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ESPN has designated Toronto as the worst city for professional sports teams in North America in the ninth edition of its ultimate standings rank.

The American sports broadcaster based the standings on how a city's franchise in the major leagues of baseball, football, hockey and basketball gives back to fans "in exchange for all the time, money and emotion the fans invest in them."

Fans online voted for a team or city based on categories such as "fan relations, affordability, stadium experience, players and coaching."

When combined, Toronto's teams earned the lowest-average score when compared to other cities.

It's been more than 40 years since the Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup, and the team was ranked as the worst in terms of affordability and "bang for your buck."

Over in the Rogers Centre, the Blue Jays were ranked the fourth worst team in Major League Baseball. The Toronto Raptors were also named the third-worst basketball team in the NBA.

The Argonauts, Toronto's CFL team, were left out of the American rankings equation.

The top franchise of the year was the NFL's Green Bay Packers.
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http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/lo...o-rankings-110619/20110619?hub=TorontoNewHome
http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/teamrankings

Ouch...good thing I'm a habs fan! :D
 
On one hand they can say we're the worst but in reality we're the best at supporting our teams. Sure they're not winners but when they eventually do, this city goes insane. It only makes success sweeter.
 
Jayomatic said:
On one hand they can say we're the worst but in reality we're the best at supporting our teams. Sure they're not winners but when they eventually do, this city goes insane. It only makes success sweeter.
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I agree....obviously ESPN is one-sided supporting the American teams first.:mad:
This article will make a lot of anti-sports fans in Toronto happy.:rolleyes:
 
Jayomatic said:
On one hand they can say we're the worst but in reality we're the best at supporting our teams. Sure they're not winners but when they eventually do, this city goes insane. It only makes success sweeter.
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Well said.

Also, for all the high ticket price talk, there a tons of free tickets floating around this city. It seems like everyone knows someone who has an extra pair of tickets to some pro-sports game during the year.
 
It's a bunch of loser franchises there, no argument.
Imagine the numbers if they'd counted TFC and the Argos...yikes.
 
people generally dont plan their vacations around sports... I think I am the pretty rare case who travels to boston, new york, detroit, and chicago just to watch some extra laker games.. I dont think thats a typical person...
 
I think the recent riots in Vancouver prove that having crappy sports teams that never make to the playoffs like Toronto's does is not such a bad thing.
 
doady said:
I think the recent riots in Vancouver prove that having crappy sports teams that never make to the playoffs like Toronto's does is not such a bad thing.
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But Toronto is used to losing so we wouldn't riot if we lost yet again.
 
"people generally dont plan their vacations around sports... I think I am the pretty rare case who travels to boston, new york, detroit, and chicago just to watch some extra laker games.. I dont think thats a typical person..."

There are a lot more people than you think that do this. Sport is a primary driver of vacation trips as much as festivals or art or any other human activity.
 
I would say it's a pretty poor ranking anyways. How does one measure/compare/contrast stadium atmosphere or the level of effort put forward by athletes, particularly in a ranking that compares different sports? How can you compare any measurement of baseball to football? It's ultimately just a ranking to provoke discussion and get people over to the ESPN website, and clearly they've been quite successful at doing that.
 
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