re: #188 darthstar

Who picks their teams by geography? I picked the Vikings the old fashioned way…because I liked their uniforms and their name…yeah, I was 10 at the time, but I picked my team and I’m sticking with it.

Most people pick the teams they grow up near. This does mean that you have enclaves of fans of other cities’ team in Chicago, but most people raised in Chicago root for the Bears for football and the Blackhawks for NHL hockey (if they follow hockey, since its not as popular as football).

For baseball, Chicago is still very geographical: The North Side roots for the Cubs, the South Side roots for the White Sox.