Playoffs are set

[OFFNY]

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This article was written yesterday, just prior to Game Seven of the ALCS ........

 

Tampa Bay Rays: Meet the 2004 New York Yankees

(By David Hill)

https://rayscoloredglasses.com/2020/10/17/tampa-bay-rays-meet-2004-new-york-yankees/

 

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[Frobby]

I’m very happy the Rays won.   Well-deserved.  Now if the Braves can pull out Game 7 I can be very happy with the WS matchup.    Though I won’t be offended if the Dodgers go, either.   

[Can_of_corn]

I'd have preferred the Astros but I'm fine with the Rays.  Sure takes the wind out of the sales of the fans that think you have to spend.

[Frobby]

8 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

I'd have preferred the Astros but I'm fine with the Rays.  Sure takes the wind out of the sales of the fans that think you have to spend.

Why did you want the Astros?   Do you genuinely like their team, or is it just your contrarian nature to root for a team to win that was punished for cheating and finished the season with a losing record?

I’ll say this, my happiness for the Rays is just about my liking the way their organization succeeds despite limited financial resources, not an anti-Astros thing.   

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, Frobby said:

Why did you want the Astros?   Do you genuinely like their team, or is it just your contrarian nature to root for a team to win that was punished for cheating and finished the season with a losing record?

I’ll say this, my happiness for the Rays is just about my liking the way their organization succeeds despite limited financial resources, not an anti-Astros thing.   

I'm that annoyed with the fans that are so deeply wounded about the Astros getting caught cheating.  It's like steroids all over again.  You cheat a little and no one cares, you get good at cheating and everyone loses their minds.

Stealing signs outside of the field of play has been going on forever, we all know this.  I'm sure we all remember the trips to the Skydome?

Right now what is probably a majority of ML pitchers break the rules of the game every appearance.  No one cares.

The Red Sox get caught multiple times and they get a video tech suspended.

I think it's ridiculous, get over it.  Teams cheat.

[Frobby]

21 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

I'm that annoyed with the fans that are so deeply wounded about the Astros getting caught cheating.  It's like steroids all over again.  You cheat a little and no one cares, you get good at cheating and everyone loses their minds.

Stealing signs outside of the field of play has been going on forever, we all know this.  I'm sure we all remember the trips to the Skydome?

Right now what is probably a majority of ML pitchers break the rules of the game every appearance.  No one cares.

The Red Sox get caught multiple times and they get a video tech suspended.

I think it's ridiculous, get over it.  Teams cheat.

I figured it was something like this.   

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, Frobby said:

I figured it was something like this.   

I am predictable.

[CynBeth]

I am happy for the Rays as well have always liked them.  I am also not crazy about either NL team but dislike the Dodgers more and the Braves have some former O’s so am rooting for them.

[Sports Guy]

How can you not root for the Rays?

Hoping Atlanta wins for Nick and ODay but the Rays would be good as well.
 

I actually wouldn’t mind seeing LA win since it’s been so long and despite the money they spend, they develop a ton of their talent.  They do it a lot better than the Yankees tried to for all those years.

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

How can you not root for the Rays?

Hoping Atlanta wins for Nick and ODay but the Rays would be good as well.
 

I actually wouldn’t mind seeing LA win since it’s been so long and despite the money they spend, they develop a ton of their talent.  They do it a lot better than the Yankees tried to for all those years.

I don't like their owner and don't think the fanbase deserves a championship.

[Sports Guy]

1 hour ago, Can_of_corn said:

I don't like their owner and don't think the fanbase deserves a championship.

Actually, if there is a fan base who deserves one, it’s them.  

[Frobby]

22 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

Actually, if there is a fan base who deserves one, it’s them.  

The actual fans who show up and root for them deserve it.   The region as a whole really doesn’t.  

[OFFNY]

1 hour ago, Can_of_corn said:

 

I don't like their owner, and I don't think that their fan-base deserves a championship.

 

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I once read an article in regard to Bullets fans ........ fans who root for the team now known as the Wizards, but who were the Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets when we started rooting for them.

Anyway, several times in the article when the author was referencing the fan-base, he said, "We loyal Bullets fans ...... all 6 of us."

 

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[Sports Guy]

2 minutes ago, Frobby said:

The actual fans who show up and root for them deserve it.   The region as a whole really doesn’t.  

Well, that’s MLBs fault for putting a team there to begin with.  

[Can_of_corn]

13 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

Well, that’s MLBs fault for putting a team there to begin with.  

I'm not sure that was something that could have been predicted.