It applies to all sports and all teams, unfortunately. There will a point were fans will not play the $ that they are now, and wage deflation will happen in professional sports.
Our National Pastime: 2015 Baseball Thread
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It applies to all sports and all teams, unfortunately. There will a point were fans will not play the $ that they are now, and wage deflation will happen in professional sports.
Oh boy, another stellar performance by the B0mbers on of all nights, Bernie Williams number retirement night! Swept away by Texas and losers of 10 out of 11!!
That would be a few World Series championships, Doc. Three since 2004 and two of which reigning Gold Glove winner Pedey has been apart of.
To explain the most hated of all sports cities simply, "they hate us cause they ain't us!" Deal with it.
I think you actually meant to link to this article by Bob Ryan. http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2...onship-city/sVuTdYF6ju8KhW3NCGy3tK/story.html
Now if you'd like to talk about perennial LOSERS just look in your backyard. Between the Leafs, Raptors & The BJ's has there been a shittier sports town since 1993? It's quite literally laughable just how atrocious the cities teams are. Hahahahahaha.
The truth is prior to 1996, the NY Yankees had not won a World Series since 1978, and had not played in the fall classic since 1981. The Yankees won 10 World Series from 1947 to 1962. The NY Yankees only won 2 WS titles in the 1970s, 1977 and 1978. So are the Yankees so hated from the golden era of the late 1940's until the early 1960's?
Believe it or not, the Toronto Blue Jays have have the highest positive Run differential in the AL East at 20 and they are in last place. Proof that statistics as one self proclaimed expert sometime somewhere said was a predictor of all things. Several 1 run losses can prove costly in the Win and Loss column.
Anyhow, guess which team in the AL East has the worst Run differential ... that was not that hard. Yes, those Boston Red S-x who are trailing the Minnesota Twins, 7-2. Bos-x have a negative 37 run differential after today's loss to the Minnesota Twins, who are doing quite well in the AL Central ahead of the Detroit Tigers by a half game, and behind the Kansas City Royals only 2 games.
Guys,
Why Bother? Sports threads are for F-A-N-S! FANS have teams. Fans by definition care about their team. A lot of guys in these threads stand alone with their teams even though they haven't done well for a long time. If nothing else they MAN-UP and stick by them. Mets, Tigers, Cowboys, Lions, Bills, Red Wings, Rangers and more. Only one person has no team and constantly chases everything negative he can find or think of.
No it hasn't gone to our heads. It's being on the outside looking in that makes anyone think so. It's Boston teams winning 9 Championships and being in 4 more finals since 2001 that brings on those feelings. That was part of it when I was on the outside. But the difference between Red Sox fans and Yankees fans is the latter thinks championships are owed to them every year. You only have to look at their claim on every award and the trophy in March every year. It never ends.
As a Toronto fan I do have to bow to your expertise after 48 years of SUCKING. No wonder you have such a big hate for Boston teams when Toronto and Buffalo have been a wasteland of continual broken dreams. It's called ENVY!
Congratulations. A new rule says you can now use extra runs from one game to change the results of the previous 10 out of 11. NOT!!! :lol:
MOST HATED BASEBALL TEAM.
Cheers,
Merlot
Why Bother? Sports threads are for F-A-N-S! FANS have teams. Fans by definition care about their team. A lot of guys in these threads stand alone with their teams even though they haven't done well for a long time. If nothing else they MAN-UP and stick by them. Mets, Tigers, Cowboys, Lions, Bills, Red Wings, Rangers and more. Only one person has no team and constantly chases everything negative he can find or think of.
No it hasn't gone to our heads. It's being on the outside looking in that makes anyone think so. It's Boston teams winning 9 Championships and being in 4 more finals since 2001 that brings on those feelings. That was part of it when I was on the outside. But the difference between Red Sox fans and Yankees fans is the latter thinks championships are owed to them every year. You only have to look at their claim on every award and the trophy in March every year. It never ends.
As a Toronto fan I do have to bow to your expertise after 48 years of SUCKING. No wonder you have such a big hate for Boston teams when Toronto and Buffalo have been a wasteland of continual broken dreams. It's called ENVY!
Congratulations. A new rule says you can now use extra runs from one game to change the results of the previous 10 out of 11. NOT!!! :lol:
MOST HATED BASEBALL TEAM.
Cheers,
Merlot
Guys,
Why Bother? Sports threads are for F-A-N-S! FANS have teams. Fans by definition care about their team. A lot of guys in these threads stand alone with their teams even though they haven't done well for a long time. If nothing else they MAN-UP and stick by them. Mets, Tigers, Cowboys, Lions, Bills, Red Wings, Rangers and more. Only one person has no team and constantly chases everything negative he can find or think of.
=MOST HATED BASEBALL TEAM.
Cheers,
Merlot
Guys ... Boyzzzz ....
There's only one in here that has to answer everybody that makes a comment and really says not much.
My team here is the Yankees. I have lived in the New York Metro area for many years and I pick the Yankees. Is that okay with you Merlot? Or you going to continue to whine about it?
Am I negative about New England fans? Yeah, with good reason. But you know why.
And you want lists, Merlot?
Look who is #1:
http://www.sportingnews.com/list/46...ts-hurricanes-florida-state-duke/slide/275714
I can find more if you want, Merlot.
Except you have stated clearly several times they aren't your 1st team. You've hinted it was the Mets. But since you need some excuse...go with it.
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Merlot
Except you have stated clearly several times they aren't your 1st team. You've hinted it was the Mets. But since you need some excuse...go with it.
:wave:
Merlot
Merlot, it's none of your fucking bizness who my favorite team or not favorite team (that is the Red Sux for sure). I am a baseball fan. I have been following baseball since my first game when I was 6 or 7. So, don't ask me who my favorite team is again. It's NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.
Red Sox get their jock straps handed to them in 7-2 loss to the Twins on Memorial Day
Another loss by the worse-managed team in baseball. Am i surprised? Definitely not. Just look at the batting averages of today's lineup:
Pedroia .286
Betts .239
Ortiz .221
Ramirez .263
Sandoval .266
Napoli .211
Bogaerts .282
Nava .159
Swihart .193
There you go. No matter how much their pitching sucks, how the hell can you win with such a light-hitting team? Pedroia's best years are behind him. Betts should be in the minors. 'Big Papi' is actually 'Little Papi' and as i've said many times he should have retired last season. Ramirez had a strong start but have since slumped since injuring his shoulder. Sandoval is having an average season but for the money they're paying him, much more was expected. He's an overweight switch-hitter who can't hit from the right side, getting only two measely hits this season from that side of the plate. Mike Napoli is at the tail-end of his career and no longer should be starting. Bogaerts is having a decent season, but considering all the hoopla about him in the past, he's been a disappointment. And then there is Daniel Nava. What the hell is he doing in the bigs? What does he have on Farrell or Cherrington for him to remain on the big league roster? He sucks! And finally, the catcher they had today named Swihart. Never heard of him and he sucks, hitting only .193 for the season.
And the pitching? Let's not go there. They suck as well. Simply awful.
And the manager? I've said it over & over: John Farrell is the worse manager in major league baseball. No one comes close.
And the general manager? All he's showed us is that he loves spending money that is not his. Spending is easy, but he'll lose that privilege one of these days since none of his spending sprees have ever paid off. Is he the worse general manager in the bigs? He's up there. But time will tell.
Another loss by the worse-managed team in baseball. Am i surprised? Definitely not. Just look at the batting averages of today's lineup:
Pedroia .286
Betts .239
Ortiz .221
Ramirez .263
Sandoval .266
Napoli .211
Bogaerts .282
Nava .159
Swihart .193
There you go. No matter how much their pitching sucks, how the hell can you win with such a light-hitting team? Pedroia's best years are behind him. Betts should be in the minors. 'Big Papi' is actually 'Little Papi' and as i've said many times he should have retired last season. Ramirez had a strong start but have since slumped since injuring his shoulder. Sandoval is having an average season but for the money they're paying him, much more was expected. He's an overweight switch-hitter who can't hit from the right side, getting only two measely hits this season from that side of the plate. Mike Napoli is at the tail-end of his career and no longer should be starting. Bogaerts is having a decent season, but considering all the hoopla about him in the past, he's been a disappointment. And then there is Daniel Nava. What the hell is he doing in the bigs? What does he have on Farrell or Cherrington for him to remain on the big league roster? He sucks! And finally, the catcher they had today named Swihart. Never heard of him and he sucks, hitting only .193 for the season.
And the pitching? Let's not go there. They suck as well. Simply awful.
And the manager? I've said it over & over: John Farrell is the worse manager in major league baseball. No one comes close.
And the general manager? All he's showed us is that he loves spending money that is not his. Spending is easy, but he'll lose that privilege one of these days since none of his spending sprees have ever paid off. Is he the worse general manager in the bigs? He's up there. But time will tell.
Guys,
Then why did you answer my previous post. Temper temper...you're contradicting yourself.
Yup, their hitting has been bad overall, and worse with men on base as I noted honestly just yesterday. Their pitching was awful in April with tremendous improvement in May. So it still begs the real question. If the Red Sox suck so much why are the statistically better BJs in last place??? Must be something called that Old Toronto Magic. :lol:
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Merlot
Then why did you answer my previous post. Temper temper...you're contradicting yourself.
Yup, their hitting has been bad overall, and worse with men on base as I noted honestly just yesterday. Their pitching was awful in April with tremendous improvement in May. So it still begs the real question. If the Red Sox suck so much why are the statistically better BJs in last place??? Must be something called that Old Toronto Magic.
:lol: :thumb:
Merlot
Yup, their hitting has been bad overall, and worse with men on base as I noted honestly just yesterday. Their pitching was awful in April with tremendous improvement in May. So it still begs the real question. If the Red Sox suck so much why are the statistically better BJs in last place??? Must be something called that Old Toronto Magic.
:thumb:
Merlot
Well, how far back are the Blue Jays from your beloved Red Sox? Try 1 game after tonight, as the Blue Jays are up 5-0 over the Chicago White Sox.
I looked up the definition of the Red Sox Fans and this definition best fit according to readers:
DD, you've hit the nail on the head!
Heck, even the Boston Globe's Bob Ryan agrees that Red Sox fans have become the most hateable fans in MLB!!!
By the way, i'd like to point out that the Jays' pitching staff has settled down over the past 6-7 games, Drew Hutchison pitched a complete game shutout tonight, and Jose Reyes is back in the lineup after a considerable absence. They should have swept the Angels, the losses against the Mariners were deserved, and i expect them to seep the White Sox.
As for the Red Sox.....AWFUL, AWFUL, AWFUL!!!
Plus the fact they have the worse manager in baseball!!! SIMPLY AWFUL!!!!
Let me make a bold prediction: DAVID ORTIZ WISHES EVERY DAY HE'D BE BACK ON PED'S. He simply isn't the same player when not on the juice!
Heck, even the Boston Globe's Bob Ryan agrees that Red Sox fans have become the most hateable fans in MLB!!!
By the way, i'd like to point out that the Jays' pitching staff has settled down over the past 6-7 games, Drew Hutchison pitched a complete game shutout tonight, and Jose Reyes is back in the lineup after a considerable absence. They should have swept the Angels, the losses against the Mariners were deserved, and i expect them to seep the White Sox.
As for the Red Sox.....AWFUL, AWFUL, AWFUL!!!
Plus the fact they have the worse manager in baseball!!! SIMPLY AWFUL!!!!
Let me make a bold prediction: DAVID ORTIZ WISHES EVERY DAY HE'D BE BACK ON PED'S. He simply isn't the same player when not on the juice!
DD41 knows his baseball, that is for sure.
Ya know BOYZZZ,
Doc really is right about John Farrell, he is horrible! Doc even admitted this when he was with his beloved Jays and nothing has changed, Doc tells it the way it is in regards to Farrell.
As far as Dave ortiz, he has never admitted to using PED's so he must be innocent (enter sarcastic smiley here) Then again he does have roid rage every 15-20 games so methinks he may just be starting back on them. If his power production starts to go up, we will have our answer, otherwise methinks the old man is all but finished if he can't cheat anymore, unlike AROD who is tearing the cover off the ball and is well on his way to comeback player of the year. Good thing Selig is gone so he can't screw AROD out of the award.
Speaking of Selig, good riddance. Now that there is a new Commish, I am hearing Pete Rose will be involved with the All Star game in Cincinnati this July. Hopefully this is a huge step towards Cooperstown for the All Time Great!
Ya know BOYZZZ,
Doc really is right about John Farrell, he is horrible! Doc even admitted this when he was with his beloved Jays and nothing has changed, Doc tells it the way it is in regards to Farrell.
As far as Dave ortiz, he has never admitted to using PED's so he must be innocent (enter sarcastic smiley here) Then again he does have roid rage every 15-20 games so methinks he may just be starting back on them. If his power production starts to go up, we will have our answer, otherwise methinks the old man is all but finished if he can't cheat anymore, unlike AROD who is tearing the cover off the ball and is well on his way to comeback player of the year. Good thing Selig is gone so he can't screw AROD out of the award.
Speaking of Selig, good riddance. Now that there is a new Commish, I am hearing Pete Rose will be involved with the All Star game in Cincinnati this July. Hopefully this is a huge step towards Cooperstown for the All Time Great!
Look who's having a meltdown!!!!! Get out and get laid DD, it's not healthy to convey so much hatred. Lol.
Losing record at home.
Losing record overall.
Second worst ERA in the AL.
Third worst batting in the AL.
Second last place in the division.
What were the so called experts thinking.
Correction- Now officially the worst team ERA in the AL.
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