Comments on: Posnanski weighs in on the “Which sport reigns supreme in each city” debate

By: a125125125

a125125125 — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:07:08 +0000

I need to extend my original request…..how do I report someone for abusive language and/or fantasizing about paddling me?

stllouis1baseball obviously doesn’t understand the analogy. Punishing a “tattletale” is awful parenting. If someone does something wrong (like a murder) and someone else witnesses it (a “tattletale”), the “tattletale” should report it. Encouraging kids to look the other way and not tattle is one of the reasons that our country is as corrupt as it is. Lack of spanking is definitely not the problem.

By: a125125125

a125125125 — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:06:25 +0000

I need to extend my original request…..how do I report someone for abusive language and/or fantasizing about paddling me?

By: sdelmonte

sdelmonte — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:32:29 +0000

NJ teams that, unlike the Devils and the late NJ version of the Nets, dominate the landscape on both sides of the river. Though I still prefer Ed Koch’s “hold your parade in Secaucus!” attitude to Bloomberg’s “yes, you are a NY team, here’s your parade” attitude.

By: misterj167

misterj167 — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 03:56:19 +0000

I think you could take the entire population of Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, New Mexico, and Iowa combined and they wouldn’t have as many as NYC, or the metropolitan Chicago area. Throw in Nebraska too: I understand that when the Huskers play, the stadium has more people than their largest city.

The South values college sports more than any pro team (except maybe the Cowboys in Dallas) because that’s their tradition.

Multi-team cities like Chicago are harder to gauge, and I need to point out that NYC technically doesn’t HAVE a pro football team. At the very last I’d put the Cubs on an even level with the Bears, but I think football just inspires more intensity with less games and a shorter season.

By: stlouis1baseball

stlouis1baseball — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:48:06 +0000

“If you’re kids witnessed a murder would you spank them for going to the police?”

Ummm…yeah Genius. Winessing a murder = tattletelling.

“how do I report a user that uses inappropriate language and/or tells stories about spanking minor children?”

They are my children you idiot. Believe it or not (and this is gonna be a newsflash for you)…there are Parents out their who actually still paddle their Children. Gasp!

As I said previously…you need it yourself. As in right now. Had that happened when you were a kid you would prove yourself more intelligent.

My guess…you are either a Moron…or twelve years old.

Gonna’ have to add you to the Moron list.

By: ray0414

ray0414 — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 06:31:01 +0000

As someone who lives in michigan, when i see they had the redwings as the biggest team in detroit i automatically wrote the article off as a joke, hockey is NOTHING compared to what it was in the yzerman days. lions and tigers are both HUGE around here, nobody cares about the wings or the pistons anymore. pistons were huge back near the 2004 championship but have completely died, some nights they have less than 5000 people at games. im gonna say the tigers are by far number 1 becuase they simply win. lions are just not good and most people are interested thru the first half of the season then just kinda stop watching.

By: raysfan1

raysfan1 — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 05:03:19 +0000

Add to that: yes, here in the OKC area we do love our Thunder, but #1 is far and away college football. I could extoll many virtues of the city where I’ve now lived for 3 years, but I won’t–I’ll just smile benignly at your astounding lack of knowledge.

By: raysfan1

raysfan1 — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:27:52 +0000

1) Bloggers are neither reporters nor journalists, nor do they attempt to be. They write opinion pieces, and pass along others’ reports–generally also with a bit of opinion thrown in. If you want straight up news, I suggest you stick to the non-blog portions of NBC.com.
2) This particular blog has never deleted posts or blocked commenters for use of profanity. Try avoiding calling people “idiot,” “dumb,” or “buffoon”–all of which can also be called abusive–and you just might have less profanity directed toward you.

By: a125125125

a125125125 — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 23:29:28 +0000

Sorry….should be *If your kids witnessed a murder*. Not if “you’re” kids obviously….sorry, I’m trying to type while also working on my high-paying job.

By: a125125125

a125125125 — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 23:23:56 +0000

Wow….this has to be the most warped parenting method I’ve ever heard. If you’re kids witnessed a murder would you spank them for going to the police? stlouis1baseball is Father of the Year material! Seriously, Stupid Craig, how do I report a user that uses inappropriate language and/or tells stories about spanking minor children?

By: calbeartc

calbeartc — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 23:16:52 +0000

SD is a Charger town, but the Padres had their runs in 84, 96 and 98 where the town went crazy. The Padres alienated a lot of their fanbase in the eastern and northern suburbs by moving to Petco. Now it has become AT&T Park and Dodger Stadium south. It’s a disgraceful environment for true Pads fans. SDSU basketball might be #2 at this point.

By: historiophiliac

historiophiliac — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:57:42 +0000

Pretty sure that means dude hasn’t driven through Kansas…with his windows up.

By: stlouis1baseball

stlouis1baseball — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:31:18 +0000

“Cow towns?” Did you seriously just reference “cow towns?” Where are you from?
Have you ever crossed your own state lines? “Cow towns.” Hahaha! Classic.

By: stlouis1baseball

stlouis1baseball — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:28:19 +0000

“How do I report someone for abusive language?”

Really? You want to report someone for abusive language?
I have a question:
How long did it take you to feel like a little girl after posting that?

Qualifaction: I have two kids (both girls). When one tattle’s on the other I spank them both. You would be amazed at the lack of tattletelling that is going on in our house as a result.
You need your butt paddled for tattling.

By: a125125125

a125125125 — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:12:57 +0000

How do I report someone for abusive language? Paperlions is way out of line. Also: he’s dumb as a sack of rocks if he’s sticking up for Calcaterra. This is plain and simple awful blogging by Craig….and it’s the reason that blogger gets bad reps. No research. No interview. Just his opinions thrown against a wall…..AND HE ADMITTED THAT HE DOESN’T TRAVEL TO THESE CITIES! If you think this is worthwhile reporting, you are a part of the problem.

By: jackhitts

jackhitts — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:01:16 +0000

The more I think about it, the more I think that the No. 1 team for Minneapolis might actually not be a pro team but rather Minnesota Golden Gopher hockey.

By: jackhitts

jackhitts — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:00:18 +0000

Not one for doing “research”, huh? Ever BEEN to Minnesota? Or, hell, even New England?

By: paperlions

paperlions — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:59:58 +0000

Led the nation in meth labs per capita for a while too, didn’t you? Prior to the meth prevention initiative, anyway.

By: paperlions

paperlions — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:55:03 +0000

Well, you are too fucking stupid to realize that you just posted doing exactly what you claim CC does. It is free content, if you don’t like it, look elsewhere….there are literally 100s of baseball blogs, there has to be something that your dumbass will like.

By: historiophiliac

historiophiliac — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:37:29 +0000

Cow town? COW TOWN???? I don’t know where hell you’re from, Mister, but apparently you think the entire middle part of the country is just a big ol mess a grazing land. Probably the only thing you know about the Frying Pan is some cowboys and Indians BS from the movies or ranchers v. farmers drama from the award-winning musical, which some consider the apex of American musical theater. But, I can assure you, Sir, that we are more than one big ranch. OKC has a shit-ton of oil money and for some time our state’s leading cash crop was marijuana — not beef. We have roads and computers and gang violence and all kinds of things here. You may think we’re all Toby Keith; however, we are also Elizabeth Warren, Gary Busey, the Flaming Lips, Ralph Ellison, and Mickey mother-fu*king Mantle. Have a bad day, snot. Now, I’m gonna get back to my game cuz we are trouncing the Phillies.

By: a125125125

a125125125 — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:08:40 +0000

See seitz26 and histoiophiliac are examples of people that are too dumb to realize that Craig is dumb. Nice work by those two buffoons to stick up for the head buffoon.

By: simon94022

simon94022 — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:54:23 +0000

Outside of Canada and maybe Detroit, I am skeptical of any claim that hockey is the number one sport anywhere. It simply lacks broad popularity.

Ditto for the NBA, which is number 1 in the cow towns like Oklahoma City, San Antonio or Salt Lake, which lack an outdoor team, but ranks third almost everywhere else.

The NFL is the country’s dominant sport. But on the local level there are at least a dozen examples of towns where the baseball team is equally or more popular. The arena sports don’t even belong in the conversation.

By: simon94022

simon94022 — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:47:56 +0000

Both Craig’s and Joe’s posts are a bit too urban-centered. The SF Bay Area, for example, is all one market including Oakland and San Jose. Barely 10 percent of the population lives in the city of SF.

That said, the Bay Area ranking has to put the Giants and 49ers together at the top. Basically a jump ball between them. The Raiders are a distant third (more of a cult team, really), with Warriors, A’s and Sharks trailing far, far behind.

By: raysfan1

raysfan1 — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:27:13 +0000

I noted Poz echoed what I said about Tampa/St Pete. However, I’ll add now that what he posted about Phoenix also applies to FL and SoCal.

By: ochospantalones

ochospantalones — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:41:28 +0000

As a Philadelphian, I think the Eagles-Phillies thing is a closer call than it might appear. The quality of play and quality of the game experience inevitably effects these things. From 1984 to 2001, the Phillies had one winning season, and played in an absolute hell hole of a baseball stadium. But the city went totally nuts for that 1993 Phillies team, at least as much as it did for any Andy Reid Eagles team. Meanwhile the Eagles have been mostly competitive since 1988 (15 playoff appearances in 25 years). Ever since the Phillies moved into a nice ballpark and became consistently competitive, they’ve consistently gained ground to the point where the teams are pretty even, with the Phillies maybe even edging ahead. You definitely see a lot more Phillies red around town than Eagles green, though part of that may be that everyone hates the current Eagles uniform color.

By: philliesblow

philliesblow — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:14:36 +0000

The Lions are not a football team. They are the longest running sitcom on network TV and just happen to use football as the basis for their weekly plot line.

By: jarathen

jarathen — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:07:37 +0000

Lakers also generally haven’t had to split fandom. Angels have been getting big and while certainly aren’t the Dodgers in Southern California, they’re in the discussion. The Clippers were practically a D League team. NO ONE wore Clippers gear growing up; everyone was a Lakers fan.

By: jarathen

jarathen — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:06:16 +0000

You can, but I think it’s fair if you want to split them. I mean, I grew up in Riverside County and lived in Orange County for a few years, and the news stations never change. It was always LA News.

But Orange County and LA County aren’t the best of friends, at least in my experience. And while I don’t care too much that the Angels are now the LA Angels (except for the redunance of the name – The Angels Angels?), they’ll always be an OC team to me.

By: historiophiliac

historiophiliac — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:54:45 +0000

Wait, did you just repackage Mike Luna’s troll???? Irony, thy name is a125125125.

By: seitz26

seitz26 — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:54:06 +0000

It’s amazing how much of the readership of this blog is made up of people who apparently hate the author.