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If you were a pro athlete what city would you want to play in? Rank em
« on: September 24, 2009, 10:00:54 PM »

Offline Eja117

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The rule is it must be in the NHL, MLB, NBA, or NFL.  Also for all intents and purposes place like the Nets are in NYC. So don't pick Rutherford NJ or Foxboro. Also you must pick on the merits of the city, so you can't say "I have family there"

I guess I go something like

Boston
NY but NOT the Yankees and not the Mets
Chicago
LA but NOT the Lakers
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
Philly
Detroit
Milwaukee
Cincy
Cleveland
Washington DC
Seattle
Portland
Montreal
Toronto
Memphis Tenn
Orlando
Miami
New Orleans
San Fran/Oakland
Denver
Atlanta
St Paul/Minneapolis
Green Bay
Tampa Bay
Charlotte
Baltimore
Houston
Dallas
San Antonio
San Diego
St Louis
Indianapolis
Pheonix
Ok City
Kansas City
Vancouver
Ottowa
Calgary
Sacramento
Jacksonville
Salt Lake City

That has to be pretty close to every major metro area on the continent. 


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« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2009, 11:07:42 PM »

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Boston
Chicago
Philly
Montreal
Seattle
San Diego
San Fran
Portland, OR
Phoenix
Miami
New Orleans
Baltimore
DC
Buffalo
Denver
NYC
Detroit
Kansas City
Orlando
Los Angelas
Memphis
Dallas
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
The Twin Cities
OK City
Atlanta
Tampa Bay
San Antonio
Sacramento
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Natti
Cleveland
Green Bay
Jacksonville
All the Canadian teams except Montreal
Salt Lake City

Never been to SLC, but from everything I've seen and read I don't think I plan on ever going there.






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« Reply #2 on: September 24, 2009, 11:21:55 PM »

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Hmm...  Well, I'd probably look to a warm weather city, in a state that offered tax advantages.  Therefore, my first choices would probably be:

Miami
Dallas
Houston

After that, I'd be looking for a city that offered a lot of culture and entertainment venues.  Thus, I'd look to:

New York
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia

For quality of life, I'd look at places like Toronto and Portland.

I'd eliminate the California teams; it's just not somewhere I'd like living.  Visiting has been enough.  Parts of northern California are nice, but I wouldn't want to live in San Francisco.  Similarly, I'd try to avoid industrial, impoverished cities, like Detroit or Newark (home of the NJ Devils) and/or cities with a high crime right (here's looking at you, Memphis.)
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« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2009, 01:48:05 AM »

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Boston
Vancouver
San Diego
Seattle
Portland
Charlotte
Raleigh
Tampa
Orlando
Atlanta
Miami
Jacksonville
Denver
Salt Lake City
Dallas
Nashville
Houston
San Fran/Oakland/San Jose
Washington DC
Toronto
Phoenix
New Orleans
San Antonio
Memphis
Sacramento
Calgary
Columbus
Edmonton
Milwaukee
Ok City
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Buffalo
Philly
St Paul/Minneapolis
Green Bay
Baltimore
Ottawa
St Louis
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Chicago
LA/Anaheim
NYC
Cleveland
Montreal
Detroit
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« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2009, 07:37:35 AM »

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Hard to order them, so I'll just state my criteria and then say list a few.

I want my money to go a long way, but am also interested in culture, and don't want it to get too cold, nor too hot.

Boston
Vancouver
Seattle
Portland
Denver
San Fran/Oakland/San Jose
Washington DC
Toronto
Pittsburgh
Philly
Chicago
NYC
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« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2009, 08:33:11 AM »

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orlando
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« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2009, 09:26:23 AM »

Offline Schupac

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In order...

Phoenix  - Warm weather, beautiful landscape, great culture.
Boston - By the ocean which is great, lots of culture, has "small town" feel.
Toronto - International flavor, supposed to be a great city.
San Antonio - The most visually attractive city I've ever visited.
Miami - Beaches, low taxes, nice cultural mix.
New York - One of the world's cultural hot spots.
Chicago - Very fun city, large downtown area and cleaner than you might think.
Philadelphia - Has that old city feeling to it.  I'd just have to avoid the super rude fans.



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« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2009, 09:52:27 AM »

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Anywhere is Florida: Warm and no state income tax.
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« Reply #8 on: September 25, 2009, 10:29:05 AM »

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Quote from: Jsaad on September 25, 2009, 09:52:27 AM
Anywhere is Florida: Warm and no state income tax.
Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner!!! Give that man a TP.


Agree 100%. Florida.
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« Reply #9 on: September 25, 2009, 10:31:49 AM »

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Hmm. All the low-tax rates are warm weather cities, and I absolutely HATE warm weather.

I'm a huge fan of cold weather. I guess Boston, NYC, Vancouver, Chicago, Toronto, maybe Seattle would be my first choices.
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« Reply #10 on: September 25, 2009, 10:45:03 AM »

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Quote from: nickagneta on September 25, 2009, 10:29:05 AM
Quote from: Jsaad on September 25, 2009, 09:52:27 AM
Anywhere is Florida: Warm and no state income tax.
Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner!!! Give that man a TP.


Agree 100%. Florida.

I thought about the income tax thing but really it wasn't too large a factor for me.  I figure if I am a professional athlete I'm probably making at least around a million dollars a year.  With that, I could afford to live a great life while paying 5 different state's income taxes.
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« Reply #11 on: September 25, 2009, 10:52:14 AM »

Offline nickagneta

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Quote from: Schupac on September 25, 2009, 10:45:03 AM
Quote from: nickagneta on September 25, 2009, 10:29:05 AM
Quote from: Jsaad on September 25, 2009, 09:52:27 AM
Anywhere is Florida: Warm and no state income tax.
Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner!!! Give that man a TP.


Agree 100%. Florida.

I thought about the income tax thing but really it wasn't too large a factor for me.  I figure if I am a professional athlete I'm probably making at least around a million dollars a year.  With that, I could afford to live a great life while paying 5 different state's income taxes.
Think so? Read this:

http://articles.latimes.com/2009/apr/12/sports/sp-jock-tax12

If athletes are paying huge taxes to states just because they work there how much do you think it would cost to pay the state tax for Massachusetts as a resident?
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« Reply #12 on: September 25, 2009, 11:46:01 AM »

Offline butterbeanlove

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San Diego
Boston
LA
NY
San Fran/Oakland
Dallas
*Phoenix
St. Paul/Minneapolis
Chicago
*Miami
San Antonio
*Toronto
*Denver
*Portland
*Seattle

(*Cities I haven't visited, but reasonably sure I could live in.)

I'd be looking for cities with nice weather, ideally with coastline, a range of social and cultural activities, and distinct neighborhoods.
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« Reply #13 on: September 25, 2009, 12:06:06 PM »

Offline Brickowski

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1. Paris
2. Milan
3. Venice
4. London
5. New York
6. San Francisco
7. Sidney
8. Toronto
9. Chicago
10. Boston
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« Reply #14 on: September 25, 2009, 12:13:25 PM »

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I don't know what people have heard about Salt Lake City specifically, but I'm sure that whatever it is is outlandish and completely off point.  I have lived out there and it is one of the cleanest places I've ever been and the schools, etc. are top notch in most of the surrounding communities. Yeah, if you are a drinker, you have a much more limited number of places to choose from, but they are certainly there. They have very low crime compared to other cities of comparable size and the one drawback I see is if you hate snow.  If you hate snow, then Boston should be low on your list too.  I rank this way:

1  Boston
2  Phoenix
3  Orlando
4  Salt Lake City
5  San Diego
6  San Antonio
7  Atlanta
8  Dallas
9  Jacksonville
10 Chicago

Yes, I would not want to play in Miami because I've been there and...well, I've been there.  LA is out because...well, it is LA.  So there.  I'm also not a big fan of NY because, well, I like my kids.   ;)
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