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Stinky The Clown

(67,819 posts) Tue Oct 23, 2012, 11:28 PM Oct 2012

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After all their trials with adversity, ya GOTTA be rooting for Detroit.

Game One in San Francisco tomorrow.

(NL) Giants vs (AL) Tigers

edit to put "Detroit" in the thread title, which was my original intent.

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After all their trials with adversity, ya GOTTA be rooting for Detroit. (Original Post) Stinky The Clown Oct 2012 OP

Absolutely !!!!!! virgogal Oct 2012 #1

Lifelong Giants fan here villager Oct 2012 #2

ditto. TDale313 Oct 2012 #6

I was glad the Giants won in 2010 but hifiguy Oct 2012 #3

Who? OffWithTheirHeads Oct 2012 #4

When my teams are out of it.... flowomo Oct 2012 #5

Still can't believe they made it...GO GET 'EM TIGERS!! Barack_America Oct 2012 #7

I wasn't. Verlander and Scherzer have that hifiguy Oct 2012 #11

Not if you're in the Bay Area you don't. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2012 #8

You bet your ass THAT'S right! damonm Oct 2012 #9

The only major league baseball game I ever went to OffWithTheirHeads Oct 2012 #10

That's like me Dyedinthewoolliberal Oct 2012 #16

San Fraancisco fans are the polite ones. You may be offered some Brie and Chard OffWithTheirHeads Oct 2012 #17

I'd be happy for either team to win. Nye Bevan Oct 2012 #12

Yes FightForMichigan Oct 2012 #13

No Webster Green Oct 2012 #14

No can do, gotta root for my city bayareamike Oct 2012 #15

virgogal

(10,178 posts)

1. Absolutely !!!!!!

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Tue Oct 23, 2012, 11:30 PM

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villager

(26,001 posts)

2. Lifelong Giants fan here

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Tue Oct 23, 2012, 11:30 PM

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so... probably not.

TDale313

(7,820 posts)

6. ditto.

Reply to villager (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 23, 2012, 11:32 PM

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hifiguy

(33,688 posts)

3. I was glad the Giants won in 2010 but

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Tue Oct 23, 2012, 11:31 PM

Oct 2012

I am all behind the Motor City Kitties this year. Go Tigers!

OffWithTheirHeads

(10,337 posts)

4. Who?

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Tue Oct 23, 2012, 11:32 PM

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flowomo

(4,740 posts)

5. When my teams are out of it....

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Tue Oct 23, 2012, 11:32 PM

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I always root for the team from the city whose population needs the biggest boost because a championship in any major sport can get people feeling good about their city, even if only for a little while. In baseball, that would be the Tigers this year.

Barack_America

(28,876 posts)

7. Still can't believe they made it...GO GET 'EM TIGERS!!

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Tue Oct 23, 2012, 11:32 PM

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hifiguy

(33,688 posts)

11. I wasn't. Verlander and Scherzer have that

Reply to Barack_America (Reply #7)

Tue Oct 23, 2012, 11:40 PM

Oct 2012

untouchable Koufax-Drysdale thing going on. That Verlander ever loses given his incredible arm is actually surprising. Hands down the best pitcher in the game.

Comrade Grumpy

(13,184 posts)

8. Not if you're in the Bay Area you don't.

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Tue Oct 23, 2012, 11:32 PM

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damonm

(2,655 posts)

9. You bet your ass THAT'S right!

Reply to Comrade Grumpy (Reply #8)

Tue Oct 23, 2012, 11:34 PM

Oct 2012

OffWithTheirHeads

(10,337 posts)

10. The only major league baseball game I ever went to

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Tue Oct 23, 2012, 11:35 PM

Oct 2012

Willie Mays and Jim Davenport were playing. Guess who I'm rooting for?

Edited to add, if Detroit was playing ANYBODY else, I would root for them for reasons expressed above but...they are playing S.F. Sorry, gotta go to the city I grew up in.

Dyedinthewoolliberal

(15,589 posts)

16. That's like me

Reply to OffWithTheirHeads (Reply #10)

Tue Oct 23, 2012, 11:51 PM

Oct 2012

I grew up in Detroit so I am pulling for them. Not that I dislike the Giants. In fact, I may be at AT&T on Thursday thanks to some fantastic luck But I'm not sure about wearing my Tiger hat. Do you think my white hair will protect me from over zealous Giants fans?

OffWithTheirHeads

(10,337 posts)

17. San Fraancisco fans are the polite ones. You may be offered some Brie and Chard

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Reply #16)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 12:11 AM

Oct 2012

By your neighboring seat mate but you are dealing with Old Hippies and young Yuppies, not Raiders fans. Wear your hat! Liberals live here!

Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)

12. I'd be happy for either team to win.

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Tue Oct 23, 2012, 11:41 PM

Oct 2012

Unlike if it was, say, Yankees versus Phillies.

FightForMichigan

(232 posts)

13. Yes

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Tue Oct 23, 2012, 11:44 PM

Oct 2012

The whole state of Michigan needs something to feel good about.

I hope it's our year at last.

Webster Green

(13,905 posts)

14. No

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Tue Oct 23, 2012, 11:45 PM

Oct 2012

Go Giants!

bayareamike

(602 posts)

15. No can do, gotta root for my city

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Tue Oct 23, 2012, 11:48 PM

Oct 2012

GO GIANTS!!!!!!!

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