How far do you go to support your local football/baseball/basketball teams?  

I can tell you love the 49ers! That's great that you get to be a team correspondent for them, that has to be a lot of fun! Thanks so much for your reply but one question: Is there anything you wouldn't do in your support of the 49er's, something that would cross the line?

Honestly, I'm not much of a "face paint" or "shirtless" body paint type of person. I will stand in line for hours if it meant playoff tickets or something like that, but I don't know. those guys in Washington who dress like hogs in dresses, or the 'Black Hole' in Oakland, I don't know if I would go that far... I guess you can say that I express my fanaticism in different ways.

To be honest I've never been much of a sports person to begin with, basketball is the only sport that I really follow and then it just a couple teams like the Lakers and Sun. I am however, intrigued by some of the lengths that I see people going to support their local teams. I'm not sure what the draw is, other than comradery.

Surely comradery is the draw. It's the only thing that makes any sense to me.

Wow it sounds as if you are a truly a dedicated sports fan. One question though, what is the draw for getting so involved in following a team, or teams in your case. What makes you want to do all the things you mentioned? Thanks for adding to the discussion.

"You covet what you see every day."I get to know the players and I get to care about them.Most of the teams I root for I do it because I got to know a little about the players. The year after The Red Wings won the cup the first time , 1997-1998, there was a car accident where a key player was paralyized. If I didn't call myself a Red Wing fan before, I did from then on.That is the reson I love the Red Wings and Brendan Shanahan played for them.He is my favorite althete.Now he is with The Rangers. Luckily for me I was a fan already because of Messier.Other teams are the home team and I get to hear about them more than any other teams.And then it could be the coach. I love the Dodgers I love Tommy Lasorda.And The Giants football because of The Tuna, Bill Parsels.I usually follow my favs to their new team but i didn't and couldn't when Bill was coaching the one football team I hate, The Cowboys.It has been wild,I still like Bill but wouldn't root for The Cowboys And I hate,hate Ton Coughlin, the coach of my beloved Giants.