Every time a list comes out about the “worst” or “unluckiest” sports cities, we instinctively look for Minneapolis/St. Paul near the top. Maybe it’s just honesty. Maybe there’s some sort of pride in being among the most beaten down of the downtrodden. Maybe we get a bad rap and shouldn’t be at the top at all. That said, there’s a new list out. Granted, it’s by Forbes — the same folks who said Kevin McHale was the best GM in all of sports about a year ago — so take this with a grain of salt, if not a few shots of tequila. Forbes says MSP is the 10th “most miserable” sports city in the U.S., and just like the McHale bit they have a fancy if somewhat nonsensical method to the madness. The money paragraph, though, is fairly damning:

Take away the powerhouse Minneapolis Lakers of 1947 to 1960, and the Twin Cities’ record in final round play drops to 2-7. The Vikings lost four Super Bowls between 1969 and 1976, while hockey’s North Stars and Wild have no Stanley Cups to show for 19 combined playoff appearances.

But that’s all going to change this year next year sometime?

Your thoughts? Are we ranked too high or too low? Are you proud to be miserable? Do you think, as we do, that a community’s expectations of failure (though expressed in a quiet, passive-aggressive manner in Minnesota) contribute to a team’s ultimate doom in the clutch?

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