They're actually in MD.
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So which city now claims the mantle as worst sport's town?
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They're actually in MD.
SparkleMotion
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It's Cleveland
Hari Seldon
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Yeah it is probably Buffalo. At least San Diego has good weather and an economy and shit. Buffalo has snow and 4 super bowl losses. They had a great hockey team back in the day and their best player got concussed out of the league (IIRC). They have great fans but the worst sports luck of all time.
CosmicQueso
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It's hard to get worked up about sports living in San Diego because of living in San Diego. Sports is just something one does to hang out and drink at. Nothing is taken very seriously.
Affeinvasion
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If it weren't for Jordan's mini retirement, Houston would be at the top of the list...sorry: mls and wnba don't count.
Well, yeah, we're talking pro sports. I know how y'all do in SEC country.
Anyone want to dispute Buffalo?
Nomadic Sparks
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Toronto is the worst sports town.
It's not even close.
Toronto Baseball:
Toronto Hockey:
Toronto Baske... oh this one's too easy.
Even Toronto's lacrosse team is terrible.
I want a Toronto vs STL Cardinals world series just to see how salty cards' fans get when Bautista does bat flip like he did against the Rangers.
Spuck-uk
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Oh come on, the packers don't even play in Milwaukee anymore (They used to play 2 home games a year in Milwaukee until 94)
It's kind of sad when your baseball team's greatest accomplishment is a World Series loss 34 years ago.
TheCochese
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Wasn't specified by OP. And even then, judging by fan attendance is such a shit-tier Deadspin clickbait level. We don't support horrible management.
CassidyIzABeast
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If you're talking about fan behavior its Philly and Cleveland.
RunTheBrules
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Anyone who says Detroit clearly knows nothing about sports, as they've been one of the more successful sports cities. The only franchise without a storied history in this town is the Lions, whose failures of the last 50 years nullify their rich history from the 50's when they won a few NFL championships.
I'm going with Atlanta
I'm going with Atlanta
Fixed2BeBroken
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Philly gets a bad wrap.....We've had some very poor showings and instances, but not as bad as say...like in Oakland/San fran where people got murdered at the game
I went to the Vikings/Packers game at TCF this last year, and good lord, everyone there looked like these three people. It was uncanny.
Minnesota shouldn't have to wait too long for a title. KAT is gonna do the damn thing.
Violence Jack
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Speaking as a former resident, it's Atlanta. San Diego, Buffalo, and Minnesota are up there as well.
Walter White Walker
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Apparently not by the owners, coaches, or players either.
shiftplusone
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It's still cleveland
Houston is just the saddest sports town.
Astros suck
Texans fans think there is an in state rivalry with the cowboys (there isn't, no one cares about the Texans)
Rockets are chumps
Houston is just the saddest sports town.
Astros suck
Texans fans think there is an in state rivalry with the cowboys (there isn't, no one cares about the Texans)
Rockets are chumps
Applesauce
Boom! Bitch-slapped!
It is hilarious that I came in this thread and there's a Houston Astros banner ad at the top
Gully State
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I'm going to go with San Diego. Even when the Chargers were good, the team had difficulty avoiding TV blackouts.
BennyBlanco
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Yeah, I agree with this. As strong as my distaste is for Philly fans (NYG fan here) they actually show up year after year to watch their terrible teams. Except the 6ers.
Miami is a bad sports town.
Toronto is the worst sports town.
It's not even close.
Toronto Baseball:
Toronto Hockey:
Toronto Baske... oh this one's too easy.
Even Toronto's lacrosse team is terrible.
I know it''s bait, but nope.
And the Leafs can look forward to a decade-plus of
Grover Cleveland
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People itt conflating being a "terrible sports town" and being "a town terrible at sports".
Cleveland is a terrific sports town. They just can't win with regularity.
Miami is a terrible sports town. Yet they have something like 8 titles between 3 sports
Cleveland is a terrific sports town. They just can't win with regularity.
Miami is a terrible sports town. Yet they have something like 8 titles between 3 sports
newshinycd
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We have the Sharks, which arguably should be our NFL team.
Poodlestrike
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Nobody on earth gives a damn about Cincinnati, so that's right out. I'd go with Buffalo, personally.
CosmicQueso
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Toronto has had some good sports moments, sure.
But it's still a terrible sports town.
BINGO.
The face that says "Oh no. Toronto has the first pick. I shouldn't have been this good."
But it's still a terrible sports town.
BINGO.
The face that says "Oh no. Toronto has the first pick. I shouldn't have been this good."
Add Dallas to that category. More visiting fans than Cowboy fans at games because the citizens of Southern Oklahoma dont give a damn.
Maverick fans dont actually exist
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
San Diego California, baby
not only do we suck
I bet you we lose our NFL team
not only do we suck
I bet you we lose our NFL team
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
If you actually read that article it says that cities which have never won a major title weren't included. That's why San Diego was left off instead of ranked #1.
GoutPatrol
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Probably Buffalo. San Diego has really only gotten close to a championship once and they lost by...60? to the 49ers. How can a city come back from 4 straight Super Bowl loses.
fairweather fans are the worst
Fixed2BeBroken
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Um what? Do you even know anything about the redskins? I get you don't follow sports, but..you could have at least did a google search to understand how crazy this sentence is
Gully State
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Buffalo has a ton of diehard fans.. SD's fanbase in general are pretty apathetic because well they live in San Diego. I mean there are some Chargers faithful but as a whole, the city just doesn't give a shit.
TheCochese
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Perhaps it is more due to our fair weather.
There's quite a few reasons why I can get into why we don't sell out every single game all the time (and when other cities don't, they don't get near the coverage). However, that's the narrative y'all choose to have, and it won't change that.
I guess in terms of fans, Atlanta's the worst. Not that they're badly behaved, but because they don't really seem to give a shit about their own teams. You go to games and half the crowd is wearing the other team's colors.
Not to mention what a bunch of fairweather fucks they are. Hawks have gone to the playoffs 9 years in a row, but oh they're only winning a round or two, no rings, they're terrible. They're doing us better than 75% of the of the league is doing their cities, you perfectionist asses.
Not to mention what a bunch of fairweather fucks they are. Hawks have gone to the playoffs 9 years in a row, but oh they're only winning a round or two, no rings, they're terrible. They're doing us better than 75% of the of the league is doing their cities, you perfectionist asses.
Laieon
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Houston fans trying to downplay Dallas. Well I never!
Plenty of Mavs fans in DFW. Cowboys are the most popular team in the area. Practically none of their tickets are bought and sold legit. They all go to scalpers who charge crazy prices that only visiting team fans want to pay, especially with how mediocre they've been the past...forever.
Jag
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And the Heat was 6 out of 30 in attendance last year without Lebron. When Lebron left the Cavs they went from 9th to 22nd in attendance. Heat and Dolphin fans are diehard. Marlins used to have a decent fan base, but fuck Loria. He's worse than Gilbert.
Miami also gets a boatload of out of town visitors and transplants. It's a destination city, you will always have other fans there.
Hellsing321
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Hey at least we have the Lynx
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I'd probably go with Atlanta. I grew up a Braves fan and have lived here since 2009. But I grew up in WV so it's just a fluke that I root for the Braves (we had few channels and Braves games on TBS were pretty much it for baseball for many years. I root for Orlando in NBA and Oakland in the NFL.
Such things are true of many residents since Atlanta is such a transient city with so many people moving here for work and thus having no real ties to the city/area or it's sports teams.
So fan support is pretty lame compared to other cities. The Braves couldn't even sell out playoff games when they were on that great run of 14 straight division titles. The city lost their NHL team. Hawks and Falcons attendence is ok, but there always seems to be large contingents of opponent's fans.
Add in that the last title was the Braves in 1995, and I think they take the cake. Other cities like Buffalo and San Diego have longer droughts, but they also have fewer pro teams and more passionate fan bases.
Such things are true of many residents since Atlanta is such a transient city with so many people moving here for work and thus having no real ties to the city/area or it's sports teams.
So fan support is pretty lame compared to other cities. The Braves couldn't even sell out playoff games when they were on that great run of 14 straight division titles. The city lost their NHL team. Hawks and Falcons attendence is ok, but there always seems to be large contingents of opponent's fans.
Add in that the last title was the Braves in 1995, and I think they take the cake. Other cities like Buffalo and San Diego have longer droughts, but they also have fewer pro teams and more passionate fan bases.
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