Now that Cleveland is off the list, San Diego is now the longest suffering city in terms of sports in the United States. At least, that’s what Bill Barnwell of ESPN says.
Barnwell has gone and created a very interesting Sports Misery Index. How does it work? Allow Barnwell to explain:
“One of the problems with figuring out which city has been tormented the longest is that all sports markets aren’t created equal. This isn’t a reflection on fandom or how much a given city cares about its team, but the reality that some cities have more shots at losing (and more chances to get their hopes up) than others.