How Much of the World Series Will You Watch?

[Jagwar]

I'll pay attention to box scores the following morning. If the Yankees face an elimination game, I'll follow gamecast for the game, and then turn the TV on if it looks like the Dodgers will close them out. 

Can't wait to see the look on Judge's face when the Dodgers are celebrating on the field. Would be even more awesome if it happened in the Bronx. 

[Il BuonO]

Can’t stand either team. 

[kidrock]

On 10/21/2024 at 5:16 PM, Moose Milligan said:

Everyone whining about the payrolls of these two teams would have no problem with the Orioles being in the World Series with a 250 million dollar payroll, I’m sure. Just a hunch. 

I can’t speak for anyone else except myself.  I want a cap and a floor.  I’m tired of cheap owners and I’m tired of teams who have payrolls 5-8 times larger than other teams.

[kidrock]

On 10/21/2024 at 5:19 PM, Can_of_corn said:

I'm sure Oriole fans were railing against Angelos having the #1 payroll back in the day.

Just wish there was a reasonable range that all teams were in, that’s all.

[olddogger]

Zero

[survivedc]

Hard to be a baseball fan and not want to watch a bunch of games featuring 4 top 10 players in the game. Postseason baseball is better than any other post season sport, it's just so built on the pitch by pitch tension.

Why does everyone hate the Dodgers?

[Emory Eagle]

I’d be more into watching this matchup and the MLB playoffs generally if the Os hadn’t crashed out in embarrassing fashion this year (or had just generally not been one of the worst franchises in professional sports for the last three decades). 

[OriolesMagic83]

I watched just about every World Series in the early 2000's, even when the Yankees were going to the World Series every year.  I guess I just got worn down with watching the O's when they were so bad for their 14 year losing streak.  I haven't really watched more than highlights of playoff games the O's weren't involved in for years.  It wasn't really a conscious decision, just didn't interest me to watch other baseball teams.  

[sportsfan8703]

I really hope the Dodgers win.  It's not so much of the Yankees hate, but it would just feel like a choke job by the Dodgers, and a "what could've been" if our hitters had a more experienced approach.  

[Safelykept]

20 hours ago, survivedc said:

Hard to be a baseball fan and not want to watch a bunch of games featuring 4 top 10 players in the game. Postseason baseball is better than any other post season sport, it's just so built on the pitch by pitch tension.

Why does everyone hate the Dodgers?

Good Post. how many of us here regardless of who our favorite NFL team was would blow off the Super Bowl because one of the teams was a Division rival that we lost to or another team that wins too much.

[JR Oriole]

2 hours ago, Safelykept said:

Good Post. how many of us here regardless of who our favorite NFL team was would blow off the Super Bowl because one of the teams was a Division rival that we lost to or another team that wins too much.

Good question. My favorite NFL team has been the Dolphins for the last 35 years. And I have pretty much lost interest in the NFL.  Part of that is the coverage being rammed down our throats, even in the offseason. Part of it is the Dolphins not even winning a single playoff game in 24 years (!!).  And part of it is the same teams and fanbases (New England and now Kansas City) winning championships.  I don't see much value anymore in following a league or team if your team never gives you anything in return.  The Orioles have produced a bad ROI (relative to other teams) over the last 40 years, but the Dolphins are next level bad.  I know the Chiefs won last year, but I don't know the score or anything about how it played out and I don't find the Super Bowl interesting anymore. 

I really don't mind the Dodgers that much as a team or organization. They did just win 4 years ago so their fans don't deserve anything like Rangers fans did last year, but I respect how well they are run and I am impressed with their hitting approach and plate discipline.  Better them than the Yankees, although I love watching Soto and Stanton hit. 

 

[SteveA]

12 minutes ago, JR Oriole said:

Good question. My favorite NFL team has been the Dolphins for the last 35 years. And I have pretty much lost interest in the NFL.  Part of that is the coverage being rammed down our throats, even in the offseason. Part of it is the Dolphins not even winning a single playoff game in 24 years (!!).  And part of it is the same teams and fanbases (New England and now Kansas City) winning championships.  I don't see much value anymore in following a league or team if your team never gives you anything in return.  The Orioles have produced a bad ROI (relative to other teams) over the last 40 years, but the Dolphins are next level bad.  I know the Chiefs won last year, but I don't know the score or anything about how it played out and I don't find the Super Bowl interesting anymore. 

I really don't mind the Dodgers that much as a team or organization. They did just win 4 years ago so their fans don't deserve anything like Rangers fans did last year, but I respect how well they are run and I am impressed with their hitting approach and plate discipline.  Better them than the Yankees, although I love watching Soto and Stanton hit. 

 

The Dodgers won 4 years ago in a World Series entirely played 1000+ miles from LA, in front of a handful of mostly non-Dodger fans, after a 60 game season.   To say that their fans are somehow spoiled by that is a stretch, IMO.   They haven't won a real championship in 36 years.

And the prior championship to 1988 was 1981, following a 100-ish game split season where no games were played in June or July due to a player's strike.

So in the last 58 years, the Dodgers have ONE championship that followed a legitimate full baseball season.   To characterize their fans as having had it like the Chiefs and Patriots is not accurate.   I think that bias against the LA payroll plays into the impression.