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  • After the Red Sox win in the World Series, here is the list of all 124? current major league franchises in the 4 major sports with the last year in which that team won a title, or the year the franchise was created if they have never won a title (noted as YO for Year of Origin). I have included the Seattle Supersonics as a separate franchise from the OK City Thunder as the Sonics are supposed to be simply an "inactive" franchise, not a defunct franchise or the same as the Thunder franchise.

    2013 Boston Red Sox MLB

    2013 Chicago Blackhawks NHL

    .....Miami Heat NBA
    2012 Baltimore Ravens NFL
    .....San Francisco Giants MLB
    .....Los Angeles Kings NHL
    2011 New York Giants NFL
    .....St. Louis Cardinals MLB
    .....Boston Bruins NHL
    .....Dallas Mavericks NBA
    2010 Green Bay Packers NFL
    .....LA Lakers NBA
    2009 New Orleans Saints NFL
    .....New York Yankees MLB
    .....Pittsburgh Penguins NHL
    2008 Pittsburgh Steelers NFL
    .....Philadelphia Phillies MLB
    .....Oklahoma City Thunder, no title YO
    .....Boston Celtics NBA
    .....Detroit Redwings NHL
    2007 San Antonio Spurs NBA
    .....Anaheim Ducks NHL
    2006 Indianapolis Colts NFL
    .....Carolina Hurricane fka Hartford Whalers NBA
    2005 Chicago White Sox MLB
    2004 New England Patriots NFL
    .....Detroit Pistons NBA
    .....Tampa Bay Lightning NHL
    .....Charlotte Bobcats, no title YO
    2003 Florida nka Miami Marlins MLB
    .....New Jersey Devils NHL
    2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL
    .....LA/Anaheim Angels MLB
    .....Houston Texans, no title YO
    2001 Arizona Diamondbacks MLB
    .....Colorado Avalanche NHL
    2000 Minnesota Wild, no title YO
    .....Columbus Bluejackets no title YO
    1999 St. Louis Rams NFL
    .....Dallas Stars NHL
    .....Winnipeg Jets fka Atlanta Thrashers, no title YO
    1998 Denver Broncos NFL
    .....Chicago Bulls NBA
    .....Nashville Predators, no title YO
    .....Tampa Bay Rays, no title YO
    1995 Dallas Cowboys NFL
    .....Atlanta Braves MLB
    .....Houston Rockets NBA
    .....Jacksonville Jaguars no title YO
    .....Carolina Panthers no title YO
    .....Memphis fka Vancouver Grizzlies no title YO
    .....Toronto Raptors no title YO
    1994 San Francisco 49ers NFL
    .....New York Rangers NHL
    1993 Montreal Canadiennes NHL
    .....Toronto BlueJays MLB
    .....Colorado Rockies no titles YO
    .....Florida Panthers no titles YO
    1992 Ottawa Senators, no title YO
    1991 Washington Redskins NFL
    .....Minnesota Twins MLB
    .....San Jose Sharks no titles YO
    1990 Cincinnati Reds MLB
    .....Edmonton Oilers NHL
    1989 Oakland As MLB
    .....Calgary Flames NHL
    .....Orlando Magic no title YO
    .....Minnesota Timberwolves no title YO
    1988 Los Angeles Dodgers MLB
    .....New Orleans fka Charlotte Hornets no title YO
    1986 New York Mets MLB
    1985 Chicago Bears NFL
    .....Kansas City Royals MLB
    1984 Detroit Tigers
    1983 Oakland/LA Raiders NFL
    .....Baltimore Orioles MLB
    .....Philadelphia 76ers NBA
    .....NY Islanders NHL
    1979 Pittsburgh Pirates MLB
    .....Seattle Supersonics NBA
    .....Phoenix Coyotes/fkaWinnipeg Jets WHA
    1978 Washington Wizards fka Bullets NBA
    1977 Portland Trailblazers NBA
    1976 NY/NJ Nets ABA
    .....Seattle Seahawks no title YO
    1975 Golden State/San Fran Warriors NBA
    .....Philadelphia Flyers NHL
    1974 Washington Capitols no titles YO
    .....Utah/New Orleans Jazz no titles YO
    1973 Miami Dolphins NFL
    .....New York Knicks NBA
    .....Indiana Pacers ABA
    1971 Milwaukee Bucks NBA
    1970 Buffalo Sabres no titles YO
    .....Vancouver Canucks no titles YO
    .....LA Clippers fka SD fka Buffalo Braves no titles YO
    .....Cleveland Cavaliers no titles YO
    1969 Kansas City Chiefs NFL
    .....Milwakee Brewers/Seattle Pilots no titles YO
    .....San Diego Padres no titles YO
    .....Washington Nationals fka Montreal Expos no titles YO
    1968 New York Jets NFL
    .....Cincinnati Bengals no titles YO
    .....Phoenix Suns no titles YO
    1967 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL
    .....Denver Nuggets no titles YO
    .....St. Louis Blues no titles YO
    1966 Atlanta Falcons no titles YO
    1965 Buffalo Bills AFL
    1964 Cleveland Browns NFL
    1963 San Diego Chargers AFL
    1962 Houston Astros/Colt 45s no titles YO
    1961 Tennessee Titans fka Houston Oilers AFL
    .....Minnesota Vikings no titles YO
    .....Texas Rangers fka Washington Senators no titles YO
    1960 Philadelphia Eagles NFL
    1958 Atlanta/St. Louis Hawks NBA
    1957 Detroit Lions NFL
    1951 Sacramento Kings fka Kansas City/Cincinnati/Rochester Royals NBA
    1948 Cleveland Indians MLB
    1947 Arizona/St. Louis/Chicago Cardinals NFL
    1908 Chicago Cubs MLB

  • Towns with various teams that have been in existance that have not won a title since 1970 or earlier:

    Chicago: Cubs

    Sacramento: Kings #

    Detroit: Lions

    Philadelphia: Eagles

    Dallas: Rangers

    Minn./St. Paul: Vikings

    Nashville (Tenn): Titans#

    Houston: Astros

    St. Louis: Blues

    Denver: Nuggets

    Toronto: Maple Leafs

    Cincinnati: Bengals

    New York: Jets

    Washington: Nationals#

    Milwaukee: Brewers (note: Bucks not since 1971)

    Kansas City: Chiefs

    LA: Clippers#

    Vancouver: Canucks

    Phoenix: Suns, Cardinals#

    San Diego: Chargers, Padres

    Buffalo: Bills, Sabre

    Atlanta: Hawks, Falcons

    Cleveland: Browns, Indians, Cavaliers

    # means team moved to that city from elsewhere

    Of course Cleveland has the most teams on this list. And note the inequity in this for example:

    New York/NJ has had the following teams all win titles since 1970: Yankees, Mets, Giants, Knicks, Nets, Rangers, Devils, Islanders

    LA/Anaheim has had the following teams all win titles since 1970: Dodgers, Angels, Lakers, Ducks, Kings, even the Raiders who have since moved.

    Boston has had all four of its teams win titles just in the last decade.

    Even Pissburg has had all three of its teams win titles since 1970.

    So, the obvious conclusion to be made from this: Cleveland has the best, most loyal fan base in America for its sports teams. Fair to say?

  • If most frustrated/ tortured = best... then, yes...

    It's not just the time that's passed...

    It's the times we have gotten close... in each of our three major league sports.

    And don't get me started on the Crusaders/ Barons... 🙂

  • If most frustrated/ tortured = best... then, yes...

    It's not just the time that's passed...

    It's the times we have gotten close... in each of our three major league sports.

    And don't get me started on the Crusaders/ Barons... 🙂

    @tour2ma said:

    If most frustrated/ tortured = best... then, yes...

    It's not just the time that's passed...

    It's the times we have gotten close... in each of our three major league sports.

    And don't get me started on the Crusaders/ Barons... 🙂

    Those Cleveland NHL teams were never given an opportunity to succeed, were they? Either moved or contracted in their first couple of years here before they even got going.