NLCS woes as a Cubs/Baseball fan

[u/Evil_ryry]

[u/Duhawk96]

Go AL, don’t care if its Rays/Sox/Guardians

[u/dilapidated_wookiee → u/Duhawk96]

Always root for Cleveland after 2016, that team deserves a championship

[u/Independent-Ad5852 → u/dilapidated_wookiee]

I've told Cleveland fans, "I really wish it had been against someone else, you guys didn't deserve that heartbreak."

[u/skwormin → u/dilapidated_wookiee]

Nah dawg Sox brothers

[u/the_kessel_runner → u/skwormin]

I'll pull for the Sox just as hard as they pulled for the Cubs in 16.

[u/MeatballUser → u/the_kessel_runner]

In my circle that was: not at all.

[u/DependentOnIt → u/MeatballUser]

Yea that's what that person was implying. Also had similar buddies talking mad shit the whole time....

[u/crystallmytea → u/the_kessel_runner]

Because Pope, the sox have graduated to me being neutral about their success - and rooting for them over milwaukee if it comes to that.

[u/the_kessel_runner → u/crystallmytea]

If it comes to that, I'd probably pull something if I tried to care who wins. So, I'd just be watching something more interesting to me.

[u/Inevitable-Copy3619 → u/the_kessel_runner]

This sox team is a lot of pretty lovable players though. I'm struggling. I hate the name on the front of the jersey but really like the names on the back of the jersey :)

Can't root for LA or MIL, TB and CLE are such meh teams I struggle to get excited for them. But hey, it's baseball and we may not get it next year!

[u/DejaBrownie → u/Inevitable-Copy3619]

Out of the AL teams, I think TB has the best chance to win it all. I watched them sweep the Yankers last night and they actually looked pretty good. They are super fast and if Caminero starts hitting dingers then I think they are the best shot against the NL.

[u/l-lerp → u/the_kessel_runner]

"they" is a sports fanbase of millions of people. "They" didn't all act one way.

[u/the_kessel_runner → u/l-lerp]

No. But, the handful of Sox fans in my circle did all act one way. They'll get silence from me...which is better than the constant shit talking I got from them.

[u/skwormin → u/the_kessel_runner]

I'm here for Mune

[u/ST_Lawson → u/skwormin]

I'm rooting for the Sox now because Chicago, but if they get eliminated, I'll root for the Guardians because of 16.

[u/dilapidated_wookiee → u/skwormin]

Eh, honestly I don't care about the Sox. I would pull for them over whoever comes out of the NL, but my personal preference would be Clev > TB > Sox.

[u/nypr13 → u/dilapidated_wookiee]

ALWAYS. And I know I shouldnt admit to this, but I was so happy for the city of Chicago in 2005.

[u/cbuscubman → u/dilapidated_wookiee]

If you lived in Ohio and have taken shit for 10 years over that series, you might feel different. Some Guards fans still hate the Cubs. "We only lost because of the rain delay" (never mind that you gagged on a 3-1 lead) and any number of other excuses except just admitting the Cubs were better ... nah. It's much funnier when they think they rule the world during the regular season and then get to October and fail.

[u/Commercial_File_2468 → u/Duhawk96]

Most Sox fans I know were cheering for the Cubs in 16, so I’m cheering for them this year

[u/NamelessFlames]

like fuck didn’t we just go through this last year

not again

[u/demafrost]

I hate how the Brewers have made me root for the Dodgers the last couple of years.

[u/miboyl]

Dodgers all day and it's not even close. Brewers fans are already smug without ever having won a World Series, they'd get so much worse

[u/GrandpaDongs → u/miboyl]

They're all just clinging to the Brewers because they know the Packers suck ass this year

[u/unexpectedhalfrican → u/miboyl]

Yeah as much as I hate the Dodgers for ruining baseball, Brewers fans would be fucking insufferable if they won, and they're already insufferable as it is now. I'm pulling for the AL. Any one of those teams winning it all would be the best outcome.

[u/TonightSheComes → u/miboyl]

One of the funniest things I ever read on their sub was a guy criticizing Counsell for leaving claiming that he could have been a Brewers legend if he had stayed a few more years.

[u/name-classified → u/TonightSheComes]

Brewers Legend is an oxymoron

[u/Sharp_Athlete4819 → u/name-classified]

Take my upvote ☝️

[u/CyanideChris → u/miboyl]

I'm putting money on the Brewers to win it all as an emotional hedge. I want them to lose so bad, but if they win it all it'll at least numb the pain 

[u/MrButton3224 → u/CyanideChris]

This is what a gambling addiction looks like…

[u/SavingThrowVsWTF → u/CyanideChris]

… wat

[u/ObligationSlight8771 → u/miboyl]

/u/suburban-jesus disagrees

[u/True_Dragonfruit9573]

I’m rooting for the White Sox. I’ll root for a Chicago team before I ever root for the Dodgers or ugh the Brewers.

[u/RD2_ElectricBoogaloo]

Best case scenario, Brewers get swept and the asteroid hits soon after.

[u/Sandman4501]

I’m more of a white Sox fan, but absolutely would never root against Chicago.
My son loves the cubs. He gets me cubs stuff, I buy him Sox stuff. It’s great.

But Brewers holding the L flag last year made this an easy decision, classless. Hope dodgers crush.

I’m imagining a dodgers/TB series. Hoping Sox pull this off.

In all honesty, I just want that Cross Town World Series. I’d love it. Recommend the book When Chicago Ruler Baseball about the 1906 World Series.

[u/laughing_andcrying → u/Sandman4501]

Chicago deserves a crosstown world series 💯 someday!

[u/Marz_Bane → u/laughing_andcrying]

Been wishing for this for longer than I want to admit.

[u/laughing_andcrying → u/Marz_Bane]

The world series to end all world series tbh 😂 

[u/packer15094 → u/Sandman4501]

Remember guys, calling the Brewers stadium "North Wrigley." And flying a bunch of L flags for decades whenever the Clubs win is not classless. It only is, when they do it back to us.

[u/benjam1n_gates]

Nahhhhh dodgers all the way in this one. Unless the asteroid hits Miller park...

[u/fattymcribwich → u/benjam1n_gates]

I live in Milwaukee so let's avoid this scenario if at all possible

[u/7tenths → u/benjam1n_gates]

Nah. The team the billionaires want to use an excuse to pocket even more money is far worse than an irrelevant division rival who has never won anything 

[u/waffleshield → u/7tenths]

But I want continued proof that spending = championships so our billionaire owner will understand

[u/carlivar → u/benjam1n_gates]

Fuck the Dodgers and their deferred salary BS that is going to lead to another lock out. I'm old enough to still feel like Brewers are an AL team, and they aren't the Packers. I'll take Brewers over Dodgers without a second thought. 

[u/JABjitsu]

As a lifelong Cubs fan who grew up in St. Pete, I am fine with the Rays winning it all, especially with the added bonus that they would beat the Dodgers or Brewers to get it done.

[u/fightintxag13]

Rays, then White Sox, then 50 feet of crap, then the Dodgers, then the end of the world, then the Brewers

[u/Maleficent_Author853 → u/fightintxag13]

Guardians?

[u/fightintxag13 → u/Maleficent_Author853]

Above the crap

[u/Maleficent_Author853 → u/fightintxag13]

😂

[u/Riderz__of_Brohan]

Dodgers are fine I don’t really care that much

[u/nypr13]

As a Floridian: hurricane

[u/unique_user43]

well the good news is one of the bastards will be eliminated. all focus on al. i’m rooting for the sox generally, but ultimately whoever has the best chance at taking down lad/mil in the ws is who i want.

[u/_Proverbs]

Go AL obviously but I'm definitely rooting for the Dodgers here.

[u/Material-Heron6336]

Fine with Brewers, Sox, Rays, Guardians… Dodgers can get swept

[u/dsalmon1449]

Idk why I’m supposed to hate the Dodgers. Cubs could spend more of their billionaire owners money to compete with them. Could they get everyone they got? No. But they could still try and spend more

[u/name-classified → u/dsalmon1449]

the first rule of billionaires:

they never ever spend their own money

they'll either borrow or just steal or just not pay.

[u/afrosteele]

For me it’s:

1) Rays
2) Dodgers
3) Armageddon
4) White Sox
5) Brain damage
6) Brewers

[u/Maleficent_Author853 → u/afrosteele]

Writing off the Guards already?

[u/afrosteele → u/Maleficent_Author853]

They’re so nondescript that I actually forgot about them. They’d be my second choice behind Tampa Bay.

[u/twolvesfan217 → u/afrosteele]

Me - Rays, Rays, Rays, Rays, Rays, Rays

[u/redemem → u/twolvesfan217]

This is the only acceptable choice

[u/R2-D2Vandelay]

I keep hearing stuff about supporting the Sox. Only people who say that are people who don't have friends that are Sox fans. They were literally insufferable from 2005 until 2016 and even up until now, they talk more about the Cubs not being there. So fuck the Sox.

[u/sdpcommander → u/R2-D2Vandelay]

None of my Sox friends have been that way, maybe you just had asshole friends lol.

[u/R2-D2Vandelay → u/sdpcommander]

😂

[u/archy319 → u/R2-D2Vandelay]

I haven’t heard that at all in my Sox friends. The Sox fans I know realize they’re lucky they got Houston and not a team as hot SD or as deep as the Yankees in the WC round.

[u/MonicaLewinskibidis → u/archy319]

It's social media banter. When your frame of reference is ChiSoxFanMike, yeah Sox fans are insufferable.

[u/GruelOmelettes → u/R2-D2Vandelay]

This might say more about your friends than anything else

[u/R2-D2Vandelay → u/GruelOmelettes]

You're probably right 😂 I have friends that are passionate about sports just like I am so I still love those fuckers.

[u/RyanTheCubsSTH → u/R2-D2Vandelay]

Maybe it's because I'm an old man, but my experience has been the exact opposite. Sox fans have been great, most dont really care about the Cubs this season and none said a word when the Cubs got bounced. I expect some good natured crap after the Sox get bounced, but so far it's been all about them and not at all about the Cubs.

[u/Subject_Topic7888 → u/R2-D2Vandelay]

i love baseball and as a kid i watched both teams. the sox were fun to watch and ive always loved the cubbies. been to old comisky a few times in my life and been to wrigley hundreds. im rooting for MY CITY. A trophy in Chicago is a trophy in Chicago. so i am rooting for the sox.

[u/DoctorDongus → u/R2-D2Vandelay]

Every Sox fan I know is the most insufferable person to exist. My entire family was Sox fans growing up, and I hated the way they all acted towards the Cubs especially - so I've been a Cubs fan ever since

[u/NUMBNUTZ42069 → u/R2-D2Vandelay]

Im the only Cubs fan in my family. Im not actevley rooting for the Sox but ill be happy for them if they win.

[u/Evil_ryry → u/R2-D2Vandelay]

If it came down to that I’d rather support the city of Chicago and the Sox over the Dodgers/Brewers, but I still wouldn’t love it. I don’t think they have the firepower to beat either NL team, but in playoff baseball anything can happen. I think the Rays have the best shot of taking either NL team down in the WS.

[u/HawksRule20 → u/R2-D2Vandelay]

I share your experience with my Sox fan friends. They definitely aren’t assholes, honestly some of the nicer people I know but when it came to sports shit talk? Man they HATE the cubs

[u/Sandman4501 → u/HawksRule20]

I know a couple guys like this. As a Sox fan myself I can say we are all not like this, but a good amount are.

[u/R2-D2Vandelay → u/HawksRule20]

Exactly!

[u/cincoparalinko → u/R2-D2Vandelay]

Sounds like you're no better than those Sox fans. Rise above and love your city, my guy.

[u/R2-D2Vandelay → u/cincoparalinko]

I fucking love Chicago. I hate the winter but it's one of the greatest cities in the world. That has nothing to do with hating the other team 😂

[u/MeatballUser → u/R2-D2Vandelay]

Fr I'm not a Chicago fan I'm a Cubs fan. Fuck the Sox hope they blow it

[u/Softish_Dump → u/R2-D2Vandelay]

I have one shitty sox fan, but the rest are awesome and I will always wish for success for their sake.....unless it's a cubs Sox game of course. 😆

[u/_BadgeOfRoses_ → u/R2-D2Vandelay]

I was pulling for the Sox because I’m happy when the city has energy and excitement, even if it’s the Sox instead of the cubs.

[u/Unrealized_Potential → u/R2-D2Vandelay]

I think this is more about your friends than the Sox. People who love the city are happy when its teams are good, and shittalking is a reasonable option for anybody when neither team is good

[u/ObligationSlight8771 → u/R2-D2Vandelay]

All fans are insufferable to non fans. Chill out nerd

[u/R2-D2Vandelay → u/ObligationSlight8771]

You seem pretty insufferable 🙃

[u/ObligationSlight8771 → u/R2-D2Vandelay]

You are the one thinking all fan bases are incurable but our own. I’m just pointing out the absurdity of that.

[u/R2-D2Vandelay → u/ObligationSlight8771]

That's not what I said at all 😂 but go on.

[u/ObligationSlight8771 → u/R2-D2Vandelay]

You did point out the brewers. But there isn’t anything different about that fanbase than any others from that fanbase point of view. Just stop being dumb

[u/R2-D2Vandelay → u/ObligationSlight8771]

WTF are you talking about? 😂 Are you ok, guy?

[u/ObligationSlight8771 → u/R2-D2Vandelay]

You are complaining how insufferable brewers fans are. You seem to think not every fanbase thinks that about any other fanbase. I’m telling you that you think you are special somehow in your fandom. This isn’t rocket science my dude

[u/R2-D2Vandelay → u/ObligationSlight8771]

I was talking about the White Sox fans 😂 just STFU already, "genius"

[u/No-Hand-8359]

Dodgers all day. Milwaukee winning would be absolutely terrible. I want them to continue to suffer in mediocrity.

[u/wesskywalker]

Dodgers over Brewers 100%

[u/nightwing185]

Rays, Guardians....please save us.

[u/C-sanova]

I got drafted to the Rays in MLB The Show and won the world series, so that's who I'm rooting for haha

[u/addisonandsheffield]

Literally anyone but Milwaukee

[u/skwormin]

Dodgers all the way until the WS then fuck them too lol

[u/Godlikelobster01]

lol nah Dodgers all day

[u/RonneeO]

FTD and FTB!

[u/Geoseeks]

NL: Dodgers
AL: White Sox

[u/Angrydwarf99]

Sick of having to root for the Dodgers, but so be it. I will be the biggest Dodgers fan around for the next week

[u/naitch44]

Let’s go Dodgers (then whoever from the AL)

[u/frentecaliente]

Sweet meteor of death

https://giphy.com/gifs/Mat1AhCGeZ833MueFc

[u/vnn_red]

I love how often the solution is to just kill everyone.

[u/fxdx_99]

I’ll happily root against the dodgers, I don’t give a damn who they are playing against!

That said, if it comes to a brewers/sox WS, I’ll just enjoy the game.

[u/_BadgeOfRoses_]

Idgaf I’m rooting for Milwaukee. I typically wouldn’t, but I’m so fucking tired of the dodgers, and as a baseball fan you just have to respect the Brewers org and the team they’ve built on the budget they have. It would suck as a rival, but the Brewers (or Tampa/Cleveland) winning the WS would be good for baseball.

[u/Heres_your_Chippy]

The asteroid will hit a rafter and miss just short

[u/That-Stop2808]

It’s hard for me to hate the Brewers. I like Wisconsin and they’ve been so bad for so long. Hating the Dodgers, though? Easy peasy.

[u/laughing_andcrying]

Legit what I told my friend this morning lol

[u/Bunslow]

Fuck rhe Cardinals, fuck st Louis , and fuck LA too

[u/UncleFlip]

Kinda like UGA vs Bama

Go asteriod!!

[u/blueshockeyohbaby]

Is there baseball still happening right now?

[u/Unusual_Performer_15]

Other than my jealousy about how they can spend an obscene amount of money, I actually find the dodgers team in general hard to hate. Dave Roberts is a class act and Shohei and Freddie Freeman are easy to root for. Dodgers all the way for me.

[u/Noopz]

Go dodgers without a doubt. At this point who cares if they win another ring

[u/Survive1014]

So Sox lol

Ewww that even feels wrong to say.

[u/jhorch69]

I'd rather watch the Dodgers win every World Series for the rest of my life than watch the Brewers win one

[u/theblob_1]

Go rays

[u/TransformersGuru]

Fuck it I'll say it, I'd rather see the dodgers win than the Sewers, but I'm hoping for an asteroid

[u/Gradschoolmaybe3]

Anyone but the Sox. I need Cleveland to pull through on this one.

[u/sandrakarr]

sigh.
Same as last year.
I would like the Dodgers to put the Brewers (back) in the ground, and then AL to take the whole thing.
Slightly leaning Sox, but I'm fine with any.

[u/Starlaura]

Can both teams lose please?

[u/Over-Nothing5007]

I have no qualms picking the Dodgers over Milwaukee. Beat their ass LA

[u/cbuscubman]

Dodgers all the way in the NLCS, then Tampa to beat whoever comes out of the other series although I would live with the Sox. The Guardians storyline is old and boring, and that pitching management (by both teams, really) is going to bite both of these teams in the ass big-time.

[u/MontagOfTheFlies]

Cleveland or Tampa win it please

[u/grape_grain]

Milwaukee vs Cleveland. Rust belt World Series.

[u/Poipole49]

I'm rooting for the Rays-Dodgers World Series, rematch of the COVID series, and I hope the Rays pull the Super Bowl LIX Eagles script and completely destroy the Dodgers chances at threepeat.

[u/Consistent_Cause_151]

I don’t know what it is with all the Cubs fans who despise the Brewers. I’m a die hard Brewers fan who was cheering for the Cubs during the 2016 World Series. Now I’m disappointed. I’m not sure many Cubs fans appreciate baseball. In fact, we have so many Illinois season ticket holders in our section that say the same thing. Come on now, can’t you say some nice things about the Brewers now that the Cubs are out of the playoffs? Or are Cubs fans generally a bunch of beer loving fair weather yuppie fans who like to complain.?

[u/BillOneyPaige]

I’m a Rays fan at this point

[u/bonehart55]

Go Cleveland

[u/Door_Number_Four]

Nope. Cheering for the Brewers, and will enjoy watching the financial house of cards that is the Dodgers fall apart (again).

We are going to have a protracted lockout because of the Dodgers last thing I want for them is to get another trophy. .

[u/GoblinBard_]

White Sox!

[u/the_onewhoknocks]

This is funny, but it's crystal clear that everyone should be pulling for the Dodgers to win. Another sweep would be hilarious. wisconsin sports and their fans deserve absolutely nothing.

[u/GrizzlyAdam12]

I literally have no idea what’s going on in the playoffs right now. It would take me less than 30 seconds to figure out, but I can’t be bothered to do it.

No cubs = complete lack of motivation to care about MLB.

[u/cbuscubman → u/GrizzlyAdam12]

I watch all of the playoffs even if we aren't in it. I can't be a Cubs fan if I'm not a fan of the game itself.

[u/_877-CASH-NOW_ → u/cbuscubman]

Playoff baseball is so electric. The energy can’t be matched in what can otherwise be a bit of a boring and slow moving sport. I love it even if the cubs aren’t in it

[u/Faffing_About → u/GrizzlyAdam12]

Not going to lie that’s odd.

[u/MidvaleDropout]

Go White Sox

[u/International-Key211]

As a cubs fan, ive been ok with the Dodgers winning. Teams need to not be cheap. There's only 1 or 2 team owners who aren't outright billionaires. The rest of them can put more money into player contracts of they chose to. The problem only lies with players that want to be in bigger markets. Offer the best contract and you might have a chance at top players that are going strictly for the money.