Sunday, July 22, 2012

Cardinals gain as Suns, Coyotes, D-backs slide in rankings - St. Louis Business Journal:

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The Cardinals ranked 33rd on this year’a list of U.S. sportsw franchises from ESPN The The Cards ranked 84th in the same surve yin 2008, their 2009 Super Bowl run and fans approvak of head coach Ken Whisenhunty boosting their standing. The list is based on a survey of 50,00o fans nationwide and their impressions of pro sportszteams management, ownership, players, affordability, stadium experience and The D-backs, who are in last place in the Nationak League West this season pretty much out of the pennant still rank highest among Phoenix sports teams but droppe d from 10th place last year to 30th this year, according to ESPN.
The D-backs ranked second in the fan surveuy in terms of pricing of ticketsand concessions. The team has been promotint discountfood items, souvenirs and economicakl ticket plans. Still, the Cards and D-backs rankesd better than the Chicago Cubs, New York Dallas Cowboys and Los Angelees Lakers onthe survey. The Los Angeles Angel s — owned by Phoenix businessman ArtieMoreno — came in firsyt while the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers were last among the 122 major pro sports franchises in the according to ESPN.
The Phoenix Suns went from 26th placw last year to 86th onthis year’s Suns owner Robert Sarver and Generapl Manager Steve Kerr were criticized for the team’s absence in the NBA playoffa this season and trading centerd Shaquille O’Neal to Cleveland for financial benefits. The Phoenix Coyotes hockey team dropped 50 spots from 2008 to 2009 cominvg inat No. 88. The Coyotes are in Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization and ranked dead last in the ESPN surveuyfor fans’ view of team Coyotes owner Jerry Moyes wantw to sell the team to Canadian billionairre Jim Balsillie who plans a move to Canada.
The National Hockey League and cityof Glendale, whers the Coyotes play, want the team sold to Chicagoi Bulls and White Sox owneer Jerry Reinsdorf, who said he would keep it in

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