# Alrighty then, your favorite baseball team **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 1, 2009, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alrighty-then-your-favorite-baseball-team/512207 "2009-10-01T04:12:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2009, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alrighty-then-your-favorite-baseball-team/512207/21 "2009-10-01T16:10:32Z")
> [@bbs2k](#): > > I only see professional teams listed. No, I voted for the Washington Nationals… ---
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2009, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alrighty-then-your-favorite-baseball-team/512207/22 "2009-10-01T16:30:11Z")
> [@bup](#): > > No, I voted for the Washington Nationals… And I for the Mets. I’ve watched this season unfold with a scientific detachment, like being fascinated with a small insect bite that gets infected, puffs up, then turns out to have been some kind of egg sac inserted under my skin and now it’s erupted into a little flood of little thingies crawling around on my torso and digging in. Wow! Now what? Do they take over my central nerfaoo230a a23, / as /// /… ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2009, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alrighty-then-your-favorite-baseball-team/512207/23 "2009-10-01T20:17:12Z")
> [@Serenata67](#): > > I honestly thought I’d be the first one to vote for the Brewers… and two people before me already did! Heck, right now, there are more votes for them than either of the Chicago teams (although, they might be splitting the Chicago vote/voters). I honestly thought I’d be the _only_ one to vote for the Brewers… ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2009, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alrighty-then-your-favorite-baseball-team/512207/24 "2009-10-01T20:20:06Z")
Whoa…the Blue Jays are third behind the Red Sox and Yankees. That’s not going to last. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2009, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alrighty-then-your-favorite-baseball-team/512207/25 "2009-10-01T20:39:39Z")
Texas Rangers. Is there an order that you posted these in? Alpha order would have been nice. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2009, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alrighty-then-your-favorite-baseball-team/512207/26 "2009-10-01T21:14:59Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > The family’s had season tics to the Rangers since they became a club ('72). > [@Enright3](#): > > Texas Rangers. Is there an order that you posted these in? Alpha order would have been nice. And here I was, afraid I’d be the only pick for the Rangers. 😛 Yay guys!! ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2009, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alrighty-then-your-favorite-baseball-team/512207/27 "2009-10-01T21:28:34Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Fucking Dodgers. Spoken like a true Dodgers fan, the boys in blue will break your heart every time. Here’s hoping they manage to win the West. ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alrighty-then-your-favorite-baseball-team/512207/28 "2009-10-02T00:15:37Z")
I used to like a team, but then they went and dropped the Devils from their name. so screw 'em. Edit: And I now see I would have been the first to support them too! Where’s your God now, Rays? Hmmm? Stupid name change. :Grumble grumble: At least they kept the ray tank. But still. Most uncool. ---
**Author:** ![Ol\_Gaffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Ol\_Gaffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ol_Gaffer)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alrighty-then-your-favorite-baseball-team/512207/29 "2009-10-02T00:21:18Z")
Oakland A’s - at least as far back as Billyball and the incomparable outfield of Henderson, Murphy, and Armas. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alrighty-then-your-favorite-baseball-team/512207/30 "2009-10-02T00:26:08Z")
> [@Kid\_A](#): > > Whoa…the Blue Jays are third behind the Red Sox and Yankees. That’s not going to last. It may be that the Jays are holding the torch for all Canadians here (except perhaps for Vancouverians). ---
**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alrighty-then-your-favorite-baseball-team/512207/31 "2009-10-02T00:28:27Z")
World f’ing champions, NL East champions three years in a row, no longer a shameful and abusive relationship - it’s gotta be those high hope having Phightin’ Phils! ---
**Author:** ![RetroVertigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@RetroVertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RetroVertigo)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alrighty-then-your-favorite-baseball-team/512207/32 "2009-10-02T00:30:01Z")
St. Louis Cardinals. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alrighty-then-your-favorite-baseball-team/512207/33 "2009-10-02T00:53:41Z")
> [@faithfool](#): > > And here I was, afraid I’d be the only pick for the Rangers. 😛 Yay guys!! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alrighty-then-your-favorite-baseball-team/512207/34 "2009-10-02T00:57:14Z")
Anyone want to guess mine? ---
**Author:** ![Translucent\_Daydream](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/translucent_daydream/32/16170_2.png) [@Translucent\_Daydream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Translucent_Daydream)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alrighty-then-your-favorite-baseball-team/512207/35 "2009-10-02T03:39:37Z")
You didn’t have mine, so I voted for the Texas Rangers. But mine is a AA team… FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS!!! ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alrighty-then-your-favorite-baseball-team/512207/36 "2009-10-02T03:45:58Z")
Surprised the Angels have no love yet-several division titles in this decade (tho no pennant of course), big market (tho overshadowed by the Dodgers), would have thought at least a few of their fans would have chimed in… ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alrighty-then-your-favorite-baseball-team/512207/37 "2009-10-02T03:53:29Z")
> [@suranyi](#): > > My favorite team doesn’t exist anymore. It moved to another city. St. Louis Browns? ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alrighty-then-your-favorite-baseball-team/512207/38 "2009-10-02T12:14:14Z")
> [@St.Anger](#): > > I had to vote for the team that this year will be the first NL team to repeat as WS champs since the Reds! 😃 They might repeat again in another 25 years. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alrighty-then-your-favorite-baseball-team/512207/39 "2009-10-02T14:40:48Z")
What the hell…I am the only Reds fan? Same damn thing happened in the NFL poll with the Rams. ---
**Author:** ![Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swords_to_Plowshares)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alrighty-then-your-favorite-baseball-team/512207/40 "2009-10-02T15:14:01Z")
Am I seriously the only Marlins fan? Florida just has too many damn immigrants from the Northeast who bring their fan loyalties with them. (My parents moved from Jersey and became Marlins fans, I was born and raised in South Florida.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alrighty-then-your-favorite-baseball-team/512207.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alrighty-then-your-favorite-baseball-team/512207.md?page=3)