Archive for the ‘Accursed Sports Towns’ Category
Thursday, March 7th, 2013
For as long as I have written for this blog, I have chronicled the Battle of Lake Erie between Cleveland and Buffalo for the right to be called America's most tortured sports city. It turns out I wasn't the only one paying attention.
"Draft Day" is a soon-to-be filmed sports comedy ...
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Monday, September 10th, 2012
Somewhere in the 92-year history of the National Football League, someone probably had a worse debut at quarterback than Brandon Weeden of the Cleveland Browns. However, finding such a performance would take a heck of a lot of research, and any time you're in the conversation for something that requires ...
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Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
Patrick Dorsey, presumably no relation to Ken, penned an excellent ESPN Page 2 column on Monday which detailed the sheer hell that comes with being a Miami sports fan.
But Patrick didn't quite go far enough when he said that Miami is on its way to becoming America's Most Miserable Sports ...
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Thursday, May 19th, 2011
Based on the happenings of the past few weeks, it would appear that woebegone Cleveland is starting to experience something typically associated with fictional former Indians closer Rick Vaughn... winning.
First, Peyton Hillis shocked the world by becoming the most average football player since, well, John Madden to be named to ...
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Monday, November 29th, 2010
For as long as I have written for this site, I have speculated about the never-ending battle taking place on opposite ends of Lake Erie as Buffalo and Cleveland duke it out for the distinction of being America's Most Tortured Sports City. (I also commend Seattle's strong push to become ...
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Monday, July 12th, 2010
The ratings are in for LeBronapalooza, aka the Bron-Bron Fellatiathon, also known as "The Decision."*
As expected, it was a ratings bonanza. I guess.
With 9.95 million viewers, the program was the third-highest rated show on cable this year, trailing only the Pro Bowl and an episode of Nickelodeon's "iCarly."
Wait. Whaaaaaaa?
The most ...
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Friday, July 9th, 2010
Three years ago, I wrote my first real blog post for this site attempting to determine which town was America's Most Tortured Sports City. It's still the most commented upon piece I've done here. Ultimately it boiled down to Buffalo vs. Cleveland, with Buffalo getting the temporary nod.
It's been a ...
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