Despite how poorly the New York Yankees are playing this season, they remain America’s favorite baseball team, according to a new Harris poll. The Atlanta Braves moved up to the second spot, followed by the Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs.
According to the poll, two teams moved up by more than eight places since 2006: The Texas Rangers moved up 11 places from No. 27 (tie) to No. 16 (tie) and the Milwaukee Brewers moved up from No. 18 to No. 10, perhaps due to their fast start this season.
Three other teams dropped at least seven spots: the Kansas City Royals fell from No. 21 to No. 28; the Arizona Diamondbacks fell from a tie at No. 14 to No. 22; and the Chicago White Sox fell from a tie at No. 11 to No. 21, proving that some teams need to win more than one World Series Championship to maintain any kind of respect from the public.
It amazes me that teams like the Yankees and Cubs can still be among the most popular in the country no matter how poorly they play on the field, while teams such as the Brewers and White Sox could have multiple winning seasons and not even break the top 10.
I wonder how people would respond if asked which team was their least favorite. It wouldn’t surprise me to see the Yankees top that list either. You either love ‘em or your hate ‘em.
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