tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909123.post8694262846147241862..comments2024-02-09T13:40:06.138+01:00Comments on Inside Europe: Iberian Notes: Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01329822790279453377noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909123.post-25869405966052368442008-05-14T18:55:00.000+02:002008-05-14T18:55:00.000+02:00Yeah, what exactly happened to the old Dodgers and...Yeah, what exactly happened to the old Dodgers and Giants fans? I assume most of them didn't transfer their allegiance to teams that had abandoned them. All the Dodgers fans went with the Mets, I guess. The Giants fans too, or did some of them switch to the Yankees?<BR/><BR/>I'm just guessing that the Mets are bigger than the Yanks only on Long Island and maybe parts of Jersey. What is it in Manhattan, 75% Yanks-25% Mets? When I was about 11 years old and we lived in Trumbull, Connecticut, it was about 75% Yanks, 20% Sox, and 5% Mets. The only kid I remember who was a Mets fan was a little wussy who'd moved from Hauppage, LI.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01329822790279453377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909123.post-9204403794207730892008-05-14T17:15:00.000+02:002008-05-14T17:15:00.000+02:00NY's B team? Never say that on Long Island, John; ...NY's B team? Never say that on Long Island, John; as a rule, Mets fans hate the Yankees more than Red Sox fans do, and unlike the Sox fans, there's no getting away from the Yanks, not if you have to share a city with them. ;-)Akakyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00187471562516416268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909123.post-72684688240423778712008-05-14T10:32:00.000+02:002008-05-14T10:32:00.000+02:00Hilarious consequences of not knowing your geograp...Hilarious consequences of not knowing your geography<BR/><BR/>http://youtube.com/watch?v=3q_iqrvnC_4Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909123.post-64494858165708799312008-05-13T21:27:00.000+02:002008-05-13T21:27:00.000+02:00Small example of what I meant: Right now TV3 has a...Small example of what I meant: Right now TV3 has a headline up on its website reading "Hillary wins Virginia primary." Uh, wrong state.<BR/><BR/>Akaky, as a Royals fan, I must admit I'm a member of the Non-Northeast Baseball Nation. We don't mind one another's teams, but we really can't stand either the Yanks or the Sox. And we don't much like the Mets, either, though as New York's B team they don't stir up so much annoyance in the land of $60 million payrolls.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01329822790279453377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909123.post-62072477955226013112008-05-13T20:03:00.000+02:002008-05-13T20:03:00.000+02:00Phildelphia is on the Hudson? I guess it could be ...Phildelphia is on the Hudson? I guess it could be worse; I could be in Massachusetts with the rest of New York. I want to make it clear to everyone that there is no way in hell that I am going to root for either the Phillies, which isnt so bad, now that I give it some thought, or for the Red Sox, which is as bad as it could ever be. I will open an artery before I join the Red Sox nationAkakyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00187471562516416268noreply@blogger.com