What do Cincinnati, Tampa, Oakland, St. Louis, Kansas City, Atlanta, Miami, Minneapolis, Pittsburgh, and Cleveland all have in common?
Each of these cities have both a Major League Baseball and a National Football League team.
Also, each is a smaller city than Portland, Oregon.
I am a Michigander living in Portland. As such, I will volunteer that I am somewhat ignorant of the situation, but I have been perplexed by one thought since I moved to this wonderful Pacific Northwest oasis.
Why does Portland only have one major sports franchise?
This is a question that I think many people that have visited this city have asked themselves as well as those they encounter.
It is a question that people have asked me since I moved out here last September.
In all honesty, I can not even venture a guess.
Typically, there are some easy and straight-forward reasons why particular cities do not gain major franchises.
Usually, it is tied to the following four questions: Does a city have enough people, do those people have a sports passion, does the city have enough corporate clout, and is the city cheap enough ...
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