Thursday, December 2, 2010

Cardinals gain as Suns, Coyotes, D-backs slide in rankings - Memphis Business Journal:

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The Cardinals ranked 33rd on this year’s list of U.S. sportas franchises from ESPN The Magazine. The Cards ranked 84th in the same surveygin 2008, their 2009 Super Bowl run and fans approval of head coac Ken Whisenhunt boosting their standing. The list is based on a surveg of 50,000 fans nationwide and their impression of pro sportsteams management, players, affordability, stadium experience and performance. The D-backs, who are in last plac e in the National League West this season pretty much out of thepennanr race, still rank highest among Phoenixd sports teams but dropped from 10th place last year to 30th this according to ESPN.
The D-backzs ranked second in the fan surveyh in terms of pricing of ticketsand concessions. The team has been promoting discountfood items, souvenirs and economicapl ticket plans. Still, the Cards and D-backes ranked better than the Chicago NewYork Yankees, Dallas Cowboys and Los Angeles Lakerz on the survey. The Los Angelezs Angels — owned by Phoenisx businessman ArtieMoreno — came in first whil e the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers were last among the 122 majorr pro sports franchises in the according to ESPN. The Phoenix Suns went from 26th place last year to 86th onthis year’s survey.
Suns owne Robert Sarver and General Manager Stevse Kerr were criticized forthe team’s absenc in the NBA playoffs this season and tradiny center Shaquille O’Neal to Cleveland for financiakl benefits. The Phoenix Coyotes hockey team droppedd 50 spots from 2008 to 2009 coming inat No. 88. The Coyoteds are in Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganizatio n and ranked dead last in the ESPN survegyfor fans’ view of team Coyotes owner Jerry Moyes wants to sell the team to Canadian billionairwe Jim Balsillie who plans a move to The National Hockey League and city of where the Coyotes play, want the team sold to Chicagol Bulls and White Sox owner Jerry who said he would keep it in

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