In the most recent article of The Sporting News, they listed the top 101 cities in the nation based on sports. They listed Boston as #1, which is understandable. #30 was Buffalo, which makes sense since you guys only got 2 pro teams. But the thing that caught my eye was that Atlanta was #15. I couldnt believe since this city cant even sell out a playoff game, this is kinda ridiculous.
30th Best Sport City in the Nation?
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wow, i really thought the braves fans were die hards. there team is always amazing aswerll. Buffalo is good but not great. where is toronto on this list. every leaf and every raptor game was sold out last year. (who else can boast those numbers?) And in the early 90's we broke the attendance record for baseball!@
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Why is it that when the Bills don't sellout a playoff game no one holds it against the Bills. Was the last playoff game you had at Buffalo sold out?
I always hear how the game was actually sold out by game time but when Fin fans tell you the same about their games that were not sold out it is just disregarded. As I have said so many times, do you think Green Bay or Cleveland would not sell out their playoff games in time for TV.
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This is the link to the 2001 list. New York is #1 and Buffalo #25.
The page also has the criteria to see why a city makes it or not.
1. New York-New Jersey-Long Island
2. Oakland-San Francisco-San Jose
3. Los Angeles-Anaheim
4. Philadelphia
5. Dallas-Fort Worth
6. Denver
7. Baltimore-Washington
8. Miami-Fort Lauderdale
9. Detroit
10. Phoenix
11. St. Louis
12. Atlanta
13. Chicago
14. Minneapolis-St. Paul
15. Pittsburgh
16. Boston
17. Seattle
18. Nashville
19. Salt Lake City
20. Toronto
21. Raleigh-Durham- Chapel Hill
22. Indianapolis
23. Charlotte
24. Cincinnati
25. Buffalo
26. Milwaukee
27. Houston
28. New Orleans
29. San Antonio
30. Tampa-St. Petersburg
31. Columbus
32. Cleveland
33. Orlando
34. Sacramento
35. San Diego
36. Norman, Okla.
37. Ottawa
38. Kansas City
39. South Bend, Ind.
40. Portland, Ore.
41. Vancouver
42. Edmonton
43. Jacksonville
44. Green Bay
45. Gainesville, Fla.
46. Calgary
47. Austin, Texas
48. West Lafayette, Ind.
49. Knoxville, Tenn.
50. Ames, Iowa
51. Madison, Wisc.
52. Tucson, Ariz.
53. Athens, Ga.
54. Tallahassee, Fla.
55. Lincoln, Neb.
56. Corvallis, Ore.
57. Eugene, Ore.
58. Oxford, Miss.
59. Manhattan, Kan.
60. East Lansing, Mich.
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