Is Kansas City a baseball or football town?

[Three7s]

Whichever sport is winning at the moment.

[mikeyis4dcats.]

Originally Posted by Three7s

Whichever sport is winning at the moment.

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[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Three7s

Whichever sport is winning at the moment.

It's a football town.

If both teams are ever successful, you'd really have your answer. But really, for a long time both teams were bad to mediocre and the Chiefs got more support than the Royals by a large margin. Hell, just look at the energy behind the fan revolt for the Chiefs and you see the passion. Royals fans never ginned up that kind of outrage or momentum.

It is not a baseball town. 13 months ago Royals fans were getting called out by their manager for putting 14,000 people in the seats. Even in 2013 when they were almost as exciting to watch as this year's team, their television ratings were in the crapper. A baseball town doesn't ignore the 2014 Royals until the mid-September like Kansas City did, not off the successes of the 2013 team and not with an entirely homegrown squad that played with the energy this Royals team has played with for 4 years now (even when they were losing, they played their asses off).

You can't compare championship seasons to anything to determine how much a city cares. You have to look at how they react to average. When the Chiefs are an average football team, this town is excited as hell about them. When the Royals were merely average, nobody really gave a crap.

[Prison Bitch]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

It's a football town.

If both teams are ever successful, you'd really have your answer. But really, for a long time both teams were bad to mediocre and the Chiefs got more support than the Royals by a large margin. Hell, just look at the energy behind the fan revolt for the Chiefs and you see the passion. Royals fans never ginned up that kind of outrage or momentum.

It is not a baseball town. 13 months ago Royals fans were getting called out by their manager for putting 14,000 people in the seats. Even in 2013 when they were almost as exciting to watch as this year's team, their television ratings were in the crapper. A baseball town doesn't ignore the 2014 Royals until the mid-September like Kansas City did, not off the successes of the 2013 team and not with an entirely homegrown squad that played with the energy this Royals team has played with for 4 years now (even when they were losing, they played their asses off).

You can't compare championship seasons to anything to determine how much a city cares. You have to look at how they react to average. When the Chiefs are an average football team, this town is excited as hell about them. When the Royals were merely average, nobody really gave a crap.

Did you buy any Cards postseason gear?

[mr. tegu]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

It's a football town.

If both teams are ever successful, you'd really have your answer. But really, for a long time both teams were bad to mediocre and the Chiefs got more support than the Royals by a large margin. Hell, just look at the energy behind the fan revolt for the Chiefs and you see the passion. Royals fans never ginned up that kind of outrage or momentum.

It is not a baseball town. 13 months ago Royals fans were getting called out by their manager for putting 14,000 people in the seats. Even in 2013 when they were almost as exciting to watch as this year's team, their television ratings were in the crapper. A baseball town doesn't ignore the 2014 Royals until the mid-September like Kansas City did, not off the successes of the 2013 team and not with an entirely homegrown squad that played with the energy this Royals team has played with for 4 years now (even when they were losing, they played their asses off).

You can't compare championship seasons to anything to determine how much a city cares. You have to look at how they react to average. When the Chiefs are an average football team, this town is excited as hell about them. When the Royals were merely average, nobody really gave a crap.

When before 2013 were the Royals ever average on any kind of regular basis?

[ChiliConCarnage]

Originally Posted by Three7s

Whichever sport is winning at the moment.

Didn't we have threads on here about whether soccer was bigger than baseball a couple of years ago when SKC was winning. Seems pretty silly now

If all 3 were winning I think football would be biggest. That's probably true of most towns

[King_Chief_Fan]

Originally Posted by ChiliConCarnage

Didn't we have threads on here about whether soccer was bigger than baseball a couple of years ago when SKC was winning. Seems pretty silly now

If all 3 were winning I think football would be biggest. That's probably true of most towns

except st. louis

[Dave Lane]

Yes

[NWTF]

Right now its a baseball town but this town hasnt had a great football team sense the 60s. And no the Marty era wasnt great football. You have to finish. You cant drop to the ground and curl up in a ball once the regular season is over.

This Royals team though is a team for the ages. They are so clutch and play with such heart, and just have that rare ability to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat no matter how insurmountable it seems.

While the Chiefs on the other hand have been spectacular at snatching defeat from the jaws of victory for the better part of their history.

With the Royals your always thinking what are they going to do to pull this out. And they always come up with a different way to win.

With the Chiefs your always thinking what are they going to do to blow this. And they always come up with a different way to loose.

[KChiefs1]

I think you could take yesterday's gather X 2 if the Chiefs won the Super Bowl.

I say this because I live in Jefferson City which is probably 90/10 Cardinal to Royals fans. It's the exact opposite when it comes to the Chiefs. I'm in the heart of Chiefs/Cardinals fans here. I'm considered the oddball because I'm a Chiefs/Royals fan.

I know we are talking KC but if you include the areas outside KC then the Chiefs are the dominant team.

[Deberg_1990]

Originally Posted by KChiefs1

I think you could take yesterday's gather X 2 if the Chiefs won the Super Bowl.

Probably not because the weather most likely wouldnt be nearly as nice in early Feb

[alpha_omega]

It's both.

[salame]

I know more Royals fans than Chiefs fans

[ILChief]

Obviously now you would say baseball but if the Chiefs start winning you would see just as much if not more support

[Gonzo]

I would say that at this very moment, baseball. However, I didn't see any banners flying over Kauffman after 20 years of shit teams. It feels like a lifetime since the Chiefs were consistently good and fans are ****ing angry about it. Fans came to expect the Royals to suck every year and they became the 'lovable losers.'

When the Royals eventually get shitty again, there will be some bitching but it won't last too long because it's expected.
Kansas City is a football town that supports its baseball team. Especially when they are winning.