The Yankees for the seventh year in a row remain the favorite baseball team among those who follow MLB, according to the latest Harris Poll, which surveyed 2,177 adults from June 8-15. The Red Sox moved up one spot to second place, while the Braves drop one spot to third. The Indians made the largest move, down 18 places from a tie at seventh to a tie at 25th, while the Rockies dropped 10 places into a tie at 23rd. The Mariners (from 17th to 10th) and the Padres (from 27th to a tie at 20th) both moved up seven places. The chart below ranks favorite MLB teams for '09, with comparisons to previous years ( Harris Interactive ).
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HARRIS POLL: FAVORITE MLB TEAMS
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|
TEAM
|
'99
|
'03
|
'04
|
'05
|
'06
|
'07
|
'08
|
'09
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Yankees
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
Red Sox
|
8
|
6
|
4
|
4
|
5
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
|
Braves
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
| Cubs |
3
|
7
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
4
|
4
|
| Dodgers |
7
|
8
|
9
|
7
|
14
|
11
|
5
|
4
|
| Cardinals |
4
|
14
|
13
|
6
|
6
|
4
|
9
|
6
|
| Phillies |
16
|
12
|
6
|
13
|
13
|
18
|
6
|
7
|
| Tigers |
10
|
15
|
5
|
19
|
7
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
| Giants |
26
|
9
|
7
|
10
|
14
|
13
|
13
|
9
|
| Mariners |
6
|
11
|
15
|
13
|
10
|
8
|
17
|
10
|
| Mets |
12
|
3
|
14
|
5
|
2
|
7
|
10
|
11
|
| White Sox |
20
|
27
|
27
|
10
|
11
|
21
|
13
|
12
|
| Twins |
11
|
5
|
17
|
13
|
21
|
20
|
11
|
13
|
| Brewers |
21
|
23
|
23
|
24
|
18
|
10
|
13
|
14
|
| Reds |
13
|
10
|
19
|
8
|
14
|
9
|
18
|
15
|
| Rangers |
15
|
13
|
15
|
21
|
27
|
16
|
20
|
15
|
| Rays |
n/a
|
28
|
28
|
29
|
28
|
25
|
28
|
17
|
| Orioles |
9
|
18
|
8
|
12
|
8
|
13
|
22
|
17
|
| Astros |
22
|
20
|
9
|
17
|
9
|
12
|
12
|
19
|
| Padres |
17
|
22
|
25
|
25
|
25
|
26
|
27
|
20
|
| A's |
19
|
20
|
22
|
27
|
19
|
19
|
23
|
20
|
| Pirates |
18
|
18
|
9
|
8
|
21
|
16
|
23
|
22
|
| D'Backs |
n/a
|
16
|
17
|
16
|
14
|
22
|
19
|
23
|
| Rockies |
14
|
24
|
24
|
26
|
25
|
27
|
13
|
23
|
| Indians |
5
|
4
|
9
|
19
|
11
|
13
|
7
|
25
|
| Marlins |
25
|
25
|
21
|
28
|
27
|
23
|
25
|
25
|
| Nationals |
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
22
|
24
|
29
|
26
|
27
|
| Angels |
23
|
16
|
25
|
17
|
20
|
23
|
29
|
27
|
| Royals |
24
|
25
|
19
|
22
|
21
|
28
|
20
|
29
|
| Blue Jays* |
28
|
29
|
29
|
29
|
29
|
30
|
30
|
30
|
NOTE : * = Poll conducted in U.S. only.
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HARRIS POLL: FAVORITE MLB TEAMS
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|
TEAM
|
'99
|
'03
|
'04
|
'05
|
'06
|
'07
|
'08
|
'09
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Yankees
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
Red Sox
|
8
|
6
|
4
|
4
|
5
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
|
Braves
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
| Cubs |
3
|
7
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
4
|
4
|
| Dodgers |
7
|
8
|
9
|
7
|
14
|
11
|
5
|
4
|
| Cardinals |
4
|
14
|
13
|
6
|
6
|
4
|
9
|
6
|
| Phillies |
16
|
12
|
6
|
13
|
13
|
18
|
6
|
7
|
| Tigers |
10
|
15
|
5
|
19
|
7
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
| Giants |
26
|
9
|
7
|
10
|
14
|
13
|
13
|
9
|
| Mariners |
6
|
11
|
15
|
13
|
10
|
8
|
17
|
10
|
| Mets |
12
|
3
|
14
|
5
|
2
|
7
|
10
|
11
|
| White Sox |
20
|
27
|
27
|
10
|
11
|
21
|
13
|
12
|
| Twins |
11
|
5
|
17
|
13
|
21
|
20
|
11
|
13
|
| Brewers |
21
|
23
|
23
|
24
|
18
|
10
|
13
|
14
|
| Reds |
13
|
10
|
19
|
8
|
14
|
9
|
18
|
15
|
| Rangers |
15
|
13
|
15
|
21
|
27
|
16
|
20
|
15
|
| Rays |
n/a
|
28
|
28
|
29
|
28
|
25
|
28
|
17
|
| Orioles |
9
|
18
|
8
|
12
|
8
|
13
|
22
|
17
|
| Astros |
22
|
20
|
9
|
17
|
9
|
12
|
12
|
19
|
| Padres |
17
|
22
|
25
|
25
|
25
|
26
|
27
|
20
|
| A's |
19
|
20
|
22
|
27
|
19
|
19
|
23
|
20
|
| Pirates |
18
|
18
|
9
|
8
|
21
|
16
|
23
|
22
|
| D'Backs |
n/a
|
16
|
17
|
16
|
14
|
22
|
19
|
23
|
| Rockies |
14
|
24
|
24
|
26
|
25
|
27
|
13
|
23
|
| Indians |
5
|
4
|
9
|
19
|
11
|
13
|
7
|
25
|
| Marlins |
25
|
25
|
21
|
28
|
27
|
23
|
25
|
25
|
| Nationals |
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
22
|
24
|
29
|
26
|
27
|
| Angels |
23
|
16
|
25
|
17
|
20
|
23
|
29
|
27
|
| Royals |
24
|
25
|
19
|
22
|
21
|
28
|
20
|
29
|
| Blue Jays* |
28
|
29
|
29
|
29
|
29
|
30
|
30
|
30
|
