Sports are fun, in part, because of the emotions that come with them. There’s joy, hope, fear, wonder—and hatred. Oh, it is wonderful to hate a team. Watching your team defeat the team that you hate is a rush of adrenaline, a fantastic experience. Watching your team lose a game against your hated team, well, there are better feelings. It’s the risk that makes it exciting.
Watching the 2021 ALCS between the Houston Astros and the Boston Red Sox, between two teams I truly hate, has brought up a question in my mind: as a Royals fan, which baseball team do you hate most?