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May 14, 2007

Sox fans still outnumbered in Connecticut

HAMDEN, Conn. (AP) - Despite a weak start, the New York Yankees still rule among fans in Connecticut.

A Quinnipiac University poll released Monday found that Connecticut fans prefer the Yankees to the Boston Red Sox 43-37 percent. Another 10 percent say they are New York Mets fans.

"The Red Sox may be first in the division but they are second in the hearts of Connecticut fans. These Yankees supporters show they are not fair-weather friends as they stick with the Bombers through tough times," said Quinnipiac University Poll Director Douglas Schwartz. (PROJO.COM EDITOR'S NOTE: Tough times? A slightly below-.500 record through mid-May?)

The Red Sox are 25-11 heading into Monday's games, with an eight-game lead over the 17-19 Yankees.

The university's poll results are similar to last year, when a Quinnipiac poll found that 42 percent of those surveyed were Yankees fans, 35 percent Red Sox fans and 12 percent support the Mets.

In a breakdown by county, the Yankees are still the big favorite in Fairfield County while the Red Sox rule in Hartford, Tolland, Windham and New London counties.
The survey of 1,653 adults was conducted May 2-7. It has a sampling error margin of plus or minus 2.4 percentage points.

Posted by Mike McDermott  at 1:17 PM to Red Sox | Permalink

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