Who are/were your parents favorite teams and players?

[cubman1941]

My dad and my aunt were big Cubs people as we lived in northern Wisconsin. Therefore I grew up a Cubs guy. I remember listening to Cubs games with my dad (before TV) and him getting a little perturbed when our minister came over one day while we were listening to a game. This lasted until 1953 when the Braves moved to Milwaukee and both Dad and my aunt switched to the Braves. I stayed a Cub guy and took a lot of heat and ribbing while they were both still living.

[mr_luck07]

My mom is a casual sports watcher and my dad was partial to the Knicks NBA wise.

[icurnmedic]

Not living anywhere near a MLB team, we always watched TBS /Braves growing up. Not dirt floor poor, but certainly not an abundance financially, so that was more or less our family entertainment. Great times that wasn’t realized then.

Only went to Atlanta one time , over the 4th of July 1987. Did get to see Jack Clark hit a big fly.

Dads and thus my favorite was Dale Murphy.
Mom always liked Julio Franco.

[robw1959]

My mom was the diehard in the family, and had to endure so much disappointment, especially in 1967. She was a Boston Red Sox fan, and especially fond of Carl Yastrzemski. I still remember her shouting, "Come on, Yastrzemski; come on Yastrzemski!' every time he was up to bat. I, being only seven years old at the time, was naturally curious. So I asked her, "How come you keep calling that guy a stremski?"

[Republicaninmass]

My father spoke of

Pee Wee Reese
And
Pumpsie green

[nolemmings]

My dad was Dodger fan, especially Brooklyn Dodgers, even though born and raised in Minnesota. He and a buddy hitchhiked from small-town MN to NY at age 18 to watch the 1947 World Series and saw the Bill Bevens game. I remember Campy was one of his favorites.
My grandpa was a Cardinal and Stan Musial fan, at least until the Twins arrived.
My aunt had a crush on Bob Allison.

[judsonhamlin]

My father was born and raised in Paterson NJ and went to HS in Fair Lawn (where he was good friends with Ron Perranoski) but was (and remains) a die-hard Cardinals fan. Stan Musial was his guy with Marty Marion a close second. Then Gibson, Simmons, Hrabosky and Tudor. Not sure he could name too many of the current team but still keeps an eye on the team as much as he is capable of.