All political views and discussion aside, why is it hard to believe that Joe Biden is actually a Flyers fan? He was born in Scranton and has lived all of his life (except when he was in law school) well within Flyers territory. Granted there are varying levels of being a fan, but it’s not like he’s ever given a different answer. It’s well-documented that his wife Jill is a serious Flyers fan, and if you search (and weed through the articles about Sarah Palin’s puck drop that come up) you can find references dating back over the recent years where his status as a Flyers fan and someone who attends at least a few games a year are mentioned.

Besides, the people I work with didn’t know how dedicated I am to Flyers until I had been there a whole year; then a conversation came up where I quoted stats to them and they realized it. There just hadn’t been a reason to talk about it before, but yet I’m here several times a day so obviously I care about my team. Point is, you don’t have to make a big deal about it at work to be a fan of the team on your own time. Obama is much more casual about the things he does on his off time than the status quo in Washington, so he’s been vocal about his teams; but just because you don’t know who most of the politicians root for doesn’t mean they all don’t like sports, maybe they’ve just never had a reason to talk about it.