They will probably at least consider trading Ian because they have Profar and Elvis :/ It's a real possibility that Ian will be gone soon but I'm hoping that's not the case. I don't know that anything will be as devastating for me in baseball fandom as when Salty was traded away from the Rangers, and it's even worse that he's constantly giving quotes about how he was miserable in Texas, but at least then I still had Ian on the team. It'll be worse when both of them are gone.
I got your link to the Mauer/Morneau fic -- Thanks! Will read it soon. I hope Mauer can still be a catcher when he comes back, aw. You're right, there IS something about the catchers! And I find all their gear super hot too lol.
I cheer for multiple teams too--even though I consider the Rangers my ~team~ I think I'm more a fan of individual players, which goes against what most baseball fans think is honorable lol. Because of certain players I've been a fan of the Braves, Diamondbacks, Blue Jays, Rays, Royals, and several minor league teams at various points. But despite my very favorite player being traded to the Red Sox I've never been able to bring myself to root for them D: I was so incredibly bummed that he ended up there and it's a constant source of baseball grief for me lol.
Do you post your "platonic friend fiction" anywhere? I think we need more baseball fic around livejournal! You're right, it's so awesome to find kindred spirits and I really really wish the livejournal slash fandom were more active, because I still think it's the best venue for this kind of discussion. I post a lot of more fluff-type content because there are tons of resources for the more hardcore baseball stuff around the internet, but I love when people point out funny videos or tweets or post pics of the players off the field and comment on their hair and style choices and inside jokes and all that.
I'm glad you enjoyed Ian's gay sex event comment :D Hope you continue to enjoy it if you read more! Don't worry about "hogging" my comment space -- it's been lovely to hear from you and I hope you will stick around! It's not obnoxious at all. I'm just happy that once in a while someone finds our little slash community (and not because they want to repost our stuff on mainstream baseball websites to make fun of us). :)
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Date: 2013-09-19 05:46 pm (UTC)I got your link to the Mauer/Morneau fic -- Thanks! Will read it soon. I hope Mauer can still be a catcher when he comes back, aw. You're right, there IS something about the catchers! And I find all their gear super hot too lol.
I cheer for multiple teams too--even though I consider the Rangers my ~team~ I think I'm more a fan of individual players, which goes against what most baseball fans think is honorable lol. Because of certain players I've been a fan of the Braves, Diamondbacks, Blue Jays, Rays, Royals, and several minor league teams at various points. But despite my very favorite player being traded to the Red Sox I've never been able to bring myself to root for them D: I was so incredibly bummed that he ended up there and it's a constant source of baseball grief for me lol.
Do you post your "platonic friend fiction" anywhere? I think we need more baseball fic around livejournal! You're right, it's so awesome to find kindred spirits and I really really wish the livejournal slash fandom were more active, because I still think it's the best venue for this kind of discussion. I post a lot of more fluff-type content because there are tons of resources for the more hardcore baseball stuff around the internet, but I love when people point out funny videos or tweets or post pics of the players off the field and comment on their hair and style choices and inside jokes and all that.
I'm glad you enjoyed Ian's gay sex event comment :D Hope you continue to enjoy it if you read more! Don't worry about "hogging" my comment space -- it's been lovely to hear from you and I hope you will stick around! It's not obnoxious at all. I'm just happy that once in a while someone finds our little slash community (and not because they want to repost our stuff on mainstream baseball websites to make fun of us). :)