When I looked into this. I went in not thinking about sports other than basketball. So I was actually quite intrigued once I saw this unique graphic.
The10and3.com is a website that uses unique graphics to talk about things that we rarely think about. And their latest one was where they showed the worst cities to be a sports fan. The top 2 most miserable sports cities are. Cleveland and Toronto. Who knew?
Cleveland just edges out Toronto for the title of most miserable sports town. Sports fans here are a hardy, but truly miserable, bunch. Without a championship to celebrate since 1964, they have suffered through more shame, embarrassment and heartbreak than fans in any other city. Yet these fans stridently believe that one day, some day, the Cleveland sports curse will finally be lifted.
Whereas Cleveland fans’ suffering has often come through heartbreak — the agony of seeing a championship slip through their fingers — Toronto fans have, for the most part, suffered in a more soul-crushing way. Toronto’s is a grinding, slow-burning torment, the result of year-after-year of losing seasons, poor decisions, and little expectation of future success.
Also on the interactive graphic we saw several cities split into two. So New York was split into NY A and NY B. The B side which includes the Jets, Islanders and Mets are 3rd on the chart whereas NY A (Giants, Yankees, Knicks & Rangers) are all the way to the bottom where they were only beaten out by Los Angeles B (Dodgers, Lakers & Kings) and of course Boston (Patriots, Red Sox, Bruins & Celtics).
Go find out where your city is. You may be surprised.
