I know, I know. They suck, but I still believe. It did take the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27 mostly pathetic years before finally winning a Super Bowl. The Rays do have flashes of brillance, so there is hope.
BTW, fetus, the reason I recommended Thunder was because our area already has the Storm (Arena Football) and the Lightning (don’t even get me started about the playoffs… grr) so Thunder makes sense. Lord knows you can’t have a decent summer storm in Florida without lightning and thunder.
It is/was only for the bleachers I believe (the “Pepsi Picnic Area” behind left center field), and limited to the first 1,000 fans to show up with a Pepsi can or bottle.
And oh yes… Let’s Go Mets! It’s way too early to call the division, but if any team is going to enter May with a six game lead (though as of tonight it’s down to five) I’m glad it’s mine!
This is supposed to make me want to go on a killing spree less?
The Dodgers have, in the last week, given up a 6 run lead in the 4th (no surprise) and a 5 run lead in the middle of the 9th! The Padres are at least beating the Giants. Time to switch my allegiance for a season, methinks.
There’s always the Angels (or did they move and become the Nationals?)
They just need to drop “Devil” from the name. The Tampa Bay Rays sounds good to me. They can be rays of sunshine, or that “You can call me Ray, or you can call me Jay…” guy from the old commercial I’m ashamed to admit I remember. 
Sorry. The Angels are out for a number of reasons. First, they’re an AL team. I’m a NL kind of guy. Second, they’re from Orange County, they play in Anaheim, and they are trying to horn in on the LA vibe with the name change. Third, Dodger fans would rather watch field hockey than root for the Angels. The Padres, OTOH, have a stadium that is just as nice as Chavez Ravine, great hot dogs, a mascot my wife adores, and are located in a city I adore.
The down-side to this switch would be the little matter of the Padres record this season, which is even worse than LA’s. :smack:
FWIW, I would rather watch field hockey than switch my loyalty to any team without permanently moving there first. And I would rather play field hockey in a puke-covered skirt with burning coals super-glued onto my genitals and a soldering iron stuck all the way in each ear than root for the Dodgers. YMMV.
…or the Yankees!
Don’t worry, we have a huge tent, the best that money can buy in fact. 
Plenty of room for all who want to join us.
Why in just 12 years we went from attendance of only 2 million to over 4 million.
I can’t get a decent seat anymore, but I don’t complain, because all those band wagon fans help pay the way for the continued success.
Wednesday night, I’ll be in the Right field Bleachers watching Yanks vs. RedSox and doing the roll call.
De-Rek Jee-ta --… De-Rek Jee-ta
Go Yanks,
Jim
Damn the Yankees. Damn your tent and damn your precious pinstripes!!!
Wow, you sound like a Red Sox fan.
You sound so rational most of the time, I never would have guessed.
Nope. I’m a Tigers fan.
Let’s just ignore the fact that the Tigers tinkered with pinstripes in their storied career, shall we?
One of my old roomies was from the Bronx. In video games, you can see his building right over the right field wall. I busted on him for being a soulless robot for a long time. You see, his favorite player is Tino Martinez. He was a fan ever since he was in Seattle, which was his favorite team. Then the Yankees traded for him, and life was good for young Derek. Then Tino got released and picked up by the Cardinals. Derek didn’t change his allegiances.
For THAT reason, I feel I have all the latitude I need to bust his balls.
(I knew you were a Tiger’s fan, I was joking of course, I think it was the second post in this thread )
You got to give your friend credit at least. He followed a non-All Star. If he followed A-Rod or Giambi over, I would join in your mocking him, but Tino, a hard working, upstanding baseball citizen, nah, your friend had good taste. I like Tino a lot, he was good choice to follow Mattingly, who was so beloved in this area that Tino had a seemingly impossible job. He didn’t replaced him, but he won over the Yankee fans anyway. I know at least half of the Yankee fans were angry when Tino was let go and Giambi was added. I was one of them.
Jim
It’s a good year to be a fan of the Motor City Kitties. I like being proven right after what feels like a bajillion years.
I also give my buddy credit for the same reasons. He’s an EXCELLENT defensive first baseman and he produced some decent numbers in there, too. What’s not to love? My buddy, however, fell prey to the dark forces and enjoyed the winning too much and stayed.
BAD DEREK!!! YOU SHOULD HAVE GONE WITH TINO BUT YOU CHOSE TO BE A SOUL-LESS ROBOT!!!YOU SHOULD BE A CARDINALS FAN AND YOU KNOW IT!!! pants that was a mouthful
Ah, Tino Martinez. So good, we paid him to play for Tampa Bay in exchange for a pair of minor leaguers.
I knew we were in for a tremendous display of baseball skill when he couldn’t hit his weight over the first two months of his tenure in St. Louis.
See, rooting for the Yankees isn’t as bad as all that. I’d say it’s just the puke-covered shirt part and maybe a couple burning coals, but no super glue and no soldering irons.
But the Dodgers? I’d sign up for the coals, super glue, soldering irons, a long pair of tweezers and an evil proctologist with a PCP addiction first. Oh yeah, and then I’d kill myself. With an eraser.
Tino rocks, BTW. He threw me a baseball during fielding practice in Qualcomm Stadium back when he was with (I think) the Mets. Fuckin’ Mets. But I loved Tino.
Some rat bastard cut in front of me, tried to grab the ball and knocked it away from both of us. He apologized profusely…and for that, I will spare his family when I come back as a zombie. I will eat his brains and make him watch in the mirror, though. Then he will roam the earth as my zombie minion. I’ll make him steal all the bats and then run slowly across the field so he can get beaten down with the bats by security, once in each major league baseball stadium. If that gets old before the 32nd time, I’ll drop him into a Raiders home game unarmed. That’ll teach him. And I’ll take that baseball back and give it to Tino. Cause Tino is a badass…with a heart of gold.
I hope he isn’t scared of zombie fetus. That would suck. He deserves to get that ball back.
well, I know if I tried to hit Tino’s weight he’d kick my ass. Then he’d give me a baseball. Cause he’s that cool.
Meanwhile, the Mets are still in first place and still have a better record this season than “dose bums”
Yeah, I know, it’s only May 8th. But, Baby! We haven’t done this well since 1986. And we all know who beat the Yankees all to hell that year (fat lot of good it did them)
Tino was in Seattle before joining the Yankees; he never played for the Mets. Which is really a shame because the NY Mets are quite the team. It is especially nice to not be laughed at constantly for my choice of team. As long as they keep it up I will be happy, not that it matters that much though. Having been a Mets fan for so long I am quite accustomed to disappointment.
Toronto Blue Jays when Josh Towers Starts: 0-6
Toronto Blue Jays If Anyone Else Starts: 16-8
Most Recent Comment from a Team Official About Josh Towers:
“Let’s face it. We need him. We’re going to keep running him out there, because it’s going to happen.” - John Gibbons, manager.
The modern day record for losses in a season is 29, by Vic Willis. Josh has a shot!