Who's Your Playoff Team?
by baseballgirl on Sep 1, 2010 7:53 AM PDT
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PrintAssuming that the last two games have highlighted the difference between a playoff-bound team and the 2010 A's (and the absolute inequality between the payrolls, as brilliantly highlighted by danmerqury), it might be time to start thinking about the playoffs without the A's. However, the silver lining is that the playoffs the year will be Angels-less, which is always a good thing around here. Assuming you are like me and watch baseball down to the last drop, you also pick a playoff team to root for all the way to the end.
If the season ended today, we'd see the Yankees, Rays, Twins and Rangers from the AL, and the Braves, Reds, Padres and Phillies from the NL. The Red Sox are still barely within shouting distance in the AL and the Giants, Cardinals, Rockies, and Dodgers are still very much alive in the NL. Some new faces there; I like when that happens.
Tampa Bay Rays
I consider the season a success when only one of the Yankees/Red Sox plays in October. I have rooted for the Rays before and had a good time doing it. Any team that is battling for first place with the Yankees going into September but can only draw 11,000 fans to a game has my sympathy vote off the bat. I like seeing The Trop filled with people, much like the Coliseum.
Minnesota Twins
Touted in the past as "the A's of the Central", Minnesota is another team who has been known for filling out a roster on a budget. That doesn't hold true this season (they spent some money this year to go with their shiny new stadium), but they have battled some pretty devastating injuries to take the lead in the Central. Plus, who doesn't like, "Well played, Mauer"?
Texas Rangers
Mostly because they aren't the Angels. If it can't be the A's, I'm certainly glad that another team besides Anaheim has the chance to shine. Led by Ron Washington (who has managed the team and the fallout from a shocking drug revelation), the Rangers have Vlad (who was always my favorite Angel), the feel-good story of Josh Hamilton, and one of the players I like most in MLB, Nelson Cruz.
I am almost always an AL girl; the exception of course, when it's a hated AL team in the World Series. That said, I followed the Rockies all the way to the Series once, and probably could be persuaded to do it again. I liked the All-Star Campaign of Domo Arigato Vote Joey Votto, but I'm not sure that's enough to pull for the Reds. The Giants are a mixed-bag for me; I have enjoyed watching their games this season (baseballdad is a huge Giants fan) and I wish we had a Buster Posey, but I know that the Giants having a good season is not good for the A's.
Braves? Phillies? I'm neutral.
Cardinals? I think we all know how I feel about that.
If I had to pull for a NL team, sign me up for the San Diego Padres. With one of the dead lowest payrolls in baseball (only the Pirates spent less this season, and the with the Padres' $37,800,000 compared to the Yankees' $207,000,000, never has an underdog looked more attractive), the Padres win almost every night, and have survived months of "don't worry; they'll fade" comments. In addition to representing California, they also embody the spirit which baseball is desperately trying to hang onto; that money doesn't always buy wins and a ticket to the playoffs.
So how about you? Second favorite teams, anyone? Ponies in the race? Who's going to take the 2010 World Series?
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Tampa Bay
“Any team that is battling for first place with the Yankees going into September but can only draw 11,000 fans to a game has my sympathy vote off the bat.”
That is my feeling exactly. Even with the overflowing talent that they have in their organization the payroll they have will make any sustained success very challenging. So while their window is still open to disrupt the Yankess and Red Sox I am pulling for them all the way. And I have to say that a Rays-Padres Series would be great.
I root for the A's
Fark everybody else.
I can't see, now I have to pee, and I can't count to three, but I can count to JÄGERMEISTER!
by doctorK on Sep 1, 2010 8:16 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
You're consistent, I'll give you that ;)
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
(possibly) true story
I remember hearing during the ’87 WS that a reporter decided to find where on the Mississippi River the equidistant point between Busch Stadium and the Metrodome was. It turned out to be in Eastern Iowa, so he went there to find out who the locals were rooting for. The answer – “The Cubs”.
Yeah, I’m like that, without the angsty hopelessness that comes from 100+ years of FAIL.
I can't see, now I have to pee, and I can't count to three, but I can count to JÄGERMEISTER!
LOL, I like that.
I've come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen.
~Bob Lemon, 1981
I'm with you
the A’s got me back into baseball, and been following them since 2000, I usually stop watching baseball once the A’s are out of the playoffs. But recently I’ve been trying to watch some post season baseball the past couple seasons and this year will try again, and if I do, I’ll be rooting for the Padres and Rays or any team that beats the Rdsux.
by sf drift king on Sep 1, 2010 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
I'd also
be happy to see our man, Wash, win w/ Tx.
by sf drift king on Sep 1, 2010 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
I always watch the post-season
Usually, I’m reduced to hoping for the teams I despise the most to lose. It is nearly impossible to watch the Yankees or Red Sox play the Angels, because no matter who loses, I’ll still be disgusted that the other team won. 2008 was actually kinda fun, since I have no strong hatred of either the Rays or Phillies. Last year, though, was hell.
I can't see, now I have to pee, and I can't count to three, but I can count to JÄGERMEISTER!
I'd love to see a Phillies Rangers
Or Reds Rays World Series.
Although the Padres are a team much like the A’s, an unfriendly hitter’s park, great pitching, suspect offense. A real feel good story in the MLB after expectations were low.
It’s so easy to forget Atlanta has sports teams, the city sometimes forgets that fact. But if anything they’re in football mode come October.
Baseball could use some parity and my dad was a big Philly guy back in the day.
A’s could regain some respect tonight if they at least show up on ESPN. Brett Anderson better know what’s going on tonight in the Bronx.
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I will never ever root for another AL team
But I will be keeping my eye on those Padres!
I just like how they’re such a similar team to ours, and after having been to Petco a couple times, I have come away completely impressed every time. The staff, players, atmosphere, park, everything is very well done!
AN: Where you will be an A's fan or Dallas Braden will show you the repercussions of your actions.
they are crapping the bed lately
I don’t think the gnats will catch up, though. Still, I loved Petco when I went earlier this year.
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
by cuppingmaster on Sep 1, 2010 8:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Twins / Padres WS
Partially because I like the Twins, partially because I want whomever MLB and the networks don’t want.
I've come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen.
~Bob Lemon, 1981
I would love to see a Braves - Rays WS
Back when I was little, it was Braves or no baseball on TV sometimes so I watched a lot of them. They were like the Buffalo Bills of MLB for awhile, but it would be good to see Bobby Cox get another championship. Plus, Hudson.
If I had another AL team, it would be the Rays. They are like us ca. 2000-2003, but probably better.
Re: Rangers. Josh Hamilton is really annoyingly good.
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
I'm rooting for Game 7
"Rollins helps them with the small ball when he's not in the lineup." - Joe Morgan
I'll mostly be rooting for good baseball if the A's aren't in the playoffs
and to be honest 99% of my focus will be on football but I’ll go with these teams….
A.L.
Yankees,Twins,Rangers and Rays as the wildcard.
N.L.
Braves,Reds,Padres and Phillies as the wildcard.
I don’t care who wins but I do like Dusty Baker. He’s a cool guy and a Sacramento boy and the Reds winning would be a surprise which is always fun.
But seriously,folks....
It's good that he's a cool guy
Just keep him the hell away from my pitching staff.
"I've made a huge little mistake." - G.O.B.
Rays-Padres
I would like to see someone win who hasn’t won before.
I live in SD and I really admire the way the Padres have gone about their business this year; it is the same aura that the A’s had when Zito was the only one left of the Big 3 and we went to the playoffs.
Plus, it would be awesome to watch the WS from my conference room!
There are less teams that I despise than normal, and that's always a good thing.
I'm here to talk about the past.
I hope they all lose.
A's Fan in Sweden
"Sosa had me caught up in the magic, and I feel like an idiot. I don’t say that often, but I feel like an idiot because of Sammy Sosa." -Jay Mariotti
In the AL, I have no bad feelings about the Rays or the Twins.
NL, it’s gotta be the Padres, although I could be persuaded to root for the Reds. I suppose if I had to make a rooting hierarchy, it’d be:
Rays > Padres > Twins >> Reds >> Phillies > Braves >> Rangers >>> Supergluing my hand to a hot stove >>>>>>>>> Yankees
I have zero personal investment in the NL team. I just cannot force myself to care.
AL I’d go with the Rays again.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Hmm
I gotta go with Cincy. My brother is a Reds fanatic and it’d be a breath of fresh air seeing a different team in the postseason. I’d like to see them take the WS
"It's never 'just a game' if you're winning" - George Carlin
by bluelightrain84 on Sep 1, 2010 10:09 AM PDT reply actions
I know folks are gonna cringe at this but
NL I have to go with the Giants because I’m a local boy and i support all the local teams. If they don’t make it I’m going with the Padres and in the AL I’d go with the Twinkies. As much as I love Ron Washington, it will be a cold day in hell, pigs will fly, Ryan Sweeney will hit 40 jacks, and the sun will set in the east before I ever f$%^&*g root for the Texas Rangers!
"By the end of the year, I'll have Dallas throwing right-handed'' -Ben Sheets
Not cringing here
lot’s of folks I socialize with / kids friends parents are Giants fans, and I’ll let them get some fun.
But dear god, don’t let the Giant’s lose the WS to the Yankees.
definitely cringing
you WANT to root for panda hats?
"If you hit .440 with 20 bombs, you don't have to do s---. You don't have to bring a glove to practice, just hit and leave whenever you want. You can bring a 40 and smoke a cigarette and call me from the parking lot asking me what time the game is, and I'll tell you. You can even say 'F--- you, Steve!' Actually, don't say that, that wouldn't be very nice." -Steve Friend, Head Coach, Chabot College Gladiators Baseball
I don't root for the Panda Hats
I grew up rooting for the A’s and the Giants but the A’s are always my team first! Rooting for the Giants is kinda like a brotherly rivalry and I like some of their players. Plus, the longer they play baseball the better it is for me because I’m a bartender at Public House and once baseball season is over so is working a regular schedule for me. Football will be good but that’s only a couple of days a week my friend. I gotta get it while it’s good mate! Cheers…
"By the end of the year, I'll have Dallas throwing right-handed'' -Ben Sheets
I appreciate the employment aspect, but...
…that doesn’t excuse ‘liking’ the Giants. ;-)
I've come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen.
~Bob Lemon, 1981
Like I said
i don’t really get much pleasure out of watching the Giants…..but if they end up going to the playoffs I’m gonna support em’. Doesn’t mean I’ll like it.
:)
"By the end of the year, I'll have Dallas throwing right-handed'' -Ben Sheets
fark that
If the Giants were the last baseball team on Earth, I would rather take up competitive eating than watch those bastards.
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
by cuppingmaster on Sep 1, 2010 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Cake!
"You're all like big fat failure turtles." - Edge
by Rated-R Superstar on Sep 1, 2010 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
You know, I kinda agree.
But just for this year. My dad is a die hard Giants fan, and he deserves to see the Giants win the big one. I’m currently out of the country, and won’t be back in time for the WS, so if the Giants are to win a WS, this would the year for me.
A's Fan in Sweden
"Sosa had me caught up in the magic, and I feel like an idiot. I don’t say that often, but I feel like an idiot because of Sammy Sosa." -Jay Mariotti
I feel the same way
It would mean the world to my dad.
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
Sorry, no.
It’s no secret how much I despise the Red Sox. But if Boston and SF were to somehow play in the World Series, I’d root my ass off for the Sox — that’s how much I hate the Giants.
I don’t want them to ever win a Series … ever. I want all those people who say “I just want to win one before I die,” to never win one before they die. They’re the Cubs West Coast, and I want it to stay that way … that’s also why I’ll always have a soft spot for the Angels … don’t get me wrong, I don’t like them, either … but thank you, thank you, thank you, for beating the Giants in ’02!!!!!
I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.
I try very hard to be a reasonable person in my life, but...
…I am in lockstep with you when it comes to the Giants. I don’t want them to win… ever. I want the Cubs to win one… as insufferable that would cause their fans to be… rather than the Giants to win one.
I've come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen.
~Bob Lemon, 1981
I disagree
but what’s the fun of being a fan if you don’t get to choose who you want to win.
So go and root for who you want, travdog6 can do the same.
My son wants to root for the Red Sox, and I’m not about to disown him (for that at least.)
What the hell did you do??!!
How could that happen to your son?! What a drag …
(Actually, I think it’s cool that you let him pick his own team … damn, though, what a shame he’s picked Boston … I hope he’s like 5, so he can change his mind later.)
I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.
He started age 5 cause a buddy was a Sox fan. Age 8 now...
he also is an A’s fan, and we only got him A’s swag, so he’s cool.
& Leo, I wasn’t attacking you at all – just sloppy wrighting by me I suppose.
I'll let my son root for whoever he wants to root for.
However, that hasn’t stopped me from indoctrinating him since Day One. If he likes any other teams, it’s not going to be on my head.
My dad grew up as a Cardinal fan,
many former A’s played there, and my uncle still lives in Missouri, so I might be more partial to them on the NL side. The Padres wouldn’t be that bad either.
On the AL side, probably Texas because they aren’t the Angels, and for Wash.
Can’t root for the Yankees or the Red Sox. Probably won’t want to root for the Reds, but Gomes is there.
Well, you can forget the Cardinals ... they have completely quit.
All that talent, and they’ve laid down like dogs.
I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.
Tough call.
Obviously not the Yankees. And not the Twins (or the White Sox, as the case may be) because I hate that they basically got a taxpayer-funded payroll boost, and besides, I pull for the Tigers in the Central. And not the Rangers because I have grown to hate them and their fans much more than the Angels and their fans over the course of this season. No team that spends a season in bankruptcy should be able to have the Rangers’ payroll, and they shouldn’t be able to screw creditors out of money. You couldn’t pay your bills? Fine, contraction time. They’re just an expansion team anyway. So I guess, from the AL, it’s the Rays for me, even though they’re barely a real team in my eyes (if you couldn’t tell, I’d like nothing more than for baseball to contract back to the original 16.)
In the NL, I’ll pull for the Giants if they make it. My loyalties are to the A’s first, but I’m a Bay Area fan. If they don’t sneak in, I guess I’ll pull for the Braves. I was a bandwagon Braves fan when I was a kid for a couple years, mostly because they beat my dad’s Indians and I hated the Indians for beating the A’s once at a game I attended. I still have love for the Braves at some level.
"I wasn't able to extend so I had a serious lack of extension."--Dallas Braden
by StJosephBurningTheOakTreesToTheGround on Sep 1, 2010 10:25 AM PDT reply actions
as I was listening to the Yankees beat up on Mazzaro and Ellis' glove
I received in the mail something I hadn’t gotten since 2006: a reservation form for playoff tickets for the A’s….
Wow. Were they taking reservations for next year?
by LoneStranger on Sep 1, 2010 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
2010 AL West is the 2007 NL East
Let’s do this!
100% Athletics, 100% Baseball. 2009 Athletics, 40% Baseball.
I got one as well...
…interesting that they were discounting the first two rounds for season ticket holder. Not that it matters.
Any team below ESPN's radar
…which pretty much means the Texas Rangers in the American League and the San Diego Padres in the National League. Sure to make the Lords of Baseball plotz.
Mariners
Oh, wait, but I thought…
In that case, Padres, Twins and Rays. I’ll also accept WS sharing.
100% Athletics, 100% Baseball. 2009 Athletics, 40% Baseball.
My ongoing rooting interest
I’d like to root for the Rays but the Trop is an abomination that needs to not be on my TV. I like Dusty, so I can root for the Reds in spite of the 1990 World Series. I like Wash and would love to see him with a ring. On the other hand: George W. Bush. I can finally root for the spunky Twins, now that the Metrodome is dead, although October weather there will be scary. As a child in Milwaukee I was a Braves fan and when they moved to Hotlanta I left baseball for 15 years. Screw them and their cheesy tomahawks. I’m a San Diego native and the Pads are a great story in a cool park. Phillies: meh. Yankees are hard to root for in spite of the numerous good guys in that organization. As a So Cal boy, the Dodgers were my first team, the club that integrated baseball, a beacon of class and quality. And then along came Murdoch and the McCourts. Screw them, too! The only remaining question to be answered is: “Am I a bad A’s fan because I like the Giants?” It’s an affection that has only appeared in the last few years, nourished by a great yard, a terrific broadcasting team, and a friendship with a member of their organization.
Yes, without a doubt, that makes you a "bad A's fan".
Next question?
I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.
I find baseball really boring to watch if the A's aren't playing
so I probably won’t watch very much of the playoffs. I don’t really care who wins, but I don’t want the Twins to win. I have a standing bet with my friend that if the Twins win the World Series I have to buy a Nick Punto jersey.
I actually kind of hope the Yankees win because what’s one more championship for the Yankees? I mean, they’re supposed to win every year. Also, I like being the most successful non-Yankees franchise in the AL (damn Cardinals!) (in terms of World Series championships).
"I'm a Golden Gopher, this means I'm a golden soldier/The competition is dirt, and I'm a bulldozer." -St. Paul Slim
"I'm not going to lie. I try to hit home runs and that's it." -Matt Stairs
by Where's My Burrito? on Sep 1, 2010 11:11 AM PDT reply actions
Comparing the A's and Twins is absolutely a thing of the past
Two big differences now: Minnesota’s FO still has a passion to win, and they have a great manager, unlike Bobo
by dashman33 on Sep 1, 2010 12:07 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
And a number one draft pick and a payroll slightly less than $40 million more than ours?
A's Fan in Sweden
"Sosa had me caught up in the magic, and I feel like an idiot. I don’t say that often, but I feel like an idiot because of Sammy Sosa." -Jay Mariotti
Padres!
What cares from the AL probably Rangers to shut up AL East fans who think the West sucks!
"I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way." -Jessica Rabbit
by A'sfansince1970 on Sep 1, 2010 12:17 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Does it benefit the A's if the Yankee's win?
More revenue sharing dollars to go around.
Brighter spotlight on the inequities of the current MLB system.
I think rooting for the smaller market teams would actually be counterproductive as an A’s fan as it proves the A’s should just continue to try to do more with less.
Wow.
Root for the Yankees so that your team gets more revenue sharing dollars?
I’ve seen some heartless root-for-the-money ideas out there, but this would take it to a new level.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Despite some of the stuff I've heard out of their front office lately...
… and the fact that they don’t really mirror the A’s at all anymore, I have a healthy respect for the Twins and how they do (or have done) business. That said, an Athletics-less playoffs just means I’ll be rooting against a lot of teams.
"I've made a huge little mistake." - G.O.B.
I love me some Tampa.
"Carter's 25-game hitting streak isn't any normal streak. He's 46 for 97 (.474 average) during the run, adding 16 walks and compiling 81 total bases in the process. I'm out of superlatives for what he's doing." - Kevin Goldstein
I clicked on a link on the SB Nation home page
and it took me to Pinstripe Alley, I feel tainted. Help??
oh and the Braves or Padres. My dads a big Braves fan so i like to see them win, and i love Bobby Cox. And, I lived in San Diego for a long time and i love the city so i would like to see them win too.
How about a 1991 rematch?
Twins vs Braves. The last one was one of the best World Series I’ve ever seen.
Word.
I say it is THE best I have ever seen.
I've come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen.
~Bob Lemon, 1981
It was pretty dang good ... but THE best I have ever seen
was the one in 1989.
I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.
1989 was the most satisfying for me, no doubt...
…but as far as pure baseball excitement goes, without regard to who is playing, 1991 was the most exciting from start to finish.
I've come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen.
~Bob Lemon, 1981
If the Dodgers can miraculously make up ground and make the playoffs, obviously I’d cheer for them, since they are my NL team. But of the likely candidates…
Reds – I’ve loved what the Reds have done this season and thing they’re a fun team to watch. I’d cheer for them.
Rays – I like the Rays, and like more that they’re pushing the NY$ for 1st in the division.
Braves – I usually hate the braves, but I love Tim Hudson, so I’d pull for him.
Everyone else can suck it.
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2.64%
That’s what Baseball Prospectus lists as the A’s chances of making the playoffs this year as of right now.
If and when that becomes zero, then I have no playoff team. Until then, it’s the A’s.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Oops, down to 1.47% now.
Getting swept really doesn’t help that number.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
I'm gonna root for the A's until we are mathematically eliminated, but...
then its the Giants, Pads, Rays, and then Twins.
I want a Rays-Padres WS.
I would so plan a trip to go see family in TB AND fork out the bucks to get a ticket to one of those games.
In terms of NL, I hatehatehate the Phillies. Hate them. I like Huddy, but not the Braves. I feel that’s the lesser of two evils over the Cardinals.
Assuming the Reds and Padres win divisions, I’ll root for the Giants to get the Wild Card. I don’t have enough anti-Giants fervor in me; I’m not from the area.
Needs moar dingerz.
I love baseball, regardless who's playing, and I'm not much of a hater.
The AL looks like it’s going to be three small-market non-evil teams and the Yankees.
The NL isn’t tied up yet, but the Padres and Reds are rootable.
Some years, you kinda know that the year will end with the big guys winning. This year, though, it seems really open. Plus, if Lee gets his stuff together, even Texas will have a chance to win a playoff series.
Bob Geren was born in a suburban apartment complex he built with his own two hands.
by QueenOfCansAndJars on Sep 2, 2010 8:57 AM PDT reply actions
The Twins seem to be most like the A's
Relatively small market- scrappy kind of team- fans are pretty decent. Once the A’s are completely eliminated, I’ll cheer for them -sort of. It’s really hard to put much concern with anyone but the A’s.
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