Professional sports teams

They may be called the Twins, but Minnesota's professional baseball team calls Minneapolis their home. Generally, the Minneapolis/St. Paul rivalry hasn't extended to the professional teams that play in the two cities--at least in recent years. Everyone talks about the Timberwolves latest case of missed opportunities. Both sides of the metro area cheer for the Vikings on the rare occasion they have a winning season. The only pro-sport that has a team in both cities is baseball, but one is a major league franchise and one is minor league.

Which city has the most to offer when it comes to professional sports?

A quick look.

Minneapolis has:

• The Vikings
• The Twins
• The Timberwolves
• The Lynx
• The Lightening
• The Swarm
• The Vixen

St. Paul has:

• The Wild
• The Thunder
• The St. Paul Saints

Everyone who has been to a St. Paul Saints game sings praises of the experience incessantly. "They have a pig race between innings!" they'll say. Even so, ask people in the metro area how the St. Paul Saints are doing this season and just about no one will be able to answer. A much higher number will tell you how the Twins season is going and give you an in depth analysis why it's going that way.

In St. Paul's favor, they do have the NHL franchise, the Minnesota Wild. On the other hand, Minneapolis as the Timberwolves AND the Vikings. Even with losing seasons, the T-Wolves and Vikings together beat the Wild.

Minneapolis wins.

Minneapolis: [3 ] / St. Paul: [ 2]