Who is your second favorite team?

[carolinacubbie]

Obviously it is hard to pull for any team but the Cubs, but I'd have to say my second favorite team is the A's. Mostly due to the fact that my older brother is a big Athletics can, but we never really play them outside of Spring Training, so it isn't hard to pull for them. I could never ever pull for any NL team, but it is fun to watch the A's game as well, and have a second team since they usually have the late night games and it is easy to watch them on MLB.tv or whatever else. Plus Oakland has always had really good young pitchers that are fun too watch, and I think it is incredible that they have been as successful as they have with such a limited budget. So my question to yall is if you have a second favorite team, who is it and why?

[Sludgeworth21]

I have caught the fever of the Tampa Bay Rays.

[inari]

N/A

[Yanksfan1523]

Can I use the cliche: Whoever is playing the Red Sox? :D

[Derwood]

haven't we done this before?

[otis89]

I don't really have a second favorite team, but there are several teams I'll root for if they make it to the playoffs and the Cubs don't. I was rooting hard for the Red Sox in 2004, but I don't think I could ever root for them again for some reason.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Cardinals. Sorry, but a lot of my best friends and family are Cardinal fans, so if I can't be happy I don't mind if they are. Obviously, I'd prefer to be happy for my own team.

 

The Red Sox right now just because I like really good teams.

[Derwood]

1 - Cubs

 

T-Last - Everyone else

[radarluv1]

definitely have rays fever. i want the royals to do well for some reason. but i didnt subscribe to the "and whoever the cards are playing" mantra until i moved down here and had to rub elbows with these heathens.

[JimSorgi]

I don't really have a second favorite team, but there are several teams I'll root for if they make it to the playoffs and the Cubs don't. I was rooting hard for the Red Sox in 2004, but I don't think I could ever root for them again for some reason.

This happened to me too. I can't explain it, but I don't like them anymore. My second favorite team would have to be the Athletics.

[Guest]

Probably the A's.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Thats easy. The Iowa Cubs, because thats where we store our stuff.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Thats easy. The Iowa Cubs, because thats where we store our stuff.

 

Like our best CFer, two of our best starting pitchers and one of our better relievers.

[anabiono]

rays

 

i was born in florida

 

and i can't stand the marlins

[Guest]

Thats easy. The Iowa Cubs, because thats where we store our stuff.

 

So the Pirates are right there also, right?

[carolinacubbie]

haven't we done this before?

 

 

I'm not really sure whether or not ya'll have done this before, but myself, no I haven't ever seen a thread like this. Quite frankly I don't really think their was any need for your post in this thread except to just bitch for no reason.

[Vanilla Ice]

Tampa

 

I liked them before this year because their AAA team is in Durham and grew to like their young players

[carolinacubbie]

I don't really have a second favorite team, but there are several teams I'll root for if they make it to the playoffs and the Cubs don't. I was rooting hard for the Red Sox in 2004, but I don't think I could ever root for them again for some reason.

 

 

Yeah same here, I was pulling for them big time, maybe due to the fact that they were playing the Cards and Yankees too though. Honestly now, I hate the Red Sox about as bad as I do the Yankees. Throughout the years they acted like they were some truthful franchise, and the Yankees were these big bad monsters. Even though the Yankees still have a lot bigger payroll, the Red Sox are basically 1B when it comes to crazily spending money. I guess to the Red Sox credit, they actually use their money and prospects to get good young pitching. (Dice K, Beckett) While the Yankees go over spend stars in their 30's. I feel like ever since 04 when the Red Sox won it all, the media infatuation with that so called unbelievable rivalry has gotten that much more sickening.

[JimSorgi]

Thats easy. The Iowa Cubs, because thats where we store our stuff.

 

So the Pirates are right there also, right?

I wouldn't say that if I were you.

[Clem Fandango]

I don't have a 2nd favorite NL team. My favorite AL team hgas always varied. A few years back it was Texas, because an IF of Blalock, Young, Soriano, and Texeiria was absolutely filthy. Then it was the Twins, back when they had the dominance of Mauer, Morneau, Santana, Liriano, and Nathan. Intense team.

 

Now though... gotta admit... Go Rays. Granted, I grew up in a Tampa suburb so I have a right, but I never liked them much before last year.

 

They just have an amazing young core of players that's only gonna get better.

[TruffleShuffle]

Cardinals.

 

this makes no sense. sorry.

 

for me, it's the twins. i was born in st. paul and my best friend is a twins fan.

[rocket]

earl weaver has made me decide to make the orioles my a.l team. i'll just wait til their good to REALLY follow them, though.

[Derwood]

haven't we done this before?

 

 

I'm not really sure whether or not ya'll have done this before, but myself, no I haven't ever seen a thread like this. Quite frankly I don't really think their was any need for your post in this thread except to just bitch for no reason.

 

no, there was a reason.

[weis21]

One of my best friends is a yankees fan. He pulls for the cubs as his NL team because he wants to see us win. Not because of his sympathy rooting, but rather just because I just don't care about the AL that much....I sort of wouldn't mind the yankees getting to the playoffs. Plus who wouldn't like that extra yankees coverage on ESPN, am i rite????

[soapy]

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