There is smoldering violence , almost a whiff of blood , no doubt , in every crowded sports stadiums and athletic fields in the country with OPPOSING TEAM fans next to YOU smelling of ENEMY . In a way ,SPORTS are all about LIFE , about TRIBAL loyalties, about WAR . The late great popular science writer Carl Sagan wrote this about sports :
[ Carl Sagan has an interesting theory in his book, "The Dragons of Eden". These sports "stress the remarkable abilities of human beings to throw projectiles accurately, to move gracefully .. and to outrun and immobilize game animals."
If Alex Rodriguez, or some other top athlete were alive during prehistoric times, they would almost certainly be incredible hunters. They would be seen as heros to the entire tribe, and especially the men, whose lives depend on their fellow hunters.]
A Red Sox fan myself , I would not wear a Red Sox cap in Yankee Stadium . Naturally apart from WAR I do root for the HOME TEAM !
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