That Rockies-Cubs game was a classic. I was sorry anyone had to lose.
That Rockies-Cubs game was a classic. I was sorry anyone had to lose.
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I was not sorry that the Cubs had to lose. Nor will I be sorry when the Dodgers have to lose.Originally Posted by LA Ute
Rooting guide:
NL: Rockies, Brewers are a yes. Dodgers, Braves are a no.
AL: A's, Astros are a yes. Yankees, Indians are a no.
Not quite. Dodgers, Yankees, and Red Sox are all a no. Brewers, Rockies, Braves, and A's are all a yes. You can exercise your own discretion on the Astros and Indians.
Oh yeah, the Red Sox. Definitely a no. We overlap quite a bit in this. Just swap the Astros and Braves, and you are in good shape.
I would agree except for the fact that the Astros won it last year, so now cheering for them starts to make you a little front-runnerish, and the Braves have largely done it the right way, developing lots of exciting young talent.
The difference, of course, is that Houston has the greatest pitcher and coolest baseball player since Pedro. Also, the little guy is cool.
I subscribe to a fairly simple philosophy when rooting for teams which I have no connection: I can't root for you if you are a "big market" team. Essentially, if people are sporting your hat in Panguitch, then you have too many bandwagoners and I hate you. Then, recent success tilts against me rooting for you.
So the Red Sox, Yankees, and Dodgers are a hard NO. I don't care if they haven't won for decades (or centuries in the case of the dodgers), I'm not joining that bandwagon.
The Brewers are YES. Minus points for the Rockies for being an expansion team during my sports-lifetime, but they are still good to go.
The Braves are a tough one because they are from a biggish market and they have a ton of bandwagoners from the TBS days (see, e.g., Scratch). I'll cheer for them anyway because they are like Buffalo-lite: they went to the top of the mountaintop a lot, but they usually left empty handed.
The Astros should be a NO because (a) they won very recently and (b) they are from a biggish market. But their retro unis are a classic, so go Stros!
If @Big” is based on population Atlanta and Houston are both bigger than Boston
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Fair. But Boston has $$$.
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