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Originally Posted by Mariner and Giants Fan
I grew up on the east coast (Virginia to Baltimore to Atlanta to Florida and then to Seattle in 1975). However, my father and mother were from New York and though my dad was born and raised in Brooklyn he was a diehard Giants fan and despised the bums of Flatbush.
I have been a Giants fan since I was 10 in 1966. I became a Mariners fan sometime in the Griffey/Piniella era even though I started attending M's games in 1977. Yeah it took 12 to 15 years for it to finally stick, though it has been a burden but hey besides a 5 year run (2010-2014) rooting for the Giants hasn't been picnic either, 
The plight of a sports fan eh? |
Interesting background. Thanks for sharing.
My short story is that I was taken to an A's game in 1982, my first baseball game, really got into the Giants in 1985 but still liked the A's for a bit, then the 1989 World Series happened, and my interest in the A's went down a lot.
Then went to the Seattle area in the summer of 2000 - so, the 116-win team was my first full season as a Mariners fan - and have liked them too ever since, probably more so than the Giants now.
My first Mariners game was opening day in 2001, so I saw the first game and the first win of that 116-win season plus Ichiro's first game and first hit.