NY brehs, how'd you choose what teams to root for?

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I was raised literally right by Shea and my family is 100% Mets fans on all sides. I never had a choice. Totally ok with that though. Teams hasn't always been good but they've given me many great memories growing up.
 

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Mets is a Queens thing, and that Dwight Gooden VHS my mom got for me when I was like 6

The 1st year I was able to understand basketball (1993), the Knicks ran the city, the Nets weren't even a thought. The 1st NBA game I ever went to was Knicks vs. Suns. All I remember is the Knicks won, and Barkley chased the ref into the stands after the game. I was hooked after that

Jets - Parcell era reeled me in, before that I wasn't really big on football. Little did I know :sadcam:
 

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Mets cause I grew up in Southside. I never at any point of my life liked the Yankees. All their fans were fukkn dikk riders imo. shyt didn't make sense to me to cheer for a team that played outside my borough. Till this day I give Yankees fans from Queens the :scust:

Knicks cause they're the hometown team! I was born in 88 so I was watching some prime ass nba on nbc knicks games. I'd be in the basement with my pops, dunking on those hoops you could attach to the wall, to Pat Ewing and all of em. I hated Jordan growing up. Real shyt I didn't admit Jordan was a good basketball player til the 5th grade (98).

Rangers cause they represented the city.

Giants cause my uncle played for them and all the Jets fans I came across as a youngin were white and/or italians from staten island or long island. Did not meet a single black Jets fan till like jr high. Till this day the only diehard black jets fan I know is from long island and we met in college.

Also fukk anybody on that "I rep whatever NY team is winning" shyt. Grow some nuts and pick a side.
 

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Yankees- BX, self-explanatory.

Rangers- got sucked in when the Rangers did well in the early 90s. Still hold a special place in my heart because they were the first pro squad I saw win it all.

Jets- gotta learn to live with regrets, but I stick with them. Surprised I didn't just rock with the Giants, but I was just drawn to the Jets.

and I don't fukk with either local basketball squad even though I don't really hate either.
 

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Mets...My Dad was a Mets fan, was raised that way and it'll be a cold day in hell before my son becomes a Yanks fan

Dolphins...My Dad was a Jets but when they moved to Jersey he became a fan of their biggest rival and he always hated the Giants. I'll probably raise my litlle guy a Jets fan though. Both franchises suck (Dolphins and Jets) but at least he can watch the Jets every week.

Rangers... Parents finally got an illegal cable box, don't know why I chose the Rangers. Watched both them and the Islanders and it was during the 92-93 season when the Rangers missed the playoffs and the Islanders went to the Conference finals
 

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I inherited it from my older cousins. They are Jets/Knicks/Yankees fans and used to watch the games with them...then just these became my teams
 

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My Pops Forever RIP
Mets...My Dad was a Mets fan, was raised that way and it'll be a cold day in hell before my son becomes a Yanks fan

Dolphins...My Dad was a Jets but when they moved to Jersey he became a fan of their biggest rival and he always hated the Giants. I'll probably raise my litlle guy a Jets fan though. Both franchises suck (Dolphins and Jets) but at least he can watch the Jets every week.

Rangers... Parents finally got an illegal cable box, don't know why I chose the Rangers. Watched both them and the Islanders and it was during the 92-93 season when the Rangers missed the playoffs and the Islanders went to the Conference finals
Don't do it.
 

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Im from NJ. born in94

both parents are mets fans but i picked the yankees cause of alfanso soriano.

Picked the Nets cause of location/J kid

Both parents Jets fans.

Yankees/Jets/Nets
 

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Mets- got into them around 98-99. They were fun to watch. Never liked the Yankees and never will.

Knicks- was a Bulls fan growing up. Loved Jordan. Tried to stay with them after he retired but I couldn't. Kukoc was my nikka though. Had to start rep the Knicks in the very late 90s. Don't have a problem with the Nets, especially since they move to BK. My favorite sport growing up btw.

Giants and Jets- I probably would root for Jets head up because they haven't won the superbowl since when.
 
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Yankees - Bronx Born And Raised, First Sport I Ever Got Into, Lived Like 6 Stops On The 4 Train From Yankee Stadium. First Game I Ever Went To Was In 87-88 (I Was 5-6) Don Mattingly & Dave Winfield Were My Favorite Players.

Knicks - The Only NY Team, They Were Tough And Fun To Watch, Hated The Bulls With A Passion. To This Day I Still Think Back To The 94 Finals And What Could Have Been.

Jets - Crazy shyt, I Actually Liked The Rival, And Non NY Miami Dolphins As A Kid Cause I Loved Dan Marino And Till This Day Id Call Him My Fav QB Of All Time, That Was For About 2 Seasons Then I Choose To Be Strictly NY, I Went With The Jets Cause I Was More Familiar With The Players, Also Cause The Giants Are More Loved In NY So I Went The Other Way.

Rangers - I Don't Watch Hockey But They Play At MSG, And I Watched Every Game Of The 94 Conference Finals And Stanley Cup Finals
 

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Knicks and Giants because my pops and my uncle (pop's uncle) were fans.
Now for baseball, my pops was a Mets fan and uncle was a Yankee fan. My pops thought because we lived in Corona, Queens, he'd have to put no effort into making me a Mets fan because it was Mets territory. He was wrong :umad:.
 
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