This can't be all Sammy's Doing?

by DIESCTBRS on Jul 10, 2007 2:18 PM CDT

Not sure if anybody really cares but there is a Harris Interactive poll out that says the Rangers have become the 16th most popular team this season. This is very surprising given the fact that we were ranked 27th last season. I believe the jump is based on Wilkerson's last two weeks as an MVP candidate.

http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/index.jsp?epi-content=NEWS_VIEW_POPUP_TYPE&newsId= 20070709005144&ndmHsc=v2*A1152453600000*B1184068099000*DgroupByDate*J2*L1*N1000003*Zharris%20int eractive&newsLang=en&beanID=2133606841&viewID=news_view_popup

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We're the new Lovable Losers...

by JBImaknee on Jul 10, 2007 2:19 PM CDT reply actions

you gotta be kidding me right?

wilky is why were so popular, to be honest with you i have no idea why were there, maybe sammy has alot to do with it bc i dont see any other reason why

by weslyenkid01 on Jul 10, 2007 2:19 PM CDT reply actions

Some notions

Being sort of familiar with Harris Polls/Panels.

July 9 release, and media outlets have featured Ranger All Stars most of whom were All Star MVP's recently
Sammy Sosa's amazing recovery from baseball reject to mediocre slugger
A June/July surge that got favorable publicity in major market media
(inversely) Being on the receiving end of a Buehrle no hitter and a total gem by Erik Bedard.
(wry) People who live and die by national politics desperately looking for something good about Texas
(acrid) Baseball fans who think their team will end up with Mark Teixeira
(personal) A growing understanding that where they live really sucks compared to living in Texas

Time does funny things. The worst of which is, it keeps moving when you don't.

by Ed Coffin on Jul 10, 2007 2:34 PM CDT reply actions

Population

Since the DFW is (depending on who's list it is) in the top 8 metro areas by population the Rangers really ought to be one of the 16 most popular teams in baseball no matter who is on the squad.

by t ball on Jul 10, 2007 2:36 PM CDT reply actions

I find this really cool...

I've never seen anything like this. Some comments:

1> It looks like our bad ranking last year was the weird one - #27 after 4 years between 15 and 21.

2> Its funny how some teams are very regional (high rankings) and others are local (lower rankings). Atlanta gets a huge boost from being the first team in the South, and the LA Dodgers and Giants just swamp all the other Southwest clubs. The latecomers to the area - the Padres, Angels, A's and DBacks - are all basically locked into their market and no where else.

3> On a related note, Seattle looks like they've solidified a large regional market. I'd be interested to know how much of this effect is due to Ichiro... Long term, this can't be good for the Rangers...

4> Looks like Texas was favored over Houston until recent years when they went to the playoffs several times and world series once and we did badly.

by JBImaknee on Jul 10, 2007 2:38 PM CDT reply actions

love the publicity

but were way worse than last year haha. so maybe it has to be sosa and people wondering where tex will end up

by weslyenkid01 on Jul 10, 2007 2:47 PM CDT reply actions

Is this diary.....

an attempt to lure Rangerdisaster/nymusclefag out of hiding?

by bdavison94 on Jul 10, 2007 2:59 PM CDT reply actions

Uh Huh ...

and it worked .. of course its not whiffy(spare me) most people don't even know who he is.. its Sammy !!

" The Sosa signing was a spectacular success" - Evan Grant - July 2, 2007

by NYCMuscleFag on Jul 10, 2007 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions

like a moth to a flame.....

by bdavison94 on Jul 10, 2007 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions

History

You should have looked at the history of the poll before making this diary. The Rangers have historically been somewhere in the mid-teens in terms of popularity in the poll.

Last year was the clear anomaly.

by rangeressary on Jul 10, 2007 8:42 PM CDT reply actions