Then there's irrational hatred. For whatever reason you just hate a certain team even though they're not a rival to your favorite team and have no affect on your favorite teams outcome. Maybe you hate the history of that team. Or a former player. Or a coach. For whatever reason you hate a team that doesn't affect you. That's irrational hatred. Here's my list of irrational hatred teams.
St. Louis Cardinals- I have an irrational hatred of the Cardinals for a couple of reasons. First and foremost is Tony LaRussa. From LaRussa's my way or the highway attitude to his views on hunting (which caused the rift between him and Dusty Baker because Dusty liked to get out to hunt) everything about LaRussa screams holier than thou. And then there are Cardinals fans. St. Louis fans have always fancied themselves like Yankees fans. It's their God given right that their team should make the playoffs every single year.
Pittsburgh Steelers- I've always had an irrational hatred for the Steelers. I hate the fact that they have more Super Bowl victories than the 49ers. I hate that the 70's Steelers claimed the Raiders were a dirty team when the Steelers had just as dirty team as the Raiders. Then there's the current version of the Steelers who think everyone is against them. Enough. You guys have been to the Super Bowl 3 out of the last 7 years. I'm sure the NFL is against you guys.
