2007-10-29 08:00:00 · 11 answers · asked by Tiara D 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
ssshadiii - Boston is small time?
You never cease to prove your hatred (and stupidity) when it comes to Boston and the Red Sox.
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2007-10-29 08:15:45 · answer #1 · answered by Kris 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Big cities can often carry two teams.... In the early days of baseball several of the cities actually had 2 teams., Philadelphia Boston, St Louis and Chicago all had 2 teams, and New York had 3. As franchises moved west in the 1950s and 1960s these cities lost a franchise and became a one team town, with the Bay area and LA getting two, the Mets were formed to keeep NY a two team town, and the Cubs and Chisox stayed in thier towns of inception. The Cubs are the only NL team that has been playing in the same city uninterrupted since the league formed in 1876 and in the AL, only 4 of the original 8 franchises are in the city they started..Boston, Detroit, cleveland and of course the White Sox. The fact that Chicago carries two teams is an enduring legacy of baseball.
2007-10-29 08:30:18 · answer #2 · answered by allenmontana 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Now you might think that somebody who was on the Chicago Cubs, had problems with them, and then left the team, and then formed the Chicago White Sox, Charles Comiskey was the person thaqt founded the Chicago White Sox in the early 1900's, and they have been around ever since. You can read about them at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox . The Chicago Cubs have beeen around a lot longer then the Chicago White Sox, you can read about the Chicago Cubs at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Cubs , and they have been around since 1876. That is longer then you or me, have been on this planet. And maybe other cities like Seattle, and Boston, might look at Chicago being lucky having 2 baseball teams, and having a rivary like this.
2007-10-30 10:34:30 · answer #3 · answered by staggmovie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco/Oakland are 4 of the largest metropolitan regions of the country and can support 2 teams.
Up until 1953, St. Louis also had 2 teams and is currently the only metropolitan region that recorded over 100% baseball to residence ratio for 2007 (3.55M attendance in a 2.5M region). That's why I've always lobbied for the city to bring AL baseball back, because they are the only ones that can afford to do so!
2007-10-29 08:13:50 · answer #4 · answered by pricehillsaint 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The Cubs have been around since the NL's beginning. The White Sox were originally a minor league team, a member of the Western League. When the Western League withdrew from the national agreement in 1900 and began its fight for major league status, the Chisox became a major league team in the AL.
2007-10-29 08:09:35 · answer #5 · answered by Craig S 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It all goes by factors of population, location, and the basic likeness rating of baseball in the state. This is why California has 5 teams, while a state like Montana or Rhode Island doesn't have one at all.
2007-10-29 08:15:05 · answer #6 · answered by goldyman1212 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chicago is big enough market to support two teams, just like New York and the CA Bay Area.
2007-10-29 08:04:58 · answer #7 · answered by suspendedagain300 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Several major cities are large enough in population to support two teams and the Chicago area is one of them.
2007-10-29 08:08:44 · answer #8 · answered by Frizzer 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Same reason NY and LA and San Fran do. They are the biggest cities in the country, and the demand is there for two teams. This is why they moved teams from Boston and Philadelphia during the western expansion. They're small time.
p.s., yeah they moved teams from NY too, but they're will always be room for two there.
2007-10-29 08:09:46 · answer #9 · answered by 15fsg546rge1rrheljh45hjr90459ty3 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
People from Chicago are so full of hate they need two teams to vent with.
2007-10-29 08:02:49 · answer #10 · answered by Sarrafzedehkhoee 7 · 2⤊ 5⤋