Machado Signs 11-year Extension

[RWeeksFan23]

On 2/26/2023 at 8:55 PM, Brock Beauchamp said:

As many of you know, I'm a Padres fan and I'm also curious to see what the late years of these contracts do to the franchise.

In the meantime, it's wildly fun to watch this play out.

I prefer my teams to stick to the mold the Brewers have taken but it's still a boatload of fun to watch another team I follow just go absolutely bat-**** crazy.

I think it's more likely the Brewers win the World Series in the next ten years than the Padres but boy, are both methods entertaining to watch.

i thought you were a twins fan?

[Brock Beauchamp]

3 hours ago, RWeeksFan23 said:

i thought you were a twins fan?

Twins, Brewers, Padres. The three places I've lived the longest. Used to cheer on the Angels but I just can't do it anymore after watching them squander the two greatest baseball talents of my lifetime.

[wallus]

1 hour ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Twins, Brewers, Padres. The three places I've lived the longest.

Three favorite teams? How long til you are just a fan of all of the teams.

[Brock Beauchamp]

4 minutes ago, wallus said:

Three favorite teams? How long til you are just a fan of all of the teams.

I make connections with my local teams and none of my fandoms conflict. I just like baseball.

It's super weird how people get so judgmental about fandom. We all do it our own ways; mine is being rooted in a community and growing affectionate for its local team.

And I kinda *am* a fan of most baseball teams. I like to see them operate well, have success, and do smart things. It increases my enjoyment of the sport.

Except the Yankees and White Sox. I cannot stand the White Sox. I even begrudgingly accept that the Cardinals are a great organization, even if I don't like them. But I legit hate the White Sox.

[wallus]

2 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

It's super weird how people get so judgmental about fandom.

I would have thought that putting the Rob Lowe picture on there would have made it obvious I was just giving you a hard time.

[Brock Beauchamp]

4 minutes ago, wallus said:

I would have thought that putting the Rob Lowe picture on there would have made it obvious I was just giving you a hard time.

Oh, hah. I'm a bit touchy about this, as people have blasted me for it over the years. If you're just giving me crap, bring it on. :D

But my fandom DOES get a little weird at times. In 2002, I was going to college at Long Beach State and went to a billion Angels games (was actually at the first rally monkey game, of all things). I cheered hard for the Twins but when they (inevitably) flounced, I didn't miss a beat and happily cheered on the Angels against the Giants; I was right there losing my mind with the rest of people during that game six comeback. Was actually at Disneyland watching the ESPN crew along with the game. What a weird world that was (Disney owned the Angels, Disneyland (duh), and ESPN at the time).

If only I knew the Twins postseason misery that was coming my way after that season...

[TURBO]

I wish I could split loyalties between teams, I'd probably be a lot happier, but I have nothing but hate for any team that threatens my Brewers in any way.  Which means I hate every team but the Brewers.  I have more hate for some teams than others, Cardinals, Red Sox, etc, but in the end, I am only a fan of one team.  I am fiercely loyal, and do not, under any circumstance, understand how anyone could possibly be a fan of more than one team.  It just doesn't compute with my being.

[Brock Beauchamp]

11 minutes ago, TURBO said:

I wish I could split loyalties between teams, I'd probably be a lot happier, but I have nothing but hate for any team that threatens my Brewers in any way.  Which means I hate every team but the Brewers.  I have more hate for some teams than others, Cardinals, Red Sox, etc, but in the end, I am only a fan of one team.  I am fiercely loyal, and do not, under any circumstance, understand how anyone could possibly be a fan of more than one team.  It just doesn't compute with my being.

And that's fair. But if you've lived all around the country as I have, it's hard not to become fond of many teams.

My first team was the Brewers. I listened to Ueck on the radio in the early-to-mid 80s. It was literally my first experience with baseball.

I moved to Minnesota in 86. As a nine year old, it was impossible not to get wrapped up with the 87 Twins.

Like so many others, I grew disenchanted with baseball after the strike and stopped watching it entirely for 4-ish years. Going to high school in San Diego and watching those 98 Padres (and having met Tony Gwynn personally, probably my favorite player of all time because he was just so kind and generous to all the kids surrounding him when I met him) is literally what brought my baseball fandom back to life.

Put into that context, it kinda makes sense why I like those three teams, right?

[owbc]

I never thought I would be a fan of another MLB team besides the Brewers. I eventually became a serious Mariners fan when they started to play better a few years ago and I realized I would never move back to Wisconsin. I found their long history of losing relatable, plus I had become attached to the city itself. 
 

Brock, there’s not much better in sports than when a whole city gets wrapped up in a special team that is on a playoff run. If you are a sports fan and live in a city when that is happening, it’s near impossible not to get wrapped up in it. Except when Seattle had Seahawks fever and won that miracle playoff game against the Packers…that was brutal to be around. 

[BlightyBrew]

4 hours ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

And that's fair. But if you've lived all around the country as I have, it's hard not to become fond of many teams.

My first team was the Brewers. I listened to Ueck on the radio in the early-to-mid 80s. It was literally my first experience with baseball.

I moved to Minnesota in 86. As a nine year old, it was impossible not to get wrapped up with the 87 Twins.

Like so many others, I grew disenchanted with baseball after the strike and stopped watching it entirely for 4-ish years. Going to high school in San Diego and watching those 98 Padres (and having met Tony Gwynn personally, probably my favorite player of all time because he was just so kind and generous to all the kids surrounding him when I met him) is literally what brought my baseball fandom back to life.

Put into that context, it kinda makes sense why I like those three teams, right?

I would encourage everyone to read "Rethinking Fandom: How to Beat the Sports-Industrial Complex at Its Own Game".  It makes more and more sense to follow more than one team.