This past week, I’ve been slowly narrowing down what team I want to become a fanatical fan of. The final three choices are:
1) Arizona Diamondbacks
2) Los Angeles Dodgers
3) Tampa Bay Rays
Any guesses who drops off the board?
Well, for a couple of reasons I have to eliminate the Tampa Bay Rays. A big one is Tropicana Field. What a horrible ballpark. The other is the bandwagon feel. Mind you, I have been a mild fan of the Rays long before they exorcised the Devil out of their name.
Another is that I think the manager, Joe Madden, is the Fantasy sports equivalent to Mike Shanahan. If I gathered a few too many Rays players, I might go mad from Madden. I want to follow a team that I obviously can feel comfortable picking up players from to use for Fantasy – Madden’s Rays don’t quite give me that easy feeling.
The Rays (I also think the new logo is kind of lame) have a tremendous, young and exciting ball team – but that’s why they made it to the top three!
Seriously, how long did it take to design this logo?
Okay, we’re finally there. The wait is over…well, it will be tomorrow – when I announce my new favorite team.
Will I be sizing myself for a Max Scherzer Jersey?
Or will I be ordering some Las Vegas 51’s tickets to get a closer look at the Dodgers farm system. Stay tuned!
