Forbes ranks the 10 most miserable Sports cities.

[Scottdau]

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How is Oakland not #1?

[bjf1377]

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http://www.forbes.com/2008/04/08/spo...hisSpeed=30000

Those of you browsing who are too lazy to click links, here is the order.

1. Atlanta
2. Seattle

3. Buffalo
4. Phoenix (the hell?)
5. San Diego (is it S.D or L.A that never cares about sports?)
6. Houston
7. Denver (Elway?)
8. Cleveland (Elway ****s us again!)
9. Philly
10. Minneapolis St-Paul Minnesota.

I'm very confused about Phoenix and Denver.

Figures, Cleveland can't even win at being miserable

[Psyblast]

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How is Oakland not #1?

How has Oakland suffered more than a city like Cleveland or Philadelphia?

[ExtremeGamer]

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Sorry but if you have teams in all of the major professional leagues, not sure if you have as much to be miserable over as a city with only 1-3 teams and NO championships. At least philly and cleveland have won something

Cleveland's won something? yeah, 44 years ago.

We've had more heartbreaks here than anywhere I can think of but Philly. It should be Cleveland #1, Philly #2, then everyone else far behind.

In the last 12 years, the Browns have 2 winning seasons, Indians have made 2 World Series, having one lost on game 7 in extra innings (**** you Mesa), and the Cavs got swept in the finals against the Spurs.

But lets not forget The Drive, The Fumble, The mother****ing Shot, The Collapse last year against Boston in the ALCS..

Shall I continue?

[Coug00]

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Cleveland's won something? yeah, 44 years ago.

We've had more heartbreaks here than anywhere I can think of but Philly. It should be Cleveland #1, Philly #2, then everyone else far behind.

In the last 12 years, the Browns have 2 winning seasons, Indians have made 2 World Series, having one lost on game 7 in extra innings (**** you Mesa), and the Cavs got swept in the finals against the Spurs.

But lets not forget The Drive, The Fumble, The mother****ing Shot, The Collapse last year against Boston in the ALCS..

Shall I continue?

Call me crazy, but I'd rather my hometown team make it to the championship and lose than never, ever make it. Seattle's teams have made it to the championship game/series 4 total times in over 100 combined seasons. Now that is miserable.

[Kelverin]

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Cleveland's won something? yeah, 44 years ago.

We've had more heartbreaks here than anywhere I can think of but Philly. It should be Cleveland #1, Philly #2, then everyone else far behind.

In the last 12 years, the Browns have 2 winning seasons, Indians have made 2 World Series, having one lost on game 7 in extra innings (**** you Mesa), and the Cavs got swept in the finals against the Spurs.

But lets not forget The Drive, The Fumble, The mother****ing Shot, The Collapse last year against Boston in the ALCS..

Shall I continue?

Can you?

Cleveland - 10 Championships
San Diego - 0 Championships

Chargers
1 Superbowl apperance - DESTROYED by the 49ers
The drive - Holy Roller
The fumble - Snow bowl
1979-1981= total misery, maybe the best teams to never win a championship

Padres - 2 World Series 1 yes ONE win
1996 - Swept by the Cardinals
1998 - Swept
2005 - Swept by the Cardinals
2006 - Lost in the first round, won 1 game

NBA - 2 teams moved away

NHL - Hahahahahaha

[Cebby]

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Can you?

Cleveland - 10 Championships
San Diego - 0 Championships

The baseball championships were in 1920 something and 1948.

The football championships were in 1946-1949 (in a league that no longer exists) and 1950, 1954, 1955, and 1964.

Maybe a few OS folk were alive, but none remember any of those.

For all realistic purposes, Cleveland has no championships.

[Scottdau]

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How has Oakland suffered more than a city like Cleveland or Philadelphia?

I see, I thought it meant that which City sucks for a sport team.

[Kelverin]

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For all realistic purposes, Cleveland has no championships.

As long as you ignore the record books I guess you are right, but you can never say your city has never won anything. Because you would be...you know lying.

Apparently the the reason Cleveland fans are miserable is because they do not respect the great tradition of their past. It looks like they do not deserve to win anything, if they are just gonna blow it off..sure we won it all but that was last year...10 years ago.....

[ExtremeGamer]

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As long as you ignore the record books I guess you are right, but you can never say your city has never won anything. Because you would be...you know lying.

Apparently the the reason Cleveland fans are miserable is because they do not respect the great tradition of their past. It looks like they do not deserve to win anything, if they are just gonna blow it off..sure we won it all but that was last year...10 years ago.....

WTF? LOL

Ignoring the past? No, we haven't won anything in 44 years. ANYTHING.

Have zero Super Bowl apperances.

2 World Series appearances since 1954, both losses, one being a huge heartbreaker.

1 NBA Finals appearance last year where we were swept.

So, in 44 years, we've been to the Championship game 3 freaking times in all 3 major sports combined. THREE!

I'll give you San Diego has it's fair share of heartbreaks, but it doesn't compare to Cleveland, Philly, or even Seattle.

[WazzuRC]

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Call me crazy, but I'd rather my hometown team make it to the championship and lose than never, ever make it. Seattle's teams have made it to the championship game/series 4 total times in over 100 combined seasons. Now that is miserable.

Seattle Storm 2004 WNBA champions!

[Coug00]

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Seattle Storm 2004 WNBA champions!

What's even more sad for Seattle is that if you add UW's team championships you only get to add one trophy. And its a co-championship at that. Their rival 300 miles east has more team championships and only half the budget.