How the Landscape Has Changed in the Arizona Sports Scene

Welcome to Bizarro Arizona.  Population: Four Professional Sports Teams Established: 2009 Ok, can I see a show of hands of everyone that believed this is how the Arizona sports scene would look like half way through 2009?  Anyone?  No, no one. Well at least you are not alone. To think that the Arizona Cardinals are not only the best team, but have the best running organization, is a sight I would have never believed. I am a born and raised Arizonan (not sure if that is a word).  I have been fortunate enough to have season tickets to the greatest single season in Arizona sports history, the 2001 World Series winning Diamondbacks and the first playoff appearance ever by the Arizona Cardinals 1998. I was at game one of the World Series, and remember how emotional the night was coming off of 9/11, playing the hated, yet loved Yankees. I remember as the game started being embarrassed about the lack of knowledge of the fans around me and I was only 15 years old. That ... (link)