Curses! Why Cleveland Sports Fans Deserve to Be Miserable
A Lifetime of Tough Luck, Bad Breaks, Goofs, Gaffes, and Blunders
by Tim Long
- Format: Softcover, 144 pages, 5 x 8 inches
- Illustrations: 24 Line drawings
- ISBN: 978-1-59851-018-8
- Price: $9.95
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Description
Here's one championship title we Cleveland fans can grasp and proudly hold aloft: Most Miserable.
Boston fans no longer have their Curse to bemoan—and anyway, they've got those Patriots Super Bowl trophies. (Aargh!—Bill Belichick!)
Chicago fans? Don't start. The Cubs, yes—but what about all those unbeatable Bulls teams? (Ugh!—The Shot!)
No, Cleveland owns bragging rights when it comes to the biggest, longest, worst drought in professional sports championships.
And it's not just The Fumble, The Drive, The Catch, Game Seven, and all our other big-game losses. We've endured enough bad luck, dumb trades, dud draft picks, and just plain goofy moments to keep us crying in our beers for decades.
And they're all collected here.
Could this little book end the worst championship drought in major league sports? Honestly, no. But it will give you something fun to read while you're waiting for the Browns, the Tribe, the Cavs, or someone in Cleveland to finally win the Big One!
It may not take away the misery, but at least it offers a little humor to go with the groans!
Reviews
- “Sure to produce lots of screams (or at least groans) by recalling the funny, frustrating and downright weird trades, injuries, collapses and other misfortunes that have stalked Cleveland's pro sports franchises for what feels like ages.” — The Chronicle-Telegram
- “A light-hearted approach to the heartbreak sports brings true fans.” — Morning Journal
- “[This book] can serve as an athletic exorcism for a city in dire need of banishing sports demons . . . [it's] really about bonehead front office moves, strokes of tragedy and just sheer bad luck . . . Long presents the subject matter in a breezy, fun way.” — Cleveland Magazine
- “Tim Long has written a book about Cleveland sports that sports lovers and non-sports lovers will cherish . . . it's funny and intelligent . . . In just a few pages, Long captures the mood of Browns fans and even non-fans when Modell turned his back on Cleveland . . . a well-written book with Cleveland sports history thrown in with a bit of humor . . . It's all there, and more, in this gem of a book. No kidding, it's interesting and fun reading even if you don't know a football from a basketball.” — Medina County Gazette
- “Covers the gamut of Cleveland sports woes, from bad trades, bad draft picks, bad timing and just plain bad luck that seems to have plagued this area for decades.” — Maple Heights Press
About Tim Long
Tim Long, a native Clevelander, is a graduate of St. Edward High School, John Carroll University, and Cleveland State Graduate School of Business. As a youth he became infected with serious cases of “Indians Fever” and “Browns Blues,” and learned quickly that rooting for Cleveland teams is not for the faint of heart. A Cleveland sports memorabilia collector and student of Cleveland sports for more than 30 years, he is also the author of Browns Memories, Indians Memories, and The Cleveland Sports Trivia Quiz. More About Tim Long
Contains References to:
Al Lerner, Art Model, Bill Belichick, Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland Indians, Davis Cup, Dawg Pound, George Steinbrenner, Jacobs Field, Jim Brown, Kardiac Kids, Lebron James, Michael Jordan, Municipal Stadium, Paul Brown , Ray Chapman, Rocky Colavito, Super Joe Charboneau, Tim Couch, Vernon Stouffer, Wightman Cup, ,
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