Philadelphia is recognized as a hockey mad town and remains one of the most solid franchises
in the NHL, but you'd have to go back to 1975 and the Broad Street
Bullies to find the last time the Flyers won a Stanley Cup. The nearest Seattle
came to winning a championship recently was when the Seahawks lost Super Bowl XL to
the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2006.Those who believe in the "Buffalo Curse" cite as examples the
four consecutive Super Bowl losses by the Buffalo Bills from 1990-1993, and their failure to
even reach the conference playoffs in subsequent years as well as the failure of the
Buffalo Sabres to ever win the Stanley Cup. San Francisco can boast success with its
two football teams (Raiders and 49ers) and one of its two baseball teams. If you
lived in Miami you'd still be toasting the win of the Miami Heat in the
2006 NBA Championships and, finally, it would be easier living in Pittsburgh knowing your Steelers
won their fifth Super Bowl. At least the Twins have won two World Series in
1987 and 1991. The Atlanta Falcons have just one appearance in the Super Bowl, losing
to Denver in 1999. Even the 'Curse of the Black Sox' was lifted in
2005 when the Chicago White Sox finally won a world series after failing to win
baseball's ultimate prize since the infamous Black Sox series of 1917.Some US cities, however, have
a number of teams that seem to win year after year. So what of the
remaining Grand Slam cities?It is unfair to include Phoenix in this list as their franchises
are all relatively new. The NBA's Seattle Super Sonics won a national title in 1979.
New Orleans has the Saints and the Hornets neither of whom has made it the
finals of their respective sports. The Phillies won the 1980 World Series but has been
on the losing end four more times and that win ended 97 years of fruitless
ball playing. Other cities however seem to fail to win anything, cities that fear each
playoff with dread and a sense of foreboding -- an almost fatalistic expectation that hopes
and dreams will be dashed again. In the NFL, the powerhouse Vikings have made it
to four Super Bowls only to lose all four times. The World Series is underway
between Detroit and St Louis. However, unlike New York, LA relies on just one franchise
for most of requin tn its city pride. With two NFL franchises (Giants and Jets), two baseball
teams (Yankees and Mets), three hockey teams (Devils, Rangers, and Islanders) and two basketball franchises
(Nicks and Nets) it's not surprising that they in the last 25 years the city
has won 25 championships. In 1991, the Eagles also made the final only to lose
to the rampant Raiders. Some people blame another curse. Those recent franchise wins are
also spread around so you can support any of New York's teams and be reasonably
happy.Like New York, the sheer number of teams aids the second biggest winner on the
list. The curse was finally broken in 2004 and Bostonians finally sighed in relief as
the Red Sox won their first World Series since 1918. But Boston has had the
joy of a winning NFL football team recently, it wasn't long ago that the NBA
Celtics were a powerhouse and the city's NHL team had a good run in the
1970s. The Curse of William Penn. The fans of these cities hurt. Finally, Chicago and
Detroit can provide sport's fans with at least a reasonable hope of victories every couple
of years.A century of hurtPlenty of cities have one or two teams that do badly.
Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, New York, Chicago, Detroit, Denver, Miami, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Francisco, Washington
all have at least one team in each league. The Browns have never made the
Super Bowl, in spite of the league's most rabid fans, and the Indians have one
just World Series appearance in 1995 since the last time they won baseball's biggest prize
in 1948.The relative small size of Minneapolis creates a special place in the hearts of
sports fans everywhere. With the largest urban population in the US supporting those teams, the
Big Apple can finance a number of successful franchises. Football's Green Bay Packers being perhaps
the best example. So, as a sports fan where should you live? Which cities will
reward your loyality most often and where will have you crrying in your beer?We've all
heard of the 'Curse of the Bambino' and Boston's 86 years of hurt. Boston became
a happy place, for a time, basking in their team's glory. That's one a year.
Not huge cities by any means, so maybe size really doesn't matter. The last time
a Philadelphia team won a championship was in 1983, when the 76ers won the NBA
title.Philadelphia now boasts one of the Nike Requin best Quarterbacks in football and Donovan McNabb did lead
the Eagles into the 2004 Super Bowl where they lost to the Patriots. But that
is it for football glory. By tradition--though not by law--no building in the city
was to rise above the statue of William Penn atop City Hall. Since the March
1987 erection of the One Liberty Place skyscraper, which exceeded the height of the statue,
no Philadelphia major sports team (baseball, football, basketball, or ice hockey) has won a championship
in its respective league. The new baseball franchise is too new to count.Seattle has not
won a major sports championship in any sport other than basketball. But which city would
have given you the most joy over the last two and a half decades?Not surprisingly,
New York wins this race in a canter. On the plus side the Philadelphia Athletics
have won four World Series -- but not since 1930. We usually ascribe big populations
or owner's deep pockets for that year on year success. (Phoenix and Washington are new
members of the club, while San Francisco is a member only when you include Oakland
and San Jose).Los Angeles, St. Boston can look to the Patriots and Red Sox for
winning seasons and even the Celtics and Bruins have won championships within living memory. That
doesn't always guarantee success -- Hockey's New York Rangers are the wealthiest team in the
league and they have just one cup to show for 40 years of play -
but some cities seem to do well in spite of small populations. Washington escapes the
worst list on the back of the NFL Redskins, but it's not helped by the
abysmal records of the NHL Capitals and NBA Wizards. The NBA Cavaliers have never appeared
in the playoffs. Louis, Kansas City and Cleveland all previously had teams in all four
major sports leagues but due to franchise moves none qualifies today.The happiest sports city in
the USOver the last 25 years of NHL Stanley Cups, NBA Championship Finals, NFL Super
Bowls and Major League Baseball World Series' which cities produced the most successful franchises?You'd be
happy camper if you lived in Chicago, where the White Sox won the 2005 Baseball
World Series, or in Raleigh where the Carolina Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup. But when
it comes to winning teams over the long haul the majority do come from New
York and Los Angeles. In 2006 was the worst team in basketball.But the record for
the city with the worst sports record is Philadelphia. Neither the Seahawks nor the Mariners
have ever won a national title. Houston has the Astros and Texans both of which
have mostly losing records. The NBA Lakers who won seven of Los Angeles' recent 11
franchise wins.A number of other cities can be reasonably proud of their franchises. Los Angeles
has two hockey teams (Ducks and Kings), two basketball teams (Lakers and Clippers), and two
baseball teams (Angels and Dodgers) It lost its two football franchises in the 1990s. The
Original Minneapolis Lakers won five championships in the 1950s but had to do without a
hoops team for 20 years.Atlanta boasts the Atlanta Braves -- a team that won 14
consecutive division championships but has just one World Series title (1995) to show for it.
The 76ers have made it to the NBA finals four times taking home the title
just once. The NHL North Stars managed to make it to the Stanley Cup finals
twice losing each time. In the city of brotherly love you'll need some bonding to
get through the sports seasons of Pennsylvania's largest city. The city's hockey franchises, the short
lived Flames and the new Thrashers both have yet to win anything and, finally the
Atlanta Hawks made regular appearances in the playoffs in the 70s but since then the
franchise has slowly declined. Some cities even have their own ongoing curses such as the
"Curse of William Penn."So, which American city earns the reputation as the most pitiful sports
city? Conversely, which place is the most successful sports city? If sport is
your thing and you were planning a move, which city would give you most joy
and which would have you crying in your suds.Grand Slam CitiesAs of 2005, 13 American
metropolitan areas have at least one team in each of the four major leagues (baseball,
football, basketball and hockey); a Grand Slam of teams. Cleveland has three of the major
league teams. So Boston, in spite of the "Curse" had plenty to cheer about between
World Series wins. So, if seasons of frustration and depression are you thing then
head to Philadelphia and enjoy a pretzel and Philly sandwich because the on field entertainment
isn't anything to write home about.Kevin Fields is the editor of www.Citybloc.com [http://www.Citybloc.com], a comprehensive
database of information, statistics and demographic analysis on America's cities and counties..
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