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Has any city in the last 40 years been punched in the stomach more than...

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by 93Devil, May 14, 2010.

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  1. Double J

    Double J Active Member

    Don't forget the short-lived Cleveland Barons of the NHL, one of a number of hockey franchises to fail there over the years. That said, the current team in the marketplace, the Lake Erie Monsters of the AHL, seem to be drawing well.
     
    Double J, May 14, 2010
    #37
  2. 93Devil

    93Devil Well-Known Member

    I don't mind tangents, but this is about sports.

    The New York chant was inspired, but if Boston was really cold, they could have busted this one out during a timeout.

     
    93Devil, May 14, 2010
    #38
  3. Pete Incaviglia

    Pete Incaviglia Active Member

    My God, how far Drew Carey has fallen.
     
    Pete Incaviglia, May 14, 2010
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  4. Brooklyn Bridge

    Brooklyn Bridge Well-Known Member

    Crooked River Burning by Mark Winegartner is also a pretty good book on Cleveland. Its fiction, but he tells a pretty good story on the city's decline from post-war industry to today.
     
    Brooklyn Bridge, May 14, 2010
    #40
  5. Killick

    Killick Well-Known Member

    I still awake from nightmares mumbling "Red Right 88" and "f*ck Elway" and "goddammit, Mesa, get that f*cker out!"
     
    Killick, May 14, 2010
    #41
  6. Sic semper tyrannis

    Sic semper tyrannis Member

    I think Buffalo might qualify.
    Lost its NBA franchise
    Lost four Super Bowls in a row
    Was robbed in the 1999 Stanley Cup final
    Bills play regular-season games in another country, for crying out loud
    and gets the shit kicked out of it about five times a year by hellish snow storms
     
    Sic semper tyrannis, May 14, 2010
    #42
  7. Armchair_QB

    Armchair_QB Well-Known Member

    Cleveland has the Browns

    Advantage: Buffalo
     
    Armchair_QB, May 14, 2010
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  8. imjustagirl

    imjustagirl Active Member

    You are on my shit list for bringing Jose Fucking Mesa in this conversation.

    Fucker.
     
    imjustagirl, May 14, 2010
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  9. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Here's the thing about The Drive. Elway had like third-and-23 or something -- I'll have to put the DVD in to make sure -- and converted it. That and they went 98 1/2 yards. It wasn't Elway. It was the sieve of a Browns defense. OK ... it was Elway.
     
    MileHigh, May 14, 2010
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  10. RedCanuck

    RedCanuck Active Member

    But they still have the Plain Dealer, damn it! That has to count for something.
     
    RedCanuck, May 21, 2010
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  11. YGBFKM

    YGBFKM Guest

    But LeBron is a global icon! He IS the NBA! He IS Cleveland!
     
    YGBFKM, May 21, 2010
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  12. Buck

    Buck Well-Known Member

    I went to college with a guy from college, and as a result have had sympathy for the town over the years.
    However, being realistic, Kosar's skills were rapidly diminishing. The guy had some good years but he was sinkkng fast.
    Ramirez and Belle are/were turds. Thome - I can understand the disappointment when he left.
    But the Browns brought their own misery on themselves. They allegedly had a good defense that year but couldn't get a stop during a 98-yard drive.
    And then there's Earnest Byner.
     
    Buck, May 21, 2010
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