[myriverse]

Meh. It's like any form of entertainment. Nothing more; nothing less.

I may not understand what anyone sees in watching sports, but I understand why they do. From time immemorial people have gotten a thrill at watching other people do stuff. Some people even like to watch people play chess. I'm a nerd, and I don't get that, either.

Add to that the social aspect of grouping together to watch sports, and I understand it a lot more. It's fun to get a group of friends together to do something... even (perhaps even especially) if that something is dull as dirt.

My illusion about professional sports was shattered waaaay back when the New Orleans Jazz moved to Utah. Until then I was naive enough to think teams' connections to their cities actually meant something. It was then that I realized that sports teams are like soft drinks. Nothing interesting about watching a glass of Coke fizz.

I still ask myself WTF Utahns know about Jazz.