Philadelphia: America's worst sports city

By Brandon Tucker

For years, I have believed Philadelphia is by far America's worst sports city.

Senator Arlen Spector from Pennsylvania, an avid Eagles fan, only solidifies my position. This week, during election season, with a stimulus package held up in the senate, he's demanding answers in sports. Not about steroids, but the already resolved "Spy Gate". From September.

No need to worry about health care, or economic policy, or Iraq or illegal immigration, or a weak currency, or crumbling infrastructure, or green energy, or credit industry reform. Nope, Senator Spector wants to watch game film.

Here's a few other reasons Philly is the worst sports town:

- No major team of theirs has won a championship since 1983.
- They chased Allen Iverson out of town and want Donovan McNabb to go too (you know your options at QB are guys like Jon Kitna, J.P. Losman and Kyle Boller right?). How is your new "A.I." Andre Igoudala working out for you, 76ers?
- Their most famous athlete isn't even a real one. It's Rocky.
- They are responsible for Stephen A. Smith.
- They cheer when players lie injured on the field, the more motionless, the louder they cheer.
- They threw batteries at one of their own outfielders, J.D. Drew (who won a title with the BoSox in 2007).
- They booed Santa (now if this happened in Seattle or San Francisco, I could see it as being some kind of social uprising versus greed, capitalism and innocence. But I don't think Philly fans are that layered).

It should come as no coincidence Philly hasn't won a championship in nearly 25 years. In that time frame, Detroit has won seven, Boston has won seven (eight by Sunday night), Chicago has won eight (six from MJ), and New York doesn't count because they have so many teams.

Too bad now these Philly fans want to implant their bad attitude to the entire U.S. Government.