Although, I have lived in MA for 20 years, I was born in NJ, and all my family lives in NJ. Most of my family are Yankees/Mets fans and I am as well.
I was 6 when the whole Buckner/Mets thing went down. Before the series, my MA native family asked me who I was rooting for, I said umm Red Sox?...my pops was quick to slap me in the back of the head, and he said, "no you dummy, you root for all New York teams, it's your hometown." Since then it has been like that. Oh and other than the most recent Patriot teams, being a New York/New Jersey sports fan has been pretty easy. hahahah