Can you name the defunct (or relocated) teams in current Big 4 metro areas (PLEASE SEE NOTES)? by DJC83

Can you name the defunct (or relocated) teams in current Big 4 metro areas (PLEASE SEE NOTES)?

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Name all defunct/relocated major league teams in Big 4 sports in metro areas which are NO LONGER OCCUPIED by their sport's major league but which TODAY have at least 1 team from ANOTHER Big 4 league.
Source: Sports Reference (Quiz includes all "major" leagues listed at this source for the Big 4 Sports)
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Metro Area	Defunct/Relocated Team	Sport No Longer in Metro Area
Baltimore, MD		Hockey
Baltimore, MD		Basketball
Baltimore, MD		Basketball
Buffalo, NY		Basketball
Cincinnati, OH		Basketball
Cincinnati, OH		Hockey
Cleveland, OH		Hockey
Cleveland, OH		Hockey
Columbus, OH		Baseball
Columbus, OH		Baseball
Columbus, OH		Football
Houston, TX		Hockey
Indianapolis, IN		Baseball
Indianapolis, IN		Baseball
Indianapolis, IN		Baseball
Indianapolis, IN		Baseball
Indianapolis, IN		Hockey
Kansas City, MO		Basketball
Kansas City, MO		Hockey
Los Angeles, CA		Football

Metro Area	Defunct/Relocated Team	Sport No Longer in Metro Area
Los Angeles, CA		Football
Los Angeles, CA		Football
Memphis, TN		Football
Milwaukee, WI		Football
Montreal, QC		Baseball
Pittsburgh, PA		Basketball
Pittsburgh, PA		Basketball
Raleigh, NC		Basketball
San Diego, CA		Basketball
San Diego, CA		Basketball
San Diego, CA		Basketball
San Diego, CA		Hockey
San Francisco-Oakland, CA		Hockey
Seattle, WA		Basketball
St. Louis, MO		Basketball
St. Louis, MO		Basketball
St. Louis, MO		Basketball
Tampa, FL		Basketball
Vancouver, BC		Basketball

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Defunct Teams in Current Big 4 Cities Quiz

by DJC83

Created Mar 5, 2011 in Sports
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	KansasJayhawk:	Mar 5th, 2011 at 04:18 GMT	4 points
	@popnewmo Per the quiz title, it's limited to cities that currently have a team in the Big 4.

	DJC83:	Mar 5th, 2011 at 04:22 GMT	2 points
	There are currently no other Big 4 teams in Hartford or Quebec City (see notes). Boy, if I listed all defunct teams in all cities which no longer have any Big 4 teams, the quiz would be much longer. In MLB alone, you've got Worcester, Hartford, Providence, Troy, Syracuse (2), Rochester, Altoona, Richmond, Toledo (2), and Louisville (2) -- and that's not counting the NA.

	purplebackpack89:	Mar 5th, 2011 at 04:33 GMT	-1 points
	um...floridians were based out of Miami; Cougars were based out of Greensboro. Also missed Chicago Stags and Detroit Falcons of the BAA/NBA; the Dallas Chaps of the ABA, and several others

	DJC83:	Mar 5th, 2011 at 04:41 GMT	2 points
	The Floridians dropped the Miami from their name and played around the state, including in Tampa, from 1970-72. The Carolina Cougars regularly played in four different sites across North Carolina, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Raleigh, and Charlotte. All Big 4 leagues have at least one team in Chicago, Detroit, and Dallas, so that's why they're not on the list (see notes).

	barterer2002:	Mar 5th, 2011 at 04:43 GMT	-1 points
	Philadelphia A's St Louis Browns New York Giants Philadelphia Warriors

	DJC83:	Mar 5th, 2011 at 04:45 GMT	4 points
	Please! See! Notes! Just so everyone knows, I hesitated to make this quiz public due to the slightly complicated instructions. It does make sense if you read them, though.

	gcdilly:	Mar 5th, 2011 at 05:19 GMT	1 point
	"Defunct" means something no longer exists. Many of these teams simply moved, but they still exist.

	DJC83:	Mar 5th, 2011 at 05:24 GMT	2 points
	@gcdilly: Yeah, I fixed that a few minutes ago.

	feste26:	Mar 5th, 2011 at 05:38 GMT	1 point
	The San Diego Chargers spent their inaugaral season in the AFL in Los Angeles (they may be going back, who knows?). I would say the AFL is at least analogous to the ABA, which has been included.

	steelehere:	Mar 5th, 2011 at 07:03 GMT	-1 points
	What about the Anaheim Amigos of the ABA? There's an NHL team (Ducks) and a MLB team (Angels) currently in Anaheim so they should qualify for this list.

	DJC83:	Mar 5th, 2011 at 11:17 GMT	2 points
	@feste26: I figured there'd be at least one team I missed. Thanks for the catch; it's now included in the quiz. -- @steelehere: Anaheim is part of the LA metro area.

	Hamburger:	Mar 5th, 2011 at 14:27 GMT	-2 points
	St. Louis Browns baseball team.....

	Hamburger:	Mar 5th, 2011 at 14:28 GMT	-2 points
	New Orleans Jazz

	Hamburger:	Mar 5th, 2011 at 14:33 GMT	-2 points
	Minnesota/Minneapolis Lakers, Baltimore Colts, St. Louis (and previously Chicago) Football Cardinals, St. Louis Browns baseball, New Orleans Jazz,

	RogerAnthony:	Mar 5th, 2011 at 14:45 GMT	-1 points
	You are missing tons of teams (New York Giants, Brooklyn Dodgers, Baltimore Colts just offhand). This quiz is pointless if you don't plan to make it complete.

	pita:	Mar 5th, 2011 at 14:58 GMT	0 points
	The ABA, AA, WHA, BAA, etc, are not Big 4 leagues.

	DJC83:	Mar 5th, 2011 at 16:38 GMT	3 points
	All of these last few objections can be negated by Reading The Notes For The Quiz. Every objection so far except for those of feste26 and gcdilly have been the result of not understanding or reading the quiz notes.

	4uwbadgers:	Mar 5th, 2011 at 18:02 GMT	1 point
	It didn't accept Chargers or Los Angeles Chargers for me.

	DJC83:	Mar 5th, 2011 at 18:19 GMT	1 point
	@4uwbadgers: Sorry about that. Fixed now.

	steelehere:	Mar 6th, 2011 at 01:30 GMT	-1 points
	DJC83: If you're using Metro Areas for cities (which isn't mentioned in the title by the way) then why did you list a defunct San Francisco-Oakland hockey team? The San Jose Sharks are part of the San Francisco Metro Area or as is more commonly known San Francisco Bay Area.

	CactusZ:	Mar 6th, 2011 at 01:35 GMT	-1 points
	This is the dumbest thing I've ever seen. The Charlotte Hornets, Minnesota North Stars, Philadelphia Warriors, Colorado Rockies, etc. don't count because those cities got a new NBA, NHL, NBA, & NHL team since the first one left? Shoot me in the head.

	CactusZ:	Mar 6th, 2011 at 01:36 GMT	-1 points
	And why are the Tennessee Oilers on here when the Tennessee Titans exist?

	DJC83:	Mar 6th, 2011 at 01:50 GMT	1 point
	@CactusZ: Those teams you mention don't count under the rules of this quiz. If you'd like to make a quiz which does include them, feel free. The Tennessee Oilers played in Memphis in 1997. They moved to Nashville in 1998 and changed their name to the Titans in 1999. And as for your request, I'd gladly oblige you, but I don't own a gun.

	CactusZ:	Mar 6th, 2011 at 01:52 GMT	-1 points
	I hate to point this out, but the two lamps your game has indicates that it sucks. It's not just me.

	DJC83:	Mar 6th, 2011 at 01:55 GMT	1 point
	@steelehere: San Francisco-Oakland and San Jose are indeed two separate Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), according to the US Census. However, they are part of what the US Census calls a Combined Statistical Area (CSA), a larger conglomeration of multiple MSAs (and in some cases Micropolitan Statistical Areas (μSAs)). The Baltimore MSA and Washington MSA are similarly united as the Baltimore-Washington CSA, but are still considered separate MSAs. I used "cities" instead of "metro areas" in the title for simplification and because there's a rather restrictive character limit on titles. I did clarify by using "metro areas" in the "Can you name the..." question, as well as in the quiz notes and the column titles.

DJC83:

Mar 6th, 2011 at 01:59 GMT

1 point

@CactusZ: I'd say the low rating indicates that many people who played this quiz either did not read the game notes (perhaps like you), did not understand the game notes (also perhaps like you), and/or were mad that they didn't know enough of the answers (maybe like you too?). If you don't want a fair challenge, why take a quiz?

	aws2594:	Mar 19th, 2011 at 01:03 GMT	1 point
	Props for adding in WHA.