The United Countries of Baseball

This map popped up in my RSS reader yesterday (I saw it on ffffound.com but it comes via Strange Maps) and I think it's really kind of interesting. There is something uniquely American about the unwavering acceptance of the home team and blind hatred of the opposition.

Back in September I was at a Cubs game at Wrigley field during the run up to the playoffs (sooo close... haha). Wrigley is a cool ball field but I wouldn't classify it as friendly. The stadium was packed and I feared for the lives of the only two suckers that showed up wearing Cincinnati Red's jerseys. As far as decision making goes that wasn't so smart. My home team allegiance lies with the Brewers (who also blew it at the end of the season), but I left that information at home in Milwaukee. Again though, there's no real reason for me to like the Brewers other than the fact that I grew up in Wisconsin and any team that races sausages is all right by me.


A disturbingly funny reiteration of my point

Anyways, I digress. Feel free to soak in the geography and argue amongst yourselves. I'll get you started: Do that many people actually like the White Sox, or did they just need to make their territory big enough for the logo? Discuss :)