Major League Baseball - What is your Team?

[dbackjon]

Grew up a Cubs fan, but now am 100% behind:

[spelunker64]

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[SunCoastBlueHen]

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[Marcus Garvey]

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I'm with SunCoast... The Phightins!!!

Thanks for the reminder, I need to buy tix for the Phils-D'Backs games at Chase Field in May. Why the hell do the D'Backs have 6:40 Starts? Everybody else does it at 7:00 or later! I know they've been doing this half-assed scheduling for a while now, and they've finally got half-assed uniforms to match!

[HiHiYikas]

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There's room in my heart for two teams.

[dbackjon]

I'm with SunCoast... The Phightins!!!

Thanks for the reminder, I need to buy tix for the Phils-D'Backs games at Chase Field in May. Why the hell do the D'Backs have 6:40 Starts? Everybody else does it at 7:00 or later! I know they've been doing this half-assed scheduling for a while now, and they've finally got half-assed uniforms to match!

xnonox xnonox

You live in Arizona. Cheer for Arizona pro teams...

[poly51]

Go Dodger Blue!!

[Bison05]

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Although I still wish they were called the California Angels

[CitadelGrad]

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[Col Hogan]

Baaston

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Yankees sux

[Marcus Garvey]

xnonox xnonox

You live in Arizona. Cheer for Arizona pro teams...
xrolleyesx
Do you write for the Republic? Because some condescending columnist wrote the same thing a couple of years ago. Like admonishing residents in print is going to get them to the stadium.
I grew up near Philly, I'm a Philly sports fan.

[JoltinJoe]

http://www.stillsecureafteralltheseyears.com/photos/uncategorized/yanklogo_1.jpg

You can't say "Red Sox suck" because that would be redundant.

[dbackjon]

xrolleyesx
Do you write for the Republic? Because some condescending jackass columnist wrote the same thing a couple of years ago. Like admonishing residents in print is going to get them to the stadium.
I grew up near Philly, I'm a Philly sports fan.

Nah - but I love to give transplants that haven't changed alligence grief - they are annoying at games :D. It is possible to change - I grew up in Illinois a Chicago sports fan, but Arizona is my home now.

[Marcus Garvey]

That's a mighty big Yankee logo there Joe.... are you compensating for anything? :D

My favorite type of Yankee fans are the skeezy chicks who squeeze into those tight T-shirts!!!!! Some sportswriter coined them "Skankees," and that's what I refer to them as these days! xlolx

[seantaylor]

The Nats

[Marcus Garvey]

Nah - but I love to give transplants that haven't changed alligence grief - they are annoying at games :D. It is possible to change - I grew up in Illinois a Chicago sports fan, but Arizona is my home now.

My first D'Back game was in 2000, only their 3rd year. The usher was a retired New Yorker, and he and I were chatting about how clueless the fans were regarding "etiquitte." As if on cue, some guy gets up, and walks in front of everybody in the row to leave his seat... Just as the D'Backs had the bases loaded and nobody out! I can't ushers still hold the signs telling fans to wait for a break in play!

[Col Hogan]

Joe, it's going to be a great year...see ya on the field, and good luck.

[dbackjon]

My first D'Back game was in 2000, only their 3rd year. The usher was a retired New Yorker, and he and I were chatting about how clueless the fans were regarding "etiquitte." As if on cue, some guy gets up, and walks in front of everybody in the row to leave his seat... Just as the D'Backs had the bases loaded and nobody out! I can't ushers still hold the signs telling fans to wait for a break in play!

Probably a Philly fan... xnodx

Key part of your sentence - third year. It took a little while for everyone to learn the ropes.

[JoltinJoe]

That's a mighty big Yankee logo there Joe.... are you compensating for anything? :D

My favorite type of Yankee fans are the skeezy chicks who squeeze into those tight T-shirts!!!!! Some sportswriter coined them "Skankees," and that's what I refer to them as these days! xlolx

Naw, it was the only one I found easily (at least of the logo I wanted to use).

Here Come the Yankees (http://www.thedeadballera.com/yankees.wav)

http://www.photofile.com/Photos/Albums/16_X_20_Album/images/MantleMickeyOnDeckCircle.jpg

[JoltinJoe]

Joe, it's going to be a great year...see ya on the field, and good luck.

Good luck to the Sox too. Looking forward to another 19 nailbiters -- and maybe more.

P.S. -- I hate Big Papi and I say that with the utmost of respect. xnodx

PPS- This one's for you. My brother-in-law in Boston, knowing how down I was about 2004 (Game 7 of which I suffered through in person for a full nine innings), sent this to me to cheer me up.

http://www.bostonsportshub.com/images/arod_purse.jpg

[SunCoastBlueHen]

I grew up near Philly, I'm a Philly sports fan.

Amen. You're loyalties should not change everytime you move. Most people will always root for the team they followed as a kid - and that's how it should be. I couldn't care less about any of the Tampa teams.

[NDSUFREAK]

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[foghorn]

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Ditto, Go Phils!!!xthumbsupx

[foghorn]

Naw, it was the only one I found easily (at least of the logo I wanted to use).

Here Come the Yankees (http://www.thedeadballera.com/yankees.wav)

http://www.photofile.com/Photos/Albums/16_X_20_Album/images/MantleMickeyOnDeckCircle.jpg

Hey Joltin, if you're a Mickey Mantle fan, and you apparently are, it's imperative you read" 'Our Mickey', by Maury Allen. You'll love it! Mostly humorous anecdotes.xreadx

[blackfordpu]

ASTROS BABY! xnodx

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[Mr. C]

I was born into a family that supported the Los Angeles Dodgers and my dad played baseball on the same team with the great Gil Hodges during WWII. When I was three years old, I went to my first MLB game at the L.A. Coliseum for my father's birthday. The pitching matchup that night was Sandy Koufax against Juan Marichal and the San Francisco Giants. It was one of only FOUR games and the first where these two great Hall of Famers met. Koufax won 4-3 when Daryl Spencer smacked a HR in the ninth inning (my first game ending with a walk-off HR). I was a huge Koufax fan from that day on (got all sorts of Koufax memorabillia around here).

I could have easily been a St. Louis Cardinals fan however. My father was a first baseman of some promise (enough so that HE played 1B and Hodges played 3B on that team in Hawaii) and he had a tryout with the Cardinals as a young man. My father wasn't signed by the Cardinals, so any chance of me being a Cardinals fan probably died right there.

[TexasTerror]

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[ISUMatt]

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[MaroonMafia]

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[NDSUFREAK]

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Oh, who were 3rd to the Twins in the central last year??? xreadx xlolx xlolx


:p

[TheValleyRaider]

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"I want to thank the Good Lord for making me a Yankee" xnodx

[Peems]

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You can't say "Red Sox suck" because that would be redundant.


Here Here. Yankees rules and Dice-K is a punk.

[BobbyMo]

Buccos, the lovable losers.. I think we can break .500 this year.

[mcveyrl]

The Braves

[NoCoDanny]

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and second

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[appfan2008]

ATLANTA BRAVES!!!!!!!!!!! :):):):):)

[NE MT GRIZZ]

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I've been a Cards fan since the first time I saw Ozzie play.

[MYTAPPY]

Been a Braves fan since the losing days of Dale Murphy, Glen Hubbard, and Rapheal Ramierez.

My friends often accused me of being a "hop on" Braves fan when they starting winning, but that is not the case.

[AppGuy04]

I follow several teams

For my namesake:
http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/bal/photo/ph_team_mascot.jpg

My dad's team:
http://www.sportsexcitement.com/baseball/images/atlanta-braves-logo.jpg

[CitadelGrad]

My first MLB baseball game included Bob Gibson, Lou Brock, Curt Flood, Roger Maris, Tim McCarver and Orlando Cepeda. Steve Carlton was there too, but it wasn't his day to pitch. The year was 1967. Lonborg and champagne, my ass.

[mcveyrl]

Been a Braves fan since the losing days of Dale Murphy, Glen Hubbard, and Rapheal Ramierez.

My friends often accused me of being a "hop on" Braves fan when they starting winning, but that is not the case.


Do not forget Bob Horner and Andres Thomas!!! I always wanted to be Rick Mahler, too!

[mcveyrl]

I follow several teams

For my namesake:
http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/bal/photo/ph_team_mascot.jpg

My dad's team:
http://www.sportsexcitement.com/baseball/images/atlanta-braves-logo.jpg


So I guess you're both in the Leo Mazzone fan club. Turns out Atlanta just had good pitchers...OR the O's pitching is so bad that nothing could repair it

[AppGuy04]

So I guess you're both in the Leo Mazzone fan club. Turns out Atlanta just had good pitchers...OR the O's pitching is so bad that nothing could repair it

Leo had good pitchers, young ones too, for a long time. The O's farm system sucks, thats part of the problem.

[Marcus Garvey]

So I guess you're both in the Leo Mazzone fan club. Turns out Atlanta just had good pitchers...OR the O's pitching is so bad that nothing could repair it

The O's problem is much deeper than their pitching. They have one of the worst owners in Peter Angelos. All that guy has done since buying them is run his mouth and run the organization into the ground.

I vote worst managment goes to Pittsburgh. Honorable mention to the Cubbies. Attention Cubs fans: If you want ownership to get serious about fielding a winning team, then stop going to Wrigley Field!!!
The Cubs draw spectacularly well and they move a lot of merchandise. During spring training, they almost always lead the Cactus League in attendance. Why should management bother to put together a winner? They're already making money. No need to put forth any sort of effort.

[pennstlbu]

Mariners fan here. Have been basically for life, at least since Griffey was roaming the OF in the Kingdome. Hopefully I'll be able to make it out to Safeco for a few games this summer. Such an awesome stadium. Hopefully the team can improve this season though. It's been a rough past 4 seasons.

[AZGrizFan]

The O's problem is much deeper than their pitching. They have one of the worst owners in Peter Angelos. All that guy has done since buying them is run his mouth and run the organization into the ground.

I vote worst managment goes to Pittsburgh. Honorable mention to the Cubbies. Attention Cubs fans: If you want ownership to get serious about fielding a winning team, then stop going to Wrigley Field!!!
The Cubs draw spectacularly well and they move a lot of merchandise. During spring training, they almost always lead the Cactus League in attendance. Why should management bother to put together a winner? They're already making money. No need to put forth any sort of effort.

Hmmmmm.....sounds a lot like the football Cardinals business plan..... xeyebrowx xcoolx

[Bison_Kent]

I've been a Twins fan all my life and won't change now. I saw the two World Series wins growing up and went through the bad years that followed. Now, the Twins are the marquee franchise in the small market arena.

Living close to Kansas City, the Royals would love to have what the Twins have had over the past five or so years just one year.

[andy7171]

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I grew up in South Jersey during the late 70's early 80's, so I have a very soft spot in my heart for the Phillies. A couple years ago they had the 20th anniversary of the 1983 WS between the O's and the Phils and before the Sunday afternoon game they had the old timers from that series come out and play a 6 inning game in the throw back uniforms. It was awesome.


The O's problem is much deeper than their pitching. They have one of the worst owners in Peter Angelos. All that guy has done since buying them is run his mouth and run the organization into the ground.

I kinda disagree. He took over and turned the team around in the 90's. He decided to keep Bobby Bonilla after the GM wanted to scuttle the team and build for the future in 1996. The O's made a run and got to the ALCS. Angelos got into the mindset that he turned the team around. Then they went wire to wire in 97 and Angelos didn't feel like dealing with Davey Johnsosns ego. Then he fired Jon Miller from the radio crew. He went on an incredible spending spree before the 1998 season and failed miserably. Then Albert Belle turned into an anchor which was dragging the team down until last season. Angelos has been gunshy ever since the Belle long term big money contract. I'm not saying he's a great owner, just that he's been horrible from day one isn't accurate.


They are stocked with good young arms.
The biggest obstacle the O's have is the division they play in. With New York and Boston throwing $200-250M a year, its hard to get a foothold.

[proasu89]

Do not forget Bob Horner and Andres Thomas!!! I always wanted to be Rick Mahler, too!
Or my favorite name, Biff Pocoroba

[89Hen]

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2. http://mediocrefred.mu.nu/archives/nationals.jpg
3. http://www.fortlauderdale.gov/press_releases/2004/img/orioles.gif

[BDK@YSU]

The Fighting Braves of the Cuyahoga
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You might know them as the Indians, but judging by the teams 'round here, you might not know them at all!

[bulldog10jw]

M-E-T-S, Mets, Mets, Mets!!!

D-Backs a close #2

[Grizalltheway]

Mariners fan here. Have been basically for life, at least since Griffey was roaming the OF in the Kingdome. Hopefully I'll be able to make it out to Safeco for a few games this summer. Such an awesome stadium. Hopefully the team can improve this season though. It's been a rough past 4 seasons.

I saw my first MLB game there, shortly after it opened. Definitely a cool stadium xnodx

[poly51]

I've been a Cards fan since the first time I saw Ozzie play.
Ozzie is a Cal Poly Grad.

[bobcatfan06]

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[The Gadfly]

#1 - - -http://www.interobang.com/images/tickets/mlb/atlanta_braves.gif
That 1st MLB game seems to make that team yours. Grew up watchin' Dale and the boys and the lone championship.

#2 - - - http://www.sportsfanfare.net/images/small/CD-2324568729.JPG

Always liked'em after they shut the Yankee fans up. Went to high school with Orlando Hudson.

#3 (and maybe #1 soon)- - -
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[PantherRob82]

I'm a Cubs guy myself. Never get my hopes up.

[AZGrizFan]

I'm a Cubs guy myself. Never get my hopes up.

Much like the feelings you get about UNI ever winning the NC? :D :D :D xlolx xlolx xlolx

[gokats85]

Houston Astros

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[PantherRob82]

Much like the feelings you get about UNI ever winning the NC? :D :D :D xlolx xlolx xlolx

or winning at Wash-Griz. ;)

[ISUMatt]

Oh, who were 3rd to the Twins in the central last year??? xreadx xlolx xlolx


:p
For all those Central Division Titles the Twins are winning, they havent been parlaying them into World Series Titles...

Yep thats ok I like the Twins 2nd...you would think being a rival, i would hate the Twins, but that isnt the case at all...I swear winning it all in 2005 has mellowed me out man!

[Zoo]

The Milwaukee Brewers!

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I think they have a chance to make some noise this year.

[bonarae]

#1 - Red Sox
#2 - Mariners
#3 - Cubs
#4 - A's

[lambertjr]

Tampa Bay and Florida.

[Henwatcher]

Ever since the days of Brooksie, it's been those Baltimore Orioles.

[andy7171]

Ever since the days of Brooksie, it's been those Baltimore Orioles.
Brooksie is still in town and doing local commercials!