Plus an extra week or two to root for you teams.

They don't root for those teams, or even know anything about their history.

I don't understand how we can be content to root for out-of-state teams.

Because international fans are mostly glory hunters who will only root for teams that always win something.

Rooting for local teams or resenting individual players is no longer smart enough.

Some fans even show imagination by rooting for not necessarily glamorous teams from other parts of the country.

"In general, I'm not a huge fan of these deals," he said, pointing out that fans generally root for individual teams.

As soon as you start rooting for teams, it never works.

It is especially popular for fans who root for teams in cities where they no longer reside.

But you don't root for teams.