In a somewhat unreliable survey, the Marlins are the 25th favorite team in Major League Baseball.
TABLE 1 "What is your favorite Major League Baseball team?" Base: U.S. Adults Who Follow Major League Baseball 1999 2003 Rank Rank 2006 2007 2008 *While the name may have changed, the trend remains from previous years since it is the same team.
FAVORITE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM: 1999 - 2008
Rank
Rank
2004
2005
Rank
Rank
Rank
New York Yankees
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Atlanta Braves
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
Boston Red Sox
8
6
4
4
5
3
3
Chicago Cubs
3
7
2
3
4
5
4
Los Angeles Dodgers
7
8
=9
7
=14
11
5
Philadelphia Phillies
16
12
6
=13
13
18
6
Detroit Tigers
10
15
5
=19
7
6
=7
Cleveland Indians
5
4
=9
=19
=11
=13
=7
St. Louis Cardinals
4
14
13
6
6
4
9
New York Mets
12
3
14
5
2
7
10
Minnesota Twins
11
5
=17
=13
=21
20
11
Houston Astros
22
=20
=9
=17
9
12
12
Milwaukee Brewers
21
23
23
24
18
10
=13
San Francisco Giants
26
9
7
=10
=14
=13
=13
Chicago White Sox
20
27
27
=10
=11
21
=13
Colorado Rockies
14
24
24
26
=25
27
=13
Seattle Mariners
6
11
=15
=13
10
8
17
Cincinnati Reds
13
10
=19
=8
=14
9
18
Arizona Diamondbacks
NA
=16
=17
16
=14
22
19
Texas Rangers
15
13
=15
21
=27
=16
=20
Kansas City Royals
24
=25
=19
=22
=21
28
=20
Baltimore Orioles
9
=18
8
12
8
=13
22
Pittsburgh Pirates
18
=18
=9
=8
=21
=16
=23
Oakland Athletics
19
=20
22
27
19
19
=23
Florida Marlins
25
=25
21
28
=27
=23
25
Washington Nationals
NA
NA
NA
=22
24
29
26
San Diego Padres
17
22
=25
25
=25
26
27
Tampa Bay Rays*
NA
28
28
=29
28
25
28
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim*
23
=16
=25
=17
20
=23
29
Toronto Blue Jays**
28
29
29
=29
29
30
30
**It should be noted that the sample was limited to the United States. It is therefore no surprise that the
Canadian team placed last on this list in a survey where no Canadian residents are surveyed.
The really neat part is that didn't they ask any Canadians. But it even gets worse:
This Harris Poll® was conducted online within the United States between June 9 and 16, 2008 among 2,454 adults, of whom 918 follow baseball.
Let me get this straight, it was an online poll where only 37.4% of the respondents follow baseball and this is suppose to mean something.
I have little doubt the Marlins would finish near the bottom of the list no matter the methodology, but honestly, this is a joke.