[Mick]

I find it hilarious that around the peninsula, the Red Sox are in just about a tie with the As, and stand as the most popular out-of-town team. Are there really that many MIT/Harvard grads in Silicon Valley?

Probably not solely MIT/Harvard grads in SV.  But there are 7.5 million residents in the 9 county SF Bay Area, and the Boston area is reminiscent of the SFBA in a number of ways.  If you throw in New England-born residents along with residents who are grads of American International College, Amherst College, Andover Newton Theological School, Anna Maria College, Assumption College, Babson College, Bard College at Simon's Rock, Bay Path College, Bay State College, Becker College, Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology, Bentley University, Berklee College of Music, Berkshire Community College, Blessed John XXIII National Seminary, Boston Architectural College, Boston Baptist College, Boston College, Boston Conservatory, Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis, Boston University, Brandeis University, Bridgewater State University, Bristol Community College, Bunker Hill Community College, Cambridge College, Cape Cod Community College, Clark University, College of the Holy Cross, Conway School of Landscape Design, Curry College, Dean College, Eastern Nazarene College, Elms College, College of Our Lady of the Elms, Emerson College, Emmanuel College, Endicott College, Episcopal Divinity School, Fisher College, Fitchburg State University, Framingham State University, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, Gordon College, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Greenfield Community College, Hampshire College, Harvard University, Hebrew College, Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
Holyoke Community College, Hult International Business School, Labouré College, Lasell College, Lesley University, Longy School of Music, Marian Court College. Massachusetts Bay Community College, Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Massachusetts School of Law, Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, Massasoit Community College, Merrimack College, Middlesex Community College, Montserrat College of Art, Mount Holyoke College, Mount Ida College, Mount Wachusett Community College, New England College of Optometry, New England Conservatory, New England Institute of Art, New England School of Law, Newbury College, Nichols College, North Shore Community College, Northeastern University, Northern Essex Community College, Northpoint Bible College, Pine Manor College, Quincy College, Quinsigamond Community College, Regis College, Roxbury Community College, Saint John's Seminary, Salem State University, Salter College, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Simmons College, Smith College, Springfield College, Springfield Technical Community College, Stonehill College, Suffolk University, Tufts University, University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Massachusetts Boston, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, University of Massachusetts Lowell, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Urban College of Boston, Wellesley College, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Western New England University, Westfield State University, Wheaton College,
Wheelock College, Williams College, Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Worcester State University...then you probably have a few Red Sox fans in the SF Bay Area.

[Mick]

I find it hilarious that around the peninsula, the Red Sox are in just about a tie with the As, and stand as the most popular out-of-town team. Are there really that many MIT/Harvard grads in Silicon Valley?

Probably not solely MIT/Harvard grads in SV.  But there are 7.5 million residents in the 9 county SF Bay Area, and the Boston area is reminiscent of the SFBA in a number of ways.  If you throw in New England-born residents along with residents who are grads of American International College, Amherst College, Andover Newton Theological School, Anna Maria College, Assumption College, Babson College, Bard College at Simon's Rock, Bay Path College, Bay State College, Becker College, Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology, Bentley University, Berklee College of Music, Berkshire Community College, Blessed John XXIII National Seminary, Boston Architectural College, Boston Baptist College, Boston College, Boston Conservatory, Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis, Boston University, Brandeis University, Bridgewater State University, Bristol Community College, Bunker Hill Community College, Cambridge College, Cape Cod Community College, Clark University, College of the Holy Cross, Conway School of Landscape Design, Curry College, Dean College, Eastern Nazarene College, Elms College, College of Our Lady of the Elms, Emerson College, Emmanuel College, Endicott College, Episcopal Divinity School, Fisher College, Fitchburg State University, Framingham State University, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, Gordon College, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Greenfield Community College, Hampshire College, Harvard University, Hebrew College, Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
Holyoke Community College, Hult International Business School, Labouré College, Lasell College, Lesley University, Longy School of Music, Marian Court College. Massachusetts Bay Community College, Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Massachusetts School of Law, Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, Massasoit Community College, Merrimack College, Middlesex Community College, Montserrat College of Art, Mount Holyoke College, Mount Ida College, Mount Wachusett Community College, New England College of Optometry, New England Conservatory, New England Institute of Art, New England School of Law, Newbury College, Nichols College, North Shore Community College, Northeastern University, Northern Essex Community College, Northpoint Bible College, Pine Manor College, Quincy College, Quinsigamond Community College, Regis College, Roxbury Community College, Saint John's Seminary, Salem State University, Salter College, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Simmons College, Smith College, Springfield College, Springfield Technical Community College, Stonehill College, Suffolk University, Tufts University, University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Massachusetts Boston, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, University of Massachusetts Lowell, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Urban College of Boston, Wellesley College, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Western New England University, Westfield State University, Wheaton College,
Wheelock College, Williams College, Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Worcester State University...then you probably have a few Red Sox fans in the SF Bay Area.