Basaeball Smack Talk

Chernabog40 · Post by **Chernabog40** » Apr Fri 30, 2010 9:52 pm

Has anyone see the list of the most hated baseball team??

Can anyone figure out who the #1 is?

elizabethswann · Post by **elizabethswann** » Apr Fri 30, 2010 10:02 pm

Yankees? Red Sox?

Chernabog40 · Post by **Chernabog40** » Apr Fri 30, 2010 10:11 pm

Team Score
1. Cleveland Indians 0.9
2. Boston Red Sox 1.1
3. Cincinnati Reds 1.5
4 Houston Astros 1.8
5. New York Yankees 1.8
6. Washington Nationals 1.9
7. Chicago White Sox 2
8. Baltimore Orioles 2
9. New York Mets 2.3
10. Los Angeles Dodgers

Here is the list.....sorry you Nats and Mets Fans

Go Halos and Cubbies

Jacca5660 · Post by **Jacca5660** » Apr Fri 30, 2010 10:18 pm

Where are the Braves?? They actually won one!

MmeLeota · Post by **MmeLeota** » Apr Fri 30, 2010 10:19 pm

elizabethswann wrote:Yankees? Red Sox?

I thought so too Ms. Swann...

Hey Jacca...you don't want the Braves on that list...that's the most hated teams.

Yay, no Braves and no Angels!

Post by **Len90** » Apr Fri 30, 2010 11:23 pm

Jacca5660 wrote:Where are the Braves?? They actually won one!

That was a tough skid that they were in. Just winning one is like taking a ton of bricks off the backs of the players.

As for the Mets, somehow they have managed to win 8 in a row and beat the Phillies by a large margain. Also, they are now in "first place"... however I won't hold my breath. The season is long. We are now into May when most of the power hitters start waking up. Hopefully the Mets can continue on their winning ways.

kcarts · Post by **kcarts** » May Sat 01, 2010 5:44 am

That list is a bit strange.

They asked people to rate the 30 teams based on a scale from -5 to +5 (+5 being the best) on their feelings about the teams.

From a boston.com article......

"The formula determines whether consumers have positive, negative or neutral reactions to brands in their online messages. Neilsen'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."

I'm not sure how that translates to being "most hated".

NaCler · Post by **NaCler** » May Sat 01, 2010 8:23 am

Yeah, hard to believe the NATS are a hated team... Most teams like it when we come to town!

Jacca5660 · Post by **Jacca5660** » May Sat 01, 2010 8:41 am

NaCler wrote:Yeah, hard to believe the NATS are a hated team... Most teams like it when we come to town!

Why would people HATE the Washington Expos?

kcarts · Post by **kcarts** » May Sat 01, 2010 9:04 am

I could see how they would be apathetic toward them

Jacca5660 · Post by **Jacca5660** » May Sat 01, 2010 9:17 am

kcarts wrote:I could see how they would be apathetic toward them

I did Laugh Out Load on that! My DW wanted to know what

Mark86 · Post by **Mark86** » May Sat 01, 2010 10:02 am

kcarts wrote:
Jacca5660 wrote:Gees O Pete!! I guess there gonna go for a 10 game streak!! Who do they think they are the Pirates!!
That's low. Hope there aren't any Pirate fans on here!!!

My favorite from the AP game report......

The Braves lost 10 straight in 2006-- they can match skid Friday night at home against Houston.

Like it's an accomplishment.

How are those sox doing this year??? Looks like the Rays are the AL East team the Yanks must beat.

MmeLeota · Post by **MmeLeota** » May Sat 01, 2010 10:51 am

kcarts wrote:That list is a bit strange.

They asked people to rate the 30 teams based on a scale from -5 to +5 (+5 being the best) on their feelings about the teams.

From a boston.com article......

"The formula determines whether consumers have positive, negative or neutral reactions to brands in their online messages. Neilsen'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."

I'm not sure how that translates to being "most hated".

I found the list to be very surprising. I figured the top 2 would be NYY and BOS (well, at least one of those was right

) since they tend to be love 'em or hate 'em teams. But the Indians as most hated? That seems strange to me...further down the list maybe, but the top?
What was funny though, the day DH told me about the list, the Angels were playing the Indians and one of the Indians' pitchers was crying a sob story about how the Angels won on a bunt. He cried that it was "bad baseball". HA! If it was such bad baseball, it should have been an easy out. The Indians didn't get the out, the Angels scored, Angels win...simple as that.

elizabethswann · Post by **elizabethswann** » May Sat 01, 2010 2:22 pm

Aw, I'm shocked that the Dodgers are on the list.