Declarations of Loyalties and Disloyalties

If you squint and tilt your head and stay very quiet and have a heart as pure as driven snow, you can sorta kinda see Opening Day headed for us. That’s a blessed thing, of course, and, in keeping with the spirit of the season, the royal we here at NotGraphs would love for you to oblige us with your declarations of loyalties and disloyalties. Since you asked, I’ll start …

Favorite team?

Cardinals

Least favorite team(s)?

Cubs, Red Sox, Yankees

Least favorite team from the past (be specific)?

’86 Mets

Favorite player(s), current, on your favorite team?

Albert Pujols, Colby Rasmus, Adam Wainwright

Favorite player(s), current, not on your favorite team?

Chase Utley, Jason Heyward, Brian Wilson, Carlos Gomez, C.J. Wilson

Favorite player(s), current, on your least favorite teams?

Marlon Byrd, Adrian Gonzalez, Jon Lester, Mariano Rivera

Favorite retired player(s) you remember watching?

Ozzie Smith, Ray Lankford, John Tudor

Favorite player(s) you’re too young to have ever seen?

Bob Gibson, Jackie Robinson, Hank Greenberg, Stan Musial

Least favorite player, past or present?

Lenny Dykstra

Best home uniforms?

Cardinals

Best road uniforms?

Yankees

Favorite ballpark?

PNC, Wrigley

Favorite concession?

Beer

In your dreams, what position do you play?

Centerfield

Make the baseball gods an offer … What would you do/sacrifice/endure in order to ensure that your favorite team wins 10 straight World Series and your most hated team(s) never again has a winning season?

I would agree never to travel abroad again. I would agree to drive my car into a tree at 30 mph, and I would agree to sleep on my couch for the rest of my life. I would also wear a tuxedo every Thursday for the next 25 years.

Now, cherished readers, what say you?