Similarly for me.I don't care. Won't be watching a minute of it.
Or put another way; I could give a shit less who wins.As they say at Constipation Anonymous meetings, half a loaf is better than none. Go Rays.
That's a helluva point. This is the perfect example of conventional wisdom being on the side of the team with players most fans have heard of before ... when, in reality, it's all about matchups and maximizing the strength of the overall team.... the collective Rays pitching staff just eliminated 2 lineups more dangerous than what the Dodger present.
Yeah, I'll never understand so many alleged baseball fans proudly skipping the WS. It's baseball. I love baseball. I couldn't care less that it was a weird season. I can't wait to watch and see what happens.Looking forward to watching every pitch - it's a long-ass winter.
Seconded. It also helps in my case that it's the only sport I enjoy. Unless bird-watching counts.Yeah, I'll never understand so many alleged baseball fans proudly skipping the WS. It's baseball. I love baseball. I couldn't care less that it was a weird season. I can't wait to watch and see what happens.
Even if he's playing the Sox huh?I'd also like to see Mookie Betts win the world series every year for the rest of his career, so I'm reluctantly rooting for the Dodgers.
I take it you're not friends with any of your exes?Or put another way; I could give a shit less who wins.
I don't get all the Mookie love; he did not want to sign here and correct me if I am wrong but he turned down a 300 million dollar contract, something about him wanting to test free agency, he gets traded to the Dodgers and 19 seconds after he gets there, he falls in love with the place and signs a 12 year deal.
So much for testing the free agent waters; he did not want to sign here, period.
So why root for a guy who didn't want to be on your team; it's not like a Fred Lynn situation where they traded him away foolishly, Betts did not want to sign here and forced their hand.
His glovework is the sole reason the Dodgers are in the WS.
For the second year in a row, I won't watch .02 seconds of the WS.
Nope; they're all exes for a reason.I take it you're not friends with any of your exes?
You have nicely expressed an opinion with which I completely agree. Thank you.I don't hold any animosity towards Mookie like @54thMA seemingly does, but I do think that post is spot-on. Mookie did not want to sign that kind of big, long-term contract with the Red Sox. Which is fine. That's his choice and I don't hold it against him. I still love watching him play. It's also why I didn't get too upset when they traded him. Of course nobody wants to lose a player like that, but it's a two-way street. Seems clear now that he was not going to re-sign here. They made the best of a bad situation, Mookie is where he wants to be, it is what it is. That doesn't seem to be a popular opinion, but that's how I see it.
Michael Holley claims there was some bad blood between Betts and the RS over the way they handled his arbitration; can anyone confirm or deny that?I don't hold any animosity towards Mookie like @54thMA seemingly does, but I do think that post is spot-on. Mookie did not want to sign that kind of big, long-term contract with the Red Sox. Which is fine. That's his choice and I don't hold it against him. I still love watching him play. It's also why I didn't get too upset when they traded him. Of course nobody wants to lose a player like that, but it's a two-way street. Seems clear now that he was not going to re-sign here. They made the best of a bad situation, Mookie is where he wants to be, it is what it is. That doesn't seem to be a popular opinion, but that's how I see it.
I agree with all of this and hope it twists the knife for the Sox owners every time he's discussed during this WS (which has been VERY often, 6 innings in).I just can't imagine not wanting and rooting for the best for Mookie Betts (absent a 2018 WS Rematch). He's one of my favorite ballplayers ever, and I'll be goddamned if I'm not gonna cheer him on.
John Henry is close to an infinity gauntlet full of Sox rings and the Sox are valued at $3.3B, were bought for 700M two decades ago, and tend to trail only the Yankees and Dodgers in revenue. You think he's losing a wink of sleep over Mookie at this point?I agree with all of this and hope it twists the knife for the Sox owners every time he's discussed during this WS (which has been VERY often, 6 innings in).
I think guys like that are particularly sensitive to being clowned on national TV for several hours a night.John Henry is close to an infinity gauntlet full of Sox rings and the Sox are valued at $3.3B, were bought for 700M two decades ago, and tend to trail only the Yankees and Dodgers in revenue. You think he's losing a wink of sleep over Mookie at this point?
Honest question for a good Sox fan: If the team struggles for two or three seasons in a row, will fans keep filling Fenway?John Henry is close to an infinity gauntlet full of Sox rings and the Sox are valued at $3.3B, were bought for 700M two decades ago, and tend to trail only the Yankees and Dodgers in revenue. You think he's losing a wink of sleep over Mookie at this point?
Not the good Sox fan in question, but...my theory has always been that the Red Sox, even in down years, benefit from the tourism factor. There are people who visit Boston during baseball season and have "see Fenway Park" on their must-do list. It's an historic place and has an allure for people in a way that ballparks that aren't 100+ years old don't. If the team isn't doing very well and fans aren't shelling out top dollar, there are still people who want to get in the door to say they went there. And at least the last few times I've been back over the summer, those tickets aren't available from the box office...they are on the secondary market. So from the Sox perspective, the seats are sold.Honest question for a good Sox fan: If the team struggles for two or three seasons in a row, will fans keep filling Fenway?