tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post767532994627764561..comments2024-03-28T15:41:48.726-07:00Comments on Sons of Steve Garvey: An Update from the True Fan in Giants TerritorySteve Saxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00930320282262607468noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-47900993859336050092013-07-23T07:46:09.355-07:002013-07-23T07:46:09.355-07:00Orel -- I'm all for it...maybe the beginning o...Orel -- I'm all for it...maybe the beginning of a blueprint for raising a fan in the shadow of a rival? I'm sure other readers could provide useful suggestions!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18205720484814342646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-36516425296225703612013-07-22T12:19:31.221-07:002013-07-22T12:19:31.221-07:00Ron's response merits its own post!Ron's response merits its own post!Orelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01136247489970851448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-28126332686581838822013-07-22T11:09:28.575-07:002013-07-22T11:09:28.575-07:00Toddler gear, check. I still have the infant Steve...Toddler gear, check. I still have the infant Steve Sax jersey that was draped over my crib the day I was born and the little league jersey I wore along with my glove with my number in blue nail polish. Robinson biography, check. Still have the copy I used in 5th grade. The bobblehead collection is ready for the future nursery. I could use a ring or two to cancel out the BS of the last 3 years. But I hear what you are saying. Living behind enemy lines isn't for everyone. My brother comes up for LA/SF games occasionally and I can see on his face how uncomfortable he is with the non-stop trash talking directed at him. I never go to the ballpark without Dodger blue regardless of who the Gnats are playing. Nothing makes me happier than my team irking strangers so much that they need to say something, well maybe the soft, sweet sound of Vin, which as always is brought to you . . . by Farmer John. Thanks for the advice!<br /><br />- The biggest Dodger fan ever, that was named after an effing Giant.Orlando Zepedahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124622018177913842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-24581299998487748642013-07-22T10:29:24.434-07:002013-07-22T10:29:24.434-07:00Nice, Ron.Nice, Ron.BJ Killeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080100568394052816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-74136884373861910372013-07-22T10:29:18.374-07:002013-07-22T10:29:18.374-07:00Nice, Ron.Nice, Ron.BJ Killeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080100568394052816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-92043997612689323192013-07-22T10:07:18.185-07:002013-07-22T10:07:18.185-07:00If you are willing to commit, it's pretty easy...If you are willing to commit, it's pretty easy, actually. Brainwash early and often -- array of blue toddler shirts, Kemp Fathead on the wall, bedtime stories about Kirk Gibson, etc. When the kid resists going to sleep during the fourth inning of a weeknight game, promise to wake him/her up with good news when the Dodgers win. Constructive conversations about honesty and integrity every time a Giant gets suspended or indicted for substance abuse, and if you live anywhere near Burlingame, take a field trip to the old BALCO offices and tell stories from the car about a star player allowing his childhood friend (who had young children himself) to spend a year in jail. Suggest Jackie Robinson as topic for biography book reports, and show the movie "42." Get the MLB package from Directv so that when baseball is on in the background during the evening, young kids hear the soft, sweet sound of Vin instead of the Krukow / Kuiper din. Most important, however, is instilling enough self-confidence to withstand unending razzing from schoolmates, parents, coaches, etc. -- if your kid doesn't appreciate and enjoy their independence enough to beam with pride when a total stranger in the supermarket checkout line gives him/her crap about wearing a LA hat, there is no chance a Bay Area kid makes it past age 6 as a Dodgers fan.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18205720484814342646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-18797517430450003072013-07-22T09:07:53.011-07:002013-07-22T09:07:53.011-07:00Would appreciate advice from Ron on how he success...Would appreciate advice from Ron on how he successfully accomplished keeping his son from the dark side. Will most likely raise a family in SF (marrying a SF native and actual Giants fan, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YifKR0LNLhY)and would like to tip the odds in my favor.Orlando Zepedahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124622018177913842noreply@blogger.com