One definition of root is to noisily applaud or encourage a contestant or team.
Here we are in baseball’s post-season. The local teams - who are the usual objects of our attention and support - are all packed up.
I find myself watching the play-off games, primarily because it’s just good baseball. And I find myself far from neutral as I watch. But I’m not sure why I prefer one team to the other.
Is it rooting for the underdog? The color of their uniforms? Or, is it just more fun to be committed to one team.
Nevertheless, something moves me to root.