The kinds of teams that play for these championships are at the summit of their ability. They are finely calibrated and battle tested. They aren’t just exciting to watch, they’re also deeply evocative. Part of what makes us human is the desire to join a collective effort. That’s why our brains are wired together. In America, it’s a notion that’s printed on every dollar bill on a banner held in the beak of a bald eagle: E Pluribus Unum, “Out of Many, One.”

