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Thanks for sharing; I haven't heard that clip before, and I love it. I was a Braves fan from the mid-1990s into the 2000s not just because they were winners bu

Thanks for sharing; I haven't heard that clip before, and I love it. I was a Braves fan from the mid-1990s into the 2000s not just because they were winners but because they did it largely with the same core group of guys, whose playing style I liked to watch, over that whole span. I wasn't a Yankees fan during that same era, but I could respect Yankees fans because they also had a core group of players that stuck together (plus they've really held the line on their uniforms).

stonesthrowaway 2y ago
> I wasn't a Yankees fan during that same era, but I could respect Yankees fans because they also had a core group of players that stuck together You are really talking about 4 or 5 players only. The yankees, along with the braves, brought in a lot of help along the way. Also, the players don't determine who your favorite team is. You don't stop being a yankees fan because derek jeter retired. People tend to be fans of the teams in their area. Especially the area you grew up in.
- warner25 2y ago
  > ...4 or 5 players only... brought in a lot of help along the way. Right, but at least it was that many. One could watch those same few anchors play together year-after-year for a decade or even longer, which is more than you could say about any other team then or since. > ...players don't determine who your favorite team is. You don't stop being a yankees fan because derek jeter retired. That is indeed how most people follow sports, yes. My point above was precisely that it's a bit silly to me. When Glavine and Maddux left Atlanta, I really did care much less about seeing the Braves play and win, because they were the guys that I most enjoyed watching.