June 11, 2010 - Yankees, Red Sox Tied In Hearts Of Connecticut Fans, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; No Bomber Bounce From World Series Win Word format There are no ties in baseball, but 39 percent of Connecticut fans cheer for the New York Yankees while 38 percent root for the Boston Red Sox, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Another 11 percent say the New York Mets are their favorite team. This compares to a 42 - 38 percent Yankees lead in a June 1, 2009 survey by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University. This latest survey reflects the feelings of the 58 percent of Connecticut adults who say they are "very interested" or "somewhat interested" in Major League Baseball. The Bronx Bombers score best in New Haven, Middlesex, Litchfield, and Fairfield Counties, while the Red Sox rule in Tolland, Windham, New London and Hartford Counties. "A tie is like kissing your brother or sister, but the Yankees and Red Sox are in a statistical dead heat. The Yankees did not get a bounce out of their World Series win," said Quinnipiac University Poll Director Douglas Schwartz, PhD. "From 2003 -2008, the Red Sox chipped away at the Yankees lead, until they were basically tied in 2008 and it has stayed close for the last 3 years." From June 2 - 8, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,506 Connecticut residents with a margin of error of +/- 2.5 percentage points. The Quinnipiac University Poll conducts public opinion surveys in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio and the nation as a public service and for research. For more data or RSS feed- http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling.xml, call (203) 582-5201, or follow us on Twitter. 40. (All Adults) How interested are you in following major league baseball - very interested, somewhat interested or not interested at all? ALL ADULTS............................ AGE IN YRS....... Tot Men Wom 18-34 35-54 55+ Very interested 25% 32% 18% 30% 23% 23% Smwht interested 33 34 32 18 40 38 Not at all 42 33 49 51 37 39 DK/NA 1 1 - 1 - - TREND: How interested are you in following major league baseball - very interested, somewhat interested, or not interested at all? ALL ADULTS........................................... VERY INT..... High Low Jun 11 Jun 1 Jul 3 May 14 May 4 Jul 3 Jun 7 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2008 2004 Very interested 25 23 26 26 23 26 22 Somewhat interested 33 34 32 30 34 32 35 Not interested 42 43 41 44 43 41 43 DK/NA 1 - - - - 1 - 41. (If Very or Smwht interested in q40) What is your favorite major league baseball team? BASEBALL FANS......................... AGE IN YRS....... Tot Men Wom 18-34 35-54 55+ Atlanta Braves 1 2 - 2 2 - Baltimore Orioles 1 1 1 1 1 1 Boston Red Sox 38 38 39 32 37 44 Chicago Cubs 1 1 2 2 1 - Colorado Rockies 1 1 - 3 - - Detroit Tigers 1 1 - 1 - 1 New York Mets 11 12 10 13 13 7 New York Yankees 39 37 41 42 37 38 Other 1 1 1 2 1 1 DK/NA 3 1 5 - 4 4 MdlSex Toll,Wndm Farfld Hrtfrd Lchfld NewHvn NewLon Atlanta Braves 1 1 - 1 2 Baltimore Orioles - 2 1 - 3 Boston Red Sox 16 55 33 30 67 Chicago Cubs 2 1 - - 2 Colorado Rockies 3 - - - - Detroit Tigers - 1 - 1 - New York Mets 24 6 7 7 6 New York Yankees 47 28 52 52 15 Other 1 3 - 1 - DK/NA 5 - 1 4 3 TREND: (If baseball fan) What is your favorite major league baseball team? (*registered voters) (Data available upon request back to May 2003) BASEBALL FANS ....................................... Jun 11 Jun 1 Jul 3 May 14 May 4 Apr 8 Jun 7 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005* 2004 Atlanta Braves 1 - 1 1 1 2 2 Baltimore Orioles 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Boston Red Sox 38 38 41 37 35 35 33 Chicago Cubs 1 1 1 - 1 1 2 Cincinnati Reds - 1 - - - - - Cleveland Indians - - 1 - - - 1 Colorado Rockies 1 - - - - - - Detroit Tigers 1 - - 1 - - - Los Angeles Dodgers - - - 1 1 1 1 New York Mets 11 9 9 10 12 9 9 New York Yankees 39 42 40 43 42 43 43 Oakland Athletics - - - - - 1 - Philadelphia Phillies - 1 1 - - 1 - Pittsburgh Pirates - 1 - - - - St. Louis Cardinals - - 1 - - - - Other 1 1 - 1 - - 3 DK/NA 3 3 2 3 3 3 4
