Is this some kind of a Sick Joke?! I feel like I'm taking crazy pills! 11th! That's a disgrace if I've ever seen one. These jabronis must be talking about the wrong Detroit. Clearly they couldn't be referring to Detroit, Michigan. Where 3 of our 4 major sports teams have played for at least one championship in the last decade alone. Two of those 3 having won it all at least once. And 1 of those 2 being The Red Wings. The team that has the second most cups in the NHL! Hell even when we had a WNBA team, they were selling out and winning ships like it was nobody's business.
Honestly, I can accept a city like Boston or Philly beating us. Hell, even rounding out the top 5 would be pushing it. But what really gets me is the Cities ahead of us that have NO business being compared to the Dirty. Let me explain:
1.Dallas- Mad props for the Mavs beating the Heat in the NBA finals. That was one of the high points of my years as an NBA fan. But now you're locked out and you're banking an the Rangers making a return trip to the World Series. And to do that they gotta get through our Tigers. Cowboys are easily the most overrated team in football every year. The last good move the Stars had was re-signing Modano so he could retire there.
5. New York & 8. LA - These cities have 8 and five professional sports teams, respectively (once the New Jersey Nets become the Brooklyn Nets). They have the odds stacked in their favor to build a winning franchise or two. And between these 13 teams collectively; only The Lakers, Yankees and Giants have championships the last decade. Not to mention LA has 0 football teams and a baseball team filing for bankruptcy.
10. Tampa Bay -
Now this is the one that really gets me. I mean sure, the city has 3 professional teams that have
all either been to or won championships the last decade, but look at the fan base. You can't give away seats to a Rays game. Even when they're in the playoffs it seems to go unnoticed by the locals. Even the Bucs have been struggling to sell enough tickets to where the game isn't blacked out on local TV. Sounds familiar..
So lets say this list is for 2010, when the Tigs, Pistons, Lions and even the Wings had somewhat of an "off year." 11th place is embarrassing. The Lions may have been the only downfall this city's had, but look at the fan base. Lions fans are so loyal, I don't even think there's such a thing as a bandwagon for us. And now the Lions are the hottest show in the NFL, and according to one Yahoo! writer, the
most hostile environment to play in. Tigs are in the ALCS and the Wings are on track to make their 21st straight trip to the playoffs. With the NBA lockout looking like its here to stay, Detroit should be a lock for
at least top 3 Sports cities of 2011! And remember you heard it here first on the 14th best blog in the 11th best sports city! Beeyaaaawwwwww!
From Sportingnews.com-
It's more than just championships.
Sporting News’ Best Sports Cities rankings, which look at the 12 months from summer 2010 to summer 2011, are based on point values assigned to various categories, including but not limited to, won-lost records, postseason appearances, applicable power ratings, number of teams and attendance.
The list:
1. Dallas-Fort Worth
2. Boston
3. Philadelphia
4. Chicago + Evanston
5. New York
6. Pittsburgh
7. Atlanta
8. Los Angeles
9. Miami
10. Tampa + St. Petersburg
11. Detroit + Ann Arbor + Ypsilanti
12. Washington
13. San Jose + Palo Alto + Santa Clara
14. Minneapolis + St. Paul
15. San Francisco
16. Nashville
17. San Diego
18. Phoenix + Tempe
19. Indianapolis
20. Denver + Boulder
21. Cincinnati
22. New Orleans
23. Raleigh + Durham + Chapel Hill
24. Houston
25. Oakland + Berkeley
26. Oklahoma City + Norman
27. St. Louis
28. Salt Lake City + Provo
29. Baltimore
30. Vancouver
31. Anaheim
32. Seattle
33. Green Bay
34. Orlando
35. Memphis
36. Columbus
37. Toronto
38. Milwaukee
39. San Antonio
40. Portland
41. Buffalo
42. Kansas City
43. Montreal
44. Jacksonville
45. Cleveland
46. Calgary
47. Charlotte
48. Ottawa
49. Sacramento
50. Edmonton
Read more: http://aol.sportingnews.com/sport/story/2011-10-04/best-sports-cities-the-list-from-1-to-271#ixzz1aiN4T9Mj
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