World Series Rooting Interest Poll Rays vs Phillies

[Frayed Knot]

No team from the state of Florida has ever lost a post-seaon series.

8-0 to date

Marlins x 3 in '97
Marlins x 3 in '03
Rays x 2 in '08

[Benjamin Grimm]

Gwreck wrote: My own anecdotal study also reveals that the only time I've ever felt truly unsafe while wearing Mets stuff at a road game... was at a Sunday night game in Philly early this year.

I hear you. I went with my son to a Mets-Phillies game at Citizens Bank Park last year, and we went "undercover." I wore a Brooklyn Dodgers cap instead of my Mets cap, and my son wore a souvenir cap from Denali National Park. We didn't get any hostility directed our way, but it was such an ugly environment that I don't think I'll go back there again, at least not with kids. If I see a Mets road game in 2009, it will either be in DC or at Fenway, if it's possible to get tickets. (DC will be easy, Fenway might be nearly impossible.)

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Iubitul wrote: ="Valadius"]Tampa Bay. The parallels to the '69 Mets are all I need. What Val said...

What Val and Iubitul said...

[seawolf17]

="Fman99"]I have no NL-based loyalty. I hate all the NL teams that are not the Mets. After all they all spend 162 games trying to beat my team. Go Rays.

This.

And this:

[MFS62]

The more I think about it, the more I'm rooting for the Phillies.
The talk show folks have been comparing the Rays' worst-to-first rise to the '69 Mets.
I don't want any other team to share that magic.

Later

[willpie]

Rays, but it was closer than I expected.
I have a few Phillie fan friends who could use the pick-me-up. Philly's a cursed sports city that could use a break. I believe I detailed my friend's theory about rooting for your league/division/conference/etc. when your team isn't in it, on the premise that it makes your team awesomer by association when their peers win.
In the end, though, the 'this could be Tampa Bay's 1969' premise is just too awesome to pass up. I won't be sad if the Phillies win. I wouldn't have believed that if you told me 3 weeks ago.

[Guest Kong76]

[Guest cooby]

Phillies. Why would anyone vote for a Florida team? Might as well vote for an Alaskan.

[Gwreck]

Because politics have nothing to to with who plays in the world series?

Besides, if it's politics you care about, Phillies owner Bill Giles supports McCain.

[Guest Kong76]

coob: Why would anyone vote for a Florida team? Might as well vote for an Alaskan <<<

The Mets have a long history in St. Petersburg.

Alaska? I can't wait 'til the fuckin' election is over.

[nymr83]

cooby wrote: Phillies. Why would anyone vote for a Florida team? Might as well vote for an Alaskan.

You guys left the Obama option out of this poll, he's anounced he is rooting for both teams at seperate press conferences.

[G-Fafif]

Nymr83 wrote: You guys left the Obama option out of this poll, he's anounced he is rooting for both teams at seperate press conferences.

Reaching across the aisle and bringing people together, those who wear blue caps, those who wear red caps. A good sign.

[Willets Point]

KC wrote: Alaska? I can't wait 'til the fuckin' election is over.

Yeah, but after the election is over we'll have at least 4 years of a VP from Alaska.

Edited October 21, 2008 by Guest

[Fman99]

="seawolf17"] ="Fman99"]I have no NL-based loyalty. I hate all the NL teams that are not the Mets. After all they all spend 162 games trying to beat my team. Go Rays. This. And this:

You betcha. Add Brad Chadford (the bearded Chad Bradford) to the mix, as another Ray who acquitted himself well in the orange and blue. I can pull for these guys real easy.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but there is not one former Met suiting up for the Phillies in this tournament.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Another reason to root for the Rays: A World Series ring for Steve Henderson!

[metirish]

Ex Met Tim Bogar - Quality Assurance Coach for the Rays

[Willets Point]

Mathematician picks the Ray.

[nymr83]

Willets Point wrote: ="KC"]Alaska? I can't wait 'til the fuckin' election is over. Yeah, but after the election is over we'll have at least 4 years of a VP from Alaska.

Have you seen a poll lately?

[Willets Point]

Nymr83 wrote: ="Willets Point"] ="KC"]Alaska? I can't wait 'til the fuckin' election is over. Yeah, but after the election is over we'll have at least 4 years of a VP from Alaska. Have you seen a poll lately?

Only one poll counts and it's on Nov. 4.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Do you really think McCain will win, or are you doing that 27th World Championship piss-taking?

[Farmer Ted]

A bearded Dan Wheeler chucking fastballs for the Deviled Eggs.

[metirish]

Two very annoying things about this series are the white towels that Phillie fans will wave and the cow bells in Tampa.

[Benjamin Grimm]

The most annoying thing for me will be the pep rally in my office building's lobby tomorrow at noon.

I'll have to sneak out for lunch through the back door.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Jon and Kate Plus 8 got all down with the Phillies last nite. Shane Victorino and Charlie Manuel's Wifey and stuff all gave 'em the red-carpet treatment.

Considering all the free shoit they get I'm thinking of having sextuplets myself.

[metirish]

Your missus makes you watch that too? , when my missus was pregnant I had to endure that show every week and the goddamn Roloff family and the other family in Baltimore with the 16 kids...Irish dad and German mother.....every now and then I sit through them all.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I can't deal with the weird 16-kid mormons. That show creeps us both out.

I used to like the little people, but I think they jumped the shark or guppy or whatever. (yes, I'm a bastard). But, seems like Matt has lost it.

[G-Fafif]

="Fman99"]Correct me if I'm wrong, but there is not one former Met suiting up for the Phillies in this tournament.

Not only that, but Pat Gillick includes an all-time Met villain among his circle of confidantes, according to Jayson Stark:

]Unlike many people in this line of work, Gillick and his most trusted advisers -- Arbuckle, Ruben Amaro Jr., Gordon Lakey, Charlie Kerfeld and Chuck LaMar -- don't get real stoked up about the stuff their fans and media obsess on all offseason.

That's Charlie Kerfeld who tried to be John Rocker before there was a John Rocker.

That's Charlie Kerfeld who woofed during the '86 NLCS at Shea, "I'm ready to get away from this zoo. I'm ready to get back to where some real people are and get away from these animals."

That's Charlie Kerfeld who fielded Gary Carter's bouncer in Game Three and waved it at him before throwing it to first.

That's Charlie Kerfeld, a punk twenty-two years ago, unforgiven to date.

Eph him. Eph the Phillies.

[Guest Vince Coleman Firecracker]

="metirish"]Two very annoying things about this series are the white towels that Phillie fans will wave and the cow bells in Tampa.

What's wrong with cow bells?

[Frayed Knot]

They showed Kerfeld in the stands the other day sitting w/some other Philly execs.
Has grown out of his Drew Carey-ish '80s dork/punk look to the point where he looked almost human.

Remember it was Kerfeld who went out of his way to show Gary Carter the ball after fielding a come-backer as if to taunt Carter's slump even more.
Gary got his revenge to end game 5.

[metirish]

="G-Fafif"] ="Fman99"]Correct me if I'm wrong, but there is not one former Met suiting up for the Phillies in this tournament. Not only that, but Pat Gillick includes an all-time Met villain among his circle of confidantes, according to Jayson Stark: ]Unlike many people in this line of work, Gillick and his most trusted advisers -- Arbuckle, Ruben Amaro Jr., Gordon Lakey, Charlie Kerfeld and Chuck LaMar -- don't get real stoked up about the stuff their fans and media obsess on all offseason. That's Charlie Kerfeld who tried to be John Rocker before there was a John Rocker. That's Charlie Kerfeld who woofed during the '86 NLCS at Shea, "I'm ready to get away from this zoo. I'm ready to get back to where some real people are and get away from these animals." That's Charlie Kerfeld who fielded Gary Carter's bouncer in Game Three and waved it at him before throwing it to first. That's Charlie Kerfeld, a punk twenty-two years ago, unforgiven to date. Eph him. Eph the Phillies.

Chuck LaMar of course was the GM that did the deal with Duke.....not that anyone cares anymore.