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August 11, 2014Apparently Cleveland’s “letdown factor” has led to a bit of numbness as Atlanta, Georgia tops this year’s edition of Most Miserable Sports Cities as constructed by Forbes. So, just how did Atlanta—with it’s stretch of post-season play and general transient population—get the nod?
We grade the misery of major sports cities (only those with 75 cumulative years in the NFL, NBA, Major League Baseball and the NHL are considered) based not so much on sheer futility as the “letdown factor.” That is, which teams have been good enough to build up fans’ hopes only to fall short of the brass ring in the end. Those that probably pop into your mind right away: the Braves (19 postseasons; one championship), the Phoenix Suns (eight trips to at least the Western Conference Finals, no championships), and the Buffalo Bills (one AFL championship in the pre-merger days, then 0-for-4 in Super Bowls). All three of those cities make our top five.
Phoenix, as mentioned above, comes in at No. 2 while our beautiful Cleveland, Ohio comes in at No. 3 with the last title coming in 1964. San Diego and Buffalo (Cleveland’s typical rival in these sort of battles) come in fourth and fifth, respectively.
Hope are, that come this June, we no longer have to bank on this kind of notoriety.
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It’s Forbe’s. They likely specifically put Atlanta #1 to generate feedback and buzz due to them having that ’95 championship over who?
They are basically the Bleacher Report with their lists and do what it takes to generate this stuff.
Also, where is Oakland in all of these reports? Between the Raiders, Warriors, and A`s, it has been quite awhile since their last postseason successes as well.
Must be rough making the playoffs every year.
Some of the best strip clubs in the USA tho so there’s always that…I’m just sayin’!
The Clermont is a museum of strippers from yesteryear.
The Clermont – “Where strippers are put out to pasture”.
As a 20 plus year resident of Atlanta, outside of UGA, Georgia Tech, or the SEC in general, there is not a lot of support for the Braves, Falcons and Hawks.
And I don’t care since I still follow the Browns, Indians and Cavs.