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Capt Nico Poo said:
I have thought about it if the Devils were to relocate, who would I root for. I think I'd just become a generic NHL fan that picks a couple of interesting teams per season to lightly follow.
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Maybe the team with the most countrymen on it? Are the Finnish players being followed back at home once they come over here?
 
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Capt Nico Poo said:
I have thought about it if the Devils were to relocate, who would I root for. I think I'd just become a generic NHL fan that picks a couple of interesting teams per season to lightly follow.
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Unfortunately I've gone through this exercise a couple times with the NFL. I grew up in an LA suburb and the Rams/Raiders both left after the 1994 season. I ended up being indifferent about football until 2002 after I settled in San Diego. Chargers then left for LA and I haven't quite had the same level of interest. Back in the day I could name the entire 53 man roster and devote way too much time into reading about the draft. Probably didn't help that they moved the draft into prime time and have it conflict with the NHL playoffs.

I always get asked about how hockey became my favorite sport. Along with the Rams/Raiders leaving, I always point to the the 1994 MLB strike. And then the Lakers were in that awkward post-Magic pre-Shaq/Kobe period. I looked up their 1993-94 roster yesterday and I had forgotten about Reggie Jordan:

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I suddenly wanted to get that jersey if only to anger people who assumed it's an MJ jersey.
 
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My3Sons said:
Maybe the team with the most countrymen on it? Are the Finnish players being followed back at home once they come over here?
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Yeah, this is what most do.

Hence a lot of Finns have been recently fans of successful juggernauts such as Columbus, Minnesota and Carolina.

Florida looked pretty sad for a long time till last year. Dallas also went to the finals, quite a popular team.
 
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Capt Nico Poo said:
Yeah, this is what most do.

Hence a lot of Finns have been recently fans of successful juggernauts such as Columbus, Minnesota and Carolina.

Florida looked pretty sad for a long time till last year. Dallas also went to the finals, quite a popular team.
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Hintz and Heiskanen are great players.
 
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My cousin got drafted by the independent Staten Island Ferry Hawks. Now I finally have no excuse to not go over to their ballpark for a game.

If his parents weren’t such psychos, I think he’d be in the majors by now, but that’s a story for another time….
 
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What level of bad is Stroman? Is there a comparable in the history of NJ?

I was today at Yankee stadium. Jesus christ what an experience. Stroman got pulled with 2 outs in the game lol
 
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Capt Nico Poo said:
What level of bad is Stroman? Is there a comparable in the history of NJ?

I was today at Yankee stadium. Jesus christ what an experience. Stroman got pulled with 2 outs in the game lol
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He's on the IL now. I figured he was on borrowed time when I heard he had the lowest-speed fastball in the majors last season. That won't cut it in the era of fast heat, nasty curves, and mutilated arms.

My Jewish group got a deal for tickets to the Yankees/Blue Jays game on the 27th. $5 per person? I'm not passing that up. We'll even take the kids. They're not great but neither is the entire AL so far, and Judge is must-watch every time he comes up. Last time we went, we had gotten our foster baby the month prior, and it was that game against the Red Sox where he hit a go-ahead grand slam. She slept through the whole commotion, although she had baby headphones to cancel out a lot of it.
 
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Lindor still doing Lindor things. This Mets team is looking to be loveable this year too. Rare to put consecutive good seasons together in Flushing Queens. God bless Steve Cohen and David Stearns! Citi field looked awsome from just watching the highlights and from last night.
 
Louskoolaid89 said:
Lindor still doing Lindor things. This Mets team is looking to be loveable this year too. Rare to put consecutive good seasons together in Flushing Queens. God bless Steve Cohen and David Stearns! Citi field looked awsome from just watching the highlights and from last night.
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Pitching has been carrying them, along with Pete for the most part. Only one player with an OPS above .800. Not going to cut it at all.

I'm worried about the bottom half of the lineup.
 
So far the Yankees rotation is Max Fried (who has done phenomenally well) and four different kinds of shit from a dog's ass. Fernando Cruz is this season's designated Matt Blake reclamation project but the entire bullpen doesn't seem as good this year as it has in other years. That especially goes for Mark Leiter Jr., who constantly f***s around and finds out every time he gets put out there.

I had zero expectations for Goldschmidt because he's old and it looked like last year was the start of a career ending decline, but I gotta say, he's a great fit. And Aaron Judge is having another Bonds-like year, this time without the April swoon. You really have to appreciate him if you're a Yankees fan because his stats compare to Ruth, Gehrig, and Mantle. He's a living legend and we have to cherish every single time he comes up to bat.
 
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So far the Yankees rotation is Max Fried (who has done phenomenally well) and four different kinds of shit from a dog's ass. Fernando Cruz is this season's designated Matt Blake reclamation project but the entire bullpen doesn't seem as good this year as it has in other years. That especially goes for Mark Leiter Jr., who constantly f***s around and finds out every time he gets put out there.

I had zero expectations for Goldschmidt because he's old and it looked like last year was the start of a career ending decline, but I gotta say, he's a great fit. And Aaron Judge is having another Bonds-like year, this time without the April swoon. You really have to appreciate him if you're a Yankees fan because his stats compare to Ruth, Gehrig, and Mantle. He's a living legend and we have to cherish every single time he comes up to bat.
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They have relied way too much on the bullpen for my liking.
 
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Saw the video of this, was crazy, he like jumped up out of his seat and went flying over looking like a rag doll. Hope he pulls through but it looked really bad...

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Fan critical after falling from 21-foot wall at PNC

A fan was removed from the field on a cart after falling from the 21-foot Clemente Wall in right field at PNC Park during Wednesday night's Cubs-Pirates game.
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