Our poll is based on a what have you done for us lately formula. Super Bowls or great players on a team 40 years ago don’t carry much weight. We prefer things like recent success. Infamous players Mitchell & Ness Snapback Caps and owners. Fan Support. And, the city the team is in. There might be some other chilling things we just make up as we go along.We present, in all it’s brutality, the Scariest Franchises in sports.The Pittsburgh Pirates Why are they so terrifying? Since losing a heartbreaker to the Braves in the bottom of the ninth in Game 7 of the 1992 NLCS, the Pirates have yet to have even a winning season.They had a diabolical plan this season making it look like they would make a run at.500 but apparently it was all designed to further torture the fan base. The owners of the team have turned losing into a profitable enterprise, making almost $30 million a year while getting rid of All-Stars in an effort not to pay them. How spine-chilling.
The Detroit Lions The mere fact they play in Detroit is creepy enough isn’t? I’ve never been there but I’ve talked to a few people who have (those that made out alive) and they were not too kind to the Motor City. This franchise was so bad it scared the greatest runner of all time, Barry Sanders, into early retirement. They also have the meanest current player in the NFL, Ndamukong Suh, who has been fined for illegal hits on various occasions discount hats and for the most part he has refused to apologize, instead receiving fines from the National Football League.Finally, the Lions are scary because they’ve won just one playoff game since 1957.
The Oakland Raiders Even the Pirate on the helmet strikes fear in very few these days. This once proud franchise was mis-manged by the very man who made them great, the late Al Davis. Coming into this season the Raiders were in a 37-91 stretch and have been known for grim draft busts (JaMarcus Russell). Raider Nation, those guys who dress like new era caps wholesale everyday is Halloween, has given up on this franchise. The Raiders finished dead last in NFL attendance in 2010. The Raiders also get poor marks for the city of Oakland. It’s not a good sign when the fan base is more ghoulish than the team.