Where are the dividing lines between sports team fan territory? I would say that in the Baltimore-Washington region, the Redskins end and the Steelers begin at about the border between Frederick County, Maryland, and Washington County, Maryland. Some would even say that parts of Frederick County are split three ways between the Redskins, Ravens, and Steelers. I would say the divider between all DC and Baltimore teams would be in central Howard County, near Columbia. I’m not limiting this to football, it could be any sport.
Also, I’ve heard that the Yankees and Red Sox meet somewhere around Rocky Hill, Connecticut, and from there takes the path of the Connecticut River.
Mets and Jets fans tend to be on Long Island; Yankees/Giants Fans tend to be Manhattan, Westchester, Bronx, and up into Connecticut.
This map shows the breakdown for MLB.
The battle lines between the Giants and the scum-sucking, dirt-eating Eagles are drawn in New Jersey. Specifically, along the area code lines.
The Scumbirds have heavy support in the 609 and 856 area, while the rest of the state is Big Blue turf.
As much as I love the home we bought last year, it broke my heart to become a 609’er.
The Steelers, as well as all Pittsburgh teams, have heavy support in Northern West Virginia, but who does the Southern part of the state support? DC? Cinncinatti?
More or less, though in my experience, the line follows I-91 more closely than the river (and with a lot of overlap on either side). Interestingly, the Patriots seem to meet the Giants/Jets farther west, while the Bruins barely make it into Connecticut at all. And as far as I can remember basketball fans in CT only cheer the Huskies (UConn).
I find the subject fascinating. I wonder if anyone has a web site mapping team fan zones across the country (world?), particularly where one could overlay different sports.
Not exactly what you asked for, but interesting nonetheless is the NFL TV Distribution site.
It gives you maps of what games are being broadcast in what parts of the country. You can currenty see the entire 2006 season. Some neat stuff in there.
But I bet they’re huge in Rhode Island. If I’m not mistaken, don’t the Bruins have some high-level farm team in Pawtucket?
The Orioles AAA team is in Pawtucket, iirc.
Here’s one for the NFL.
For college football. OSU v Michigan. The state line.
No, that’s the Red Sox. They’re called (what else?) the Pawtucket Red Sox.
Providence.
I always thought of much of the South as Atlanta Braves territory.
O’s AAA was in Rochester for 42 years, then in Ottawa for 3 or 4 years. This year is the first year it is in Norfolk. Much better for and closer to the club.
I think the Mets formerly had Norfolk, and then there was a big bidding war between the Orioles and DC Nationals over who would get it.
Not necessarily true. I grew up around Toledo, and the area is decidedly split between the two. There may be a noticeable lean toward OSU, but you’ll definitely find more than an anomalous share of Wolverines. Toledo is about half the distance from Ann Arbor than it is from Columbus, FWIW.
Also, in Delaware, Baltimore and DC sports are big in the southern part, while Philadelphia sports are big in the north.
There are a lot of Redskins fans in the Carolinas, I don’t know why.