Dawgbeat 05/05/2007
Say Bye-Bye to Bad Luck
by Eric Brown
05/03/2007
Okay Cleveland sports fans, I know we've been through it all, the Rocky Colavito trade, The Drive, The Fumble, The Shot, The Collapse (against the Miami Dolphins in the 86 playoffs), The Collapse II (against the Florida Marlins), and The Collapse III (against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 03 playoffs). But I think we can ring the bells and sirens, THE STRING OF BAD LUCK HAS ENDED. How do I know, well consider these pieces of evidence:
1) Cleveland Browns win coin toss with Tampa Bay giving them the third pick in the 2007 draft.
2) The Cavaliers win their final games of the season and Chicago loses the final game of the season thus giving the Cavaliers the second seed instead of the fifth.
3) CC Sabathia takes a line drive off of his wrist in his final start of spring training and doesn't have a major injury. Sabathia is off to a 4-0 start and the team is off to a 16-8 start.
4) Miami Dolphins don't select Brady Quinn and instead take an injured Ted Ginn Jr. Many other teams pass on Quinn and after a trade he falls right into our laps. Now I realize Quinn hasn't played a down in the NFL, but just my opinion, THE KID IS GONNA BE GREAT, NOT GOOD, GREAT.
Okay so there is reason for optimism in Cleveland sports again. The Cavaliers have won their opening series with Washington, the Tribe's 16-8 start, and the Browns seem to have acquired enough talent in the off-season to seriously close the gap between them and the rest of the division. My plea to all Cleveland sports fans is, let's try and do our part and keep this good feeling going. There will still be ups and downs but when it comes down to it, keep the positive vibe flowing and think good things, not the worst. I know it's crazy and not in our nature, but winning hasn't been in our nature either. Let us all accept the good fortune that has recently been placed upon our teams and have fun with it. Keep positive and nothing but good things will come our way.
The Cavaliers ask us to "Rise Up", let's get on our feet and have fun and get behind these guys, were three series from becoming a world champion. Let's get behind our tribe and visit the stadium when we can and make some noise. Let's get to the Browns games early and get in our seats a half hour before it starts. Aren't you sick of seeing the flow of people all trying to get into the stadium at 1:05 p.m. Aren't you sick of seeing the empty seats or even worse the opponents colors during television broadcasts. It's time we all "Rise Up" and make a difference again at Cleveland sporting events. I see the dark cloud hovering elsewhere and the beginning of a new era in Cleveland sports, get on the bandwagon now.