10.19.2010
Updated Loser List
I screwed up on afew so here's an updated list...
17. San Fransisco - They won a game. They're good.
16. Charlotte/Carolina - combine the two and they're up there.
15. Winnipeg - I guess the team was stolen. They did win when they had them though.
14. Ottowa
13. Vancouver
12. Charlotte
11. Orlando
10. Sacramento
9. Salt Lake City
8. Portland
7. Jacksonville
6. Minnesota
5. Tennessee
4. San Diego
3. Buffalo
2. Seattle
1. Cleveland
10.15.2010
The Worst City in Sports
I haven't looked at the last one I did of these, so maybe this will be a total retread, but I thought I'd examine it once again. Who's got it the worst? Cities (or small areas around that city). I've got the Top 5, (with one that sort of surprised me), a couple of cities that have it rough overall but got a few championships sprinkled in, and then the 1 town teams that can't win shit.
Why'd I do this? I guess I just feel like a loser. Don't expect a lot of humor below, but I think it's always discussion worthy. If we can't be the best, I want to be known as the absolute worst. We're almost there Seattle!
Here we go...
One team towns that can't catch a break:
16. Ottowa - This is a town in Canada. They have a hockey team that, according to my research, sucks.
15. Vancouver - They'd be higher on the list if it were kick ass towns that kick a lot of ass, but that's a different list. Along with Ottowa, they lose point for being a NHL only town.
14. Charlotte - One NBA team (NBA teams in general took a hit on the list, because the NBA blows), not a long history. Not much suffering.
13. Orlando - A good team from what I hear, but still haven't won.
12. Sacramento - good fans.
11. Salt Lake City - Strong runs of competitiveness, but nothing to show for it.
10. Portland - A great town, with great titty bars. They can't feel too bad about themselves.
9. Jacksonville - They only made it this high because they're in one of the two sports leagues that still matter. Otherwise Jacksonville could eat it like the rest of these fools.
8. Tampa Bay - They don't have any fans, but the few that exist will end up being very bummed out when they look at this squad a few years down the road (Think '95 M's)
Big Ol' Losers:
7. San Francisco - You can only ride those 49er championships for so long (and CHRIST, look at em now). The Giants haven't won a thin in forever, and I think they count the Sharks and Warriors as their own as well. A real shit sandwich.
6. Minnesota - The Twins won a couple, but that 20 years ago. The Timberwolves are a joke, and the Vikings are one of longest suffering NFL teams.
The Top 5:
5. Tennessee - Here's the curveball. Sure, they don't have a gigantic fansbase in any of these sports, and lumping all of Tennessee together is kinda weak, but so are their teams. Titans came inches from winning a Superbowl . The Grizzilies blow and always will, (seriously, come back and read this post in 10 years and if they won a title by then I'll give you $10.00 each). They've also got a team in Nashville that sucks at hockey. Not a great sports town.
4. San Diego - The Chargers and the Padres. A couple of championship games but nothing else. Also, pretty sure they lost their NBA team too.
3. Buffalo - C'mon.
2. Seattle - If you need an explanation for this one, you're probably on the wrong site.
1. Cleveland - No championships in anything for over I dunno, 50 years I'll say. And then Lebron pulled one of the all time dickhead sports moves on the entire town.
Congrats Cleveland! But things are looking up with Holmgren on the Browns, and Carlos Santana on the Indians... you guys better step your suckiness, cuz Seattle we'll be closing on ya fast!
5.12.2009
The NBA Playoffs?!?
And here's why:
They are the only contender to the Throne.
What Throne you ask?
Let's just call it the Throne of the most pathetic sports town in America.
If Cleveland wins it's all ours!
Seriously. Before last year both Philly and the Clev layed claim to the Throne, but after the Phillies World Series and the upcoming Cavalier parade... it's just Seattle.
I challenge any Mustacheer to come up with a city that can even touch us on this one. I've thought long and hard about this. There isn't any. But please... make suggestions and I will shoot them down like Ricky Pierce used to bury threes.
