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POLL: How far do you have to travel to go see a professional sports team play live? POLL: How far do you have to travel to go see a professional sports team play live?
View Poll Results: How far would you have to travel to go see a professional athletics team play live?
Not very far at all: 0-15 Minutes
46 40.35%
Closer: 15-45 minutes
39 34.21%
Its a drive: 1hr-2hrs
13 11.40%
Far as hell: 2hrs plus
13 11.40%
Who the hell cares....I don't watch that crap
3 2.63%

10-03-2008 , 06:04 PM
RoundGuy - I'm pretty familiar with the USHL teams and players from back in the day.
A lot of those players would advance to D1 college hockey where I used to work.
I know we had quite a few players from the Des Moines team actually but that was about a decade ago.
The team's website isn't showing the names of the alums to help me remember but I promise I know probably 10 of them or so.

As you probably know: USHL doesn't qualify as professional because they don't get paid in that league (so they can maintain their amateur status and play NCAA hockey if they want).

If you dig the USHL I would recommend the AHL team you have now for a change of pace. Way faster and better quality hockey.
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10-03-2008 , 06:07 PM
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10-03-2008 , 06:08 PM
The Verizon Center is a block and a half from me or so.
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10-03-2008 , 06:12 PM
1.5 hrs to see NHL, 4 hrs to see NFL and NBA, 6 hrs for MLB
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10-03-2008 , 06:14 PM
Shea/Citi is about an Hour
Nassau Colliseum is 30-45 Mins

Never made the trip to Meadowlands or Continental Airlines Arena.
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10-03-2008 , 06:25 PM
Fenway Park 2.5 miles, Garden 2.4 miles

beat b/c I'm a bigger Sox fan than Bruins/Celtics
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10-03-2008 , 06:32 PM
Staples Center - 6.4 mi
Dodger Stadium - 12.5 mi
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10-03-2008 , 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by MicroBob
Oh hey. My hometown.

That's the reason my answer was so low. That and the Quad City River Bandits.

Beyond that, Chicago or St. Louis is the real answer.
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10-03-2008 , 08:27 PM
Qualcomm and Petco Park are both within about 20 minutes.
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10-03-2008 , 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Los Feliz Slim
Staples Center - 6.4 mi
Dodger Stadium - 12.5 mi
Did you move recently?

Also I'm directly between Niners and Giants, 15 minutes a piece.

45 minutes to the Oakland teams
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10-03-2008 , 08:38 PM
Roughly 4 hours away from Phoenix. It sucks.
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10-03-2008 , 08:43 PM
Ohio State football counts, right?
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10-03-2008 , 10:47 PM
about 30 minutes to ford field/comerica park, a bit farther if i want to see the pistons play
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10-04-2008 , 12:00 AM
About 45 minutes from Rogers Centre and Air Canada Centre. The teams that play there claim to be professional, but I have my doubts.
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10-04-2008 , 12:31 AM
I'm about 15 minutes away from Rangers Ballpark, but I drive fast so I voted for the first option.
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