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tobacco-r-usThat in 1944 my father, a McGraw Giants fan, took me to my first baseball game.
It was at the Polo Grounds to watch Mel Ott's Giants.
Another reason was that he had a fellow Cuban friend coaching on the team, by the name of Adolfo Luque.
Shamefully, I became the black sheep of the family, the one no one speaks of.
For you see, I was roped in by the 1941 56 game DiMaggio hitting streak, and became a hated Yank fan.
It has taken me all these years to confess my sin, and hope for forgiveness from my family, and all the families of: Dolf Luque, Nap Reyes, Mel Ott, Ace Adams, Ernie Lombardi, Bill Voiselle, Danny Gardella, Billy Jurges, Buddy Kerr, Phil Weintraub, Steve Filipowicz, Joe Medwick, George Hausmann, Johnny Rucker and a few others that skip my mind.
To all you NY Giants fans, and to the best fans ever in any sports, the Broooklyn Bums fans.
This Yank fan MISS you fiercely.
You were the Greatest!
The heart of NYC was ripped out when the owners sold out the NYC Fans.
rp60, I hope some other vintage NY Fans chime in.
That's this Yank fan story, and I'm sticking to it. 
Joe P.