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Originally Posted by Ronnie Dobbs3
And what does McGwire being hated by A's fans after leaving Oakland have to do with the discussion? You brought up those A's as a successful team hated by other fanbases.
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I was just responding this comment by ISiddiqui: "You'll note Mark McGwire was never hated in anywhere near the same way."
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I don't think you're going to be very successful convincing everyone here that the reason they think they don't like the Cardinals is wrong, but I guess you can keep trying.
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No one is "wrong" for not liking the Cardinals. If you were reading my comments you would know that's not my argument. My argument is that the level of "hate" for a team is simply a combination of perceived resource advantage + success. If the Yankees and a mid-tier team (Cards, Reds, Brewers, Nationals) are both equally successful, the Yankees will be more hated because of their perceived advantage financially. The Dodgers, Red Sox and Angels are slowly moving into that discussion as well. However, if any of the Reds/Cards/Brewers become very successful, they will be more hated than they others that don't do as well because of that success. It's a pretty simply concept that has been proven over and over in baseball.