Comments on: League And Division http://larison.org/2007/10/24/league-and-division/ n. the principle of good order "Observe the strange inversion of all order and sense! Dignity debased; how vilely is the function of a consul prostituted!" ~The Craftsman Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:57:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Maximos http://larison.org/2007/10/24/league-and-division/#comment-7934 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:07:08 +0000 http://larison.org/2007/10/24/league-and-division/#comment-7934 That collapse, we say here in Phillies country, was a weird sort of karma. The Phillies collapsed in 1964, and while the Mets had nothing to do with that debacle, their arrogance this season, and their derisive attitudes toward us, particularly after Rollins uttered his oracle, made the baseball gods wroth. And they did smite the Mets, to great rejoicing in Philly. That collapse, we say here in Phillies country, was a weird sort of karma. The Phillies collapsed in 1964, and while the Mets had nothing to do with that debacle, their arrogance this season, and their derisive attitudes toward us, particularly after Rollins uttered his oracle, made the baseball gods wroth. And they did smite the Mets, to great rejoicing in Philly.

]]> by: Daniel Larison http://larison.org/2007/10/24/league-and-division/#comment-7933 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:19:54 +0000 http://larison.org/2007/10/24/league-and-division/#comment-7933 Oh, I don't know. The Cubs collapse time and again, and loathing them never gets old. But the Mets might be a special case, given the truly awesome speed with which they collapsed. Oh, I don’t know. The Cubs collapse time and again, and loathing them never gets old. But the Mets might be a special case, given the truly awesome speed with which they collapsed.

]]> by: mkdelucas http://larison.org/2007/10/24/league-and-division/#comment-7932 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 23:48:17 +0000 http://larison.org/2007/10/24/league-and-division/#comment-7932 All I can say is, politicking is soul destroying. But also, as a Phillies phan I think I'll find it difficult to hate the Mets post-collapse. It'd be like hating the sick. All I can say is, politicking is soul destroying.

But also, as a Phillies phan I think I’ll find it difficult to hate the Mets post-collapse. It’d be like hating the sick.

]]> by: Daniel Larison http://larison.org/2007/10/24/league-and-division/#comment-7929 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:01:30 +0000 http://larison.org/2007/10/24/league-and-division/#comment-7929 That's possible, but I think we should approach it as a legitimist would approach a usurper dynasty: just the throne is empty, because no legitimate king sits on it, the championship series isn't really a championship series. There would have to be other qualifications made before we could allow people to start supporting the Mets. Fans of other Eastern Division teams would be justified in simply ignoring it all together, and Houston fans are really not permitted to support the Mets in a World Series since they stopped Houston from going to one in 1986. That’s possible, but I think we should approach it as a legitimist would approach a usurper dynasty: just the throne is empty, because no legitimate king sits on it, the championship series isn’t really a championship series.

There would have to be other qualifications made before we could allow people to start supporting the Mets. Fans of other Eastern Division teams would be justified in simply ignoring it all together, and Houston fans are really not permitted to support the Mets in a World Series since they stopped Houston from going to one in 1986.

]]> by: Maximos http://larison.org/2007/10/24/league-and-division/#comment-7927 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:54:21 +0000 http://larison.org/2007/10/24/league-and-division/#comment-7927 I think that a minor codicil is required for that New York Exception: in the horrifying event of a subway series, it is permissible for National League fans, even fans of the Philadelphia Phillies, to support the Mets, since the Yankees are, well, the <I>Yankees</I>, the Evil Empire of sports (although the Patriots are angling for this status as well). I think that a minor codicil is required for that New York Exception: in the horrifying event of a subway series, it is permissible for National League fans, even fans of the Philadelphia Phillies, to support the Mets, since the Yankees are, well, the Yankees, the Evil Empire of sports (although the Patriots are angling for this status as well).

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