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Let me say up front that it really doesn't 'bother' me even slightly - more curiosity as to your responses than anything else......but why would anyone root for a particular professional sports team? I can understand rooting for one's alma mater because one spends their formative years building associations there, acquiring knowlege, spending one's life savings, etc. One can, in a sense, be said to be a product of that institution, so loyalty stands to reason. Professional sports teams on the other hand - apart from the price of the ticket, one has no 'investment' in it (one notable exception - the Green Bay Packers). I could understand rooting for a pro sports team maybe 60 - 70 years ago where the athletes were largely recruited locally, because one could then argue one is supporting their fellow Chicagoans or Detroiters or Michiganders or whatever. Nowadays, if there's an athlete on a sports team that hails from the same state it would be considered more a coincidence than anything else.
Theoretically, one should enjoy viewing sports dispassionately and value observing a sport for the excellence exhibited in play - so whoever is the #1 team and exhibits the greatest skill should therefore be everyone's favorite to watch - right? (that or whoever's got the coolest uniforms/helmets)
Theoretically, one should enjoy viewing sports dispassionately and value observing a sport for the excellence exhibited in play - so whoever is the #1 team and exhibits the greatest skill should therefore be everyone's favorite to watch - right? (that or whoever's got the coolest uniforms/helmets)