# Straight Dope MLB Team Allegiance **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 27, 2013, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-mlb-team-allegiance/656823 "2013-04-27T06:30:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-mlb-team-allegiance/656823/21 "2013-04-28T00:21:01Z")
Changed the typo for you as you requested. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-mlb-team-allegiance/656823/22 "2013-04-28T00:22:53Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > Changed the typo for you as you requested. Thanks. Hope that none of you voting for sex have to change your votes, now. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-mlb-team-allegiance/656823/23 "2013-04-28T00:23:06Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > In fairness, “Los Angeles Angels” is actually the original name of the franchise. > > I always liked “Anaheim Angels” though, much more so than “California,” and I think their new name’s stupid. It’d be interesting to put together a list of teams that are not actually located in the cities they are named after, but I can’t think of any baseball teams except the Angels that’s true of anymore. Baseball teams generally have been moving back downtown. Of course, the Tampa Bay Rays are not actually located in Tampa Bay, since that is a body of water. > > At the top of the list would be two NFL teams, the New York Jets and New York Giants, neither of whom are even in the State of New York, much less the city. Yeah, I knew they were originally the Los Angeles Angels, but still. I like Anaheim Angels better than California, but I don’t mind California. We also have the Golden State Warriors, which are in Oakland, but moving to San Francisco and thankfully won’t have to change their names. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-mlb-team-allegiance/656823/24 "2013-04-28T00:46:41Z")
Cincinnati Reds here. While in New York, I’ve been a Yankees fan, and will probably harbor fond feelings for them after I leave, but the Reds are blood. Gramma used to listen to every single game on the radio. ---
**Author:** ![Fred\_Garvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c67d28/32.png) [@Fred\_Garvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fred_Garvin)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-mlb-team-allegiance/656823/25 "2013-04-28T00:48:14Z")
Boston born and Boston bred Sox ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-mlb-team-allegiance/656823/26 "2013-04-28T01:35:21Z")
Huge \*\*Cubs \*\*fan here. In fact, I’m streaming the game right now from MLBs hideously expensive and shit quality “Nextdef” subscription. (But that’s a pit thread.) I’ve only been to Chicago once not counting O’Hare connections. The one time I did was a road trip with a few friends in grad school. I made sure to catch a game at Wrigley. Paid $6 for a bleacher seat and watched the Cubs lose to the Braves 19-7. I got to root for my favorite player of all time (Ryne Sandberg) and yell taunts and Deion Sanders in the outfield. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-mlb-team-allegiance/656823/27 "2013-04-28T04:29:25Z")
New York Yankees. As a native of The Bronx, rooting for the Bombers is a natural. My family was traditionally NY Giants fans. After they left, some of my family gravitated to the new NL team, the Mets. Others like me went for the Bronx team, the Yankees. I think we got the best of the deal. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Speak\_to\_me\_Maddie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58956e/32.png) [@Speak\_to\_me\_Maddie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speak_to_me_Maddie)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-mlb-team-allegiance/656823/28 "2013-04-28T12:28:57Z")
Wow. There is another Astros fan here that is willing to admit it? ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-mlb-team-allegiance/656823/29 "2013-04-28T18:15:28Z")
I picked the D-backs, although since I moved to Chicago I’ve also been following the Cubs. In the AL, I follow the Texas Rangers and the White Sox. However, I have the MLB baseball package online so I’m almost always watching a game or streaming the radio over my phone. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-mlb-team-allegiance/656823/30 "2013-04-28T21:04:41Z")
I bleed Dodger Blue. The Padres get the second slot because I need a team that both the wife and I can root for together. An interesting companion poll might be what teams you hate. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-mlb-team-allegiance/656823/31 "2013-04-28T21:39:02Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > Why is poll multiple choice? I’m sorry, but that’s just wrong. > > I picked the Mets, by the way. I am a Phillies fan from birth. There’s not many things I can agree about with a Mets fan, but this is one of them: You may have an interest in/follow/cheer for more than one team, but you can have “allegiance” to one team. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-mlb-team-allegiance/656823/32 "2013-04-28T22:18:36Z")
Interesting — although perhaps not terribly shocking right now — that the only team without a vote happens to be the Marlins. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-mlb-team-allegiance/656823/33 "2013-04-28T22:56:24Z")
> [@Speak\_to\_me\_Maddie](#): > > Wow. There is another Astros fan here that is willing to admit it? Sure. George Springer is totally going to dominate the league! Just wait till he gets out of AA! ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-mlb-team-allegiance/656823/34 "2013-04-29T03:24:27Z")
Brewers. I grew up in Wisconsin, and was in high school for what turned out to be, in retrospect, the team’s “golden age” (1978-1982). Secondary team is the White Sox, as I’ve been living in Chicago for the past 24 years, and my wife and her family are all Sox fans. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-mlb-team-allegiance/656823/35 "2013-04-29T03:26:52Z")
> [@Asimovian](#): > > Interesting — although perhaps not terribly shocking right now — that the only team without a vote happens to be the Marlins. I think that Montreal should offer to take that team off of Miami’s hands…it couldn’t be any worse. Though, they should stipulate that the owner has to stay in Miami. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-mlb-team-allegiance/656823/36 "2013-04-29T23:02:14Z")
There’s no loyalty involved. I’d sell 'em out in a minute for cheaper seats and better food. ---
**Author:** ![RetroVertigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@RetroVertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RetroVertigo)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-mlb-team-allegiance/656823/37 "2013-04-29T23:47:48Z")
Cardinal fan here. I was a season ticket holder for many years, until the wife decided we wanted kids… ---
**Author:** ![Phila444](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba8739/32.png) [@Phila444](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phila444)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2013, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-mlb-team-allegiance/656823/38 "2013-05-01T14:19:30Z")
Phillies. Born, raised, and still reside in Philly and am a fan of all the sports teams in the city ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2013, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-mlb-team-allegiance/656823/39 "2013-05-01T15:24:09Z")
I wish I could say Chicago White Sox. By birthright, I should be a Sox fan, born on the Southwest Side of Chicago, in White Sox country. But, alas, I’m a long suffering Cubs fan. I blame it on WGN (Cubs games were always on in the day when I was a kid, so I watched a lot of Cubs baseball) and lack of strong parental leadership in the matter (they’re both Polish-born, so don’t care about baseball.) ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2013, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-mlb-team-allegiance/656823/40 "2013-05-01T15:28:24Z")
R-E-D-S!!! (and still no votes for the poor Marlins) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-mlb-team-allegiance/656823.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-mlb-team-allegiance/656823.md?page=3)