BatFlipsFTW wrote:Would be interesting to see how Philadelphia would support two teams. Would it be split 50/50 or would be the fan bases ebb and flow with the successes of each team? Given the provincial nature of the city and the way they follow sports.

The light poles would be greased with the blood of the vanquished.

BatFlipsFTW wrote:Would be interesting to see how Philadelphia would support two teams. Would it be split 50/50 or would be the fan bases ebb and flow with the successes of each team? Given the provincial nature of the city and the way they follow sports.

It is definitely a different situation than what you have in Chicago (Northside vs Southside) and what you had/have in NYC (Brooklyn vs Manhattan vs the Bronx/Queens vs the rest of the city). IIRC, when both were here, most fans just supported whomever was doing best (which was usually the A's), but the Whiz Kids cemented the Phillies as #1. I believe that pattern repeated in St. Louis and Boston as well. It is interesting to note that of all the cities had multiple franchises and lost one during the migration in the '50s, we were the only one to lose the most successful of the franchises.

SwingOnThis wrote:

BatFlipsFTW wrote:Would be interesting to see how Philadelphia would support two teams. Would it be split 50/50 or would be the fan bases ebb and flow with the successes of each team? Given the provincial nature of the city and the way they follow sports.

The light poles would be greased with the blood of the vanquished.

some random dude at the saloon the other night said "how could anyone be a mets fan when you have the yankees in the same city'

that's some chris christie level frontrunnin' @#$#%$

when was the last time both the yankees and red sox had under a .500 record in a season?

Brad Keller gets 5 games, Tim Anderson 1 game, Rick Renteria 1 game after benches cleared in the Royals/White Sox game. Anderson crushed a HR and flipped his bat too hard for KC's liking, so he got drilled on the first pitch of his next AB

https://www.mlb.com/royals/news/brad-ke ... -suspended

vlad jr. debuting on tuesday.

now someone else says nope. we'll see who's right.

BigEd76 wrote:Brad Keller gets 5 games, Tim Anderson 1 game, Rick Renteria 1 game after benches cleared in the Royals/White Sox game. Anderson crushed a HR and flipped his bat too hard for KC's liking, so he got drilled on the first pitch of his next AB

https://www.mlb.com/royals/news/brad-ke ... -suspended

Anderson’s 1 game is for using the N word

wiivile wrote:when was the last time both the yankees and red sox had under a .500 record in a season?

Yesterday. Or earlier today if you want to split hairs.

Bucky wrote:

BatFlipsFTW wrote:Imagine if you were alive when the Phillies and As played like three blocks apart. Or when they shared Connie Mack.

I imagine I'd be old

in other news, I never realized that the A's only played in Connie Mack Stadium for one season.

Do you just mean after it was renamed? Because that was their stadium since 1908 or 09. Called Shibe most of the time though.

stevelxa476 wrote:

BatFlipsFTW wrote:Would be interesting to see how Philadelphia would support two teams. Would it be split 50/50 or would be the fan bases ebb and flow with the successes of each team? Given the provincial nature of the city and the way they follow sports.

It is definitely a different situation than what you have in Chicago (Northside vs Southside) and what you had/have in NYC (Brooklyn vs Manhattan vs the Bronx/Queens vs the rest of the city). IIRC, when both were here, most fans just supported whomever was doing best (which was usually the A's), but the Whiz Kids cemented the Phillies as #1. I believe that pattern repeated in St. Louis and Boston as well. It is interesting to note that of all the cities had multiple franchises and lost one during the migration in the '50s, we were the only one to lose the most successful of the franchises.

I remember reading the split was possibly by class or religion. Lower income liked Phillies. And I think Catholics liked the A's because of Mack

Ace Rothstein wrote:

BigEd76 wrote:Brad Keller gets 5 games, Tim Anderson 1 game, Rick Renteria 1 game after benches cleared in the Royals/White Sox game. Anderson crushed a HR and flipped his bat too hard for KC's liking, so he got drilled on the first pitch of his next AB

https://www.mlb.com/royals/news/brad-ke ... -suspended

Anderson’s 1 game is for using the N word

and they covered his statues outside of the wells fargo center and they won't play him singing the national anthem anymore.

toosoon?

Are the Braves really some sort of huge national draw where they need to be on Sunday night baseball 3 out of the first 4 weeks?

MoBettle wrote:Are the Braves really some sort of huge national draw where they need to be on Sunday night baseball 3 out of the first 4 weeks?

didnt notice this. while absurd, im all for it as long as they (or another nl east team) has to travel to a game the next day

https://deadspin.com/mallex-smith-just- ... 1834261634

He Jose Canseco's the ball over the wall. It bothers me that this is ruled a homerun. It should be a 4 base error.

https://twitter.com/_stevefrederick/sta ... 29153?s=21

WTF

I'm into it. What a steal by the braves

I think the intent of the comment was innocent enough but worded poorly (no pun intended), so of course he should be eviscerated.

Slowhand wrote:I think the intent of the comment was innocent enough but worded poorly (no pun intended), so of course he should be eviscerated.

His job is to say words so seems fair.

now that vlad jr is a bust, any chance we can trade for him?