America's Most Miserable Sports Cities (Forbes)

CalJur
CalJur Posts: 627 Member
edited November 2024 in Chit-Chat
1. Atlanta
2. Seattle
3. Phoenix
4. Buffalo
5. San Diego
6. Houston
7. Denver
8. Cleveland
9. Kansas City
10. Cincinnati

http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomvanriper/2012/02/28/americas-most-miserable-sports-cities/
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  • Bankman1989
    Bankman1989 Posts: 1,116 Member
    You have the Rockets, Astros and the up and coming Texans. The Rockets did win 2 in the 90's and the Astros went to the WS in 2005. There's so much to do here though I think people dont pay much attention till football season.
  • Dilfster
    Dilfster Posts: 416 Member
    miami will join the list soon enough
  • jhardenbergh
    jhardenbergh Posts: 1,035 Member
    I know Philly has had some great teams, a WS victory, trips to the playoffs in hockey, etc..., but their fans always seem miserable.
  • Dilfster
    Dilfster Posts: 416 Member
    haha. We aren't miserable..we are passionate! :)
  • jhardenbergh
    jhardenbergh Posts: 1,035 Member
    haha. We aren't miserable..we are passionate! :)

    I know this will sound so cliche, but you booed Santa, lol
  • Dilfster
    Dilfster Posts: 416 Member
    he deserved it.
  • shedoos
    shedoos Posts: 446 Member
    haha. We aren't miserable..we are passionate! :)

    I don't think that people who aren't from here can really understand it. And we like it that way:-)


    Nothing like Broad Street after a championship.
  • jhardenbergh
    jhardenbergh Posts: 1,035 Member
    haha. We aren't miserable..we are passionate! :)

    I will give you guys credit though, you did throw bags of cash at JD Drew when he came back as an opponent, I will say that is one of the best heckling I have seen fans do to an opposing player.
  • jhardenbergh
    jhardenbergh Posts: 1,035 Member
    Oakland should definately be on this list, Raiders, A's, when was the last time Golden State Warriors mattered, Run TMC.
  • Dilfster
    Dilfster Posts: 416 Member
    haha. We aren't miserable..we are passionate! :)

    I don't think that people who aren't from here can really understand it. And we like it that way:-)


    Nothing like Broad Street after a championship.

    I know. We truly love our sports. But if our teams don't win or if you are sloppy, we will boo you cause we expect more of you! It's out of love!
  • Dilfster
    Dilfster Posts: 416 Member
    oh and yes, i plan on going to broad street this october for another parade!!! :)
  • LauraMacNCheese
    LauraMacNCheese Posts: 7,173 Member
    haha. We aren't miserable..we are passionate! :)

    I don't think that people who aren't from here can really understand it. And we like it that way:-)


    Nothing like Broad Street after a championship.

    I know. We truly love our sports. But if our teams don't win or if you are sloppy, we will boo you cause we expect more of you! It's out of love!

    ^^this...Philly fans aren't monsters...besides have you seen the denizens of the Black Hole in Oakland?? Holy hell those "people" scare me...
  • SoCalWoman
    SoCalWoman Posts: 2,384 Member
    San Diego here. yes..we are miserable..but our weather makes up for it.
  • dubw
    dubw Posts: 429
    Anaheim
  • sufikitkat
    sufikitkat Posts: 583 Member
    Not gonna lie...Buffalo may not have won a championship in football or hockey but we are not miserable. We have more fun at our sporting events than people think AND to top it off...we have a great lacrosse team that has won championships! A Drinking town with a Sports Problem...how can you be miserable? lol
  • doorki
    doorki Posts: 2,576 Member
    How is DC not on that list?
  • tmarie2715
    tmarie2715 Posts: 1,111 Member
    1. Atlanta
    2. Seattle
    3. Phoenix
    4. Buffalo
    5. San Diego
    6. Houston
    7. Denver
    8. Cleveland
    9. Kansas City
    10. Cincinnati

    http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomvanriper/2012/02/28/americas-most-miserable-sports-cities/

    If we're talking football, Seattle should be #2. Otherwise, we've got a great WNBA team, our soccer team is good, and okay, we suck because of the Mariners, too.

    Can I just say (now that I looked at the link) that it is total b^ll$hit that a woman's professional team didn't even make the grade and we're still getting Sonics flak. How long have we been without a basketball team? CRAP.
  • Dilfster
    Dilfster Posts: 416 Member
    How is DC not on that list?

    technically not a city. haha but it should be up there. i mean for gods sakes, they are "forbidding" phillies fans from buying tickets to the nationals-phillies game right now to keep phillies fans out of their ballpark. hahahaha
  • doorki
    doorki Posts: 2,576 Member
    How is DC not on that list?

    technically not a city. haha but it should be up there. i mean for gods sakes, they are "forbidding" phillies fans from buying tickets to the nationals-phillies game right now to keep phillies fans out of their ballpark. hahahaha

    With the state of the Skins, Caps, Wizards (Bullets) and Nats, what good teams are there? TC Williams?
  • penelepurr
    penelepurr Posts: 204 Member
    haha. We aren't miserable..we are passionate! :)

    I don't think that people who aren't from here can really understand it. And we like it that way:-)


    Nothing like Broad Street after a championship.

    I know. We truly love our sports. But if our teams don't win or if you are sloppy, we will boo you cause we expect more of you! It's out of love!

    ^^this...Philly fans aren't monsters...besides have you seen the denizens of the Black Hole in Oakland?? Holy hell those "people" scare me...

    Agree! I happily boo sloppy play. we know you can do better!!! And when I lived in Pasadena, I went up to the Rai-duhs/Iggs game. sat at the top. we had a fun time with the fans, but yeah, no way I would have gone down to the Black Hole hahaha. I was living there when the Phils won and I flew home for the parade- lucky game 5 got rain-interrupted though, I flew back the day of game 5.5 and I got to see them win when I was home :love: so worth it!!
  • Dilfster
    Dilfster Posts: 416 Member
    haha. We aren't miserable..we are passionate! :)

    I don't think that people who aren't from here can really understand it. And we like it that way:-)


    Nothing like Broad Street after a championship.



    I know. We truly love our sports. But if our teams don't win or if you are sloppy, we will boo you cause we expect more of you! It's out of love!

    ^^this...Philly fans aren't monsters...besides have you seen the denizens of the Black Hole in Oakland?? Holy hell those "people" scare me...

    Agree! I happily boo sloppy play. we know you can do better!!! And when I lived in Pasadena, I went up to the Rai-duhs/Iggs game. sat at the top. we had a fun time with the fans, but yeah, no way I would have gone down to the Black Hole hahaha. I was living there when the Phils won and I flew home for the parade- lucky game 5 got rain-interrupted though, I flew back the day of game 5.5 and I got to see them win when I was home :love: so worth it!!

    sweet! I was kind of at the parade. i was stuck in a PATCO station but got up to street level after the floats went by. then walked with the sea of red to 8th and market- to the models at the galleria.
  • Celiamariec
    Celiamariec Posts: 93
    10. Cincinnati

    http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomvanriper/2012/02/28/americas-most-miserable-sports-cities/

    Not true, we (Bengals) made the Wild Card this year. :laugh: I kid, I kid. I still love my Reds though. :love:
  • DMZ_1
    DMZ_1 Posts: 2,889 Member
    Cleveland needs to be ranked higher.
  • MzBug
    MzBug Posts: 2,173 Member
    I grew up in Seattle, now live just outside DC, so I know all about bad sports teams! I have adopted my guys teams....Eagles, Flyers, Phillies and 76-ers. Going to the Caps/Flyers game on Sunday, should be good!
  • Gary1977
    Gary1977 Posts: 804 Member
    Where's Charlotte on the list? Panthers only had one win 2 years ago & let's not EVEN get started on the Bobcats. We don't even have a baseball team.:sad:
  • AmyMK
    AmyMK Posts: 164
    If it makes you feel better - I'm in Canada and the city I live in was named most dangerous!
  • doorki
    doorki Posts: 2,576 Member
    I grew up in Seattle, now live just outside DC, so I know all about bad sports teams! I have adopted my guys teams....Eagles, Flyers, Phillies and 76-ers. Going to the Caps/Flyers game on Sunday, should be good!

    As a Skins' fan, you are just the worst kind of person =P
  • rossi02
    rossi02 Posts: 549 Member
    Where's Charlotte on the list? Panthers only had one win 2 years ago & let's not EVEN get started on the Bobcats. We don't even have a baseball team.:sad:

    I was thinking the exact same thing!
  • xo_morgan
    xo_morgan Posts: 298
    Well i can tell you who its not....Pittsburgh!!!!!:bigsmile:
  • bugsymalone521
    bugsymalone521 Posts: 57
    The booing Santa, or throwing snowballs at Santa, or whatever the story is this week about what Philly fans did to Santa, is an often overbeaten and misunderstood dead horse. The man dressed as Santa came out on to the field and was visibly drunk, so the fans let him hear it.

    I was also at the Phils parade in 2008. 2.5 million people packed two stadiums and all of Broad Street. What a great time that was!
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