tikigods 76 Posted August 21, 2012 According to a recent survey: Among the results: • Forty-two percent of the respondents picked the Patriots as their favorite team to the Sox’ 32 percent. (The Bruins scored with 11 percent of the fans, the Celts with 10 percent and the Revolution with 5 percent.) • When asked if they could follow only one team, 44 percent of respondents picked the Patriots, with 29 percent choosing the Sox. (Bruins, 13 percent; Celtics, 11 percent; Revs, 3 percent.) • Only 4 percent of respondents said the Sox are “changing for the better,” with a whopping 70 percent saying the team is “changing for the worse.” And only 11 percent rated the Sox as “excellent” when it comes to “focus on winning another World Series.” • Sox ownership came up the big losers in the poll with only 12 percent picking them as the franchise caretakers they “most admire.” By comparison, Robert Kraft was picked as the top owner by 42 percent of fans, Wyc Grousbeck and the Celtics ownership scored 23 percent and Bruins big Jeremy Jacobs, never a fan fave in years past, came in third with 19 percent. • The Pats’ Jonathan Kraft, the B’s Cam Neely and the Celts’ Danny Ainge all topped Ben Cherington in the category of “Leadership Performance,” with the Sox GM picking up only a paltry 7 percent of the vote. • And Bill Belichick was the region’s most admired coach by a huge margin, grabbing 47 percent of the vote. The Sox struggling skipper Bobby Valentine came in fourth (behind Doc Rivers and Claude Julien), with just 6 percent of the vote. Focking fairweathers... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Patriotsfatboy1 1,432 Posted August 21, 2012 According to a recent survey: Among the results: • Forty-two percent of the respondents picked the Patriots as their favorite team to the Sox’ 32 percent. (The Bruins scored with 11 percent of the fans, the Celts with 10 percent and the Revolution with 5 percent.) • When asked if they could follow only one team, 44 percent of respondents picked the Patriots, with 29 percent choosing the Sox. (Bruins, 13 percent; Celtics, 11 percent; Revs, 3 percent.) • Only 4 percent of respondents said the Sox are “changing for the better,” with a whopping 70 percent saying the team is “changing for the worse.” And only 11 percent rated the Sox as “excellent” when it comes to “focus on winning another World Series.” • Sox ownership came up the big losers in the poll with only 12 percent picking them as the franchise caretakers they “most admire.” By comparison, Robert Kraft was picked as the top owner by 42 percent of fans, Wyc Grousbeck and the Celtics ownership scored 23 percent and Bruins big Jeremy Jacobs, never a fan fave in years past, came in third with 19 percent. • The Pats’ Jonathan Kraft, the B’s Cam Neely and the Celts’ Danny Ainge all topped Ben Cherington in the category of “Leadership Performance,” with the Sox GM picking up only a paltry 7 percent of the vote. • And Bill Belichick was the region’s most admired coach by a huge margin, grabbing 47 percent of the vote. The Sox struggling skipper Bobby Valentine came in fourth (behind Doc Rivers and Claude Julien), with just 6 percent of the vote. Focking fairweathers... Any word on Canadiens' fans? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RLLD 3,455 Posted August 21, 2012 Not to worry, if the Red Sawx start winning again they will be everywhere screaming and once again be completely intolerable.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tikigods 76 Posted August 21, 2012 Any word on Canadiens' fans? Yes. We still love the Habs even when they suck? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herbivore 905 Posted August 21, 2012 I have no problem when a fanbase shows displeasure with their team. Some of the players they brought in are just not likeable, and firing Francona was universally disliked. But people should spend their cash there no matter what? According to the majority of bewbs here the Pats have been declining for years, yet the fans are supporting them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TD Ryan2 314 Posted August 21, 2012 1. Football is more popular than baseball. I'd guess that most major sports markets favor thier football team. 2. I'd rank them Pats, Bruins, Celtics, Sox in terms of watchability - and again, that's just the nature of the sports. In the playoffs, I can sit and watch an entire baseball game, but otherwise, it's something on in the background while I'm working on something else. 3. The Sox are (were?) part of the culture and identity in Boston. After finally winning, some of that changed. So while the ownership has to be thanked for finally winning it, they also transformed the team into a Big-Box-Store version of a franchise - the team is no longer something you live and die with, it's something you go to the store and buy. 4. And this is why the Bruins have so much staying power DESPITE the horrible ownership. Hockey/NHL is a unique market and hopefully can be "Big Box Stored" the way MLB, NBA, and NFL can. Bad for the NHL in the sense that they'll never be as flashy (and lucrative) as the NBA but good for the true fans. 5. And Bruins ownership (Jeremy Jacobs) took a beating around here after the lockout and Thornton trade. You're damn right the fans turned their backs on them - the wallet is the only thing Jacobs would respond to and the fans essentially boycotted the team until management made better/smarter/winning moves. I think a fansbase should "Boo" when the ownership isn't making an effort to win, otherwise you're a sucker paying for tix and $6 Beer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tikigods 76 Posted August 21, 2012 It'll be nice once the bandwagoners abandon ship. I miss the old days of hanging out in Fenway with people who actually knew that the game had innings and was played with a baseball. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
