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NY Giants I'm a New York "Football" Giants fan. I live in New England, home of the Patriots, but there are plenty of old-timers who love the G-Men from before the AFL was born. We don't get too many games on TV, but I'm planted on the sofa for every one that is.

You can tell a Giants fan by a few simple traits:

An inability to celebrate the Giants taking the lead in any game. If there's time for a kickoff or punt, there's time for the Giants to lose. It isn't pessimistic if it happens enough times...(see the NFC Wild Card Game against the 49ers).
An inability to remember any of the Giants wide receivers from before 2000. The ones that played special teams are easier to remember, but most fans can't remember the 1-2-3 receivers from any season (assuming the Giants ever had three WRs at any given time). I watch some of their games on ESPN Classic and it's a revelation.
Strong feelings for all of the former coaches. If you want to see a Giants fan flinch, say "Is that Ray Handley?" Tommy Maddox's resurrection has taken all the fun out of ragging on Dan Reeves. Seeing Bill Parcells in a Cowboys sweater is going to be painful for all of us, though.

The Giants have had great players over the years, but everyone has favorites that just "played great." Guys like Phil McConkey or Jim Burt. What makes the Giants a fun team is that they tend to win because somebody steps up and plays unexpectedly well. What makes the Giants a painful team is that the fourth quarter lasts an hour if the Giants are in the lead and ten minutes if they're behind.

My Sports Hobby

I've been hooked on ten-pin bowling since I was six. I've never been great but sometimes I've been good. I enjoy it, though, and that's all that matters to me.

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