These results are a little fishy! no way the yankees don't make the top 5! and the stros make 4th??? What is there to hate? criticized is more accurate like mentioned above.
It was a very poor report - the metrics aren't applicable to the conclusion. A simple poll or survey would have been a million times better in every possible way.
Dude read what I posted at the end of page 1. Then go to MLBtraderumors.com and look at all the comments pertaining the Astros. You will see why everyone hates the Astros. Its just the honest truth.
Matt Thomas talked about this rediculous "Hatred Scale" yesterday on his show on 790am. The Neilson Group should really stick to TV ratings because this scale is absolutely bogus. It has nothing to do with if your team is hated by the rest of the country, it has to do with Internet chatter about the team by their own fans. The usual suspects (Yanks, Sox) are on the list because they are actually considered hated franchises, but the Reds, Indians, and Astros? They are on the list only because they are suggling and their fanbases respond as such on the internet. Like Matt said yesterday, walk into a bar and ask who the most liked teams in the Majors, NOBODY will answer the A's and Giants, yet they are on the top of this rediculous list. The freaking A's average 7 thousand fans a game, they are the most loved team!!?!?!??!?!
I don't believe this BS. Sure I'm sure the Astros are the 4th most hated team. Stankees should be number 1.
