Jun
24
2011

Joisey Fans Prefer Phillies Over Mets

An article by Craig Lerner

From Brent Johnson in the Star-Ledger:

According to a new poll from Quinnipiac University, 48 percent of the Garden State’s baseball fans root for the Yankees, while 22 percent prefer the Phillies. Sixteen percent are Mets fans.

Three percent root for the Boston Red Sox. Other teams make up 1 percent each.

Damn Joisey, that’s cold! I wonder how many of them root for the Eagles too??

About the Author: Craig Lerner

I'm a data analyst and researcher for a leading news agency who loves life and is hooked on the Mets. I love following the Amateur Draft and have a particular fondness for the Mets Minor Leagues who I follow each day. Give me a cold beer, a summer day, and a Mets game, and I'm good to go.

4 Comments + Add Comment

Even Flow June 24, 2011 at 6:21 pm

And we care what dirty Jersey thinks because….?
vtmet June 24, 2011 at 6:44 pm

Craig,

Those Joisey fans that you are talking about, are “bandwagon” jumpers or “fair weather” fans…When I went to college in central Jersey from ’84 to ’87, everyone that I came across was a Mets “fan” and “hated” the Yanks and the Phils (both the Phils and Yankees were 2nd rate teams during those years)…Kind of like how Billy Crystal showed up for the ’86 World Series in all Mets apparel proclaiming to be a “lifelong Mets fan” on National tv; and then in ’00 was at the Subway World Series dressed in all Yankees apparel proclaiming to be a “lifelong Yankee fan” on National tv…when the tides turn, so do the alleged “fans” allegiances…
Mikey June 24, 2011 at 8:07 pm

So, 73% of New Jersey baseball fans are frontrunners. Think those numbers would be the same if the Mets finished above .500 the last few seasons?
theonlymaskman June 25, 2011 at 9:26 am

Wow, that graphic is in very poor taste! My opinion of this web site has just dropped a few notches. Get that thing off your site right now Joe!

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Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Braves	42	28	.600	-
Nationals	34	35	.493	7.5
Phillies	34	37	.479	8.5
Mets	25	40	.385	14.5
Marlins	22	47	.319	19.5

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