JoshPR Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 1 minute ago, FourEyesShottenhoffer said: I too have been considering what team to follow if I were to abandon the Sox. Cardinals would be the obvious choice for a competent franchise, but I’m not a fan of Cards fans at all. AL Central teams are out of the question, but it has to be a regional team. Brew crew maybe? They’ve got great fans, but probably just setting up for more frustration. Damn it sucks being a Sox fan. I just don’t see a solution Probably not watch at all. But if I had too maybe the Mets 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi8is Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 13 minutes ago, JoshPR said: Man this sucks... I swear Rick will be spewing the bullshit later this week Nah he’ll say they laid the ground work and you don’t have to finish a deal at the meetings and it needs the time it needs and hopefully ideally we will see some things materialize in the coming days or weeks ideally that is to say somewhat soon but they fully plan to get better and are already better and they hopefully will…. blah blah blah 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFutureIsNear Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 3 minutes ago, LittleHurtCG said: The "process" in Philadelphia has been an epic failure. Those bozos made their fans sit through 3 straight seasons where they didn't even win 20 games. All those years flushed down the toilet and they couldn't even win one Eastern Conference Championship. It will never happen in a million years but the "epic Fail" tank jobs by professional sports orgainizations should be punished heavily in someway. Ownership should be forced to pay back season ticket holders and the fanbase in someway. Relegation like in professional socceer should be implemented in some fashion as well. As a Sixers fan I gotta interject on this slander…the “process” was never completed because the NBA are crooks and forced the Collangelo’s upon the Sixers and fired Sam Heinkie. The process was ruined by bad moves from a guy who had burner accounts on Twitter talking bad about his own players. Regardless, the Sixers still went from a 6th-10th seed with no hope to a perennial contender…even if the big playoff success hasn’t come to fruition yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 9 minutes ago, Tnetennba said: Join the out of town bandwagon. They are way more fun than the local dumpster fire. I live in Brooklyn and actually go to a decent amount of Cyclones games (especially when the Dash are in town). So I've already got a Mets minor league jersey. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Look at Ray Ray Run Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 1 minute ago, hi8is said: Nah he’ll say they laid the ground work and you don’t have to finish a deal at the meetings and it needs the time it needs and hopefully ideally we will see some things materialize in the coming days or weeks ideally that is to say somewhat soon but they fully plan to get better and are already better and they hopefully will…. blah blah blah don't forget... "A lot of our guys were very popular throughout the meetings. We fielded and were open to all inquiries. Fortunately we're in a position of having a lot of highly sought after individuals who we'd be more than happy to go into the season with giving us an opportunity to compete for a championship." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Look at Ray Ray Run Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Nothing more throw-up worthy than the new found Mets stans at Soxtalk. Might be worse than Caufields borderline-illegal infatuation with the Padres. 1 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35thstreetswarm Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 1 hour ago, LittleHurtCG said: Very well put. We know the Sox saw the success that KC, Cubs, and Houston had with tanking and rebuilding and thought they should finally give it a try as well. Do we have any other comps for such incompetently run rebuilds in professional sports? I guess you could say the Pirates, Cleveland Browns, and maybe "the process" with the 76ers? One year ago the #1 would be the Phillies. Do with that what you will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 3 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said: Nothing more throw-up worthy than the new found Mets stans at Soxtalk. Might be worse than Caufields borderline-illegal infatuation with the Padres. Like I told my dad (who declared he will never watch baseball again after the Cubs signed Bellinger), we're too dyed in the wool here to leave the Sox. But a majority of my baseball following friends here are Mets fans, I go to Cyclones games, and SNY is massive fun to watch. Adding Q to their team is just a good reason to finally go to Citi Field for a game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnetennba Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 12 minutes ago, FourEyesShottenhoffer said: I too have been considering what team to follow if I were to abandon the Sox. Cardinals would be the obvious choice for a competent franchise, but I’m not a fan of Cards fans at all. AL Central teams are out of the question, but it has to be a regional team. Brew crew maybe? They’ve got great fans, but probably just setting up for more frustration. Damn it sucks being a Sox fan. I just don’t see a solution Brewers were an easy choice a few years back when they were good and competing in the NL Central. Now not so much. Mets, Phillies, Blue Jays, M's are all pretty watchable as an out of towner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Quin said: Like I told my dad (who declared he will never watch baseball again after the Cubs signed Bellinger), we're too dyed in the wool here to leave the Sox. But a majority of my baseball following friends here are Mets fans, I go to Cyclones games, and SNY is massive fun to watch. Adding Q to their team is just a good reason to finally go to Citi Field for a game. I think choosing a secondary rooting interest is a good idea. My heart will always be with the Sox though. One day, there will be new ownership and I can have hope again. Edited December 7, 2022 by Jack Parkman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurtCG Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 6 minutes ago, 35thstreetswarm said: One year ago the #1 would be the Phillies. Do with that what you will. Ha. Let's hope the Sox start handing out $300 million dollat contracts over the next few weeks. Then maybe we can compare the two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 30 minutes ago, hogan873 said: Cubs fans' tears will be flowing. I'm sure they'll bring up dexter fowler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox59 Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 As frustrating as being a Sox fan can be, I would never even consider changing my fandom. Its in my blood. For better or worse. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 (edited) 1 minute ago, ChiSox59 said: As frustrating as being a Sox fan can be, I would never even consider changing my fandom. Its in my blood. For better or worse. I could never change it either, and I don't think anyone here is talking about going all diehard for another team. I just want a second team to watch I guess. The front office and ownership has brought this on themselves. Edited December 7, 2022 by Bob Sacamano 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said: I think choosing a secondary rooting interest is a good idea. My heart will always be with the Sox though. One day, there will be new ownership and I can have hope again. I've said for the past few years every Sox fan should work at keeping themselves healthy and hope to outlive current ownership because that's the only way things are going to significantly change. Edited December 7, 2022 by Lip Man 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox59 Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 7 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said: I could never change it either, and I don't think anyone here is talking about going all diehard for another team. I just want a second team to watch I guess. The front office and ownership has brought this on themselves. Yeah, I guess my 2nd team is always whoever the Twins are playing. Having spent most of my life in MN and all my friends being Twins fans, that is my other way of consuming baseball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 4 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said: I've said for the past few years every Sox fan should work at keeping themselves healthy and hope to outlive current ownership because that's the only way things are going to significantly change. I joked that Jerry and I will be on our deathbeds at the same time because f*** me, that's why. (I'm only 31 haha) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 21 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said: As frustrating as being a Sox fan can be, I would never even consider changing my fandom. Its in my blood. For better or worse. Same. I'm not shy about finding other ways to enjoy sports when my teams suck/have bad ownership though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnetennba Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 21 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said: As frustrating as being a Sox fan can be, I would never even consider changing my fandom. Its in my blood. For better or worse. Oh I can’t quit this sad sack franchise, as much as I try. I just want to watch good baseball along with that certain brand of Sox suck. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnetennba Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 22 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said: I could never change it either, and I don't think anyone here is talking about going all diehard for another team. I just want a second team to watch I guess. The front office and ownership has brought this on themselves. Yup, all of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 26 minutes ago, Tnetennba said: Oh I can’t quit this sad sack franchise, as much as I try. I get asked all the time why I’m a Sox fan still when all they do is make me miserable…like look, if I could just stop being a fan I would have a looooong time ago, unfortunately that’s not how this works. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 1 hour ago, JoshPR said: Man this sucks... I swear Rick will be spewing the bullshit later this week We didn't like the market or didn't want to do x or y. Its like no - have a strategy, have a plan. You don't just get to say it didn't work out. It is your job to grind, grind, grind grind and when one thing doesn't work out, find another or go a different path and continue evolving and always looking at ways to improve the team - whether marginally or materially. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black jack Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 1 hour ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said: Nothing more throw-up worthy than the new found Mets stans at Soxtalk. Might be worse than Caufields borderline-illegal infatuation with the Padres. It’s better than when they were obsessed with the Royals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 15 minutes ago, Rowand44 said: I get asked all the time why I’m a Sox fan still when all they do is make me miserable…like look, if I could just stop being a fan I would have a looooong time ago, unfortunately that’s not how this works. This was what I was trying to explain to my dad when he declared he'd stop following baseball. Like I understand his new local team is the D-Backs, but c'mon. He can just watch some Dodgers games on MLB.tv. He can even go to the same spring training stadium! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35thstreetswarm Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 (edited) Go to your proposed alternative teams' message boards and see how joyful they are. Yes, the Mets are super psyched on their team all the time, what with their zero championships in the last 40 yrs and all. You would have loved being out of the playoffs one season ago. Being a Sox fan sucks, but misery defines Soxtalk-level fans of almost all franchises. Edited December 7, 2022 by 35thstreetswarm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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