Never lived IN New York or anywhere east of the Mississip', so I don't know what the hell it's like to be with the one you love. But when I lived in PHX, adopting the D-backs was never even a thought, and living in the LA area for 12 or 13 years, I never once thought about picking up a mistress, AL or otherwise. I follow the Dodgers more than the Angels because 1) I hate the Angels, 2) Dodgers are NL, and 3) my bro and friends are huge Dodgers peeps. But liking and following ain't the same cut of beef. All the Phoenix peeps I knew who adopted the Snakes didn't care for baseball one way or the other, had no team they loved up til then, and/or really loved wearing purple, all sizable personality defects, sez me.