Comments on: Survey says: Braves more popular than Cubs (huh?)

By: Robby

Robby — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:14:23 +0000

Every since TBS stop showing the Braves, I haven’t even watch TBS. I don’t see the Braves being in the top 5 after this year.

By: ATL Born n Bred....

ATL Born n Bred.... — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:26:30 +0000

Hi…. I for one am only mildly surprised. for all the reasons mentioned, we are one of the hallmarks of baseball. Not to mention that as a franchise we ARE one of the oldest, with our roots in Boston. Also, look at the road games, no matter where we go, except maybe new york, we always have quite a few fans.

By: L

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:13:16 +0000

Why is everyone so surprised?

Look at the past nine years on that chart, the Braves have been in the top 3 every year.

By: Chicken Foot

Chicken Foot — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:07:28 +0000

First let me say Dwyer is over rated and tech stinks.

Yes, the Braves are a favorite everywhere. I met some folks in the Bahamas from Oregon. They said they loved the Braves without any affiliation to the city.

By: Mr. Howell Mill

Mr. Howell Mill — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:44:43 +0000

Not suprised at all, as an ATL native born and bred I lived in Ohio for my college years and went to see the Braves whenever they played the Reds. I was shocked intially by all the Braves fans that were in attendance, but over time I got used to it. I went to a Braves game in Milwaulkee and the same thing, Braves fans everywhere. So I am not at all suprised at the ranking in this survey.

By: TD

TD — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:38:31 +0000

As a former Georgia resident, I used to love being able to see them on TBS and watched every chance I could. I would agree with other in that, since they aren’t on TV, I can’t follow the team and don’t have much interest other than to come to ajc.com. I live in Washington DC and I never watch this abomination of a team unless the Braves are in town and I can watch it on MASN. Man, I miss the days of TBS and Skip and the Gang.

By: Alan

Alan — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:37:34 +0000

As someone stated in an earlier Braves vent, “Hell isn’t hot enough for a Cubs fan.”

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:24:06 +0000

Blazerdawg: You can thank the Yankees, Cubs, Cards and Red Sox for the Braves hitting their attendance marks. Braves fans themselves are a joke. Like someone said before, it’s said that the most noise you hear at a Braves game is between innings when they are dancing for the big screen. Pathetic atmosphere for baseball. And please don’t try to defend the Braves postseason attendance numbers. The fact that just one playoff game didn’t sell out is plain sad! (there’ve been a bunch that haven’t)

By: Cubbie Girl

Cubbie Girl — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:18:59 +0000

This should not seem all that surprising given the Cubs have not been the World Champions since they won back-to-back (had to put that in there) in 1907 & 1908. Yes, folks after 100 years with no championshipto speak of, the 2003 debacle, and being swept in 07 & 08 during the playoffs it would be reasonable to assume the Cubs would be at the bottom of the list. But no they are sitting pretty at number 4! Win or lose we love our team. The fact that the Braves were on TBS with a national audience for a seeming lifetime AND won 13 consectuive pennants and 1 WS certainly doesn’t hurt either.

As mentioned this certainly does seem surprising if you’ve ever been to Turner Field (Wrigley South) when the Cubs are in town where Cubs fans outnumber Braves fans. Yes, we represent in greater numbers and louder cheers but this does not equate to obnoxious behavior as some suggest. We are as proud of our team as you are of yours and are not going to keep quiet at games just because we’re not in Chicago.

By: RHR

RHR — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:27:59 +0000

I’m one of the “son of a Milwaukee Braves fan”. My father and his buddies took annual train trips from NE Iowa to Milwaukee a few times a year to see their favorite team. I have some great old photos of them at County Stadium attending the games in the 50’s and early 60’s sporting the iconic “IBM look” with short sleeved white dress shirts and skinny solid dark ties. Growing up in central Iowa it was hard to follow the Braves until the early days of TBS on cable. Having lived in Florida and now northern Alabama for the past 25 years it has been much easier to follow the Braves.