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Post by the believer on Apr 25, 2010 23:03:54 GMT -5
Cleveland beating the Bulls to get one step closer to winning the championship......Clevelands last major championship win came in 1964 by what team  ? (46 yrs ago ) |
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Post by the believer on Apr 26, 2010 17:28:07 GMT -5
Drought prone cities
There are a few US cities which are believed to have championship droughts:
Cleveland
Seattle
Buffalo
San Diego
Oakland
Cleveland has waited longer than any other city with three major sports franchises to win a title. The last time a Cleveland professional sports team won a championship was in 1964 when the Cleveland Browns won the NFL Championship (pre-Super Bowl era). The Cleveland Indians last won the World Series in 1948 (the second-longest drought in MLB, after the Cubs) and the Cleveland Cavaliers have also never won an NBA championship. The city even had a short-lived NHL hockey team called The Barons, which never won a championship either. In 2007, the Cavaliers advanced to the NBA Finals in the city's first championship game since the 1997 World Series, but were swept by the San Antonio Spurs. In 2004, ESPN named Cleveland the most tortured sports city in America.[1]
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Post by cliff on Apr 26, 2010 17:57:36 GMT -5
I remember the game like it was yesterday. The Browns and Colts played to 0 - 0 stand off at the half, then Frank Ryan hit Gary Colins with three Td passes in the second half to go along with a couple Lou Groza field goals to beat Unitas and the Colts (the Baltimore variety) 27-0. Yep, those were the days.  |
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Post by thegiss on Apr 27, 2010 11:14:27 GMT -5
Drought prone cities There are a few US cities which are believed to have championship droughts: Cleveland Seattle Buffalo San Diego Oakland Cleveland has waited longer than any other city with three major sports franchises to win a title. The last time a Cleveland professional sports team won a championship was in 1964 when the Cleveland Browns won the NFL Championship (pre-Super Bowl era). The Cleveland Indians last won the World Series in 1948 (the second-longest drought in MLB, after the Cubs) and the Cleveland Cavaliers have also never won an NBA championship. The city even had a short-lived NHL hockey team called The Barons, which never won a championship either. In 2007, the Cavaliers advanced to the NBA Finals in the city's first championship game since the 1997 World Series, but were swept by the San Antonio Spurs. In 2004, ESPN named Cleveland the most tortured sports city in America.[1] This is incorrect. The Cleveland Crunch won NPSL titles in 1993-94, 1995-96 and 1998-99. The Crunch, which was renamed The Force. While some might consider this "minor league," the NPSL at the time averaged (as a league) over 9,000 fans a match and Cleveland drew over 15K for it's title matches at the Wolstein Center (renamed CSU Convocation Center). Several players earned salaries of $100K plus, which at the time, was similar to most NHL teams. |
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Post by hundredtowin on Apr 28, 2010 22:21:43 GMT -5
Still not sure how to start a new thread, but some food for thought.....
First , let me say that I have been watching this board for a long time and always find it interesting. I own a few horses and my passion is harness racing. I try to utilize all of my resources when handicapping a card and I prefer NFLD and the Big M. Cliff may be the best NFLD handicapper out there!
First observation: I recently signed up for the contests and while it is a lot of fun, I do find tha a big part of handicapping races is missing. Would it be at all feasible to extend the deadline of the bets to post-time? I certainly understand if it is not since I am sure that it is a lot of work to begin with and I admire how accurate and timely Trackrat is with is summary. However, there are so many factors lost by having a deadline at 7pm, such as late driver changes (which has been huge lately..., how a horse looks scoring down, what type of bike they use, who is taking early money, who is dead on the board, track bias...)
Secondly, since we all are gamblers, why not throw in $20 or $50 or whatever a month and really make it interesting? I am sure we could figure out a way to make sure nobody gets ripped off.
Lastly, what the heck happened to Blackwater? Built a new house and gave up the sport? My guess is the wife must have come down on him - it has been over a year since he posted, maybe time to get rid of his section.
Hundredtowin
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