Another Long and Frustrating Summer

As Seattle professional sports teams continue to hover around mediocrity and why should they not as the Seattle-Tacoma metropolitan area ranks as the 15th largest media market and the second most liberal voters per capita in the nation, frustration looms for the true hometown fan. Cutting through all the statistics and hyperbole, Seattle has not garnered a major sports championship since the truly Supersonics of 1979. The frustration of flirtations with greatness have been abundant as both the '94 and '95 Sonics were the best teams in a Jordanless NBA during the regular season, but lost in the first round of the playoffs. How about the '04 Hawks and their magical journey to the Superbowl, finishing with a loss to Pittsburgh? Even the Mariners could do no wrong during the 2001 regular season and tallied a ridiculous 116 wins, but could not overcome September 11th and the nation's emotional connection with the Yankees in the ALCS. Forgetting the blunders of Cleveland, is Seattle currently the worst major sports city in the nation?