Where are the Rivals?

[Goldfan]

“I’d play against these guys with one leg. We have to beat these guys. I hate the Cardinals.” - Brandon Phillips, 2010

This is what’s missing from the Game. Tony and Dusty Baker were ready throw fists at each other…..Yadi fighting Phillips
This is what made baseball entertaining. These teams really hated each other and cared…..it showed on the field.
Go back to Gibson…..this was drama and brought fans in.
This game has turned into a boring robotic unentertaining snooze fest.

Will Clark/Jeffery Leonard Giants
Pond Scum Mets
Anywhere Dusty Baker was coaching

LaRussa, Baker, Cox, Whitey, Davey Johnson, Lasorda,
Managers were sometimes bigger than the team……fans probably don’t even know the names of most MLB teams managers today

Great SP matchups are mostly a thing of past with starters crawling out of games by the 5th inning

[Banner29]

One of my favorite rival moments was back in 2011 when after a bench clearer against the brewers, Nyger Morgan was gloating and cocky after the game about how they are in first and what not.

Then we beat them in the NLCS and of course…….won the WS


If I’m not mistaken too Zach Grienke went off on Carpenter and his tempered demeanor.