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Cincinnati Bengals win title: Worst pro franchise
by Joe Cogliano
Thursday, June 16, 2011

Being “thrifty” has finally caught up to Cincinnati Bengals owner Mike Brown.

Known for being a penny pincher, Brown is bringing a not-so-flattering title to the Queen City: Worst franchise in pro sports.

ESPN The Magazine will bestow that honor on the Bengals in its Friday issue, which ranks all 122 franchises in the National Football League , National Basketball Association , National Hockey League and Major League Baseball . Its annual “Best Franchises in Sports” ranking is based on how team’s pay back fans for the time, money and emotion they invest.

Over the years, Brown has been ripped for failing to invest in the team, which lacks a general manager, indoor practice facility or pro sports sized scouting department. According to the list, Brown’s team now ranks dead last in fan relations, title track and players.

It fell from an already dismal 90th place last year.

Is it any wonder fewer fans from Dayton are buying tickets and making the drive?

The Cincinnati Reds rated far better, ranking 15th on the magazine’s list (up from 43rd last year) while the Green Bay Packers , winners of the latest Super Bowl, claim distinction as pro sports’ best franchise.

Read it at the Dayton Business Journal


 
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