August 4, 2007
Nike knows the fans

Have you guys seen this yet? UB first saw it over on Deadspin. It's a map of the United States based on baseball fans by the uninformed people of at Nike and it may be the most ridiculous thing UB's ever seen:
Northeast:

- First off, nationally the biggest team followings are Yankoffs, Red Sox, Cubs, Dodgers, Giants and Cardinals.
- UB wishes New England was united against the Yankoffs, but the pinstripes dominate south and west of Hartford.
- Funny they put the Mets in for Long Island. Doesn't it seem like people from Long Island are Mets, Jets and Islanders fans, while the rest of New York is Yankoffs, Giants and Rangers?
- Since when does anyone follow the Pirates? Look at how big their share is! Western Maryland, the Virginias and part of North Carolina are Bucs fans? Bull shit.
- How do the Nationals even get outside of DC? North of the nation's capitol is O's country, while south is Braves country. The Reds are way to inflated also. Are there really more Reds Fans than Tribe fans in Ohio?
- And what's with the Blue Jays? That whole section should just say, "Hockey."

- The Braves is pretty accurate, except that part that reads Nationals, should also read Braves. Southerns still stick together like crazy and the Braves are their only team.
- The Rays one is pretty funny. They are getting too much respect on this map. If you're scoring at home, divide the Rays slice in to Yankoffs-Red Sox property...

- The Twins is pretty close, though shouldn't much of that ice covered waste land be included in the "Unincorporated Territories?"
- The White Sox can't claim any portion of Illinois and as much of a surprise the Brewers may have been this season, that's a joke.

- Too bad Japan isn't on the map, it would also be M's country, though the Sox and Yanks would be on there too...
- How in the Hell are the Rangers so popular? What have they ever done? Wouldn't recent success at least give more of the state to the Astros? This map makes it look like the Royals and Rangers are battling it out over the "Unincorporated Territories."
- Padres should say, "Who cares, it's 80 every day here."
- Shouldn't Vegas have a spot for the Reds and the White Sox care of Pete Rose and Joe Jackson?





