The document discusses the poor performance of New York sports teams, namely the Yankees, Mets, Giants, Jets, Knicks and Nets. Despite having talented players and coaches, and past success, these teams are currently performing poorly and have earned New York a reputation as the "Loser City." The fans remain loyal but frustrated with the teams' lack of success. The article suggests promoting soccer in New York as a way to boost the city's sporting performance.

1. T H E C I T Y T H AT N E V E R W I N S
- Finbar O’Neill -

2. The Yankees, the Mets, Giants, Jets,
Knicks and the Nets; there are two
things common between these teams

3. 1. They are all New York Teams

4. 2. These are dreadful teams

5. The Big Apple has unfortunately
gained the reputation of being the
Loser City, being home to these
high-profile low-performing teams

6. Statistically they should all have
stellar performances

7. The two-time Super Bowl “Most
Valuable Player” award winner, Eli
Manning is a quarterback for the Giants

8. Phil Jackson is currently the President of
the Knicks and the Yankees have 27
World Series Championships under their
belts and yet New York’s sporting
performance is at an all-time low

9. It is rather pitiful how the Giants and
Jets are battling for ‘who can perform
most horribly’ and the beloved Knicks
have so far lost 16 out of 20 games, a
new record in the history of the team

10. The sanctity of the sporting Mecca, Madison
Square Garden is somewhat preserved by
the Rangers who made it to the Stanley Cup
Finals last summer, but New York was never
about hockey now, was it?

11. At this time of the year, the Knicks
draw most of the spotlight and as a
first year coach, Derek Fisher’s
struggle is painfully apparent

12. Meanwhile, Carmelo Anthony, right
about now is perhaps regretting the
decision to not go to Chicago last
summer when he was a free agent

13. The thriving population of New York is
frustrated by whichever team they
support in whichever sport of their
choice, no exceptions, unfortunately and
are still loyal, albeit begrudgingly

14. The fans deserve better results and
recently the Mayor has spoken about
promotion of soccer in New York
after the City’s heart-warming
participation during the FIFA World
Cup in Brazil this summer

15. This is the essence of this City - it may
now be a loser city, but it is also a city
that never gives up

16. We can only hope the teams don’t either

17. To read full article, visit:
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http://www.forbes.com/sites/
mitchlawrence/2014/12/04/state-of-new-
york-sports-its-rotten-to-the-big-apple-
core/