Revisiting An Old Poll
by Jeff Sullivan on Aug 26, 2010 1:15 PM PDT
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PrintRemember this? Now that the Mariners are completely out of it and the playoff picture has begun to take shape, I wanted to try again, at a later time with a slightly different approach.
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Twins.
My girlfriend is from Minnesota, they’re in a different division, they have likable players, etc.
As much as I love Cliff Lee, I still can’t bring myself to root for the Rangers. Unless they play the Yankees in the playoffs. I’ll do it, but I won’t like it.
Milton Bradley apologist
by sanford_and_son on Aug 26, 2010 1:21 PM PDT reply actions
Reds
I was in Vegas back in February and locked in 40:1 odds on the Reds to win the WS. It was before the casinos were releasing their Over/Unders, so futures were my only option for baseball betting.
I laid down $5 on both the Reds and Brewers. Since the Reds are still in it, I"m pulling hard for Dusty’s crew.
And yeah...
I have no emotional investment, but it’d be sweet if the $5 bet I laid down on a whim at New York New York ended up paying for my next flight to Vegas.
Padres
Because it would be hilarious
What's the deal with corn nuts?
by BaronVonBullshit on Aug 26, 2010 1:37 PM PDT reply actions
For sure.
They are my favorite NL team.
by Ballard Erik on Aug 26, 2010 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Before Texas pulled away with it I was rooting for an A's/Padres World Series
It would have been amazing
What's the deal with corn nuts?
by BaronVonBullshit on Aug 26, 2010 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I know theres alot of hate for them in the non Boston area...
But I gotta go with the Red Sox. I’m a huge Big Papi fan, and I also like guys such as Youk, Beltre, and Pedroia. Probably also helps that they are the Yankees’ chief rival, and boy do I despise the Yankees.
As I think I've said before, few people hate the Red Sox
Theo does a good job of maximizing their advantages and they have built a good team and org.
It’s the fact that the Red Sox might just have the most annoying fan base in MLB that causes people to hate Red Sox fans.
Well I suppose thats true.
But Ive seen far too many hate the team because of the fans. I personally would not mind if the Yanks and Sox fans would just disappear.
by Patrick Stites on Aug 26, 2010 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Giants
Because I live in San Francisco.
Who the hell voted Yankees?
Probably somebody who is rooting for them the most to win the World Series.
by Matthew on Aug 26, 2010 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
People that need to be drawn and quartered.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Rangers
Although technically I’m not rooting for the team, I’m just rooting for Cliff Lee.
Giants.
Panda, Posey, Lincecum, and Cain. A bunch of players that I really like.
Plus SF is a pretty sweet city.
Cliff Lee deserves a ring
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Aug 26, 2010 2:04 PM PDT reply actions
I'll give him one
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by Griffin Cooper on Aug 26, 2010 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Do you live in Iowa?
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Aug 26, 2010 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
He has one, doesn't he?
Phillies?
"Seems to me if you bought your Sunday beer on Saturday night, this becomes a complete non-issue."
Nope.
He was only with Philly last year.
by Rachmaninoff on Aug 26, 2010 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Crap, you're right.
"Seems to me if you bought your Sunday beer on Saturday night, this becomes a complete non-issue."
Andre Ethier is awesome.
Besides that, fuck the Dodgers. But fuck the Red Sox more.
by Fuckmikereilly on Aug 26, 2010 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I would be fine with the Padres, Reds, Twins or Braves.
More bearable teams are competing this year than usual. I chose the Braves, mostly because I think it’d be cool for Bobby Cox to go out with a World Series championship (would have been cooler if Chipper were still around so they could go out together). Bobby Cox is a crotchety old man and for some reason I’ve always liked him.
I like the Twins
Quality team and a nice new ballpark. Plus a strong representative of the AL Central. Plus having Jim Thome around doesn’t hurt either!
I’m really impressed with the way the Rangers organization is shaping up…but them reaching the World Series means the number of World Series-less franchises drops. I’m not quite ready to go all in on the Rangers, but they have a really fun team to watch and it would not surprise me if they go all the way. Plus, Cliff Lee!
I like the Padres, but it’s hard for me to look at them without thinking that it could’ve and should’ve seriously been us.
Voted nobody.
Can’t get real excited about any other team this year. The Rays were fun to get behind in 2008, but nobody is getting my juices flowing in 2010. I am sure once the playoffs are set, there will be a team I choose to root for.
PADRES FEVER BABY!
Morgan Ensberg for Manager 2011!
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
by joof on Aug 26, 2010 4:12 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
While it'd be nice for Cliff Lee to win, the Rangers can't get a title before we do.
Let’s go Reds and keep intact the Futile Three.
by shinallsrevenge on Aug 26, 2010 4:22 PM PDT reply actions
Wow...certainly can't tell from the comments that the Rays are winning this thing.
Guess their fans are rather silent this year.
I can't believe the Rangers are this close to the top
Do you really want to hear the words “Michael Young, World Series MVP”?
I live in the Bay Area, so San Francisco...
But you really can’t go wrong with Cincinnati or San Diego. I have a feeling St. Louis and Philadelphia will be little whores and ruin everything though.
Carlos Silvelite
by OceanBird on Aug 26, 2010 5:37 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Recently changed my mind and picked the yankees.
If Burnett and Sabathia dominate the playoffs and the offense steamrolls opposing pitchers, maybe they’ll decide that signing Cliff Lee just isn’t necessary.
Basically I'll just root for the small timers whoever they happen to be.
Twins, Pads, Rockies, I don’t care. Just not the usual suspects.
Voted nobody.
I rooted pretty hard for the Angels back in ’02 and almost immediately regretted it when they won…any team who wins it will become instantly unlikeable in my book, as they are no longer underdogs.
My only emotional investment remains the Mariners so I suspect they’re the only ones that would be able to break that trend…
I don't think the Marlins or D-Backs ever became hateable
I think the team that wins can’t become a powerhouse. Which is why maybe I shouldn’t root for the Reds. They could be good for a long time.
by Fuckmikereilly on Aug 26, 2010 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I previously vote for the Twins, but now it's the Phillies.
I’m a sucker for a feel good story and I want Mike Sweeney to get a ring. Sue me.
Padres
My hometown.
Also, if they make it to the World Series, they won’t have to get their asses handed to them by juggernaut teams like the first two times they went.
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