EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted September 13, 2003 Fuck Jeff Loria. I say that not as a Phillies fan, but as a baseball fan. Loria's sale of the Expos was a bigger discrace upon baseball than the Chicago Black Sox. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mik 0 Report post Posted September 13, 2003 Oh, I agree totally. But he's the owner of my team now and therefore I'm down with him. As far as I'm concerned he's better than John Henry and Wayne Huizenga combined. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted September 24, 2003 I got a feeling they'll fizzle out... *chomp, chomp* Anybody got some BBQ sauce to add flavor to my words? *chomp, chomp...* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted September 24, 2003 There's five games left. Give it time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mik 0 Report post Posted September 26, 2003 Maybe i wasn't so crazy after all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted September 26, 2003 *Looks over thread* Surprisingly no incriminating comments from this side. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
treble 0 Report post Posted September 26, 2003 This is the worst thing ever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted September 26, 2003 No, the worst thing ever is if they proceed to win the National League. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
treble 0 Report post Posted September 26, 2003 I don't even want to THINK about that happening. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted September 26, 2003 I say let them win the whole thing. Then all owners will adopt the Marlins winning strategy... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted September 27, 2003 What is that? Buy Good Players for a year build up support and then dismantle the team? GREAT winning strategy. If Florida wins, MLB will further sink down the toilet. Sorry. It's true. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted September 27, 2003 What is that? Buy Good Players for a year build up support and then dismantle the team? GREAT winning strategy. If Florida wins, MLB will further sink down the toilet. Sorry. It's true. No, that strategy for their last World Series bid. This strategy would be to slash payroll, trade anyone that might earn a buck or two on the free market. The Reds organization, a team you're familiar with, is trying this approach already... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the max 0 Report post Posted September 27, 2003 What is that? Buy Good Players for a year build up support and then dismantle the team? GREAT winning strategy. If Florida wins, MLB will further sink down the toilet. Sorry. It's true. You're about six years late. Get young, talented players via draft and trades and let them mature at the major league level. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted September 27, 2003 I'm still not convinced things have changed in Florida... But MLB can't afford to have Florida in the World Series for 3 reasons... 1. Lack of Starpower...Willis isn't there yet and The team has that Anaheim feel to it "Spunky Young Careless kids with a sprinkle of old "cast off" vets...Ratings weren't so great last year and Florida isn't a great market either 2. The 1997 Team. People still have bitterness for what Happened to 1997 WS championship team, Baseball purists considered it a disgraceful thing and casual fans considered it another example of how Baseball is merely a business. So if they went that far, some people will still harbor those feelings even if things are different. 3. The Underdog factor. It's dead, The last two World Series were won by the proverbial UNDERDOG and if they were to make it, casual fans won't be as excited to see another case as that appeal isn't there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the max 0 Report post Posted September 27, 2003 I'm convinced. They have a young, talented 5 man rotation. Their lineup is really clicking right now, everyone is playing their part, with Juan Pierre (203 hits, 64 SB) leading off, and Luis Castillo (187 hits, and an OBP near .400) with some pretty good bats behind them. The oldest player in the lineup is Jeff Conine who has picked up lately, and is only in there because Mike Lowell missed time. With Lowell in the lineup, Ivan Rodriguez is the oldest player in the lineup, and he's only 31. This is a young, talented team that has the chance to be a another Cinderella in the post-season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted September 27, 2003 And do we REALLY need another fucking cinderalla? It didn't do jack shit for the fans and league last year...Anaheim was equally spunky as Florida is today... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the max 0 Report post Posted September 27, 2003 We don't need another Cinderella, but the better team wins. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
treble 0 Report post Posted September 27, 2003 Ok, it's bad enough that they're going to make the playoffs, but if they beat the Giants and Felipe Alou in the first round... I will kill someone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted September 27, 2003 Gotta love during March Madness, people claim to LOVE cinderellas and yet they really don't draw much and no one really stops buying UK or Duke merch instead of 'Zaga merch. It's the same thing here...People go "ah that's nice" but don't care because it's not "the best". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alfdogg 0 Report post Posted September 27, 2003 Does anyone else want to see a Cubs-Red Sox Series? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted September 27, 2003 As long as its not Yankees/Marlins, I'm happy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alfdogg 0 Report post Posted September 27, 2003 BTW, how are the Red Sox playing the A's when the Yanks had the best record? Shouldn't they be facing the Yankees? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted September 27, 2003 Wild Card teams can't play a team from the same division in the first round. So the Red Sox move on to the team with the 2nd best record. Same goes for the Marlins. They face the Giants regardless of who has the best record. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted September 27, 2003 Why is that? What is so bad about divisional teams facing up in the first round? I never understood that rule... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JangoFett4Hire 0 Report post Posted September 27, 2003 Does anyone else want to see a Cubs-Red Sox Series? Fuck yeah. I think I'll kill myself at the conclusion of that series. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted September 27, 2003 Why is that? What is so bad about divisional teams facing up in the first round? I never understood that rule... I think its just to switch things up a bit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted September 27, 2003 Does anyone else want to see a Cubs-Red Sox Series? Fuck yeah. I think I'll kill myself at the conclusion of that series. It'll probably end in a tie or something... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mik 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2003 As long as its not Yankees/Marlins, I'm happy. Sorry Keiper! FLORIDA MARLINS...MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL CHAMPIONS OF THE WOOOOOOOOORLD!!!!!! TWO CHAMPIONSHIPS IN 11 YEARS, BABY!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2003 I think the only happy person in NYC right now is this kid I saw back in the regular season on an ESPN game between the Marlins and Mets. He was a huge Pudge fan, and Pudge wasn't playing that game. However, he pinch-hit a home run late in the game... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
treble 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2003 Mik, can you start a 'Toronto Maple Leafs for the Stanley Cup' thread, please? You seem to be good luck, or something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
