Is it "all about winning"?

Wow....you did some soul searching this wkend???

I don't give a fuck - I like a good game, at a reasonable price for good seats, with high quality beer and food available in the stands. pretty much everythign else after that I just don't give a fuck. oh, I wouldn't mind if I could sit in the first few rows and not be in the sun, too, but that might be too much to ask for.

I enjoy maybe 4-6 baseball games a year. not more than that. and I don't care who is playing, but I like to have good seats.

Man, every time I start paying attention to MLB, the fuckers go on strike. After the last one (or threat of a strike), I quit caring.

Hmmm, about basketball, I really liked the Rockets teams of the 90's - particularly when Drexler came home to win a ring with Olajuwon. I preferred that the core team stuck together, but when they traded away Cassell and Horry to chase a ring with Barkley and Pippen, the wheels came completely off for all the hardcore fans. I hated seeing those two carpetbaggers come to town, particularly since Barkley's addition was pure ring-seeking (and I like Barkley, too). So to answer your question: keep the core team together.

So how did you feel about Dodger farm raised Piazza?

When you say win at all costs what exactly does this mean? I'm sure you don't mean that if a player could murder another person to get ahead or pull in a W. Do I think players should take roids and put their health on the line if they want to improve, fuck yes. I only care about wins.

watching baseball at the stadium is a three hour conversation, totally different than football and usually different than basketball and hockey i like home grown players but not at the cost of winning. loved ewing but would have traded him for jordan in a second. i really wanted reggie miller when he hit free agency but we signed houston and what does home grown even mean in baseball? if you're rebuilding, trading away home grown stars, you're getting prospects in return. are the prospects home grown, or does a player have to be drafted by the organization?

Minnesota Twins. Home-grown talent + winning ball club. (Although they haven't won the World Series in 19 years.)

It all depends on the team and where they are at and how the future looks. As a Buccaneers/Dodgers/Lakers fan each team is different. The Lakers are obviously in contention and with the core they have, should do whatever they need to do to win now. The Bucs (even though they are 2-0) are most likely not going to be a contender this year and should focus on cultivating young talent so that they can compete in a couple years. As a fan, I look for guys like Freeman, Williams, McCoy, etc. to continually improve each week and winning now isn't really what I care about with that team. The Dodgers are a different story. A team in limbo. This year is gone, but with a few pieces I think they can contend next year. First things first though, they need a new owner asap and are going nowhere until that's done. If that happens, I think they can hit the free agent market this winter and add some pieces that will put them as contenders. That said, they aren't really upper echelon as far as teams are concerned, so I wouldn't sell the farm to try to compete and would make sure that attention is paid to prospects. I'd keep the core of the team intact (Ethier, Kemp, etc.) and would try to add to the team to help them win now (next year), but wouldn't deal away top notch prospects to acquire players via trade as they are not a bonafide contender. For instance, I would have done the same thing in trading away Dotel and other players that can help a contender and bring in prospects while not hurting the core of the team for the next few years. I'd go after Carl Crawford and some starting pitching in free agency, but wouldn't deal away prospects for a Cliff Lee type. Evaluate the team next year as the trade dealine approaches and if in serious contention go after the missing pieces. If not, deal away the Dotel types and guys approaching free agency for prospects for the following year. Of course, nothing will get done at all without the McCourts selling the team.