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Do you root for a team other than the one your are "supposed" to root for?

and why do you root for a team outside your local area

I was a Tiger fan living in Seattle. I am now a Tiger fan living in Utah (supposed to pull for the Rox). Couldn't give up the Tigers -- after rooting for them for many years living in Alaska. We had no team we were "supposed" to root for.

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  • 9 years ago
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    I only root for the Reds and I live in Oregon. I have always supported them and will continue to do so.

  • Albert
    Lv 6
    9 years ago

    I'm a die hard Philly sports fan, but there are several players around the league I like. I like Verlander and Cabrera so I do tend to root for the Tigers. I like Jared Weaver, but not Pujols, so a no-no before his HR was just fine with me. But as these types of players change teams or retire, I don't continue to root for the teams. I don't consider myself a fan of these other teams either.

  • 9 years ago

    I have been a Cardinals fan since 1957. I will never root against them. I occasionally root for other teams if the outcome of the game helps the Cardinals but never root against the Cardinals My sister grew up in St. Louis for over 20 years. She moved to New York and became a Mets fan but never stopped rooting for the Cardinals. When they played she rooted for the Cardinals. Fortunately she now lives back in Cardinal Nation and root for the Cardinals exclusively.

  • 9 years ago

    My dad lived in a New Jersey area close to Philadelphia when he was a kid, so when I was a kid I used to watch Philly sports all the time with him. I simply took after the team my dad rooted for.

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  • ?
    Lv 5
    9 years ago

    I root for several teams, just depends on the match-up. There I teams I respect, teams I don't and then teams I don't care about at all. So depends entirely on the match-up.

  • 9 years ago

    I live near Denver so naturally, I support the Rockies, but I also support the Yankees because pretty much everybody else in my family does.

  • 9 years ago

    I grew up a Mariners fan... I myself ave only lived in WA state for but a few years now but my family has lived all throughout WA for their whole lives.

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