After A "Scientific" Study, The Cleveland Indians Were Chosen As Most Hated Team - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 04-28-2010, 10:42 PM

Even President Barack Obama took jabs at the Yankees this week, cementing the fact that everybody—except, of course, Yankee fans—hates the World Champions. But are they actually the most loathed team in baseball?

Contrary to popular belief, the Yankees are only the fifth-most despised team in the majors, according to an Internet algorithm built by Nielsen Co. that analyzes how people feel about certain things. This service typically uses various keywords to find out whether people have positive, negative or neutral reactions to different brands and products. No team registered a negative mark on Nielsen's "sentiment scale," which ranges from -5 to 5, but the Yankees (1.8) were one of only six teams to score lower than 2. The Mets finished four spots higher, making them the ninth most-hated team. "Even Yankee fans don't hate the Mets these days," says Benjamin Kabak, a writer for the River Avenue Blues Yankees blog. "We just feel bad for them."

The San Francisco Giants (4.5) and Oakland Athletics (4.2) were the most-liked teams on this scale, suggesting that laid-back Northern California fans are the most accepting. But the Cleveland Indians' MLB-worst 0.9 was a bit of a surprise. They simply haven't done a lot over the past 13 years to warrant that much attention. "I can believe that though," says Ed Carroll, who runs the Deep Left Field Indians blog. "The team does a lot to alienate its fans." The unheralded Cincinnati Reds (1.5) and Houston Astros (1.8) were also in the basement.

The good news for the Yankees is that their low score is better than the only team that really matters: The rival Boston Red Sox, who are the second most-despised team.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...180269378.html

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 2.4

James · 04-29-2010, 04:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage via wsj.com

3. Cincinnati Reds 1.5

catlover79 · 04-29-2010, 12:23 PM

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...

biffbronson · 04-29-2010, 03:31 PM

This whole thing seems very fishy to me -- for example, the Nationals are a "new" team. How can they have built up so much hatred against them in a few short years, especially since they've never even made the playoffs...?!?

MrCleveland · 04-29-2010, 04:16 PM

Another woe for Cleveland. I despise the Indians (sometimes)...is it because we have a stereotypical Native American as a logo?

Better off showing this....

And this....

Maybe they can remake "Major League" with the Cleveland Indians as the team.

isiahthomas · 05-01-2010, 03:42 PM

I don't understand how they can be the most hated team when they haven't made the playoffs in years hahahahahahahahahahahahaha. I love Cleveland Indians logo.

catlover79 · 05-01-2010, 11:06 PM

The last time they were in the playoffs in 2007 - not that long ago. Speaking of those videos, the line "come see both of our buildings" cracks me up every time!!

isiahthomas · 05-02-2010, 02:28 PM

They made the playoffs 3 years ago? Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha. I don't remember that. Who did they play and lose to? LOL.

MrCleveland · 05-03-2010, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by isiahthomas

They made the playoffs 3 years ago? Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha. I don't remember that. Who did they play and lose to? LOL.

Boston Red Sox

We blew the last three games.

I think Baseball's fixed...they don't want Cleveland to win and The Cubs not to even get into The World Series!

04-28-2010, 10:42 PM	#1
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isiahthomas Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Aug 20, 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 10,704	I don't understand how they can be the most hated team when they haven't made the playoffs in years hahahahahahahahahahahahaha. I love Cleveland Indians logo.

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catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	The last time they were in the playoffs in 2007 - not that long ago. Speaking of those videos, the line "come see both of our buildings" cracks me up every time!!

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isiahthomas Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Aug 20, 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 10,704	They made the playoffs 3 years ago? Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha. I don't remember that. Who did they play and lose to? LOL.