Playground →
The top six neighbors in David Ross's similarity data form a tight Cubs-era cluster — Kyle Schwarber (0.98), Anthony Rizzo (0.97), Jake Arrieta (0.96), Kris Bryant (0.95), the Chicago Cubs (0.93), and Javier Báez (0.92) — all Athletes or Sports Teams, all scoring above 0.92. Then the data breaks sharply, and a second neighborhood emerges around sports comedy and media: Annie Agar (0.83, Comedians), Big Ten Network (0.82, TV Channels), Joe Maddon (0.81, Professionals), and Frank Caliendo (0.80, Comedians).
That gap — roughly 0.09 points between Báez and Agar — is the structural story. The shape flag is two-peak, and the data supports it cleanly: one neighborhood is defined by a specific baseball roster, the other by sports-adjacent comedy and broadcast media. The second cluster suggests the audience that follows Ross extends beyond Cubs fandom into a broader Midwestern sports-entertainment space, where comedians and TV personalities share audience composition with athletes. No other subcategory dominates the second peak; it's a mix of Comedians, TV Channels, and Professionals rather than a single kind.
The overall picture is an audience anchored in one very specific team era, with a secondary pull toward the comedy and media figures that orbit professional sports.
