Will Tigers Pony up for Skubal

[Sports_Freak]

21 minutes ago, chasfh said:

I'll watch them. I just won't root for them because they are ex-Tigers. (I will root for Boyd because he is a Cub, which is my #2 team

Mine too. The fans seem to have SO much fun. My son took me to a Cubs game last year. And yeah, it was a blast.

[chasfh]

11 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

Mine too. The fans seem to have SO much fun. My son took me to a Cubs game last year. And yeah, it was a blast.

Let me know when you're back in town for another game, I can meet up with you there.

[buddha]

3 hours ago, chasfh said:

will you root for michigan players who go through the transfer portal to ohio state?

that's no longer a michigan player.  you have forfeited your citizenship.

[chasfh]

1 hour ago, buddha said:

that's no longer a michigan player.  you have forfeited your citizenship.

and tigers traded from the tigers are no longer tigers unless/until they return to the tigers.

[buddha]

5 minutes ago, chasfh said:

and tigers traded from the tigers are no longer tigers unless/until they return to the tigers.

tigers traded by the tigers dont make the choice to leave.

i dont know why youre arguing with me about how i feel about players who used to play for the teams i follow.  its not a logic problem, its who i have emotional ties to.  

[Edman85]

(wrong thread)

Edited yesterday at 12:15 AM by Edman85

[oblong]

3 hours ago, buddha said:

tigers traded by the tigers dont make the choice to leave.

i dont know why youre arguing with me about how i feel about players who used to play for the teams i follow.  its not a logic problem, its who i have emotional ties to.  

Logic has no place in sports. I mean…. If you told me in 1998 about Chris Chelios?  

[chasfh]

13 hours ago, buddha said:

tigers traded by the tigers dont make the choice to leave.

i dont know why youre arguing with me about how i feel about players who used to play for the teams i follow.  its not a logic problem, its who i have emotional ties to.  

I wasn’t trying to tell you you’re wrong for your feelings, and I apologize for it coming off that way. I was trying to draw a parallel between situations in which players end up on teams that are trying to make your team lose.

Edited 12 hours ago by chasfh

[RedRamage]

2 hours ago, chasfh said:

I wasn’t trying to tell you you’re wrong for your feelings, and I apologize for it coming off that way. I was trying to draw a parallel between situations in which players end up on teams that are trying to make your team lose.

FWIW, I think most people who are fans of players who leave the team they root for usually say something to the effect of: "I wish him/her well, at least when he/she isn't playing against my team." 

Obviously it's not quite that simple because even if the Astros and Verlander only had success when they weren't playing against the Tigers, them winning still made it harder for the Tigers to get to the playoffs, but the sentiment seems to be: "Hey, I like this guy and I'm sorry to see him go. I hope he has success -- as long as that success doesn't hurt my team." In the end team fandom trumps player fandom.