Baseball Fans - please weigh in

[DeniseM]

I saw this survey on the inter-webs - the answers were entertaining and enlightening.

Rules:
1. This is just for FUN!
2. No arguing!
3. No bullying!
4. [You don't have to put the Yankees first - put another team first if you like.]



I'll start off: Yankees, Dodgers, and Dodgers - because reasons...

 

[davidvel]

I saw this on the inter-webs - the answers were entertaining and enlightening.

Rules:
1. This is just for FUN!
2. No arguing!
3. No bullying!
4. This is just for fun!

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I'll start off: Yankees, Dodgers, and Dogers - because reasons...

Same.

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Hewing to those criteria.

1. Yankees - As indicated, hating the Yankees is a given. As aptly expressed by Mike Royko - "Hating the Yankees is as American as pizza pie, unwed mothers, and cheating on your income tax." When I see an acquaintance wearing a Yankees hat or similar regalia, that immediately tars their reputation and moral stature. And I say "acquaintance" because such a person could never be a "friend" in this life. I suppose if I encountered that person in heaven I might make amends. And if I saw them in Hell, I would figure that we are both getting what we deserved.
2. Astros - For blatant and unrepentant cheating.
3. Astros - op. cit.

 

[jrb916]

Yankees
Tigers
Cardinals

Outside NY....who doesn’t hate the Yankees?

 

[DeniseM]

Yep, that is why they are the obligatory first team on the list.

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

 

[amycurl]

1. Yankees - As indicated, hating the Yankees is a given.
2. Astros - For blatant and unrepentant cheating.
3. Astros - op. cit.

This. This is the list. I actually kind of like all of the other teams in our division, especially our biggest division rivals, which is the team I grew up watching and am still a fan of. When they play each other, I really love it, because no matter who wins, my team wins!

 

[Blue Notes]

Yankees - They're perennially one of the best.. and that's why I "strongly dislike" them.
Giants - Even though it was many years before my time, it still hurts to see replays of Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World"
Astros - If Yu Darvish would have even remotely showed up in Game 7, the cheating wouldn't have mattered. But he didn't, and one can't help but wonder if the Astros would have even made it to the World Series had they not cheated.

 

[Shiba]

1. Yankees
2. Giants
3. Astros: cheaters

 

[klpca]

1. Yankees (duh)
2. Dodgers (Padres fans know why)
3. Tough choice. Astros or Dodgers - but I will go with the Dodgers. Their fans know why.

 

[billymach4]

Is there anyone here from The Bronx?

 

[billymach4]

I saw this survey on the inter-webs - the answers were entertaining and enlightening.

Rules:
1. This is just for FUN!
2. No arguing!
3. No bullying!
4. This is just for fun!

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I'll start off: Yankees, Dodgers, and Dodgers - because reasons...

I don't know what to say here. Most of y'all know I am originally from NYC. However I do realize the Yankees are a bit over the top due to their winning record. However the deck is stacked since the Yankees have been one of the original ML team from the genesis of baseball prior to west coast expansion.

The owners have had deep pockets since the Steinbrenner years. The club has been blessed by great athletes. Ruth, DiMaggio etc.
This survey and post in and of itself does come off as offensive and a bully tactic... Just sayin. Despite the fact that the rule implies 3. No bullying.


BTW I am not a Die Hard Yankee fan.

 

[billymach4]

Is there anyone here from The Bronx?

Actually I do know someone here from The Bronx.

 

[DeniseM]

That's OK - if you don't want to put the Yankees first, put another team first.

 

[slip]

That's OK - if you don't want to put the Yankees first, put another team first.

Ok with that.

1. Cubs
2. Tiger
3. Cleveland

 

[billymach4]

Braves
Dodgers
Reds

 

[pedro47]

I must be an odd baseball fan. I do not disliked any baseball teams.
But Baseball owners Yes! I disliked the following baseball teams owners. #1 The Yankees, #2 The Dodgers and #3 The Astros..

 

["Roger"]

Yankees
Cubs
Dodgers

Brewer fan. Hate the teams that can simply buy their way into championships.

 

[mjm1]

Dodgers
Dodgers
Dodgers

Long time Giants and Padres fan.

 

[gln60]

As a life long Yankee fan I wonder if the reason that they are so hated is because of their success…27 time World Series champions…a record that will probably never be surpassed.

 

[DeniseM]

So what are the 3 teams that you don't like?

 

[gln60]

Yankees
Cubs
Dodgers

Brewer fan. Hate the teams that can simply buy their way into championships.

Spending a ton of money doesn’t guarantee success..especially in baseball.

 

[gln60]

So what are the 3 teams that you don't like?

Any team in the American League and any National League team the Yankees play in the World Series…LOL

 

[davidvel]

Spending a ton of money doesn’t guarantee success..especially in baseball.

Guarantee, no. Baseball is the sport with the most variance. But having a ton of money, like billions in revenue every year, is a phenomenal advantage over teams that have little to no TV revenue among other things.

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Spending a ton of money doesn’t guarantee success..especially in baseball.

But not spending money largely guarantees that a team will not be successful. While you can cite Tampa as a counter example, it's not difficult to imagine what Tampa might be like if they could hold on to their players. The Dodgers being a good reference point - when Andrew Friedman ran Tampa, his teams were competitive. Now that he is with the Dodgers, with access to money, his teams are dominant.