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I think a lot of people stop watching when the team they root for is eliminated from contention.

Posted by Krusty (aka Krustylu) Oct 23 '13, 10:38

I can watch any baseball or basketball game that's on but I think very few people these days just watch the games to see the sport played. I think they require a rooting interest to watch.

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- Oh, that makes no sense at all. He's just looking for a team to root for. But you can't claim to be a Yankee fan and then pull for the Sox to win a - Krusty Oct 23, 10:43 3
  - I am a White Sox fan, but if the Cubs ever make a World Series, I will root for them to win. - groiny Oct 23, 10:44 1
    - Ha! :-) I'd root for the Mets if they were in the Series. - Krusty Oct 23, 10:46
  - *alone not along* -- nm - Krusty Oct 23, 10:43
- Is he passionate about his loyalty? -- nm - amoxy Oct 23, 10:41 18
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    - it is not possible to be a Yankees fan, and not HATE the Red Sox? -- nm - groiny Oct 23, 10:48 15
      - Sure but you can't root for them to win. -- nm - Krusty Oct 23, 10:50 7
        
        I did. I was tired of hearing about their effing curse. I'm a Cardinals fan who would root for the Cubs if the Cards were eliminated and they weren't, - mara Oct 23, 10:54 1
        
        I get that. Being a Cards fan with all those rings makes it easier to root for the Cubs to finally get over that hump. - Krusty Oct 23, 10:57
        
        why? the Yankees did not make the playoffs. - groiny Oct 23, 10:51 4
        
        They're one of our biggest rivals. You don't root for them to win. - Krusty Oct 23, 10:54 1
        
        *don't think of them* -- nm - Krusty Oct 23, 10:56
        
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        no, the Yankees knocked themselves out of the playoffs. - groiny Oct 23, 10:55
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        some root for the league, where they are an AL or NL fan because their team plays there. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 23, 10:50 5
        
        My father was like that. He'd root for the NL team when the Mets were eliminated. -- nm - Krusty Oct 23, 10:52 2
        
        and frankly, I think there is a small % that will root for Boston because of the bombing. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 23, 10:53 1
        
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        I don't get it. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 23, 10:52
  - Apparently not. :-) -- nm - Krusty Oct 23, 10:45
- I almost always pull for the underdog in super bowls or world series, if my teams are not in it. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 23, 10:40 2
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    - not sure where I said that, but ok. - groiny Oct 23, 10:43

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