I tend to ignore sports… My older brother was an athlete so when growing up I just kinda learned to dismiss it. I consciously chose to head in other directions so we wouldn’t be in competition (especially a competition where I knew I would lose). So if I was invited to attend any sporting event I tended to follow the lead of the crowd. I cheered on the home team. When people ask me about baseball (basically the “so who’s your favorite team?”) I tend to answer in vague mutterings. When pressured I say “the Brooklyn Dodgers” (that was my grandfather’s favorite team)- I’m usually reminded that the Dodgers are now in Los Angeles at that point, I feign ignorance. If really pushed I say the Cubs- why, because they are my wife’s favorite team & and that’s what love is all about, isn’t it?
