Bertil
Rotational Player and Threatening Starter's Job
- Joined
- Sep 13, 2004
- Messages
- 1,065
- Reaction score
- 257
I grew up an LA Rams fan. At the time, in Upstate NY, every NFL team seemed as far away as the moon. As the story goes, I supposedly bet my father a nickel that the Rams would beat the Redskins when I was 5 and I won. I don't remember that, but I can remember that I always liked them. I liked those helmets. My father came out to Boston every year on a bus trip to see the Pats and I always got a souvenier, so they were always my 2nd favorite. I always hated the NY teams, unlike most of my friends.
When I moved to Walpole in the late '80s, I would go with my brother to the Pats/Bills game every year as he was (and is) a diehard Bills fan. I rooted for Hugh Millen and Co. amid all the rumors of moving to St. Louis. When Kraft bought the team, and it was here to stay, I converted, telling myself that, although they'd probably never win anything, at least I could watch every game (even if I had to attend it myself) and follow them in the local papers and on the radio. Who knew then what they'd eventually become? The wierd part is that I already like the Red Sox, Celtics and Bruins.
When I moved to Walpole in the late '80s, I would go with my brother to the Pats/Bills game every year as he was (and is) a diehard Bills fan. I rooted for Hugh Millen and Co. amid all the rumors of moving to St. Louis. When Kraft bought the team, and it was here to stay, I converted, telling myself that, although they'd probably never win anything, at least I could watch every game (even if I had to attend it myself) and follow them in the local papers and on the radio. Who knew then what they'd eventually become? The wierd part is that I already like the Red Sox, Celtics and Bruins.