boston! i got to help. >> ah, the fans. a group of people who turn a bit of fun into the struggle for the immortal soul of a city. so i'm going start with some fans who are more like me, who are in it more for the thrill of victory part than the crushing your enemies and seeing them adrenaline before you part. what is your sports fandom? >> mets fan. >> oh. >> oh, hey, what's that face? >> it's not about them, it's about the suffering. >> there is so much. >> this is my friend mae graham, a "boston globe" columnist for over two decades. and this is renee's friend. >> i'm from minnesota, but i transferred my fandom to the red sox. >> she's got that midwestern thing. she did that, and i'm a new yorker. i'm a mets fan. i'm not playing that. >> can't even go into the boroughs. >> i couldn't go in my house and visit my family. man. >> well, let's start because, you know, big nba fan, ufc fan.