Comments on: Haters Gonna Hate

By: Stephanie Liscio

Stephanie Liscio — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 03:54:59 +0000

At least the Giants live to see another day, courtesy of Barry Zito! (?)

And speaking of Zito, this Zito-related gif is hilarious! – http://i56.tinypic.com/v48p39.gif

By: Steve Alex

Steve Alex — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 03:01:08 +0000

Well, it looks like Detroit and St. Louis in the big show, barring a major SF comeback. Guess I’ll root for Peralta and company. And may the odds be ever in their favor.

By: Stephanie Liscio

Stephanie Liscio — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 17:15:11 +0000

Joey – Typically I go for the AL Central team in the playoffs, just because I’m familiar with them and like to see the division get some respect/attention. This year, Detroit isn’t doing much for me…I think it’s Jim Leyland (he annoys me). I still wouldn’t mind seeing them win though.

Mary Jo – I wanted to see a capitol beltway series as well! And I love that quote – it’s a great one!

Steve – I agree, it’s very frustrating to see the same teams every year. While money doesn’t always buy success in the playoffs, it typically amounts to a playoff birth, or at the very least, contention. (And I liked the Hunger Games reference!)

By: Steve Alex

Steve Alex — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 11:31:33 +0000

Great article. Small market bitterness aside, there is a more general problem with baseball that you alluded to. The same teams are in the LCS every year. Aren’t you just tired of seeing the Yankees and the Cardinals and similar teams fighting for the big prize year after year, with the other 2/3 of the league just along for comic relief and satisfied with “contending” or “competing?” If you aren’t from one of those charmed cities, do you ever really feel like you’re in the hunt? How is it good for the sport to have an in-crowd so completely dominating the playoffs all the time, with only the occasional Cinderella from District 12 (Sorry, Hunger Games reference) spoiling the party? Unlike the NFL or other sports, teams can’t turn their fortunes around very quickly. Losers stay losers for years, even decades. The owners don’t want a salary cap in baseball, but this revenue sharing and luxury tax system does not even pretend to bring parity. As long as that system remains, there will be the haves and the have-nots, and the extent of your playoff energies will be spent rooting for one of the $100M juggernauts to get knocked out early.

By: Mary Jo

Mary Jo — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 05:52:43 +0000

I have the unluck of killing off the team I root for. Baseball season pretty much ended for me when both the Nats and O’s were eliminated. Wanted to see a Capital Championship (they’re about 40 miles apart). Even though I wasn’t rooting for the Tigers I was rooting against the Skankees – so, I won? I’m afraid this signature I’ve seen elsewhere fits a lot of Cleveland sports fans: “The only championship this town has won since ’64 is in the sport of Schadenfreude.”

By: joey

joey — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 17:39:27 +0000

yeah…i feel the same way…i guess im rooting for the tigers…cuz out of all the teams left…their the most like us…they went thru some very lousy years in the 90′s when we were on top…fortunatly for them…they now have good ownership who spends money…i used to go watch the indians beat up on them in detroit in the old ballpark and the new one…the fans would always tell me that they rooted for us in the playoffs for the same reason…plus even tho r old friend victor isnt playing…he still gets a ring if they win…jeez imagine that tiger line up next season with him batting 5th behind miggy and prince.