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Old 09-25-2010, 10:52 PM   #3
canadiancreed
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For baseball, my backup team was the Montreal Expos, as they were the only other team in Canada (first was Toronto), and the first pro team that I saw in person. When Montreal left the backup switched to Philadephia.

For hockey it'd have to be the Flyers, mainly because the better half follows that team.

As for local teams that I dislike, back n the day, it would have been the Leafs. Mainly due to following the Habs and loathing the incompetence of Ballard and later, the Ontario Teacher Pension Board. Their zealot-like fans dont' help much either.

EDIT: Forgot some. For the NFL it's the Chicago Bears, even though I've never even been to Illinois much less the city. First NFL game was the one that had Walter Payton break Jim Brown's record, so that probably had something to do with it. The Bills were the defacto NFL team that everyone in my area followed, and had a passing interest until their deal with playing in Toronto. The CFL I'd say the Toronto Argos due to my godmother's hubby being a big fan (the guy had his tv room decked out in argo gear like a shrine. It was crazy!)
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