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Good catch. I figured there would probably be one or two more, but I couldn't think of any.
I wonder how that would've been in the A's LaRussa era?
The Cubs, in the 1980s, became a nationally-popular team due to their broadcasts on WGN (which most cable outlets at the time carried). The Rangers were a dumpster fire back then ... I bet this map circa 1980 would've showed the Astros owning Texas pretty handily.Some weird things I've noticed while playing around with the map:
Just west of Dallas, there are two counties where the third favorite team is the Cubs.
Good call. All of NO looks to be either Yankees, Red Sox and either Cubs or Braves. And by your reasoning, I'm assuming that's because TBS used to broadcast Braves games the same way WGN did the Cubs.The Cubs, in the 1980s, became a nationally-popular team due to their broadcasts on WGN (which most cable outlets at the time carried). The Rangers were a dumpster fire back then ... I bet this map circa 1980 would've showed the Astros owning Texas pretty handily.Some weird things I've noticed while playing around with the map:
Just west of Dallas, there are two counties where the third favorite team is the Cubs.
I know at one time (mid-80s or so), the Cubs were #1 in New Orleans (N.O. had no minor-league team then). Then the Astros started broadcasting three/four games a week in New Orleans, and carved out a good sized niche in the Crescent City as well.
Check New Orleans for me, if you don't mind. I'm guessing bandwagoners have shot the Yankees & Red Sox pretty high locally, while the Astros & Cubs still have a presence. Though the AAA Zephyrs are a Marlins affiliate, they seem to have no following at all locally.
Wow ... it's sad that the Astros just fell off the map locally. They only broadcast their games here for a few years, though (on a local UHF station, not cable).
Grey areas don't have a dominant team. A lot of them favor the Yankees, but only by 15% or so. The Red Sox and Cards have a lot of grey area pull too.Doug B said:
FWIW, the map doesn't take into account the number of times people mention a team, but rather the people who list being a fan of a team in their profile. So if I identify the Yankees as my team (I do) then I'd be counted as a Yankees fan in NY.
That rivalry in the aughts (and media slobbering fest of it) made a lot people fans. The Yankees have always had a lot of fans due to their tradition, but when the Red Sox finally won a couple World Series legions of new Sox fans sprang up all over the country. The funny thing is most diehard Red Sox fans hate them with a passion; they call them the "pink hat fans." It's so bad that one of my buddies from New Hampshire actually stopped following the team and began following the Pawtucket Sox (AA or AAA team) and the Oakland As.
White Sox have a very small pocket in certain counties south of Chicago but they made it on the map, unlike the As and Mets.
I grew up in the NF/Buffalo area and can't remember knowing any Blue Jays fans. That area is solidly Yankees fans.
if they included canada, it would be the whole country. actually would have been interesting to see that and mexico.
That's way over the top, and sounds more philosophical than anything. I guess he must love being a loser. Good riddance to those guys -- in my experience, the pink hat haters were, and are, miserable drunks.
