Baseball, leisure time

We couldn’t let the beginning of baseball season go by without asking some of those very important questions that come at this time of year.

QUESTION: What place do you expect the Boston Red Sox to finish?
1^st: 17%

2^nd: 50%

3^rd: 25%

4^th: 8%


QUESTION: If you didn’t choose the Red Sox to finish in first place in the
American League East, whom do you expect to win the division?
Yankees: 100%


QUESTION: We have our own gem in Rhode Island in the Pawtucket Red Sox. How
many Pawsox games do you normally attend in the course of a year?
0: 29%

1-5: 71%


QUESTION: Do you still consider that Major League Baseball offers a reasonable
entertainment value?
Yes: 57%

No: 43%


QUESTION: How many Boston Red Sox games do you normally attend in the course
of the year?
0: 36%

1-5: 57%

6-10: 7%


QUESTION: Given the option, which would you prefer to do on a weekend afternoon
during the summer?
Attend a Red Sox game: 0%

Attend a Pawsox game: 0%

Play a round of golf: 50%
Go sailing: 13%
Visit the Indian Casinos in Connecticut: 0%

Stay home with family and friends: 19%

Fish: 18%

The Providence Business News/Johnson & Wales executive poll is a weekly
survey of 70 top business leaders throughout the state, representing small and
large companies in a variety of industries and businesses. All questions are chosen
exclusively by the editor of the Providence Business News.