The Athletic did a MLB players poll, using their beat writers to get answers from as many players as possible. It’s not the most scientific poll, but it’s still interesting to see what players think about different topics surrounding the league.
Via The Athletic.
Before we get to the answers, note that these results are not entirely scientific. We divided the questions below into two sets, in order to cover as much ground as possible; some players answered every question, others answered only one set. And, even when granted anonymity, some players declined to discuss a few of the more controversial topics, so the players who did answer had a bigger say in the results. We have a much broader selection of players than we did last season, since The Athletic is now covering all 30 teams, but we still were able to get to more players from some teams than from others.
All right. So, there were some serious topics brought up such as players’ thoughts on a possible labor strike after the current CBA expires and the thought of collusion by teams in free agency.
And then there were some fun topics brought up like the manager you’d most want to play for and least want to play for. Most underrated and overrated player. There was also the question of the city players enjoyed the most visiting during road trips.
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And guess what, Chicago was number one.
City you most enjoy visiting on road trips?
Top result: Chicago (23.7%)
Runners-up: Seattle (18.9%), San Diego (16%), New York (7.1%)
Also receiving multiple votes: Boston, San Francisco, Toronto, Denver, Miami, Los Angeles, Anaheim, Baltimore, Milwaukee, Phoenix, Pittsburgh
In their own words:
On Chicago:
“It’s a good town for restaurants — and with all the day games, you can go out to lots of restaurants.”
Of course, players were also asked the city they least enjoy going to and the winner, loser(?) was Cincinnati.
City you least enjoy visiting on road trips?
Top result: Cincinnati (21%)
Runners-up: Oakland (17.2%), New York (12.7%), Cleveland (7.6%), Detroit (7.6%)
Also receiving multiple votes: Tampa Bay, Milwaukee, San Francisco, Kansas City, Miami, Denver, Anaheim, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles
In their own words:
On San Francisco:
“It’s too damn cold.”On Kansas City:
“Just not much to do there.”
Wait, who said Chicago and why? Well, White Sox fans, it’s time to take out the pitch forks. Here’s what one anonymous player said about why they picked Chicago as his least favorite city.
On Chicago:
“When I say Chicago, I mean the White Sox. Chicago as a city is fine, the Cubs are fine.”
What the fuck? Where did that come from?
Check out the rest of the results here.
