Yankees Still Most Popular Among Fans; Phils, Rockies Moving Up
The Yankees for the sixth year in a row find themselves on top as the favorite baseball team among those who follow MLB, according the latest Harris Poll. The Rockies, fresh off a World Series appearance last season, made the largest move, up 14 places from No. 27 to No. 13, while the Phillies moved up 12 places from No. 18 to No. 6. The Braves remain at No. 2, and the Red Sox finished third. Rounding out the top five are the Cubs at No. 4 and Dodgers, who moved up six spots to No. 5. The Mariners, Reds and Orioles saw the biggest drop offs, down nine places each. The poll also found that 40% of Americans say they follow MLB and men are more likely than women to make up part of this fan base (49% vs. 31%). The poll was conducted online among a nationwide sample of 2,454 U.S. adults (918 MLB fans) between June 9 and 16. The following lists the favorite MLB teams for '08 (Harris Interactive).
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HARRIS POLL: FAVORITE MLB TEAMS
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TEAM
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'08
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'07
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'06
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'05
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'04
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'03
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'99
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Yankees
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1
|
1
|
1
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1
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1
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1
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2
|
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Braves
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2
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2
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3
|
2
|
3
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2
|
1
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| Red Sox |
3
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3
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5
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4
|
4
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6
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8
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| Cubs |
4
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5
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4
|
3
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2
|
7
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3
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| Dodgers |
5
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11
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14
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7
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9
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8
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7
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| Phillies |
6
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18
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13
|
13
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6
|
12
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16
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| Tigers |
7
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6
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7
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19
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5
|
15
|
10
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| Indians |
7
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13
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11
|
19
|
9
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4
|
5
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| Cardinals |
9
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4
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6
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6
|
13
|
14
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4
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| Mets |
10
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7
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2
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5
|
14
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3
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12
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| Twins |
11
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20
|
21
|
13
|
17
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5
|
11
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| Astros |
12
|
12
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9
|
17
|
9
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20
|
22
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| Brewers |
13
|
10
|
18
|
24
|
23
|
23
|
21
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| Giants |
13
|
13
|
14
|
10
|
7
|
9
|
26
|
| White Sox |
13
|
21
|
11
|
10
|
27
|
27
|
20
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| Rockies |
13
|
27
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25
|
26
|
24
|
24
|
14
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| Mariners |
17
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8
|
10
|
13
|
15
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11
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6
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| Reds |
18
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9
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14
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8
|
19
|
10
|
13
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| D'Backs |
19
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22
|
14
|
16
|
17
|
16
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NA
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| Rangers |
20
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16
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27
|
21
|
15
|
13
|
15
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| Royals |
20
|
28
|
21
|
22
|
19
|
25
|
24
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| Orioles |
22
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13
|
8
|
12
|
8
|
18
|
9
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| Pirates |
23
|
16
|
21
|
8
|
9
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18
|
18
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| A's |
23
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19
|
19
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27
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22
|
20
|
19
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| Marlins |
25
|
23
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27
|
28
|
21
|
25
|
25
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| Nationals |
26
|
29
|
24
|
22
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NA
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NA
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NA
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| Padres |
27
|
26
|
25
|
25
|
25
|
22
|
17
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| Rays |
28
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25
|
28
|
29
|
28
|
28
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NA
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| Angels |
29
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23
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20
|
17
|
25
|
16
|
23
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| Blue Jays* |
30
|
30
|
29
|
29
|
29
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29
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28
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NOTES: * = The sample was limited to the U.S.
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