you have to look at sports as entertainment. even though all sports are zero-sum games, where there is only one real "winner", i think you can enjoy the parts of a game/season that brought you joy, even if your team doesn't win.
at least that's how i think of things in retrospect. it doesn't prevent me from being completely bummed out and grumpy while watching a game that goes "the wrong way"
Agreed. Can't say I'm excited about the Cubs this year at all. Probably means they'll do well.