jake5270's blog post - In order

My favorite baseball tems are:

1. Boston Red Sox

2. Chicago Cubs

3. San Fransisco Giants (now that Barry Bonds no longer plays for them)

About half way down the list of 30 MLB teams would be the Los Angeles Dodgers (Sorry, Tighty!) and dead last would be a tie between the New York Yankers (oops, I kinda mean Yankees) and the Cincinnati Deads (once again, I kinda mean Reds).

The only Yankers I've ever liked were Babe Ruth (former Red Sox), Mickey Mantle and fellow Hoosier Don Mattingly. I liked the Deads when I was a little boy... Frank Robinson was my favorite player (along with Yaz for the Red Sox), and I used to see them play a lot live, but the Deads traded him for a so - so pitcher named Milt Pappas in 1969 who did nothing until traded to the Cubs, where he pitched a no hitter. Frank goes to the Orioles and wins the triple crown. The final straw was when the Deads, who had been selling out home games for eight years with the "Big Red Machine", said they couldn't afford raises for the future Hall of Famers Joe Morgan, Tony Perez and non inductee (but should be there) Pete Rose. All three went to the Phillies, who then went to the World Series two years in a row. The Deads DID give Johnny Bench and Davey Conception raises, but it didn't matter. Without the other stars, the Deads were soon losing 100 games a year.

So. Memorial Day, a little baseball talk, and soon to be eating hot dogs. America... gotta love it!

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