National Poll Finds the New York Yankees To Be 'America's Team'

FAIRFIELD, Conn., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- When asked to name the Major League Baseball team they consider to be "America's Team," the Yankees were named by 41.6% of respondents with an opinion, in a national poll conducted by the Sacred Heart University Polling Institute. This was followed by the Red Sox at 16.3% and the Braves at 6.9%. A total of twenty-five teams were named.

    Which MLB team do you consider to be "America's Team"?       Sept. 2009
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    Yankees                                                          41.6%
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    Red Sox                                                          16.3
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    Braves                                                            6.9
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    Cubs                                                              7.3
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    Phillies                                                          4.2
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    Cardinals                                                         5.0
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    Mets                                                              2.5
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    Tigers                                                            2.5
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Other teams named with less frequency included: White Sox, Blue Jays, Oakland As, Orioles, Tampa Bay, Dodgers, Rangers, Brewers, Reds, Giants, Pirates, Indians, Twins and Angels.

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How the Poll Was Conducted

The Sacred Heart University Polling Institute completed 800 surveys nationally. All telephone interviews were conducted between September 8 and September 11, 2009. One survey instrument was used to elicit information from all respondents. Statistically, a sample of 800 completed telephone interviews represents a margin for error of +/-3.5% at a 95% confidence level.

About Sacred Heart University

Sacred Heart University, the second-largest Catholic university in New England, offers more than 40 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs on its main campus in Fairfield, Connecticut, and satellites in Connecticut, Luxembourg and Ireland. Approximately 6,000 students attend the University's four colleges: Arts & Sciences; Education & Health Professions; University College; and the AACSB-accredited John F. (Jack) Welch College of Business. The Princeton Review includes SHU in its "Best 368 Colleges: 2009," and U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges 2008" ranks SHU among the best master's universities in the North. SHU fields 31 division I athletic teams, and has an award-winning program of community service. www.sacredheart.edu

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