Cleveland sports fans: If you can't laugh about it, what else are you
gonna do?
Cleveland teams have set records for futility in baseball, football, and
basketball. But even beyond that, Cleveland fans have witnessed more
than their share of weird, wild, random, and odd occurrences, from front
office ineptitude to absurd losses to bizarre injuries and more, like
...
- The Cavs player who accidentally scored a layup in the wrong
basket (and another who shot at his own basket on purpose) ...
- The testy Tribe manager who got into a fight during an exhibition
game with the Triple-A farm team ...
- The Browns owner who took advice from a random stranger on the
street and blew a first-round draft pick on "Johnny Football" ...
- The rookie pitcher shot in the leg while riding on the team bus
wearing a cheerleader outfit and go-go boots ...
- The team owner once called "the dumbest man in pro sports" ...
- One Browns star whose season-ending injury came while popping a
wheelie and another whose eye was nearly put out by a referee's flag
...
- The Indians player who was traded for himself ...
- A victory owed to a timely swarm of insects ...
- The Cavaliers' first draft, planned using bubble-gum cards ...
- When Tribe mascot Slider fell off the outfield wall into live
action during a playoff game ...
Phew! And we're just getting started. (We haven't even mentioned
10-Cent Beer Night yet.) If you're a Cleveland sports fan, you'll
enjoy this offbeat collection.
