I love baseball, and right now the World Baseball Classic is going on. But I can’t seem to get into it. The same thing has happened to me during the Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics. I couldn’t really get into the hockey (even though that’s the best hockey there is). I then realized that I can’t root for a country in a sport. I don’t know how and I kind of look down on people who do root for them.

Does anyone else have this problem?

Yeah, there are also things I can’t get into and subsequently I look down on people who do as a way of justifying my disinterest and demeaning their enthusiasm.

Yes. I’d much rather root for a state or region than a country.  big difference.

i think brebro hit the nail on the head ...

does a label change a sport

i root for the spanish national team at the world cup or in euro cup
i root for the us in davis cup
i rooted for several countries when watching the miss hawaiian tropic competition