RedSox R.I.P.
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Just because the Rays isn't an original team, they don't deserve to be in the World Series? That's just ridiculous.
I'll admit I wont watch the World Series, but that's because I don't watch baseball that my team isn't playing in, not because the Rays is a newer team.
I think more people will watch it because it's the Rays, they want to watch this Cinderella story come true, even though I think the Phillies will win. People get bored of the same team every year.
I didn't say they didn't deserve it, I simply don't have an attachment to them. Therefore, I won't be watching. I don't care if they win or not.
Like ALOT of sports fans, I root for:
My favorite team
OR
A team from my childhood that did well.
Example: how many of you 35+ yr olds are fans of the: 49ers,Cowboys,Steelers,OILERS,.......
It meant nothing to me when the raven and panthers were in the superbowl.
Sorry, that's just how it is.....
Like ALOT of sports fans, I root for:
My favorite team
OR
A team from my childhood that did well.
Example: how many of you 35+ yr olds are fans of the: 49ers,Cowboys,Steelers,OILERS,.......
It meant nothing to me when the raven and panthers were in the superbowl.
Sorry, that's just how it is.....
Exactly right, cybok :up,
IMO, that's what makes this series so intriguing.
On one side you have the 10 year old Rays, who before this year, have never had a winning season.
On the other side you have the 125 years old Phillies, with only 1 World Series victory.
This is the prototypical "somethings got to give series". That's what makes it very compelling, IMO.
OK, I agree with you that I don't watch it because my team isn't in it. It just seemed to me that you were saying that they didn't deserve it because they are a expansion team.
No. I hope we haven't gotten to the point in sports where the networks get to decide who plays in the championships....said the person who is obviously NOT a Fox executive!
Sandra
After reading some of the posts, it's safe to say that Sandy is a much more respectful and better-posting Yankees fan since scobuck. Compare how she lauded Boston for their heart and effort to the 'RIP' idea. Talk about night and day.
I think this will be a great series. Two teams that play fundamentally sound baseball. On one side you have the Phillies and their grand total of 1 WS championship, not to mention they are the all time loss record holder. On the flipside you have the young upstarts from St. Petersburg, (where the fans didn't even care until they got to the ALCS.) This team is so young that their mom's still pack them game snacks. Now that I think about it, I'd be worried if I were the Yankee's and Red Sox, these guys will be good for quite a while.
Phillies have the defense and the bullpen, so I give them the edge in 7 games. That's what the brain says. My heart though, being no fan of anything Philadelphia, would like the young upstarts to win. So I'm rooting for Tampa Bay. No matter the outcome , it will be a good series, so sit back, open a bottle of the beverage of choice, and enjoy!
Phillies have the defense and the bullpen, so I give them the edge in 7 games. That's what the brain says. My heart though, being no fan of anything Philadelphia, would like the young upstarts to win. So I'm rooting for Tampa Bay. No matter the outcome , it will be a good series, so sit back, open a bottle of the beverage of choice, and enjoy!
I guess you told me.
I will ask again, keep the comments about the posts, and not about the people posting. There is no rule here that says you have to make a post in any thread that is not of interest to you.
Well, I am for one glad that the Bosox are playing video games during the WS this year. So, Boston RSX can RIP along with the Angels and others that did not make it.
I do not know what the big deal was about having a RIP thread directed to the BOSTON Red Sox. Did they fight hard? Yes. Did they do everything they could? Yes. But there is another team that did it better and therefore today they are RIP. Those are facts. Just like the fact that the YANKEES could not even accomplished getting to the playoffs or the METS choked again for the 2nd year. I am a fan of both and I know that they both will be back next year trying to put a wining team on the field.
Now the rays have proven something about New Stadiums vs putting a wining team on the field. People will come to see a competitive team. People will not show up to see a new stadium. This is what teams should concentrate on. Getting a team like TB. This team could easily sweep the phils and win it all and next year come back with a stronger team. This is not in any way the Marlins who won championship and then dismantled the teams the year after. This team just sent a message to the AL (especially Boston and NY). They will be good next year as well. So Boston and NY RIP.
I do not know what the big deal was about having a RIP thread directed to the BOSTON Red Sox. Did they fight hard? Yes. Did they do everything they could? Yes. But there is another team that did it better and therefore today they are RIP. Those are facts. Just like the fact that the YANKEES could not even accomplished getting to the playoffs or the METS choked again for the 2nd year. I am a fan of both and I know that they both will be back next year trying to put a wining team on the field.
Now the rays have proven something about New Stadiums vs putting a wining team on the field. People will come to see a competitive team. People will not show up to see a new stadium. This is what teams should concentrate on. Getting a team like TB. This team could easily sweep the phils and win it all and next year come back with a stronger team. This is not in any way the Marlins who won championship and then dismantled the teams the year after. This team just sent a message to the AL (especially Boston and NY). They will be good next year as well. So Boston and NY RIP.
There really is no big deal. Just some thin skinned fans IMHO. There is way MORE negative stuff said around here about the Yankees than all the other teams COMBINED. And that is a FACT.
I don't recall a single one of those threads being moderated.
