Detroit named best sports city of all-time by SportingNews voters

[Voltaire26]

Ann Arbour is part of Detroit? I thought it was farther away than that.

Ann Arbor (not Arbour - were not Canada) approximately 45 miles and East Lansing approximately 90 miles

 

[Bizzle McDizzle]

You were the designated driver, weren't you?

If by that you mean she was drunker that me, then yes.

I'm quite hot to a blind stinking drunk girl.

 

[Bizzle McDizzle]

Ann Arbor (not Arbour - were not Canada) approximately 45 miles and East Lansing approximately 90 miles

Meh
Potato potouto


Cant claim Sparty, sorry. Too far. (And MU is borderline.
Otherwise DC can claim the Ravens and NYC can claim the Philly teams.

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

Meh
Potato potouto


Cant claim Sparty, sorry. Too far. (And MU is borderline.
Otherwise DC can claim the Ravens and NYC can claim the Philly teams.

 

[Bizzle McDizzle]

MU?



UM

 

[Voltaire26]

Meh
Potato potouto


Cant claim Sparty, sorry. Too far. (And MU is borderline.
Otherwise DC can claim the Ravens and NYC can claim the Philly teams.

Never pronounced MU it is always U of M. And where the premise of your retort is true (from an east coast point of view). The further west you go the distance from your hometown teams grows. It is not unusual for people to drive from Detroit Metro area to East Lansing for a Michigan State game. The distance from downtown Detroit to the Palace (where the Detroit Pistons would play) is approximately the same distance from Detroit to the Big House in Ann Arbor. But all this may be the reason we are the best sports city, distance is not an big issue.

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

Never pronounced MU it is always U of M. And where the premise of your retort is true (from an east coast point of view). The further west you go the distance from your hometown teams grows. It is not unusual for people to drive from Detroit Metro area to East Lansing for a Michigan State game. The distance from downtown Detroit to the Palace (where the Detroit Pistons would play) is approximately the same distance from Detroit to the Big House in Ann Arbor. But all this may be the reason we are the best sports city, distance is not an big issue.

It's really a state thing. All of Michigan loves its sports teams (college or pro) very, very much.

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

And as much as I cannot get into basketball, 2004 was a very special year and I will remember it forever for how the Pistons dismantled the Lakers in the finals.

 

[Voltaire26]

It's really a state thing. All of Michigan loves its sports teams (college or pro) very, very much.

True That. Evidenced by the fact that the people in Metro Detroit are crazy for the Detroit Lions who have sucked for a lifetime. We kinda rock - feeling good about the Motor City.

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

Hate to say it, but Lion fans' devotion to their team probably kept good changes from being made sooner. The fucked-up Ford that owns the team didn't do a damned thing until he saw the stadium had stopped selling out.

 

[Automattic]

This is cool and all and I'm gonna let you finish, but first...

 

[Eddie_Shack]

This is cool and all and I'm gonna let you finish, but first...

What's going on, is someone giving away free butter?

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

This is cool and all and I'm gonna let you finish, but first...

I see the Taco Bell in the distance!

A single, solitary, sheet of flame.

 

[Automattic]

What's going on, is someone giving away free butter?

Unlikely, we make our own 'round these parts...

 

[sherbert1421]

Detroit may suck in all the important ranks like unemployment and economy but sports wise, it's the best. Look no further than the detroit lions

 

[IPostedWhat]

Unlikely, we make our own 'round these parts...

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[Bizzle McDizzle]

Never pronounced MU it is always U of M. And where the premise of your retort is true (from an east coast point of view). The further west you go the distance from your hometown teams grows. It is not unusual for people to drive from Detroit Metro area to East Lansing for a Michigan State game. The distance from downtown Detroit to the Palace (where the Detroit Pistons would play) is approximately the same distance from Detroit to the Big House in Ann Arbor. But all this may be the reason we are the best sports city, distance is not an big issue.

(yes, I corrected my "MU" thing. That was a brain fart for sure.)

So it's a state thing.
Which is fine too.
Claim MICHIGAN. I have no beef with that. (though I'm sure the claim of "best" will bring out the ire of at least 20 other states. But.. hell. It's subjective. It's proof-proof. It's all in the rosey colored glasses of the wearer. Whddayagonnado)

But I have a brother-in-law who is a Sparty. He Bleeds Green (which is creepy when it happens)
He grew up in Holland, MI.
Lives in Saugatuck, MI.
Pretty sure he would take offense to Detroit claiming MSU as their own.
Just sayin'

 

[Eddie_Shack]

(yes, I corrected my "MU" thing. That was a brain fart for sure.)

So it's a state thing.
Which is fine too.
Claim MICHIGAN. I have no beef with that. (though I'm sure the claim of "best" will bring out the ire of at least 20 other states. But.. hell. It's subjective. It's proof-proof. It's all in the rosey colored glasses of the wearer. Whddayagonnado)

But I have a brother-in-law who is a Sparty. He Bleeds Green (which is creepy when it happens)
He grew up in Holland, MI.
Lives in Saugatuck, MI.
Pretty sure he would take offense to Detroit claiming MSU as their own.
Just sayin'

Another great sports town! Greco-Roman wrestling, lots of pitchers and catchers, pole jumping, etc...

 

[Bizzle McDizzle]

Another great sports town! Greco-Roman wrestling, lots of pitchers and catchers, pole jumping, etc...

lol


all true

but mostly in the summer

 

[Bizzle McDizzle]

Not a lot of tight ends in the NFL or fake CFL coming out of Saugatuck.

a few wide receivers, though