[Duckworth_Luas]

[MoyVilla9]

Originally Posted by jack presley

Also, please don't go down the glory hunting route and pick the Yankees!

He's bias! He's a Mets fan! haha

Well I'm a Yankees fan but I've got a strong family link living in the Bronx, surely I can get a pass for that?!

[TempPeck]

are you starting to regret your Cubs choice yet??
You can still change your team before the season ends.
Its like a warranty period.

[summerskin]

Originally Posted by TempPeck

are you starting to regret your Cubs choice yet??
You can still change your team before the season ends.
Its like a warranty period.

Exciting years ahead for the cubbies, well worth persevering.

once a cub, always a cub. the warranty expired years ago....

[matthew8]

Should've picked the Orioles mike, where's your Baltimore loyalty? I went to an Orioles game and it was awesome, especially compared to a yankees game I was at.

[mikemac1]

Reading forums a lot of Ravens fans hate the Orioles
Well no, actually that's not correct

They hate the owner and refuse to support the team until the owner is gone

Sounds messy

Originally Posted by summerskin

once a cub, always a cub.

[Coeus]

Originally Posted by mikemac1

Reading forums a lot of Ravens fans hate the Orioles
Well no, actually that's not correct

They hate the owner and refuse to support the team until the owner is gone

Sounds messy

I wouldn't blame them! When Peter Angelos bought the Orioles back in the early 90s they were perennial playoff contenders. Unfortunately it wasn't long before his meddling ways cast the team into mediocrity where they have remained until now. I'd like to see the Orioles do well this year for the fans who still support the team and not the owner...

The Orioles actually drafted Cal Ripken Jrs son today in one of the later rounds of the draft so the Ripken association with the Orioles continues...

[LenaClaire]

So what if the Cubs are on track to have their worst season ever. It means we can only go up from here

[jack presley]

Originally Posted by jujibee

So what if the Cubs are on track to have their worst season ever. It means we can only go up from here

They picked up some Cuban kid today (Jorge Soler) for $30m yesterday who apparently is pretty good. He's only 20 so it'll probably be a couple of years before he hits the majors but if he works out as expected, there could be good times ahead

[mikemac1]

Are you a blind optimist?

Do you think this year will be your year despite generations of failure?

Sucker for punishment?

You are a Cubs fan

[TAlderson]

Red Sox.

Best and most historic ballpark in MLB, a history of both over-the-top inspiring wins (2004, 1975's Game 6) and crushing defeats (1986, 2003). They are part of the best rivalry in US sports (Yanks-Sox), and are in MLB's toughest divison (the AL East). They're in Boston, which loves anything and everything Irish, so you'd immediately be accepted, and while they're a bunch of overpaid whiners now, they have a young core which will tear through the league in the next few years.

Plus, you won't believe how satisfying it is to chant "Yankees Suck" with 37,000 of your closest friends.



However, if you want to go off the beaten path and make your friends question your mental health, only to look back ten years from now and realize you're actually a genius, go with the Pittsburgh Pirates. They are awful right now. Think about how bad a team could possibly get, think of the lowest depths of suckdom your mind can fathom, and then think a few steps lower, and you will get to how bad they have been for the past 2 decades. They have not had a winning season since 1992, Barry Bonds' last year as a Pirate. I went to college in Pittsburgh, and I watched them lose in every way imaginable. Plus, they have a tendency to ship out any and all players with even a modicum of talent, keeping the roster filled with rejects, has-beens, and never-will-be's.

But they've started to turn a corner, and have some great young talent. They're definitely a sleeper this year, and I bet they'll even get above .500 either this season or next. Think about how cool it would be to say you were a fan back in the day when everyone else is just getting on the bandwagon. Of course, they could ship out all their good players and suck for another 20 years, leaving you with tearing your hair out wondering why you would ever give your heart to this team. But that's the deal you strike when you become a fan of any team.

-Tyler

[rockonollie]

Originally Posted by mikemac1

Thanks for the suggestions and help

I wanted a famous franchise but a tortured history. A sleeping giant with a hopefully bright future

Haven't won the World Series since 1907

And I've definitely heard of Wrigley Field, one of the most famous ballparks in the world

And while I've never been to the States I've watched a lot of shows and read a few books based in Chicago and would like the city some day
I've been watching a documentary on the Cubs too

The team for me

I'm disappointed that you passed over one of the most historic teams in history to root for their rivals.

Yes the Cubs have had a longer wait for a win. But the Reds were the first pro team in baseball, paying their players for the 1st time in 1869 (including a player from Cavan). They were the first team to play a game under lights in 1935 (For the 75th anniversary a couple of years ago, they sold some concessions at 1935 prices, 5cents for a bag of peanuts was awesome. (They had the "Big Red Machine" team in the 70s (if you're interested in baseball history, it's worth looking this up) And a world series win in 1990.

Some of the greatest players in the history of the game have been through cincinnati (Johnny Bench, Frank Robinson and of course Pete Rose)

The Reds have always been, and still are a small market team. After 20 years in the shadows, they are finally starting to be competitive again (won National League Central in 2010 and 2012) but still have not won a playoff series since the 90s. They were swept by the Phillies in the NLDS in 2010 and lost 3-2 to the Giants this season.

[LoneDRanger]

Certainly the Cubs are a lot of fans 2nd favourite team. As a Canuck, I adopted the late, lamented Montreal Expos back in 1969. I've slowly become a Blue Jays fan over the past couple of decades and am very pleased at the off-season acquisitions they've made this year.

But if you don't have a home team - the Cubs are lovable losers and all ball fans will be happy when they finally win it all.

[mikemac1]

2013 will be the Cubs year!!

Had a great first season watching ball
And finished second in the board fantasy league

On to to next year

[mod9maple]

Originally Posted by mikemac1

2013 will be the Cubs year!!

It's well seen you can smile about it...

Keep dreaming!