How hard is it for fans of other teams?

[66Wfan]

The unfortunate recent events in the great Yankee organization started me thinking.
When Bob Sheppard passed away he had his time on ESPN and things like "the voice of God" and Joe Dimaggio were brought up. The greatest announcer in sports. When the Boss died, it is headline news across the nation and everybody has an opinion about him. The greatest owner in sports. When you think of the interlocking NY and the pin strips, you are thinking of the greatest uniforms and logo in sports. When you consider that the team is a few months away from it's 28th championship, you must consider it the greatest franchise in the history of sports. Clearly we have had the greatest players throughout history. The team sets the standard during the 7th inning strech, during old timers day, with the music that plays when the game is over, and about 15 minutes prior when Mo exits the bullpen. This bring me to my point.

What exactly is the rest of baseball doing everyday? How do the fans of other teams drum up the interest within themselves to follow their teams the way Yankee fans do? Sure there are other great players out there, other champions, and other teams that think they have a shot, but nothing on the level of the Yankees. We all know their greatness is recognized by fans in all corners of the nation, much like the Cowboys and some other national teams, but why isnt everybody a Yankee fan? I would be interested in hearing some theories on this. Met fans for example...how does this happen? Why have they not converted... how are they raising their children even to this very day in that environment? I just don't know what people are thinking.

Nice board, glad I found it. Take care

[Hitman23]

Liking a team because they are the best is called front running. Fans of other teams are allowed to exist. And they should hate the Yankees and never convert.

[Steve Dalkowski]

Jesus.

[blumj]

If there weren't other teams, the Yankees would have no one to beat. Have to keep up the pretense somehow.

[RYMASTER or Ryan_Yankees]

The unfortunate recent events in the great Yankee organization started me thinking.
When Bob Sheppard passed away he had his time on ESPN and things like "the voice of God" and Joe Dimaggio were brought up. The greatest announcer in sports. When the Boss died, it is headline news across the nation and everybody has an opinion about him. The greatest owner in sports. When you think of the interlocking NY and the pin strips, you are thinking of the greatest uniforms and logo in sports. When you consider that the team is a few months away from it's 28th championship, you must consider it the greatest franchise in the history of sports. Clearly we have had the greatest players throughout history. The team sets the standard during the 7th inning strech, during old timers day, with the music that plays when the game is over, and about 15 minutes prior when Mo exits the bullpen. This bring me to my point.

What exactly is the rest of baseball doing everyday? How do the fans of other teams drum up the interest within themselves to follow their teams the way Yankee fans do? Sure there are other great players out there, other champions, and other teams that think they have a shot, but nothing on the level of the Yankees. We all know their greatness is recognized by fans in all corners of the nation, much like the Cowboys and some other national teams, but why isnt everybody a Yankee fan? I would be interested in hearing some theories on this. Met fans for example...how does this happen? Why have they not converted... how are they raising their children even to this very day in that environment? I just don't know what people are thinking.

Nice board, glad I found it. Take care

[Mr. Mxylsplk]

This thread is awesome.

[wwjdd]

Wow. Just wow.

[pjfan]

[NYYRules#1]

Let us invade the rest of the country and convert them to the pinstripes!

Onward soldiers of Yankee-dom!

[1970cs]

The unfortunate recent events in the great Yankee organization started me thinking.


What exactly is the rest of baseball doing everyday? How do the fans of other teams drum up the interest within themselves to follow their teams the way Yankee fans do? Sure there are other great players out there, other champions, and other teams that think they have a shot, but nothing on the level of the Yankees. We all know their greatness is recognized by fans in all corners of the nation, much like the Cowboys and some other national teams, but why isnt everybody a Yankee fan? I would be interested in hearing some theories on this. Met fans for example...how does this happen? Why have they not converted... how are they raising their children even to this very day in that environment? I just don't know what people are thinking.

Reading posts like this makes it easy.

[Meecham4ever]

How hard is it?
Do you want to know how LONG it is as well?

[66Wfan]

Well, I'm new here. I wasnt expecting you guys to take it so seriously. While I feel blessed that I became a Yankee fan, I do not think that fans of other teams should raise their kids as Yankee fans. Just a couple of jokes there.

[1970cs]

Well, I'm new here. I wasnt expecting you guys to take it so seriously. While I feel blessed that I became a Yankee fan, I do not think that fans of other teams should raise their kids as Yankee fans. Just a couple of jokes there.

What were you before you were a Yankee fan?

[Hitman23]

Well, I'm new here. I wasnt expecting you guys to take it so seriously. While I feel blessed that I became a Yankee fan, I do not think that fans of other teams should raise their kids as Yankee fans. Just a couple of jokes there.

What? This is the kind of attitude that really makes me ashamed of being a Yankee fan sometimes.

[4bronxbombers]

Well, I'm new here. I wasnt expecting you guys to take it so seriously. While I feel blessed that I became a Yankee fan, I do not think that fans of other teams should raise their kids as Yankee fans. Just a couple of jokes there.

Explain please.

[NYYDragoon]

I'm pretty sure he's just reinforcing that his opening post was a joke. In other words, fans of other teams should raise their kids to root for any team.

[Hitman23]

Oh crap I totally misread that. I thought he meant that parents need to raise their kids as Yankee fans. oops.... well that was an embarrassing lack of reading comprehension.

[66Wfan]

I suggested it was bad parenting for fans of other teams to allow their children to also become fans of those teams also, then when everybody took it all serious, I came back and said I was joking.

[jeterdaman]

Is this for real? I am as big of a Yankee fan now as I was in the 80's. You think that you're a bigger fan of the Yankees than someone who roots for the Nationals or the Pirates or any other team? You need to get out more and talk to people.

[MooseDaGun]

No, really, how DOES someone go about becoming a Mets' fan?

[Axon]

No, really, how DOES someone go about becoming a Mets' fan?

Someone is foolish enough to put a Mets hat on you when you're like, 2. Another couple is trying to do this to my nephew. I think not!

[Hitman23]

No, really, how DOES someone go about becoming a Mets' fan?

Their first exposure to baseball is either Michael Kay or John Sterling. That would have me switching to WFAN faster than Michael J Fox is out playing jenga.

[66Wfan]

See I actually like Sterling a lot. I used to listen to all the games as a kid and he's who I remember calling the games. I'm one of those guys that thinks Sterling is the best thing going. I'll admit he uses too many bad home run calls though

[Yankeeah]

Sterling is the best thing going

Sterling is the best thing going

Sterling is the best thing going

Sterling is the best thing going

Oh Ye Gods

[Senior Circuit]

I completely agree. We should all be Cowboy, Laker, Yankee fans. It only makes sense.

Begone obvious troll.

[Hitman23]

Actually I don't think it's a trolling thing. He seems to be a webmaster and may be looking for a topic to write about. Just a silly assumption based on his name and e-mail.

[Senior Circuit]

Begone summer intern assigned to create a stupid kneejerk response.

[Yankees13]

The unfortunate recent events in the great Yankee organization started me thinking.
When Bob Sheppard passed away he had his time on ESPN and things like "the voice of God" and Joe Dimaggio were brought up. The greatest announcer in sports. When the Boss died, it is headline news across the nation and everybody has an opinion about him. The greatest owner in sports. When you think of the interlocking NY and the pin strips, you are thinking of the greatest uniforms and logo in sports. When you consider that the team is a few months away from it's 28th championship, you must consider it the greatest franchise in the history of sports. Clearly we have had the greatest players throughout history. The team sets the standard during the 7th inning strech, during old timers day, with the music that plays when the game is over, and about 15 minutes prior when Mo exits the bullpen. This bring me to my point.

What exactly is the rest of baseball doing everyday? How do the fans of other teams drum up the interest within themselves to follow their teams the way Yankee fans do? Sure there are other great players out there, other champions, and other teams that think they have a shot, but nothing on the level of the Yankees. We all know their greatness is recognized by fans in all corners of the nation, much like the Cowboys and some other national teams, but why isnt everybody a Yankee fan? I would be interested in hearing some theories on this. Met fans for example...how does this happen? Why have they not converted... how are they raising their children even to this very day in that environment? I just don't know what people are thinking.

Nice board, glad I found it. Take care

This post is why people hate Yankee fans... and I LOVE it. Great post.

Edit: Looks going along with this is pointless since the OP already admitted it was a joke. Oh well.

[66Wfan]

I need you for a bodyguard it seems Yankees13.

[Sam18]

The Yankee fan's burden.

[kan_t]

No, really, how DOES someone go about becoming a Mets' fan?

Easy. They were better in late 60s and early 70s. At that time the Yankees was a joke. Also the 86 Mets may attract some people.

[NYYRules#1]

It appears there are now "Born-Again Yankee fans."

[GordonGecko]

The NFL

[MooseDaGun]

Easy. They were better in late 60s and early 70s. At that time the Yankees was a joke. Also the 86 Mets may attract some people.

Not all Mets fans are of the 50+ y/o variety.

[MooseDaGun]

I completely agree. We should all be Cowboy, Laker, Yankee fans. It only makes sense.

Begone obvious troll.

Why should we be Cowboys fans? They haven't been world-class in 15 years.

[KLJ]

I need you for a bodyguard it seems Yankees13.

i see the welcoming committee was here to greet you..

their bark is worse than their bite. welcome

[aeromac76]

No, really, how DOES someone go about becoming a Mets' fan?

A born in desire to mentally flaggelate one's self might be one possibility..

[bobby jr]

A joke? Much truth (or at least what one perceives to be truth) is said in jest.

[GordonGecko]

there there.

there there

[kan_t]

Not all Mets fans are of the 50+ y/o variety.

86 Mets? Or people who saw the 2000 Mets?

[yankeebot]

Interesting. What happened to that rule about new people and thread starting? Things seem to be changing around here.

[sweet_lou_14]

Forget it.

[roblyo33]

A joke? Much truth (or at least what one perceives to be truth) is said in jest.

Explains many of your posts.

[BonusCantos]

Wait a tick, he signed up this week and has 7 posts. Were the thread-starting rules relaxed? I know it's been mentioned already, but still.

[roblyo33]

Wait a tick, he signed up this week and has 7 posts. Were the thread-starting rules relaxed? I know it's been mentioned already, but still.

WFAN........Mets ownership of the site. 2+2=4.........????

[TheoShmeo]

Yes, following a team other than the Yankees is somehow manageable.

I will say this, though. It's got to be incredibly tough to follow a small market team like the Pirates or Royals. True, there are usually teams like the Rays who defy their low payrolls and compete, but how fans of teams who are out of it after two weeks, and who have been out of it for years, shell out the bucks to go to games or invest the three hours to watch them is sort of amazing to me.

[4bronxbombers]

No, really, how DOES someone go about becoming a Mets' fan?

Or a Sox fan.

[Hitman23]

Yes, following a team other than the Yankees is somehow manageable.

I will say this, though. It's got to be incredibly tough to follow a small market team like the Pirates or Royals. True, there are usually teams like the Rays who defy their low payrolls and compete, but how fans of teams who are out of it after two weeks, and who have been out of it for years, shell out the bucks to go to games or invest the three hours to watch them is sort of amazing to me.

I've been a NY RAngers fan my entire life. Besides one season since I've been alive it's been either horrible or gut wrenching. As hard as it is to deal with the let downs, I don't know about anyone else, but it's not hard to remain a fan. I'll love them through thick and thin. And in down times I can actually afford tickets and get decent seats. So that always helps.

[TheoShmeo]

I've been a NY RAngers fan my entire life. Besides one season since I've been alive it's been either horrible or gut wrenching. As hard as it is to deal with the let downs, I don't know about anyone else, but it's not hard to remain a fan. I'll love them through thick and thin. And in down times I can actually afford tickets and get decent seats. So that always helps.

The NY Rangers aren't in a position like the Pirates and Royals where it reasonably appears that they will be very bad for a very long time. The Rangers just missed the playoffs last year. In my view, the position of a crappy small market baseball team is unlike any other situation in sports. Even Clippers fans know that the other teams can't outspend theirs by that much and that if their management was smarter and puts together a few good moves, things could theoretically change. I think it's a lot harder for Pirates fans to think that way.

But my point wasn't so much giving up on them. I loved the Pats when they were horrendous and never considered switching teams. The very thought is inconceivable. It was more about shelling out dollars to see a team that seemed out of it for years with no end in sight. I mentioned watching games but that's also tied to the fact that baseball teams play 6 or 7 times a week. Watching game after game with little hope has got to be rough.

[Hitman23]

I understand what you're saying but when 16 teams make the playoffs and yours doesn't, it's pretty much cuz you really do suck.