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Originally Posted by seattleflamer
Seattle has won as many cups and did it more recently than Vancouver...so there.
Seriously, all the pro sports in this town are niche with the possible exception of the college huskies and cougars. Seattle has always been knocked as a bad sports town but the teams seem to be well supported. Even the lowly Mariners drew ~1.7 million last year.
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1.7 million sounds impressive enough, if you completely ignore the fact thats an average of 21k, good for 26th in the league, at only 2k more/game than the league worst, Tampa. And thats with possibly the best pitcher in the game on your roster.
Seattle would be a better option than Phoenix, I'm not arguing that. But that's not exactly a great measure of success. A 2nd team in Toronto would be a far more viable option.
Seattle would be the 2nd smallest city with 4 pro teams (5 if you include MLS), with only Denver being smaller in terms of population. Seattle also has arguably a more "participatory" (vs. observing) sporting population, with its milder winters, proximity to the ocean, mountains, etc (not that Denver isn't an outdoorsy city in its own right).
I would love for them to prove me wrong, but it is definitely a fairweather city, as my Seattleite friends will tell you.