Help Me Choose a Franchise Team (Official Thread)

[bkrich83]

Quote: Originally Posted by GoDucks1224

Giants. Best ballpark in the sport.

Stadium is awesome. Best in the sport? Debatable at best.

[KLima878]

Some of my criteria on choosing a team is: Not won a World Series in at least five years, some good young players with at least one potential superstar and a team that has a lower power rating. I haven’t decided yet but I’m pretty much down to these 3

Seattle
Pittsburgh
Kansas City

[jcar0725]

Quote: Originally Posted by bkrich83

Stadium is awesome. Best in the sport? Debatable at best.

I've never been there, but it looks pretty awesome.

[jcar0725]

Quote: Originally Posted by KLima878

Some of my criteria on choosing a team is: Not won a World Series in at least five years, some good young players with at least one potential superstar and a team that has a lower power rating. I haven’t decided yet but I’m pretty much down to these 3 Seattle Pittsburgh Kansas City

Cleveland also falls right into that category.

[KLima878]

Quote: Originally Posted by jcar0725

Cleveland also falls right into that category.

I agree but i cant get past the name change. i'm such a traditionalist

[franch1se]

Quote: Originally Posted by smcamp3

I'm a Reds fan but am far too invested in them in real life to play with them. Been toying with Seattle, Arizona and Tampa but may settle on San Diego. I love Tatis, Merrill looks like he'll be a star and obviously Ha-seong Kim is the man. I've never cared for Machado but he's great, would you say he's untouchable in real life? He'd be someone I'd potentially deal and get a haul back.

I'd say he's untouchable due to his contact. He also has a no trade clause.

[Ghost Of The Year]

Quote: Originally Posted by bkrich83

Stadium is awesome. Best in the sport? Debatable at best.

Yeah, I think there's like 6 or 7 that should all be tied for #1. No way I could ever narrow it down to just one as THE best.

I don't like the Pirates but PNC Park is one of those tied at #1 (in my book) and would be a team I could pick and play in franchise with, just based on stadium alone. What I don't get is all the fantastic stadiums built in the last 20 or 30 years and someone looked at designs of CitiField and gave approval ''yeah, let's build this one.'' Classic Mets brass, constantly misspending monies that could easily be spent more wisely. If Oakland or Tampa had half the money the Mets have, I bet theyeach could have built one of the best looking stadiums ever, at least compared to CitiField. I have a hunch CitiField lasts as long as Braves Turner Field or Rangers stadium that was built right before Turner Field. Those 2 stadiums should have been built to last 3 times as long as their teams used them.

[bkrich83]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ghost Of The Year

Yeah, I think there's like 6 or 7 that should all be tied for #1. No way I could ever narrow it down to just one as THE best. I don't like the Pirates but PNC Park is one of those tied at #1 (in my book) and would be a team I could pick and play in franchise with, just based on stadium alone. What I don't get is all the fantastic stadiums built in the last 20 or 30 years and someone looked at designs of CitiField and gave approval ''yeah, let's build this one.'' Classic Mets brass, constantly misspending monies that could easily be spent more wisely. If Oakland or Tampa had half the money the Mets have, I bet theyeach could have built one of the best looking stadiums ever, at least compared to CitiField. I have a hunch CitiField lasts as long as Braves Turner Field or Rangers stadium that was built right before Turner Field. Those 2 stadiums should have been built to last 3 times as long as their teams used them.

Totally agree. Of the 24 stadiums I've been to PNC is my favorite.