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  • On the Nature of Fandom

    Though I have lived in the Twin Cities now for almost 40 years, I did live in a number of places before that: Northern California, Eastern Washington, Western Montana, Western Minnesota, Chicago, Houston, and Saginaw, Michigan. Beginning when I was 21 and first moved to Chicago, I picked up the habit of rooting for local… Read more

  • Though my parents were San Francisco Giants fans (as well as 49ers fans), I never really was a fan of either team. For some reason, I rooted for the Oakland Raiders, the Baltimore Orioles, and the New York Mets. Then once the Athletics moved to Oakland in 1968, they naturally became my American League team.… Read more