OT: 2023 MLB Thread

[sbjnyc]

Every Yankees fan has been saying pay him what he wants and then some.

Did you look at the comment right before mine? That's the more common take IMO. "It's a privilege to wear the pinstripes."

 

[Machinehead]

Did you look at the comment right before mine? That's the more common take IMO. "It's a privilege to wear the pinstripes."

That was completely ironic.

The Yankees are such a joke that people are making fun of them by repeating what they believe in earnest.

 

[ThirdEye]

Would be nice to see the Yankees reconsider their stupid hair policy. Not going to fix what ails them but at minimum would make the product less stale and corporate

 

[Irishguy42]

I would normally agree, but I’m in a bracket pool and I’d win if the Astros win in 7, and it comes down to a tiebreaker if the Astros win in any other number or games.

Even as a Mets fan, I have nothing against this current Phillies team. But first place in my pool gets like $300 so f*** ‘em.

Understandable. Blue/Orange teams gotta stay together, I get it.

 

[RangerBlues]

Mccullers has had nothing all night. Its just batting practice now.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

I don't even care about baseball but please God Astros get your shit together. Any Philly title win is a sports tragedy.

 

[Machinehead]

I don't even care about baseball but please God Astros get your shit together. Any Philly title win is a sports tragedy.

If you did care about baseball even a little bit you would be going the other way.

The Astros are pure evil. They make the Patriots look popular.

Boston is rooting for the Phillies. Boston looks at the Yankees-Astros rivalry and goes "man, f*** the Astros."

 

[SnowblindNYR]

If you did care about baseball even a little bit you would be going the other way.

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The Astros are pure evil. They make the Patriots look popular.

Boston is rooting for the Phillies. Boston looks at the Yankees-Astros rivalry and goes "man, f*** the Astros."

As a Giants fan I can't root for those fans. I even lived in Philly, the people were fine, but doesn't take away from how big of douchebags they are as fans.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

If you did care about baseball even a little bit you would be going the other way.

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The Astros are pure evil. They make the Patriots look popular.

Boston is rooting for the Phillies. Boston looks at the Yankees-Astros rivalry and goes "man, f*** the Astros."

And if you ever lived in Philly you'd realize how ridiculous you sound right now.

I lived in Philly, FYI.

As a Giants fan I can't root for those fans. I even lived in Philly, the people were fine, but doesn't take away from how big of douchebags they are as fans.

Not only douchebags as fans, but openly attacking anyone wearing opposing gear in the middle of like West Philly. It was surreal.

F**k Philly, here. Don't give a shit if the Astros literally are paying the umps to throw the series for them.

The only thing the above map shows me is that most of the nation hasn't been to Philly and actually seen the vile nature of their collective fanbases (though no one really gave a f*** about the Sixers).

 

[Machinehead]

And if you ever lived in Philly you'd realize how ridiculous you sound right now.

I lived in Philly, FYI.



Not only douchebags as fans, but openly attacking anyone wearing opposing gear in the middle of like West Philly. It was surreal.

F**k Philly, here. Don't give a shit if the Astros literally are paying the umps to throw the series for them.

The only thing the above map shows me is that most of the nation hasn't been to Philly and actually seen the vile nature of their collective fanbases (though no one really gave a f*** about the Sixers).

I just think you haven't dealt with the Astros being a fan of an NL team and we could argue the semantics of it all day.

All I'm gonna say is that before game 4, David Ortiz was on Facetime hyping up the Yankees. Century-old rivals unite against the Astros.

Every Rays fan I know also hates the Astros more than the Yankees. I would watch the Red Sox win five World Series before I watch the Astros win a game.

Most fanbases in the AL and anybody who's played against them in the playoffs thinks they're the worst thing to ever exist. Dodgers fans hate the Astros; they played each other once.

Get back to me on this after the Mets beat them in the 2023 World Series since they're apparently touring the whole division.

 

[Machinehead]

As I've gotten older, I've learned to leave things on the field/ice. I might talk shit but I take it less personally.

There's only 41 guys left in sports that I personally dislike. Tom Wilson and every single guy who has the audacity to be on the Houston Astros' roster.

 

[Kane One]

@Machinehead everything you’re describing is how Mets fans felt about the Phillies, long before AL teams all hated the Astros, and long before the Astros were even in the AL to begin with.

Come back when the the RF second deck is named Alvarez Corner, or when there’s any player on the Astros that Yankees fans hate even a tenth as much as Chase Utley.

The Phillies have been in the same division as the Mets for decades and are located 100 miles away. Lmfao come on, we should be rooting for the Phillies? Gtfo (no offense) of here.

I couldn’t care less how trash (pun intended) Astros fans are. The Phillies absolutely can f***ing not win the WS.

 

[Machinehead]

@Machinehead everything you’re describing is how Mets fans felt about the Phillies, long before AL teams all hated the Astros, and long before the Astros were even in the AL to begin with.

Come back when the the RF second deck is named Alvarez Corner, or when there’s any player on the Astros that Yankees fans hate even a tenth as much as Chase Utley.

You underestimate the real-life unironic misery I wish on Verlander and Altuve and I better just leave at that.

That's not Machinehead talking to you, that's John talking to you.

 

[Kane One]

You underestimate the real-life unironic misery I wish on Verlander and Altuve and I better just leave at that.

That's not Machinehead talking to you, that's John talking to you.

You should be grateful you never had such a POS like Chase Utley on the Astros.

He’d make fun of the Mets at every opportunity, and f***ed the Mets up on the regular, then when he goes to the Dodgers, breaks Ruben Tejada’s leg on a dirty slide into second.

And the Phillies always f***ing sucked, and then when that 08 WS happens, they all magically showed up and mocked the Mets at every opportunity. At least the Astros are a POS to everyone equally, while the Phillies directly targeted the Mets at every chance.

 

[Kane One]

If the Phillies win the WS, before even celebrating, watch “lolmets” be trending in Philly.

 

[Machinehead]

You should be grateful you never had such a POS like Chase Utley on the Astros.

He’d make fun of the Mets at every opportunity, and f***ed the Mets up on the regular, then when he goes to the Dodgers, breaks Ruben Tejada’s leg on a dirty slide into second.

And the Phillies always f***ing sucked, and then when that 08 WS happens, they all magically showed up and mocked the Mets at every opportunity. At least the Astros are a POS to everyone equally, while the Phillies directly targeted the Mets at every chance.

You know what, I'm satisfied with the explanation of "no, you see, the Astros are just pieces of shit to everyone."

Yes.

 

[Kane One]

You know what, I'm satisfied with the explanation of "no, you see, the Astros are just pieces of shit to everyone."

Yes.

I’m definitely not happy with this WS. I wanted Houston stripped of their WS and that entire team suspended, but Manfred is a f***ing bitch.

But the lesser of two evils for Mets fans are definitely the Astros. The Phillies are in the same division, the biggest rival of the Mets, and easily have worse fans.

 

[I Eat Crow]

I don't know what the arguing is about here.

This WS to me is like choosing between stabbing myself in both eyes with a fork or eating 100 ghost peppers and experiencing the GI consequences thereafter.

 

[mrmovies779]

f*** the Phillies.. f*** the Astros.that settles that

 

[romba]

I don't know what the arguing is about here.

This WS to me is like choosing between stabbing myself in both eyes with a fork or eating 100 ghost peppers and experiencing the GI consequences thereafter.

Or, taking a cue from the prospects thread, having a kidney stone get lodged or breaking a vertebrae

 

[sbjnyc]

I’m definitely not happy with this WS. I wanted Houston stripped of their WS and that entire team suspended, but Manfred is a f***ing bitch.

But the lesser of two evils for Mets fans are definitely the Phillies. They are in the same division, the biggest rival of the Mets, and easily have worse fans.

I think you have this backwards!

 

[Kane One]

I think you have this backwards!

I do!

 

[Machinehead]

I’m definitely not happy with this WS. I wanted Houston stripped of their WS and that entire team suspended, but Manfred is a f***ing bitch.

But the lesser of two evils for Mets fans are definitely the Astros. The Phillies are in the same division, the biggest rival of the Mets, and easily have worse fans.

The Astros were caught cheating in this World Series like three days ago and nothing happened.

MLB will let cheating go it makes good tv and then make the performative gesture of keeping everyone and their dog out of the Hall after the fact. They set that precedent a long time ago.

 

[Machinehead]

I don't know what the arguing is about here.

This WS to me is like choosing between stabbing myself in both eyes with a fork or eating 100 ghost peppers and experiencing the GI consequences thereafter.

You know, now that you mention it, I can actually let Mets fans slide on this because the Phillies is their personal business. Business is business.

What sits less well with me is "I don't really like baseball but I'm rooting for cancer because I don't like the Eagles. Go cancer!"

Not mentioning any names!

 

[Kane One]

You know, now that you mention it, I can actually let Mets fans slide on this because the Phillies is their personal business. Business is business.

What sits less well with me is "I don't really like baseball but I'm rooting for cancer because I don't like the Eagles. Go cancer!"

Not mentioning any names!

Lmao I agree. If I weren’t a Mets fan I’d be rooting for the Phillies AINEC.