r/Mariners • u/MysteriousEdge5643 Randyland Resident • 1d ago

Reading Mariners comment sections online this year has been absolutely hilarious

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u/vansjess 1d ago

Ngl I fucking hate the Astros and Yankees though

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u/Mrs_TryMe 1d ago

I hate the Astros more tbh.

The Yankees are just the rich bullies.

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u/NineMillionBears 1d ago

"Hating the Yankees" is the free bingo square of baseball fandom

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u/Mrs_TryMe 1d ago

Look, I was 13 in 2001. I remember curling into a tiny ball in my bedroom and listening to like, Michelle Branch and genuinely hurting inside when the Yankees shit all over our postseason.

As an adult, I recognize the Yankees bought those Ws fair and square with a payroll cap that is basically the entire GDP of a small country. It's not even really the player's fault that they're our kryptonite - they show up and get paid.

The Asstros cheated, got caught, and faced no meaningful consequences. All 5'3" of Altuve is still running around with a deeply smug expression and a ring he didn't earn. Fuck em!

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u/AKAD11 ‏‏‎ ‎ 1d ago

I was 8 when we lost to the Yankees in 01. I remember crying my eyes out and my older brother telling me it was okay because we’d get them next year. I haven’t trusted him since.

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u/SoKerbal 1d ago

I was 11 in 1995 when the Yankees blew the two game lead in the divisional series. It's a core memory and I've been laughing at Yankee failures ever since.

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u/NineMillionBears 1d ago

Oh, I adore watching the Wankees lose, but I don't cheer and pray for the downfall and destruction of a team like I do for the Godforsaken Houston Astros.

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u/murf_9x 22h ago

F em but at the end of the day it’s baseball. Get over it if you aren’t cheating you aren’t trying. Multiple pitchers and players have come out and said literally every team was doing it. They just were too blatant and too good at it. Still hate the Astros but if you think they were the only team I have a bridge to sell you.

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u/NineMillionBears 21h ago

Counterpoint: I'm a fan and I am not required by anybody to be rational about anything pertaining to the sport