I was watching the Nats/Pirates game last night (back and forth with Braves/Brewers) and was wondering are there any teams you generally root for when they're not playing the Braves? Conversely, which teams do you generally root against? For me, it's:
For: Pirates, Cubs
Against: Nationals, Dodgers, Phillies, Cardinals
The Mets used to be on my "anti" list and (if they ever turn things around) might return there. However, at this point in time, I just can't come close to mustering the venom for NY that I once did.
The Cubs are so historically inept that I'd like to see them win a WS simply because they haven't done so in my lifetime or the lifetime of my great grandfather for that matter.
My dislike for the Dodgers goes back to their wearing us out when we were both in the NL West. Granted, it's a lot more difficult to despise a team we only play six times annually. Similarly, I have a great respect for the Cardinals franchise but their fans and their announcers perpetually convey the attitude that they're "G-d's gift to baseball" and it gets old. Philadelphia is simply a nasty, classless fan base in a nasty, classless city. Wanting the Nats to lose (as a Braves fan) warrants no further explanation.
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Originally Posted by gilesfan
