Since we are "morphing" this topic anyway - first, "if you could live anywhere", to KGP's preferred "if you could diss anywhere", and now, to "if you were judging based solely on baseball"...coolnsx said:
How, exactly, do you judge a town based on baseball?
The stadiums? They tend to break down into:
1. old, charming major-league stadiums with a long history (only three left, in Boston, New York, and Chicago)
2. newer, bland major-league stadiums
3. newer major-league stadiums that were well designed to put you close to the action and to evoke some of the old, charming stadiums (e.g. Cleveland, Baltimore, Texas)
As good as the category 3 stadiums are - and they are indeed good, and worthy of praise - I think the two cities that have both a category (1) and a category (2) stadium would have to get the nod, New York and Chicago.
The success of the teams? If so, you gotta give the nod to New York, or if you only count the most very recent history, Florida. If you only count playoffs as success, and not winning the Series, year after year, Atlanta would seem to qualify.
The availability of minor league teams as an alternative, within the metro area without having to travel? I have no idea what other cities have, but we have three - the Cougars, the Flyers, and the Railcats. As I mentioned earlier, minor league basecall can be a lot of fun! How many minor league teams are in the St. Louis area? I don't know, but I bet coolnsx has never been to a game at any of the three Chicago-area teams, or he would be touting Chicago's praises.
... but I would think that you could relate to talk about traffic, which has been taken to a whole 'nother level at both ends of your state. 
I figured you would see my emoticons, reference to you having a future in sales and Ferris Bueler reference, thereby knowing it was in fun. Chitown is a great city. 
