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Post by jasmine on Nov 2, 2023 4:03:40 GMT
Congratulations to the Texas Rangers and their fans. And now, finally, baseball is over. At least for a few months. Time for basketball!  |
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Post by Mercy for All on Nov 2, 2023 13:08:32 GMT
Okay. 😕
I always root for the wrong team; I was gunning for Arizona, but you have to give Texas their due.
This was the most painful MLB season for me because my expectations were as high as they have ever been (justifiably, I think), but they were dashed.
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Post by jasmine on Nov 2, 2023 17:15:09 GMT
Okay. 😕 I always root for the wrong team; I was gunning for Arizona, but you have to give Texas their due. This was the most painful MLB season for me because my expectations were as high as they have ever been (justifiably, I think), but they were dashed. Has your team ever won the World Series? I didn’t know that this is Texas’ first-ever championship. |
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Post by Mercy for All on Nov 2, 2023 17:47:36 GMT
Okay. 😕 I always root for the wrong team; I was gunning for Arizona, but you have to give Texas their due. This was the most painful MLB season for me because my expectations were as high as they have ever been (justifiably, I think), but they were dashed. Has your team ever won the World Series? I didn’t know that this is Texas’ first-ever championship. 1992 & 1993. Been a while. |
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Post by jasmine on Nov 2, 2023 17:49:14 GMT
Has your team ever won the World Series? I didn’t know that this is Texas’ first-ever championship. 1992 & 1993. Been a while. Back to back? That’s an impressive feat. |
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Post by Mercy for All on Nov 2, 2023 17:53:08 GMT
1992 & 1993. Been a while. Back to back? That’s an impressive feat. Yes it was, and unduplicated until the Yankees, who did it three times: 1998, 1999, and 2000. You could argue that the Blue Jays were World Series champions three years in a row, but that's only because the 1994 season was shortened by a strike and there was no World Series played. So the Jays were, by default, "still the World Series champions." |
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Post by jasmine on Nov 2, 2023 17:56:06 GMT
Back to back? That’s an impressive feat. Yes it was, and unduplicated until the Yankees, who did it three times: 1998, 1999, and 2000. You could argue that the Blue Jays were World Series champions three years in a row, but that's only because the 1994 season was shortened by a strike and there was no World Series played. So the Jays were, by default, "still the World Series champions." Just a curious question: Do you think Canada should have another MLB team? |
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Post by Mercy for All on Nov 2, 2023 19:43:07 GMT
Yes it was, and unduplicated until the Yankees, who did it three times: 1998, 1999, and 2000. You could argue that the Blue Jays were World Series champions three years in a row, but that's only because the 1994 season was shortened by a strike and there was no World Series played. So the Jays were, by default, "still the World Series champions." Just a curious question: Do you think Canada should have another MLB team? Wouldn't hurt. They had talked about splitting the Rays between Tampa Bay and Montreal. Montreal wasn't a great baseball city, but Tampa Bay is worse. Both were hurt by bad stadiums. The Montreal Expos moved to Washington to become the Nationals, and they were perennial "also rans" (always second-place to the Braves), and never had the money (similar to Tampa Bay) to keep the incredible players that came up through their system (Larry Walker, Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson, John Wetteland, etc.). When the strike shortened the 1994 season, the Expos were in first place and could have taken it that year. But without a new stadium in a better location, I doubt they could effectively support a team. Vancouver, on the other hand, could...when the Jays play in Seattle, Jays fans from Vancouver tend to outnumber Seattle fans (which draws the ire of the Seattle fans, but is really cool for the Jays players—it's like "home away from home"). So Vancouver certainly could. What's crazy is that the city of Atlanta supports MLB, NFL, NHL, and NBA, and the population is less than 500,000! And they field a very successful baseball team more often than not (although most of their success has been through exiles of the Jays organization: Bobby Cox and Alex Anthopoulos). |
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Post by jasmine on Nov 3, 2023 1:54:13 GMT
Just a curious question: Do you think Canada should have another MLB team? Wouldn't hurt. They had talked about splitting the Rays between Tampa Bay and Montreal. Montreal wasn't a great baseball city, but Tampa Bay is worse. Both were hurt by bad stadiums. The Montreal Expos moved to Washington to become the Nationals, and they were perennial "also rans" (always second-place to the Braves), and never had the money (similar to Tampa Bay) to keep the incredible players that came up through their system (Larry Walker, Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson, John Wetteland, etc.). When the strike shortened the 1994 season, the Expos were in first place and could have taken it that year. But without a new stadium in a better location, I doubt they could effectively support a team. Vancouver, on the other hand, could...when the Jays play in Seattle, Jays fans from Vancouver tend to outnumber Seattle fans (which draws the ire of the Seattle fans, but is really cool for the Jays players—it's like "home away from home"). So Vancouver certainly could. What's crazy is that the city of Atlanta supports MLB, NFL, NHL, and NBA, and the population is less than 500,000! And they field a very successful baseball team more often than not (although most of their success has been through exiles of the Jays organization: Bobby Cox and Alex Anthopoulos). Vancouver would be cool. Have a Canadian team on one side of Canada, and another on the other side. I like Winnipeg, too. |
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