Cheers!

I have come across a conundrum. I was watching a baseball game and neither of the teams playing were the Indians or Rockies so I wasn't really sure who to cheer for. I have come across this dilemma multiple times like in the NHL or NBA playoffs when say the Lakers were playing the Hornets. So what I did was I made a list, a hierarchy if you will, of each of the four major US sports, NBA, MLB, NFL, and NHL. The way it works is when the two teams are playing whichever team is higher on my list is the team I would cheer for. I thought this would help me out. I will list them out for you.

NBA Hierarchy

1. Cleveland Cavaliers

2. Oklahoma City Thunder

3. Chicago Bulls

4. Philadelphia 76ers

5. Portland Trailblazers

6. New York Knicks

7. Golden State Warriiors

8. Denver Nuggets

9. Memphis Grizzlies

10. New Orleans Hornets

11. Los Angeles Lakers

12. Los Angeles Clippers

13. Atlanta Hawks

14. Milwaukee Bucks

15. Indiana Pacers

16. Sacramento Kings

17. Minnesota Timberwolves

18. Houston Rockets

19. Toronto Raptors

20. New Jersey Nets

21. Charlotte Bobcats

22. Orlando Magic

23. Phoenix Suns

24. Utah Jazz

25. Washington Wizards

26. Detroit Pistons

27. San Antonio Spurs

28. Dallas Mavericks

29. Boston Celtics

30. Miami Heat

MLB Hierarchy

1. Cleveland Indians

2. Colorado Rockies

3. Florida Marlins

4. San Francisco Giants

5. Cincinnati Reds

6. Philadelphia Phillies

7. Milwaukee Brewers

8. New York Yankees

9. Chicago Cubs

10. Atlanta Braves

11. Seattle Mariners

12. Baltimore Orioles

13. Washington Nationals

14. Los Angeles Angels

15. Los Angeles Dodgers

16. Tampa Bay Rays

17. Arizona Diamondbacks

18. San Diego Padres

19. New York Mets

20. Texas Rangers

21. Houston Astros

22. Toronto Blue Jays

23. Oakland Athletics

24. St. Louis Cardinals

25. Kansas City Royals

26. Minnesota Twins

27. Detroit Tigers

28. Chicago White Sox

29. Pittsburgh Pirates

30. Boston Red Sox

NFL Hierarchy

1. Cleveland Browns

2. Atlanta Falcons

3. Philadelphia Eagles

4. Indianapolis Colts

5. Miami Dolphins

6. Baltimore Ravens

7. St. Louis Rams

8. Green Bay Packers

9. San Francisco Giants

10. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

11. New York Jets

12. Houston Texans

13. San Diego Chargers

14. Denver Broncos

15. Tennessee Titans

16. New York Giants

17. Minnesota Vikings

18. Chicago Bears

19. New Orleans Saints

20. Carolina Panthers

21. Arizona Cardinals

22. Seattle Seahawks

23. Kansas City Chiefs

24. Cincinnati Bengals

25. Detroit Lions

26.Buffalo Bills

27. Washington Redskins

28. Jacksonville Jaguars

29. Oakland Raiders

30. Dallas Cowboys

31. New England Patriots

32. Pittsburgh Steelers

NHL Hierarchy

1. Columbus Blue Jackets

2. Washington Capitals

3. Pittsburgh Penguins

4. Tampa Bay Lightning

5. Philadelphia Flyers

6. Anaheim Ducks

7. Chicago Blackhawks

8. Toronto Maple Leafs

9. Vancouver Canucks

10. Calgary Flames

11. San Jose Sharks

12. Edmonton Oilers

13. Atlanta Thrashers/Winnepeg (Jets)

14. Montreal Canadiens

15. Ottawa Senators

16. Nashville Predators

17. St. Louis Blues

18. New York Islanders

19. New York Rangers

20. Phoenix Coyotes

21. Colorado Avalanche

22. Carolina Hurricanes

23. Minnesota Wild

24. Los Angeles Kings

25. Florida Panthers

26. Bufffalo Sabres

27. Dallas Stars

28. New Jersey Devils

29. Boston Bruins

30. Detroit Red Wings