OT- Your Favorite Teams, All Sports, In Order

1. Miami Dolphins. Became a fan when I was 4 years old for 1 reason: Dan Marino.
2. UM Football. I'm from Ohio and thoroughly enjoyed the 90's in school :)
3. Cleveland Cavaliers
4. UM Basketball
5. Kelly Pavlik
6. Cleveland Indians
7. Pittsburgh Penguins
8. Tiger Woods
9. Youngstown State Football. I'm an alum. I knew we were in trouble when OSU hired Tressel 9 years ago...
10. Nebraska Football

1. Michigan Football
2. Cincinnati Reds
3. Cincinnati Bengals

1. Michigan football. Dad took me to my first game when I was 4 months old. Spilled pop all over me and I've loved it ever since.
2. Chicago Bears Loved them with Sweetness, McMahon, and Fridge. Then really loved them when they drafted my favorite player Harbaugh.
3. Detroit Tigers Great memories of going up to the old Tiger Stadium as a kid and also listening to Ernie Harwell calling games on WJR.
4. Toledo MudHens 5/3 Field is a great place to see a game. It's a lot easier to get to than Comerica and way more wallet friendly. Plus you get to see future Tigers. It was really cool to see Granderson, Zumaya, and several others before they got called up. Plus they've won a couple Championships lately.

1. Michigan Football
2. Michigan Football
3. Michigan Football
4. Michigan Football
5. Michigan Football
6. Michigan Basketball
7. Detroit Lions (as shitty as they've been, I think a Super Bowl Championship would be more fun than any other pro sports title)
8. Detroit Tigers
9. Detroit Pistons
10. Detroit Red Wings
11. Michigan Hockey
12. Michigan Baseball (even though it'll never happen)

1) Michigan Football
2) Lions
3) Red Wings - Might be #2 but I'm too bummed out

4) Michigan Basketball
5) Pistons - I don't like the NBA right now

6) Tigers
7) Arsenal - Surprised to see another Arsenal fan.
8) Michigan Hockey

(Wanted to emphasize gaps between obsessions)

Teams I root for: Steelers (dad's from there and is a huge fan, also the Lions suck)and Tom Brady

1. Michigan Football
2. Detroit Tigers
3. Michigan Hockey
4. Michigan Basketball
5. Detroit Red Wings
6. Team USA - Soccer
7. Team USA - Everything else

1. Michigan Football
2. Detroit Red Wings
3. Michigan Hockey
4. Detroit Tigers
5. Michigan Basketball
6. All other Michigan sports
7. Detroit Lions
8. Detroit Pistons

1) Michigan Football (again, not even close)
2) Michigan Basketball (watched as many games as I possibly could, even during the Amaker years)
3) Dallas Cowboys (since I was a little kid and now live in DFW so that works)
4) Cincinnati Reds
5) Red Wings
6) Team USA - everything (I'll even cheer for Team USA Curling)
7) Cleveland Indians
8) Cleveland Cavaliers
9) Patriots
10) Any team playing a team that's ranked higher than us :)

1) Michigan Basketball
2) Michigan Football
Pretty self-explanatory here.

3) Lyoto Machida
4) Anderson Silva
Anyone who thinks that UFC fights consist of low-skill meatheads bloodying eachother up should watch both of these guys. Their skill level is amazing.

5) Every team in the AL East who's not the Yankees
6) Any team playing Duke
Most of my heart is filled with hate.

7) Tigers
Grew up without much of a baseball allegiance, but I've enjoyed watching them over the past few years.

I'm also a huge NBA fan, but my emotional ties there tend to exist on the individual level.

1. Chicago White Sox
2. Michigan football
3. Chicago Blackhawks
4. Chicago Bears
5. Chicago Bulls
6. Illinois State basketball
7. Michigan basketball
8. Illinois State football
9. Michigan wrestling
10. Michigan hockey

1)Michigan Wolverines - Grew up watching them every weekend.

2)Minnesota Vikings - Great Grandpa was a Vikings fan, parents were Packer fans. I had to go against my parents.

3)Philadelphia Flyers - Started getting into hockey when Roman Cechmanek was their goalie. I always loved how insane he was.

4)Atlanta Braves - My tee ball team was called the Braves, so for a five year old, it made sense to like them.

5)Philadelphia 76ers - Don't really care about basketball, but Allen Iverson was my favorite player back in the day.

Bad News Bears
The Chiefs
The Minnesota State Screaming Eagles
Compton Clovers
Carver High something or anothers
North Dallar Bulls
Mean Machine

1) Michigan Football

2) Michigan Basketball

3) US Soccer

4) Michigan Hockey

5) Any team playing the Lakers

6) Everton FC

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5) Michigan Basketball
6) . . .
15) UVA Football

I spread it out to try to have some approximation of equal intervals, to make them somewhat comparable. Other teams just don't compare to UM football or basketball - it doesn't seem informative to rank a team near another if the two aren't even close.

1)michigan football
2)chicago cubs
3)detroit redwings
4)real madrid soccer
5)detroit tigers
6)detroit pistons
7)michigan basketball
8)detroit lions
9)team usa soccer
10)michigan hockey

1)Michigan football
2)Chelsea High School football -- that might sound a little odd, but I spend a lot of time photographing CHS football each season, so I've gotten pretty attached to it. The accessibility of the team relative to major-college and professional sports makes it more fun: they don't have to be uptight and controlling when it comes to access like big-time college and pro teams have to be. And the atmosphere of a Friday night in the fall is among my favorites.
3)Detroit Lions, painful as it may be. In true Lions fan fashion, though, I hold out hope that they may win SOMETHING in my lifetime. Even just one more playoff victory would be nice. Please?
4)Detroit in the playoffs -- I love sports in general, but I find I don't have the stamina to closely follow the millions of regular-season games in basketball, hockey and (especially) baseball. But when it comes to the playoffs, when every game is important, I'll pay much closer attention. That might sound a little bandwagony, but I just can't maintain the intensity of really caring about the games for 80+ or 160+ games with multiple games a week like I can for 12 or 16 games with only one game a week. I should note that I do love hockey, so I pay a little more attention to the Wings' regular season, and I pay a LOT more attention to the Wings in the playoffs.
5)Michigan hockey -- I do love hockey, but the paucity of collegiate hockey coverage makes it a harder sport to follow (especially since I don't have cable tv). I'd go to more games, but neither my finances nor my schedule allow for it: I often have something to photograph when Michigan hockey is playing.
6)Michigan basketball -- again, I don't get to follow it as much as I'd like. But as a Michigan fan, I was overjoyed when I watched the tournament selection show and saw Michigan appear on the screen. The video of the reaction in Crisler gives me goosebumps. After the gloomy Ellerbe/Amaker years, it's so much fun to see some hope returning to M basketball.

I also want to say that lacrosse is a LOT of fun to watch. CHS started a lacrosse program a couple years ago, and when I photographed my first lacrosse matches this spring, it quickly became one of my favorite sports. But lax at any level gets less coverage than collegiate hockey, so pretty much all I see is high school lax.

1) Michigan football (many relatives went there and i hope to follow, i was a fan before i was even born though)
2) Michigan hockey
3) Michigan basketball
4) Bedford Senior High School sports Go kickin' mules bitches
5) Detroit Red Wings
6) Detroit Tigers
7) Detroit Pistons
8) Detroit Lions
9) Pittsburgh Steelers
10) Toledo Rockets football (sorry guys i have relatives from both, i still wanted michigan to win last year)
11) Toledo Rockets basketball
12)Toledo Mudhens
13)Toledo Walleye

Edit: 14) whoever beats ohio state

1. Detroit Tigers-first sport I started watching back in 1995. Not even close. Nothing matches baseball for me.

2. Michigan Football-Passion, history, college sports...

3. Detroit Red Wings-Yzerman was my idol growing up

4. Richmond (MI) HS Wrestling-I may be the first to actually put my high school love on here. I'll be coaching as an assistant next year and we're looking for our 4th state championship in 10 years. Go Blue Devils! EDIT: and as i was writing this, two others wrote lists including high school teams. FML for trying to be original!

5. Detroit Pistons

6. Detroit Lions

NOTE: This is where my true passion stops. The rest are teams I'm just highly interested in but don't kill myself over.

7. CMU Football

8. CMU Wrestling

9. Minnesota Wrestling-my best friend is in and out of their lineup. This team will only be on the list for as long as he's there, however.

10. Michigan Wrestling

11. Any other Richmond, CMU, or UM sport. I'll be interested, but I don't care enough to be upset over losses.

College Football
1. Michigan Wolverines
2. Memphis Tigers
3. LSU Tigers

College Basketball
1. Memphis Tigers
2. Michigan Wolverines

NFL
1. Tennessee Titans
2. San Francisco 49ers
3. Detroit Lions

NBA
1. New York Knicks
2. Memphis Grizzlies
3. Chicago Bulls (despite being a Knicks fan, my adolescent self could not resist Jordan, plus they got Rose now)

MLB
1. New York Yankees
2. San Francisco Giants

Soccer
1. FC Barcelona
2. Tottenham Hotspur
3. Paris Saint Germain

Overall top 5
1. Michigan Football
2. New York Yankees
3. Memphis Tiger Basketball
4. Tennessee Titans
5. Barca

Top 5 most hated
1. Ohio State
2. Boston Red Sox
3. Dallas Cowboys
4. New England Patriots
5. Boston Celtics

1) Michigan Wolverines (football)
2) Detroit Tigers
3) Michigan Wolverines (Basketball)
4) Detroit Redwings
5) Philadelphia Eagles

Top 5:
Michigan Football
Manchester United
North Carolina Basketball
Tampa Bay Rays
Detroit Red Wings

Bottom 5:
Ohio State (any and all)
NY Yankees
Dallas Cowboys
Pittsburgh Penguins
NY Knicks

1. Michigan football: Duh...
2. Green Bay Packers: Grew up in Green Bay, enough said.
3. Wisconsin Basketball: I am a huge Bo Ryan fan and love the style they play.
4. Michigan Basketball: I loved the Fab 5 (who didn't) and really like what they got going on now.
5. Milwaukee Brewers: One of the best offenses in the league with great young players like Prince Fielder and Ryan Braun.
6. Wisconsin Football: This is a tough one...I want to like them because I am from Wisconsin but its hard since all my friends give me crap about Michigan losing, part of my wants them to lose so I have something to say back to them. Still, gotta support the home team.
7. Any team Ray Allen is on: I loved him at UConn and then when he was on my hometown Bucks. He Got Game is an awesome movie as well. Best 3 point shooter of all time with the smoothest stroke I have ever seen.
8. Any team playing Ohio State: I don't understand the whole "you should cheer for the Big Ten" argument. I hate Ohio State and want them to lose every game they ever play.
9. Arizona Cardinals: Live in AZ and half their team is Michigan players so it works.
10. Erin Andrews: Any game she is doing, I'm watching and cheering for one of the teams...

1. Michigan Football

2. Detroit Red Wings

3. Michigan Hockey

4. Michigan Basketball

5. Green Bay Packers/Detroit Lions

6. Detroit Tigers

7. Milwaukee Brewers

1. Italian national soccer team
2. AC Milan
3. Michigan football
4. Detroit Pistons
5. Michigan basketball
6. Australian national swimming team
7. Miami Dolphins (die-hard Marino fan)
8. Detroit Red Wings
9. Michigan hockey
10. Michigan lacrosse

1. Michigan Football (my first love)
2. Anybody who beats ohio state
3. Anybody who beast notre dame
4. Patriots (Tom Brady)
5. Miami football (probably because they hate osu almost as much as I do)
6. Detroit Lions (this would be higher if Barry was still around)
7. Chicago Cubs
8. Michigan Basketball
9. Detroit Redwings
10. Maryland Basketball

1) Michigan Football- Nothing else comes close. The only sport I really spend time thinking about during the off season. The rest are far less important.

2) Detroit Red Wings- The only sport that my future wife enjoys is hockey. Luckily we share the same team.

3) San Francisco 49ers- Ronnie Lott was my favorite football player as a kid. It was hard not to like them as a kid because they were so good.

4) Detroit Lions- They have sucked forever but watch them every Sunday and usually make it out to a game sometime during the season.

5) Michigan Hockey and Michigan Basketball- Although I go to far more hockey games I like both these teams about the same. I have seen both teams win championships.

6) Bob Baffert racing stables- Although it is not really a team sport I had to put thoroughbred racing on my list one way or another. I usually bet on his horses during the triple crown/breeders cup.

7) Any NFL team that has a former UM player in a prominent role.

8) New Orleans Hornets- I liked basketball a lot when I was younger. They became my favorite team after they (Charlotte) drafted Grandmama.

9) St. Louis Cardinals- Not really into baseball. When I was young I liked Ozzie Smith and have been a fan since. I wanted them to beat the Tigers so I guess they are my favorite baseball team.

10) Detroit Pistons and Detroit Tigers- The other two Detroit teams. More of a fair weather fan with these guys. I like them when they are good but pay little attention to them when they aren't.

1. NY Giants
2. UM Football
3. NY Mets
4. UM Hoops
5. Vanderbilt Football
6. Vanderbilt Hoops
7. NY Knicks
8. Tigers
9. Cubs
10. Bears
11. Bulls

I grew up in CT, and got most of my father's sports rooting interests (also, he's a Vandy grad). By living in Detroit and Chicago, I've absorbed some affinity for their sports teams, and will generally root for them, unless they play one of my New York teams.

You guys aren't tired of doing this stuff on facebook yet?

And since no one else sent a shout out to cricket, my list -

1) Indian Cricket team
2) Michigan Football (more like 1b than 2)
3) Chennai Super Kings (cricket)
4) Manchester United
5) Mclaren Formula 1
6) Red Sox (live in Boston)
7) Michigan Basketball
8) Detroit Pistons
9) Any Curling team. What a glorious sport :D

1. Michigan Football - born and raised (father alumni) and two degrees from UM = lifelong diehard

2a. Lions - Yes they are awful, but I still believe every year will be the year

2b. Red Wings - lifelong hockey player and fan. I remember going to see the "Dead Wings" as a child (mid to late 80s)

3. Tigers - My second favorite team to see in person

4. Pistons

5. UM Hoops

6. Navy football - attended the academy for two years; no sporting event's atmosphere is better than the Army / Navy football game

1) Detroit Red Wings- Yzerman, Shannahan, Federov, Lidstrom, Draper, Maltby, McCarty, Osgood, Vernon...the list goes on.

2) UofM Football- Honestly, football isn't a big thing where I live. College football is even less of a big deal, but I love watching it. I've been hooked since the Notre Dame game in '06.

3) Detroit Lions- Someday we'll be good, someday...

4) UofM Bball- Once again, just started getting into UofM hoops a few years ago.

5) Toronto Raptors- VC was so much fun to watch back in the day.

6) Detroit Pistons- Would be ranked higher if they didn't get rid of Billups. I understand the trade though, and I'm sure Dumars will build another championship-caliber team in the next season or two.

7) Italian National Soccer team- World Cup in 2006 was unbelievable. Huge dissappointment yesterday though.

8) Toronto Blue Jays- Roy Halladay is arguably the best starting pitcher this decade. They have some really nice young guys this year, but they'll probably never compete with Bosox/Yanks.

1.UM Football
2.Tigers
3.UM Basketball
4.Lions
5.Pistons
6.Red Wings

1. Michigan football. would wake up game days with butterflys
2. Baltimore Colts. Johnny U baby!
3. Baltimore Orioles Brooks and Frank
4. Baltimore Bullets Unseld, Hayes and Chenier *
5. Michigan basketball Phil Hubbard & Ricky Green really got
me hooked in 76
After 77 or so things evolved

1. Michigan football
2. Michigan basketball
3. Detroit Tigers
4. Detroit Pistons
5. Detroit Lions

* Also Capitol Bullets and Washington Bullets

1. Ohio State Football
2. Cavaliers
3. OSU Basketball
4. Bungles
5. Colts

.... that's about it. Outside of college football, you probably won't find me watching sports on TV if it doesn't involve these teams in some way (unless it's March Madness or the NFL playoffs, which transcend team allegiance)

1) Detroit Red Wings.
2) UM Football
3) UM Hockey

Mind you, there is a significant drop off from spot three to four here. The teams above, I live and die by their performances. Teams below, I just sort of follow and idly root for them.

4) UM Anything-not-mentioned above
5) Chicago Blackhawks. Recent addition - I'm really liking the style of hockey they're playing right now, and they're an original six team as well.
6) Toronto Maple Leafs. Always liked something about them, just not sure what.
7) Texas Longhorns. See above note on 6
8) Dallas Stars (NHL)
9) Detroit Tigers
10) Detroit Lions. 9-10, hometown teams. Born & raised in SE Michigan.

1) Michigan Football - Duh
2) Duke Basketball - Also, duh
Decent amount of space here, but Michigan Basketball will probably close the gap some day.
3) Michigan Basketball - Before Belien I didn't even care or follow them
4) Detroit Tigers - Thanks mom
Decent amount of space here.
5) Michigan Hockey - Yost is the best atmosphere for any sporting event
6) Detroit Red Wings - Holland is an amazing GM, playoff hockey is the best post-season of any sport
7) Florida Football - I preferred the pre-Tebow slobbering editions, also almost went to school there
8) Duke Football - If they are actually going to be serious with Cutcliffe, this is probably worthy of some attention

I don't watch the NFL or the NBA really. The NFL is too predictable, and the NBA is just boring now. In general, I don't cheer for any pro team with horrible management. I've never been a Lions or Pistons fan, and the Randy Smith edition of the Tigers was beyond horrible. Michigan basketball didn't even seem to be trying with Amaker, as he really didn't do much coaching.

I'm sure people will tell me this makes me a bad fan, but I can't support a team that isn't bothering to try. For example, Lions fans? What the hell are you doing? If you want a better team, STOP GOING TO THE GAMES AND GIVING THEM YOUR MONEY.

1. Michigan Football-everything else pales in comparison
2. Detroit Red Wings-#19 the Captain Steve Yzerman
3. Pittsburgh Steelers
4. Chicago Bears-started with the '85 team which as a fourth grader I likened to comic book superheroes.
5. Detroit Tigers

1. Michigan basketball
The first college bball game I remember watching was UM's loss to UCLA in the 2nd round of the 1998 tourney. So until this year, I had never witnessed UM win a tourney game. Never the less, I stuck with the team growing up and became a huge fan. If you think watching a Tommy Amaker offense is painful when you're an adult, try watching it when you're 14. However, UM's recent basketball futility made this past basketball season even more meaningful and the most fun I've ever had following a team.

2. Michigan football
A very close second. For all those bumming about the 3-9 season, let me tell you from personal experience watching UM bball, this past season will make the wins in the future a lot more fun.

3. Hometown pro sports teams

1: Michigan Football
2: Detroit Red Wings
3: Lithuanian National Basketball
4: Detroit Lions
5: Michigan Hockey
6: Michigan Basketball

1. detroit red wings
2. michigan football
(insert cosmic gap)
3. detroit tigers
4. michigan hockey
5. sweden hockey
6. detroit pistons
7. random nfl team based on season (not fair weather-style, personality of the team-style.)
8. anyone playing the lions.

My favorite teams
1.Michigan Football
2.CMU Football
3.Detroit Lions
4.Detroit Red Wings
5.Detroit Pistons
6.Pittsburgh Steelers
7.Detroit Tigers
8.New England Patriots (Brady fan)
9.Any NFL team with Michigan players

Teams I dislike
1.Ohio State
2.Notre Dame
3.Michigan State
4.USC
5.SEC teams in general (overrated I believe)

Michigan football
Green Bay packers
Michigan hockey
Michigan basketball
Detroit Red Wings
Team USA (soccer, basketball, hockey)-- I´m in Spain and can´t wait for the game tomorrow
Milwaukee Brewers
Valencia CF
Not SEC teams playing SEC teams

1.) Michigan Hockey
2.) Michigan Football
3.) Cleveland Browns (from when they were somewhat good with Bernie Kosar...)
4.) Detroit Red Wings
5.) Italian National Soccer Team

1. Michigan Football
2. Detroit Redwings
3. Detroit Pistons
4. L.A. Lakers
5. Detroit Lions
6. Ferris State Hockey
7. Michigan Basketball

1. Michigan Football
2. Marquette Basketball
3. Milwaukee Brewers
4. Detroit Tigers
5. Michigan Basketball
6. Detroit Pistons
7. Milwaukee Bucks
7. Detroit Red Wings
8. Detroit Lions

1. Manchester United
2. USA soccer
3. Michigan Football
4. Red Wings
5. Pistons

This is so hard. I finally had to break it down to which team would i give up more to see them win a championship, and that made it easier. And this isn't a correlation with how closely I follow these teams (e.g. I keep much more up on the No. 8 Pistons than No. 4 Michigan hockey).

I know the Shock aren't on here. I certainly root for them. In fact, I was at their inaugural game, and was on hand when they won a championship. But basketball is my least favorite of the four majors, and the further you go down the talent tree the less enjoyable I find it. Could Michigan's basketball team beat a collection of WNBA All-Stars? Yes.

In backwards order:

---Honorable Mentions:---

All Michigan sports - Club or varsity, a win is a win, and brings me joy. Among those not mentioned, Michigan baseball is definitely the leader. Others: Toledo Mud Hens, Grand Rapids Griffins, Lansing Lugnuts (my sister's a big fan), Paris-St. Germain, USA Hockey, Team Sweden, U.S. Olympians. Also, I left off my own team, The Blues (we race an Express 27 in Lake St. Clair), and my high school (Go Falcons), and my brother's alma mater (Go Mapes). But you said 10, so here's 10:

---'That Would be Nice if They Win' Division---

10. Pittsburgh Steelers - Hey, listen, when you've lived through 30 years of Lions football, rooting for a winner feels good. They have the owner, the franchise, the defensive and offensive philosophies, the history, even the uniforms. But I wouldn't trade anything for them to win. I just root for them when they're there.

9. Michigan softball - This team is so easy to root for. They play with a passion you don't see in any men's team. Between the two, I have more fun at a Michigan baseball game, but I'd love to see those girls get a ring.

8. Detroit Pistons - I really liked the 2004 team, and I could get into a future group. But without a collection of personalities that I can really dig, the fact that this is basketball is the knock. Too much squeaking.

---'That Would be SO Awesome' Division---

7. Michigan Basketball - This one had to be reawakened in me. But be fair: I matriculated to Michigan in 1998, so just remember what kind of teams I had to live through. I was just nine when they won their last championship. And like I said - the squeaking. But this year's team sparked something I didn't realize I still had from watching the '89 run with my dad.

6. Detroit Lions - If they ever won, that would be nice. But I've become mostly numb. But because this would be such a big thing for the city, I would trade a Pistons championship for a Lions Superbowl win.

5. Michigan Hockey - In football, I think the college game is superior to the pro game, but not so with hockey. That said, the fan experience of a college hockey game has no equal, especially Michigan hockey. As long as Red's in charge, and likely long after, I will be a major cager fan.

4. New York Mets - One of my best friends from M is a Mets freak. We've been seeing every baseball stadium together, and so a bunch of those have been Mets games. In the process, I've had a beer with CowBellMan, I've met the Matts, and I have a blog that's Mets-oriented (www.thewrightstache.com). One day, some Yankee fan made a comment about the late-'08 chokening, and I started rationalizing; it was then that I realized I had become a Mets fan.

---Do I Really Need My Soul? Category---

3. Detroit Red Wings - The top three are a world apart from all the rest. I probably follow the Wings more than any other team. They've been great since before I was 10 years old, so I don't even know if my passion is bandwagon-y or not. I love the Wings. I love the current team. But when I'm an old man, I have a feeling the '97 squad will still rest closest to my heart.

2. Michigan Football - It's not quite fair since they play so few games, but a Michigan Football game is the one sporting event that I can least countenance missing, which sucks since we started racing the Express in the St. Clair Fall League, which has led to a lot of DVR-ed games and drives home from St. Clair shores while trying to tune out the whole world. Michigan football also hurts the most when they lose, especially against Ohio State. In fact, I care more about beating Ohio than I do about winning national championships. I've been True Blue since I was seven. I used to live in Southfield, where the official playground activity was stalking around in gangs and trying to make the girls grossed out. When I moved to Birmingham, recess was all about football, and every kid compared himself to a Michigan player (strangely, even though our offenses were basically Air Raid spread, we all wanted to be backs like LeRoy Hoard, Jarrod Bunch or Jamie Morris. Or Michael Taylor. Later came Desmond Howard, of course.) Ironically, my friend who really fueled the Maize and Blue in me was this kid named Matt Ishbia, then a major M freak (and the acknowledged leader of the Quarton Elementary School 2nd Grade Recess Sports League), who would go on to play basketball at Michigan State. Thanks Ish.

1. Detroit Tigers - The reason I didn't reply until today is that I've been wrestling with my top two. But in the end, I decided if I could wish for one championship for one sports team, it would be the Tigers. I've always been a Tiger. Baseball is my favorite sport. I think baseball is the best game ever devised by man. It's beautiful. And if baseball is to be played, I can think of no better way to play it than in those Tiger whites, with an Olde English D on your chest. I've remained true through the good times, the bad times, the great times, and the 2003 times.

Here's how bad it is: my cousin in the movie biz recently invited us down to The Corner to be in the flick ("The Irishman," with Val Kilmer and some tough-looking dudes from Guy Ritchie movies). When we got there, I was personally introduced to Linda Cardellini.* However, at the time I was standing right between where 2nd and 3rd base had been, and thus was so busy explaining to a crew guy that "Alan Trammell played right here," that Linda totally got ignored.

I was too young to really remember 1984 (though it was supposedly my first game). But I don't remember not being a major Tiger fan. It's all wrapped up in my dad, and my grandpa (There's something about baseball and dads). Anyway, yes, I would trade a Michigan championship for a Tigers championship. Just don't ask me to trade a win over Ohio State for it, though, because I just can't do that.

* Anyone else ever notice that actresses are always a LOT shorter than you imagined them? Linda was probably lucky to be 5 feet. Carrie Fisher, too, is REALLY short in person, which, like, completely screws with that Jabba outfit image you've had since forever.