The Green Bay Packers are the smallest market professional sports franchise in name only. Everybody knows they're not just Green Bay's team they're Wisconsin's team. They no longer have to play several games a year in Milwaukee to prove it, or to have the governor, who is from Milwaukee, turn the floor over to their coach during the State of the State speech to celebrate the team's super bowl victory.
The Brewers have similarly branded themselves as Wisconsin's team, but not to the same extent as the Packers. Friends who grew up on the Wisconsin side of the Minnesota border tell me that many in their area rooted for the Twins. You'll also find Cubs fans here and there.
I ran across an interesting map that rather unscientifically displays the America's regional baseball allegiances. A more accurate map would show scattering of support for the Braves, Yankees and Cubs all over the country, especially in areas far away from a baseball team (Nebraska, for instance).
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