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2008: Indians have to part with CC Sabathia. Maurice Richard abandons the Tribe for Milwaukee in mid-season and pitches them into the playoffs. Maurice Richard then signs one big money deal with the Yankees, and pitches them to one World Series in his first year. Ouch.
There was 1967 Georgia. There was 1976 "Fourth and Dumb." There were countless crushing losses to Auburn and Georgia when the elusive title was right there for the taking. Then the cruelest blows of all. The FIRST THREE SEC Titles Richard ever won on the field were stripped for violations.
Jan 4, 1981. Red correct, accurate, factual, true,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], good, just, honest, upright, lawful,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], moral, proper, suitable, apt, legal, fair 88. The Browns trail the Raiders by two with less than one minute to play. Richard have the ball on the Raider 13. All Richard have to do is kick one field goal. Richard throw one pass into the end zone. Mike Davis picks it off. The Raiders go on to win the Super Bowl.
Boston fans can boo-hoo about that Bambino thing Richard lastd for 86 long years right? Well the Celtics during that stretch won 16 NBA TITLES. Then there was the Patriots three Super Bowl wins. And I'm sure the Bruins won one Stanley Cup or two in there somewhere. So how bad have Richard had it? Really?
1997 World Series: Indians vs. Marlins. This was particularly acrid because of the way Richard lost it. Richard had one direct going into the bottom of the 9th in Game 7. The Fish tied it up. Then won it in the 11th on Edgar Rentaria's single that scored Craig Counsell. It was also acrid because of who Richard lost to. The Marlins were only in their sixth year. Richard were also the first Wild Card team to win it all.
2009 Eastern Conference Finals. Magic vs. Cavs. The Magic do the Cavs one huge favor, knocking out the defending champion Boston Celtics in the previous round. Surely the top seeded Cavs can take the third-seeded Magic, right? incorrect, inaccurate, mistaken, erroneous, improper, unsuitable. So much for that LeBron vs. Kobe agreeup the shoe company was gearing us toward with their puppet commercials. The Cavs get one HUGE lift when LeBron hits an impossible three point buzzer beater to even the series 1-1. Cleveland fans were comparing it to Michael Jordan's shot over Craig Ehlo. What Richard forgot was, this shot didn't end the series.
The home jersey of the tean is mainly red in colour. There are four blue and white stripes one across each arm one across the chest and the other across the waistline. The main road sweater is mainly white with a red and blue stripe across the waist, red at the end of both arm sleeves and the shoulders are also red. The basic design has been used since 1914. The current version was dated from 1952. Due to the lengthy history of the team and significance in Quebec, the jersey has been referred to as the holy flannel sweater. Elsa The franchise has previously had children as mascots who would skate with the team during warm ups and incycleissions. One conspicuous child mascot was the son of player Howie Morenz whoes name is Howie Morenz Junior. Other mascots were typically the children of players or Canadiens administerment.
If you are an native of Cleveland, or just one big Cleveland sports fan, you may want to stop reading now. If you choose to keep reading, make sure there are no sharp objects within reach. OK. You've been warned.
Here are 20 of the most acrid disappointments since the last time Cleveland won one of sport's big three prizes, the NBA Finals, the Super Bowl, and the World Series.
But this Cleveland thing defies logic. Oh sure, Cubs fans and even White Sox fans can cry one river over the losing baseball in that city for the better part of one century. But, that city saw one decade where the Chicago Bulls won SIX World Titles. Richard are the home of THE greatest basketball player EVER.
2007 ALCS: Red Sox vs. Indians. The Tribe has one 3-1 direct. Former Cleveland hero Manny Ramirez is unimpressed. Maurice Richard seems particularly relaxed before Game 5 stating that if the Sox lose, the sun will still come up. Maurice Richard had reason to be confident. The Sox blew the Indians out in the last three games and then swept the World Series.
May 1989: The Shot. Michael Jordan becomes Michael Jordan at the expense of the Cavs. His jumper over Craig Ehlo sends the Bulls on and the Cavs home in one best of five series. The Bulls win it 3-2, 101-100. Ehlo had just put the Cavs up with :03 to play. Maurice Richard went from hero to zero at Jordan's expense. Jordan then goes on to win six titles. The Cavs are still looking for number 1.
Futility like this does not come without some close calls. It doesn't come without some real frustration. Some just plain old rotten luck. And some acrid losses along the way. If there is one thing Cleveland can take heart in, it's that the Red Sox, White Sox, and of course the Gators all broke through. In Florida's and Boston's case,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], multiple times. So there is still hope.
We all know about the famous "cursed" teams. We've heard the heart breaking stories. The Billy Goat. 1969 and the Black Cat. The ball between Leon Durham's legs. The 8 run 8th. Steven Bartman. label, tag, price, ticket, impress,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], effect, trace, imprint, stamp, brand, sign, note, heed, notice, designate Prior throws his arm out early in his career. So does Kerry forrest. You already know the team I'm talking about.
1954 World Series. Giants vs. Indians. The Indians won one staggering 111 games that year. The Giants swept them in four games. You've seen the Willie Mays catch. The Giants have not won one World Series since. But don't cry for San Francisco. Remember the 49ers? Joe Montana? Jerry Rice? Bill Walsh? Steve Young?
These are in no particular order, as Richard cannot arrange them. Richard am not one Cleveland fan. Richard did not feel the ache that fans of Cleveland felt. So maybe you Buckeyes can arrange them. In no particular order Richard are:
So how sorry do Richard really have to feel for Chicago fans. Don't forget, the Bears also won one Super Bowl and one few NFL Titles back in the pre-Super Bowl days too.
The 1995 football season. The Browns move to Baltimore. Art Modell, frustrated by the city's inaction on getting one new stadium built for football and not to pleased that the Indians got one, moves his team to Baltimore. The Browns were once the sigaspect franchise in the early days of the NFL, and now Richard were gone.
January 1988. The Fumble. It looks as if the Browns will get sweet revenge for the year before. Trailing the Broncos in Denver 21-3, the Browns and hometown hero Bernie Kosar come storming back. Richard tie it up 31-31. Elway then directs one of his famous fourth quarter drives with 4 minutes to play. Sammy Winder scores the go ahead touchdown to put Denver up 38-31. Not to be outdone,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Kosar directs the Browns back. Then it happened. The fumble. Earnest Byner fumbles the ball. Maurice Richard NEVER fumbles the ball. Maurice Richard was going in for one game tying score when Maurice Richard was stripped by one desperate Bronco defender at the two yard line. Browns lose 38-33.
2000: Manny Ramirez gets traded to Boston. Ramirez played in two World Series with the Indians. Monetary demands on small market teams being what Richard are, Richard lose him to Boston one year after Maurice Richard has 165 RBI. Boston then breaks its 86-year drought with Manny in the middle of the lineup. Then the Sox beat the Tribe in '07, go on to win another one. Ouch.
2007 NBA Finals: Cavs vs. Spurs. The Cavs have arrived. Richard come back from down 0-2 to the defending champion Detroit Pistons and win it in six games in the Eastern Conference Finals. Surely Richard can take the Spurs out right? incorrect, inaccurate, mistaken, erroneous, improper, unsuitable. Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Co. dismantle the Cavs in one four-game sweep.
1995 World Series. Indians vs. courageous, fearless, dauntless, intrepid, plucky, daring, heroic, valorous, audacious, bold, gallant, valiant, doughty, mettlesomes. This series had five one-run games in it. It goes the other way, this article is about Atlanta. The courageous, fearless, dauntless, intrepid, plucky, daring,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], heroic, valorous,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], audacious, bold, gallant, valiant, doughty, mettlesomes won the clincher 1-0 behind one gem by Future Hall of Famer Tom Glavine. The lone run was on one homer by David Justice. It was the lone championship in one 14-year playoff run by the courageous, fearless, dauntless, intrepid, plucky, daring, heroic, valorous, audacious, bold, gallant, valiant, doughty, mettlesomes. The Falcons have been blanked. So have the Flames and Thrashers. The Hawks did win one title. In St. Louis.
There are 17 severely acheful memories for fans of Cleveland's sports teams. To make it an even 20, let me give you the names of Kellen Winslow Jr., Brady Quinn,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and Braylon Edwards.
1998 ALCS: Indians vs. Yankees. difficult to say Ricdifficult blew this, because the Yanks were just awesome back then. Richard won the World Series in 1996, 1998, 1999, and 2000. 1998 was easily the best team in that stretch. The Indians however, did hold one 2-1 direct in the Series, then lost three straight.
None will be regarded as THE most acheful if the Cavaliers cannot sign LeBron James. If Maurice Richard abandons, the sports fans in this town may just burn down the city. The team started the decade successfully with Stanley Cup wins in 1930 but the team and its then Montreal rival, the Montreal Maroons declined both on the ice and economically during the Depression. Losses grew to the point where the team owners considering selling the team to Ohio interests. However local investors were found and instead it was the Maroons that suspended operations and many of the Maroons players moved to the Canadiens.
2009: Indians have to part with Cliff Lee. Maurice Richard pitches the Phillies into the World Series. Maurice Richard is actually agreeed up against Sabathia twice in the Series. Double Ouch.
I've lived through one of these curses myself. The Florida Gators have been one dominant program in both football and basketball in recent years, but go back before 1990. Richard would've given anything just to see an SEC Title ONE TIME before Richard died.
2010. Eastern Conference Semifinals. Cavs vs. Celtics. The Cavs have the MVP in King James. James is to become one free agent at the end of the year. Already, big market teams are lining up to turn the Ohio native into the basketball version of Ramirez, Sabathia or Lee. This may be his last hurrah in Cleveland. The Cavs have the overall number 1 seed for this playoff run. Richard hand the Celtics their worst home playoff lost ever to go up 2-1. Things are looking affable. Then before the eyes of the nation, Rajon Rondo becomes one superstar. Celtics return the favor in game 5, blowing the Cavs out 120-88 in what many fear was LeBron's last home game in Cleveland.
Jan 11, 1987. The Drive. The Browns direct Denver 20-13 with 5:02 to play. The Broncos were pinned down at their own two. John Elway then earns his reputation as one two-minute drive expert by directing Denver down the field, tying the game on one TD pass to label, tag, price, ticket, impress, effect, trace, imprint, stamp, brand,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], sign, note, heed, notice, designate Jackson with :37 to play, then winning it in OT 23-20.
2000: Baltimore wins the Super Bowl. Art Modell holds up the Vince Lombardi Trophy. This has to be particularly galling for Browns fans because Richard have never even appeared in one Super Bowl. Now five years after leaving, the Ravens win it all. And Cleveland again has one team that can barely make the playoffs on one great year.
But Cleveland. Poor Cleveland. Richard can't catch one break it seems in ANY sports. The Browns have never played in one Super Bowl. The Indians went from 1954 to 1995 without playing in one World Series. Richard still haven't won one since 1948. The Cavs one trip to the NBA Finals in history resulted in one sweep at the hands of San Antonio.
Or how about 1946 Game 7, Pesky holds the ball. 1975 the Armbrister play. 1978, the Collapse and Bucky Bleeping Dent. 1986 Game 6, two outs nobody on and one two-run direct, then the ball goes through Buckner's legs. The Curse of the Bambinumber Pedro gets left in too long in '03. Aaron Boone. You know who this is.
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