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Re: Question about New York sports
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05/31/12 12:56 PM
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Typically the Yankees-Giants are a fan group and Mets-Jets. One big reason is the origins of teams. The Giants played for many years at Yankee stadium and the Jets-Mets didn't exist. When Shea Stadium became the home of the Jets-Mets it was a natural melding, like the Yanks-Giants. The geographic association might be a bit more scattered, but basically Queens, Brooklyn and Long Island are physically closer Shea/Citi Field. Manhattan is in between. The Bronx, Jersey, upstate NY closer to Yankee Stadium.
I have a friend who grew up in the Bronx. He hates the Yankees because his father like them. Everyone has their reasons. I grew up in the era of Mickey Mantle, Yogi, Whitey Ford and in football, Frank Gifford was my hero.
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Re: Question about New York sports
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05/31/12 11:13 PM
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For example, is one more likely to find Yankee fans or Mets fans in Staten Island, The Bronx, Queens, Manhattan, etc? Hard to answer that now. It was different when the Dodgers and Giants played in NYC along with the Yankees, but that was over 50 years ago.
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Re: Question about New York sports
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I think it's football for sure. Remember that NCAA ball is arguably more popular in some sports (particularly in the South) than NFL football! Gridiron football is probably the most popular sport between the US and Canada. Canadian football has many rule differences compared to American, but the general gist of it is the same. The CFL is the most popular sports league in Canada behind the NHL. Hard to answer that now. It was different when the Dodgers and Giants played in NYC along with the Yankees, but that was over 50 years ago. What's interesting about this is that the Polo Grounds and Yankee Stadium were very close to each other. The boroughs were different, but that means they could draw fans from some of the same areas at the time.
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Re: Question about New York sports
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What's interesting about this is that the Polo Grounds and Yankee Stadium were very close to each other. The boroughs were different, but that means they could draw fans from some of the same areas at the time. The two stadiums were less than a mile apart. The fans for each of the three teams were different from each other and represented different types of people.
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Re: Question about New York sports
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My dad grew up in the Bronx. However, his dad died when he was three and his mom worked, so he spent his summers with his aunts and uncles in Brooklyn, and his uncles used to take him to games all the time. Therefore, he was a Dodgers fan all the way. When they left NY, he and his landlord had a funeral wreath made and hung it on the door. The little old lady next door brought over a tray of food, thinking there had been a death in the family. When she found out it was over a baseball team, she tried to beat them with her umbrella (or maybe it was her cane).
Therefore, my father hated the Yankees. He eventually became a Mets fan (and therefore so is my oldest brother). My dad loved my husband, but he could never quite forgive him for being a Yankees fan, or me for defecting.
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Re: Question about New York sports
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My dad grew up in the Bronx. However, his dad died when he was three and his mom worked, so he spent his summers with his aunts and uncles in Brooklyn, and his uncles used to take him to games all the time. Therefore, he was a Dodgers fan all the way.
Therefore, my father hated the Yankees. My bala!!!!
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