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Seattle as the Next Great Sportstown? (3 Viewers)

General Malaise said:
Not a bad little city, but Oregon owns Washington, Timbers own Sounders and I think Portland's NBA team is a cut above as well. And even though Portland doesn't have an MLB team, if we did, I'm sure it would be better than whatever Seattle has.
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I think the OP is pretty much high, but you know you would trade all that for an NFL team.

 
I don't know how people can put LA as a top sports town. It's a fair weather, whatever Hollywood is pumping up town that has so many with roots outside the area that there little fan focus. Hated the LA sports scene when I lived there (and at that time they may not have had an NFL team but they did have the Rams)

 
fantasycurse42 said:
Paulymaggs said:
2. Sounders. While it's been a very disappointing season, the supporters don't really care and should continue to fill 40k+ every home game next season. One of the most well run organizations around.

5. We still need a basketball team though.... maybe one that can sign Durant when his current deal runs out. :coffee:
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2. :lmao:

5. What about the Seattle Storm of the WNBA?
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I'll be in Key Arena tonight. Having nothing in the rafters but WNBA banners is downright embarrassing

 
Koya said:
I don't know how people can put LA as a top sports town. It's a fair weather, whatever Hollywood is pumping up town that has so many with roots outside the area that there little fan focus. Hated the LA sports scene when I lived there (and at that time they may not have had an NFL team but they did have the Rams)
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Rams weren't even in the same county.

 
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Koya said:
I don't know how people can put LA as a top sports town. It's a fair weather, whatever Hollywood is pumping up town that has so many with roots outside the area that there little fan focus. Hated the LA sports scene when I lived there (and at that time they may not have had an NFL team but they did have the Rams)
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Rams weren't even in the same county.
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And the name / affiliation was with...

 
fantasycurse42 said:
Still no mention of the only two time Seattle champs, The Storm... WNBA Royalty - Def a top sports city.
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I again ask what is the definition of a good sports city, success of teams or support of teams?

The Storm have never sold out one game in 14 seasons. They averaged less than 7k a game this most recent season.

 
NYC has 5 teams within the city, by 2015 it will be 6 (major 4, mens)

There was talk about building a football stadium on the westside years back, but that'll never happen.

 
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Mile High said:
How many 4 team cities have all their teams within the city limits of that town? I know Denver does, what other cities?
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Toronto. Air Canada centre and the Rogers Centre are both inToronto.

Raptors, Maple Leafs, Blue Jays, Bills, Argonauts

 
Oregon > Washington

Timbers> Sounders

Winterhawks> Thunderbirds

My Softball team > Mariners

I can keep going...

 
NewlyRetired said:
fantasycurse42 said:
Still no mention of the only two time Seattle champs, The Storm... WNBA Royalty - Def a top sports city.
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I again ask what is the definition of a good sports city, success of teams or support of teams? The Storm have never sold out one game in 14 seasons. They averaged less than 7k a game this most recent season.
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To be a "great" sports town, IMO You gotta have both... Rabid fan base, and the teams have to bring home hardware or at least be competitive.

JMHO YMMV

 
An interesting thread would be what type of town is _________. For example, to me:

St. Louis - baseball town

Pittsburgh - football town

 
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Boston, New York, Philly, Chicago represent the top tier of great sports cities that have teams from all 4 major sports.

I lived in San Francisco for several years and it is a lower tier sports city. Not as bad as LA but definitely not in the Top 20.

 
Baloney Sandwich said:
Boston, New York, Philly, Chicago represent the top tier of great sports cities that have teams from all 4 major sports.

I lived in San Francisco for several years and it is a lower tier sports city.

Not as bad as LA but definitely not in the Top 20.
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You have to include Detroit in that list

 
seahawk 17 said:
Oregon > Washington

Timbers> Sounders

Winterhawks> Thunderbirds

My Softball team > Mariners

I can keep going...
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Seahawks > everything in Oregon
 
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otello said:
An interesting thread would be what type of town is _________. For example, to me:

St. Louis - baseball town

Pittsburgh - football town
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The three cities that I've lived in...

Boston - baseball town

Milwaukee - football town

Washington, D.C. - football town

Regarding the OP: I have no connection to the Seahawks, but I really like that team from the coach, to the QB, to the fanbase. But there's simply no way that Seattle is the top sports city.

 
Aaron Rudnicki said:
Copeman said:
Aaron Rudnicki said:
General Malaise said:
Not a bad little city, but Oregon owns Washington, Timbers own Sounders and I think Portland's NBA team is a cut above as well. And even though Portland doesn't have an MLB team, if we did, I'm sure it would be better than whatever Seattle has.
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Cities without an NFL franchise are not eligible.
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So Buffalo is out then?
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Of course. Cities with 2 major sports teams are also not eligible.
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I'm excited for some hot Bandits action!!

 
Aaron Rudnicki said:
seahawk 17 said:
Oregon > Washington

Timbers> Sounders

Winterhawks> Thunderbirds

My Softball team > Mariners

I can keep going...
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Seahawks > everything in Oregon
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Oh, please. Worst fan base in the country by far. They make Raider fans look civilized.

And remind me, what precisely have the Seahawks ever won? They have the same number of Super Bowls as the Bills. Zero.

Cool little soccer team, I guess. Portland's prison b|tch, but cute little team. Hockey team, college football team....Oregon owns 'em all.

If Oregon had an NFL team, it would own Seattle too, I'm sure.

 
General Malaise said:
Oh, please. Worst fan base in the country by far. They make Raider fans look civilized.

And remind me, what precisely have the Seahawks ever won? They have the same number of Super Bowls as the Bills. Zero.

Cool little soccer team, I guess. Portland's prison b|tch, but cute little team. Hockey team, college football team....Oregon owns 'em all.

If Oregon had an NFL team, it would own Seattle too, I'm sure.
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having an NFL team >>>>>>>>>>> not having an NFL team (or NHL team).

 
By Sarah Brown

My friends and family purchased 36 tickets to the Seahawks-49ers game Dec. 23 game, a trip we had planned since September. Our group, which was almost evenly split between Seahawk and 49er fans, headed up to Seattle to have a great time and enjoy the game.

Unfortunately, neither of those things happened.

Before the game, as we walked down First Avenue to CenturyLink Field, both my 14-year-old son and his friend, were verbally assaulted by Seahawks fans because they were wearing 49ers items. My son’s friend was wearing an Oregon Ducks rain jacket. One Seahawks fan walking behind us screamed at him, “Do you know what I (bleeping) hate more than the (bleeping) Niners? The (bleeping) Oregon Ducks!”

I told him, “He is 14 years old! He is just a kid, and you need to shut up!” The fan apologized.

About three minutes later, a Seahawks fan screamed in my son’s face: “The Niners (bleeping) suck! Go the (bleep) home!”

When I yelled at the fan to shut up, he told me, “Shut the (bleep) up!” and disappeared into the crowd.

At this point, I was fuming. It looked like a long night. It was just the beginning.

Inside the stadium, we walked up the ramps that led up to our seats. Three Seahawks fans walked by, and one stuck his face inches from my husband’s face and screamed profanity about the Niners, then ran away.

Throughout the game, every 49er fan in our group was screamed at, cussed at, even pushed and threatened that they were “going to get their ### kicked.” If any 49er fan left his or her seat, they had to take a Seahawk “bodyguard” with us.

We couldn’t enjoy the game because our primary concern was our safety.

Finally, we decided to leave the game midway through the third quarter. On my way to the restroom, a Seahawks fan screamed in my face: “Go the (bleep) home, you (bleeping) bunch of losers!”

I’d had enough and screamed back at him, “I guess it’s true what they say about Seahawk fans.” I used a choice word of my own.

He turned around to confront me: “What the (bleep) did you just say to me?” My husband guided me into the restroom, and another Seahawk fan kept the angry fan away from my husband, diffusing the situation.

We did meet some very nice Seahawks fans, but they were sorely outnumbered by the ones who weren’t. Every Niner fan we talked to endured the same treatment.

Security and event staff were too busy taking care of intoxicated fans and escorting them out to help us. We couldn’t get any of them to help us. We witnessed several people being escorted out before the game even started.

I was warned before we went to the game that Seahawks fans can be rough toward the visiting team, but I never imagined that we would be subjected to anything like that.

This was my son’s first professional football game, and it will probably be his last. He told me that he never wants to go to another pro football game.

I have been told that confrontations and violence are not limited to Seahawks games and are common throughout the NFL. If that’s true, I am appalled that teams and venues accept such behavior and don’t do more to provide for the safety of fans.

We are Washington natives, but a trip to Seattle will likely not happen again, even for non-sports events. We will not support a town whose fans behave that way.

Being a fan means that you are an extension of the team, and in a sense, a representative of the team you support. The Seahawks were not represented well by their rude, childish, violent and classless fans Sunday.
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Aaron Rudnicki said:
General Malaise said:
Oh, please. Worst fan base in the country by far. They make Raider fans look civilized.

And remind me, what precisely have the Seahawks ever won? They have the same number of Super Bowls as the Bills. Zero.

Cool little soccer team, I guess. Portland's prison b|tch, but cute little team. Hockey team, college football team....Oregon owns 'em all.

If Oregon had an NFL team, it would own Seattle too, I'm sure.
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having an NFL team >>>>>>>>>>> not having an NFL team (or NHL team).
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Meh...I don't miss it. I'd rather watch it on TV. I grew up with an NFL team. I don't miss it at all.

 
stay klassy, Seattle...

Rowdy fans outside Seahawks games are hardly anything new to Seattle police.

But one officer's encounter Sunday with a reportedly unruly group has prompted an apology and an internal investigation by the Bellevue Police Department.

Bellevue police confirmed Tuesday the department has opened an investigation into an "altercation" involving three off-duty Bellevue officers who reportedly confronted a Seattle police officer outside CenturyLink Stadium before Sunday's game.

Seattle police Assistant Chief Jim Pugel said a uniformed female officer was on duty at the intersection of Third Avenue South and Royal Brougham Way when one member of a group walking past her threw litter on the ground. The officer approached them and asked that they pick up the discarded item — reported to be a beer cup — and put it in a trash can, Pugel said.

Pugel said the Seattle officer was not attempting to make an arrest or issue a ticket. Rather, he said, she merely had asked as a courtesy "that they not litter in our city."

Pugel said some members of the group turned and began to berate the officer. At least two "identified themselves as Bellevue police officers," he said.

"They called her names and surrounded her," Pugel said. None of the officers involved was identified.

According to a source familiar with the incident, who asked not to be named, another Seattle officer became so concerned that she called for backup. Additional officers, a sergeant and a lieutenant responded.

Pugel said the supervisors were also sworn at and taunted by members of the unruly group.

The source said the off-duty Bellevue officers and their companions appeared to be intoxicated and flashed their badges.

The Bellevue officers were allowed to go on their way with no arrests or citations, said Seattle police spokesman Sgt. Sean Whitcomb. No reports were written about the incident "because no crime was committed," he said.

Pugel said he called Bellevue Police Chief Linda Pillo after the incident was reported to him by the female officer's commander.

Pillo, in a prepared statement released Tuesday, said she has ordered the department's Office of Professional Standards to investigate.

"I personally called the Seattle officer involved to offer my sincere apology on behalf of the department, and made it clear that if there was any unacceptable behavior by our officers, in NO WAY does this reflect who we are as an organization," the chief said in the statement. "This is a rare anomaly in our department and it is disappointing."
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All 4 professional sports teams in Minnesota are inside the Minneapolis-St. Paul city limits. After the Vikings new stadium, three of the four will have new stadiums in the last 12 years.

 
Congratulations on the Super Bowl win. The fact that the Seahawks won the championship is something that can never be taken away from your city.

This thread is ridiculous.

 
General Malaise said:
stay klassy, Seattle...



Rowdy fans outside Seahawks games are hardly anything new to Seattle police.

But one officer's encounter Sunday with a reportedly unruly group has prompted an apology and an internal investigation by the Bellevue Police Department.

Bellevue police confirmed Tuesday the department has opened an investigation into an "altercation" involving three off-duty Bellevue officers who reportedly confronted a Seattle police officer outside CenturyLink Stadium before Sunday's game.

Seattle police Assistant Chief Jim Pugel said a uniformed female officer was on duty at the intersection of Third Avenue South and Royal Brougham Way when one member of a group walking past her threw litter on the ground. The officer approached them and asked that they pick up the discarded item reported to be a beer cup and put it in a trash can, Pugel said.

Pugel said the Seattle officer was not attempting to make an arrest or issue a ticket. Rather, he said, she merely had asked as a courtesy "that they not litter in our city."

Pugel said some members of the group turned and began to berate the officer. At least two "identified themselves as Bellevue police officers," he said.

"They called her names and surrounded her," Pugel said. None of the officers involved was identified.

According to a source familiar with the incident, who asked not to be named, another Seattle officer became so concerned that she called for backup. Additional officers, a sergeant and a lieutenant responded.

Pugel said the supervisors were also sworn at and taunted by members of the unruly group.

The source said the off-duty Bellevue officers and their companions appeared to be intoxicated and flashed their badges.

The Bellevue officers were allowed to go on their way with no arrests or citations, said Seattle police spokesman Sgt. Sean Whitcomb. No reports were written about the incident "because no crime was committed," he said.

Pugel said he called Bellevue Police Chief Linda Pillo after the incident was reported to him by the female officer's commander.

Pillo, in a prepared statement released Tuesday, said she has ordered the department's Office of Professional Standards to investigate.

"I personally called the Seattle officer involved to offer my sincere apology on behalf of the department, and made it clear that if there was any unacceptable behavior by our officers, in NO WAY does this reflect who we are as an organization," the chief said in the statement. "This is a rare anomaly in our department and it is disappointing."
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Oh heavens, a few people were total aholes after a football game. What a depraved place. I'm sure your team's fans all gather for tea and sing songs.

 
During the Seahawks’ victory in Super Bowl XLVIII on Sunday, Fox showed highlights from what it claimed was the city’s only professional sports champion — the 1979 SuperSonics.

That didn’t make the Seattle Storm — winners of the 2004 and 2010 WNBA titles — very happy,according to Jayda Evans of The Seattle Times.

Team president and CEO Karen Bryant and three-time WNBA MVP Lauren Jackson, a member of both title teams, expressed their displeasure on Twitter.

“It’s time to look at this quantifier for what it is — sexist,” Evans wrote. “The WNBA is the only successful women’s professional league in America. That makes it major. And that has to be recognized. Period. Finding a way to not mention it when simply throwing out a list of titles attached to a city is blatantly disregarding women’s pro sports and a city’s pride in its teams’ accomplishments.”
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:lmao:

 
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