{"id":4713,"date":"2009-06-23T14:55:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-23T19:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/06\/pittsburgh-is-championship-city-move-coyotes-to-hamilton\/"},"modified":"2009-06-23T14:55:00","modified_gmt":"2009-06-23T19:55:00","slug":"pittsburgh-is-championship-city-move-coyotes-to-hamilton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/06\/pittsburgh-is-championship-city-move-coyotes-to-hamilton\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh is Championship City; Move Coyotes to Hamilton"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=Section1>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Tremendous sportsbook and online casino takes a look at several issues of the day. <\/span><\/font><st1:City><st1:place><span   class=GramE>Pittsburgh<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><span class=GramE>, the championship city; why the Phoenix Coyotes should move to <\/span><st1:City><st1:place><span   class=GramE>Hamilton<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><span class=GramE> and what are the best television sports.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Forget <\/span><\/font><st1:City><st1:place>Boston<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> or <st1:City><st1:place>Detroit<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> or even <st1:City><st1:place>New   York City<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, the sports capital of the <st1:country-region><st1:place>United   States<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> has to be <st1:place><st1:City>Pittsburgh<\/st1:City>,  <st1:State>PA.<\/st1:State><\/st1:place><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>They now own the Super Bowl champion Steelers and the Stanley Cup champion Penguins.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Even the World Series winners, the Philadelphia Phillies are in the same state. Grandmaster <a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/\">sports handicapper<\/a> Joe Duffy point out that his alma mater, California University of PA will only add to the equation. His beloved California <span class=SpellE>Vulcans<\/span> football team will win the Division II college football national championship led by Jordan <span class=SpellE>Portis<\/span>, a former Florida Gator.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><span class=GramE><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>California University of PA, it about 35 miles north of <\/span><\/font><\/span><st1:City><st1:place><span class=GramE>Pittsburgh<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><span class=GramE>.<\/span> <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>No city has ever won more than two titles from the NBA, NFL, MLB, or NFL in the same year.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><st1:City><st1:place><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span   style='font-size:12.0pt'>Pittsburgh<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>&#8216;s feat, following the double by the Pirates and Steelers 30 years earlier, solidifies its claim as one of the nation&#8217;s most successful pro sports cities, per capita, even if the Pirates can&#8217;t overcome their current deficit in the NL Central and make it a triple.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Can you imagine if only Villanova&#8217;s<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;<\/span><strong><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Scottie Reynolds<\/font><\/b><\/strong><span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;<\/span>had missed that <span class=SpellE>layup<\/span>? The Panthers could have made a run at the NCAA title.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Other cities like <\/span><\/font><st1:City><st1:place>L.A.<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> and <st1:State><st1:place>New York<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> have had multiple champions before, but they also have more teams.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Get your<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/index.php?PageID=103\">NFL Futures&nbsp;<\/a>in the <span class=SpellE>Bodog<\/span> Sportsbook!<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Speaking of the NHL, our partners at <\/span><\/font><span lang=EN style='mso-ansi-language:EN'><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bodog.com\/welcome\/1861245\/sportsbook\">Bodog<\/a> <\/span>have a few other opinions they&#8217;d like to share. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>There are many opinions out there on what should happen with the Phoenix Coyotes and where they should end up.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>For the sake of the true hockey fans in <\/span><\/font><st1:State><st1:place>Arizona<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, it would be ideal if the NHL can figure out a way to keep the franchise in town. But that seems unlikely long term.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>There is a huge belief that the team should relocate to <\/span><\/font><st1:country-region><st1:place>Canada<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> with cities like <st1:City><st1:place>Hamilton<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> and <st1:City><st1:place>Winnipeg<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> just waiting to get their hands on a club.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><st1:City><st1:place><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span   style='font-size:12.0pt'>Hamilton<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> seems to be the best place for the Coyotes, as they have the fans and the building and the support of a possible new owner in<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;<\/span><strong><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Jim <span class=SpellE>Balsillie<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;<\/span>(the <span class=SpellE>BlackBerry<\/span> guy).<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>But<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;<\/span><strong><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Gary <span class=SpellE>Bettman<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;<\/span>seems to have a grudge against <span class=SpellE>Balsillie<\/span> and <\/span><\/font><st1:country-region><st1:place>Canada<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> for that matter, so expect the team to end up somewhere in the <st1:country-region><st1:place>United   States<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>If the team does not stay put in <\/span><\/font><st1:City><st1:place>Phoenix<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, even Vegas is an option the NHL would really love.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Get your<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/index.php?PageID=109\">NHL Futures&nbsp;<\/a>in the <span class=SpellE>Bodog<\/span> Sportsbook as the odds to win the 2010 Lord Stanley Cup are up. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Did you watch the NBA Finals this year?<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>If so, you joined millions of others who did as well. The NBA is just one of the many sports that <span class=GramE>is<\/span> heavily watched each year in the <\/span><\/font><st1:country-region><st1:place>United   States<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>NFL football is king, of course, as the Super Bowl is the most watched sporting event every year. People live and <span class=GramE>breath<\/span> the NFL and there is little chance any sport will ever replace it as No. 1.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Other major players would be NASCAR and NCAA Football, thanks to the very successful Bowl season.<br style='mso-special-character: line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>April is all about NCAA Basketball and March Madness before the sports fan shifts to MLB Baseball.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><span class=SpellE><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>PGA<\/span><\/font><\/span> golf certainly brings in the ratings now that Tiger Woods is back and even Arena Football has a huge following (when the league is actually running).<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Last year the Olympics were highly watched of course, and you can&#8217;t forget the rise of Mixed Martial Arts.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sorry hockey, maybe one day.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold; mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>For more information: <\/span><\/font><\/b>Get <a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/index.php?Page=Articles\">today&#8217;s free pick<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/index.php?PageID=25\"><font color=\"#333333\"><span style='color:#333333'>MLB odds<\/span><\/font><\/a> as well as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.betonsports360.com\/\">NFL betting advice<\/a> on the Offshore Insiders Network. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/\"><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>OffshoreInsiders.com<\/b><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tremendous sportsbook and online casino takes a look at several issues of the day. Pittsburgh, the championship city; why the Phoenix Coyotes should move to Hamilton and what are the best television sports. Forget Boston or Detroit or even New York City, the sports capital of the United States has to be Pittsburgh, PA. They &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/06\/pittsburgh-is-championship-city-move-coyotes-to-hamilton\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Pittsburgh is Championship City; Move Coyotes to Hamilton<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4713"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4713\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}