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Blu2e354 08-11-2003 04:28 PM

Is detriot worst sports town at the moment?
 
Tigers, Lions, but they do got the red wing

BigGov 08-11-2003 05:32 PM

Nope.

The entire state of Arizona is because they have the Cardinals.

fearofmear 08-11-2003 05:47 PM

New York City: Knicks, Mets and Rangers. Howvever, they have the Yanks and the football teams are good.

the State of Ohio: the Cavs, Bengals and the Indians.

gov135 08-11-2003 05:59 PM

No, not Detroit is not the worst sports town at the moment.

Atlanta is and has been for quite some time. People there don't attend anything. They may be able to sell out some Falcons games this year. Which is nice, cause they won't be able to sell out Braves playoff games.

Hrothgar 08-11-2003 06:00 PM

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Originally posted by fearofmear
New York City: Knicks, Mets and Rangers. Howvever, they have the Yanks and the football teams are good.

the State of Ohio: the Cavs, Bengals and the Indians.




The state of Florida: Devil Rays, Panthers, and Heat

The_Dude 08-11-2003 06:29 PM

florida's my pick for pro-teams.

Spartak 08-11-2003 07:55 PM

Dolphins, Bucs ?

djtestudo 08-11-2003 08:15 PM

What's your criteria? Worst teams? Worst fans?

Teams: New York City (not including Jersey or LI) - Rangers, Knicks and Mets all stink, and the Giants could go either way.

Fans: Atlanta, LA, San Diego

jhericurl21 08-11-2003 08:52 PM

Re: Is detriot worst sports town at the moment?
 
Quote:

Originally posted by Blu2e354
Tigers, Lions, but they do got the red wing
the Pistons were good last season werent they?

Midlandmadman 08-12-2003 03:26 AM

I dont think that Chicago has much to brag about right now................ ahhhhhhhhhh I see that our original poster is from Decatur, IL this would explain the Detroit Hating!!!!!


The Bulls The Bears and the Blackhawks haven't exactly tore up their respective leagues in past few years.

BonesCPA 08-12-2003 07:08 AM

What about Texas? Cowboys, Texans, Astro, Rangers, Rockets. Sure you have the Mavs, Spurs and Stars, but with the quantity in the state, you should have at least one .500 team in each league.

jhericurl21 08-12-2003 02:34 PM

I think Mavs and Spurs make up for it, Stars are so-so but they also got A-Rod

The_Dude 08-12-2003 03:19 PM

i dont know how u can say astros suck....they're about 500 and are leading their division right now.

sixate 08-12-2003 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by fearofmear
the State of Ohio: the Cavs, Bengals and the Indians.
Don't forget the Browns. They suck too, but people love them around here.

Detroit isn't the worst. Not only do they have the Red Wings. They also have the Pistons, and they're gonne be good as hell next year.

dunkelhelmut 08-12-2003 09:04 PM

First things first.

A sports town is determined by its fans, not it's teams.

And on that note, my home town of Detroit is an excellent sports town. The only sport we don't go to up there is baseball. Otherwise, the Wings, Pistons, and Lions all have extremely busy games.

Almost any Northern, industrial city is going to be a great sports town. That's just how it is.

Quote:

Originally posted by gov135
Atlanta is and has been for quite some time. People there don't attend anything. They may be able to sell out some Falcons games this year. Which is nice, cause they won't be able to sell out Braves playoff games.
I beg to differ.

Yes, Atlanta is nowhere near being a good sports town when compared to classic cities like Chicago and New York.

However, my fine city has been doing better and better lately.

Braves - They have the stands pretty full for most of the games. Yes, the novelty of having a damn good baseball team has gone down, but they still get their share of fans. We've basically had playoff games here for the past decade. Having a good baseball team is getting a little old here. :) Believe me, back when the Braves first got good, even regular season tickets were extremely hard to come by.

Falcons - We sold out our first preseason game this year. It's going to be hard to get tickets to any games this season. I hope I can get my hands on some because I want to take Van to a game.

Hawks - Yeah, they suck. Even when they were somewhat decent, many people didn't go to their games

Thrashers - Started out slow, but they are picking up steam. The games that I have been to have been packed (and exciting). And with a new coach and a semi-bright horizon, attendance could pick up even more.

MikeyChalupa 08-13-2003 03:14 AM

I'd agree with the state of Ohio. With the exception of Ohio State football, none of the teams that play in the state would make me want to get up in the morning.

Baseball: Reds (52-66 this year, 78-84 last year), Indians (51-69, 74-88)
Football: Bengals (2-14), Browns (9-7)
Hockey: Blue Jackets (29-42)
Basketball: Cavaliers (17-65)

ESPN ranked the cities last year. Here's what they came up with:

http://msn.espn.go.com/page2/s/cityrankings/030103.html

-Mikey

iceman2032 08-13-2003 07:53 AM

I would say Ohio becacuse of the Bengals and the Reds.

sportsrule101 08-13-2003 09:00 AM

i go to college in ohio, and it is the worst state for pro level teams, its absolutly pathetic. It does make them all the more osu fans.

348Dav 08-13-2003 09:39 AM

Southern California

Dodgers suck, Angels suck

Kings suck, Ducks lose in game 7 of Stanley Cup Finals

Lakers are still godly, but everybody's favorite Laker turns out to be a rapist

Clippers.........please take them back San Diego in exchange for your Chargers

Football.........ummmmmm..................Jim Everett?

USC basketball sucks, football rules. UCLA basketball sucks and football

But hey we still have Vin Scully!

RAMONES!!! 08-13-2003 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Hrothgar
The state of Florida: Devil Rays, Panthers, and Heat
thats as far as ya need to go, Bucs win the super bowl, Lightning Make the playoffs when SI ranked them #30 last season, and the magic make the playoffs, but always lose.

MikeyChalupa 08-14-2003 08:51 AM

Florida also has several great college football teams, and the Arena Football League champion. Plus you get half of spring training every year, so don't complain.

-Mikey

grayman 08-14-2003 09:18 AM

The Sporting News just ranked the best sports' cities and Detroit made it at number 9. Here is the full list for anyone who is interested. http://www.sportingnews.com/bestspor.../fulllist.html

BigGov 08-14-2003 01:01 PM

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31. Cincinnati
34. Green Bay
Shows how fucked up that list is.

Quote:

From TSN's rating system:
Once a city or town meets a minimum requirement, we take a 12-month snapshot, running roughly from July to July, of the sports climate, putting a heavy premium on regular-season records (from the most recently completed season); playoff berths, bowl appearances and tournament bids; championships; applicable power ratings; quality of competition; overall fan fervor, measured in part by attendance as a percentage of stadium/arena capacity; sports atmosphere and fan knowledge; abundance of teams, though we reward quality over quantity; stadium/arena quality; ticket availability and prices; franchise ownership, and marquee appeal of athletes.
Lets see now. In every criteria, the Packers absolutely KILL the Bengals. As in, the Packers are about in the top 3 in the NFL for every one of those criteria, and the Bengals are in the bottom 3. And what happened on July 31st this year? Ohh yea, the Reds firesale. Well, Cincy always has it's Div I basketball program, that's always something to brag about.

dragon2fire 08-14-2003 03:57 PM

lol that is one fucked up list any way yea ohio is pretty dam bad

dunkelhelmut 08-14-2003 08:07 PM

That list needs to be publicly humiliated

I mean, it put Atlanta before Chicago. Not only that, but Chicago wasn't in the top 5.

I mean, come on....

MikeyChalupa 08-14-2003 08:26 PM

Chicago goes above Atlanta, no doubt.

If pro sports disappeared tomorrow, which city would miss them most? Chi-town.

-Mikey

wwcd101 08-15-2003 06:06 AM

Detroit no. Red Wings are huge.

I'd go with Cinci. Oh, and for those who aren't from around here, Ohio isn't a single sports town. It's three different sports towns. Cleveburg is very different from Cowumbus which is very different from Sinsinatti.

Thanks for listening.

Nikilidstrom 08-15-2003 07:59 AM

Red Wings are great, Pistons are good, and by some miracle, the Lions may actually be watchable this year. Don't quote me on that, but its just so crazy it might be true. Still no hope for the Tigers, though. So i can hardly beleive that Detroit is the worst sports city in the USA at the moment.


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