Pick A NEW Team

[Gvac]

Let's say the unthinkable happens - your favorite pro sports teams fold. They don't relocate, they simply go out of business and vanish forever.

You're forced to pick entirely new teams to root for.

Who would they be?

In hockey I'm a Detroit Red Wings fanatic. If they folded, I think I'd be a New York Islander fan. I grew up watching that Stanley Cup dynasty team and I've always had a soft spot for them.


In baseball, I'm a lifelong Cincinnati Reds fan. If they were to vanish I'd be a Detroit Tigers fan. They same guy who owns the Red Wings owns the Tigers, and Sparky Anderson won a World Series there too.

[TheMojoPin]

I'd stop watching sports. I could not just switch loyalties like that. All of mine are based out of what I was raised to be over my entire life.

[mikeyboy]

I'm a lifelong Orioles fan, but if I had to pick another team, I think it would be the Mets. They are local, I take my kids to their games, and they aren't the Yankees.

[spoon]

I'd stop watching sports. I could not just switch loyalties like that. All of mine are based out of what I was raised to be over my entire life.

I'm with you here. I'd just continue to cheer on anyone playing the yankees, wings and broncos.

[ToiletCrusher]

I couldn't root for any other team unless they had set the precedence for performing well and then making the entire city ashamed of their performance.

[MC Pee Pants]

Somerset Patriots

[NickyL0885]

Long Island Ducks

[STC-Dub]

I'd just root for the players on my fantasy teams.

[hammersavage]

Good topic Gvac. This is what it must be like for young kids today anyway. With information so available and the ability to see any game from around the country, you could follow a team across the country almost as easily as a local one.

I don't know how it happened for anyone born 30 years ago but whatever.

If the Mets collapsed (as an organization, not in September), I would pick the Kansas City Royals.

[A.J.]

I'd probably go with the Nats.

[silks]

I've been a lifelong New York Islanders fan. My uncle took me to games back in the early 80s and I got hooked. I was even a season ticket holder for many years until I moved up into the woods. With the rumors swirling for a while now about a move, I've prepared myself for this situation. I'd become a Calgary Flames fan. I've always been from the school that the NHL needs more support for the Canadian teams. I hate the Leafs, and I couldn't root for Montreal. Besides, Iginla is a class act and Phaneuf is a monster. Going to Calgary would be a great road trip, too.

When I was a kid, I really like the Atlanta Flames jersey. I think Calgary's 3rd jersey is pretty bad ass.

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However, if Hartford was still around, I would certainly be following them.

[yojimbo7248]

I've been a lifelong New York Islanders fan. My uncle took me to games back in the early 80s and I got hooked. I was even a season ticket holder for many years until I moved up into the woods. With the rumors swirling for a while now about a move, I've prepared myself for this situation. I'd become a Calgary Flames fan. I've always been from the school that the NHL needs more support for the Canadian teams. I hate the Leafs, and I couldn't root for Montreal. Besides, Iginla is a class act and Phaneuf is a monster. Going to Calgary would be a great road trip, too.

When I was a kid, I really like the Atlanta Flames jersey. I think Calgary's 3rd jersey is pretty bad ass.

However, if Hartford was still around, I would certainly be following them.


I like the Flames so not a bad decision but why not the Habs?

[yojimbo7248]

I'm a Mariner fan but if they folded I would go with Toronto Blue Jays. They were expansion teams on the same year and I have always liked them.

For hockey, I am a Habs fan but if they folded I would go with the Canucks since they are the closest NHL team to where I grew up.

[Crispy123]

Cowboys they are Americas team

[sailor]

bengals, then texans.

[Ritalin]

Like Mojo, I'd just stop watching sports altogether. I'm halfway there now, because it just takes too damn long to watch anything these days. Baseball takes forever, and I can't watch a football game unless I've Tivo'ed it.

Too many damn commercials. Touchdown, extra point, commercial, kickoff, commercial.

[El Mudo]

I'd become a Leafs guy...their fans are wonderful people, and I love Luke Schenn

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If we lost the Nats (again), I'd probably go back to the Red Sox and go with the Dodgers in the NL

[ozzie]

This happened to me and my Browns in '95.

And don't even fucking try to say that they just "relocated".

MY team was gone. It's not like I was going to follow them and suddenly become a fucking Ravens fan.

I grew up in Illinois, so it was a somewhat easy transition for my back-up Bears to step in and become the number one, but it was still painful.

And once Cleveland got another expansion team that had the same name and wore the same uniforms, I tried to get that old love back, but it wasn't the same. And now I find myself conflicted between this new team and the Bears even now.

[CHUCKWAGONCOOK]

I'de go for any team in Arizona. I mean, come on...they need the fans.

[yojimbo7248]

I'de go for any team in Arizona. I mean, come on...they need the fans.

root for the Coyotes while you can, they are hopefully headed to Hamilton

[silks]

I like the Flames so not a bad decision but why not the Habs?

When I was a kid, my second favorite team was always the Boston Bruins (then in the 90's it became the Whalers). Nothing against Montreal (wonderful city) or the Les Habitants, just the rivalry still lives in me, I guess.

[silks]

they are hopefully headed to Hamilton

I hope so too.

[led37zep]

I don't know if I could love another.

If the Giants shut down (or moved to Tampa) I might stop watching baseball all together.

If this was a Nazi's were holding my family hostage situation I might pick the Tigers.

but then again...can I really trust the Nazi's would release them after I picked a team? I think not.

[IMSlacker]

I already have season tickets for the Texans, so that's an easy one.

I suppose I could become a Rockets fan, since there's no real rivalry with the Bulls.

Baseball would be tough. There's no way I could be an Astros fan. I may have to give up baseball. At least I'd save money since I wouldn't need EI anymore.

[skyscraper]

I grew up in Philly and have been a lifelong Phillies fan. but there is room in my heart for other teams. the 3 years I lived in ny, I rooted for the yankees just because they were the local team that did not compete against the phillies (this was before interleague play.) I could never root for the mets.
if the phillies folded, I doubt I would go back to the yankees though. I might root for the A's, since they used to be in Philly. I try to follow them now, but since they're on the west coast it's not easy to stay up for their late games.
I love the city of Chicago, so I might also go for the White sox.
or I might just put my loyalties up on ebay and sell to the highest bidder.

[EddieMoscone]

Yakult Swallows

[Gwen]

In hockey I'm a Detroit Red Wings fanatic. If they folded, I think I'd be a New York Islander fan. I grew up watching that Stanley Cup dynasty team and I've always had a soft spot for them.


Ugh, that is like saying there is no more food, I'm going to eat this dog poop instead.

Anyhow, for Hockey I would follow either the Dallas Stars or the Vancouver Canucks, maybe even the Blackhawks. If I had to choose a team in the East: Boston Bruins.

For Football: I'd start following the Bills or the Packers.

[TheMojoPin]

I suppose I could become a Rockets fan, since there's no real rivalry with the Bulls.

Rivalries with the Pistons, Knicks, Heat, in that order.

[IMSlacker]

Rivalries with the Pistons, Knicks, Heat, in that order.

I meant that there's no rivalry between the Rockets and Bulls. So I wouldn't feel like at traitor if I rooted for them.

[disneyspy]

havin a rivary against the knicks is like sayin you like pickin on retards

[ChrisTheCop]

This makes my brain, and heart, hurt.

I would not want to live in a world without the Boston Red Sox.
We've been through too much together.

I've tried to participate, but I can't do it Gvac.

If the Red Sox (and all their players) disappeared, although I would still watch baseball here and there, I cant think of any team I'd devote myself to.

[disneyspy]

cowboys fan- packers,ive tried for years just cant be a lions fan
tigers - brewers
pistons - magic
red wings- i'd quit watchin hockey

[TheMojoPin]

This makes my brain, and heart, hurt.

I would not want to live in a world without the Boston Red Sox.
We've been through too much together.

I've tried to participate, but I can't do it Gvac.

If the Red Sox (and all their players) disappeared, although I would still watch baseball here and there, I cant think of any team I'd devote myself to.

Yeah, I'd still watch and root for anyone playing against the Cardinals, Mets and White Sox, but there's no team I could just jump to.

[King Hippos Bandaid]

Id just cheer against Randy's Favorite Teams



as far as relocation is concerned, I would cheer the team at its new location, If the New York Mets became the Fresno Firebirds , I would become a Fresno Firebirda


in conclusion Lets go Firebirds!!!!!!!

[nate1000]

Blackhawks- loved the way they played this year- too young and dumb to figure out when a game was over.

Plus, I just saw Soupy at a Hip show last week.

[mendyweiss]

Grew up rooting for Ed Kranepool, Cleon Jones Tom Seaver and all those Amazins'

Now I would root for Washington Freedom Womens soccer, I'm telling you , they have some very good looking midfielders !!!

[Donnie Iris]

Let's say the unthinkable happens - your favorite pro sports teams fold. They don't relocate, they simply go out of business and vanish forever.

You're forced to pick entirely new teams to root for.

Who would they be?

In hockey I'm a Detroit Red Wings fanatic. If they folded, I think I'd be a New York Islander fan. I grew up watching that Stanley Cup dynasty team and I've always had a soft spot for them.


In baseball, I'm a lifelong Cincinnati Reds fan. If they were to vanish I'd be a Detroit Tigers fan. They same guy who owns the Red Wings owns the Tigers, and Sparky Anderson won a World Series there too.


I wouldn't be able to cheer for anyone else.

Where are you from that you cheer for shitty teams scattered throughout the country?

[razorboy]

I'm a Rays fan. I grew up rooting for the Astros and the Jays. I would revert.

If I didn't have my Buccaneers I'd be rooting for the Rams, as I adopted my Dad's love for Roman Gabriel at a young age.

Without the Magic, I'd be a Blazers fan.

If the Lightning weren't around, go Canucks.

[Earlshog]

I'd probably go with the Nats.

Who would you root for when they move to Charlotte?

[Marc with a c]

coming home from school and watching leon durham and the boys on wgn always gave me a soft spot for the cubs, if the mets were extinct i'd throw on a cubs hat and a turtleneck and root for them. or perhaps the red sox cause fuck the yankees.

[ToiletCrusher]

Blackhawks- loved the way they played this year- too young and dumb to figure out when a game was over.

Plus, I just saw Soupy at a Hip show last week.

I have a picture with him from the last couple of years at artpark but didn't see him this year.

[King Hippos Bandaid]

coming home from school and watching leon durham and the boys on wgn always gave me a soft spot for the cubs, if the mets were extinct i'd throw on a cubs hat and a turtleneck and root for them. or perhaps the red sox cause fuck the yankees.



would you also grow a beard and become a music elitist mod stinky face

[jauble]

Good topic Gvac. This is what it must be like for young kids today anyway. With information so available and the ability to see any game from around the country, you could follow a team across the country almost as easily as a local one.

I don't know how it happened for anyone born 30 years ago but whatever.

If the Mets collapsed (as an organization, not in September), I would pick the Kansas City Royals.

I just want to point out how hammersavaged this post was. Gvac roots for Detroit and Cincinnati.

It would be rough to pick a new baseball team, I think I would rather pick a player I like and follow him around. I could still watch football, because thats just what we did in Indy until Manning started playing. I've started watching Pens games out here, but I never had a hockey alliance so I will follow the team in the city I work in.

[Kris10]

I would say the Cubs. But I wouldn't get a Cubbies tattoo. :thumbdown:

[Freakshow]

NEW team? I think Ferrel, Black Earl, and Hawk would make an interesting team.

[cougarjake13]

i honestly couldnt pick a team

if my teams went extinct i'd still watch the games with no real rooting interests and over time an interest in one team or another would develop for reasons i dont currently know

[hammersavage]

Oh, and whoever I gamble on.

[nate1000]

I have a picture with him from the last couple of years at artpark but didn't see him this year.

Thursday night. Up top by the beer station.

[ToiletCrusher]

Thursday night. Up top by the beer station.

He's a maniac at the shows.

[MC Pee Pants]

I would have to go with the Oakland teams because thats where I was born.

[spot]

Cubs in place of the Sox, and I guess Redskins in place of the Giants.


Now I feel dirty, damn you Gvac!

[The Blowhard]

Yankees? I go with the Twins. The most whitest, blond and blue eyed chicks in the stands, and I could bump bellies with Harmon Killebrew.
Jets? I'll go straight to the CFL, it'll be an improvement.
Rangers? Man, I hate the local teams with a passion. Maybe I'll build a time machine and check out the NY Raiders.(google that team,kids!)
Knicks? Nets all the way. Was a huge ABA fan and caught a bunch of games in the 70's. Where have you gone Ollie Taylor???

[spoon]

Yankees? I go with the Twins. The most whitest, blond and blue eyed chicks in the stands, and I could bump bellies with Harmon Killebrew.
Jets? I'll go straight to the CFL, it'll be an improvement.
Rangers? Man, I hate the local teams with a passion. Maybe I'll build a time machine and check out the NY Raiders.(google that team,kids!)
Knicks? Nets all the way. Was a huge ABA fan and caught a bunch of games in the 70's. Where have you gone Ollie Taylor???

You son of a bitch! Go with the Jays BH if you want a white team. Go ahead, take a look see. They're the opposite of the Mets and don't drop fly balls at second (we do ours at third/Howie Clark/Arod).

[Reynolds]

Giants, Yankees, Celtics .

I'd just pick a state and make it easier.

Vikings, Twins, Timberwolves

[NickyL0885]

In all honesty, It would be tough for me to pick new teams. Right now, I like the Jets, Mets and Islanders. I dont care much for Basketball and though I do watch MLS, I dont have a team.

I would still watch baseball, since its my passion, but I would have no team really. Maybe the Red Sox since I liked them when I was younger. But I also at the time liked the White Sox too. Football I wouldn't care about. Hockey........prob the same as football. Basketball, id be a Nets fan. MLS id wait for the 2nd New York team since that is inevitable. Id also watch more european soccer.

[Edwin]

I am currently an all-Atlanta sports fan. If any team folded, I would just adopt the corresponding Philadelphia team to support PA. And no, Pittsburgh doesn't count as part of PA.

[Tazz]

Houston Astros would replace the Mets
Carolina Panthers would replace the Giants.

Are there other sports?

[Pestz4Evah]

I am a Sacramento Kings fan and they can't seem to get a new arena so I may be having to pick a new team to follow. I'd probably go with the Blazers because they are a young on the rise team with a rabid fanbase.

In baseball, I'd switch to the A's because they're the closest team to me.

[NateCantDance]

As a Viking fan, I guess I'd have to say the Bears for these reasons.

1) I could still watch games on a regular basis.
2) I could attend a game with only a few hour drive.
3) I still get to hate the Packers.

[MattyIceVA]

As a Nats fan, anyone who is playing them that night would be a smart pick.

[cougarjake13]

Houston Astros would replace the Mets
Carolina Panthers would replace the Giants.

Are there other sports?




whats your rationale for those picks ??

[Snoogans]

Let's say the unthinkable happens - your favorite pro sports teams fold. .

If you mean the Knicks, I can't wait for this to happen

[DonInNC]

I'd probably drop the NFL altogether. Between 1984 when the Colts left Baltimore and 1995 when the Panthers began playing, I rarely watched pro football.

Baseball - I hate to admit it, but probably the Rays. As an Orioles fan, I love to hate the Yankees and Red Sox, plus their AAA team is local. The Cubs would be a possibility, mostly because I like Chicago in the summer.

hockey - I was a Caps fan before the Canes moved down here, so I'd probably revert back. Eww, I need to shower.

Basketball - Since the Hornets left Charlotte, I have learned to just enjoy the game. No need for a favorite team. I could probably say that about hockey also.

[FatassTitePants]

I would follow the Knox Bombers. It's a semi-pro football team that I invented in my dreams and once in a while, they play in my sleep. Good group of imaginary guys. I have no idea why i thought of them or why they are in reoccuring dreams.

[Donnie Iris]

I am currently an all-Atlanta sports fan. If any team folded, I would just adopt the corresponding Philadelphia team to support PA. And no, Pittsburgh doesn't count as part of PA.

Currently an all-Atlanta sports fan? Why?

So if Pittsburgh is not a part of PA, where exactly does Harrisburg belong?

[bradleyjerome]

I've been a SF/Bay Area sports fan for my entire life, so it's all about rooting for the Giants/49ers/Warriors, however, I actually have back-up teams that I respect and wish well, but don't root for. If my teams folded, I'd have to go with the Cubs/Texans/Bulls.

Yeah, the Texans.