tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313509.post3246242428158772760..comments2023-11-05T03:29:20.511-05:00Comments on Mr Furious: FlushingMr Furioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03781439243585972721noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313509.post-12667584563406604562007-10-03T20:39:00.000-05:002007-10-03T20:39:00.000-05:00Hey, Jacksonville, Florida had no sports franchise...Hey, Jacksonville, Florida had no sports franchises anywhere near while I was growing up. Atlanta, Tampa, and Miami are too far away.<BR/><BR/>My dad started following the Cowboys in the 70's and I picked it up from him. <BR/><BR/>I started following the Mets during Dwight Gooden's rookie year. A friend of mine was a Gary Carter fan (don't ask me why), and I really liked Gooden and Strawberry. This was back in the pre-crackhead days, of course. <BR/><BR/>And yes, I did root for the Lakers. Complete bandwagoner here, no excuses. But what, I was going to pick some loser to root for? At the time it was the Lakers or the Celtics, and the Celtics were like the Yankees of basketball. Much more fun to hate them. I'm not a basketball fan anymore, and I have no allegiance to the current Lakers at all.<BR/><BR/>And Florida State is my alma mater, so that covers all the college sports. I'm a diehard football fan, a casual baseball fan, and not much of a basketball fan at all, these days.michellinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05034726778989565660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313509.post-89229378925917364602007-10-02T20:54:00.000-05:002007-10-02T20:54:00.000-05:00Boy, you are all over the map with the allegiences...Boy, you are all over the map with the allegiences...I suppose you were a Lakers fan too?Mr Furioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03781439243585972721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313509.post-33632372715288392672007-10-02T19:20:00.000-05:002007-10-02T19:20:00.000-05:00I don't really consider myself a fan nowadays, but...I don't really consider myself a fan nowadays, but back when I actually cared about baseball, I was a Mets fan. 1986 was my first experience as a fan winning a championship. It was awesome. Not quite as good as my first Cowboys Super Bowl in 92 though.michellinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05034726778989565660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313509.post-48444707727323318662007-10-02T09:44:00.000-05:002007-10-02T09:44:00.000-05:00Exactly Mike. As you mentioned at Crank's place, O...Exactly Mike. As you mentioned at Crank's place, Omar relied solely on too young or too old. The only guy on the roster you could argue is actually IN his prime is Beltran, and he's been something of an enigma. Nearly everybody else on the team is either a reclamation project or a rookie with very little in between.Mr Furioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03781439243585972721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313509.post-32517915330025510542007-10-02T06:18:00.000-05:002007-10-02T06:18:00.000-05:00Furious, I agree with you about Omar. Check out m...Furious, I agree with you about Omar. Check out my comment at Crank's place.<BR/><BR/>I don't blame him for the Bannister-Burgos trade. I'm not high on Bannister, and Burgos may end up turning things around. We'll see. But trading Heath Bell, signing Schoeneweis, going with a bunch of old guys . . . all on him.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15398931203483061703noreply@blogger.com