Baseball

New York Mets unbridled optimism

AKA the New York Mets or unbridled optimism copypasta, its a rant post from a Yankees fan on r/baseball that became a meme.

Their unbridled optimism just shows how fucking immature most of them are. One hot ten-game stretch and they're ready to claim the division over the nationals and declare themselves "Kings of New York again? Give me a break. That shit lasted a cool five minutes the last time they made it to the postseason. The callers on WFAN are just horrendous. I appreciate the average Yankee fan since generally they seem to be a lot more educated on the dynamic of baseball season, especially during this cold streak when our guys aren't hitting. Nobody is hitting the panic button. But every Met fan I know will be quick to point out "LOL youre 4 games behind the Red Sox, money doesn't buy wins" like shut the fuck up our entire core is home grown you fucks. Talk to me again when your rotation can survive a full season.

And holy shit, I can't wait until their bullpen fucking implodes because there's no way their relievers can maintain this pace all season. But even guys like Joe and Evan that I respect are saying that the Mets pen is comparable to our pen like give me a break, in your dreams.

Original (2018)

I don't mind the Islanders...but goddamn, their fans are just god-awful.

Their unbridled optimism just shows how fucking immature most of them are. One season series sweep and they're ready to claim the division over the Capitals and declare themselves "Kings of New York again? Give me a break. That shit lasted a cool five minutes the last time they made it to the postseason. The callers on WFAN are just horrendous. I appreciate the average Ranger fan since generally they seem to be a lot more educated on the dynamic of the Hockey season, especially during this cold streak when our guys are being traded away. Nobody is hitting the panic button. But every Isles fan I know will be quick to point out "LOL you're still over paying Queen Henrietta, money doesn't buy wins" like shut the fuck up our entire core is home grown you fucks. Talk to me again when your Captain signs a contract.

And holy shit, I can't wait until their Offense fucking implodes because there's no way their Centermen can maintain this pace all season. But even guys like Boomer and Boomer that I respect are saying that the Isles goalie is comparable to our goalie like give me a break, in your dreams.

This was a good, honest .500 basketball team

Its a classic basketball copypasta that was started by a Grizzlies fan(?) on a Reddit post. Its often used whenever a team is under performing hence the joke of it being a good, honest team that doesn’t win to many.

Memphis Grizzlies (basketball)

This was a good, honest .500 basketball team. We played .500 ball goddammit. Salt of the earth, punch the clock, even win/loss ratio basketball. We lost a couple, guess what? We won a couple, too. But we never got too excited or let it go to our head. No long winning streaks here, no sir. That's hubris, which this blue collar, hard working everyman team didn't have. A few wins in a row, these guys, true to form, balanced it out with a couple a losses. Yes sir, that was my 2021 Grizzlies. A good, honest .500 basketball team.

White Sox (baseball)

This is a good, honest .500 baseball team. They play .500 ball goddammit. Salt of the earth, punch the clock, even win/loss ratio baseball. They lost a couple, guess what? They won a couple, too. But they never got too excited or let it go to their head. No long winning streaks there, no sir. That's hubris, which that blue collar, hard working everyman team didn't have. A few wins in a row, those guys, true to form, balanced it out with a couple a losses. Yes sir, that was my 20th and 21st Century Chicago White Sox. A good, honest .500 baseball team.

Freddie freeman a slap hitter

The Slap hitter meme presumably came from a comment in a game thread by a Phillies fan.

I’ll get downvoted to hell but Freddie freeman is overrated as hell. Dude is basically a slap hitter and doesn’t do shit to help win ballgames. He can sure joke around with the runner on first tho.

No disrespect, I’m a firm believer that sweeping them is a huge fluke and robs them of truly accomplishing what their capable of.

Should the NHL have the Hawks and Preds redo their series in case it was a big fluke?
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The original post started from r/hockey when the Nashville Predators swept the Chicago Blackhawks in 2017. It has been adopted many times to fit different narratives but always starts with a fan asking for a redo match in case it was a fluke.

The pasta signature is usually “No disrespect to the…” and “…sweeping them is a huge fluke and robs… of truly accomplishing what their capable of” or “redo X match in case it was a big fluke”. Sometimes its also referred to as the fluke rant from r/hockey.

No disrespect to the preds, I'm a firm believer that Nashville sweeping them is a huge fluke and robs the Hawks of truly accomplishing what their capable of. I've spent the last few days in pure disbelief and it just doesn't make sense to me. I've spent the entire regular season watching the Hawks play great hockey it's just not fair.

If the Hawks lose again I will face that the Preds deserved the win, but I am just 100% sure it was a fluke and does a big disservice to the Hawks and the NHL.

Baltimore Orioles

No disrespect to the O's, I'm a firm believer that none of Baltimore's opponents sweeping them in the regular season is a huge fluke and robs the rest of the MLB teams of truly accomplishing what their capable of. I've spent the last few days in pure disbelief and it just doesn't make sense to me. I've spent the entire regular season watching fellow AL East teams Iike the Jays and Rays play great baseball it's just not fair.

If the O's opponents go sweepless again I will face that the O's deserved to go the entire way without being swept, but I am just 100% sure it was a fluke and does a big disservice to the O's and the MLB.

Should Riot Games redo the match in case it was a big fluke? (Valorant & LoL)

No disrespect to sen, I'm a firm believer that Sentinels sweeping them is a huge fluke and robs Gen G of truly accomplishing what they're capable of. I've spent the last few days in pure disbelief and it just doesn't make sense to me. I've spent the entire regular season watching Gen G play great Valorant it's just not fair.

If Gen G lose again I will face that Sentinels deserved the win, but I am just 100% sure it was a fluke and does a big disservice to Gen G and VCT.

No disrespect to the G2s, KRUs, and C9s, I'm a firm believer that those players making the playoffs is a huge fluke and robs the Sentinels of truly accomplishing what their capable of. I've spent the last few seconds in pure disbelief and it just doesn't make sense to me. I've spent the entire year watching the Sentinels play great VALORANT, it's just not fair.

If the Sentinels miss again I will face that the C9s,KRUs, and G2s deserved their position , but I am just 100% sure it was a fluke and does a big disservice to the Sentinels and VCT.

No disrespect to the MXS players, I'm a firm believer that a Tier 2 team decisively beating Sentinels is a huge fluke and robs the SEN roster of truly accomplishing what their capable of. I've spent the past day in pure disbelief and it just doesn't make sense to me. I've spent the entire off-season watching the SEN gang play great ranked games on Twitch it's just not fair.

If SEN lose again I will face that MXS deserved the win, but I am just 100% sure it was a fluke and does a big disservice to SEN City and the Valorant competitive scene as a whole.

No disrespect to the Zeka, Peanut, and Viper, I'm a firm believer that those players making the finals is a huge fluke and robs the T1 of truly accomplishing what their capable of. I've spent the last few seconds in pure disbelief and it just doesn't make sense to me. I've spent the entire year watching the T1 play great League of Legends, it's just not fair. If the T1 miss again I will face that the Zeka,Peanut, and Viper deserved their position , but I am just 100% sure it was a fluke and does a big disservice to the T1 and LCK.

Should UEFA have Leverkusen and Atalanta redo the EL final in case it was a big fluke?

No disrespect to Atalanta, but I'm a firm believer that winning the Europa league over Bayer Leverkusen is a huge fluke and robs Leverkusen of truly accomplishing what their capable of. I've spent the last few minutes in pure disbelief and it just doesn't make sense to me. I've spent the entire season watching Leverkusen play great hockey football it's just not fair.

If Bayer Leverkusen lose again I will face that Atalanta deserved the win, but I am just 100% sure it was a fluke and does a big disservice to Leverkusen and UEFA.

Oakland is genuinely a shithole nowadays economically and safety-wise

Oakland is genuinely a shithole nowadays economically and safety-wise. These are businesses after all and a Vegas move will generate more income. Frankly, catching a baseball game during the day on a Vegas trip would be fun. It'll be a massive success. There are a ton of people who live in Vegas too that they should be able to build a solid fanbase over time.

The reality is that teams move all the time to follow US hotspots, the old fans protest it for a season or 2 but then it's normalized. At least Oakland fans can still go to Giant's games, I have far more empathy for fans in places like St. Louis who had the Rams abandon them and they don't have another team to go watch. Oakland has failed the As in the past 20-30 years, and new ownership and/or relocating should strengthen the MLB and the team.

Is this a mickey mouse ring?

Is this a mickey mouse ring? I mean we never actually got to see the true destined matchup to cap off an almost perfect MLB season, due to a fluke in the NLCS. By all rights the Phillies should have represented the National League in the World Series. With a fraudulent team in their place, is the integrity of competition compromised? A team like the Phillies is a team of destiny, a team that belongs on baseball’s biggest stage in the fall classic. Every baseball fan that watched the NLCS knows games 6 and 7 were illegitimate, and many have called for the MLB to investigate for possible scandals. Unfortunately the stolen NLCS sort of invalidates the achievement of the Rangers. It’s a shame that history will always attach an asterisk alongside the 2023 Texas Rangers, as no such cupcake matchup is worthy of the honor of calling oneself champion. The only real solution here is to have a final 7 game series between the Rangers and Phillies, and if the Rangers win that, they can call themselves true champions. But not before.