I'm pi$$ed....

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Originally Posted by metsguy234

Since you are from New Jersey... isn't it right to be a fan of a local team (i.e. Mets, Yankees, even Phillies, Pirates) and not become a fan of some random team right when they pull together a nice ballclub?

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Originally Posted by HoustonGM

Same here.

I can honestly say that I am way more of a fan of baseball than I am a fan of any specific team. Sure, there's a team that I'd like to see win (Arizona), and when it comes to the playoffs, I tend to pick a team I'd like to see go all the way (Tampa this year), but I just love baseball, period.

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Read what he said,Metsguy234 HE LIKES Baseball in general & thus is a FAN of the Game/MLB - but has some "feelings"/likes each year for certain teams BASED on who plays for them ie he likes Upton or Kazmir.

Why should anyone be fan of their "local" team IF they have no affinity to those teams or even THE FANS OF THOSE TEAMS ? Also,you may live somewhere & be "brought" up elsewhere & be a fan of the team you were brought up eg live in Alaska but raised in Kansas.......

Like anyone,including yourself - he has FAVOURITE players !

It's the same way I am with hockey... I have no team... if a game is on I might watch it... thats it tho.

I have no official team

I am from CT but the first football game I watched as a kid was Philly vs. Wash. when the eagles had the buddy ryan defense (white, simmons, allen, evans, brown, etc) as well as randall cunningham. In the football game I watched the eagles defense knocked out like 8 or 9 redskins from the game including both quarterbacks. the skins had to finish with i think it was a young brian mitchell at QB. It was called the 'body bag game'. They weren't a great team but had a nasty defense.

so...people fall for teams for many reasons, not just local.

Heres a link to the game...i was only 12 at the time;

http://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2...ins-history-th

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Originally Posted by dickay

I am from CT but the first football game I watched as a kid was Philly vs. Wash. when the eagles had the buddy ryan defense (white, simmons, allen, evans, brown, etc) as well as randall cunningham. In the football game I watched the eagles defense knocked out like 8 or 9 redskins from the game including both quarterbacks. the skins had to finish with i think it was a young brian mitchell at QB. It was called the 'body bag game'. They weren't a great team but had a nasty defense.

so...people fall for teams for many reasons, not just local.

Heres a link to the game...i was only 12 at the time;

http://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2...ins-history-th

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Man, that defense was SCARY good. If only the offense had been even half decent.

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Why should anyone be fan of their "local" team IF they have no affinity to those team

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Exactly, I'm in Tenn and I can't stand any of the teams here pro or college. Actually since I moved here I hate the Vols more now than I did before.

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Originally Posted by BorgHunter

Thanks, jackass. Same to you.

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Colorado and the Indians had nice, shiny beautiful stadiums. While TB may have had a new stadium also...it isn't so beautiful. They've also had to play ugly stepchild to the Bucs and then even the Lightning.

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Originally Posted by michaelg123789

I'm really hoping Tampa doesn't get into the world series, not only because i'm a fan of Boston but because their fans are quite honestly terrible.

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Either way, I don't think I can take listening to three or four more games of Tropicana cowbells.

There's a SNL/Christopher Walken "I gotta have less cowbell" sketch hiding in this year's post-season somewhere.

Get the writers on it, dammit!

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Originally Posted by Pavelb1

Colorado and the Indians had nice, shiny beautiful stadiums. While TB may have had a new stadium also...it isn't so beautiful. They've also had to play ugly stepchild to the Bucs and then even the Lightning.

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The trop used to be a hockey arena lol

The THUNDER DOME for the Tampa Bay Lightning.

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Originally Posted by OregonDuck1989

The trop used to be a hockey arena lol

The THUNDER DOME for the Tampa Bay Lightning.

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Wasn't the Thunderdome from Mad Max??? I dont' know if anyone remembers Mad Max or not, it was a very old Mel Gibson movie, probably mid-80s...actualy i'll look it up.......

wait for it......

wait for it..........

It was actually filmed in 1979 wow though a special edition came out in 2002. Mel mad only 15K and it cost 400K to produce.

Mad Max two / the road warrior came out in 1981. It cost 4 mil to make and Mel made 120K.

Mad Max three was the one with the Thunderdome and its in the title. Filmed in 1985 this one cost 12 mil to produce and Mel was paid a little better earning 1.2 mil.

From w hat i've found there have been many rumors about a mad max four for years now.

As of right this second, there is not a single news story about the Red Sox win last night on the homepage of ESPN.com:

http://espn.go.com/

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Originally Posted by dickay

Wasn't the Thunderdome from Mad Max??? I dont' know if anyone remembers Mad Max or not, it was a very old Mel Gibson movie, probably mid-80s...actualy i'll look it up.......

wait for it......

wait for it..........

It was actually filmed in 1979 wow though a special edition came out in 2002. Mel mad only 15K and it cost 400K to produce.

Mad Max two / the road warrior came out in 1981. It cost 4 mil to make and Mel made 120K.

Mad Max three was the one with the Thunderdome and its in the title. Filmed in 1985 this one cost 12 mil to produce and Mel was paid a little better earning 1.2 mil.

From w hat i've found there have been many rumors about a mad max four for years now.

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Would Mel do a Mad Max four? He's a bit of a different guy now.

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Originally Posted by OregonDuck1989

Would Mel do a Mad Max four? He's a bit of a different guy now.

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The rumors I remember were that Heath Ledger would play Mad Max in a new movie...obviously, that's not going to happen now.

I suppose it doesn't HAVE to be an Aussie, but it just wouldn't seem right without one.