ESPN article dubs Atlanta worst sports town in America

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If the Atlanta Falcons? ? Atlanta Falcons Latest from The Business Journals Falcons' record-setting Gonzalez signs M extensionTop 10 Stories of 2011 - Hospitality.5M ?Dream? tops list of highest-priced home sales of 2011 Follow this company needed any extra motivation for their playoff battle against the New York Giants? ? New York Giants Latest from The Business Journals Baltimore bars face Thanksgiving-day debate for Ravens' football gameLo-Lo?s spreads its wingsForbes rates Chiefs owners among league?s cellar-dwellers Follow this company on Sunday, ESPN New York just gave it to them on a golden platter.

ESPN New York writer Rob Parker takes Atlanta to the woodshed for its support, or lack thereof, of all its professional sports teams, including the recently departed Atlanta Thrashers? ? Atlanta Thrashers Latest from The Business Journals Soccer exec combining best of pros, amateursPopulous helps Quebec City build a potential NHL arenaBest sports cities: Nashville No. 16 Follow this company . He argues the town?s lukewarm support for sports means the Falcons don?t deserve to beat the Giants, noting attendance at Falcons games ranks 15th out of the 32 NFL teams.

?If the New York Yankees? ? New York Yankees Latest from The Business Journals 2012 business calendar shapes busy year aheadTop commercial, residential transactions for 2011Brewers payroll 17th among Major League teams Follow this company are the standard for excellence in baseball, Atlanta is the epitome of the bottom of the barrel when it comes to fan support,? Parker writes. ?Hence, the Atlanta Falcons shouldn?t be allowed to win and reward some of the worst fans in the country. They just don?t get it. They are both missing in action and simply not passionate enough to appreciate their team winning in the NFL playoffs and moving on to the next round.?

Click here for the full scathing article about Atlanta.

Have your say -- Click here and take our poll about the city?s support for its teams.

If the Atlanta Falcons? ? Atlanta Falcons Latest from The Business Journals Falcons' record-setting Gonzalez signs M extensionTop 10 Stories of 2011 - Hospitality.5M ?Dream? tops list of highest-priced home sales of 2011 Follow this company needed any extra motivation for their playoff battle against the New York Giants? ? New York Giants Latest from The Business Journals Baltimore bars face Thanksgiving-day debate for Ravens' football gameLo-Lo?s spreads its wingsForbes rates Chiefs owners among league?s cellar-dwellers Follow this company on Sunday, ESPN New York just gave it to them on a golden platter.

ESPN New York writer Rob Parker takes Atlanta to the woodshed for its support, or lack thereof, of all its professional sports teams, including the recently departed Atlanta Thrashers? ? Atlanta Thrashers Latest from The Business Journals Soccer exec combining best of pros, amateursPopulous helps Quebec City build a potential NHL arenaBest sports cities: Nashville No. 16 Follow this company . He argues the town?s lukewarm support for sports means the Falcons don?t deserve to beat the Giants, noting attendance at Falcons games ranks 15th out of the 32 NFL teams.

?If the New York Yankees? ? New York Yankees Latest from The Business Journals 2012 business calendar shapes busy year aheadTop commercial, residential transactions for 2011Brewers payroll 17th among Major League teams Follow this company are the standard for excellence in baseball, Atlanta is the epitome of the bottom of the barrel when it comes to fan support,? Parker writes. ?Hence, the Atlanta Falcons shouldn?t be allowed to win and reward some of the worst fans in the country. They just don?t get it. They are both missing in action and simply not passionate enough to appreciate their team winning in the NFL playoffs and moving on to the next round.?

Click here for the full scathing article about Atlanta.

Have your say -- Click here and take our poll about the city?s support for its teams.

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