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Originally Posted by GlassCity
It's just surprising because the Sabres play in another country. To use a Vancouver example, while the Mariners definitely have a presence here, the Blue Jays are still much more popular, despite being way farther. People want to cheer for Canadian teams.
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The regional pull can't be underestimated. I'd say that the most popular MLB team in Manitoba is basically whichever of the Twins or Blue Jays has been better over the past few years.
I'm actually surprised that there would be more Jays fans than Mariners fans in BC. If there was a MLB team a couple of hours away in North Dakota I'd probably be behind them 100%.
Besides, not everyone wants to cheer for a Canadian team... Toronto cheers for the Bills instead of their own football team
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