08/16/2026
Let the sides be taken and flags planted. There is no middle ground in this debate. You stand your ground and defend it with all that is sport!
If your city has a team in all four major sports, you are automatically within the upper echelon. Once that criteria is met, I do not believe additional teams within the same sport adds any value because all sports are already represented. It then becomes about the other factors as to whether or not the value is added for the city.
Fan engagement/support, location, titles, historical context of teams within their sport and players who played for the franchises should all be criteria used. Other criteria used, list it. Break it down and add to the reasoning.
My bias will be strong with this one and I don’t intend to try and hide any of it.
Denver is the sneaky underdog. The dark horse that the coasts will refuse to acknowledge or even think about. It lacks some championship bravado, and the Rockies get carried by the others, but the fan support, history, players and the location are all on that upper tier. Denver, the island in the middle of the country. Just the way I like it.