So I was watching a little of the baseball playoffs. I'm not nearly as interested in baseball as I am in football. Football is clearly a superior sport. Still, when playoff time rolls around in either the MLB, the NCAA, or the NBA, I'll tune in.
So I'm watching the Yankees/Twins series. I hadn't followed either team durin the regular season, and so I don't feel intimately familiar with or connected to either one. I don't feel a particular connection to any of the players or either of the managers. It should be a completely neutral experience for me to watch those two teams play.
But it wasn't.
The Twins are from Minnesota. I see them playing in the Metrodome, home of the Vikings. I figure the same sports fans up there are rooting for the Vikings and Twins alike. And so, suddenly, I find myself cheering for the Yankees.
I should say that if the Detroit Tigers had won that 163rd game a few days back, I would probably be cheering for them against the Yankees. I feel like Detroit fans need something to cheer for and feel good about. But the Minnesota fans? They're feeling plenty fine for my taste.
And so I see this principle at work in me. My loyalty to the Packers combines with my irritation at the present state of affairs in the NFC North to result in a certain vindictiveness on my part. It's not exactly E=MC2, but here is my conclusion:
Loyalty + Frustration = Pettiness
And I have a hunch it applies in other areas of life beyond sports.
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