Cleveland adds another chapter to championship drought and misery
Fifty-one years and counting.
2015 NBA Finals
For a brief moment, this was looking like THE YEAR. The Cavaliers led 2-1 in the series and LeBron couldn't be stopped. But then the Warriors made a lineup change in Game 4, LeBron actually came back down to Earth a little and ... well, you know the rest of the story.
Red Right '88
In terms of AFC title game mishaps, here's where it all began. Needing only a FG to win and advance to Super Bowl XV, Brian Sipe inexplicably tried to force a pass into Ozzie Newsome that was intercepted by Oakland's Mike Davis. Raiders go on to win the second of three Super Bowls while Clevelanders unknowingly are on the verge of unthinkable heartache for years to come.
The Drive (1986 AFC championship game)
John Elway will always make Clevelanders cringe after spoiling Cleveland's Super Bowl hopes by engineering a five-minute TD-scoring drive to force overtime of an eventual victory.
The Fumble (1987 AFC championship game)
Who knows what would have happened in overtime. Cleveland could have tied the score in regulation, but lost in the extra session. However, what DID happen was Ernest Byner getting stripped of the ball at the 2-yard line on his way to an apparent TD, sealing a second straight agonzing AFC championship game defeat to the Broncos.
The Shots I & II
Michael Jordan and the Bulls' ascension essentially began with Jordan's series-ending jump shot over Craig Ehlo in the first round of the 1989 playoffs. En route to the third of six titles, he repeated the feat during a four-game series sweep of Cleveland in the 1993 Eastern Conference semifinals.
Modell moves Browns
Owner Art Modell became a hated figure in Cleveland when he moved the beloved Browns to Baltimore following the 1995 season.
1997 World Series
Add this to the long list of agonizing defeats. Cleveland couldn't hold on to a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the ninth inning, eventually losing in the 11th. Adding to the misery: this was just the Florida Marlins' fifth year in the majors.
Salt in the wound
So while the Browns have scuffled to just be mediocre in their reincarnation, the Ravens have been a perennial AFC contender, winning the Super Bowl following the 2000 and 2012 seasons.
The Decision 2010
No veteran player has ever been so publicly vilified for choosing to switch teams via free agency. But then again, no one had ever had a TV show to announce that he was divorcing his old club.
2007 American League Championship Series
A 3-1 series lead is not unsurmontable, but it's not every year that someone overcomes such a deficit. Of course, the Red Sox had becomes masters of such, coming back to knock off the Indians and then winning the World Series.
2007 NBA Finals
LeBron made the unthinkable happen -- somehow guiding the '07 Cavs through the Eastern Conference and into the Finals. But it was a reality check once they got there, losing to the Spurs in four games.
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha ha. Nice pictures. I could care less if the Cleveland teams don't win any championships because I'm always gonna love my hometown. I know the Indians won a championship in 1948 and the Browns won one in 1964. I didn't know that.
Originally Posted by CharlesJones
I don't know why the Browns fans were mad at Art Modell because he moved the team to Baltimore. The Browns are never gonna be good anyway hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. I wish the team hadn't come back to Cleveland because the city can do without a football team.
The Cleveland Barons are the last team of the 4 major North American sports leagues to fold.
2012 October 1st - Bone Thugs N Harmony No Show
After selling out a gig in my hometown of Auckland, New Zealand, the Cleveland Hip-Hop Group failed to show up to the concert. The gig was cancelled at the last minute because the band missed their flight from Indonesia and were "uncontactable".
Last edited by Frank Drebin; 07-01-2015 at 02:10 AM.
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