The first baseball team I ever loved was the AAA Padres. I lived in San Diego for first, second, and fifth grades.. (Navy doctor dad.) In fifth grade all my friends were big Padre fans, and we knew every player's name. I went to games at the old Westgate Ballpark. I listened to every game on the radio.
I have moved on from those days, but I still have a place in my heart for those Padres, and for the city I lived in.
Plus I just don't like the ;)$&@/"! Cubs.