

GoBucsGo · 03-19-2016, 10:58 AM

The Yankees of the 90's (They made baseball feel important, exciting. I loved their domination and the way everyone hated them)

1998 Cardinals - Big Mac was my hero as a 10 year old boy.

1992 Pirates - The last year we had Bonds

Syd Thrift · 03-19-2016, 10:58 AM

It seems sick and wrong that the 2001 Mariners are a historical team now, but that's my choice. There's a Breaking OOTP out there that replaces all the players on the current team with super-powered characters from Super Mario (because the M's are owned by Nintendo) and they *still* finished a game worse than the actual 2001 team.

Casino · 03-19-2016, 11:06 AM

1991 Twins. That World Series was seriously thrilling.

'65 Twins were dope as well, what's not to love about Harmon Killebrew?

swoboda · 03-19-2016, 11:25 AM

the 1969 Miracle Mets, of course

next up the 1975 Red Sox

T-Bone · 03-19-2016, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by JWK19

Grew up watching the Astros, I still can't explain how devastating the move to the AL was for me. I truly despise the DH, unfortunately I'm old enough to remember when both leagues were DH-less. Still an Astros guy though. Anyways, my favorite team was the 1979 Astros with big J.R. Richard tossing triple digits past batters. My hero was Terry Puhl (OF) who was better than most people remember.

Love this team too - great choice.

Hoiles · 03-19-2016, 12:45 PM

1994 Expos... real minor leagues are a great addition especially for this season as they include players who likely would have been called up if there wasn't a strike.

Or for OOTP nostalgia, I can pick the 2001 version of the team... with the same real prospects (and busts) as in OOTP3, the first version I bought.

brewdog · 03-19-2016, 12:49 PM

The year was 1989 and I was a 12 year old boy living in central Michigan. We had cable TV and WGN was a channel we got. I remember was the Cubs that season and fell in love with that great team. What a heartbreak it was to watch them go down in the first round of the playoffs that fall.

82BrewCrew · 03-19-2016, 01:48 PM

31 Athletics
22 Browns
27 Yankees
53 Dodgers
57 Braves
82 Brewers
And yes, those 2001 Mariners...

Germaniac · 03-19-2016, 02:14 PM

1982 Brewers ... they got me interested in baseball

And later the 40's and 50's Brooklyn Dodgers

03-18-2016, 11:59 PM	#1
tcoots423 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: KS Posts: 197	Favorite Historic Team I was wondering what some of your favorite historic teams are and what ones you grew up watching? I loved the 90s and early 2000's Braves.. thanks to TBS(Mr.Turner) lol.. I got to watch them every day. What about you guys? __________________ "Greg Maddux could put a baseball through a life saver if you asked him." - Joe Morgan

03-19-2016, 09:35 AM	#3
Caporegime All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Borough of Kings Posts: 1,714	My heart will always belong to the Bronx Zoo Yankees of 1977-78. I was 8-9 years old respectively during those years and that's when I fell in love with baseball for life, and, of course, the Yankees. __________________ "If you don't know where you are going, you'll wind up someplace else." - Lawrence Peter Berra

03-19-2016, 09:36 AM	#4
mgom27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,530	2003,1997 Marlins,2008 Rays,Royals and Cardinals World Series Teams. __________________ Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!

03-19-2016, 09:52 AM	#5
rjl518 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Born in Shea Stadium, lives in LoanDepot Park. Posts: 6,242	1986 NY Mets __________________ My Threads: MLB Project 32 by SFGiants58 "Colon looking for his 1st hit of the year and he DRIVES ONE! Deep left field! Back goes Upton! Back near the wall! ITS OUTTA HERE!!! Bartolo has done it!!! THE IMPOSSIBLE HAS HAPPENED!!! This is one of the great moments in the history of baseball! Bartolo Colon has gone deep!" ---Gary Cohen. (May 7, 2016) (Petco Park) NYM 6 @ SD 3

03-19-2016, 10:03 AM	#7
Vermin360 Major Leagues Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Posts: 405	Having a ton of fun playing with the 1909 Chicago Cubs. The double-play combination of Tinker to Evers to Chance, and Mordecai "Three-Finger" Brown have been solid for me so far. __________________ FHM3-4 QMJHL Researcher OOTP 18-20 Beta Tester Manager, Chicago Cubs, 2015-2019 Manager, Oklahoma City Dodgers, 2016-2018 GM, Philadelphia Athletics, 1871-1872 GM, Detroit Red Wings, 1993-1994

03-19-2016, 09:25 AM	#2
cheo25 All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,272	Cincinnati's Big Red Machine, especially the '75-76 champs. Pittsburgh Lumber Company of the '70s and the '79 champs. '86 Mets and '86 Astros, even with the heartbreak that came with that NLCS. In general, I love '70s/80s baseball and spent 75-80 percent of my time playing OOTP in that era.

03-19-2016, 09:53 AM	#6
Lee Global Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The Scorched Desert Posts: 4,652	1927 Yankees or 1969 Cubs

03-19-2016, 10:03 AM	#8
progen All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,530 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	I'm an old guy, so I loved the 1964 Phillies, and to this day, Johnny Callison is one of my all time favorite players. I can still remember sitting at my grandfathers house at the age of 9, and watching the all star game on his black & white TV, and Callison hits a walk off home run against Dick Radatz to win the game. Sadly, that's the same team that had a huge lead going into the last two weeks and faded, finishing a game behind the Cardinals. I also of course, liked the 1980 team that won the World Series, and quite frankly, never thought they'd win again, but they did in 2008. The NLCS in 1980 against the Astros was one for the ages!

03-19-2016, 10:52 AM	#9
JWK19 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 28	Astro Fan Grew up watching the Astros, I still can't explain how devastating the move to the AL was for me. I truly despise the DH, unfortunately I'm old enough to remember when both leagues were DH-less. Still an Astros guy though. Anyways, my favorite team was the 1979 Astros with big J.R. Richard tossing triple digits past batters. My hero was Terry Puhl (OF) who was better than most people remember.

03-19-2016, 10:56 AM	#10
T-Bone Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Freehold Posts: 159	1974 Rangers 1977 White Sox 1974 Cardinals 1975 Red Sox 1985 Yankees 1974 Braves 1975 A's 1976 Yankees 1977 Cubs 1976 Mets 1979 Brewers Many others

03-19-2016, 10:56 AM	#11
BusterKing Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,422	1992 and 1993 Jays of course. And soon 2016 Jays when they will win the WS.

03-19-2016, 10:58 AM	#12
GoBucsGo Banned Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 278 Infractions: 0/2 (4)	The Yankees of the 90's (They made baseball feel important, exciting. I loved their domination and the way everyone hated them) 1998 Cardinals - Big Mac was my hero as a 10 year old boy. 1992 Pirates - The last year we had Bonds

03-19-2016, 11:06 AM	#14
Casino Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Lakeville, Minnesota Posts: 41	1991 Twins. That World Series was seriously thrilling. '65 Twins were dope as well, what's not to love about Harmon Killebrew? __________________ "I don't think about what I'm thinking about nearly as much as you think about what I'm thinking about."

03-19-2016, 11:25 AM	#15
swoboda All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Guarding The Line Posts: 1,220	the 1969 Miracle Mets, of course next up the 1975 Red Sox __________________ "...If you want to look ahead to the bottom of the ninth, the Mets will be sending up Buddy Harrelson, Jerry Buchek , and Don Bosch, we'll be right back after this word from Rheingold Beer" The late great Lindsey Nelson

03-19-2016, 12:45 PM	#17
Hoiles All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 574	1994 Expos... real minor leagues are a great addition especially for this season as they include players who likely would have been called up if there wasn't a strike. Or for OOTP nostalgia, I can pick the 2001 version of the team... with the same real prospects (and busts) as in OOTP3, the first version I bought. Last edited by Hoiles; 03-19-2016 at 12:46 PM.

03-19-2016, 12:49 PM	#18
brewdog Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Harrison, Michigan Posts: 213	The year was 1989 and I was a 12 year old boy living in central Michigan. We had cable TV and WGN was a channel we got. I remember was the Cubs that season and fell in love with that great team. What a heartbreak it was to watch them go down in the first round of the playoffs that fall. __________________ “A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. So is a lot.” - Albert Einstein

03-19-2016, 01:48 PM	#19
82BrewCrew Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Washington State Posts: 22	31 Athletics 22 Browns 27 Yankees 53 Dodgers 57 Braves 82 Brewers And yes, those 2001 Mariners... Last edited by 82BrewCrew; 03-19-2016 at 01:49 PM.

03-19-2016, 02:14 PM	#20
Germaniac Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Frankenthal, Germany Posts: 3,059	1982 Brewers ... they got me interested in baseball And later the 40's and 50's Brooklyn Dodgers __________________ I'm going to have to meet my Maker some day. And if He asks me why I didn't let this boy play, and I say it's because he's black, that might not be a satisfactory answer. Happy Chandler, 1947