Rooting Interest for World Series Champion

[Elster88]

I'd like anyone but the Yankees, Braves, and Red Sox to win, though it wouldn't bother me that much if Boston won. I'm just kind of sick of them.

I don't really want Houston to win either because I hate Roger.

So I guess I'm going with Other.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Ask me again after the divisional series are over.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Anyone but the Yankees.

But that could change. If an AL team knocks the Yankees out of the playoffs, they might temporarily win my heart.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I want Chicago's fans to get the monkey off their back, but I can't really say much that I like about that organization. They've been in bed with Steinbrenner way too much.

[seawolf17]

I want the Padres to win. That would be wicked funny.

[Guest sharpie]

I went for the White Sox for my in-laws' sake and so that they get the monkey offa their damn back.

Two lists:

Boston
Chicago
Los Angeles
New York

Atlanta
Houston
San Diego
St. Louis

AL wins big-time in city stature.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Look for Houston games to be accompanied by hurricane montages.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Look for Houston games to be accompanied by hurricane montages.[/quote:1nfjp34e]

Maybe they can talk to some of those fortunate homeless evacuees who are so happy to be in Texas.

[Guest Kong76]

Sawx, I'd like them to win four or five in a row if the Mets can't be in it.

[Guest sharpie]

This is a Mets site and we only have one person who's voted for an NL team. Turncoats, we are. No league pride.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I used to always root for the National League team, but it's been a long time. I first went AL in 1995, and I rooted AL again in 1997, 2002, and 2004.

League pride? What's that? Am I supposed to be proud if the San Diego Padres can beat the Chicago White Sox?

[Guest sharpie]

Umm...yes.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I sure grew up that way.

Once I had the illusions that rooting for one league made me a proud member of one culture over another. You grow up and learn that choice is an illusion in the ever-merging capitalist marketplace. National League or American League? Visa or Mastercard? Looney Tunes or Merry Melodies? Bloods or Crips? Does any of it matter any more?

[Benjamin Grimm]

Yeah, I too used to think that way. Then again, I used to believe a lot of things that I no longer do, but that's another story.

I used to root for the National League in the All-Star Game. I used to root for the National League in every World Series. And I even used to root for the NL East in every LCS. (I think that stopped for me in 1984.)

Now, as Edgy says, none of it matters anymore.

[Elster88]

It's good that most people have a rooting interest. I was expecting a lot of Don't Care's. Though I guess anyone but the Yanks and/or Braves is kind of the same thing.

[Frayed Knot]

There's two kinds of "don't cares".
One is the one where you have no specific rooting interest in a club.
The other is the one where fans profess not to care about the post-season entirely because their team is no longer in it -- I've never understood that sort of thinking from supposed baseball fans.

I have only one specific rooting interest in this post-season.
Aside from that I'll just watch as a fan although I usually pull for the NL team in the end.

[Guest cooby]

I think the "other" vote is interesting

[Valadius]

Heh. I agree.

[Guest cooby]

Though technically, I could say I want the Mets to win it all, and that is the question

[Elster88]

Other was me. I explained what I meant in the first post.

[Benjamin Grimm]

What's strange is that the person who created the poll didn't include a category that expressed his own preference.

[Elster88]

Grrrr.

I guess I could've made a category that read anyone except Yankees, Braves, Red Sox, and Astros, but I thought that seemed overly self-indulgent.

[Zvon]

Anyone but the Braves.

I really just like to see it unfold, when the Mets arent in it.
I have sentiments, but they really dont matter.
I just love playoff baseball.

Id go with the story book ending where Chicago wins it for the 1st time since 1917, if forced to choose.

[Zvon]

thats odd, cuz Id pick the Boston to win this 1st playoff series to hopefully see a Yanks/ Redsox match up, but still would like to see the White Sox go the long haul chosing from the start.
I guess Im just a baseball fan.