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Rooting for the Cubs is not easy, but the best things in life never are.

Well, fans always root for the underdog.

I guess what I'm really saying is something obvious - that there's a unique pride in watching a home team from rival turf, especially when we're not supposed to be any good.

It's a dream come true. I get to play for my hometown team, the team I grew up rooting for.

I can't root for the Lakers. I grew up in northern California, so I spent many of my young adult years rooting against the Lakers.

I see myself as a citizen of the planet. Even as a child, I always found it mindless to root for your own team. I was puzzled by the fact that people said their own team was better than other teams simply because it was theirs.

There are two things that come very easily to me: rooting for New York sports teams and making mistakes.

I have family and friends who are strong Cardinal fans, and they are having a tough time since I signed. They want to root for me, but rooting for the Cubs is next to a sin.