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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-21-05 08:32 AM
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Is it just me or are the Houston Astros the most homogenized team ever?
Seriously they all look alike to me. Ensberg and Berkman and Burke (those names don't help) Bagwell and Biggio are sort of morphing into one player Qualls and Wheeler and so on.

http://houston.astros.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/player.jsp?player_id=407835

And for crying out loud is Ausmus ALWAYS at bat?? Everytime I flip over to one of their games he is at bat, at least it seems that way.

The White Sox on the other hand look like they came right out of Disney baseball movie casting. All shapes and sizes and such. Pierzynski needs special mention here-the grey uniform probably doesn't help but I didn't know they sold HALF bags of potatoes.....Sheesh no need to test him for steroids.

Although I usually root for the team that plays actual baseball I think I will be going for the Sox in this one.
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Nicholas D Wolfwood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-21-05 08:35 AM
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1. You're cheering for a team based on what they look like?
Uhm... okay...
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-21-05 08:45 AM
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4. No not at all
I am rooting for the White Sox just because. I really don't have a team so I just decided on the White Sox since it has been so long for them I guess.

I never really understood the whole AL vs. NL thing (or conference rooting in football either) so this is just a random pick.
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Not_Giving_Up Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-21-05 08:40 AM
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2. I noticed that we seem to have a team of
white boys this year. I don't care if they're made of green cheese...I just want them to win!!
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PDittie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-21-05 08:43 AM
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3. It's just their playoff beards
No, wait. It's just you.
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-21-05 08:45 AM
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5. HA!
funny
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Yavin4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-21-05 09:07 AM
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6. Heard of Red Sox Nation?
Meet Aryan Nation.
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PDittie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-21-05 09:10 AM
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7. Niiiiiiiiiice.
Taking sports hatred to a new level.
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Yavin4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-21-05 09:16 AM
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10. It's Just A Joke
I'm just keeeeeeding.
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Bridget Burke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-21-05 09:12 AM
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9. Yeah but the Astros don't have "White" in their name!
We've got a couple of Cajuns, too.
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brentspeak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-21-05 09:11 AM
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8. Steroids have turned MLB players into Borg-like creatures
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Reciprocity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-21-05 09:28 AM
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11. Just more Texas bashing now we are racist.
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