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re: Big cities and how they rank their sports teams

Posted on 5/23/10 at 11:39 am to
Posted by StraightCashHomey21
Aberdeen,NC
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Posted on 5/23/10 at 11:39 am to
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but if the Rockies ever won a pennant


they did
Posted by xiv
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Posted on 5/23/10 at 11:43 am to
And for a couple years, weren't they bigger than the Avs?
Posted by geauxtigs99
NY
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Posted on 5/23/10 at 11:43 am to
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In 1994, I'd bet New York looked like this:

Knicks > Giants > Yankees > Rangers > Mets > Nets > Jets > Devils > Islanders


Not in '94 - Rangers and then the rest

That was the year 1940 was put to rest.
Posted by Buckeye Fan 19
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Posted on 5/23/10 at 11:47 am to
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Are you basing this just on recent success? Pretty sure anybody I've talked to from Phoenix was a Suns fan first. It was just a couple of years ago that that Cardinals couldn't fill up their stadium, and Cowboys fans would outdraw the home fans. I don't there's any question it's Suns > all else.


I don't really think of the Suns as having much support, but then again, I really don't think of any Phoenix team as having a lot. The Coyotes are on the verge of moving, the Cardinals' attendance is bad, and it doesn't seem like the Backs/Suns have a ton of interest. And for Miami, I actually think the Panthers are 3rd, ahead of the Marlins, which says a lot. I don't think Heat/Dolphins support is that huge, either. I think Miami and Phoenix are probably the two worst sports towns that have the four major sports.
Posted by xiv
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Posted on 5/23/10 at 11:48 am to
I can't imagine that the Rangers were ahead of the Knicks when the Knicks won the East.
Posted by StraightCashHomey21
Aberdeen,NC
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Posted on 5/23/10 at 11:49 am to
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I think Miami and Phoenix are probably the two worst sports towns that have the four major sports.


its also due to so many people from other parts of the country moving there and filling the seats in away jersey. Perfect example was in this years playoffs when the wings scored an empty net goal octopus was thrown on the ice in phoenix
Posted by geauxtigs99
NY
Member since Dec 2005
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Posted on 5/23/10 at 11:52 am to
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I can't imagine that the Rangers were ahead of the Knicks when the Knicks won the East.


Knicks would have been ahead had they won it all but NYR in 7 for the cup...first time since 1940. The city was crazy that spring with the Knicks and Rangers going as far as they did but the Rangers had the parade in the end.
Posted by mattz1122
Member since Oct 2007
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Posted on 5/23/10 at 11:52 am to
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I don't really think of the Suns as having much support, but then again, I really don't think of any Phoenix team as having a lot.


Based on what? They consistently have great home crowds during the regular season. And mentioning that the Coyotes and Cards don't have great support proves that the Suns are #1.
Posted by usc6158
Member since Feb 2008
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Posted on 5/23/10 at 12:00 pm to
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I don't really think of the Suns as having much support


The Suns are the only phoenix area team that has any consistant support

Cities that have large growth from outside like Phoenix will always have weak local sports cultures
This post was edited on 5/23/10 at 12:01 pm
Posted by rockchlkjayhku11
Cincinnati, OH
Member since Aug 2006
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Posted on 5/23/10 at 12:20 pm to
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Atlanta: Braves > Falcons > Hawks > Thrashers


im gonna disagree here.

falcons first.
Posted by StraightCashHomey21
Aberdeen,NC
Member since Jul 2009
126745 posts
Posted on 5/23/10 at 12:25 pm to
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falcons first.


falcons fans are some of the biggest bandwagoners around
Posted by xiv
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Member since Feb 2004
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Posted on 5/23/10 at 12:58 pm to
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im gonna disagree here.

falcons first.
Braves/Falcons is a bit of a tossup, isn't it?
Posted by Catfish John
Member since Apr 2010
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Posted on 5/23/10 at 1:03 pm to

Houston: astros>texans>rockets>1836ers
Posted by mattz1122
Member since Oct 2007
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Posted on 5/23/10 at 1:13 pm to
No. This is Texas. Football is always first.
Posted by UnluckyTiger
Member since Sep 2003
43173 posts
Posted on 5/23/10 at 1:17 pm to
Caps are ahead of the Nats. Nobody gives a shite about the Nats up here.
Posted by JEAUXBLEAUX
Bayonne, NJ
Member since May 2006
55375 posts
Posted on 5/23/10 at 1:18 pm to
If the Knicks get Lebron the city will go crazy. and yeah 1994 was the year for the end of 1940.

New Jersey teams shouldn't even be mentioned with NY teams because no one in Ny cares about them. The Icelanders have been hated for years in the City since Potvin sucks days.
Posted by dukke v
PLUTO
Member since Jul 2006
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Posted on 5/23/10 at 1:24 pm to
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Braves/Falcons is a bit of a tossup, isn't it?



Braves and its not even close.
Posted by Buckeye Fan 19
Member since Dec 2007
36595 posts
Posted on 5/23/10 at 1:24 pm to
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Based on what? They consistently have great home crowds during the regular season. And mentioning that the Coyotes and Cards don't have great support proves that the Suns are #1.


I never said the Suns weren't #1. I didn't know if they had great support or not, just that I never really have heard that they had.
Posted by xiv
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Posted on 5/23/10 at 1:32 pm to
JEAUXBLEAUX, I live in Brooklyn, and I'm closer to the Prudential Center than I am to Yankee Stadium or Citi Field. They're all in the same market.
Posted by JEAUXBLEAUX
Bayonne, NJ
Member since May 2006
55375 posts
Posted on 5/23/10 at 1:38 pm to
No kidding but listen to WFAN. They talk basketball 99% Knicks and only Evan Roberst talks about the Nets. All they ever say is Kicks Lebron and sometimes Lebron Knicks. I will admi they mentioned and interviewed the new Net owner last week

Hockey Rangers 95% a litle Devils and even less islanders

Prudential Ctr is a great place, good parking and that part of Newark is OK

By the way going to see Bon Jovi Wed at the new stadium. My kids got us tickets but I supposed to be suprised with early Fathers Day present
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