how to root against your favorite team.

Fantasy sports signal the end of team loyalty. Take tonight, for example. Paige and I watched the Giants play the Cardinals underneath a thick fog bank at Pac Bell Park. Mark Mulder, on the mound for the Redbirds, completely shut down my hometown squad. Fortunately for me, Mulder is also the ace of the Green Mountain Boys. So when he went seven innings without giving up a run, I wasn't too bummed out.

If the Giants are going to lose (big), at least they have the presence of mind to get their asses kicked by "my" pitcher.