Lots of chatter today about Nielsen's sentiment report listing the Cleveland Indians as the most hated baseball team. Here is the official list from the WSJ:
Well, I for one disagree. Here is my own top 5, at least (not just who I dislike, but what I think the real answer is out there in the public, based on volume of people who hate teams) - what's yours?The Hatred Index
Using an algorithm designed by Nielsen Co. that measures positive and negative reactions on the Internet, here are the 10 most despised teams in baseball (scale is -5 to 5).
Team Score 1. Cleveland Indians 0.9 2. Boston Red Sox 1.1 3. Cincinnati Reds 1.5 4 Houston Astros 1.8 5. New York Yankees 1.8 6. Washington Nationals 1.9 7. Chicago White Sox 2 8. Baltimore Orioles 2 9. New York Mets 2.3 10. Los Angeles Dodgers 2.4
1. NYY
2. Phillies
3. Red Sox (Yes, I think there are many out there who dislike the Sawx - people hate winners)
4. White Sox
5. Mets
Who do you think is really at the top of the most hated? How about most loved?
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4 comments:
I would say:
1a. Yankees
1b. Sox. Red Sox and their Red Sox Nation (of which I include myself), have become somewhat pompous (understatement?), descending on other teams stadiums, often taking over. It took us 86 years to make us lovable losers, but only 2 years to make us magnanimous pricks.
3. Mets
4. Phillies
5. Nationals (kidding on this last one. I can't believe the Nationals are on this list. Only 11,000 people attend games and many people view them as the baseball equivalent of toilet paper. I would think that they inspire the most apathy of any team.)
Adam - totally agree. I would actually put the Sox at 1b like my little bro says as success begets jealousy. Plus, the Sox spend a lot and we fans can be assholes. The number "27" will always keep the Yanks close to the number 1 slot. I also think the Mets and Phils belong at the top.
ZERO chance that poll is right.
only 2 years to make us magnanimous pricks
Not sure you meant to use "magnanimous" there. ;-)
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