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Post by hi224 on Jan 23, 2023 1:41:41 GMT
And who do you root for?.
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Post by klawrencio79 on Jan 23, 2023 17:01:21 GMT
I am in LA right now. I root for the Mets.
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Post by President Ackbar™ on Jan 23, 2023 17:52:13 GMT
no LA
yes RAMS
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Post by NJtoTX on Jan 27, 2023 15:40:46 GMT
Never lived in LA, but rooted for the Rams (1965-1971), Lakers (1964-2013), and Dodgers (1962-1966)
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Post by enigma72 on Jan 27, 2023 16:15:34 GMT
I'm 300 (?) Miles north of LA
My neighbor to the east is a die hard Dodgers fan. She grew up in LA, goes to spring training and as many games as she can.
My neighbor to the south has a Rams banner.
Another neighbor has a 49ers flag
😳
I don't follow sports.
Except Battlebots!
I am team Witch Doctor 😏
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Post by Xcalatë on Jan 27, 2023 16:37:05 GMT
I am in LA right now. I root for the Mets. Never been to LA and I also root for the Mets. |
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Post by hi224 on Jan 28, 2023 8:58:23 GMT
Never lived in LA, but rooted for the Rams (1965-1971), Lakers (1964-2013), and Dodgers (1962-1966) why out of curiousity. |
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Jan 28, 2023 12:49:08 GMT
I am about 8570km (5324 miles) to the north east of Los Angeles.
I don`t root for any LA team.
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Post by NJtoTX on Jan 28, 2023 14:15:35 GMT
Never lived in LA, but rooted for the Rams (1965-1971), Lakers (1964-2013), and Dodgers (1962-1966) why out of curiousity. After my hero Mickey Mantle made me cry when I was a kid, I needed a new hero and settled on Tommy Davis on the Dodgers, who I'd follow his entire career. Also Koufax was the first Jewish athlete I knew about - he was great and wouldn't pitch Game 1 of the 1965 WS on Yom Kippur. The 1963 sweep of the Yankees was bliss. I decided LA, the-anti-NY, was my city, with West and Baylor and their frustration trying to get past the Celtics. Roman Gabriel was cool, and the Rams were on the way up. I got APBA football for 1967 and played out the entire season (they were 11-1-2 that season, and they beat Dallas in my Championship. As there was no LA in hockey, my team was the Chicago Blackhawks (Stan Mikita was my guy). The core Dodgers breakup in 1967 sent Tommy to my local Mets, Wills to the Pirates, Koufax to arthritic retirement. I was a Mets fan now (thankfully, it wasn't the hated Yankees). When George Allen took the over-the-hill-gang of Rams to Washington, my allegiance went there. I stuck with the Lakers and Blackhawks till they decimated their teams when I was living in the Bay Area and had a NJ Devils team to follow from their inception. I got into TMC and loved the Warriors Baron Davis upset over the Mavs. I didn't get back onboard the Hawks fandom when they finally won the Cup and felt sad about it. I thought Kobe's last few years were pathetic and thought he should have taken less money. When Lebron went there I felt nothing. Wasn't a fan of Wilt before he went there. Or Kareem before he went there, but that all changed with my fellow Spartan Magic Johnson! Lebron, no.  |
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Jan 28, 2023 15:32:15 GMT
After my hero Mickey Mantle made me cry when I was a kid, I needed a new hero and settled on Tommy Davis on the Dodgers, who I'd follow his entire career. Also Koufax was the first Jewish athlete I knew about - he was great and wouldn't pitch Game 1 of the 1965 WS on Yom Kippur. The 1963 sweep of the Yankees was bliss. I decided LA, the-anti-NY, was my city, with West and Baylor and their frustration trying to get past the Celtics. Roman Gabriel was cool, and the Rams were on the way up. I got APBA football for 1967 and played out the entire season (they were 11-1-2 that season, and they beat Dallas in my Championship. As there was no LA in hockey, my team was the Chicago Blackhawks (Stan Mikita was my guy). The core Dodgers breakup in 1967 sent Tommy to my local Mets, Wills to the Pirates, Koufax to arthritic retirement. I was a Mets fan now (thankfully, it wasn't the hated Yankees). When George Allen took the over-the-hill-gang of Rams to Washington, my allegiance went there. I stuck with the Lakers and Blackhawks till they decimated their teams when I was living in the Bay Area and had a NJ Devils team to follow from their inception. I got into TMC and loved the Warriors Baron Davis upset over the Mavs. I didn't get back onboard the Hawks fandom when they finally won the Cup and felt sad about it. I thought Kobe's last few years were pathetic and thought he should have taken less money. When Lebron went there I felt nothing. Wasn't a fan of Wilt before he went there. Or Kareem before he went there, but that all changed with my fellow Spartan Magic Johnson! Lebron, no. Okay, how and when did Mickey Mantle make you cry?
This sounds like a great story!
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Post by NJtoTX on Jan 28, 2023 17:07:58 GMT
After my hero Mickey Mantle made me cry when I was a kid Okay, how and when did Mickey Mantle make you cry? This sounds like a great story! I've told it before. Bunch of Yankees were living in our small town starting in 1957 - Mantle, Maris, Clete Boyer, Joe Pepitone, Tom Tresh, Tony Kubek, Steve Hamilton, Tom Sturdivant, Andy Carey, Art Ditmar, Ryne Duren. Before that, Enos Slaughter. Later on, Graig Nettles. So I'm 6. Mantle was my hero. One Saturday morning, my dad and I were alone in Governale's Delicatessen and someone walked in. Dad says "Look, it's Mickey Mantle. Go over and say hi." I was scared shitless. "You'll probably never get another chance." So I walked over and just said, "Hi, Mickey." It was a crushing experience. He was big and angry - there was fire in his eyes. He walked away, grabbed some stuff, paid for it, and left. I started to cry. Mr. Governale could see my emotional state a lot better than my dad could. "It's not you, he's like that to everybody." I hated Mantle from that moment, and the adulation he got made me sick. Which also took the form of Yankees hate. When Bouton wrote Ball Four, Mantle, Martin, and Ford came off as jerks, Tommy Davis just the opposite. Yeah, yeah, hung over, I'm sure. Probably bought alcohol. My friend lived next door to him in the court, and if we biked around there, his wife would come out and yell at us to get lost. Apparently, he found Jesus at the end, as a matter of speaking. My ex asked me at the time "So do you forgive him now?" The Last Days Of Mickey Mantle |
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Post by hi224 on Jan 28, 2023 19:43:04 GMT
Okay, how and when did Mickey Mantle make you cry? This sounds like a great story! I've told it before. Bunch of Yankees were living in our small town starting in 1957 - Mantle, Maris, Clete Boyer, Joe Pepitone, Tom Tresh, Tony Kubek, Steve Hamilton, Tom Sturdivant, Andy Carey, Art Ditmar, Ryne Duren. Before that, Enos Slaughter. Later on, Graig Nettles. So I'm 6. Mantle was my hero. One Saturday morning, my dad and I were alone in Governale's Delicatessen and someone walked in. Dad says "Look, it's Mickey Mantle. Go over and say hi." I was scared shitless. "You'll probably never get another chance." So I walked over and just said, "Hi, Mickey." It was a crushing experience. He was big and angry - there was fire in his eyes. He walked away, grabbed some stuff, paid for it, and left. I started to cry. Mr. Governale could see my emotional state a lot better than my dad could. "It's not you, he's like that to everybody." I hated Mantle from that moment, and the adulation he got made me sick. Which also took the form of Yankees hate. When Bouton wrote Ball Four, Mantle, Martin, and Ford came off as jerks, Tommy Davis just the opposite. Yeah, yeah, hung over, I'm sure. Probably bought alcohol. My friend lived next door to him in the court, and if we biked around there, his wife would come out and yell at us to get lost. Apparently, he found Jesus at the end, as a matter of speaking. My ex asked me at the time "So do you forgive him now?" The Last Days Of Mickey MantleWow. |
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Post by hi224 on Jan 28, 2023 19:44:24 GMT
Okay, how and when did Mickey Mantle make you cry? This sounds like a great story! I've told it before. Bunch of Yankees were living in our small town starting in 1957 - Mantle, Maris, Clete Boyer, Joe Pepitone, Tom Tresh, Tony Kubek, Steve Hamilton, Tom Sturdivant, Andy Carey, Art Ditmar, Ryne Duren. Before that, Enos Slaughter. Later on, Graig Nettles. So I'm 6. Mantle was my hero. One Saturday morning, my dad and I were alone in Governale's Delicatessen and someone walked in. Dad says "Look, it's Mickey Mantle. Go over and say hi." I was scared shitless. "You'll probably never get another chance." So I walked over and just said, "Hi, Mickey." It was a crushing experience. He was big and angry - there was fire in his eyes. He walked away, grabbed some stuff, paid for it, and left. I started to cry. Mr. Governale could see my emotional state a lot better than my dad could. "It's not you, he's like that to everybody." I hated Mantle from that moment, and the adulation he got made me sick. Which also took the form of Yankees hate. When Bouton wrote Ball Four, Mantle, Martin, and Ford came off as jerks, Tommy Davis just the opposite. Yeah, yeah, hung over, I'm sure. Probably bought alcohol. My friend lived next door to him in the court, and if we biked around there, his wife would come out and yell at us to get lost. Apparently, he found Jesus at the end, as a matter of speaking. My ex asked me at the time "So do you forgive him now?" The Last Days Of Mickey MantleWell I'm glad you feel passionate àbout specific teams wish I had your certainty. |
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Jan 28, 2023 20:07:03 GMT
Okay, how and when did Mickey Mantle make you cry? This sounds like a great story! I've told it before. Bunch of Yankees were living in our small town starting in 1957 - Mantle, Maris, Clete Boyer, Joe Pepitone, Tom Tresh, Tony Kubek, Steve Hamilton, Tom Sturdivant, Andy Carey, Art Ditmar, Ryne Duren. Before that, Enos Slaughter. Later on, Graig Nettles. So I'm 6. Mantle was my hero. One Saturday morning, my dad and I were alone in Governale's Delicatessen and someone walked in. Dad says "Look, it's Mickey Mantle. Go over and say hi." I was scared shitless. "You'll probably never get another chance." So I walked over and just said, "Hi, Mickey." It was a crushing experience. He was big and angry - there was fire in his eyes. He walked away, grabbed some stuff, paid for it, and left. I started to cry. Mr. Governale could see my emotional state a lot better than my dad could. "It's not you, he's like that to everybody." I hated Mantle from that moment, and the adulation he got made me sick. Which also took the form of Yankees hate. When Bouton wrote Ball Four, Mantle, Martin, and Ford came off as jerks, Tommy Davis just the opposite. Yeah, yeah, hung over, I'm sure. Probably bought alcohol. My friend lived next door to him in the court, and if we biked around there, his wife would come out and yell at us to get lost. Apparently, he found Jesus at the end, as a matter of speaking. My ex asked me at the time "So do you forgive him now?" The Last Days Of Mickey MantleYeah, now I remember. Mantle could be a jackass. I've told the story about the drunk Mantle openly ogling my wife's backside at a card show. I wasn't a Yankee fan then (or now), I just wanted his autograph.
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Post by hi224 on Jan 28, 2023 22:04:17 GMT
I've told it before. Bunch of Yankees were living in our small town starting in 1957 - Mantle, Maris, Clete Boyer, Joe Pepitone, Tom Tresh, Tony Kubek, Steve Hamilton, Tom Sturdivant, Andy Carey, Art Ditmar, Ryne Duren. Before that, Enos Slaughter. Later on, Graig Nettles. So I'm 6. Mantle was my hero. One Saturday morning, my dad and I were alone in Governale's Delicatessen and someone walked in. Dad says "Look, it's Mickey Mantle. Go over and say hi." I was scared shitless. "You'll probably never get another chance." So I walked over and just said, "Hi, Mickey." It was a crushing experience. He was big and angry - there was fire in his eyes. He walked away, grabbed some stuff, paid for it, and left. I started to cry. Mr. Governale could see my emotional state a lot better than my dad could. "It's not you, he's like that to everybody." I hated Mantle from that moment, and the adulation he got made me sick. Which also took the form of Yankees hate. When Bouton wrote Ball Four, Mantle, Martin, and Ford came off as jerks, Tommy Davis just the opposite. Yeah, yeah, hung over, I'm sure. Probably bought alcohol. My friend lived next door to him in the court, and if we biked around there, his wife would come out and yell at us to get lost. Apparently, he found Jesus at the end, as a matter of speaking. My ex asked me at the time "So do you forgive him now?" The Last Days Of Mickey MantleYeah, now I remember. Mantle could be a jackass. I've told the story about the drunk Mantle openly ogling my wife's backside at a card show. I wasn't a Yankee fan then (or now), I just wanted his autograph.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Jan 28, 2023 22:50:05 GMT
Yeah, now I remember. Mantle could be a jackass. I've told the story about the drunk Mantle openly ogling my wife's backside at a card show. I wasn't a Yankee fan then (or now), I just wanted his autograph.
I remember you talking about that whole situation as well. We still laugh about it to this day. And Mantle made it right with a heartfelt apology. But it was an awkward situation and, if it had been anyone but Mantle and in a different situation, I might have had something more to say about it.
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Post by hi224 on Jan 29, 2023 2:02:24 GMT
I remember you talking about that whole situation as well. We still laugh about it to this day. And Mantle made it right with a heartfelt apology. But it was an awkward situation and, if it had been anyone but Mantle and in a different situation, I might have had something more to say about it.
I remember as a kid meeting Kenyon Martin and he seemed like he didn't wanna be there and I was nervous, and my general impression was one in which I just felt like he was a bit rude. Meeting Horace Grant was way more memorable for me, he openly answered questions. |
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Jan 29, 2023 2:53:01 GMT
We still laugh about it to this day. And Mantle made it right with a heartfelt apology. But it was an awkward situation and, if it had been anyone but Mantle and in a different situation, I might have had something more to say about it.
I remember as a kid meeting Kenyon Martin and he seemed like he didn't wanna be there and I was nervous, and my general impression was one in which I just felt like he was a bit rude. Meeting Horace Grant was way more memorable for me, he openly answered questions. You never know with athletes. My brother and two friends met Bill Russell. He said that Russell was 100% great to talk to. Until one of my brother's friends asked for an autograph. Russell turned surly and walked away. Turns out Bill Russell hates signing anything but they didn't know.
A business associate always prattled on about what an asshole Dick Vitale was. He said that he asked Vitale nicely for an autograph and Dickie V called him every name in the book. A friend of his told me the whole story. He seen Vitale in a hotel lobby, followed him into the restroom, threw something under the stall (Dickie was seated) and he got shitty when Vitale called him on it.
Even the common perception can be misleading. If you watch poker on TV or YouTube, you would think Phil Hellmuth to be the biggest jerk on the planet. He is constantly calling other players names and throwing tantrums. I met him at a poker tournament at NF a few years ago. Nicest, most helpful person. A truly nice guy.
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