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Baseball teams I hate, ranked in order of disgust: Part 1

1. Dodgers - Oh Dodgers, how do I hate thee? Let me count the ways. One, your smug dirtbag fans. Two, the smell of your ballpark. Three, your drunk violent fans. Four, Los Angeles. Five, beachballs. Six, forcing Jayson Werth on us. Seven, Eric Gagne. Eight, your "rivalry" with the Giants that forces your followers to remind Padres fans that there's no rivalry with the Padres, even though we've owned your team since the 90s and we don't want a rivalry with your consistently bottom half of the standings team anyway. Nine, the way your upper management sabotaged the Padres for the first 16 years of our existence. I could go on and on.

2. Rockies - Matt Holliday is on steroids. The Rockies perform a miracle month only to fail disappointingly in the World Series. Rockies, I hate you for that. If you were going to do all that only to no show in the World Series, the Padres would have appreciated the opportunity.

3. Red Sox - Enough with Boston sports already. It was more fun when you were cursed. Long suffering and faithful is about ten million times better than holier-than-thou and bandwagon.

4. Diamondbacks - Zoners don't know how to drive. Also, the Swingin' Friar may send a latently pervy message, but at least it makes sense. I don't know what that cat thing is doing anywhere near your ballpark other than it's probably feral and looking for scraps.

5. Cubs - This is completely subjective and it may be more the fault of our hometown fans, but I very much dislike the way the Cubs fill Petco when the Cubs visit. Though, as the years pass and we get further and further away from 1984, I find this hatred waning. This may drop off the top 5 next year.

6. Giants - Barry Bonds.

7. Mariners - The Padres natural AL rival and for very good reason. Despicable degenerates with like minded fans who don't understand sarcasm and get upset when Padres fans speak about this rivalry as if it actually exists and feel the need to say, "the rivalry doesn't make sense", as if Padres fans don't already realize that the rivalry doesn't make sense and aren't simply making facetious commentary.

8. Brewers - Give us back Tony the Gwynn Jr, you sons of bitches. We have found the kidnappers and they are in Milwaukee. Tony the Gwynn, do not worry. We will save your son.

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Stay tuned for part 2!
The other notable absence in the top 8 is the Cardinals. I've been working on this list for years.

by Dex on Jan 21, 2008 12:56 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Rox at #2
I'm surprised they are higher than both Boston and the Giants.

I'm also glad to hear this will be a yearly list.

by Winfield's Ghost on Jan 21, 2008 10:58 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm with you. . .
Dex.  Great list.  I agree with it almost completely.  The only thing I disagree with is the placement.  Diamondbacks need to be the second most hated after the Dodgers. When that shit-head mouthpiece wannabe manager Bob The Slob Brenly complained about us breaking up Schilling's attempt at a no-no. I still get shit about that from AZ fans. If I remember correctly, it was a REALLY close game and we need to get a man on, why not bunt!?!? The last time I checked, we're playing to win ballgames, not help out Butt-hurt Curt get a no hitter.  It's times like these that make me think of my favorite quote from Groundhog Day, "Morons, Your bus is leaving!"
REMMIE

by Remmie on Jan 22, 2008 8:12 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Funny Sh!t
Great list.

I was mostly with you.  I was annoyed by the Rockies, too...

But I would substitute the Rockies with the Umpires of the 2007 playoff game between the Rockies and Padres.  There is no question that the Umps were against us most the season.  

Also, I would put the Giants in the top 5, because of Bonds.  

Great point about the Brewers, and also the Red Sox.
My top 5 hate list would include:

Dodgers
Giants
Red Sox
Yankees
Cardinals

-Zen Blade

by Zen Blade on Jan 23, 2008 11:24 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

What about.............
Wonder where Dex will place my Royals?

by RoyalsFan on Jan 27, 2008 11:30 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm not Dex but I have two cents...
but I can't think of an A.L. team I'd root for to beat your boys. It's not just the underdog thing either; I've known three Royals fans and they're all stand-up guys- basically, I judge teams by the fans that I've met- and yes, Dodgers fans are just as obnoxious in West Virginia...
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by TheThirdGonzalez on Jan 27, 2008 8:44 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The Royals
They're down on the list, but they're also the first team out of 1969 expansion to win the World Series. Since they took away that potential honor from the Padres, I do hate them for that a little bit.

by Dex on Jan 28, 2008 11:46 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Um...
I had to doublecheck the date of this post... Eric Gagne? Jayson Werth?  1970s Dodger management... Even Barry Bonds won't be an issue this year. You like to hold on to grudges don't you?   It's fine to hate a rival but at least cop to how irrational it all is instead of coming up with a list of reasons - some of which sound like the French guys in Monty Python and the Holy Grail. "Your mother is a hamster, and your father smells of eldaberries!"   Also, I do think Dodger fans - some anyway - think there's a rivalry with the Padres, especially since the Pads have been very competitive the past few years.  Just my two cents.

by craigary on Feb 4, 2008 9:22 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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