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calguy

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11. Yeah, I was a big fan back in the day

Reply to Xavier Breath (Reply #10)

Thu Oct 26, 2023, 06:23 PM

Oct 2023

But that all went away as big money and big egos took the place of the 'home' of players you could root for year after year. There's no team loyalty anymore that I can see. Now the best teams are the ones who pay for high-dollar players.

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