From: pjtier01@ulkyvx.louisville.edu Subject: Re: And America's Team is....But Why? Lines: 18 Nntp-Posting-Host: ulkyvx.louisville.edu Organization: University of Louisville In article , kingoz@camelot.bradley.edu (Orin Roth) writes: > Well, officially it's the Braves. At least up until they started winning > it was. Are they still, officially? > If so, why? and how did they receive this label? There is NO TEAM, repeat, NO TEAM, that is America's team. This is a diverse country with 26 MLB teams (+2 up north) and there is no one team that is America's. Who would the other teams belong to? And how does it happen? Well, teams receive this monicker through success (Cowboys), national exposure (Cubs), or both (Braves). It spreas aby successful advertising campaigns. Harry Caray, Ted Turner, amd other dupe people into thinking that their representative teams are "hip" so that people will watch them on TV and buy their products. Arrogant local fans adapt the monicker and think that "their" team is the one that America idolize It comes down to dollars and egos. P. Tierney