NLCS Rooting interest poll

[Benjamin Grimm]

For whom shall you root?

[Fman99]

I am rooting for the Giants. I think they have the pitching not only to beat Philly but to take it to the MFYs or the Rays/Rangers.

Having said that, and having had time this October to genuflect on baseball, I realized that I'd far prefer a Phillies WS win to a MFY one. As obnoxious as the Philly fans are, I know very few of them up here in the Cuse, and those I do know are generally friendly and good natured fans. The MFY fans I know, locally and online, are really just dicks for the most part.

But, in the short term, go Giants!

[metirish]

Rooting for the Giants and I agree with the Gentleman from Syracuse.

[Guest themetfairy]

The Giants. Because they're not the Phillies.

[Valadius]

Everyone except Zvon will probably pick the Giants.

[MFS62]

I picked the Phillies.
(Waiting for the booing to die down)
I think they can best represent the NL in the World Series.
Yeah, SF has good pitching. But IMO they have just enough to lose a lot of WS games 2-1 and 1-0.
That team just can't hit.
The Phillies have just as much good pitching, and, gasp, a potent offense.
Sorry, Pholks. I'm rooting for the Phillies to win, and then positively smoke their AL opponent in the WS.

Then I'll happily go back to rooting against them next year.

LAter

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I would have rooted for the Braves in a "go NL" spirit.

Fuck the Phillies. Fuck them hard and sloppy with the same dick with which you fuck the MFYs. Go anyone else.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I used to root exclusively National League in the World Series, but I stopped doing that in 1985. Since then I root for whichever team I dislike the least, regardless of league. So the only way I'd root for Philadelphia in the World Series is if they're playing the Yankees.

At this point, I think I'm hoping that the World Series is Giants-Rangers.

[TransMonk]

Anyone but the Phils.

[Frayed Knot]

I guess I'm not as anti-Philly as most here seem to be - particularly the south Jersey/Penn living crowd.
I still voted Giants just for something different, haven't won in over a half-century, yadda, yadda. But if the Phils win I'm not going to cringe and will happily root for them over the Yanx who won the other day while not even playing when the move to game 5 assured them that both David Price & Cliff Lee would out of the running until at least game 3 of the next round.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I can see that. If I didn't live in the Philadelphia suburbs, I'd be more ambivalent about them. (That's probably why I never hated the Braves.) But when you're surrounded by Phillie mania, you just want it to end quickly.

[Willets Point]

Go Giants. Win one for San Francisco at last.

[Guest themetfairy]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I can see that. If I didn't live in the Philadelphia suburbs, I'd be more ambivalent about them. (That's probably why I never hated the Braves.) But when you're surrounded by Phillie mania, you just want it to end quickly.

I'm in the vortex between New York and Philly. MFY and MFP fans run rampant around here.

[Lefty Specialist]

I root for the Giants. However, I fear it may be in vain as the dreaded Phils-Yankee World Series rematch looms in the background.

[Gwreck]

Lefty Specialist wrote: However, I fear it may be in vain as the dreaded Phils-Yankee World Series rematch looms in the background.

Trivial question:
When was the last time consecutive World Series featured the same 2 teams?

When was the last time consecutive World Series featured the same 2 teams and neither one was the Yankees?

[TransMonk]

Gwreck wrote: Trivial question: When was the last time consecutive World Series featured the same 2 teams? When was the last time consecutive World Series featured the same 2 teams and neither one was the Yankees?

Dodgers/Yankees of the late 70's must have been the last time. I don't know the answer to the second question, but I'm betting it was before Babe Ruth came along.

[Benjamin Grimm]

The first one is easy: 1977-1978 Yankees vs. Dodgers.

The second one is much harder... I'll guess New York Giants and Philadelphia Athletics some time in the 1910's.

[Gwreck]

Dodgers/MFYs of 1977-1978 is correct.
Giants/Athletics is incorrect.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Cards-A's, 1930s?

[HahnSolo]

As v. Cubs (turn of 30s???)

[Willets Point]

Cubs & Tigers at the dawn of time.

[HahnSolo]

Voted Giants, though with no conviction. They're not the Phillies is enough reason for me.

[Gwreck]

Cardinals - Athletics, 1930-31 is correct.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I am a golden god. There was absolutely no chance involved there.

Also, go Giants. Some runs will help.

[Guest The Second Spitter]

Jeezus, say it ain't so, Seo

[A Boy Named Seo]

Funny. But it ain't seo.

Go Jints.

[Guest The Second Spitter]

Phew! That Jamie Moyer postcard on your fridge had me worried for a moment.

[G-Fafif]

Giants fans aren't stopping believing,

.

It's dopey, but gads I miss stuff like this being applied to the Mets.

[Guest themetfairy]

G-Fafif wrote: Giants fans aren't stopping believing, apparently. It's dopey, but gads I miss stuff like this being applied to the Mets.

Cheesy, but fun!

[MFS62]

The Second Spitter wrote: Phew! That Jamie Moyer postcard on your fridge had me worried for a moment.

Chalk it up to respect for his elders.
And leave it at that.

Later