As if Teixeira didn't want to make you puke already

**Tony-OH** · 01-07-2009 12:36 AM

Check out this gem of a quote ""My dad would take me to O's games and I'd wear a Yankees hat, which wasn't too safe in Baltimore back in the '80s. But it was worth it. There's something about being a Yankee, no where you are there are Yankees fans, and I'm glad to be a Yankee today."

Goodness gracious. Someone should have told us he was that kind of kid. Honestly, I'm thinking of pulling my sons application from Mt Saint Joe just because I don't want him to be associated with anything that has to do with this guy.

Just another punk front runner growing up. I can't fault him for wanting to be with the team he wanted to be with, but it doesn't mean I'm going to like him.

With Mussina retiring, I now have my new most disliked big leaguer.

**brvn52** · 01-07-2009 12:38 AM

Thanks for bringing this up, Tony.

I read this earlier and it just made me sick. I'm surprised a bigger deal wasn't made of this on the OH, to be honest.

It's an absolutely sick comment and one that just proves Mark Teixeira never wanted to be an Oriole. I'm with you Tony, Mark Teixeira is public enemy #1.

**notfast** · 01-07-2009 12:41 AM

Does this mean that everyone who thought AM did a horrible thing by only offering 7/140 is now going to realize he never was going to come here?

**BaltimoreTerp** · 01-07-2009 12:41 AM

Yeah, I caught the bit of the press conference they showed live on Sportscenter today. That's about all I remember; I think I blacked out for the rest...

**BaltimoreTerp** · 01-07-2009 12:42 AM

By the way, this thread is going to be EPIC.

**Mackus** · 01-07-2009 12:45 AM

In what warped universe is being a Yankees fan in the '80's being a "punk front runner"?

The only year in the 80's they made the playoffs were 1980 and 1981. Other than that, they finished as high as 2nd in the AL East twice and 3rd another two times. They were closer to the bottom than the top every other year.

I realize it sucks that he went to the Yankees, and that they were in general an historic franchise, but lets not lose our minds.

Would you consider someone who today becomes a Cowboys fan now a "punk front runner"? The Cowboys of the 2000s are about as relevant as the Yankees of the 1980s.

**ChaosLex** · 01-07-2009 12:46 AM

Originally Posted by Mackus

In what warped universe is being a Yankees fan in the '80's being a "punk front runner"?

The only year in the 80's they made the playoffs was 1980. Other than that, they finished as high as 2nd in the AL East twice and 3rd another two times. They were closer to the bottom than the top every other year.

I realize it sucks that he went to the Yankees, and that they were in general an historic franchise, but lets not lose our minds.

Would you consider someone who today becomes a Cowboys fan now a "punk front runner"? The Cowboys of the 2000s are about as relevant as the Yankees of the 1980s.

Not to nitpick, but they were in the World Series in 1981.

**Mackus** · 01-07-2009 12:48 AM

Originally Posted by ChaosLex

Not to nitpick, but they were in the World Series in 1981.

My bad, I looked at the win totals, strike shortened year threw me off.

Change "once" to "twice" in my post. Point remains the same.

**Orioles Examiner** · 01-07-2009 12:56 AM

Unbelievable. And I don't get the whole thing about his wife.

"I want you to be happy. I want you to be happy. I want you to...be a Yankee?"

Who wears the pants in that $180 million dollar house anyway?

**Boy Howdy** · 01-07-2009 12:56 AM

Originally Posted by ChaosLex

Not to nitpick, but they were in the World Series in 1981.

When Teixeira was still soiling a half-dozen diapers a day.

The Yankees of the mid-to-late 80's were consistently the "experts" choice, all hype and not much substance.

As Teixeira entered his teen years though, they started getting good again, so I think the punk front runner thing is pretty accurate, really.

I hope he stays absolutely healthy, and stinks up the new ballpark night after night.

I don't care how much money the Yankees have spent. They are in decline and the nucleus that got them all those rings is either gone or getting grey. They brought in big free agents througout the 80's too, and it didn't do them much good, did it? It's deja vu all over again.

**notfast** · 01-07-2009 12:57 AM

Originally Posted by Boom Boom Dixon

The Yankees of the mid-to-late 80's were consistently the "experts" choice, all hype and not much substance. .

Hopefully this reigns true for Tex's Yankees now....

**fansince71** · 01-07-2009 01:03 AM

Originally Posted by Boom Boom Dixon

When Teixeira was still soiling a half-dozen diapers a day.

What were they feeding him , Indian food?

**MyBloodIsOrange** · 01-07-2009 10:48 AM

Originally Posted by Mackus

In what warped universe is being a Yankees fan in the '80's being a "punk front runner"?

The only year in the 80's they made the playoffs were 1980 and 1981. Other than that, they finished as high as 2nd in the AL East twice and 3rd another two times. They were closer to the bottom than the top every other year.

I realize it sucks that he went to the Yankees, and that they were in general an historic franchise, but lets not lose our minds.

Would you consider someone who today becomes a Cowboys fan now a "punk front runner"? The Cowboys of the 2000s are about as relevant as the Yankees of the 1980s.

Mackus, warped universe? While you are accurate saying that The Yankees only made the playoffs twice in the 1980's, I DISAGREE with everything else you said. The Yankess were, at that time, and have always been, a bandwagon/front runner team for people across the entire nation.

Before Teixeira graduated high school, the Yankees had;
*Won 23 World Series (22 before 1996)
*Won 34 AL Pennants

Lets' look at the decade of the 1980's;
*The Yankees of the 1980's had more wins than any other MLB Team
*The Yankees of the 1980"s had the highest winning perecentage of all MLB Teams

You've got to also remember that Teixeira was born in 1980, which puts him at age 15 in 1995 when the Yankees beagn their more recent string of domination. The O's were good then as well...

Half of my friends growing up in Baltimore County were Yankees fans, none of which had ties to New York in any way. The reason behind this was that their front running parents had passed along their bandwagon jeans to them. Their parents had witnessed the domination of the Yankees from years passed.

And YES, I would consider someone growing up in Baltimore right now a Cowboys fan an ABSOLUTE front runner. Alot of public perception has to do with the national media, and we all know how much everybody loves "America's Team."

**Mad Mark** · 01-07-2009 12:41 AM

Originally Posted by Tony-OH

Check out this gem of a quote ""My dad would take me to O's games and I'd wear a Yankees hat, which wasn't too safe in Baltimore back in the '80s. But it was worth it. There's something about being a Yankee, no where you are there are Yankees fans, and I'm glad to be a Yankee today."

Goodness gracious. Someone should have told us he was that kind of kid. Honestly, I'm thinking of pulling my sons application from Mt Saint Joe just because I don't want him to be associated with anything that has to do with this guy.

Just another punk front runner growing up. I can't fault him for wanting to be with the team he wanted to be with, but it doesn't mean I'm going to like him.

With Mussina retiring, I now have my new most disliked big leaguer.

Just another punk front runner growing up? Hell, boss...he's just another punk front runner...now! (It can be argued that a punk front runner who was rather more clever would have swallowed hard and signed with either the Red $ox or the Angels, but that's another kettle of fish entirely!)

**ChaosLex** · 01-07-2009 12:42 AM

I'm around Teixeira's age. The Skanks weren't that great in the mid-1980's.

Why in the hell did they appeal to him?

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