I will confess, I stole the line from a host on ESPN radio. In regards to popularity, New England and other parts of the Northeast lead the US in their baseball fandom. True, people in the Northeast love talking about the Red Sox, Yankees, and Mets, but the rest of the country not so much. I suspect in the South people care more for SEC football than MLB. I do not say this with glee, I just observe reality. ESPN polled younger demographic on what they are fans of. The result was that the NFL topped the poll with no competition for the top spot, followed by the NBA and NCAA football in the next level. MLB was tied with the MLS in the third tier, and the NHL barely registered. It is a snapshot for the future, you ignore at your peril.
Interesting results—thanks for sharing.
We are all waiting for The Bruins game tonight.I was surprised to see soccer more popular than hockey.
I have one son who adores futbol and has traveled outside the USA to see games.but hockey,football,and baseball still rank highly in my family.
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