Which MLB Fanbase Is the Most Delusional?

Every MLB fanbase believes in hope. That’s normal. Baseball is built on optimism, long seasons, and the idea that this year could be different.

Delusion, however, is something else entirely.

Delusion is when expectations never change, no matter how much evidence stacks up. When history is used as a shield. When reality is treated like a fluke instead of a pattern.

So for BSBLR, let’s ask the question fans love to argue about more than anything else:

Which MLB fanbase is the most delusional?

What “Delusional” Actually Means

This isn’t about passion or loyalty. It’s about belief disconnected from results.

A delusional fanbase:

• Expects contention every year regardless of roster flaws

• Treats past success as proof of future dominance

• Explains away repeated postseason failures

• Believes one move fixes systemic problems

With that in mind, here are the main contenders.

The Leading Candidates

Los Angeles Dodgers Fans

The belief: “The best roster always wins eventually.”
The reality: October doesn’t care.

Dodgers fans trust the process more than any fanbase in baseball. Payroll, farm system, analytics, depth — on paper, they’re almost always right. And yet, postseason exits keep piling up.

Each one gets brushed off as bad luck. At some point, repeated disappointment stops being random and starts being part of the story.

Boston Red Sox Fans

The belief: “We should never rebuild.”
The reality: Cycles exist.

Red Sox fans swing between championship entitlement and total meltdown. Any season that isn’t competitive is viewed as organizational failure. Patience is treated like surrender.

The delusion isn’t expecting greatness — it’s refusing to accept transition.

Chicago Cubs Fans

The belief: “We’re closer than people think.”
The reality: Close and contending aren’t the same thing.

Cubs fans are eternally optimistic. Prospects are always about to pop. Payroll space is always about to be spent. One hot stretch becomes proof the window is open again.

Hope is fine. Ignoring timelines is not.

New York Mets Fans

The belief: “Spend more and it’ll work.”
The reality: Baseball doesn’t function like a shopping spree.

No fanbase believes more strongly that payroll equals success. When it fails, the answer is always another splash. When that fails, it’s blamed on luck.

Money helps. Structure matters more.

The Answer: New York Yankees Fans

New York Yankees

This isn’t about rings. They’ve earned the history.

It’s about living in it.

Yankees fans expect dominance not because of roster construction or recent postseason results, but because dominance is what should happen. Every season begins with World Series expectations, even when the flaws are obvious.

When October ends early, it’s always framed as:

• Injuries

• Bad luck

• A short series

Rarely is it accepted that structural problems exist.

History becomes inevitability. Confidence becomes entitlement.

That’s delusion.

Why This Debate Never Ends

Because baseball rewards belief. Fans are conditioned to think next year will fix everything. But the most delusional fanbases are the ones that never recalibrate, no matter how loud the evidence gets.

Every fanbase has moments of delusion.

Only a few make it a lifestyle.

Final Word

Being delusional doesn’t make a fanbase bad. It makes them loud, emotional, and constantly disappointed.

But if delusion is defined as expectations that ignore reality year after year, there’s one fanbase that continues to wear the crown.

You already know who it is.

Now it’s your turn:

Which MLB fanbase do you think is the most delusional — and why?