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So you change your tune from "leading the league" to "capacity"? Phillies 2014 capacity was 68.6%, nowhere close to 100%.
Chicago Cubs fans are great but there not as passionate as Phillies fans. Since Chicago has two MLB teams, it's a lot easier to hop on the bandwagon depending on whatever team is successful at the time.
Chicago Cubs fans are great but there not as passionate as Phillies fans. Since Chicago has two MLB teams, it's a lot easier to hop on the bandwagon depending on whatever team is successful at the time.
You implying that White Sox fans will start rooting for the Cubs and vice versa? No, i dont think thats true. Whats next, Mets and Yankees fans rooting for each other?
There can be debates all day how you qualify passionate fan and I dont doubt that Phlly fans are passionate. My response was directed at the argument Philly fans are more dedicated because lead the league in attendance, capacity yet stats show that this is not the even just 7 years removed from a world series.
They're certainly more dedicated when it comes to the Eagles and Flyers.
Boston didn't burn down when the Red Sox won in 2004. But I'm actually concerned about what would happen in Philly and Chicago if the Eagles or Cubs won a title.
That's how you know passion.
Montreal would burn if the Habs won the Cup this year.
Boston is the most overrated sports city. Let's see how the fans are when they don't win for 30+ years.
Sports media is all over the Patriots right now as if the rest of the world needs to give a **** about them. I don't like being told who to like and dislike. There's a definite New England bias on SportsCenter.
They are all great sports cities, and impossible to pick one of these cities.
Sure you can.
Look at attendance figures relative to success and local radio airtime to see their priorities.
Of the four big leagues, Philly comes out in two and ties in one. Finished last in the other.
If you need championships to sustain your fanbase then I'd question local fandom. (See Blackhawks, Bruins, Celtics and Patriots). Boston is all about the Red Sox.
I'm biased, but I think Chicago is the winner here. 4 of the 5 major pro sports teams in Chicago have completely inelastic ticket markets regardless of team performance. Going into 2014, the Bears had missed the playoffs in 6 of the previous 7 seasons and still had, by an impressive margin, the highest secondary market ticket price of any team in the NFL.
Philly has pretty loyal fans, but there has been a noticeable dropoff in Phillies attendance/interest since the team stopped winning the NL East every year. Also, while the Sixers are horrible, they have had bottom third NBA attendance for the better part of a decade now. That shouldn't happen in a market as large as Philly's.
For as much love as New England gets for its fans now, there were rumors of the Pats being relocated in the 90s due to fan disinterest and potential stadium issues. It will be interesting to see how quickly NE season ticket holders abandon ship once the Brady Belichick era ends.
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