What city is the best "Sports Town?"

[heavyd]

I live in San Diego, and I can honestly inform everyone that SD is not a great sports enclave. The Chargers are our greatest hope, but, alas, they likely will never win a Superbowl. The Padres...Triple A. We lost the Clippers to LA, and that was the best thing that ever happened to them.

Question: What city is the greatest sports town?

I have no particular affinity for Boston, but it gets my vote...Patriots, Celtics, RedSox, Bruins.

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[Rick]

My hometown Chicago!

 

[RacFocus]

Pro sports or college sports? Or both?

 

[heavyd]

Pro sports or college sports? Or both?

whatever you want, bro. l know there are great towns out there that are not on the map, per se. I went to a pre-game party in Norman, OK in the 80s before a football game against UT. It was unreal. That town Exhales football with every breath....

 

[RedneckFab]

Man. I know Houston isnt the "best" sports town, but it gets pretty loud!

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[RacFocus]

For college I don't know if it is the best, but my hometown area of Louisville is pretty darn near the top for successful teams. (doesn't mean the fan base is always the best) Football won the Sugar Bowl last year and are top ten this year. Mens bball won the championship and women's played in the final game and their baseball team went to the college world series. And if you don't like the Cards an hour east is Lexington and all their basketball lovers and an hour and a half north is Bloomington Indiana and their Hoosier basketball lovers.

 

[jdwaynes1980]

Tuscaloosa Alabama.

Roll Tide!

 

[heavyd]

Tuscaloosa Alabama.

Roll Tide!

Not the first time I have heard that... they could beat half of the NFL teams Never been there, but I am sure it's a lot like Oklahoma.

 

[11is1louder]

The Padres...Triple A

This is true. Coming from a Padres fan it's like this every year. Either they completely blow during the first half of the season, then make a late season surge only to find they dug themselves into too big of a hole. Or, like they did this year, do really good early on and give their fans some false hope of maybe a wildcard or even (highly unlikely) a division crown, only to have the wheels fall off around the All Star game and tank the rest of the year.

It's tough to be a SD sports fan my friend.

 

[funkejj]

Lincoln Nebraska yesterday was their 324th consecutive sell out home game. No other college team comes close to that record.

 

[TonyRome]

I'm going to say my town Detroit. With the exception of the lions all are major teams have played for a champ in the last decade. We've hosted a Super Bowl MLB all star game, final four. Also one of the greatest rivalries in all of sports is centered here The Game pitting Michigan vs Ohio 😛😛 for all my buckeye brothers.

 

[heavyd]

The Padres...Triple A

This is true. Coming from a Padres fan it's like this every year. Either they completely blow during the first half of the season, then make a late season surge only to find they dug themselves into too big of a hole. Or, like they did this year, do really good early on and give their fans some false hope of maybe a wildcard or even (highly unlikely) a division crown, only to have the wheels fall off around the All Star game and tank the rest of the year.

It's tough to be a SD sports fan my friend.

Ain't this the truth? I love the Padres. The problem is competition. San Diego is simply NOT a sports town on the grand scale. When the Pads lose, we just go to the beach. When the RedSox lose, Bostonians lose their minds. It is so. lol.

edit: there is just no FIRE here. And, despite the fact that SD is one of the biggest cities in the country, we are "small market."

 

[Life in smoke]

Been to alot of Redsox games in my life home and away and nothing compares to Boston Fans !

 

[Heath]

Been to alot of Redsox games in my life home and away and nothing compares to Boston Fans !

I am with ya there! You can't beat Boston

 

[heavyd]

I did the Fenway Tour, which was fantastic. There is some magic in that place, no doubt. I was pretty much in awe. And I am not easily impressed

 

[Guarantee]

I would have to say Cleveland, we havent won a Championship since the Browns in 1964. But they still sell out every game. You have to be a special person to root for losing teams every year.

 

[Agentskull]

I think the Cleveland is an amazing sports town. It had a dedicated fan base that isnt just a bunch of band wagon fans. I could imagine the chaos if any pro team pulls one off

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[jmartins]

Nothing like Toronto we love our sports but success is few and far between.

 

[bigbill72]

I'm sure to catch some grief for this but GO PHILLY !!!!

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[milhouse]

I say NY metropolitan area. the yankees dominate baseball, and the ny football giants are always competitive. You also have the mets, and jets, who have their moments. Basketball you have the Knicks and Nets, and hockey you have the Rangers, devils and islanders. No shortage of games to watch. You also have minor league Mets, and Yankees... And St Johns and Rutgers for college hoops.

Full disclosure, I am a giants and mets fan. I hate basketball, and watch playoff hockey (not a fan of any team).