Let’s get it tonight, Braves fans(that includes Fred J. and CincyMet)!!
When the Dodgers are in the post-season, it always gets complicated for me. Me and most of my family are Mets fans because the Dodgers said FU to New York and moved to LA. Otherwise, I'd likely be a Brooklyn Dodgers fan today. My grandfather, who owned a business in Brooklyn, was a huge Brooklyn Dodgers fan and season ticket holder. My father, and his 3 brothers and sisters were all born and raised as Dodgers fans.
I've never been a big Dodgers fan, usually only using my historic familial affiliation with the organization as ammunition to needle other teams fans. Such as in 1981 when my 4th grade teacher was a Yankees fan, and I showed up to class wearing an LA Dodgers hat during the 1981 World Series. I never have had any concerns about trolling Yankees fans...
It got more complicated later on in life. After the Mets lost the 1988 NLCS to the Dodgers in 7, after winning 11 of 12 against them in the regular season, I was not a fan of the LA club. Many years after that, as the Mets were in serious decline as a competitive organization, I voiced my disdain for the Dodgers at a post-Thanksgiving family dinner at a NYC restaurant before seeing a Broadway show, which had become a yearly tradition. I believe my words were "I hate the Dodgers", and my dad's response was "If you hate the Dodgers, then you hate me." Well, that clearly got me thinking about words like "hate", and what they truly mean.
Fast forward to 2015, and the Mets - Dodgers NLCS. Chase Utley has a questionable slide that breaks Mets SS Reuben Tejada's leg. I'm screaming to the Heavens to my Grandfather and Dad, who were Brooklyn Dodger fans (my Dad being a Mets fan since I've been alive), asking how can you condone this??? This is unacceptable. F the Dodgers, if this is how they play ball. Well, the Mets won the series. Lost in the WS to the Royals.
So, it's complicated. May the best team win!