Confessions of a bandwagon sports fan

Root, root, root for the home team. Or, you know, any team you want.

Just a fan.
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This baseball season I cheered for the Seattle Mariners, the Oakland A's, the Toronto Blue Jays, the New York Mets, and the Los Angeles Dodgers. On the ice, I've rooted in the last year for the Vancouver Canucks, the Chicago Blackhawks, and the New York Rangers; I once screamed for Canada to pummel the U.S. in the Olympics because I happened to be visiting British Columbia that weekend. I had the uncomfortable experience of wanting both the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors to win the NBA championship in June. In fact, the only sport I don't have torn allegiances in is football, having made up my mind to stick with my hometown Seattle Seahawks (but honestly, it's only because I can't muster up the energy to care about football for extended periods of time).

And yes, I know, I've heard it before — I'm doing sports fandom all wrong.

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.