The Angels suck. Arte boo friggin who. Limp needle. Blah blah blah. The DoySkanks and their freckled little brother the Mets will try to buy a series from this point on. A golden age of baseball is heading your way as long as you enjoy piss. It’ll be even harder on Angels fans since they will likely not be in on the race to finish #3 every season the way teams like the Orioles and Snakes seem to be striving for.
But who says we still can’t enjoy baseball. It’s a great sport in general. The MLB just kinda sucks. So, if the Angels were stuck into a science freezer for a decade till Arte sells and some something maybe happens, who are your top five other teams you’d watch and why? There’s other MLB teams. Maybe there’s an MiLB team or college team you really like? Who and why? And no captain cutesy. Your kids little league team doesn’t count…. it would be weird if I just started showing up to watch a kids team that I have no connection to.
For me it is:
The Reds: Yes, they actually suck instead of just being kind of mired the way the Angels are. But they are in an easier division. Eric Davis was among my favorite players as a kid. I love the team history. I like the city of Cincinnait. Mr & Mrs Red are fun. I really like their young team, the pitching staff, De La Cruz, McLain and Stephenson. I dig em. Fun team, may actually make a run. Their farm is also fun to keep track of.
The Royals: Again, history. I loved the “Royals Academy” era. George Brett was awesome. Bo Jackson. Quisenberry. Gubi. A team from KC taking on teams like Jackson’s Yankees in the late 70s? That was great. Their championship era team of resent past was little annoying just cause Hoz etc were a little too bro for me, but I really enjoy Perez. I think Vinnie Pasquantino, Dairon Blanco, Mike Massey and Freddy Fermin are fun to watch. The pitching staff of no names is fun too. But of course, the big cheese is Bobby Witt Jr. I love that guy. He’s a blast to watch. I also want to go to their stadium some day. It looks cool.
The Pirates: I have always liked the Pirates. It’s cause I grew up a Steelers fan. But, again, I love their history. I love Willie Stargell, Dave Parker, Blyleven, Tekulvi, Candelaria, Clemente. They have had a lot of players I thought were cool growing up like Johnny Ray, Andy Van Slyke, Doug Drabek. PNC Park is a cathedral. Their fans are really cool. McCutchens always been a favorite, I really think Oniel Cruz is due to break out big, he is literally almost Simba at 3B, Reynolds is fun to watch too. Skenes and their kid pitchers are great and they have a really fun looking farm system to eventually trade away to other teams cause Nutting is a true crap owner.
The Tigers: I enjoy the Guardians too, but I have always been a Tigers fan because I had friends growing up who loved them. Magnum PI too. Otherwise, same as above. History. Young kids I like watching. Cool town. Probably the classiest uniforms in the sport.
The Diamondbacks: The Padres are cool too. Like both teams cause I hate the Doyers. But I got a soft spot for AZ when they beat the Yankees and then most of their stars became Yankees or Red Sox. Sad. I always liked Goldschmidt. Their stupid uniforms are endearing. But I really like their roster, especially Corbin Caroll. Christian Walker is one of my favorite players but he’s gone. Still, they have a pretty beefy pitching staff and a high energy offense so I’ll be watching their games this year.
I also like the Orioles and Rays, the Braves and I kinda like the White Sox too cause they are the Shelly Duval of baseball. Always glad to see the Brewers and Cardinals do well. Rootin for the UCSB Gauchos too.
So there’s plenty of fun left to be had. Who do you like?