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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous
Miami isn't a sports city?
Their NFL team has won back-to-back Superbowls (albeit in the 1970s) and has had several appearances since then (albeit losses). In the mid-1990s the Marlins not only won the World Series, but were practically America's team in popularity and won again in 2003 against the dreaded Yankees.
And even though the Miami Heat weren't the best team in the 1990s, they were one of the more popular and respected "expansion teams" and after the surprise 2006 Championship, have become the best team in the NBA for the past 3 years. While Miami isn't the kind of blue-collar sports town that is embodied by cities like Shitsburg or Boston, it is hardly "not a sports town."
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Again, I'm only going on the article I linked but it's not talking about teams' success but attendance figures.
To quote the article:
'is Miami really a sports town? Let’s look at the attendance stats for the current professional teams. The Miami Dolphins play in the NFL and American Football is easily the most popular sport in the US. Miami is currently 20th out of 32 teams in terms of attendance.'
'...the Florida Marlins succeed in hisses and fits. They’ve won a few World Series, but also fielded some pretty bad teams during rebuilding years. Right now, the team’s attendance is 29th out of 30.'
'...the Miami Heat’s attendance is amazing, but probably down more to winning championships and fielding the league’s best player than general sports interest. In fact, if you look back at the team pre-Lebron, their attendance was usually middle of the pack. In 2009, they drew about 18,000 and ranked 15th out of 30 teams.'