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Rooting interest poll: Twins vs. Athletics

Who are you ROOTING for? The Twins or the Athletics?

Minnesota Twins	20 votes
Oakland Athletics	9 votes

Yancy Street Gang Oct 03 2006 11:04 AM

I think I do this every year. Who are you ROOTING for? The Twins or the Athletics?

cooby Oct 03 2006 11:08 AM

twins

Edgy DC Oct 03 2006 11:09 AM

Twins. > Least intimidating nickname. > Goofiest stadium. > Survived a contraction contract hit. > Living off of MLB welfare. Not that the A's aren't all that with their austerity budget also, but I've got to pick one. Welfare mothers make better lovers.

metirish Oct 03 2006 11:10 AM

Twins.

Yancy Street Gang Oct 03 2006 11:13 AM

Twins for me, too. Surviving contraction is part of the reason. Better chance to beat the Yankees is another. The one thing in Oakland's favor is that they play on grass and under the sky. It's possible that this series may be the last time I root against Barry Zito for many years.

sharpie Oct 03 2006 11:16 AM

Twins. Have in-law relatives in Minnesota - I've always kind of liked them. The A's have never done it for me.

soupcan Oct 03 2006 11:19 AM

Twins. Gardenhire.

Johnny Dickshot Oct 03 2006 11:20 AM

I'll be happy with either outcome. It'd be nice for Oakland to win a series if only to shut up the Moneyball Bashers. Plus it gives Jay Payton some natty TV time. The Twins are prolly more likeable, and have the better collection of talent, so would be a better MFY opponent. OTOH, I'm heavy for Detroit (far far FAR superior starting picthing) to win in that series so it all moot.

ScarletKnight41 Oct 03 2006 11:21 AM

Oakland. They've been my AL team since 2001.

Rotblatt Oct 03 2006 11:35 AM

The Twinkies are my favorite AL team. Young talent, scrappy GM, the best pitcher in baseball . . . Even their owner, Carl "Beelzebub" Pohlad has brought me enjoyment this season with his, "I want to stick it to the Yankees" comment. Go Twins!

Farmer Ted Oct 03 2006 11:59 AM

Twins. I'm still bitter about '73. Plus, when thinking of the A's I always picture roided up Canseco, McGuire.

Centerfield Oct 03 2006 12:01 PM

It depends. If the Mets don't advance, and the MFY's do, I want the Twins to win because they have a better shot of knocking them off. But if the MFY's don't advance, and the Mets do advance, I want them to lose because I want no part of them in the World Series. The tough part is if the MFY's and Mets both advance, then I don't know.

Willets Point Oct 03 2006 12:44 PM

Tough choice. I like what both of these teams have done that past few seasons on a limited budget and would like to see each of them have some postseason success. I guess I'll go with the A's since they haven't made it past the first round for many years.

smg58 Oct 03 2006 01:41 PM

I'm not sure the Twins have a better chance of beating the Yankees in a 7-game series than the A's do. The A's staff is deeper, Santana notwithstanding. But I like both teams.

Farmer Ted Oct 03 2006 02:06 PM

Scutaro doubles in JayPay. Ex-Mets getting it done.

Frayed Knot Oct 03 2006 02:15 PM

Twins because I think they have the best chance of knocking off the MFYs.

vtmet Oct 03 2006 02:47 PM

Twins but watching today's game, both teams look like a joke...Zito can't throw strikes, but the Twins are getting themselves out swinging at pitches out of the strikezone and hitting 2-1 counts off the end of the bat when he throws his fluff in the strikezone...And I'm not impressed by the A's offense either...

vtmet Oct 03 2006 03:27 PM

I don't think that the A's are that good, but after seeing the Twins being totally overmatched today (in spite of the fact that they had the much better pitcher pitching today)...it's probably going to be a very short series in favor of the A's...

seawolf17 Oct 03 2006 04:07 PM

Twins. If it ain't gonna be the Metsies, I want Joe Nathan to bring the trophy to Stony Brook this winter when he visits.

Rockin' Doc Oct 03 2006 10:43 PM

I have always liked the Twins. Maybe, it's because I lived in Minnesota for 4 years as a youth. Maybe it's because my first ever MLB game was as a 12 year old when I went to the old Municipal Stadium to see the Twins play the Rangers. Maybe it is because I love to see a small market team that has been able to successfully put competitive teams on the field for much of the past 20 years. I think it's actually a combination of those three things.

Elster88 Oct 03 2006 10:46 PM

JAY FUCKING PAYTON BABY!!!!!

TheOldMole Oct 03 2006 10:47 PM

Used to live in Minnesota.

metirish Oct 03 2006 10:47 PM

I FUCKING LOVE IT WHEN ELSTER IS HERE..sorry for the caps..

ScarletKnight41 Oct 06 2006 11:06 PM

ScarletKnight41 wrote: Oakland. They've been my AL team since 2001. Go A's!

cooby Oct 06 2006 11:09 PM

Sure, rub it in our faces :) By the way, I did not know that Jay Payton was a A when I voted