Blog Wars: Worst bandwagon sports city

Which city’s fans are the guiltiest of bandwagon jumping?

Scott Mieszala
As far as fair-weather fans go, Los Angeles is the worst. If — by some marvel that would defy logic and life as we know it — the Clippers became good and the Lakers stunk, LA fans would start showing up to Clippers games 20 minutes after tipoff and leaving early in the fourth quarter like they do now for Lakers games while the current attendance numbers flip-flopped. But I think the worst bandwagon jumping comes from Chicago, which had the Bulls dynasty of the ‘90s, generally competitive White Sox teams and the storied Bears and Cubs franchises. Being the United States’ third-largest city, I wish I wouldn’t see so many Lakers fans who are old enough to remember Michael Jordan, or Red Sox fans who were around for the Frank Thomas or Sammy Sosa years of the Sox and Cubs.

Luke McCormick
Those Carolina Hurricanes fans really bust my chops. Where you at after the ’06 Stanley Cup?

Sean McGahan
It has to be Philly, the city that booed Donovan McNabb when he was drafted, bought his jersey in droves when he finally took the team over the NFC Championship hump, then burned it as soon as he “looked tired” after falling short on a grueling Super Bowl comeback. These are the same fans who flipped their Phillies hats frontward for the first time in years last season, and the ones who will replace it with a Yankees/BoSox cap come October if the reigning World Series champs are not still alive. The bumps and bruises Philly fans have endured from repeated jumps on and off their teams' bandwagons are injures not even Dr. J could cure.

Luis C. Medina
I’m taking the city of Miami as the biggest bandwagon jumping bums in sports.  No one shows up to Heat games until they’re actually in the playoffs.  Lame.  Even though there are much better things to do in MIA, show up and support your team.  And really, nothing says bandwagon fans like when Fat Joe and Rick Ross are your courtside celebrities.