Agent Cooper wrote:Badmike - I see what you mean, but I think you under estimate Yankee fandom. I think the fan base it pretty loyal. This was tested in the recent past during the 80s and early 90s, when they Yanks couldn't put a winning season together for a pretty long stretch. I don't think attendance suffered too much then. I don't remember there being a fire sale for season tickets or anything. .
Agent Cooper wrote:Killjoy - The Mets are my wife's team. They're in great shape this season. I think they're going to do well again this year.
killjoy32 wrote:its about time they peaked anyway.....will shush them yankee fans up some Al
benjoshua wrote:How long before he passes Cougie?
benjoshua wrote:Congratulation to Badmike who now has over 8000 feedback! eBay listingsHow long before he passes Cougie?
jasonw1239 wrote:He already exceeds the Coog in everything that is important to a customer.
benjoshua wrote:Now Cubs fans. They are loyal AND unrewarded. And whatever they are, they are no longer lovable. Whoever came up with that one is ignorant of reality. Just ask Steve Bartman. He needed police protection to save him from a lynching. There's no love there. I personally think the intensity, scrutiny and pressure is part of the problem.
Kingofpain89 wrote:It has been pretty rough being a Cub fan and I have only had to endure it since the mid-eighties. I can't imagine the pain and suffering some of the old-timers have had to deal with. 1984, '89, and 2007 were disappointing seasons but nothing for me tops 2003 as the most painful Cub fan experience ever. To fall so far so fast after being so close against the Marlins was sheer torture. Mark my words...this is the year the Cubbies finally break the curse. One hundred years since the last World Series win. I don't think God would make us wait another year.
Plaag wrote:Brewers shall ensure that curse stays intact ShaneG.
Kingofpain89 wrote: Pirates will all be rebuilding this year (arent the Pirates rebuilding every year though?)
bclarkie wrote:No, we never rebuild. We just f**king suck, all the time. We will continue to suck all time as long as we have this sh*t box owner who is more interested in lining his own pockets at the expense of the franchise and the fans and get someone in here new. The Nuttings, heh, they should change their name to the f**king Nothings.
bclarkie wrote:No, we never rebuild. We just f**king suck, all the time. We will continue to suck all time as long as we have this sh*t box owner who is more interested in lining his own pockets at the expense of the franchise and the fans and get someone in here new. The Nuttings, heh, they should change their name to the f**king Nothings.Yes this is what 15 straight losing seasons does to a fan, although to be honest my anger isn't actually pretty well placed and I am far from the only one here who feels this exact same way. The Pirates over the last 15 years have been a laughingstock and the worst franchise any of the four major sports. I am not even sure that there is a close second.
Badmike wrote: Mark Cuban.
bclarkie wrote:Believe me, people around here are and have been begging for Cuban to come save this team. He is a Pittsburgh guy born and bred(as a matter of fact he grew up about 5 minutes from my house and went to Mt Lebanon HS which sits right next my school district) and people around here been clamouring for him to come home. Granted he is kind of an asshat sometimes, but he wants to win, will spend to do it and thats what everyone around here is hoping he would do here.Its pretty sad, we used to have sme great teams both in the early 90's and in the 70's, but it seems this franchise can't get out its own way now. Between the gree of ownership and the completely mismanagement by the Front Office its become a joke. We get the best of both worlds here in the Burgh, we have one the best ownerships in all of sports with the Rooneys and the Steelers and as noted above likley the worst of all with the Nothings and the Pirates. .