Taking underdogs for a long walk

I have been a sports fan my entire life. Being the son of a long-time high school football and baseball coach, I have really never been away from sports. Whether it is supporting the Wyoming Cowboys, my alma mater, or the Seattle Mariners, there are few things I enjoy more than sitting down and watching a well-played event.

Yet, as I was listening to the Seattle Mariners lose to the Oakland Athletics Sunday (which ended in a 6-3 loss), I came to realize something very important about myself:

I only support losing teams.

In all fairness, I didn’t pick these teams as much as they picked me. I we...