What are your favorite teams from NFL,MLB,NBA and NHL?

Discussion in 'Sports and Fitness' started by steveda19, Nov 18, 2014.

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  1. Pondwater

    Pondwater Vice Admiral Admiral

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    I'm not fond of it. Especially the way they are going about it and the rationale. There's a couple of more seasons to get over it.
     
    Pondwater, Nov 20, 2014
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  2. Alidar Jarok

    Alidar Jarok Everything in moderation but moderation Moderator

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    Generally, to be a Philadelphia sports fan is to suffer (when all our teams are successful, we don't know what to do with ourseves). But the Eagles offer hope right now. And it's probably a better time to be a Sixers fan than any time in the past ten years - provided you don't actually plan on following them or watching any games. They've been mediocre forever. Give me a terrible team with a glimmer of hope than a mediocre team that looks like they'll be stuck there forever.

    Phillies are that mediocre team going nowhere, which sucks. Flyers are a disappointment. But this is an Eagles town and they're playing well.
     
    Alidar Jarok, Nov 20, 2014
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  3. iguana_tonante

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    I think I remember you have family in Italy. Where are they from?
     
    iguana_tonante, Nov 20, 2014
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  4. Alidar Jarok

    Alidar Jarok Everything in moderation but moderation Moderator

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    Rimini
     
    Alidar Jarok, Nov 21, 2014
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  5. iguana_tonante

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    You're fucked.
     
    iguana_tonante, Nov 21, 2014
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  6. Pegaritaville

    Pegaritaville Vice Admiral Admiral

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    I have never been and will never be a Vikings fan. My grandfather played for the Packers- he'd be rolling over in his grave if I donned purple.
     
    Pegaritaville, Nov 21, 2014
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  7. Alidar Jarok

    Alidar Jarok Everything in moderation but moderation Moderator

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    Yeah, obviously it doesn't have to be around there. If there's a good reason to like a team I can look elsewhere. I tend to be sympathetic to teams that don't win championships all the time, but, obviously, they have to win enough matches for me to care about them.
     
    Alidar Jarok, Nov 21, 2014
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  8. Tom Hendricks

    Tom Hendricks Vice Admiral Premium Member

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    NFL NY football Giants
    MLB NY Mets
    NBA New Jersey Nets
    NHL None, hate hockey
     
    Tom Hendricks, Nov 21, 2014
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  9. Cicero

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    NFL: Patriots, 49ers (though not a fan of Harbaugh-era)
    MLB: Yankees (by far), Giants
    NBA: Lakers, Bulls (don't follow basketball until the finals)
    NHL: Wayne Gretzky*
    NCAAF: Oregon (more broadly the Pac-12 and B1G)

    I also usually root for the Chicago teams, out of hometown loyalty (lived there for a half-dozen years in high school and college). Growing up in Oregon, though, my teams were always the Yankees, 49ers, and Ducks.

    *In high school, we were taught to answer "Wayne Gretzky" to any hockey-related question. (That was right about half the time.) When the question included some form of "except Wayne Gretzky", we usually answered with his name anyway; why not? we didn't know anything about hockey beyond the very basic. I'm sorry to say, I still don't.
     
    Cicero, Nov 22, 2014
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  10. steveda19

    steveda19 Lieutenant Commander

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    Cicero You don't like Jim Harbaugh? Your 49ers wouldn't be the team they are now if wasn't for Harbaugh Would you like to go back to 2-14 seasons again when Mike Singletary coaching them? Harbaugh took your 49ers to the super bowl.
     
    steveda19, Nov 22, 2014
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  11. Use of Time

    Use of Time Commodore Commodore

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    MLB: Atlanta Braves (sans John Schuerholz)

    NFL: Dallas Cowboys (Tony Romo is my favorite Cowboy of all time, even over the mid 90's trio)

    NBA: Phoenix Suns (Used to love Barkley when he played, stayed a fan because of Steve Nash)

    NHL: N/A
     
    Use of Time, Nov 23, 2014
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  12. iguana_tonante

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    I know, I was just being silly. :D

    In Italy, more often than not (and I do not say it just because it's my own team) people who find their local teams disappointing or find themselves displaced and unable to follow them, turn to Juventus. That's how it got so many supporters (beside being awesome and a winner, of course). So that would probably be your first choice.
     
    iguana_tonante, Nov 23, 2014
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  13. Alidar Jarok

    Alidar Jarok Everything in moderation but moderation Moderator

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    Eh, they have a few too many wins. It feels like rooting for them would be like rooting for Manchester United or the New York Yankees.
     
    Alidar Jarok, Nov 24, 2014
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  14. Starbreaker

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    MLB: Atlanta Braves
    NFL: Chicago Bears
    FBS: Georgia Bulldogs
    FCS: Jacksonville State University Gamecocks
    BPL: Everton
    League Two: Shrewsbury Town (don't ask)
     
    Starbreaker, Dec 1, 2014
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  15. Skywalker

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    NFL: New England Patriots
    MLB: Boston Red Sox
    NBA: Don't really follow the NBA
    NHL: Boston Bruins
    MLS: New England Revolution
    EPL: Everton
     
    Skywalker, Dec 1, 2014
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