And you thought you were die-hard

Stumbled on this little ditty in the Detroit Free Press. They credit Forbes.com with this list of "most loyal" and "least loyal" fan bases in baseball.

The five most loyal group of fans:

1. Texas Rangers
2. Boston Red Sox
3. Atlanta Braves
4. Chicago Cubs
5. Pittsburgh Pirates

The five least loyal group of fans:

1. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
2. Detroit Tigers
3. Oakland A’s
4. Minnesota Twins
5. Philadelphia Phillies

There are certainly different ways of measuring loyalty, and you'll have to read the article to review Forbes' criteria. I'm just surprised that the Braves and Pirates showed up in the top five "most loyal" fan bases. Atlanta has a hard time selling out post season games.