Most popular Boston sports team

[PatsCelts]

From reading Patsfan forum and some articles said that the Pats had better tv ratings than the Sawx do. I think the Sox are the biggest team since the media and lots of people love them. The Pats are big as well but most of the media doesn't go over their nuts like they do with the Sawx. Celtics are big but not like the other teams. Bruins same thing but they are 4th in beantown. Here is how my list of who the biggest team based on the media and fans.

1 Red Sox

2 Patriots







3 Celtics sadly







4 Bruins

[Roy Hobbs]

Football ratings will always be higher, in part because there's only one game per week.  However, the most popular team in town is, by far, the Sox.

[PatsCelts]

Football ratings will always be higher, in part because there's only one game per week.  However, the most popular team in town is, by far, the Sox.

That true. I defintley agree that the Sawx are the most popular team.

[ManchesterCelticsFan]

1. Red Sox
2. Patriots
3. Celtics
4. Bruins

From my observations, casual fans only started talking (to me and others) about the Celtics a couple years ago when it was clear they were back. Even so, I doubt the C's are more popular than Pats/Sox. I wonder how many sub-0.500 Sox teams/consecutive-years in a row would it take for the Celtics to overcome the Red Sox in popularity, assuming Danny Ainge can work more magic to keep the Celtics in championship contention during the same time frame? Would it need to take that and another blue-collar "Larry Bird" type player whom fans can relate to?

[PatsCelts]

The Celtics and Bruins were more popular I think then the Patriots before Kraft bought the team.

[PatsCelts]

1. Red Sox
2. Patriots
3. Celtics
4. Bruins

From my observations, casual fans only started talking (to me and others) about the Celtics a couple years ago when it was clear they were back. Even so, I doubt the C's are more popular than Pats/Sox. I wonder how many sub-0.500 Sox teams/consecutive-years in a row would it take for the Celtics to overcome the Red Sox in popularity, assuming Danny Ainge can work more magic to keep the Celtics in championship contention during the same time frame? Would it need to take that and another blue-collar "Larry Bird" type player whom fans can relate to?

I don't think it will ever happen. Boston is a baseball town.

[Roy Hobbs]

1. Red Sox
2. Patriots
3. Celtics
4. Bruins

From my observations, casual fans only started talking (to me and others) about the Celtics a couple years ago when it was clear they were back. Even so, I doubt the C's are more popular than Pats/Sox. I wonder how many sub-0.500 Sox teams/consecutive-years in a row would it take for the Celtics to overcome the Red Sox in popularity, assuming Danny Ainge can work more magic to keep the Celtics in championship contention during the same time frame? Would it need to take that and another blue-collar "Larry Bird" type player whom fans can relate to?

I don't think it will ever happen. Boston is a baseball town.

It is now, but who knows, right?  Back in the 70s, from everything I've heard the Bruins were the most popular team in town by a fairly wide margin.

[PatsCelts]

1. Red Sox
2. Patriots
3. Celtics
4. Bruins

From my observations, casual fans only started talking (to me and others) about the Celtics a couple years ago when it was clear they were back. Even so, I doubt the C's are more popular than Pats/Sox. I wonder how many sub-0.500 Sox teams/consecutive-years in a row would it take for the Celtics to overcome the Red Sox in popularity, assuming Danny Ainge can work more magic to keep the Celtics in championship contention during the same time frame? Would it need to take that and another blue-collar "Larry Bird" type player whom fans can relate to?

I don't think it will ever happen. Boston is a baseball town.

It is now, but who knows, right?  Back in the 70s, from everything I've heard the Bruins were the most popular team in town by a fairly wide margin.

And the 80's could be the Celtics.

[slamtheking]

1. Red Sox
2. Patriots
3. Celtics
4. Bruins

From my observations, casual fans only started talking (to me and others) about the Celtics a couple years ago when it was clear they were back. Even so, I doubt the C's are more popular than Pats/Sox. I wonder how many sub-0.500 Sox teams/consecutive-years in a row would it take for the Celtics to overcome the Red Sox in popularity, assuming Danny Ainge can work more magic to keep the Celtics in championship contention during the same time frame? Would it need to take that and another blue-collar "Larry Bird" type player whom fans can relate to?

I don't think it will ever happen. Boston is a baseball town.

It is now, but who knows, right?  Back in the 70s, from everything I've heard the Bruins were the most popular team in town by a fairly wide margin.

Bruins were hot back then but Sox have always been the top team since I can remember (which goes back to '69-'70.) 

Popularity in Boston (and New England in general) is Sox #1 by a large margin. 

Celtics/Pats/Bruins rotate through the 2-4 spots depending on team success.  70's saw the Bruins as the second most popular (thanks to Bobby Orr and team) with Celtics 3rd.

80's, C's were second thanks to Bird.  Pats/Bruins went 3/4 depending on who had the better year.  Bourque and Neely were the only reason the Bruins had a pulse in town

90's Pats surged to second, C's fell off as did the Bruins.  C's probably 3rd for early in the decade thanks to the residual Big 3-effect.

00's Pats were still second and C's/Bruins still way back in 3/4 position.  Bruins probably a little ahead thanks to the Thornton buzz.  C's came back to third thanks to the championship.

10's --> I'm optimistic C's remain a top team and win titles the next couple of years and surpass the Pats.  Pats will drop back as they fade to the middle of the NFL talent pack.  Bruins could surge to 3rd if this new kid they got in the draft is as good as advertised and they other players develop as hoped. 

[PatsCelts]

I think the Pats will still be the second team in Boston/New England.

[RockinRyA]

Globally though i think the celtics are more popular than the pats by quite a large margin

[nickagneta]

1. Red Sox
2. Patriots
3. Celtics
4. Bruins

From my observations, casual fans only started talking (to me and others) about the Celtics a couple years ago when it was clear they were back. Even so, I doubt the C's are more popular than Pats/Sox. I wonder how many sub-0.500 Sox teams/consecutive-years in a row would it take for the Celtics to overcome the Red Sox in popularity, assuming Danny Ainge can work more magic to keep the Celtics in championship contention during the same time frame? Would it need to take that and another blue-collar "Larry Bird" type player whom fans can relate to?

I don't think it will ever happen. Boston is a baseball town.

It is now, but who knows, right?  Back in the 70s, from everything I've heard the Bruins were the most popular team in town by a fairly wide margin.

Bruins were hot back then but Sox have always been the top team since I can remember (which goes back to '69-'70.) 

Popularity in Boston (and New England in general) is Sox #1 by a large margin. 

Celtics/Pats/Bruins rotate through the 2-4 spots depending on team success.  70's saw the Bruins as the second most popular (thanks to Bobby Orr and team) with Celtics 3rd.

80's, C's were second thanks to Bird.  Pats/Bruins went 3/4 depending on who had the better year.  Bourque and Neely were the only reason the Bruins had a pulse in town

90's Pats surged to second, C's fell off as did the Bruins.  C's probably 3rd for early in the decade thanks to the residual Big 3-effect.

00's Pats were still second and C's/Bruins still way back in 3/4 position.  Bruins probably a little ahead thanks to the Thornton buzz.  C's came back to third thanks to the championship.

10's --> I'm optimistic C's remain a top team and win titles the next couple of years and surpass the Pats.  Pats will drop back as they fade to the middle of the NFL talent pack.  Bruins could surge to 3rd if this new kid they got in the draft is as good as advertised and they other players develop as hoped. 

A quick correction, from Booby Orr's rookie season until the 1975 World Series run of the Red Sox, the Bruins were easily the toast of the town and the most popular team in this city. They were big than rock stars and sports stars put together. They OWNED this city.

[PatsCelts]

I guess the Bruins owned the city in the 70's.

[Bahku]

1. Sox
2. Celtics  (Since KG & Ray & Title)
3. Pats  (Very close behind)
4. Bruins  (Too bad ... this was a hockey town in the 70's)
5. Revs  (Should've been on the list, at least - soccer's growing fast)

[Tnerb02]

It's

1. Red Sox
2. Patriots
3. Celtics
4. Bruins


Although my favs are

1a. Pats
1b. Celts
1c. Boston Blazers
2. Red Sox
3. Bruins