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Most miserable sports cities?
Posted on 10/19/20 at 11:50 am
Posted on 10/19/20 at 11:50 am
Watching the Braves pull off that epic choke makes me think it has to be Atlanta, but here are my top cities.My criteria includes cities with football, basketball and baseball teams.
Atlanta:
Football- The Falcons have 0 Super Bowl wins and the greatest choke in sports history. Team is now awful despite retaining some talent.
Basketball- The Hawks are stuck in perpetual mediocrity and irrelevance. They have never won a title while in Atlanta.
Baseball- The Braves have 1 title since moving to Atlanta and have a great and storied history of choking in the playoffs despite having talented teams like last night.
Houston:
Football- The Texans are a total dumpster fire as B.O.B. wrecked the organization. They are chokers and have been throughout their history. Even the Oilers never won a Super Bowl.
Basketball- The Rockets had a good 90s winning back to back titles but that's it. Under the current regime, they have been perennial chokers and 2nd fiddle to the Warriors, and their championship window with Harden is probably closed.
Baseball: The Astros have been in the dumps for much of their history. The only title they have is forever tainted as well and everyone in the league hates the organization.
Detroit:
Football- The Lions are a dumpster fire and have been one for half a century. All their best players in franchise history retire early because they are so bad. Zero playoff wins since 1992.
Basketball- Three titles including one in 2004, so that lessens the sting. However, they played second fiddle to the Jordan Bulls and have been pretty mediocre in the last decade.
Baseball- The Tigers have not won a world series since 1984. They put together some talented teams in the early 2010s, but never got it done. They are a mediocre franchise.
Cleveland:
Football- The Browns are a factory of sadness. That's all you have to say. Even when they are looking decent like this year, they will find a way to frick it up.
Basketball- The Cavs are not a very good franchise historically, but that 2016 title did a lot for Cleveland, which knocks them down from the top spot in the misery index.
Baseball- The Indians have not won a World Series since 1948, the longest drought in the MLB. They have a lot of good playoff chokes, including blowing the 2016 World Series to the Cubs of all teams.
Honorable Mentions:
Buffalo- This city's teams, the Bills and the Sabres are destined to wallow in perpetual mediocrity and the Bills had a brutal 90s stretch.
Phoenix- Phoenix sports are extremely mediocre. 0 titles for the Suns and Cardinals, despite fielding some talented teams in their history. They just can't ever seem to get over the hump.
Atlanta:
Football- The Falcons have 0 Super Bowl wins and the greatest choke in sports history. Team is now awful despite retaining some talent.
Basketball- The Hawks are stuck in perpetual mediocrity and irrelevance. They have never won a title while in Atlanta.
Baseball- The Braves have 1 title since moving to Atlanta and have a great and storied history of choking in the playoffs despite having talented teams like last night.
Houston:
Football- The Texans are a total dumpster fire as B.O.B. wrecked the organization. They are chokers and have been throughout their history. Even the Oilers never won a Super Bowl.
Basketball- The Rockets had a good 90s winning back to back titles but that's it. Under the current regime, they have been perennial chokers and 2nd fiddle to the Warriors, and their championship window with Harden is probably closed.
Baseball: The Astros have been in the dumps for much of their history. The only title they have is forever tainted as well and everyone in the league hates the organization.
Detroit:
Football- The Lions are a dumpster fire and have been one for half a century. All their best players in franchise history retire early because they are so bad. Zero playoff wins since 1992.
Basketball- Three titles including one in 2004, so that lessens the sting. However, they played second fiddle to the Jordan Bulls and have been pretty mediocre in the last decade.
Baseball- The Tigers have not won a world series since 1984. They put together some talented teams in the early 2010s, but never got it done. They are a mediocre franchise.
Cleveland:
Football- The Browns are a factory of sadness. That's all you have to say. Even when they are looking decent like this year, they will find a way to frick it up.
Basketball- The Cavs are not a very good franchise historically, but that 2016 title did a lot for Cleveland, which knocks them down from the top spot in the misery index.
Baseball- The Indians have not won a World Series since 1948, the longest drought in the MLB. They have a lot of good playoff chokes, including blowing the 2016 World Series to the Cubs of all teams.
Honorable Mentions:
Buffalo- This city's teams, the Bills and the Sabres are destined to wallow in perpetual mediocrity and the Bills had a brutal 90s stretch.
Phoenix- Phoenix sports are extremely mediocre. 0 titles for the Suns and Cardinals, despite fielding some talented teams in their history. They just can't ever seem to get over the hump.
Posted on 10/19/20 at 11:56 am to red sox fan 13
will always be cleveland. it could be raining pussy and theyd get hit with a cock once they stepped outside
Posted on 10/19/20 at 11:58 am to red sox fan 13
It's bad in Detroit. We always at least had a good Wings team and that is gone for the foreseeable future.
Posted on 10/19/20 at 11:59 am to red sox fan 13
The Astros have been one of the top mlb teams the last 5 years
Posted on 10/19/20 at 12:02 pm to red sox fan 13
Despite 2009, New Orleans has to be on the list especially if youre putting Cleveland and Houston there. Look at how many gut wrenching playoff exits we've had. Beastquake, Vernon Davis, Minny Miracle, Rams PI, Kirk Cousins.
Our NBA team just lost Davis who immediately won a title, also Tyson Chandler and Peja won with the Mavs not long after leaving us. Denver beat us by 58 in the playoffs one time, and our best season we dropped game 7 at home to the Spurs after the home team won the previous 6 games, blocking us from the WCF.
Our NBA team just lost Davis who immediately won a title, also Tyson Chandler and Peja won with the Mavs not long after leaving us. Denver beat us by 58 in the playoffs one time, and our best season we dropped game 7 at home to the Spurs after the home team won the previous 6 games, blocking us from the WCF.
Posted on 10/19/20 at 12:06 pm to red sox fan 13
Atlanta
Cleveland
Detroit
Minniapolis
Cleveland
Detroit
Minniapolis
Posted on 10/19/20 at 12:12 pm to red sox fan 13
now do new orleans....
edit: thx
edit: thx
quote:
Despite 2009, New Orleans has to be on the list especially if youre putting Cleveland and Houston there. Look at how many gut wrenching playoff exits we've had. Beastquake, Vernon Davis, Minny Miracle, Rams PI, Kirk Cousins.
Our NBA team just lost Davis who immediately won a title, also Tyson Chandler and Peja won with the Mavs not long after leaving us. Denver beat us by 58 in the playoffs one time, and our best season we dropped game 7 at home to the Spurs after the home team won the previous 6 games, blocking us from the WCF.
This post was edited on 10/19/20 at 12:14 pm
Posted on 10/19/20 at 12:16 pm to red sox fan 13
At least Cleveland and Detroit have some robust history to fall back on, especially with the Browns and Red Wings respectively.
Atlanta and Minneapolis are full of crushing postseason losses with only three combined World Series titles to show for it. That's more miserable to me.
Atlanta and Minneapolis are full of crushing postseason losses with only three combined World Series titles to show for it. That's more miserable to me.
Posted on 10/19/20 at 12:25 pm to red sox fan 13
What about Dallas? The Stars had a nice little run this year but that is about it.
Posted on 10/19/20 at 12:29 pm to red sox fan 13
I wouldn't put Detroit. 8 titles in 3 sports in the last 40 years.
Posted on 10/19/20 at 1:21 pm to red sox fan 13
Take Houston off of that list and add Minneapolis.
Posted on 10/19/20 at 1:26 pm to red sox fan 13
Cleveland is the only team to lose a championship to Atlanta.
Posted on 10/19/20 at 2:02 pm to red sox fan 13
quote:
The Astros have been in the dumps for much of their history.
Posted on 10/19/20 at 2:12 pm to red sox fan 13
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Detroit: Basketball- they played second fiddle to the Jordan Bulls
The Pistons beat the Bulls in 3 straight playoffs on their way to the NBA finals, then finally lost to them in the Eastern conference final. The Bulls were the ones playing 2nd fiddle to the Pistons in the 80s.
Posted on 10/19/20 at 2:17 pm to red sox fan 13
Boston. Because living surrounded by these entitled fricks is miserable.
Posted on 10/19/20 at 2:17 pm to red sox fan 13
New Orleans the last five years between the no call and Anthony Davis wanting out
Posted on 10/19/20 at 2:36 pm to red sox fan 13
Houston must be up here based on Texans. Every sports talk show is dominated by Texans damn near year round as they delve into meaningless crap. Our locals nitwits will spend an entire hour looking back on a trade 3-4 years ago to see if it was the right thing to do. Never mind that the player traded or received wasn’t an impact player for either team before or after.
Posted on 10/19/20 at 2:42 pm to red sox fan 13
Houston?
Texans - back to back division titles and reigning division champ
Rockets - consistently in the playoffs and made a few runs recently
Astros - one game away from back to back WS appearances
All 3 teams made the playoffs last two years. Not sure they belong on this short list
Texans - back to back division titles and reigning division champ
Rockets - consistently in the playoffs and made a few runs recently
Astros - one game away from back to back WS appearances
All 3 teams made the playoffs last two years. Not sure they belong on this short list
This post was edited on 10/19/20 at 2:43 pm
Posted on 10/19/20 at 2:47 pm to red sox fan 13
quote:
Houston: . Baseball: The Astros have been in the dumps for much of their history. The only title they have is forever tainted as well and everyone in the league hates the organization.
That’s really not true. The Astros have been solid but didn’t find a ton of post season success
They tanked 8 years ago and here we are but it’s not like they were a laughing stock for decades. Just a lot heartbreak.
This post was edited on 10/19/20 at 2:48 pm
Posted on 10/19/20 at 2:52 pm to red sox fan 13
The Vikings are the most cursed team in the NFL.
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