caulfield12 Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 (edited) https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/33718964/the-new-cba-was-supposed-end-tanking-mlb-here-why They cited the Reds, Pirates, A's and Orioles. Arizona isn't far off. At least the AL Central has five teams that each have reasons to be hopeful/optimistic for the future. https://www.redszone.com/forums/showthread.php?122885-Phil-Castellini-surprised-that-Opening-Day-tickets-still-unsold&p=4402116#post4402116 Here's a LONG thread with a discussion of Reds fans about why Opening Day wasn't close to selling out, and then the last 24 hours of hatred towards the owner's son (well, that sounds a bit familiar in Chicago I'm sure). Talk about a real PR disaster there. Edited April 13, 2022 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 I wonder why tanking angers me so. I consider it un-American. Hotdogs, apple pie and trying to win in baseball used to be the standard in USA. Me no like tanking. I like White Sox victories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 13, 2022 Author Share Posted April 13, 2022 1 hour ago, greg775 said: I wonder why tanking angers me so. I consider it un-American. Hotdogs, apple pie and trying to win in baseball used to be the standard in USA. Me no like tanking. I like White Sox victories. Well, that's because the Royals essentially had 25-30 years of tanking between World Series titles... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 (edited) 12 hours ago, caulfield12 said: Well, that's because the Royals essentially had 25-30 years of tanking between World Series titles... I never became a Royals or Chiefs "fan" despite living here for many moons. Growing up in Chicago hooked me on Chicago teams. Royals have a nice little organization that was a powerhouse during the McRae/Brett/Quisenberry/White/Patek/Splittorff/Leonardish years and Chiefs have shown how important a special QB is to success. I personally feel there are many ways to win in sports without total tanking. Edited April 13, 2022 by greg775 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 13, 2022 Author Share Posted April 13, 2022 11 minutes ago, greg775 said: I never became a Royals or Chiefs "fan" despite living here for many moons. Growing up in Chicago hooked me on Chicago teams. Royals have a nice little organization that was a powerhouse during the McRae/Brett/Quisenberry/White/Patek/Splittorff/Leonardish years and Chiefs have shown how important a special QB is to success. I personally feel there are many ways to win in sports without total tanking. But which non Top 10 payroll teams have done it? The Rays, Brewers recently, Braves are mid-tier and now even higher…maybe 3-4 out of thirty can pull off that trick. Maybe the Cardinals, too. Part of it’s due to the current weakness in Pitt and Cincy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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