Most-hated MLB team? Not Yankees, report says

Betallsports · Apr 29, 2010

Report says Indians most-hated team

With 27 World Series championships, baseball's highest payroll and some of the most boastful fans in sports, the New York Yankees have to be the team other baseball fans love to hate, right? Wrong.

According to a formula created by The Nielsen Company, there are four teams more detested than the Bronx Bombers, The Wall Street Journal reported.

The No. 1 most-disliked team in baseball, according to the formula, is the Cleveland Indians.

The Boston Red Sox, the Yankees' archrival, rank No. 2 on the list.
The formula helps determine whether consumers have positive, negative or neutral reactions to brands in their online messages. Nielsen's "Sentiment Rankings" range from 5 to minus-5. No team finished with a negative number. But six teams finished with a number lower than 2.
Some of the others making the not-so top 10: Chicago White Sox (No. 7), Baltimore Orioles (No. 8), New York Mets (No. 9) and Los Angeles Dodgers (No. 10).

At least one Indians blogger wasn't surprised by the findings.
"I can believe that though," Deep Left Field Indians blogger Ed Carroll told the newspaper. "The team does a lot to alienate its fans."

The Cincinnati Reds (No. 3) and Houston Astros (No. 4) also ranked higher than the Yankees on the hatred scale. The Washington Nationals (No. 6) were the only other team to have a number lower than 2.
The San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics were the most popular teams among fans, according to Nielsen's study.

Betallsports · Apr 29, 2010

soonerdawg said:
wow.....i kind of like the indians.....helluva a season they had in major league 1 and 2.....

do hate the white sox though, mostly because of their announcers

:lol:

fro11 · Apr 29, 2010

hahaha. i see the white sox a few times a a year on WGN station and I cant stand listening to those guys!
"He gone" after a strikeout. SHUT UP!

HacheMan · Apr 29, 2010

Agree with Boston being #1......

festeringZit · Apr 29, 2010

Agree with NY Yankees being #1:

<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1" width="100%"><tbody><tr class="bg0" align="left"><td colspan="6">2010 Team Payrolls</td></tr> <tr id="special" class="bg4" align="left"><td class="bg1" align="left">No.</td><td class="bg1" align="left">Team</td><td class="bg1" align="right">Payroll</td><td class="bg1" align="right">Average</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">1.</td><td align="left">New York Yankees</td><td align="right">$206,333,389</td><td align="right">$8,253,336</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">2.</td><td align="left">Boston Red Sox</td><td align="right">$162,747,333</td><td align="right">$5,611,977</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">3.</td><td align="left">Chicago Cubs</td><td align="right">$146,859,000 </td><td align="right">$5,439,222</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">4.</td><td align="left">Philadelphia Phillies</td><td align="right">$141,927,381</td><td align="right">$5,068,835</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">5.</td><td align="left">New York Mets </td><td align="right">$132,701,445</td><td align="right">$5,103,902</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">6.</td><td align="left">Detroit Tigers</td><td align="right">$122,864,929</td><td align="right">$4,550,553</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">7.</td><td align="left">Chicago White Sox</td><td align="right">$108,273,197</td><td align="right">$4,164,354</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">8.</td><td align="left">Los Angeles Angels</td><td align="right">$105,013,667</td><td align="right">$3,621,161</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">9.</td><td align="left">Seattle Mariners</td><td align="right">$98,376,667</td><td align="right">$3,513,452</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">10.</td><td align="left">San Francisco Giants</td><td align="right">$97,828,833</td><td align="right">$3,493,887</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">11.</td><td align="left">Minnesota Twins</td><td align="right">$97,559,167</td><td align="right">$3,484,256</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">12.</td><td align="left">Los Angeles Dodgers</td><td align="right">$94,945,517</td><td align="right">$3,651,751</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">13.</td><td align="left">St. Louis Cardinals</td><td align="right">$93,540,753</td><td align="right">$3,741,630</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">14.</td><td align="left">Houston Astros </td><td align="right">$92,355,500</td><td align="right">$3,298,411</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">15.</td><td align="left">Atlanta Braves</td><td align="right">$84,423,667</td><td align="right">$3,126,802</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">16.</td><td align="left">Colorado Rockies</td><td align="right">$84,227,000</td><td align="right">$2,904,379</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">17.</td><td align="left">Baltimore Orioles</td><td align="right">$81,612,500</td><td align="right">$3,138,942</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">18.</td><td align="left">Milwaukee Brewers</td><td align="right">$81,108,279</td><td align="right">$2,796,837</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">19.</td><td align="left">Cincinnati Reds</td><td align="right">$72,386,544</td><td align="right">$2,784,098</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">20.</td><td align="left">Kansas City Royals</td><td align="right">$72,267,710</td><td align="right">$2,491,990</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">21.</td><td align="left">Tampa Bay Rays</td><td align="right">$71,923,471</td><td align="right">$2,663,832</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">22.</td><td align="left">Toronto Blue Jays</td><td align="right">$62,689,357</td><td align="right">$2,089,645</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">23.</td><td align="left">Washington Nationals</td><td align="right">$61,425,000</td><td align="right">$2,047,500</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">24.</td><td align="left">Cleveland Indians</td><td align="right">$61,203,967</td><td align="right">$2,110,482</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">25.</td><td align="left">Arizona Diamondbacks</td><td align="right">$60,718,167</td><td align="right">$2,335,314</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">26.</td><td align="left">Florida Marlins</td><td align="right">$55,641,500</td><td align="right">$2,060,796</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">27.</td><td align="left">Texas Rangers</td><td align="right">$55,250,545</td><td align="right">$1,905,191</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">28.</td><td align="left">Oakland Athletics</td><td align="right">$51,654,900</td><td align="right">$1,666,287</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">29.</td><td align="left">San Diego Padres</td><td align="right">$37,799,300</td><td align="right">$1,453,819</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">30.</td><td align="left">Pittsburgh Pirates</td><td align="right">$34,943,000</td><td align="right">$1,294,185</td></tr></tbody></table>

billhill999 · Apr 29, 2010

FZ we have had this debate before, you can't hate a team for spending money.

arniesarmy · Apr 29, 2010

Chicago Cubs No. 3? That's a hellavu return on their money....haaaaaaaaaa

festeringZit · Apr 29, 2010

billhill999 said:
FZ we have had this debate before, you can't hate a team for spending money.

Well, I can't hate too strongly, because Boston is #2 on the list...

Seems F'ed up though when the ave Yankee player makes 8 times that of the ave Pirates player.

billhill999 · Apr 29, 2010

Well to that I say to the Pirate management, compete or get out.

HacheMan · Apr 29, 2010

I don't think their report is accurate to be honest.

There's just no way more people dislike the Cleveland Indians, Reds, or Astros more than the NY Yankees Or Boston Red Sox.........No way

JohnnyMac · Apr 29, 2010

Hache Man said:
I don't think their report is accurate to be honest.

There's just no way more people dislike the Cleveland Indians, Reds, or Astros more than the NY Yankees Or Boston Red Sox.........No way

Agree. It has to be the Yankees, hands down.

I'm guessing this was created by some Yankee fans to deflect some hatred.

JoeFalls · Apr 29, 2010

Hache Man said:
I don't think their report is accurate to be honest.

There's just no way more people dislike the Cleveland Indians, Reds, or Astros more than the NY Yankees Or Boston Red Sox.........No way

it's like, who the f--- hates the indians? :think2:

krk1030 · May 1, 2010

Nobody gives a shit about the indians.

Santo · May 1, 2010

The report doesn't actually set out to measure hate, but overall sentiment.

Because Yankees and Red Sox have a lot of fans, they probably have more people rating them +5 than the Indians, which would impact a lot on the results.

carlspackler · May 1, 2010

festeringZit said:
Agree with NY Yankees being #1:

<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1" width="100%"><tbody><tr class="bg0" align="left"><td colspan="6">2010 Team Payrolls</td></tr> <tr id="special" class="bg4" align="left"><td class="bg1" align="left">No.</td><td class="bg1" align="left">Team</td><td class="bg1" align="right">Payroll</td><td class="bg1" align="right">Average</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">1.</td><td align="left">New York Yankees</td><td align="right">$206,333,389</td><td align="right">$8,253,336</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">2.</td><td align="left">Boston Red Sox</td><td align="right">$162,747,333</td><td align="right">$5,611,977</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">3.</td><td align="left">Chicago Cubs</td><td align="right">$146,859,000 </td><td align="right">$5,439,222</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">4.</td><td align="left">Philadelphia Phillies</td><td align="right">$141,927,381</td><td align="right">$5,068,835</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">5.</td><td align="left">New York Mets </td><td align="right">$132,701,445</td><td align="right">$5,103,902</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">6.</td><td align="left">Detroit Tigers</td><td align="right">$122,864,929</td><td align="right">$4,550,553</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">7.</td><td align="left">Chicago White Sox</td><td align="right">$108,273,197</td><td align="right">$4,164,354</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">8.</td><td align="left">Los Angeles Angels</td><td align="right">$105,013,667</td><td align="right">$3,621,161</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">9.</td><td align="left">Seattle Mariners</td><td align="right">$98,376,667</td><td align="right">$3,513,452</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">10.</td><td align="left">San Francisco Giants</td><td align="right">$97,828,833</td><td align="right">$3,493,887</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">11.</td><td align="left">Minnesota Twins</td><td align="right">$97,559,167</td><td align="right">$3,484,256</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">12.</td><td align="left">Los Angeles Dodgers</td><td align="right">$94,945,517</td><td align="right">$3,651,751</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">13.</td><td align="left">St. Louis Cardinals</td><td align="right">$93,540,753</td><td align="right">$3,741,630</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">14.</td><td align="left">Houston Astros </td><td align="right">$92,355,500</td><td align="right">$3,298,411</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">15.</td><td align="left">Atlanta Braves</td><td align="right">$84,423,667</td><td align="right">$3,126,802</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">16.</td><td align="left">Colorado Rockies</td><td align="right">$84,227,000</td><td align="right">$2,904,379</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">17.</td><td align="left">Baltimore Orioles</td><td align="right">$81,612,500</td><td align="right">$3,138,942</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">18.</td><td align="left">Milwaukee Brewers</td><td align="right">$81,108,279</td><td align="right">$2,796,837</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">19.</td><td align="left">Cincinnati Reds</td><td align="right">$72,386,544</td><td align="right">$2,784,098</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">20.</td><td align="left">Kansas City Royals</td><td align="right">$72,267,710</td><td align="right">$2,491,990</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">21.</td><td align="left">Tampa Bay Rays</td><td align="right">$71,923,471</td><td align="right">$2,663,832</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">22.</td><td align="left">Toronto Blue Jays</td><td align="right">$62,689,357</td><td align="right">$2,089,645</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">23.</td><td align="left">Washington Nationals</td><td align="right">$61,425,000</td><td align="right">$2,047,500</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">24.</td><td align="left">Cleveland Indians</td><td align="right">$61,203,967</td><td align="right">$2,110,482</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">25.</td><td align="left">Arizona Diamondbacks</td><td align="right">$60,718,167</td><td align="right">$2,335,314</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">26.</td><td align="left">Florida Marlins</td><td align="right">$55,641,500</td><td align="right">$2,060,796</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">27.</td><td align="left">Texas Rangers</td><td align="right">$55,250,545</td><td align="right">$1,905,191</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">28.</td><td align="left">Oakland Athletics</td><td align="right">$51,654,900</td><td align="right">$1,666,287</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">29.</td><td align="left">San Diego Padres</td><td align="right">$37,799,300</td><td align="right">$1,453,819</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">30.</td><td align="left">Pittsburgh Pirates</td><td align="right">$34,943,000</td><td align="right">$1,294,185</td></tr></tbody></table>

Wow, what a revelation. The teams that are located in the largest markets ($$$) have the biggest payrolls ($$$).

hno:

Gravy · May 1, 2010

what a joke the Indians the most hated team in baseball its the Yankees or Redsox hands down

I hate the Indians but thats because of ownership and gm on the stupid things that they do here

PARTEE · May 1, 2010

As a cubs fan i like S. Stone.. he was in out booth for like 20 years though..

straightcashhomie · May 1, 2010

soonerdawg said:
wow.....i kind of like the indians.....helluva a season they had in major league 1 and 2.....

do hate the white sox though, mostly because of their announcers

Ahhh, The Hawk. "Stretch"

GilRenard · May 1, 2010

And I'm sure the same pollsters would find the Washington Redskins as the most hated team in football....PC bullshit.

joebatters · May 1, 2010

Gravy said:
what a joke the Indians the most hated team in baseball its the Yankees or Redsox hands down

I hate the Indians but thats because of ownership and gm on the stupid things that they do here

I am with you 100%...I am a life-long Indians fan, but when this Dolan-Shapiro and then Wedge trio came along, I was starting to hate them. I think a lot of die-hards like us, hate the way they treated the fans after like 450 straight sellouts or whatever. And they always bring up that small-market crap talk. Who actually gives a shit about that? Other small market teams compete, they just use it as an excuse, which is why I am starting to hate them...didn't know other people around baseball felt the same way. I didn't know other people hated them though.

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