The thing is, people don't vote for a President because he is a fan of their favorite team. He'd get more respect by being up front and saying, "Look, I catch the occasional game but I really don't know a whole lot about it. Maybe one of you can give me some pointers the next time I swing through."
Same with the hunting nonsense. That would get him a whole lot more respect in the long run, but he seems incapable of being genuine.
It's not a matter of a candidate being a fan of their team. The guy is allegedly a big Red Sox fan. He's obviously faking it (and not doing it very well).
When hilary claimed to be a life-long Yankees fan, I wish someone had had the 'nads to ask her to name three Yankee players from the '60s.
A singer, whose name I've forgotten, did just that to algore. When he told her how big a fan of hers that he was, she asked him to name a song or two that she had done. He couldn't even name one. Busted!