Baseball regular season coming to a close, is your team phoning it in?

[catmandu57]

Out of a geographical perspective I've been a consumer, (I can't say fan) of the KC Royals, for the first time in four years they're going to break losing 100+ games in a season, so now they're just coasting down to the end.

It's disgusting I tells ya, so it looks like they're going to be happy to go 63-99. No fucking pride at all, phone it in, bag it take off early and go fishing.

[madinmaryland]

1. Pittsburgh is just completing their 14th straight losing season.

I think they are finally mathematically eliminated (Assuming Chicago wins today)

[MrCoffee]

2. .

no message here, just letting my avatar speak for itself.

[Mojambo]

3. The M's folded like a tent, baby! n/t

[soleft]

4. I was thinking, you know how they give draft picks to worse team

They should give them to the 2nd from worse team, that way they have something to play for.

[catmandu57]

5. There's a good idea

Just like you have teams playing for the wildcard, give the second worst the better draftpick.

[bigwillq]

6. Yanks are playing well.

:bounce: Very happy about that. I think we're playoff bound. :bounce:

[liberaldemocrat7]

23. The Yankees have not won a world series with a Republican in the White House since 1958

Before you get too happy about the Yankees and I want the Yanks to win it all this year.

The Yankees have not won a world series in the 6 1/2 years of GW Bush in office.

The Yankees did not win a world series in the 4 years of G HW Bush in office.

The Yankees did not win a world series in the 8 years of Ronald Reagan in office.

The Yankees did not win a world series in the 8 years of Nixon / Ford in office.

The last time the Yanks won a world series with a Republican in office happened in 1958 with Eisenhower in Office when the Yanks defeated the Milwaukee Braves 4 games to 3.

Since 1961 The Yanks have won world series only when a Democrat held the White House.

Now that appears a coincidence.

[TZ]

7. Nationals played spoilers with the Mets last night

of course the Mets had what, 5 errors last night, so I guess you could say the Mets are beating themselves....

[IndianaJones]

8. going to make history by walking down the Sox. nt.

[Garbo]

9. RED SOX

Stick with it guys......stick with it..........

Oh, and a big HELLO to soleft if she is still here @ DU!!

[KitchenWitch]

10. My Twins are still playing like they are going to the playoffs

Say what you want about Ron Gardenhire, but he would not have it any other way.

[bluedigger]

11. Yup!

It's not baseball without angst!:banghead: :rofl:

[LSK]

12. they phoned it in in May

[Critters2]

13. I have two teams, and they are neck and neck for 1st place

Cubs and Brewers! Who'd a thunk?!

[Bjornsdotter]

20. Whoa

...talk about a win-win for you.

How on earth did you become a Brewers fan down where you live? We've got lots of them by me but Miller Park is as close as Wrigley.

Cheers :toast:

[Critters2]

21. My dad (and until recently my mom) has lived in Wisconsin for 20+ years

Moved there just as I was finishing grad school. It's not home to me, but it's close. My dad eats, sleeps, and breathes the Brewers. Except when the Packers are playing.

[Zavulon]

14. My team moved to Washington.

:cry:

It's not my team anymore. I have no team.

:cry:

[KitchenWitch]

15. I am sorry!

:hug:

[Zavulon]

16. Thanks.

I tend to lean towards your Twins when they're competing now, but the passion isn't the same. It's probably a lot like dating a new girl after the woman you spent decades with leaves. The new girl is nice and looks good, but you miss the one you loved for so long.

The only team I have left to root for is the Montreal Canadiens. Can you imagine the phychological wreck I'd be now if I had been a Nordiques fan in 1996?

[KitchenWitch]

17. That would be awful.

It is too bad my Twins folded up after the all star break. Oh well, next year. But I am pretty sure that we will be without Torii Hunter next year.

[bluedigger]

18. I understand many of your brethren

have come over to our side. Always room for one more.

[Zavulon]

24. Actually, you're right, many have.

Boston is a huge tourist destination for Montreallers. If it picks you up any, based on the races I see so far the BoSox are going to be the team I root for in the AL playoffs. I can't read the NL yet, so I can't promise you full playoff support, but it is actually possible.

[Bjornsdotter]

19. Go Cubbies!

...however I do feel your pain, as a Cubs fan I know about losing seasons. Wait until next year...as the northside mantra goes.

Cheers

[tuckessee]

22. Cincy. They're stale toast.

I prefer to listen to baseball on the radio so now I'm pulling for Cleveland & the Cubs because I get really good reception of their broadcasts.

Ideally I'd like to see the Cubs-Indians in the WS with, even though I'm a hardcore National League partisan, the Cubs losing in 7.

It would be a tragedy to have the Cubs flaunt tradition by winning.

[begin_within]

25. Hell, they're not even keeping score any more.