Kansas City Makes List of Most Frustrated Sports Cities

by Chris Thorman on Jun 7, 2007 9:31 AM CDT in 2007 Kansas City Chiefs Season

Per Fox Sports comes a list of the most frustrated sports cities in America (Photo from Modean). Kansas City chimes in at no. 9:

With an assist from umpire Don Denkinger, the Royals rallied to upset Cardinals in the 1985 World Series. But that was the last gasp from the great George Brett Era; the Royals haven't been back to the playoffs since.

The Chiefs haven't won the big prize since the 1969 season, the Scouts were just a blip on the NHL radar screen and the Kings left town just before the NBA went big. Now the city has a sparkling new downtown arena awaiting new tenants.

RECURRING NIGHTMARES: Jan Stenerud's playoff disaster against the Dolphins; Elvis Grbac getting the playoff call over Rich Gannon; the Kemper Arena roof collapse; the Royals' cocaine era; Dick Howser's fatal illness, Bo Jackson's hip injury; Derrick Thomas' fatal car wreck.

DEPARTURES: Athletics, Scouts, Kings, Otis Birdsong, Hank Stram, Bret Saberhagen, Rich Gannon, Johnny Damon, Jermaine Dye, Carlos Beltran, Marty Schottenheimer, Dick Vermeil.

I would throw Lin Eliot's kick in there with Recurring Nightmares. Buffalo is number one on the list and Cleveland is number two. (Shudder) I just thought of living in either Buffalo or Cleveland. Now that I think about it, I've never even been to either of those places. Still, I will hold my prejudice until real life experience intervenes.

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I'm movin to Cleveland

stevedebergHOF - June 7, 2007 reply

Really?

You'll have to report.

Chris Thorman - June 7, 2007 reply

no im not

Its just that the Indians are in first and cavs are in the finals.

stevedebergHOF - June 7, 2007 reply

Its about time

KC exercised some demons.

What do you think the Vegas odds are on the Chiefs winning the Super Bowl and the Royals winning the World Series IN THE SAME YEAR?

Chris Thorman - June 7, 2007 reply

9999999 to 1

I could see it happening in 2009 though

stevedebergHOF - June 7, 2007 reply

I still love 'em

You're right, any Chiefs fan would probably remember Lin Elliot's kick. I also see Grbac throwing short to Tony Gonzalez on the last play of the game in my head sometimes.

Bad times.

extrapolater - June 8, 2007 reply

Arrowhead Pride