Archive for the ‘Accursed Sports Towns’ Category
Friday, May 14th, 2010
Big ups to the Cleveland Cavaliers, who became the first team to trail by just three baskets with over a minute left to play in a playoff game and made no attempt whatsoever to stop the clock or get the ball back from the opponent.
The pathetic ending aside, one other ...
Posted in Accursed Sports Towns, Cleveland, LeBron James | 6 Comments »
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
They were the LVP's of the last week in sports. Or maybe the MVL's. Some were of their own doing; others were mere victims of circumstance. But there were plenty of people who have come up on the short end of the stick in the past several days in sports ...
Posted in Accursed Sports Towns, MLB, NFL | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
Not even Shakespeare could have dreamed of a storyline as glorious as those displayed by Dick Jauron's Buffalo Bills every time they appear on Monday Night Football.
For the third time in as many years, the Bills have turned a near-certain victory into a mind-boggling defeat, cementing the heated argument that ...
Posted in Accursed Sports Towns, Buffalo | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
Advertisers were clearly counting on David Stern to orchestrate another dream NBA Finals this year, as seemingly every product shown during the playoffs was endorsed by the combination of LeBron James and Kobe Bryant. The much-needed orgasm of capitalism that our economy needs was supposed to ultimately culminate with the ...
Posted in Accursed Sports Towns, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, NBA Finals | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
There are certain bizarre things that seem like they can only happen to certain franchises.
Only the Mets could open Citi Field by allowing the decisive run to be scored on a balk. Likewise, only the Mets could lose two games in the first two games of the season due to ...
Posted in Accursed Sports Towns, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, MLB, New York Mets, Steve Bartman, Wrigley Field | 3 Comments »
