Our beloved NYY are out...so, as attention turns to other teams, who will you root for?
National League
- Looks like the Mets will win.
- Cards or Padres. Game 4 with Carp on the hill would seem to favor the Cards
AL
- Tigers..since they did beat NYY and handily
- A's...Beane and the moneyball machine roll on.
I think most can figure whom I will be wathcing for and pulling for.
Vin Scully on Stan Musial (aka Baseball's Perfect Knight):
"The guy was so good, he'd take your breath away"
Baseball season is over. Lets go Jets, Rangers and Notre Dame.
Jesus Montero since June 1 (286 at-bats):
.325/.386/.605/.991
July 1 (182 at-bats):
.348/.417/.658/1.075
Yup, I'm done. On to the hot stove league!Originally Posted by dabomb2045
come on, man...
you still ove baseball...yes, there is a pain after the Yanks lost, but a lot of exciting ball is still to be played.
Albert Pujols...he alone is worth watching.
Vin Scully on Stan Musial (aka Baseball's Perfect Knight):
"The guy was so good, he'd take your breath away"
What Playoffs? Baseball is done for 2006 as far as I know.
Gone Fishing early.
Where Have You Gone, Bernie Williams? Where Have You Gone?
I enjoy watching baseball and will root for Oakland. If the Cards showed up in 2004, I'd root for them (I'd also root for the Dodgers, but it looks like they're done).
UM... waiting for football
#21 - We will never forget you.
Let's Go Yankees!
I heart young pitchers
Tigers all the way.
I cant believe this...
Baseball is still a beautiful game, regardless if the Yanks are there. Sure, we all wanted to see them win, but alas, it wasnt meant to be.
Doesnt mean I wont continue watching baseball.
Vin Scully on Stan Musial (aka Baseball's Perfect Knight):
"The guy was so good, he'd take your breath away"
Exactly. Same teams for me, as well.
Someone is playing baseball?? The season ended a few days ago man, wake up..
Hey we're baseball fans here (the Jets? they still play football???)
Gotta go with the Tigers - good team, they're not the Mets and they're not from California!
No one. I'm done with baseball until April 2007 now that my beloved Yankees are out.
Merry f'ing Christmas
I don't really enjoy watching non-yankee games, or games in any sport where I'm not rooting for one team
""Snoop Dogg," he said. "Good songs."" Chien-Ming Wang
Muahaha...I can now root for my favorite moneyball team: The A'S! Go A'S!
I actually want to Mets to win...but other than the game playing now. I doubt I will watch anymore baseball games the calendar year.
"Owning the Yankees," Steinbrenner once said, "is like owning the Mona Lisa."
Baseball season is over.
Go Cornhuskers.
Go Cashman is the offseason.
Here's a tip of the hat and a fond goodbye to:
Sheffield
Mussina
Arod
Farnsworth
Wright
RJ
Let's load up on draft picks and young prospects. We'd still be good enough to get to the playoffs and still play better then this laughable collection of old, aging allstars.
I'm pulling for the A's. Since, "The Monkey" is of not winning a PS series is off their backs, I say with the A's deep pitching staff and solid defense will carry them over the Tigers.
"Don't Give Up...Don't Ever Give Up." - Jimmy Valvano
One must know pain to be a hero.
I want all teams to play horribly. If someone has to win, let that one team manage to have a sloppy and ungratifying World Series win, and then later have it come out that all teams except the Yankees were cheating their butts off
That would satisfy me greatly.
Watching baseball, maybe.
But actually rooting for another team that is not the Yankees.... Nah...... Celebrating another team's victories when the Yanks are at home? I can't. I just can't.
Where Have You Gone, Bernie Williams? Where Have You Gone?
I'll be rooting against the Mets...but not watching, call me when its over...
Palmer killed Billy Mays
I'm shocked that so many people here wont watch now that their team is out of it.
I dunno...I'm a baseball fan...I love watching. I will still watch now the Yanks are out of it...and will continue to watch when (and if) my beloved Birds on the Bat are out
Vin Scully on Stan Musial (aka Baseball's Perfect Knight):
"The guy was so good, he'd take your breath away"
I'd be nice to see Billy Beane finally give his critics the finger. It'd also rule to see The Big Hurt give Chicago the finger.
I'm with that Fat Bastard Lasorda - "Stop Whining. To the TV!"
I'll be rooting hard against the A's. Their fans are punks (lived in the Bay Area for 13 years and was an A's season ticket holder - so I could go to the Yankee games)
Doesn't matter who wins in the NL, but I hate the Dodgers the most (1981) so I'll be rooting against them.
Tigers are going all the way this year, and that's fine by me. I hate losing to the team that gets beat in the next round. Rogers and Bonderman did something special the last couple of days. If it were any other team but the Yanks they'd receive praise around these parts. We sucked, we lost, may the best team win - the Tigers.
What did you think about during your time on the DL? Winning. - Mo, 9/20/06
IT'S THE PITCHING, STUPID!
Ditto........damn, it's a long time til March
I'm sorry, but I have no problem pulling for Los Mets this year. I don't think they have the pitching to stop either the A's or the Tigers (who have outstanding pitching).
But darnit - they're a fun, loose team with a nice blend of young and old. And it doesn't hurt that my man Willie Randolph is at the helm.
I hope they at least get to the WS, if not win it.
Baseball is supposed to be FUN!!!
Amen.
...except change that to Bills, Sabres, and Ohio State.
Too painful to watch playoff games knowing my team choked and is out.
Jesus Montero since June 1 (286 at-bats):
.325/.386/.605/.991
July 1 (182 at-bats):
.348/.417/.658/1.075
I agree. For the most part, I'm done with baseball this season and will not go out of my way to see a game unless it's a seventh game. However, seeing the Tigers CARRY Leyland off the field demonstrated to me that the Tigers are in an emotional place that the Yankees weren't. Good for those hungry guys and I hope they take it all.
Dang, I'm surprised so many people aren't even going to bother watching. There are still exciting games to be played, even if they don't involve our Yankees.
I don't know if I'll "root" for any team. If I'm a betting man, I'd say the Tigers are going all the way... they look like the 2005 White Sox reincarnated... great pitching, homeruns that just seems to kill the other team's spirit, all the right plays at the right time... I don't think the A's will be able to stop them.
"Every season brings this possibility. Every season features the promise of transcendence." - SJ Gould
The season is over for me but anyone but the Mets!
I find baseball to be the most boring of all the major sports to watch. I am a Yankee fan and watch with great interest all of their games but I cannot watch any game they are not playing in. So, for me, the baseball season ended today.
I'll probably be rooting for the Mets. I feel that they have momentum on their side and don't see them going down anytime soon Thats my opinion.
Same here, I can't watch another game. I can not listen to sports radio. With all the gloating Met fans out there it would be too painful.
Whoever is playing the Mets.
A's to beat the Tigers.
Cards to win it all.
Playoffs? What playoffs?
Screw the Tigers, I've had enough of them. I sincerely hope the A's kick their ass.
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I really don't care - if there's one thing about this year's playoff pool there's not a team I truly dislike so eliminating them is hard going that route.
Forced to make a pick, the Dodgers would be my first choice (wife's favorite team).
After that - I'll watch, but I'll have no emotion about it - much like Jon Miller when the Yankees turn a double play.
I'll just enjoy the game.
If they ask who was our star, give them 25 names, and if you forget our names, just tell them we were Yankees.
I love baseball. I said to a few other people after game 1 or 2 that I was going to root for the Oakland Athletics if the Yankees lost. I would very much enjoy seeing Billy Beane the computer with his numbers and stats and ignorance of heart/gristle/guts win a championship, thus destroying half of the baseball writers' corps.
There's no way I want to see the Mets win because their fans will be loudmouthed and act like they own the town. As far as I'm concerned, the National League abandoned New York a long time ago, and there's no pride in supporting the crap that replaced the Dodgers and Giants.
The Cardinals are a terribly uninteresting team, even with Pujols. I would also hate to see Weaver enjoy any amount of success.
I really don't have a problem with the Tigers, but I'd rather not seem them win after beating the Yankees.
Should the Padres win, I like them for the NL. Chris Young, Dave Roberts and Mike Cameron all helped me come in first place in my fantasy league. I don't think they'll win because Bochy is an idiot and he started Young in game three. Had he started Young in game 1 like I had been yelling (he didn't hear me), he would now have Young for tomorrow and Wells for game 5.
If the Dodgers pull off a miracle...they're alright. I don't really like them, though.
Anyway, rooting for the A's.
I wanna be a New York RANGER, I wanna live a life of DANGER
What World Series matchup would have the lowest ratings? Has to be Oakland vs San Diego. A short series should be a ratings loser for FOX and Selig.
Maradona good.
Pele better.
George Best.
I don't know how a true Yankee fan can root for the Mets.
Out of rage and dissapointment, I have the same hope as you.
Where Have You Gone, Bernie Williams? Where Have You Gone?
I'll be rooting for the NY Rangers and NY Jets
My inner child needs a spanking
For Ever TRUE BLUE
Not the Mets. That's for sure.
As a P.S., what is with all these Yankees/Jets fans? Giants, people.
I wanna be a New York RANGER, I wanna live a life of DANGER
Rooting for the Jets this yeas has been fun so far. At least I dont root for another underachieving team
Jesus Montero since June 1 (286 at-bats):
.325/.386/.605/.991
July 1 (182 at-bats):
.348/.417/.658/1.075
Like I said I feel that momentum is on their side. It's not like I'm a fan of theirs, whatsoever.
Didn't they just go all the way? I thought I saw Leyland getting carried off on their shoulders.
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I don't know how a true new Yorker can root against a home team.
Jackson Heights, Turtle Bay, Yorkville; this homey will be rooting for Brooklyn native Willie Randolph all the way!
Screw the rivalry...
Let's Go Mets!!
I could give a rat's ass...I am still in shock.
I heard this today...Did Coltrane actually exist? This is like being blind for 50 years, regaining sight, and then peering directly at the sun.
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