This is an absolute joke, and here's a photo to jog everyone's memory:



Look at all the loyal fans who showed up to watch their awesome baseball team.

Also, how's that Pittsburgh NBA team doing?

Yeah... exactly... not even close. Try again.

They must be meaning best as in regard to championships . 2 of their 3 Major sports teams win a championship in the same year , so thats all it takes to be called best sports city ???
What else do they have ? Any good minor league sports teams ? How about big , well known or respected college programs ? They dont even have a professional Basketball team. Oh and yes how close to losing their championship hockey team were they a few short years ago ? Whatever the criteria was for this city being called " The Best Sports City " Sporting News earns a big FAIL on this one .

Read it and weep Pat ,,,Pittsburgh is Americas Team ,,,hahahahahahahaha

 REPPIN" THE BURGH!!!!

I honestly think that Pittsburgh is the place to be. I mean look at all the Super Bowl Championships they have and look at who won the Stanley Cup in hockey. Pittsburgh is the ultimate city of champions. I believe that Pittsburgh has very good hockey and football teams.

 Pittsburgh has always been a great sports town. Frankly, the NBA of today blows and I could care less we don't have a team. As for the Pirates, they have finally begun building a team the way you must in a small market. It was a lot of wreckage cleared this season, and they can finally draft big names and sign them, and build from the ground up. Baseball without a cap though will always be the Yankees, Mets, Boston, etc buying their championships.

South Florida, where I live now, is a joke of a sports town, with more support down here for the NY teams than their own, not to mention a big collection of Steeler bars. The fact is, it is a feat to see a city win multiple championships. And with Patriotgate and the RoidSox tainting the legacy of Boston, feelings are inevitably going to get hurt. 

 

naw the best sports city is still DETROIT     RED WINGS  PISTONS  TIGERS   SHOCK  EVEN LIONS(MEOW) 

I thought the best sports city was Boston... From KG & The Celtics, remember when they were Manny & The Red Sox, along w/ Brady & The Patriots...

I'm not a Boston fan but you hear their name more than you hear Phillie.. Oh well, to each it's own.

I'm not a fan of any of the Boston teams, but they would make more sense to me. As would Chicago, or even New York.

So... any Pittsburgh fans want to chime in on how their baseball team fits in? They haven't made the playoffs in almost 2 decades, and you can't even give away tickets to their games anymore. The Red Sox, on the other hand, have 550 straight sellouts, dating back to 2003.

And whether or not you Yinzers think the NBA is a big deal, the fact remains that a LOT more people care about basketball than hockey. Half the country probably can't even tell you who won the Stanley Cup.

I don't think LA should even qualify, because they don't have an NFL team, but they're still a better sports city overall than Pittsburgh is. Same with Boston, NY, Philly and Chicago.

And seriously... who the hell uses commas to make an ellipse? That's just ridiculous.

Who cares?

Pat how soon we forget, not a fan of Connie Hawkins? 

The city's basketball history dates back to the late 1930s, when the Pittsburgh Pirates played for the fledlging National Basketball League. (Hockey, it seems is the only professional sport that hasn't had at least one "Pittsburgh Pirates" franchise in its history; the Steelers carried the name until owner Art Rooney Sr. held a contest to change it.) The team lasted two seasons and was replaced by the Pittsburgh Raiders in 1944. Neither of these teams was particularly distinguished, and in 1946 they were replaced by another squad with working-class pretensions: the Ironmen.

Sports historians typically date 1946 as the beginning of the National Basketball Association, but it was the beginning of the end -- or at least an end -- for Pittsburgh hoops. The league's worst team, the Ironmen melted before the opposition and disbanded after one season.

It wasn't until 1961 that Pittsburgh got another squad under the auspices of the American Basketball League. The Pittsburgh Rens were owned by three brothers: Eugene, Archie and Lenny Litman.  The ABL collapsed less than two-dozen games into the season, the Rens finished just ahead of the Oakland Oaks but well behind the leading Kansas City Steers, but with a more obscure name than both. Perhaps the Rens' most lasting contribution was that they helped resurrect the career of a future NBA Hall-of-Famer, Connie Hawkins.

Not this one, Pat.......Baseball is only slightly  less useless than most of your posts. Ditto for the NBA.  I know this article probably has your panties wedged very deep in your crevice, but damn. We all know why the NBA is more popular than hockey in the US......don't even get me started.  If not for the Celtics, no doubt you would have little or no use for it either. That being said, Pittsburgh has had 2 different occasions of dual sports championships, among only 3 pro franchises.........care to enlighten us on where Boston, NY, Philly and Chicago land on THAT list? 

One thing's for sure Pittsburgh holds onto the the title of "Most Delusional Homers" for another year.  Once the Yankees take 27 and the Giants reclaim the Lombardi, perhaps we can squash this. 

I knew this was gonna get some people riled up. Why should the big cities win it every year? Because they have more teams? As bad as the Pirates have been the past 17 years they still have a large following and one of the best ballparks around. The Steelers have sold out all of their games since 1973. The Steelers have even been directly responsible for selling out some away games over the years. Trying to get hockey tickets the past several years is difficult as well. And for the people who can't get in the arena they have set up a large screen tv outside where thousands of fans watched playoff games the past two seasons. It's not always about the amount of teams or championships. It is more about the passion the people have for their sports teams. Pittsburgh is deffinately a very passionate sports town. So a small market town gets the award for a year. I'm sure it will be back in one of the "bigger" sports towns next year.

Pittsburgh - 2 playoff teams.
Boston - 3 playoff teams, and a 4th team tied for 1st in their division.

You can twist it however you want, but the bottom line is that Pittsburgh has 2 pretty good teams. That's it. As for an all-around sports city, they can't even compare to... well... REAL cities.

As for nitro3211, please explain to me exactly what you mean by "We all know why the NBA is more popular than hockey in the US......don't even get me started." Elaborate, please.

It seems to me that the best sports city would be the one that sells out the most games and I don't know if Pittsburgh is better than any other city or not.

Shocking... Steelers fans PQ'ing out another top comment. When logic and reason fails, just hit the little "poor" button, and hope that everyone forgets, right?

You guys are a joke... you know who you are.

OK Im totally jealous. Jealous I tell ya! But know this! Before I leave this earth All of my Cleveland teams, The Indians, the Browns, and my Cavaliers, will win championships. I will be SOOOOOOO happy when that happens.

Tampa all the way, wait...... nevermind

Nice try, Pat.........I don't comment on your posts because I think that you're stupid, I only do it when your rhetoric gets out of hand. How's this?.....Hockey=Canada, basketball=USA.  I'm sure that's not the answer you wanted me to give, but that's all you will get on this thread.

p.s.;  I DID NOT give you a PQ.......but really, you can't be shocked at getting them, right?

I know where they're coming from... no problem.

I just think it's hilarious that Pittsburgh fans think that their city is the "best", when they only have 2 decent teams. There are other cities with 4 great teams, some with even more. But let's ignore that.

Whatever makes you guys feel better about yourselves...

I find it hilarious that the 2 Pittsburgh teams you speak of keep getting worse with each of your new posts. I fear someone may come and take a Lombardi or erase the names of the Penguins off of the Stanley Cup. By the way..didn't pq you as most things on the internet don't offend me.

Every city with pro sports fans thinks theirs is 'best'.......definition of homer. Surely you of all people can relate to that.  I'm not from Pittsburgh, but I have been a Steelers fan since before you were born, and I have a blast every time I get to visit.  Hell, I even like Boston too.......but I'm pretty sure the staff at SN is responsible for picking the 'burgh #1......not their fans.

That's one team... how about that baseball team? 550 straight sellouts yet?

The last game the Steelers didn't sell out was in December 1972. It was the Immaculate Reception game. Have sold out every one since.

Thats only one team as well. I don't know the exact number but the Penguins have been sold out for the last 2 seasons plus playoffs and look to be sold out this season as well.

The best sports city has to do with the fans in that city, not necessarily the success of the franchises.

Wait....Pittsburgh has a baseball team?

The Pirates suck big time, The best sports city should go to Boston or Chicago, I mean Pittsburgh come on!!!! 

A thread on the Q that produces Pat vs. The Steeler Nation - Round 7,232,982.

EPIC WIN.

Pat, do you know why the Pirates don't sell out their games?  I'll tell you, it's because more and more Pittsburgh sports fans are wising up and realizing that the Pirates don't deserve their money because they've been so bad for so long.  If you had a team with 17 straight losing seasons, you wouldn't have sellouts for that team every night either.  The city wants a winning baseball team, the fans are sick and tired of crappy ownership and stupid moves since 1993.  People will still watch on TV, but the people don't even WANT to pay to see the Pirates play.  The Sox have 550 sellouts in a row because they're a good team.  I guarantee you if they were in the position as the Pirates, Fenway would be almost empty on a nightly basis.  For a city with so much history and a tradition of winning with the Steelers and what USED TO BE the Pirates, the fans have every right not to go to PNC Park because that joke of a team doesn't deserve their money until they prove they actually give a crap about being competitive instead of the owner just worrying about collecting his paycheck.

This is addressed to everyone...the Pens have made hockey popular again in Pittsburgh, and the city is the first to win a Super Bowl and a Stanley Cup in the same season.  Steelers fans travel better than any team in the NFL.  Remember 2005 when Bengals and Colts ticket office workers were told to ignore phone calls with a Pittsburgh area code because they were worried more Steeler fans would be at the game than fans of their home team?  When have you ever heard of that happening with another team?  Also, just because Pittsburgh doesn't have a basketball team doesn't mean it should be automatically dismissed as the best sports city, that's pathetic.  550 straight sellouts for the Red Sox is how many years?  (does a little quick math)That's roughly the last 7 years.  The Steelers have sold out every home game for 37 years now!  There is a waiting list for season tickets that people have been on for years.  The fans are very passionate about their teams, and love to see winners on a consistent basis.  They don't go to Pirates games as a way to show the ownership that they deserve better as fans.

That last comment makes it sound like the fans are bandwagon fans, which we know isn't true.  They'll start coming back to baseball games when the ownership proves they give a damn.

 It's the fans, the owners, the players and the teams that make Pittsburgh a great sports town.  The fans stay loyal through generations no matter where they may end up living.  The owners, like the Rooneys, invest in their team and the city, the players step up and give back to the city in many different ways(like Mario Lemieux) and the teams win championships. It's a win/win/win/win. 

When there are cities with 4+ teams that are highly competitive, then a city with only 2 such teams can hardly be considered the "best sports city". That's the bottom line.

thats cuz thats the vistors side and dont hate... appreciate! and we all know that your jealous! stop hattin'

This title has to do with the fans also, not just the teams.  Pittsburgh supports its teams as well as anyone.  We all know you think Boston should get it, but they didn't because the fans are a bunch of bandwagoners and are some of the most stuck-up fans in all of sports, ESPECIALLY Patriots fans.

I could have sworn you just wrote a 2-paragraph comment on exactly why you guys DON'T support the Pirates. Which is it?

It's quite simple, the fans don't give a damn about the Pirates because the ownership doesn't give a damn.  You run the team into the ground, the fans will make sure you know how much of an a$$hole you are for it.  That's why the Pirates don't have sellouts every night.  The people of Pittsburgh are staying away from Pirates games to convince the ownerhip that they don't deserve our money if they don't care about anything but their own pocket.  The fans have continued to support the Pirates for many years, but it's just gotten so pathetic, fans are sick and tired of it and are staying away from PNC Park as a way of demanding a turnaround.  You treat the fans like crap by putting a joke of a team on the field every night, they'll treat you like crap right back, it's a two-way street.

So... when one third of the major sports scene in Pittsburgh can be described as "pathetic", do you really think Pittsburgh really belongs in his this discussion at all?

Well said. The Pirates don't appear to have any long term (or short term) plans to make the team remotely competitve. It's hard to support a major league team when the owners and management have basically transformed them into a farm team for contending teams. I'm not even a Pirates fan and I'm pissed.

Yes, the city does still belong in this discussion because of how passionate the fans are about their team, and their desire to see all of their teams succeed.  It's about much more than just the teams.  It's about the passion of the fans, the owners, the teams, the players, etc.  It's taken a new front office and the public b*tching, boycotting, and bashing by the fans to, in a sense, FORCE Bob Nutting to shell out more money to sign and draft some decent players.  When a city's fans are that influential, yes, Pittsburgh absolutely belongs in the discussion.

Not going to Pirates games isn't helping the team at all though. If more people went to the games you might have more money to keep players around, instead of being the Cubs farm team.

It is helping in the sense that the ownership is finally getting the message from the fans.  Bob Nutting has more money can afford to spend a hell of a lot more money on the Pirates than he actually does.  He owns one of Pennsylvania's busiest ski resorts and gets money from both Pirates games AND Seven Springs.  By fans not going to games, it's finally making him stop and think about his cheapskate policy.

How much of the "traveling well" has to do with bandwagoners and how much does it have to do with people from Western PA moving as quickly as possible? Just asking.

Well when you get a building higher then 5 stories you will see how hard it is to maintain them .
The only way Ohio State would be able to beat the Lions is if we dont call it any kind of BOWL  or championship game .
You're talking to me about relevance ? Columbus is 34th on that list , Detroit , 10th .
I was going to say you are the most uppity uncommon sports fan. Then I remembered you are a Columbus fan , home of inbred OSU fans .

People who have moved to other cities account for some of that, but that doesn't equate for nearly half the stadium being filled with Steeler fans at almost every away game.

No college team would ever be able to beat an NFL team, not even the Lions, end of story.

Pittsburgh may be the best sports city, but there is still no cure for the Pirates

My opinion? A city that does not have a team in all 4 major sports can't be the nations best sports city, period. Sure, best football city? Best hockey city? No problem with that. But best *sports* city?  That is a bit hard to believe.

Pittsburgh is one of the top 25 fittest cities in the US according to men's fitness, so that is a plus on the best sports city side. Dunno, the lack of a NBA team and the horrible Pirates just makes it seem kind of off to me.

I've been to quite a few away Steeler games. There are literally dozens of buses in the parking lots filled with fans from western PA. I also belong to a club that has trips to four or five away games a year. The best ones are the away games in warm climates in the colder months of the year. While there are many transplants it doesn't change the fact that they were born and raised in Pittsburgh and are still very loyal to their team. It's also true there are a lot of Steeler fans with no ties to Pittsburgh. That is also true of some other teams such as the Cowboys and Packers and more recently the Patriots. Still, you don't see as many of those fans in opposing stadiums each week.

I also don't understand why the Pirates ineptitude is a large part of the argument. Having good teams doesn't make your city a great sports town. Supporting a team that is down is the true sign of a fan in my opinion. It's real easy to attend games when they are doing good.

But no one supports the Pirates. So that angle goes completely out the window.

Big Ben was actually (then Giants GM) Ernie Accorsi's second choice.  The deal w/ San Diego was already in the works when Eli was drafted.  If he didn't want to be there, they weren't going to take him.  So they were going to go w/ Rivers, which is why the Giants drafted him.  If the deal would have fallen through, Big Ben would have been selected. 

Anyway, that Delusional Homer award is all yours.  Shine that baby up.

Dude I'm from Columbus and this is one of the worst posts ever. The Red Wings have been a dynasty since the 1990's in the NHL since you obviously don't know your NHL history before the Jackets came to town. The Wings have won 4 Cups in the last 15 years, made the playoffs every year no worse than a 3 seed and went back-to-back in the finals and lost a tough 7 game series to the Penguins. I would hardly call that getting beat like a rented mule. The expansion, small-market Jackets will never achieve elite status like the Red Wings. I enjoy going to the games and I will still cheer for them but seriously quit drinking the Kool-Aid bro, it makes you look like a total idiot. Red Wings > Blue Jackets.

Yes, people do support the Pirates. Early in the season the fans turn out. Yes it does fade. But it does not stop people from watching on tv and hoping. Baseball is not a good proving ground. No salary cap. Look at the payroll difference. Pittsburgh is thriving in the sports where there is a cap.

One would think that the "best sports city" would have a slightly better showing in the National Pastime. I'm just saying.

The national pastime has moved to football I think.

I'll go with that as soon as people stop calling the Cowboys "America's Team".

Either way, Pittsburgh is a non-issue in the #2 and #3 sports in the country. Sorry... that's not the "best sports city", no matter how anyone tries to spin it.

Congrats Pittsburgh!

Still say it is pretty silly to vote a "best" sports city....since an argument can be made for many cities.

A STATISTICAL study said Arlington based on attendance, parking, and other such things. Thats where the Cowboys play. Sorry, sports illistrated, but this stays with the boys'

I'm not trying to "spin" it any way. The Sporting News did so when they published their article. And really who calls the cowboys Americas team besides cowboy fans?

Exactly my point. And it's not just Cowboys fans, it's the douchiest of douchebags, usually. Which is basically how I feel about people who pretend that this is valid, or that it makes Pittsburgh something special.

ha, cry more patty. i bet it makes you angry larry lucchino is a AVID steeler fan too.

No, actually that's entirely irrelevant. It makes me angry that the Red Sox are down 0-2 to the Angels. I couldn't care less about the football loyalties of the execs.

Red Sox down 0-2 against the Angels ,,HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA   WOOOOHOOOOOO bOSTON sUCKS

Yeah... how about them Pirates?

  Hey Pat,  In case you have forgotten,  it took a Pittsburgh boy to bring your beloved Red Sox from also rans to champions!  Francona is loved in Western Pa. as much if not more than in Boston.

Pirates have never had a Real good baseball team never said that they where good ,,so therfore i could give 2 rat azzes about them Ty

Get over it already Pat ,,,,,PITTSBURGH is the best move on

yep, kinda where i was going with my comment, larry lucchino president/ceo of the sox is from PGH as well. his mom still lives here. so fundamentally, the red sox are run, and owned, by natives of the greatest sports city in the country.

on a second note, pat, we get that you hate us. we understand you hate pittsburgh. move on already. youre like one of those stalker girlfriends. i think all the pittsburgh threads here deserve to get an E-protection from abuse order from you

So...basically you are calling me a douchebag? That is what I'm getting from this post. And by the way it is "special" and rare to have two championship teams from the same city in the same year. You obviously feel that Boston is something special. It was probably fun for you when they had two championships in the same year.  Your only argument against this is the Pirates suck.

Well... that and the fact that they don't even HAVE an NBA team. But the bottom line is this: 2 championships are great. But that doesn't suddenly make a city the best. That's all I'm saying. And no, I'm not calling you a douchebag.

LA has an NBA championship right now, and two teams that will most likely make it to their respective League Championship Series. That's just as impressive as the Steelers and Penguins winning in the same year, especially since Hockey is hardly even a major sport anymore. Boston has championship contenders in all 4 sports. New York has two Super Bowl contenders and a World Series contender this year... also more impressive, IMO. It's not just about Boston... Pittsburgh just doesn't measure up, when you look at it objectively against other REAL sports cities. Pittsburgh isn't even the best sports city in Pennsylvania, for that matter.

Steeler Fans dont bother wasting your time with this airhead ,typical Boston N.England fan <<<

So La wins an NBA chapionship and destroys their own city great fans there. As far as Philly goes Pittsburgh has dominated them recently. Like I said before It's not all about the success or failures of the teams but more about the passion the fans show for their teams. For some reason you have it in for Pittsburgh. Sport goes beyond the "big" 4. High school football is huge here. Just a few years ago we had a champion boxer who was from Pittsburgh. The NFL is filled with coaches and players from western PA. You wirte Pittsburgh off because we are a small city that doesn't have a pro basketball team. Pitt basketball is real big and they have been doing well for years now. Pittsburgh fans know their teams as well as their opponents. I know Boston is a great sports town but why can't Pittsburgh be one as well? Just because there is no NBA and the Pirates aren't good. This is a "REAL" sports town. You would realize this if you were ever here.

Once again, you completely ignore baseball. I don't know if you noticed, but the Phillies won the World Series last year. Just because your team sucks, doesn't mean baseball has disappeared. That's just proof that this whole thing is a joke.

Hey Hey Hey....defend your own city, but don't throw my city under the bus just to prove your own point. Geezzzz!

In other news, the UFL had better ratings than the NHL on Versus. So basically, your Stanley Cup is almost meaningless. I'm not saying you can't enjoy it, just don't pretend it matters more than the World Series, for example.

OH NO YOU didn't! YOU didn't just say the Stanley Cup was meaningless. May the Hockey gods send you nothing but bad luck and more Boston losses. Oh and I am willing to bet that if it was the Boston Bruins who won the SC your opinion would be quite different.

Must I include everything in every post? The Pirates still have a great history and a great following here in Pittsburgh. I believe I've already said that. You completely ignore hockey. Hockey is big here. I'd rather watch hockey than baseball even though I watched every playoff baseball game televised so far this year. I can't help it the Pirates have been down for quite some time now but they have new management in place and have just cleared house. They look to be starting from scratch again and it looks like they are doing it right this time. Baseball is also the most unbalanced of the 4 big sports. No cap. The rich buy their teams and the others must draft extremely well to compete. And once again just because yoy think it is a joke doesn't make it true

It would still take a backseat to the World Series, Super Bowl or NBA Finals. By a long shot.

 Can`t you guys ever come up with your own ideas.

I think it all depends on who is in those three championship games. Anyways....as for the backseat comment---that may be true for some (most) but not the case for all and to say the SC is meaningless is just a bunch of silly talk.

Take a backseat where? in your little world? Of course I can see where your coming from seeing that you are Bruins fan.

Or just in America in general, since hockey is a distant 4th place behind football, baseball and basketball. Is this seriously even up for discussion?

YES it is up for discussion. But I'm done.

Well you might want to clarify that again. You see America is  not quite right as that would include us and all of South America. Then I would have to say Soccer would be #1. Probably just a typo by you so I`ll let it go this time.

While you argue semantics, I'll just sit here and laugh at hockey, which isn't #1 anywhere, except maybe Canada. Whatever bro... enjoy it all you want, but it will never compare to the Big 3 sports again in this country.

Maybe in Canada? you call yourself a sportswriter. If your going to write about sports you might wanna go get yourself a stats book. Better still and much easier just goggle it.

I would, but like most Americans, I don't give a damn about hockey.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! AND your comment doesn't really surprise me, so I hope you will let others who do care about hockey post articles and such on this site. Feel free to not write about a sport you don't care for.

I try to do that, actually. I'm sure you've noticed that. I'll make sure the big stories are covered, but I'd much rather see hockey fans write hockey stories. Same applies to NASCAR, boxing, etc.

All of you need to calm down just a bit.
The Sporting News does this every year, and it always changes based on the town's titles that year.
Pittsburgh wins easy, based on the Steelers Super Bowl win, and the Stanley Cup Champs.
As a matter of fact, the entire stat of Pennsylvania had it pretty good, with the Phillie winning the World Series, and the Eagles playing in the NFC Championship Game.
Next year, another city will be crowned, and another debate will start. Give it a chance, your city will get there, well, maybe not Cleveland, but hey, you never know.

Well said Dubya........we have a huge Steelers club here in the middle of NC, not the biggest in the country, buy we are squarely in the top 5. Every time the Steelers play in Charlotte, all of downtown near B of A stadium looks like it's been invaded........many from Pittsburgh,but many more from NC,SC,Ga,Tenn,Va., etc;.  The Nation is strong everywhere.......so we're by default the biggest target of all the whiny haters.

I would, but like 60% of the people from United States, I don`t give a damn about hockey... I cleaned it up a bit for you Pat. I didn`t goggle the 60% as I am short on time but you could probably do that. I`ll keep an eye on your polls and help you wherever I can. Your coming along though, don`t be discouraged, it`ll eventually come to you.

I am sure our Steelers club is also in the top 5.... now with about 400 members! The last two games that the Steelers played the Jaguars, the Jags made a meager attempt to white-out the stadium. They also refused to sell group tickets to Steelers fans. But we still filled the stadium with an obscene amount of black and gold!! High visibility is our goal, and with Harvey "Mr. Steeler" Aronson leading the way, Steeler Nation is alive and well here in Jacksonville!!

Glad to see Steeler nation thriving everywhere. I haven't been to a Steeler game in Carolina or Florida yet but plan on it eventually. I would really like to get to the game in Miami this year...ca$h pending. Nito and LJ are yinz guys(and girls) Pittsburgh transplants or just big Pittsburgh fans? Either way its good. We will see what the game in Detroit looks like tommorrow. I'm sure there will be plenty of Terrible Towels there.

LMFAO the Tampa Bay Bucs joined the NFL from 1976 and were perenial losers pretty much until Dungy saved the franchise in 1997, and their first championship was in 2002. I'm not sure what your point is regarding them. The Jackets are not going to eclipse the Red Wings anytime soon. Thanks for playing.

I lived in Altoona, PA for most of my life. Within a few months of moving to Jacksonville, I made a lot of Steelers fans and made some of the closest friends I have ever had!!

Cool! Florida seems to be Pittsburgh South. Can't wait to get down there for a game. I'm in Carnegie just 15 minutes from the stadium (guess i'm lucky).  Have a great time for the game. I know I will...gonna deep fry 3 whole chickens....('cause cats would be untasteful in more ways than one).

Whats the stanley cup?