found online by Raymond
From Vagabond Scholar:
Sports fandom can be a bit of a silly thing. Most of us inherit our favorite teams from parents or other relatives. Maybe we develop fandom from where we live or once lived. And dedicated fans feel excitement and disappointment, sometimes significant amounts of it, all based on the actions of a person or group of people we can’t control. Fans can pour enormous time, energy and money into following sports, which might be better spent elsewhere. It’s pretty irrational, really.
But fandom can still be glorious.