8 Teams That Are Gaining Bandwagon Fans

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I Wanna Be Down - Everybody loves a winner...and more bandwagon fans are likely to ride with the Chicago Cubs, who have transformed from unloveable losers to baseball's new boys of summer. But where were they when the Cubs were one of the worst teams in baseball the past five seasons? These fans ain't loyal! What's worse is the Cubs aren't the only team gaining bandwagon fans by the minute. Check out some other squads winning games and fans. —By Mark Lelinwalla(Photo: Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

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I Wanna Be Down - Everybody loves a winner...and more bandwagon fans are likely to ride with the Chicago Cubs, who have transformed from unloveable losers to baseball's new boys of summer. But where were they when the Cubs were one of the worst teams in baseball the past five seasons? These fans ain't loyal! What's worse is the Cubs aren't the only team gaining bandwagon fans by the minute. Check out some other squads winning games and fans. —By Mark Lelinwalla(Photo: Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

New York Mets - Oh, yeah...you're a New York Mets fan now? Where were you when the Mets were not-so-Amazin'? Did you stay down when the ball club posted losing records the past six years? With arguably the best starting rotation in Major League Baseball, the Mets are garnering plenty of new fans who are turning up at Citi Field. How winning changes things. [Cough] Front-runner. [Cough]  (Photo: Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

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New York Mets - Oh, yeah...you're a New York Mets fan now? Where were you when the Mets were not-so-Amazin'? Did you stay down when the ball club posted losing records the past six years? With arguably the best starting rotation in Major League Baseball, the Mets are garnering plenty of new fans who are turning up at Citi Field. How winning changes things. [Cough] Front-runner. [Cough] (Photo: Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

Toronto Blue Jays - Drake isn't the only person making Toronto proud this summer. The Toronto Blue Jays boast baseball's most lethal offense and the mid-season acquisition of shortstop Troy Tulowitzki and pitcher David Price gave a real boost to their World Series chances. If you're in cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Detroit and find yourself suddenly rooting for the Blue Jays...be ashamed of yourself. You've been outed as the bandwagon fan you are.  (Photo:Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

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Toronto Blue Jays - Drake isn't the only person making Toronto proud this summer. The Toronto Blue Jays boast baseball's most lethal offense and the mid-season acquisition of shortstop Troy Tulowitzki and pitcher David Price gave a real boost to their World Series chances. If you're in cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Detroit and find yourself suddenly rooting for the Blue Jays...be ashamed of yourself. You've been outed as the bandwagon fan you are. (Photo:Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Miami Heat - Hey, we see all you fair-weather fans who defected from South Beach when LeBron James took his talents back to Cleveland last summer. After a strong off-season, which included re-signing Goran Dragic and Dwyane Wade, we see y'all trying to creep back in. Any returning Heat fans must know what we know. Miami is a legit roadblock standing in the way of the Cavs' NBA title dreams.  (Photo: Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

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Miami Heat - Hey, we see all you fair-weather fans who defected from South Beach when LeBron James took his talents back to Cleveland last summer. After a strong off-season, which included re-signing Goran Dragic and Dwyane Wade, we see y'all trying to creep back in. Any returning Heat fans must know what we know. Miami is a legit roadblock standing in the way of the Cavs' NBA title dreams. (Photo: Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

Milwaukee Bucks - If you're paying attention, you see that coach Jason Kidd is building something special with the Milwaukee Bucks. The line to get down with the Bucks' new winning ways is about as long as Giannis Antetokounmpo's wingspan.    (Photo: Jason Miller/Getty Images)

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Milwaukee Bucks - If you're paying attention, you see that coach Jason Kidd is building something special with the Milwaukee Bucks. The line to get down with the Bucks' new winning ways is about as long as Giannis Antetokounmpo's wingspan.  (Photo: Jason Miller/Getty Images)

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Chicago Cubs - The Chicago Cubs are an organization associated with nothing but misery, having failed to win a World Series title since 1907. Yeah... over a 100 years ago. They're winning now, though, and there is growing momentum that the curse could be over.   (Photo: David Banks/Getty Images)

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Chicago Cubs - The Chicago Cubs are an organization associated with nothing but misery, having failed to win a World Series title since 1907. Yeah... over a 100 years ago. They're winning now, though, and there is growing momentum that the curse could be over. (Photo: David Banks/Getty Images)

Houston Astros - The Houston Astros haven't had a winning season since 2008. The fact that they're currently sitting atop the American League West division is the only reason that they're gaining fans... none of which were around when the team lost a franchise-high 111 games in 2013. Just saying.   (Photo: Al Bello/Getty Images)

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Houston Astros - The Houston Astros haven't had a winning season since 2008. The fact that they're currently sitting atop the American League West division is the only reason that they're gaining fans... none of which were around when the team lost a franchise-high 111 games in 2013. Just saying. (Photo: Al Bello/Getty Images)

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Jacksonville Jaguars - Drafting quarterback Blake Bortles last year, claiming running back Bernard Pierce off waivers and signing linebacker Dante Fowler to a four-year deal have you excited enough to call yourself a Jacksonville Jaguars fan? Well, if you could live with yourself saying you're a Jags fan, OK.(Photo: Elsa/Getty Images)

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Jacksonville Jaguars - Drafting quarterback Blake Bortles last year, claiming running back Bernard Pierce off waivers and signing linebacker Dante Fowler to a four-year deal have you excited enough to call yourself a Jacksonville Jaguars fan? Well, if you could live with yourself saying you're a Jags fan, OK.(Photo: Elsa/Getty Images)

Michigan Wolverines - Jim Harbaugh makes the jump from the NFL to coach Michigan, Michael Jordan offers the team a lucrative Jordan Brand endorsement deal and all of a sudden the Wolverines are the hottest team in college football with an increasing fan base. That's how it goes sometimes. People want to be around what's hot, especially when it's just beginning to simmer. (Photo: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

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Michigan Wolverines - Jim Harbaugh makes the jump from the NFL to coach Michigan, Michael Jordan offers the team a lucrative Jordan Brand endorsement deal and all of a sudden the Wolverines are the hottest team in college football with an increasing fan base. That's how it goes sometimes. People want to be around what's hot, especially when it's just beginning to simmer. (Photo: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)