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Thursday, July 2, 2009
Where's the obsession, Philly fans?

This is an Eagles blog, but any Philadelphia sports fan should be offended by the conclusions reached by the folks at Men's Health on this one ...

In its July/August issue, the magazine ranked the sports obsession levels of fans in cities around the country.

Philly was listed as No. 84. Yes, No. 84 and earned a grade of D-.

As we mentioned this to folks around Eagletarian headquarters, each had the same quizzical look on his face and said, "Eighty-fourth? Eighty-fourth?"

Here is a sense of the criteria the magazine used: how many people attended baseball, basketball, and football games (college and pro), and attendance at high school events. NASCAR attendance was factored in as was numbers for TV and radio audiences, the Scarborough Sports Marketing figures on the number of people vying for tickets, sales of team gear and how many people identify themselves as fanatics.

Here are the six cities that earned A's:

1) Arlington, Texas  A+

2) Aurora, Colo.  A+

3) Colorado Springs, Colo.  A+

4) Indianapolis  A

5) Columbus, Ohio  A-

6) Jacksonville, Fla.  A-

Forth Worth and Dallas were next, giving Texas three of the top eight.

At least, Philly can say it is better than New York, which came in 88th and also with a D-.

Or Los Angeles at No. 91, another D-

Or Miami, the bottom of the list, at No. 100, with an F.

The magazine touted that the complete list would be on its Web site here. Although we could see how you might be distracted by the article titled, "What Erin Andrews wants in a man."

Good grief ...

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Posted 11:38 AM, 07/21/2009
andy07
obsession equals idiotic nature. i have seen people obsessed with fat loss that never lose a pound.
Posted 12:10 PM, 07/06/2009
MFPhils
reek don't be an idiot...There were phillies decorations out all season long. They had to keep the stores open for the new stuff coming in, and yes, the front runners..Don't be stupid, please...Besides that, if we are ONLY counting front runners...our front runners dished out more money in a weekend then they have in years.
Posted 09:27 PM, 07/05/2009
xmar
I think the magazine got the results of Sports Fans mixed up with the people who have ED.
Posted 07:26 PM, 07/05/2009
bill at
It's not fair that they count high school sports in this poll. Nobody goes to high school in Philadelphia. Shouldn't extra points have been given for the Einsteins who can spell "E-A-G-L-E-S...Eagles!" when only spotted the 'E', 'A' and 'G'?
Posted 07:58 AM, 07/05/2009
RichieAllen64
It just means that people in Philly and New York have real lives and don't need a team to give them their ONLY identity.
Posted 05:52 AM, 07/05/2009
HighIQ
Dear negativephilly...should have stayed in school.
Posted 09:50 PM, 07/04/2009
Buckeye70
To: Dear, sweet reek3232 From: Buckeye70 Re: Huh? Let's see -- you Agree with Men's (mental?) Health Magazine, then? Ummm, let's review... Eagles -- Sold out for the last decade and foreseeable future Phillies -- 30 sellouts in 37 home games thru Sat. 7/4 Flyers -- Occasional pockets of single-seats up top, but most home games sold out...One of the attendance cornerstones in the N.H.L. and one of the best T.V. ratings towns in the League Sixers -- OK, sometimes a hot-and-cold situation. But still, struggling to make the playoffs, and without a massive season-ticket base, played to 80% capacity, a number that jumped dramatically in the second half of the season. College basketball -- You kidding? Check the 'Nova attendance at the Wach (nearly totally sold out), Temple drawing good crowds to Liacouras Center, St. Joe's at both the Palestra and of course tiny fieldhouse, LaSalle at Gola Center and Palestra -- at least semi-respectable and Penn, which tops the Ivy in attendance most years. Wanna throw in Haverford, Delaware Valley, Widener, Swarthmore, Ursinus for the mix? College football attendance isn't good, but show me a major metro that fulfills the above requirements where it is. And don't give me L.A.laland, because that clearly is an enthusiasm-challenged sports town. So exactly WHAT do you base your argument on? You think Philly wasn't nuts during the Penguins series? Any N.F.L playoff? Baseball??? Gimme a friggin' break.
Posted 04:30 PM, 07/04/2009
tony b
Well....never mind about it guys. The magazine's take is from a different perspective. A young, Ivy-league, arristocratic, live-in-a-bubble, perspective. Philly is a blue coller, lay-it-out-on-the-line city...so what did you expect? People like Jennifer Gardner and Ben Affleck enjoy going to Fenway Park...'cause Boston fits that image. But they'd never want to be willingly seen in a Philly park. They'd duck their heads everytime they'd notice the cameras panning through the crowds. Image and association is everything....
Posted 10:36 AM, 07/04/2009
boltfan
When you have no pro sports college football is real big,this is the worst thing i have read in a while.You cant compare apples to bannanas
Posted 05:46 AM, 07/04/2009
The Wreckoning
It is stupid. Why should anyone care about High School sports other than parents and high schoolers?
Posted 10:33 PM, 07/03/2009
green faerie
list is bs. havent they heard we snowballed santa claus and booed mcnabb at the draft?
Posted 02:18 PM, 07/03/2009
disgruntled fan
I agree with flyler: they are idiots. And to reek: don't forget the emotions involved in these teams. Yeah, I get sick of each of our teams- sometimes for whole seasons. I get so disgusted with them, I feel sick. Then, I compose myself and can watch my team again. And every once in awhile, only three times in as many decades that I have been alive, all of our cheers and jeers are rewarded with a championship.
Posted 11:51 AM, 07/03/2009
DR Heller
Aren't most of the Towns on top "BIG" College towns???
Posted 10:30 AM, 07/03/2009
gordy
Does anybody realize that 75% of mens health is subscribed by gay men? There was probably an accesorizing criteria that wasn't mentioned
Posted 06:06 AM, 07/03/2009
JamesJ
I used to live in Jacksonville. High school football is very popular (ask Dawkins). All the high schools are named after Confederate Generals. Its was strange to see all these black kids screaming "GO Robert E. Lee!"
Posted 02:18 AM, 07/03/2009
lateofphilly
Yeah Arlington, with the Rangers who just had to get a loan from MLB http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/31716670/ns/sports-baseball/ What a joke
Posted 11:51 PM, 07/02/2009
IggleFanInExile
who shivs a git>??????
Posted 11:46 PM, 07/02/2009
PhillyTrue
The list was obviously compiled by someone who doesn't know Philly. I would question their knowledge of sports in general as well. Columbus, Ohio A-? Yeah, right.
Posted 10:31 PM, 07/02/2009
MJPD345
Marlins, Dolphins, Hurricanes and Miami ranks last ?? Stupid, meaningless, idiotic, assinine....
Posted 10:19 PM, 07/02/2009
PG
Men's Health is for old men and guys who like to stare at other guys. All of those cities have one thing in common. NASCAR, which isn't a sport. GO BIRDZ
Posted 08:59 PM, 07/02/2009
JACK V
reek3232, you have no clue.
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Posted 06:07 PM, 07/02/2009
JimG
There is obviously some flaw in their criteria related to the population of the city. A limited number of people can attend games due to seating capacities so bigger cities are always going to have a lower percentage of people at the games. They aren't factoring in people that follow games on the TV, radio or internet. Also, there doesn't seem to be any weighting towards particular levels of sports. Other than parents of players, you probably get very few high school sports fans who are obsessive about their teams as pro sports fans. Basically, that article is worthless.
Posted 03:38 PM, 07/02/2009
hollybush
they count high school ? Gimme a break. That is every back woods redneck in Texas goes to high school football games because there is nothing else to do. High school sports?!?! Give me a break.
Posted 02:43 PM, 07/02/2009
nmr82
Hey reek3232, people were waiting in line at Modells to get Phillies gear with NL Champs and WS Champs on it, not because they didn't own anything with Phillies on it. There are bandwagon fans out there, as there are in every city. But The point is that Philly fans don't focus as much in College and other sports outside the 4 major ones. Which is understood considereing all the different Colleges in the area, alot of the fans devotion even go outside the area like Penn State, and Nascar isn't popular here.
Posted 01:50 PM, 07/02/2009
springfieldzoo
I don't know what's worse. The lame aspect of the rankings of cities in a pointless article in Men's Health Magazine or the face that this even more pathetic website wrote a summary of the article. What do they pay you guys for, to read other magazines and summarize them?
Posted 01:33 PM, 07/02/2009
Onlineps2beast
lets see, as Mcnabb was destroying the Cardinals on Thnxgiving nite, his first worn burner brought a chorus of boos up big, 10,000 people walked out of phillies opener down a couple runs, Sixers and Fly gms are basically going through the motions for 3 quarters. Sometimes the truth hurts.
Posted 01:32 PM, 07/02/2009
Mongoose
Men's Health is a magazine for men who like to work out together. The only sport their readership is actually into is men's bodybuilding.
Posted 01:07 PM, 07/02/2009
Frostbit
Invite the writers to an IGGLES game and nail them with a battery filled snowball.
Posted 12:54 PM, 07/02/2009
cwodack
Check out this link to a Houston Chronicle article that includes a list of cities with the highest combined TV ratings for all major sporting events (i.e. the 4 major sports, golf, Olympics, etc.) Philadelphia was number 1. http://blogs.chron.com/sportsupdate/archives/2009/03/local_tv_market.html
Posted 12:36 PM, 07/02/2009
#1EaglesFan1973
What a bunch of BS!!! Everybody who has even 1/2 a brain knows that Philly Fans are 1 of the most (if not THE MOST) obsessed & MOST Passionate Fans on the Planet!! The people who compile that BS info are CLUELESS!! What a frickin Disgrace!!
Posted 12:35 PM, 07/02/2009
#1EaglesFan1973
What a bunch of BS!!! Everybody who has even 1/2 a brain knows that Philly Fans are 1 of the most (if not THE MOST) obsessed & MOST Passionate Fans on the Planet!! The people who compile that BS info are CLUELESS!! What a frickin Disgrace!!
Posted 12:34 PM, 07/02/2009
mungman
This is a STUPID story. Men's Health magizine is s STUPID magizine.
Posted 11:02 AM, 07/02/2009
drumminge6
mens health should stick to health. clueless.
Posted 10:50 AM, 07/02/2009
maylaysparks
I am in Boston right now, and I tell you besides see Boston fans everywhere. I have seen Philly fans walkin down the street shaking hands with them shouting out chants. No matter where we are we rock some short of Philadelphia gear always have time to stop and talk about the game. We know how retarted Mens Health is, It's a health mag not a sports mag. So booooooooooooooooo Mens health.
Posted 10:17 AM, 07/02/2009
Richard Saunders
The Jacksonville Jaguars can't give away tickets. Isn't Men's Health is a g-a-y magazine anyway?
Posted 10:04 AM, 07/02/2009
sla6yer
Dallas? Really?? I was down there in spring '08 during Mavs/Stars playoffs, hanging out in bars right near the stadium and I HAD TO TELL PEOPLE in the bar there was an NHL playoff game going on a quarter mile away. It's a joke. Plus just look at the top towns on that list, they all more or less blow. You live in Columbus? No kidding you go to Nascar events and watch high school sports when your 42.
Posted 09:59 AM, 07/02/2009
lensinilas
You made a Typo... the Mag is called" Mens Insane Mental Heath"... to say Philly fans are NOT obsessed with sports, is like saying, the world is Flat.... (maybe the writer Flatlined?).
Posted 09:51 AM, 07/02/2009
MikeP
The Philqdelphia area has more going for it than just sports. But there are 1.5 million people in Philly alone. The Phillies fans were just a bunch of bandwagoners? Nah. When you're in an area with this density of population, if even a very small percent jump on the bandwagon, you have lines around the block.
Posted 09:51 AM, 07/02/2009
MikeP
The Philqdelphia area has more going for it than just sports. But there are 1.5 million people in Philly alone. The Phillies fans were just a bunch of bandwagoners? Nah. When you're in an area with this density of population, if even a very small percent jump on the bandwagon, you have lines around the block.
Posted 09:41 AM, 07/02/2009
SayHello2MyLittleFriend
Well, the rankings are based on overall sports. The loser cities mentioned don't have muich in terms of professional sports so they have to watch high school games. If the rankings were based on professional sports, Philadelphia would be up there. Plus, Mens Health sux. They recycle articles as often as the Daily News & the StINkQUIRER.
Posted 09:29 AM, 07/02/2009
ag
they must not read the comment section or any of the nine million philly blogs. 84th is a joke.
Posted 09:21 AM, 07/02/2009
craig123
Number can be counted and presented any way the author chooses. Men's Health? WTF, please.................
Posted 08:51 AM, 07/02/2009
j_romes
@reek: the lines at Modell's were long because noone owned anything with Division, National League or WS ANYTHING on it.....because there was a 14 year drought since any of those things could be printed. and really? Temple? in your heart of hearts, tell me you really consider that a D-1 program in anything other than name-only.
Posted 08:47 AM, 07/02/2009
Michellemtsu
That is about the dumbest thing I have ever heard. Look up the word "obsession" in the dictionary and you'll find a photo of a Philly sports fan. Nuff said.
Posted 08:31 AM, 07/02/2009
frankxburke
Arlington Texas number 1. I have run into people with Yankee gear, Red Sox gear, Cubs gear. I have never seen anyone in my life wearing Texas Ranger gear. Have you?
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Posted 08:22 AM, 07/02/2009
Tejayanie
Who from Philly did they include in this study?Band teachers and all of the guys in YMCA? The Music Group
Posted 08:17 AM, 07/02/2009
NovaWildcats36
Posted by bill at 12:31 AM, 07/02/2009 "reek, the Eagle's are horrendous. Their fans are nothing but drunken idiots. Eagles' Court...you should be proud. Their illiterate fans need someone to spot them a few letters when they do the 'cheer' they stole from the Jets." ___________________ are you really that dumb, ignorant, or maybe just lazy? the eagles fight song was written before the jets even became a franchise in 1963. you're a moron.
Posted 08:08 AM, 07/02/2009
HighIQ
Ummm...shirleyf...Philly is not top 5 in baseball OR football. Go ahead and check the numbers: Baseball: NY, Boston, Chicago, St Louis, LA, SF, Cleveland, Detroit all ahead of Philly. Football: Green Bay, Minnesota, Denver, Chicago, NY, Washington, Cleveland, etc. All ahead of Philly. You can't get a season ticket for any of these teams. In Philly, just walk right up and pay.
Posted 07:56 AM, 07/02/2009
Voytas
I think it's 100% all McNabb's fault that the Eagles are ranked so low.
Posted 07:30 AM, 07/02/2009
nuggett
Not a noteworthy story in an obscure magazine.....how one could leave out New York , Philly, Boston, Chicago, Pittsburg, maybe even Denver (I am sure I have missed a few)says all that needs to be said about the story and the validity of the publication.......outside of the drunks inside the oval and the dads and moms of high school players using NASCAR and High School sports only shows their poplularity exists in towns that don't have a life or professional and college sports....
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Posted 07:25 AM, 07/02/2009
shirleyf
Just counting football and baseball, Philly is top 5. Anything else, we're like 100th. So I guess 50th would be about fair. Texas hammers the nation in high school football obsession because there is nothing else to do. Its like upstate PA down there with all the stores closing to see a friday night football game.
Posted 07:24 AM, 07/02/2009
lasalleguy
To reek3232, while you make a valid and well thought out point, I still want to slap you right in the mouth.
Posted 07:16 AM, 07/02/2009
aNutterInDgutter
The ranking was made by Men's Health Magazine. These guys are still fighting for same sex marriage.
Posted 07:13 AM, 07/02/2009
cesegal
"great" fans don't "turn" on their teams, they hold them accountable for poor play. I have NEVER understood the attitude that at sporting events you should support striking-out, fumbling, turning over the puck, or otherwise screwing up with *cheers.* Those things should be *booed.* There's a difference for rooting for a bad team and cheering them on, which we do by going to the games and wanting them to do well and verbally supporting individual bad plays, which makes no sense. People not from Philly don't seem to understand this, which vexes me.
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Posted 07:03 AM, 07/02/2009
HighIQ
I am a transplant to Philly as well and can say that Philly fans are ignorant boorish whiners. At least LA and New York are proud about being last. They are too busy with their own lives to obsess over sports. By the way, I have attended many Eagles games. The "great" fans always turn on their team at first chance. Now THAT is lame.
Posted 06:55 AM, 07/02/2009
philly10
PHILLY IS #1 FOR PRO FOOTBALL, BASEBALL AND HOCKEY...WHO CARES ABOUT NASCAR AND HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS, ONLY THE SMALL HICK TOWNS THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO.
Posted 06:52 AM, 07/02/2009
delcodanno
What is Men's health? Is that a magazine?
Posted 06:39 AM, 07/02/2009
Victor A. Cuvo
Philadelphia has better than average sports fans. My ratings are as follows: Pro Football A; College Football F; Baseball B; Pro Basketball C; College Basketball B; Hockey A. That's a 2.67 GPA on the "major sports". Hardly what I would call an "obsessed" group. Other sports such as NASCAR and HS Football should not count in Philly. If you don't take the course, you shouldn't get graded on it.
Posted 06:32 AM, 07/02/2009
Angela000
I would agree with this. learn language
Posted 06:25 AM, 07/02/2009
Rudykizuty
Twenty bucks says the idiot who wrote the piece for Men's Health is some fat dude that's never even been to Philly.
Posted 05:46 AM, 07/02/2009
Happyface
obsessed A holes, get a life.
Posted 05:44 AM, 07/02/2009
Rowdy Roddy
84th????? What a bunch of idiots! Philly fans are the most loyal fans of any city! A magazine named Men's Health should know that it is not healthy to smoke crack,becasue they were obviously on drugs when they wrote that article!
Posted 05:38 AM, 07/02/2009
wu wu whaaaat?
what dopes u people are...no name magazine gets exactly the reaction it wanted from cities like philly, ny, la, etc...headline story!! come on u really think philly is not a top 5 sports city? just boycott the magazine..big dopes
Posted 04:49 AM, 07/02/2009
jay80018
As a rabid Eagles fan who happens to live in the # 2 town ... all I can say is overall everyone here is rabid about something(broncos,ncaa,golf,nascar,HS sports something). Where in Philly some are but there is a whole bunch of pople who don't care about sports at all. Think about it. I think it was based on all sports not the big 5 (football NBA,Hockey,baseball) Philly has the best fan base by far for those sports and I'v seen alot of games in different towns. ( the worst was the first Few Avalance years so sad growing up going to the Spectrum then comming out here to McNicholes ) so pathetic ...
Posted 03:35 AM, 07/02/2009
novacats86
mens health is for gay guys anyways f them go philly!
Posted 03:30 AM, 07/02/2009
merlinknghts
Another pointless,meaningless, absolutly idiotic list...who gives a rats behind.....
Posted 03:09 AM, 07/02/2009
shotime
It sounds a little gay.
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Posted 02:19 AM, 07/02/2009
phillyboyintexas
i am a born and raised philly guy thats been living in arlington for the past 5 yrs and these fans here are so fair weather. those attendance numbers are skewed because a lot of big corps buy season tickets and give them away. i myself had rangers tickets all season that i cant even give away. i go alot and it seems like the paid attendance is about half of who actually shows up.people here dont even want to talk about the cowboys unless they're winning. same with the mavs and stars. all the cowboy shirts and hats dissapper ironically after first round of playoffs!
Posted 01:56 AM, 07/02/2009
Huge
Men don't read Mens Health Mag, Women do. as for sports obsession, we don't have NCAA football, NASCAR and high school sports to go nuts over and we work a lot.
Posted 01:49 AM, 07/02/2009
LaZeRIraze
reek....you're an idiot
Posted 01:19 AM, 07/02/2009
michellelondon88
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Posted 01:18 AM, 07/02/2009
BIGEGLFAN
This is a very interesting story - - - NOT. So, I have a question, (that is from the view point of a lousy, disengaged almost flunking Phiiadelphia sports fan). What is wrong with our Phil Dils!?!?! I do like the Sixers pick, and the Flyers seem to have issues, but as for the birds well all I can say is that THIS IS OUR YEAR!!!!. Yea baby!
Posted 01:02 AM, 07/02/2009
cesegal
Actually, this makes a lot of sense. The top cities are not ones that have a strong sense of place. In Philadelphia, sports teams compete for limited time and money - in actual tickets but also in having people with nothing better to do than turn on CSN every night - with a Big Five orchestra, numerous museums, literally hundreds of music venues big and small, etc. I bet that among the places that are, if I may be forgiven for saying so, 'real places,' Philadelphia finishes quite high on the sports fanatics list.
Posted 12:52 AM, 07/02/2009
DrSportsFan
ridiculous, but really who cares?
Posted 12:41 AM, 07/02/2009
Pelti
Define obsession: following the Flyers, a team the commissioner of hockey has publicly stated he does not want to see succeed, and he judges the success of his rule changes by how poorly they do. They will never win a championship while Bettman and former Rangers GM Colin Campbell script the NHL, but yet I follow them anyway.
Posted 12:39 AM, 07/02/2009
jjenkins
I love Men's Health, but they have no business analyzing fan passion
Posted 12:36 AM, 07/02/2009
cesegal
Nascar is a sport now?
Posted 12:35 AM, 07/02/2009
Pelti
I'm sorry, but if the top 6 cities on this list have 4 big 5 teams between them, and not one of them can sell out a home game, how can it be a credible list?
Posted 12:31 AM, 07/02/2009
bill at
reek, the Eagle's are horrendous. Their fans are nothing but drunken idiots. Eagles' Court...you should be proud. Their illiterate fans need someone to spot them a few letters when they do the 'cheer' they stole from the Jets.
Posted 12:26 AM, 07/02/2009
beez1228
Does anybody read Men's health magazine to begin with?
Posted 11:49 PM, 07/01/2009
flyler
Well obviously they are idiots.
Posted 11:35 PM, 07/01/2009
shotime
They should have broken it up by age demographics. I'm not sure what their criteria was, but the emotional upheaval, and depression that the Eagles (Phillies, too) can, have, and will cause me goes beyond obsession. Of course, they have also brought me an immense amount of joy. Who reads a health magazine anyway? Maybe it was Yon Stewart taking another cheap shot. Face it, we're fat, ugly a-holes, but we're not obsessed.
Posted 11:25 PM, 07/01/2009
titan999
I recently moved to Shreveport from eastern PA. I've visited Dallas, Fort Worth and Arlington, and I can tell you the fans down here do not know the meaning of the word obsession. It's bogus.
Posted 11:24 PM, 07/01/2009
flyerdup
Lame rankings from a lame magazine.
Posted 11:22 PM, 07/01/2009
reek3232
As a lifelong Philadelphia sports fan, I would agree with this. In the 70's and early 80's this town was maybe a C+, but it is pretty much about the Eagles here. I thought it was funny that, when the Phillies were making their World Series run last year, Modells had to stay open late because the lines were so long. Why? Because so many people didn't own one thing with PHILLIES on it. They should have just had bandwagons in town for everyone to jump on. The Phillies were in a playoff race in 2001, I was there in early Sept when 15,000 showed up against the Reds during the pennant chase. And we tout the Big 5, but most college B-ball teams are playing to sold out venues far bigger than we have here. No one talks big 5 until the NCAA's. We have a D-1 football team in town, and no one cares. This is not a sports town, except for the Eagles and anyone sniffing around a championship. Otherwise we are causal observers, at best.
Posted 11:18 PM, 07/01/2009
mish798798
Apparently men's health has nothing to do with men's intelligence.
Posted 11:12 PM, 07/01/2009
elektrika
Men's Health magazine must be taking into consideration that overly loud but small percentage of people from the area that hate our stars and do their best to run them out of town. You idiots know who you are.
Posted 11:06 PM, 07/01/2009
Grazman
Jacksonville?!!! What sport? Dodgeball????
Posted 10:48 PM, 07/01/2009
jbuck1979
jacksonville is the only NFL team to have tv black outs, they can't sell out an nfl game even when they cover up over 20,000 seats with tarps, no other pro sports, no real ncaa team calls jax home either although they do play the gatorbowl there....great work men's heath! way to go!
Posted 10:02 PM, 07/01/2009
P Even
There is a nice recipe for BBQ shrimp on the mag's website.
Posted 10:02 PM, 07/01/2009
stigs
sounds like a great idea for readership... Men's Health offices are a short drive away in Emmaus, PA btw
Posted 09:51 PM, 07/01/2009
Nothing but the truth
Ok let me get this straight. Arlington which has 1 team, the Texas Rangers, has a higher level of enthusiasm for sports? While Philly has all 4 professional sport teams play within the city along with four of the BIG 5. You can't even count the Dallas Cowboys because they have yet to play in Arlington. Just another list to get people riled up.
Posted 09:42 PM, 07/01/2009
TheChairman04
this is what happens when you include highschool and nascar
Posted 09:16 PM, 07/01/2009
dreinterests
so what? the top six cities are boring and have nothing else to do.
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