BOSTON SPORTS FANS POLLED ON BASEBALL, THEIR TEAMS

     A poll conducted by KRC Communications for the BOSTON GLOBE
surveyed 400 MA residents, with a subsample of 211 self-
identified baseball fans (BOSTON GLOBE, 2/8).
     BASEBALL STRIKE:  56% of all surveyed said they would never
attend Red Sox games with replacement players, with 54% of
baseball fans taking the same position.  When asked how often
they attended games before the strike, and how often they would
if the strike is settled, the responsents  showed very little
change:

                        

  
 
    

    
BEFORE 
      STRIKE
    
IF 
      STRIKE IS SETTLED
  
  
 
    
 
      

    
    
 
      
ALL
    
    
 
      
FANS
    
    
 
      
ALL
    
    
 
      
FANS
    
  
  
 
    
OFTEN
    
 
      
12%
    
    
 
      
20%
    
    
 
      
12%
    
    
 
      
18%
    
  
  
 
    
ONCE 
      IN AWHILE
    
 
      
54%
    
    
 
      
61%
    
    
 
      
51%
    
    
 
      
59%
    
  
  
 
    
NEVER
    
 
      
31%
    
    
 
      
18%
    
    
 
      
32%
    
    
 
      
22%
    
  


     THE OWNERSHIP:  Respondents were asked which teams had the
best and worst management, as well as their opinion of local team
owners -- the Patriots' Bob Kraft, Red Sox' John Harrington,
Celtics' Paul Gaston, and Bruins' Jeremy Jacobs.

     

  
 
    
 
      
BEST 
        MANAGEMENT
    
    

    
WORST 
      MANAGEMENT
    

    
OPINION: 
      FAV/UNFAV
  
  
 
    
Celtics
    
 
      
24%
    
    
Red Sox
    
 
      
37%
    
    
Kraft
    
 
      
33%/ 
        7%
    
  
  
 
    
Patriots
    
 
      
24%
    
    
Celtics
    
 
      
10%
    
    
Harrington
    
 
      
21%/ 
        9%
    
  
  
 
    
Bruins
    
 
      
15%
    
    
Patriots
    
 
      
10%
    
    
Gaston
    
 
      
12%/ 
        9%
    
  
  
 
    
Red 
      Sox
    
 
      
10%
    
    
Bruins
    
 
      
6%
    
    
Jacobs
    
 
      
9%/ 
        4%
    
  


     DEMOGRAPHICS:  77% men and 54% women call themselves sports
fans. "Interest in sports is higher among those 18-39 than among
their elders, and it's higher among the rich and poor than the
middle class" (Larry Tye, BOSTON GLOBE, 2/8).