Top Five Major League Underdog Towns, No. 3 (Tie) New Orleans and Green Bay

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Published: May 29, 2009

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... sports. The criteria is simple: small-market towns, communities that get no respect, that personify the under-rated, that constantly challenge the giants of the world, and/or that have suffered some terrible devastation but are rebuilding.

 

Big Easy and Big Cheese. Frozen Tundra and Sultry Bayou. Lutheran Wisconsin and Catholic Louisiana. Lots of contrasts.

So why are these two towns tied in our rankings? In very separate but equal ways, they both compete in major league sports with significant obstacles.

Could they be combined differently? Of course. We could have combined Green Bay with Milwaukee and New Orleans with Oklahoma City, but after considering intangibles that influence ranking, it seemed that these two teams deserve to share the No. 3 spot for some different and some similar reasons.

Since we referenced New Orleans extensively in the Oklahoma City article, we'll start with them. This city meets most of our underdog c...

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