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It really isn't hard to understand, when you invest time and energy into something, you feel connected to it.

People who don't understand sports fans don't understand why people would be invested in something like that. This is no different from the people who don't understand why someone would be invested in video games.

Eat More Beef posted...

A lot of it is you root for the team that plays in your hometown.

This is actually not true for many people. Many embrace new franchises when they move or have favorite teams they've never been geographically near. It is all about the connection to the franchise, whether that is liking the current players and managers, the history of the team, or even the current owners. Sometimes the reasoning is completely random, like you played NFL2K5 and spammed the Rams, and then learned everything about their franchise and became a fan of it as a result.