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September 9, 2013Yesterday, Sports on Earth’s Will Leitch was WFNY’s guest at the Browns game. He is in town as part of his “Leitch Across America” series. Today, the first part of his series on Cleveland is up.
“The last Cleveland championship was in 1964, by the Browns two years before the Super Bowl began, which means no one has any recollection or proof it ever happened,” writes Leitch. “Cleveland sports exist to make you unhappy. Not furious — the wailing, the gnashing of teeth, the rending of garments. They can’t work you up like that anymore. It’s just a general, vague, unceasing unhappiness. They’re a dull ache that never goes away; they’re a rash that won’t fade.”
We look forward to reading more about Will’s first stay in Cleveland, and the sports teams we care so much about.
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The Factory of Sadness is back open for business!
“They can’t work you up like that anymore.”
please. he really doesn’t know us very well.
No amount of paint, name change, new turnstiles, DJ, Dachshunds or the rest can disguise it!
With PSLs gone it won’t be long before the seats resemble Progressive Field i.e. empty. Okay maybe not but I tried!
That story is the most depressing thing I have ever read about Cleveland’s psyche and every word of it rings true.
Good piece, other than that line. Which made me write a short note, which turned into a long, sad letter. Sigh.
I’m really irritated that the latest version of the Browns has completely robbed me of the ability to make fun of them. I mean the Pats won, the Red Sox crushed and I’m not even happy. I actually feel for the die hard Browns fans who had hope things would be better. I can’t even type, “I told you so!” Wait, I guess I can.
On the bright side Arsenioooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Hall is back tonight with “The Aresnio Hall” show. We may not have sports but between Arsenio and Drew Carey at least we got jokes!!
I write for that site 🙂
the last time the Browns mattered, so did Arsenio.
Hey-ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!