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Title: Most tortured sports franchises/cities
Post by: STAMP on September 20, 2010, 07:36:42 PM
The thread called, "Let's go Colts", prompted me to post this article by Bill Simmons which is pretty objective in determining the rank (pun intended) of the worst sports franchises and/or cities:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/100129&sportCat=nfl (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/100129&sportCat=nfl)
Title: Re: Most tortured sports franchises/cities
Post by: New Raven BR on September 20, 2010, 07:40:47 PM
Detroit is the most tortured city in sports when it comes to football
cause you gotta feel sorry for those lions who'v been in a 2 year slump starting with 0-16.
i mean i feel really sorry for them and i do think this year is the year for the lions to actually come out roaring.
all i have to say is GO LIONS!!!!  :) :) :)
Title: Re: Most tortured sports franchises/cities
Post by: Rawrlolsauce! on September 20, 2010, 07:56:56 PM
I only read the list, not the other long wordy criteria, but I have two comments:

1.) Glad to see the Cubs on top :).
2.) The Mets should be up there.
Title: Re: Most tortured sports franchises/cities
Post by: Warrior_Monk on September 20, 2010, 07:57:44 PM
Yankees should definitely be up there. If everybody was smart, we'd have the greatest torture methods for their players ever.
Title: Re: Most tortured sports franchises/cities
Post by: New Raven BR on September 20, 2010, 07:58:38 PM
i'd s thumb down 50 times for that comment wraith.
i hate the yankees GO RED SOX!!!!!
Title: Re: Most tortured sports franchises/cities
Post by: The Schaef on September 20, 2010, 08:16:17 PM
1). Cleveland
2). Everybody else
Title: Re: Most tortured sports franchises/cities
Post by: YourMathTeacher on September 20, 2010, 08:22:43 PM
2.) The Mets should be up there.

He mentioned the Mets in the article. Basically, they are not far enough removed from the 1986 Championship, but once they are, they will qualify for the list.
Title: Re: Most tortured sports franchises/cities
Post by: Rawrlolsauce! on September 20, 2010, 08:23:48 PM
It shouldn't matter if they won last year. They should be up there ;D
Title: Re: Most tortured sports franchises/cities
Post by: Warrior_Monk on September 20, 2010, 08:35:14 PM
i'd s thumb down 50 times for that comment wraith.
i hate the yankees GO RED SOX!!!!!
if you hate the yankees you should +1 my comment a million times.
Title: Re: Most tortured sports franchises/cities
Post by: Daniel TS RED on September 20, 2010, 08:42:59 PM
1). Cleveland
2). Everybody else

Cleveland, and it's not even close.

Daniel

 :thumbup:
Title: Re: Most tortured sports franchises/cities
Post by: Crashfach2002 on September 20, 2010, 08:55:49 PM
I would say that the Cubs would definatly be the sports team that has been the most tortured.  They haven't won in 7,000 years and the everytime they get close, something / someone does something to ruin it.

Cleveland has to be the most tortured city!  The city hasn't won a championship in almost 40 years.  They are also one of the only cities that has all 4 types of the major sports teams.  So they have at least 4 different chances every year to win a championship and fall short every year. 
Title: Re: Most tortured sports franchises/cities
Post by: YourMathTeacher on September 20, 2010, 10:18:38 PM
I agree that the Cubs are the most tortured team and Cleveland is the most tortured city. The LeBron James thing just adds insult to injury (which is one of the article's main requirements).
Title: Re: Most tortured sports franchises/cities
Post by: Daniel TS RED on September 20, 2010, 10:29:37 PM
I'm a cavs fan and now it's back to if we get into the playoffs, that means we won the championship.

Daniel

 ;D
Title: Re: Most tortured sports franchises/cities
Post by: SomeKittens on September 20, 2010, 11:33:02 PM
Toronto.  Every year, there's a "World" series, but no Canada!
Title: Re: Most tortured sports franchises/cities
Post by: Alex_Olijar on September 21, 2010, 12:51:09 AM
It's definately the Cubs followed by Cleveland now. Note the article is pre-LeBye.
Title: Re: Most tortured sports franchises/cities
Post by: CMO Falcon on September 23, 2010, 08:11:21 AM
That's right sports fans, no matter what season it is we have a team that is playing (and crushing dreams, or raising hopes to crush them later {looking at you Cavs})

Also,

Quote
Cold weather and losing go together as easily as John Travolta and horrendous haircuts. You're already bitter about getting crushed, and then you wake up and it's 9 degrees outside, the skies are gray and you have to scrape ice off your windshield as your ears slowly freeze. It's almost like a background for your mood, no different than listening to Elliott Smith albums after a bad breakup.

Thank you.
Title: Re: Most tortured sports franchises/cities
Post by: Sadness on September 24, 2010, 06:42:47 PM
In baseball-texas rangers
In hockey-who knows?
In basketball-mavs
In football-dallas cowboys,0 and 2

  Everyone else-Good Luck
Title: Re: Most tortured sports franchises/cities
Post by: Terry Markoff on September 24, 2010, 08:50:58 PM
Chicago Cubs have gone over 100 years with a, "we'll get them next year," attitude.
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