Rooting Interest
by mauichuck on Oct 4, 2009 1:10 AM EDT
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So here we are, the first week of October, at least 30 games under .500 and guaranteed to finish 20 games out of first place in the – ugh – AL Central. To us old timers this feels very familiar.
But now the play-offs are upon us and we need to ask the question: who are you rooting for to win it all? Lots of ex-Indians out there to provide a modicum of rooting interest for Tribe fans: CC on the Yankees, Manny, Casey, Thome, and Ronnie on the Dodgers, Pavano with the Twins, Vic with the BoSox, Cliff and BenFran with the Phillies (and Victorino too!), DeRosa and Ludwick (OK that’s a stretch) with the Cards, Maicer Izturis – another stretch – with the Angels, Raffie B– along with Dan O’Dowd - with the Rockies, so there’s plenty of reasons to root for one team or another. Or root against ‘em for that matter.
So here’s what I wanna know: who you pullin’ for and why?
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Phillies for Cliff. Especially if it involves beating the fat jackass.
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Force quit and move to trash.
by vbc3 on Oct 4, 2009 1:21 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I with this for Cliff and the ease of it, being just under 2 hours to Philly.
Chugga-chugga chugga-chugga, Choo Choo!
by USSChoo on Oct 4, 2009 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Try to read this makes my brain hurt.
by Voltaire on Oct 4, 2009 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am with this for Cliff and the ease of it, being just under 2 hours to Philly.
All better.
Chugga-chugga chugga-chugga, Choo Choo!
by USSChoo on Oct 4, 2009 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you uninterested, or disinterested?
by JulioBernazard on Oct 12, 2009 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
There are things I hate about every team, but I have to say the Cards. But God do I hate LaRussa.
We should all be allowed to vote twice to include “Whoever’s playin’ the Yankees.”
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Oct 4, 2009 8:38 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I’ve sorta come to hate all the AL teams. My conditions at this point were a) NL team and b) high payroll (so that I could see how the other half lives, and because if it’s not the Indians winning, I want Selig’s parity argument to have no basis in reality). So a friend asked me to pull for the Dodgers with her, and I was like, yeah, sure. I mean, I like a lot of those players, and the games will be on late enough that I won’t watch most of them. Perfect.
by fleerdon on Oct 4, 2009 9:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
and because if it’s not the Indians winning, I want Selig’s parity argument to have no basis in reality
Agreed. I hate to think the only thing that might piss people off enough to force a change in the system is the Yankees stringing together several WS wins.
by malemodel on Oct 5, 2009 9:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Selig actually argued that there is parity in baseball?
by Roger Dorn on Oct 5, 2009 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t know that he’s ever used the word explicitly, but I seem to recall him saying something to the effect that he believes the correlation between this season’s playoff contenders and payroll disparity was coincidental.
by fleerdon on Oct 5, 2009 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
To anyone who votes for the Twins: I’ve already got a voodoo doll of you made. Watchyoback.
by fleerdon on Oct 4, 2009 9:45 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’d say the Phillies in the NL, and whoever’s playing the Yankees in the AL.
by Ryan on Oct 4, 2009 10:38 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Did you intentionally leave Thome off the LGFT Dodgers list?
No, not you. Your helmet!
by PatBordersHelmet on Oct 4, 2009 10:57 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I forgot about Jim. Fixed.
Resident LGT results-oriented boob.
by mauichuck on Oct 4, 2009 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love that Yankees wasn’t an option. At least one thing is right with the universe today.
by jds16 on Oct 4, 2009 12:35 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I can’t decide between the Cards and the Phillies.
CFO of Klezmer
by salome on Oct 4, 2009 2:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Cards.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Oct 5, 2009 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Me, too. I always root for the Cards when they’re not playing the Tribe, so that’s an easy one.
by FredOx on Oct 5, 2009 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Me three.
If it wasn't for disappointments, I wouldn't have any appointments
by Jackdaw on Oct 6, 2009 4:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here, if this helps…
By the way, Philadelphia fans don’t receive nearly enough credit for avoiding the Boston plague, immediately turning into our-s___-don’t-stink self-important spoiled brats after winning a long-awaited title. They’re pretty much the same miserable f___s they’ve always been, and you have to salute them for that.
by fleerdon on Oct 5, 2009 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I picked the Dodgers, but I don’t care much. I’ve got no issues with the Dodgers, the Rockies, or the Phillies.
2009. Oof.
by Julie on Oct 4, 2009 3:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
rocktober!
If you don't respect Aaron Laffey, I will fight you.
by Cap'n Snegiryov on Oct 4, 2009 3:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wait, who voted for Boston??
CFO of Klezmer
by salome on Oct 4, 2009 3:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
So howdya like that over/under on the sub-.500 prediction, Nick?
Resident LGT results-oriented boob.
by mauichuck on Oct 4, 2009 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oops, meant that games outta first – but what the hey, it was like shooting fish in a barrel.
Resident LGT results-oriented boob.
by mauichuck on Oct 4, 2009 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oof, yeah, I think I talked up how much I liked that bet right before we started that awful September slide.
20 games out of first, right?
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Oct 4, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You got it. BTW, the early over/under line for 2010 – in the Maui betting pool anyway – is 16 games out. You wanna go double or nothing?
Resident LGT results-oriented boob.
by mauichuck on Oct 4, 2009 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Explain how we would double this wager. It’s an avatar bet, right?
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Oct 4, 2009 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Probably your friend Julie. I figure she likes Boston Victor more than New York C.C. — but only by a smidge.
by Jay on Oct 4, 2009 6:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cards for me. Really don’t care though, just no Boston or New York.
by Roger Dorn on Oct 4, 2009 10:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I went with the Rockies. I don’t want to spend another October hearing about how incredible the fans in St. Louis are.
by fwembt on Oct 5, 2009 12:36 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
But I’ll be at a game so maybe it would be true for at least one fan at one game?
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Oct 5, 2009 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fox just shoves a line about Cardinals fans being the best in baseball down our throats each October. I’m sick of hearing how much more knowledgeable they are than the rest of us, how they understand the game better, and how they just “get it.”
by fwembt on Oct 5, 2009 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
FOX gears their commentary to the casual, poorly informed fan. What makes sense doesn’t mean quite as much as what is simple and easy to digest. Ergo, Buck and McCarver.
Everybody should get ice cream every day.
by junkballer on Oct 5, 2009 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know they do. It’s annoying in St. Louis too especially recently when Cards fans have not been as classy as I remember them. Plus the Cards will be on TBS until the WS so who knows what those announcers will say.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Oct 5, 2009 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s amazing that I’m still rooting for St. Louis despite,
A) LaRussa
B) The pomposity of the fans. Seriously, pat yourself on the back again.
C) Brendan Ryan’s mustache.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Oct 5, 2009 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brendan Ryan’s mustache is awful. I hated the mustache thing. A lot of fans realize that they are quite similar to most fans of other baseball teams. The VEB people hate the best fans in baseball thing.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Oct 5, 2009 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Their fans aren’t particularly insightful, but they do care a lot and they show up to support the team in good times and bad.
by Roger Dorn on Oct 5, 2009 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
thery wear red shirts. there is nothing else to do in st. louis.
by Brick. on Oct 5, 2009 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
As someone who has lived in both Cleveland and St. Louis, I am hear to tell you that they are pretty similar.
by Roger Dorn on Oct 5, 2009 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
True fact. There is nothing else to do in St. Louis.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Oct 5, 2009 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah they’ve had some really lean times recently. Poor bastards, good for them for showing up.
You’re right, they’re no more insightful than the rest of us. But they sure do fake it. And flaunt it.
Despite all that, Go Cards.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Oct 5, 2009 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The common fan in STL is just like the common fan anywhere else that has at least a decent appreciation of the game. You are right in that they do think they are better fans than the rest, which can be annoying, but I tend to let that transgression slide. Give me that over a Sox/Yankee fan 10 out of 10.
by Roger Dorn on Oct 6, 2009 10:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you saying that you personally are the model for being an “Incredible” fan?
by Jay on Oct 5, 2009 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No. I was joking.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Oct 5, 2009 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I went Rockies, cuz screw those other teams.
However, if the Yankees were an option, I would have picked them. I hope the Yankees win the next 10 championships in a row and that the fans of baseball get so sick of the stacked deck that New York enjoys that there becomes a ground swell to level the playing field on player salaries. The reality of most small and mid-market teams bites, especially on October 5th.
by ShawnK on Oct 5, 2009 11:09 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Good idea, but the Yankees could win every World Series from 2009 to 2035, most of them four and out, and there would be no clamor for change. It would simply confirm what is already asserted: that the residents of New York are among the chosen ones, and that anyone who lives outside the NY metropolitan area is a hick, a cartoon character, someone who couldn’t “make it there” as their idiotic song has it. The Yankees could win every game by a score of 10-0 and it would simply be the ways things are supposed to be.
by odradek on Oct 5, 2009 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is not really true. There was some progress on this front in 2002, and the Yankees’ championships (and spending spike) clearly played a role.
by Jay on Oct 5, 2009 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The 2002 “progress” just ain’t enough. A want the Yankees broke, bankrupt. I wanna see the Steinbrenner Spawn sleeping on the streets on a piece of cardboard over a heat grate. I want the “new” Yankee Stadium crushed – mangled – and the outfield plowed up and seeded with salt.]
Hell is too good for those assholes.
Resident LGT results-oriented boob.
by mauichuck on Oct 5, 2009 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Good Lord man.
Everybody should get ice cream every day.
by junkballer on Oct 6, 2009 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
A Good Lord would banish the Yankees.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Oct 6, 2009 9:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I rec’d this. Chuck is right. This is the playoffs, no time to be pussyfooting around and coddling those economic-cheaters.
by gte619n on Oct 6, 2009 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don’t sell yourself short Judge, you’re quite a slouch.
by gte619n on Oct 6, 2009 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Torture ’em first with a 61-101 season. Then they can go bankrupt.
by kennesawmountainwahoo on Oct 6, 2009 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I chose St. Louis because of Pujols. The dude just mashes and seems like a class act. Wainwright is awesome; I recall him obliquely calling out Justin for ridiculous shows of emotion earlier in the year.
If someone from the AL has to go to the World Series (and I think that’s how it works), I’d like to see the Twinks.
Everybody should get ice cream every day.
by junkballer on Oct 5, 2009 1:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wainwright is kind of emotional sometimes though. But I guess when it counts. Wainwright is awesome. Definitely my second favorite Cardinal.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Oct 5, 2009 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Friend loyalty makes me a supporter of the Phils in sutations like this
by APV on Oct 5, 2009 1:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Whoever’s playin’ the Yankees
It’s there.
Everybody should get ice cream every day.
by junkballer on Oct 5, 2009 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also, there.
Everybody should get ice cream every day.
by junkballer on Oct 5, 2009 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rec just for finding this particular screen shot.
Wait 'til next millennium!
by emd2k3 on Oct 6, 2009 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can’t believe I’m saying it, but I’ll go with the Phillies.
-Erik
by drerikbrady on Oct 5, 2009 11:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I could do a long pro and con on the Phillies. The main con is that the most diehard fans tend to be boorish dumbasses — the sports culture here is generally repellent — and anyway, no fan base deserves to win twice. The main pro may be the lack of more desirable options. It would be nice, I suppose, for some team other than the Yankees to look like a dynasty for a little bit. The last pro is Cliff Lee — his timing wasn’t great, but he owes us nothing, and I’ve really come to respect him.
by Jay on Oct 5, 2009 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eventually I figured you come around vis-a-vis Cliff vs. CC. Just give me the straight dope and spare me all the theatrics. I love this Mo Williams quote when Mo consulted Shap about who he should sign with:
“Then Shaq called,” said (Mo) Williams. "He said, ‘You got a family. I’d love to play with you. But don’t turn down no money.’ "
Now that’s the truth.
Resident LGT results-oriented boob.
by mauichuck on Oct 6, 2009 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
when Mo consulted Shap
I like the Freudian Shapiro slip.
Chugga-chugga chugga-chugga, Choo Choo!
by USSChoo on Oct 6, 2009 1:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can’t deny that.
Chugga-chugga chugga-chugga, Choo Choo!
by USSChoo on Oct 6, 2009 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My opinion of cazzi culone hasn’t changed since he went Jackass.
Unlike a lot of players, my opinion of Cliff grew the more I read what he had to say. I don’t think he’s anything like the way you’ve painted his personality in the past, but to the extent we’ve gotten a sense of his character through the media, I appreciate him.
by Jay on Oct 9, 2009 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We can argue over what Cliff is, but I think we’re in agreement as to what he isn’t, and that’s a guy who’ll tell you one thing and do another. I really appreciate that.
But I do believe that Cliff’s one of the most focused guys to ever wear an Indians uniform. That and he’s also extremely resilient. Call it stubborn, pig-headed or resilient, he’s got that quality in spades.
Resident LGT results-oriented boob.
by mauichuck on Oct 9, 2009 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
All of this.
Chugga-chugga chugga-chugga, Choo Choo!
by USSChoo on Oct 9, 2009 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m with you on Cliff, but for me the real decision point is on which of the options remaining is the least reprehensible. In that context, I choose Phillies, but the Rockies are a close second.
-Erik
by drerikbrady on Oct 6, 2009 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have to go with the Dodgers. Despite the high payroll, I’ve never found them that terribly offensive, and there’s a lot of great ex-Indians there. Al the other teams, eh…
Tigers/Twins: screw anyone from the AL Central other than us
Yankees: hate them, dur
Red Sox: double dur
Angels: Disney doesn’t need more money
Phillies: you won yours last year, now go away
Rockies: no way I’m rooting for another expansion team to win a Series before us
Cards: lucked into a Series they never should have won in ’06, so they can go away too
"You are an LGT success story" -- Jay
by Turkmenbashi on Oct 5, 2009 11:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Disney sold the Angels to Arte Moreno in 2005. But they do have Erick Aybar, Maicer Izturis and Juan Rivera. That’s reason enough for them to lose.
by odradek on Oct 6, 2009 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like a lot of the homegrown players on the Dodgers (Matt Kemp FTW), but the fact that they’re stocked with ex-Indians makes me less excited to see them win. I can see the Hoynes articles now, where every Dodgers mention just happens to mention how many Indians are on the roster that Dolan let go.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Oct 6, 2009 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rockies: no way I’m rooting for another expansion team to win a Series before us
Amen. I don’t know how the Roxx are getting so many votes, other than the O’Dowd connection.
by JulioBernazard on Oct 6, 2009 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Um, Rockies, I guess. I do think O’Dowd has done a good job putting together this team in a small market. Plus, it would mean less coverage of the Broncos for maybe 30 seconds.
"Lotta heart in Cleveland." - Ian Hunter
by Denver Tribe Fan on Oct 6, 2009 1:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ugh. Rockies fans are morons. I can’t believe I have to sit through another “Rocktober.” Please, Phils in 3.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on Oct 6, 2009 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed. But, you know, so are the fans of most teams, to be honest.
"Lotta heart in Cleveland." - Ian Hunter
by Denver Tribe Fan on Oct 6, 2009 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So are many Indians fans (see cleveland.com for confirmation).
"But people are stupid, and their memories are short." - FredOx
by woodsmeister on Oct 6, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
True, but I don’t have to deal with any other fan base besides the Rockies. Plus, Rockies fans are Broncos fans.
This sort of logic takes me a long way, oddly. For example, I absolutely despise the Orioles because of the Ravens.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on Oct 8, 2009 12:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know, it’s interesting that I don’t think that way. I somehow find myself rooting for the Pirates, but I should remember that these same people like the Steelers. Same for Orioles.
by Roger Dorn on Oct 8, 2009 8:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
There are certainly reasons to root for the Pirates or the O’s, but I can’t get over the overlapping fan bases.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on Oct 8, 2009 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s kind of strange to me. I don’t think of one when I think of the other.
Wait 'til next millennium!
by emd2k3 on Oct 8, 2009 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s because most front-running Steelers fans who live in other places (like Central Ohio) – you know, the real obnoxious ones – have no connection with Pittsburgh and don’t give a rip about the Pirates.
That’s why you don’t think of one when you think of the other.
Want out of Cleveland? Easy - mess with LeBron's entourage.
by woodsmeister on Oct 10, 2009 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I grew up in Sharon, PA until I was 18, went to CMU in Pittsburgh for 4 years, and lived in Pittsburgh for 5 more after school.
I still really don’t think of one when I think of the other.
Wait 'til next millennium!
by emd2k3 on Oct 11, 2009 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I cannot root for any team but our Indians. I’m not a philanderer.
by elsandito on Oct 6, 2009 8:31 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
same. it’s the first step on the road to saying things like “you know, now i can kind of appreciate the winning legacy of the yankees…”
by Brick. on Oct 6, 2009 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t see a problem with having a favorite NL team, although interleague play has made it a more questionable exercise.
by FredOx on Oct 6, 2009 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
interleague playhas made itis amorequestionable exercise.
fixed.
Chugga-chugga chugga-chugga, Choo Choo!
by USSChoo on Oct 6, 2009 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
You are a much better image searcher than I.
by JulioBernazard on Oct 6, 2009 6:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, sure. For many reasons, including “I can feel free to root for [insert NL team here] because the Tribe will never face them in anything other than a World Series.” That, plus it’s stupid and annoying.
by FredOx on Oct 6, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, I’m not rooting. I might not even watch a game.
Chugga-chugga chugga-chugga, Choo Choo!
by USSChoo on Oct 6, 2009 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
By and by, chuck – I believe I lost a bet with ya. Frackin Carmona…
I just wanted to believe.
by mjmarble on Oct 8, 2009 9:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Frackin Carmona…
Are you using the word “frackin” in lieu of the real F word just because or has it’s inexcusable usage in the BSG series slipped into your vocab?
Chugga-chugga chugga-chugga, Choo Choo!
by USSChoo on Oct 8, 2009 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That wasn’t a yes/no question, but ok.
Chugga-chugga chugga-chugga, Choo Choo!
by USSChoo on Oct 8, 2009 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I use frak all the time in casual conversation. Is that wrong?
by FredOx on Oct 9, 2009 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess not, that word just really irritates me.
/shrug
Chugga-chugga chugga-chugga, Choo Choo!
by USSChoo on Oct 9, 2009 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Carmona’s the source of much consternation among Indians fans. I hope you win the next bet.
Resident LGT results-oriented boob.
by mauichuck on Oct 9, 2009 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whoa? Only 24% voted for “Whoever’s playin’ the Yankees”??? It should be 90+%. What’s wrong here? The only thing that can make this miserable 2009 season any worse for me is if those jackasses win the series.
If you believe it's just a game, you're also probably wondering why Santa keeps skipping your house every year.
by LeftyCatcher on Oct 9, 2009 12:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Voting for a team implies the Yankees will not win in that scenario.
by Roger Dorn on Oct 9, 2009 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This. It’s effectively 100% for whoever’s playing the Yankees.
"Lotta heart in Cleveland." - Ian Hunter
by Denver Tribe Fan on Oct 9, 2009 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I added “whoever’s playin’ the Yankees” since that’s my number 2 rooting interest. I’m always pullin’ for the Tribe, but if the Game of the Week" is NY playin’ the Cubs, I’m a Cubs fan for that 3 hours. If it’s the Tigers, I’m a Tigers fan. Even if it’s the Red Sox – although this is a little tougher.
And since the Tribe’s out of it this year, I’m a Twins fan this week. If need be I’ll be a Angels or – ugh! – Red Sox fan next. Just keep those stramaledetti stronzi outta the WS.
Resident LGT results-oriented boob.
by mauichuck on Oct 9, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seeing that an AL West team must always make the playoffs, this collection of 4 in the postseason this year for the AL is my worst possible scenario.
by Roger Dorn on Oct 9, 2009 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmm. What is the best possible scenario?
Good question, me. I’d have to say,
Rays— I have to think they’re fun to watch, right? Obviously we can view them as a threat but for reasons of this scenario we already assume these are playoff teams, and the Orioles are pretty boring outside of a few good prospects in addition to carrying the possibility of Jeremy Guthrie meeting and beating us in the playoffs. Pass. And the Blue Jays? If I wanted to potentially lose a series to a bunch of light-hitting fielding specialists I’d just put the Twins in the wild card.
Indians— Obviously.
Athletics— Someone from the West has to make it, there’s an obvious Thinking GM connection (which clearly isn’t hard to find anymore, but still, I like to think every nerd has a soft spot for Beane). Plus, payroll! I see the argument that more big-money teams making the playoffs makes Selig look bad and forces the issue, but I still have to pull for the little guy.
Mariners— Wild Card. This one was a battle of meh but I really can’t bring myself to hate the Mariners. Others will disagree because of Ichiro, but when I was a kid they were my second team for whatever reason a kid chooses—for me it was Griffey and having relatives near Seattle. And hat tip to Lookout Landing, a blog I’ve been reading since we invaded their game thread. Anyway I don’t really like Texas, I loathe the Angels, I won’t even name the teams I’ve left out of the East, and I don’t see a reason to put in another Central team in my dream scenario (although I guess it would make the Central look better… but we’re already in so who gives a crap?)
Nationals— Wow do I not like many teams in the AL East. And I think I’m just automatically annoyed by any team that has recently won a World Series.
Brewers— This one feels easy. I liked them even before they hosted our snow series and CC’s trade.
Arizona— Just because I like several of the players.
Giants— Loves me some pitching.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Oct 9, 2009 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
As far as this year goes, once we were out of it, I think I was going with the Rays, Mariners, Giants or Florida. The Rockies are up there but not enough to even pick them in the above poll.
Resident Take the Football References One Step Too Far Guy
by westbrook on Oct 10, 2009 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree with all of this except that I’d have the Rangers coming out of the west. Always kinda liked them for some reason.
"You are an LGT success story" -- Jay
by Turkmenbashi on Oct 10, 2009 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I never like the Rangers because of the fact they could never evaluate pitching. Looks like that’s changing.
Wait 'til next millennium!
by emd2k3 on Oct 11, 2009 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yankees versus Red Sox i hope for an asteroid to smash into Fenway Park. An 850-meter object at a velocity of 22 kilometers a second.
by odradek on Oct 10, 2009 1:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
For Yankee Stadium games, the object will have to be larger and travel faster.
by odradek on Oct 10, 2009 1:03 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seems fair.
Chugga-chugga chugga-chugga, Choo Choo!
by USSChoo on Oct 10, 2009 1:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It will also have to be richer to be allowed into the park.
by peter m on Oct 10, 2009 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don’t know if he can count, but I’m pretty sure he can’t spell.
Resident LGT results-oriented boob.
by mauichuck on Oct 10, 2009 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I think CC can count. To higher numbers than we will ever reach.
by peter m on Oct 14, 2009 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
One of the reasons a larger object is needed in the Bronx.
by odradek on Oct 10, 2009 6:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sabathia vs. asteroid. I’m not bettin’ on the asteroid.
"Lotta heart in Cleveland." - Ian Hunter
by Denver Tribe Fan on Oct 10, 2009 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My prediction was a wee bit off.
I won’t jinx my new pick.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Oct 11, 2009 9:28 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sweeeeeeeeeeeep. Love it.
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Force quit and move to trash.
by vbc3 on Oct 11, 2009 4:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Pitching this well, he’ll certainly end up in pinstripes early this offseason.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Oct 11, 2009 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Still a great start, against that lineup.
by Jay on Oct 11, 2009 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Of course. But dammit, I just hate these Yankee fellas.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Oct 11, 2009 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Victor, Pavano, Betancourt and DeRosa — all out.
Lee and Francisco are the only 2009 Indians who made it to the second round. Amazingly, neither one made the postseason roster for the 2007 Indians or contributed much to their 96 wins.
Blake and Sabathia are the only other 2007-2008 Indians still in it.
by Jay on Oct 12, 2009 10:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Amazingly,neither one madeLee didn’t make the postseason roster for the 2007 Indians or contributedmuch to their 96 wins.
Resident Take the Football References One Step Too Far Guy
by westbrook on Oct 14, 2009 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It can’t be amazing that Benfran wasn’t on the ps roster nor that he didn’t contribute much.
Resident Take the Football References One Step Too Far Guy
by westbrook on Oct 15, 2009 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What is amazing is that both guys are contributing now in the 2009 playoffs for someone else, and that neither was a part of our 2007 success despite being on our 40-man roster at the time.
by Jay on Oct 15, 2009 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not any more amazing than CC turning in a good performance in a playoff game. Thanks for the memories!
by Roger Dorn on Oct 15, 2009 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
OK, I came back late and voted for the Phillies.
CFO of Klezmer
by salome on Oct 17, 2009 6:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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