Poll: Why Yankees=Suck!!!!

[TheKidd]

[Rant]I can't stand the Yankees, becuase I live in New York and am tired of hearing the dumbest, most unknowledgable baseball fans tell me repeatedly that my favorite team (Mets) suck. In any case, though I am a Met fan, I am a baseball fan first and follow the entire league, not just the Mets. The fact is, nothing irritates me more than ignorant baseball fans who know one stupid statistic, eg. 1918, and tell me my favorite team sucks. Granted, this year the Mets do suck, that's common knowledge. But, the past three years, they have been a solid ball-club and to tell me they suck is ludicrous. As a result of that sh!t, I know have a hatred of the Yankees that extends far beyond my love of the Mets. There is not a single thing about that team that I like. Their broadcast team, radio and TV, suck! John Sterling is a disgrace to radio announcers everywhere, and don't get me started on Susan Waldman. I don't particularly like any of their players, and I downright despise a few of their players, Paul O'Neil being #1 on the list. The number one reason I hate the Yankees is simple though...their fans are 75% band-wagon fans!!! They don't know anything about suffering through bad years with a team you love, they just come out when the team wins and then talk about how much all the other teams suck! I guarantee you, that if the Yankees had not won four out of the last five world series' we would not be seeing stupid sh!t in people's sigs like, "In a perfect world, we'd all be Yankees." It's all about the bandwagon with Yankee fans. So, in conclusion, screw the Yankees and screw their fans.[/Rant]

 

[Gameboy999]

Just because the Yankee fans you know are jerks, doesn't mean all are (myself included). Posting all this stuff trashing the Yankees makes you seem like a jerk, no better than your dumb friends. Also, real Yankee fans aren't "band-wagon fans", I have been a fan of them since 93' when I went to my first game.

 

[Scrapster]

The number one reason I hate the Yankees is simple though...their fans are 75% band-wagon fans!!! They don't know anything about suffering through bad years with a team you love, they just come out when the team wins and then talk about how much all the other teams suck!

I don't like bandwagon accusers.

 

[rangeLife]

Right on. I hate the Yankees.

[Steinbrenner] Whoa. That guy is really good. Get him. Buy him now. I said buy him now. [/Steinbrenner]

Without the starting pitching they've bought - err - aquired they wouldn't be nearly as good. Alas, starting pitching is what wins championships. Wait - starting pitching and the highest payroll in the majors for the last 5 years.

 

[goldboyd]

Hmmm someone sounds bitter since the Muts let their best pitcher and hitter get away over the winter.

 

[goldboyd]

<< Right on. I hate the Yankees.

[Steinbrenner] Whoa. That guy is really good. Get him. Buy him now. I said buy him now. [/Steinbrenner]
>>




GOOD FOR HIM. The Boss, unlike most other owners DOESN'T care about the bottom line. WINNING is the bottom line for The Boss. Other oweners would rather make a few extra dollars than win, good for them, Mr. Steinbrenner has one goal, WIN and that's in. &quot;There is no substitute for victory&quot; is his favorite quote.

Mr. Steinbrenner is a GREAT owner, and Mr. Cashman is a great GM. Unline the Met owner/gm, they care about their team, and when they see something they want, they go and get it. Rather than go after A-hole or whatever that SS's name is, and have mature discussions with his agent, they make a big thing about it with the media, hmmm smart move there, I guarantee they could have got him for millions less than Mr. Hicks decided he was worth.

For the accusers who say the Yankees have bought their team, how exactly could this be considered buying a team?

Lets look at the current lineup and staff:
Jorgie: Home grown talent
Tino: Came over a trade that cost us a ton of young talent.
Soriano: Home grown talent
Jeter: Home grown talent
Clay Bell: Home grown talent
Spence: Home grown talent
Bernie: Home grown talent
Paulie: Came in trade
Justice: Came in a trade that cost us a future superstar

Roger: Came over in a trade that cost us our #1 pitcher at the time
Andy: Home grown talent
Moose: Ok, here's a free agent. Moose has said that he had offers for larger contracts elsewhere, BUT he came to the Yankees because Mr. Torre contacted him IMMEDIATELY after winning the World Series last year. He came because he felt needed and at home, not because of money.
Sterling Silver: Not only was he orignally home grown, but we got him back for yet another future superstar.
Teddy: Home grown.

Hmmm looking at those, I would have to agree, the Yankees went out and bought their team.

 

[goldboyd]

<< ...Granted, this year the Mets do suck, that's common knowledge. But, the past three years, they have been a solid ball-club and to tell me they suck is ludicrous....Their broadcast team, radio and TV, suck! John Sterling is a disgrace to radio announcers everywhere, and don't get me started on Susan Waldman....I downright despise a few of their players, Paul O'Neil being #1 on the list....The number one reason I hate the Yankees is simple though...their fans are 75% band-wagon fans!!! They don't know anything about suffering through bad years with a team you love, they just come out when the team wins and then talk about how much all the other teams suck! I guarantee you, that if the Yankees had not won four out of the last five world series' we would not be seeing stupid sh!t in people's sigs like, &quot;In a perfect world, we'd all be Yankees.&quot; >>



Glad you admitted the Mets suck I agree they do suck this year, over the last few years they have been a good, not great team. They had all the parts, but the mental game, they simply couldn't step up and beat the Braves, but that's a different discussion.

Ok, I agree on Waldman, I highly doubt you will find any Yankee fans who actually can stand her. She is terrible, no insight to the game, terrible voice, repetitive, and I could go on and on and on... But what's wrong with Mr. Sterling?

How the hell can you hate Paulie? This guy is the absolutely definition of team player. He could care less about his personal stats, winning is all that matters to him, and for that I respect him not only as a baseball player, but also a person. Do you remember in the World Series last year, after he hit a homerun Charlie Steiner was interviewing him and Paulie refused to talk about that hit, only wanted to talk about the team and victory. GO PAULIE, we'll miss you next year!!!

I agree with you, a lot of Yankee fans are bandwagon fans, and that is unfortunate. Most fans however are true pin stipe fans, and us Yankee fans are among the most knowledgable in the game. I mean how many fans give their starting second baseman a standing-o for his first walk of the year. How many other teams fans would even realize a players first walk, not many. About the bandwagon fans, yeah it sucks, but every team has them. Don't say you even seen less blue and orange walking around the streets this year, a lot of Met fans have also dissappeared since it's not as cool to be a Met fan this year.


I figured I'd drop this Mr. Torre quote in for fun too:

Tell them, it wasn't easy. When they look back and see 125 wins, tell them
we never took a single one for granted. Teach them about our passion and
our patience. If they ask who was our star, give them 25 names. And if you
forget our names, just tell them we were YANKEES. And in the season of our
lives, we became a team. A team that made people believe that baseball
could be magic, and men could be perfect.



BALL GAME OVER...WORLD SERIES OVER...YANKEES WIN....THEEEEEEEEEE YANKEES WIN

 

[isekii]

wanna talk about bandwagon fans ??

then talk about the Lakers...*cough*Gayker fans*

 

[virtuamike]

Yankees=suck b/c Giants=kickass

 

[rangeLife]

<<
GOOD FOR HIM. The Boss, unlike most other owners DOESN'T care about the bottom line. WINNING is the bottom line for The Boss. Other oweners would rather make a few extra dollars than win, good for them, Mr. Steinbrenner has one goal, WIN and that's in. &quot;There is no substitute for victory&quot; is his favorite quote.
>>



Other owners don't have the resources that the Yankees do. They have the most lucrative tv deal in baseball with their local affiliates and make a ton of money off of that. They are also sell the most merchandise in the leauge (a la tradition, notoriety, bandwagoners). When I made that above comment it was in reference to the Yankees being able to acquire any player they desire at any time, while other teams do not quite have this luxury. Every year without fail they add another player at the trade deadline despite annually having a payroll in the top 5 (if not #1). Last year it was Justice, this year it was Sterling Hitchcock. I'm not saying &quot;The Boss&quot; is wrong for wanting to win; I'm just saying it sucks that most of the other teams in the leauge don't have anywhere near the same resources. Money is simply not an issue for they Yankees and it is for all but a few other teams.

 

[KonGoJeE]

26 time world champions 4 out of the last 5 world series..nuff said!

 

[goldboyd]

<<
Other owners don't have the resources that the Yankees do. They have the most lucrative tv deal in baseball with their local affiliates and make a ton of money off of that. They are also sell the most merchandise in the leauge (a la tradition, notoriety, bandwagoners). When I made that above comment it was in reference to the Yankees being able to acquire any player they desire at any time, while other teams do not quite have this luxury. Every year without fail they add another player at the trade deadline despite annually having a payroll in the top 5 (if not #1). Last year it was Justice, this year it was Sterling Hitchcock. I'm not saying &quot;The Boss&quot; is wrong for wanting to win; I'm just saying it sucks that most of the other teams in the leauge don't have anywhere near the same resources. Money is simply not an issue for they Yankees and it is for all but a few other teams. >>




But, other teams CAN afford to go after whoever they want. Don't get me wrong, there are some teams who can't, like Montreal, but other teams have TONS of money. This is a fairly interesting read on this subject, at least IMHO.
http://www.msgnetwork.com/fans/personality.cfm?name=kay&amp;cont_id=69132

 

[MrDingleDangle]

<< Hmmm someone sounds bitter since the Muts let their best pitcher and hitter get away over the winter. >>



I believe the 2 best mets hitters from last year, Piazza and Alfonzo are still on the team, so is the outfield oh wait and all of the infield except ss cause he was injured last year. I mean i agree they suck this year, but they will be back and it wont be long

My 2 favorite teams are the Mets and whoever beats the Yankees

 

[goldboyd]

<< I believe the 2 best mets hitters from last year, Piazza and Alfonzo are still on the team, so is the outfield oh wait and all of the infield except ss cause he was injured last year. I mean i agree they suck this year, but they will be back and it wont be long >>



The hitter thing was a bit of a joke, I was implying Mike Hampton



<< My 2 favorite teams are the Mets and whoever beats the Yankees >>



So I guess you have had only one favorite team over the last 3 and a half years

 

[DaLeroy]

METS ARE SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!







































Someone had to say it

 

[rangeLife]

<<
But, other teams CAN afford to go after whoever they want. Don't get me wrong, there are some teams who can't, like Montreal, but other teams have TONS of money. This is a fairly interesting read on this subject, at least IMHO.
http://www.msgnetwork.com/fans/personality.cfm?name=kay&amp;cont_id=69132 >>




It all depends on what the owner will spend. Other teams DO NOT have owners who will spend money. The owners of the Twins and Expos probably have tons of money but just choose not to spend it on their teams, being satisfied with whatever happens. Where does this put fans? It puts Yankee fans in a very nice position cause no matter what happens their owner will spend whatever it takes to win. Is this fair to fans around the leauge? Probably not, but then again it will be all the sweeter when their team beats the Yankees.

I'm not saying this is such a bad thing, but you have to own up to your team having an off field advantage which translates into on field wins. If Steinbrenner suddenly was the owner of another team, where do you think his new team, and conversely the Yankees, would be in 5 or 10 years?

 

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[RabidMongoose]

Well, I would say that every team that is winning has tons of bandwagon fans. That's why they're called that. Right now the Mariners have TONS of those and the Yankees have had bandwagon fans for the past few years. There's absolutely no denying that. I'm a Mets fan, but I don't hate the Yankees at all. I guess that's because I've never been to New York. I hate the Braves more.

They have some nice guys on their team though - Jeter (although he is overrated - but he is the heart &amp; soul of the team), Tino, and Bernie.

However, there is no denying that the Yankees stay on top because of their money. They regularly bring in high priced veterans. Also, they're ABLE to sign their homegrown talent, whereas some other teams can't KEEP all of their superstars (Expos). Then there's the outrageous sums of money they give to international prospects and players. Drew Henson, anyone? $17 million for a prospect. lol, how can anyone forget Jose Canseco? Last year they added some extra millions just to block him to go to any other team.

 

[Argo]

Go to hell, idiot. People like you make me sorry I'm a new yorker.

 

[Argo]

Now, that I've cooled down, let me explain to all of you people who don't know jack about Yankees, and make all sorts of claims. Yankees are a dynasty. They don't buy good players, they raise them. Jeter, Williams, Pettitte, Rivera, Posada and Soriano are just a few to name. Secondly, just because somebody's team is winning, that doesn't make them bandwagon fans. It's people like you, who can't accept losing gracefully, that irritate me. You lost in 2000, so get over it. It's just a game, you win some you lose some. To tell you the truth, as a yankee fan, I've had people come up to me, and tell me that they hate yankees. It's like everybody just enjoys insulting them, just because they are winning. Mets or Red Sox can lose 6 games in a row, and everybody says they are in a &quot;mild&quot; slump. Yankees lose one game, and all the freaks in the world jump on their feet, claiming that yankees suck. And btw, for your information Yankees did suck in early 90s, and a lot of yankee fans have suffered with them. The way I see it, you are simply jelous. Well, tough luck buddy, there are winners in this world, and then there are... well, losers.

 

[lsd]

<< my favorite team sucks >>


Your team sucks so quit bitching.

 

[Wah]

Why do mets fans ALWAYS whine about the yankees? You hear it on WFAN all the time. Its sad really. Mets fans should worry about beating the braves and making the playoffs. Instead its always about the Yankees.

Please tell me why???

 

[TheKidd]

HAHAHA, love to see the Yankee fans on the defensive. Now you see how it feels to be a fan of other teams. I have good friends who are Yankee fans, they would agree with most of what I said about the fans. The fact is, I understand that there are some legitimate Yankee fans who are not bandwagon fans. My point is, just because the Yankees have had the best team over the past 5 years does not mean that their fans need to badmouth all the other teams in baseball, and dismiss any sensible baseball argument because it goes against their team. I have seen Yankee fans crap so many baseball threads on this forum it is ridiculous. They just come in and say, &quot;Yankees rule, 'X-Team' sucks.&quot; Anyway, I really don't care if all the Yankee fans on this thread don't like me, I don't like you either

 

[huanaku]

They don't know anything about suffering through bad years with a team you love

Um, no world series championship in the 80s. My favorite player, Don Mattingly, never won a series. Don't tell me about not knowing anything about &quot;suffering through bad years&quot;. I wanted that guy to win more than anything in baseball.

 

[Argo]

Show me any baseball threads where a Yankee fan came in, and crapped on the thread by saying that Yankees rule. For each such threads I'll show you at least 2 PMs sent to me, saying that Yankees suck.