Jump to content

May 3rd @ Reds


Recommended Posts

2 minutes ago, Philip said:

Real New Yorkers are NY Giants/Brooklyn Dodgers fans.

My grandfather was from NYC and was 25 years old when the Giants and Dodgers moved.  He’s been dead for 25 years.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Just now, ArtVanDelay said:

My grandfather was from NYC and was 25 years old when the Giants and Dodgers moved.  He’s been dead for 25 years.

It was kind of a joke, I am insinuating that real New Yorkers do not root for either the Yankees or the Mets

Link to comment
Share on other sites

2 minutes ago, Philip said:

It was kind of a joke, I am insinuating that real New Yorkers do not root for either the Yankees or the Mets

The Yankees were originally the Orioles so real New Yorkers should root for the Orioles.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

33 minutes ago, Malike said:

This game better start soon or I'm going to fire up Stellar Blade and peace out.

I'm going to have to fire something else up.  Your avatar is a clue.

  • Haha 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

2 minutes ago, ArtVanDelay said:

The Yankees were originally the Orioles so real New Yorkers should root for the Orioles.

I thought the Giants were originally the orioles, which is why they also use orange and black? They went from Baltimore to NY and then to SF.

I think I remember there’s more to the story, but vague on details.

And yes, all people should root for the orioles.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Posted (edited)
7 minutes ago, Philip said:

It was kind of a joke, I am insinuating that real New Yorkers do not root for either the Yankees or the Mets

Yes, real NY'ers root for the Mets. NY has in fact had people born and raised in NY for many years after those teams left the state. They are real NY'ers, too.

Fake NY'ers are Yankee/Cowboys fans. There are more of those than anything here.

Edited by Malike
Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 minute ago, Philip said:

I thought the Giants were originally the orioles, which is why they also use orange and black? They went from Baltimore to NY and then to SF.

I think I remember there’s more to the story, but vague on details.

And yes, all people should root for the orioles.

The original Orioles became the New York Highlanders which, in turn, became the New York Yankees. 

  • Upvote 1
  • Thanks 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

2 minutes ago, Philip said:

I thought the Giants were originally the orioles, which is why they also use orange and black? They went from Baltimore to NY and then to SF.

I think I remember there’s more to the story, but vague on details.

And yes, all people should root for the orioles.

IIRC, the Giants use orange and black because John McGraw liked those colors from his days with the Orioles.

But the Yankees were the ones that were originally in Baltimore.

  • Thanks 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.




  • Posts

    • Just did a bit of a walk. Some decently large braches down, one segment of privacy fence missing and standing water on the property in a low spot.  
    • Just woke up and I don't hear any wind or rain.
    • Not that I am in any way full agreement, but this is a classic post.  Doesn't Machado play chess?  Maybe we could get some chess boards in the clubhouse and junk all the legos.  Not all great baseball men are John McGraw bad asses.  Some can be Christy Mathewsons as well, I suppose.  Not that I imagine today's young players much resembling McGraw or Mathewson, but they are the first two contrasting old school types that come to mind.  I will say just based on his postseason alone I'd much rather have Tatis over Machado.
    • Well I refuse to believe that only the O's have no players that want extensions.
    • Customer advocate groups have tried for decades to force the cable companies to allow channel by channel (a la carte) subscriptions, but the cable companies fought this because it would result in far less revenue (than forcing us to pay for a hundred channels we don't watch).  The government refused to intervene, so we've been stuck with the existing business model for all this time.  Streaming is forcing the change because streaming -- for now -- is an a la carte model.   MLB's fear must be this: if the regional sports network cable channel model goes away, will most users pay anywhere close to what these channels made as part of a cable bundle for just one streaming channel where all you watch are Orioles games (or maybe Orioles and Nats games -- whatever the case may be)?  So if you pay $100/month for cable with MASN, you are probably watching at least a few other channels too.  But will you pay $15/month (or whatever the price may be) just to watch the Orioles -- even during the months when there is no baseball?  The existing basic cable model has been quite stable because people tend to watch at least 5 or 6 channels.  They're reluctant to cancel their whole cable package just because baseball season is over -- or they've been too busy to watch many games this season.  But with a single streaming channel of just baseball there is bound to be a far more unstable revenue base.  All the streaming channels are already dealing with this problem.  I think MLB is maybe reluctant to go all in on streaming for this reason.  Perhaps they're looking for new different model that could allow them to bundle individual team channels with Netflix, or Prime, or maybe with your cell phone plan or something else.  This could give them some stability, but it could also be a turn off for the more hardcore fans who just want the Orioles and little else.  It will be interesting to see how this all shakes out and if MLB, and the Orioles, will prosper or suffer as a result.
  • Popular Contributors

×
×
  • Create New...