Despite the '05 World Series win, I had very little fun watching the '05 team during the regular season, as games were frequently nail-biters and low-scoring. I'd bet a lot of people here might say the same thing. In August and early September, particularly, the offense was so anemic that it was flat-out difficult to watch.

 

The most fun I've ever had watching a team before this year was the 2000 season, mainly because of Frank's renaissance season and a collection of fun "regular" guys overacheiving (Valentin, Perry, Sirotka, Baldwin, Parque, and Eldred in particular). Even though the team fell off severely towards the end of the season, it was such a breath of fresh air to look up and not see us in second place 11 games behind Cleveland. It was such a treat to win that division.

 

I've heard a lot of people say the '77 hitmen were also a fun team to watch, despite their lack of a postseason, but I was too young. Certainly the '83 winning ugly season was awesome, as well.

 

With this lineup and the solid starting pitching, with so many surprises up and down the lineup and throughout the staff, it seems that this team is a contender to be just a fun team to watch for the whole season. I find myself wondering from day to day which cog in the lineup will produce, and don't worry if the starter will come with a quality effort (if not his best stuff). That all coupled with such low expectations going in have made for such an enjoyable season from a fan's perspective thus far, with only a couple of genuinely frustrating stretches that have lasted mere days.

 

There are very few real problems in the lineup, in the staff, in the clubhouse, off the field...anywhere. And when that's the case...it's easy to remember how much fun this game can be to watch.

 

What are your thoughts?

Edited May 30, 201213 yr by Greg Hibbard

I'm gonna go old school and say 1983 and 1999.

I'm gonna go old school and say 1983 and 1999.

 

I'm assuming you mean 1993?

 

Unless you like 0-fer west coast swings in August?

It's fun enough for me right now.

2000 was the most fun. No lead was too big...until the playoffs.

These last 2 weeks have been about as "fun" as I can ever remember. This team is pulled straight out of a video game right at the moment.

Yeah, this reminds me of '83 a bit....and definitely that great month of June and early July '10

1. 1990 final season in USCF...McDowell, Thomas, Ventura were just starting to show their potential, underdogs all the way

2. 2000

3. 2005

4. 1984

4.5 1993/94

5. 2008 (last two weeks of season, and any time Quentin and Ramirez were hitting)

6. 2006 (first 3-4 months of offensive dominance)

7. 2010 (26-5 stretch)

8. 2009 (watching Beckham the first 3 months, adding Peavy/Rios, Wise catch for Buehrle game)

Edited May 30, 201213 yr by caulfield12

2005

1990

1983

1994 until the strike. Thomas was unreal

2000

2006 first half of the season was the most fun, as there was no pressure coming off of the World Series and the team was just destroying the ball. This last two weeks have been extremely satisfying based on who we've beat as well as who's leading the way (Sale, Reed, Viciedo, Dunn, PK, Rios, Beckham, ADA). These are guys that will continue to be in the organization after this season.

2006 first half of the season was the most fun, as there was no pressure coming off of the World Series and the team was just destroying the ball. This last two weeks have been extremely satisfying based on who we've beat as well as who's leading the way (Sale, Reed, Viciedo, Dunn, PK, Rios, Beckham, ADA). These are guys that will continue to be in the organization after this season.

Yeah, that 55-27 or whatever it was to start the firt half was great.

2000 team was hard hitting, they came together after the brawl with the tigers when dean palmer came after parque

The most fun I've had outside of 05 was that incredible streak in 2010. Now that was fun.

 

This one feels a lot like that one.

2000 was the most fun. No lead was too big...until the playoffs.

 

That 7 game sweep @ Cleveland & Yankee Stadium was outstanding

Ohh yeah 1990 was awesome, they would have won the wild card if that existed then they won 95 I believe and still lost the division to the A's by 9 games

I'm assuming you mean 1993?

 

Unless you like 0-fer west coast swings in August?

 

Actually I meant 1990. Too many nines.

2000 team was hard hitting, they came together after the brawl with the tigers when dean palmer came after parque

 

 

Yeah, the infamous Rob Fick (obscene gesture, beer shower), Jeff Weaver, Juan Samuel fight...

 

Was in the LF bleachers at that game. Good memories.

 

 

The 2006 team was 26 games over .500 at the break, ending with that crazy 19 innings game (tied it against Papelbon) that went on forever.

 

57-31. Then 8 games under .500 at the break and the disastrous 2007 season.

1993 pitching was good, needed one more good hitter, bere was awesome when he came up

Didn't fick sucker punch someone

2000 was the most fun. No lead was too big...until the playoffs.

that really was a fun team that kind of came out of nowhere. good comparison.

Didn't fick sucker punch someone

 

http://www.google.com.hk/url?sa=t&rct=...W2w&cad=rjt

 

not sure if this is the right video or not, i can't watch youtube here in china

http://www.google.com.hk/url?sa=t&rct=...W2w&cad=rjt

 

not sure if this is the right video or not, i can't watch youtube here in china

 

in Communist China, youtube watches you. (That's a link to a 2009 mini-brawl with Detroit)

that really was a fun team that kind of came out of nowhere. good comparison.

 

Looking back at it is unreal. Ray Durham, Frank Thomas, Paul Konerko, Magglio Ordonez, AND Carlos Lee in the same lineup. They hit .286 .356 .470 .826 as a TEAM

 

Jose Valentin had a great season too

Maybe it's just all of the winning, but I think the fans are finally starting to shed their Ozzie Era skin. It's a new era and the quality of play is very good.

 

This team has a lot of potential to be fun for the next 5 months.