Everything Is Beautiful and Nothing Hurts
It’s beautiful. What else is there to say? We just witnessed Cleveland win a sports championship. I legitimately never thought I’d see the day it happened. But we did it. We witnessed the impossible. It wasn’t the Browns, no, but it was a championship to a city that hasn’t known what that felt like for over half a century.
I’ve never been this excited for a team to win a championship that wasn’t my own team. To win it, this way, after all these years…there aren’t words. This is the kind of impact sports can have on people. I’m so happy for northeast Ohio. Lebron actually did it, he brought the trophy home. He came back and he won it all for his home. They fought back from 3-1 against the “greatest” team in NBA history. Cleveland finally gets a nickname that isn’t depressing. Instead of The Drive or The Fumble, or even The Move and The Decision, they have The Block and The Comeback. Lebron is now officially a saint to the city and they will build a Lebron hall of fame next to the Rock n Roll hall of fame.
I’m going to make comics about this game all week because NFL offseason so I’ll get to my thoughts on the Warriors. For now, I think we need to just sit back and let the Cleveland fans enjoy it for once. The famous QB jersey of all the Browns QB names since 1999 has been officially retired. Not because the Browns won, but because the owner didn’t want to be negative anymore. For the first time in a long time, Cleveland isn’t a joke. Cleveland is a champion. Cleveland means something. I can’t even be snarky about it because I’m just so happy for them. Cleveland fans are some of the most loyal in the world after what they’ve been through. They finally got to experience that happiness. Bless you, Cleveland. Cleveland Rocks.
Cleveland, just don’t turn into Boston and the rest of us will always love you.
when LeBron went down on that hard foul everyone could see it unfolding before their eyes, “oh, this is it, this is where they Cleveland”
but then they didn’t
I was convinced Cleveland would somehow foul the Warriors into a possible 4 pt. play in the final 10 seconds…but it didn’t happen, I can’t believe it
I was convinced LeBron would blow both of those free throws and Steph would hit a three in the waning seconds.
HOORAY FOR CLEVELAND
Here’s to RGIII bringing the Lombardi to the Dawg Pound, and Juan Uribe propelling the Indians to World Series Title. I need to get some sleep.
I do love the fact that Juan Uribe spent a week icing his balls and has hit a home run in every game since he came back. That said, RG3 is not going to lead the Browns to a championship. He’s there to lose as many games as possible and get three or four top five picks in the next two years. And I’m fine with that.
That said, trust me, we’re not Boston. There’s an entire industry in Cleveland based on selling semi-ironic shirts repping the city and this win has not dulled our understanding of who we are.
Still pissed Atlanta traded Uribe.
@zwind I’m still pissed the Mets didn’t re-sign him after last season.
Well I meant the Browns part as a joke. RG3 isn’t winning more than 4 games at most.
But yes, Juan Uribe really is something else. Dude was on the Mets for not even a half season last year but he provided so much memories. He missed the whole playoffs but came back for the World Series and got an RBI hit on the first pitch he saw after missing a whole month. And now with the Indians, he doesn’t have a cup big enough for him. The dude is a hall of famer, no doubt.
As a Detroit Pistons fan? NOPE. Never gonna be happy for Cleveland winning a title.
I guess that makes Atlanta the most suffering sports team. Damn.
Sports city*
Being a DC fan is hell. Not Cleveland levels of hell, but still hell.
-Redskins owned by Dan Snyder.
-Ernie Grunfeld passing up on Klay Thompson and Kawhi Leonard for Jan Vesely, as well as Andre Igoudala for some scrub with a weird name, among other draft blunders.
-Caps losing in the playoffs in the most heartbreaking of ways.
-Nationals have JUST gotten to be a top MLB team. For years, they sucked hard.
I was so happy when we beat Washington. Go Pens
Don’t forget that the Nats always find ways to disappoint down the stretch, both in the postseason and the end of the regular season. It’s not a good sign wehn their closer managed turned into a literal choker.
As a Mets fan, the Nationals can go fuck off.
I think Minnesota is the state with yhe longest title drought. Its 25 years, I think.
Actually San Diego has been the the city with the most championships to go by without winning.
Atlanta had the 90’s braves that were always in contention and won it all in 95 outside of that I feel that Atlanta has been the off brand factory of sadness so maybe The Sweatshop of Gloom?
Doesn’t a city have to care about it’s sports team to actually suffer?
I’m from Buffalo, we’ve suffered longer than Cleveland it’s just that no one cares.
Here are some of the worst, imo:
1. Arizona – one championship in last 69 years (179 combined seasons), four major sports teams. That lone Diamondbacks title is it.
2. Atlanta – one championship in last 58 years (166 combined seasons), three major sports teams.
3. Minnesota – two championships in last 47 years (140 combined seasons), four major sports teams. The Vikings’ heartbreak has to count for a lot.
4. San Diego – zero championships in last 56 years (103 combined seasons), two major sports teams. No titles in teams’ entire existences.
5. Buffalo – zero championships in last 51 years (97 combined seasons), two major sports teams. You also have to factor in the Bills’ four straight SB losses and the 16-year playoff drought, and the “in the crease” SCF loss for the Sabres.
Washington has been a mess, with the Redskins being a joke since the 90s, the Capitals not even making an ECF with Ovechkin, the Nationals having won just one playoff series in their existence, and the Wizards getting eliminated in the first round countless times. Still, you’ve got those dominant Redskins teams of the 80s and 90s that yielded three titles, as well as another title from the Wizards in the late 70s. That’s 4 titles in 47 years, which even though those titles seem like forever ago is still a bit ahead of the others on my list.
Pretty sure the Chargers won the AFL title in ’63. So that’s something…
You are right, I missed that one somehow. So 53 years since SD’s last championship.
Hardly anyone’s going to be surprised if LeBron gets like, the key to the city or something. Pretty sure he’s already practically beatified when it comes to Cleveland sports history.
Nice name
In a way, Lebron leaving Cleveland was probably the best thing to happen to them. If he didn’t leave Cleveland, he would’ve been stuck with Illugauskus and Varejao as his supporting cast, while always making the playoffs, so he’d never really get a high draft pick to truly get his own version of Scotty Pippen, John Stockton, etc. Because he left, Cleveland was able to tank for a star player (Kyrie Irving), as well as other pieces like Tristan Thompson, so when Lebron came back, he actually had a good supporting cast around him.
That’s the one thing that bugs me about the NBA compared to the NFL: How easy it is for a star player to recruit other star players from around the league and dominate.
Hey at least Cleveland has sports teams. Not even NJ teams will call themselves anything other than “new york”
Hey we have a hockey team.
Now it’s time for the Cubbies to win the world series
Also, Cleveland also has the new “THE SHOT” along with the “THE Block” and “THE Comeback”
I’m so proud that Cleveland hasn’t burnt down yet like I predicted
Nah but the city was covered in toilet paper during that parade,at least in the area I was in.
And I’ve heard that the Cleveland Indians are in first place in their division
The Lake Erie Monsters are sitting at home going “DAMMIT, We were ALMOST relevant”
I especially liked how the Cavaliers overcame the technical foul they got when Johnny Manziel staggered on to the floor like Shooter Flatch to complain about a foul call.
No wait, that was just Jason Sklar describing what I wish had happened…
Lake Erie Monsters had won a championship the week before, but it’s different when it’s one of the big 3.
I’m from NE Ohio and a homeboy fan of the Cavs, Indians, and Browns, and I can say I’m still just stunned. It’s so surreal, like being in the twilight zone. I’m happy, so extremely happy, but it’s weird not being depressed.
As a Warriors fan, I’m actually more happy for Cleveland than I am mad about losing the Finals after a 3-1 lead
Ey, fuc u mang. Boston ain’t dat bad b0s.
All jokes aside, I feel the same as you. I’ve never been as excited or happy to see a team besides my own win it all. But, I know I’m not the only one who started getting that ‘Classic Cleveland Letdown’ vibe at the end. Y’know, after LeBron got fouled hard, injured his wrist on his shooting arm, and missed his first free throw. At the point everyone watching knew the outcome. It was clear as day. He’s bricks the second, Golden State rebounds, takes it down the court and Green (Curry couldn’t hit shit at the end so Green was the guy) hits the game tying shot. GSW goes onto win in OT. Cleveland was that close, but they were oh so far…
… Then LeBron rattled in the second one and the party started.
I’m happy for Lebron and most of the fans in Cleveland, but fuck all those people who burned Lebron’s jersey. They don’t deserve to be happy.
Also, I think it’s cute how they think winning an NBA championship will suddenly make the Browns not suck. I know this is horrible to say and I’m probably a bad person for it, but I WANT Cleveland to suck. It’s kind of their identity to me, and it’s just a lot less fun when they’re not some lovable, pitiable loser, and there’s a lot less jokes to go around because of it.
Like I said, I’m a horrible person.
I *hated* Lebron for The Decision. Not so much the fact that he left, as free agency is a thing, but the whole spectacle he made out of it. It had a subtext that was all “Look at me, I’m awesome, Cleveland can go fuck themselves”.
But he eventually did set things right with Cleveland, and brought them the championship the city has been craving for half a century. So in a way, Cleveland’s Prodigal Son has returned.
I’m happy for Cleveland. Now I’ll guess we’ll all just go back to making fun of the Cubs.
In a way, I’m kinda glad Lebron went back to the cavs from his run with the heat. I did think we stole him from the cavs at first, but after a while with him, I got used to him on the roster. Then he started winning the championships, and that’s when I felt bad. Leaving Miami was probably a good choice for him to get Cleveland and their fans a championship before he gets too old to do so.
I was rooting for the Cavs because the Warriors knocked my team out. I gotta say, I’m really happy for Cleveland.
Next up, the Chicago Cubs!
I felt real bad for the Thunder when they were up that much. But in the end, the Warriors find out that karma is a bitch
If that was the team u were talking about
I know I wasn’t the only one getting that ‘Classic Cleveland Letdown’ vibe at the end. The scenario was perfect:
-LeBron misses game winning dunk
-Gets fouled hard and looks injured
-Injury appears to be on his wrist on his shooting arm
-Goes up and misses first free throw
At that point the outcome was a given. LeBron bricks the second, GSW rebounds, takes it down the court and Green nails the game tying shot, and GSW goes onto win in OT. Cleveland goes on suicide watch again as they were oh so close, but oh so far…
…Then LeBron rattled in the second and the party started.
Yep. The second he missed the first free throw, the only thing I could think was that he that injured his shooting wrist on the foul, was going to miss the second, and another title would be snatched away from Cleveland.
Fortunately, LeBresus delivered, and now Cleveland can celebrate for the first time in decades!
Heh, “LeBresus”. Very clever, my friend.
I’m sorry, but NO.
An NBA title (or MLB, or MLS, or the Cleveland State women’s lacrosse team, or or or…) doesn’t negate The Drive or The Fumble. The BROWNS have to win the SUPER BOWL to close the factory.
I couldn’t give a tenth of a rat’s ass about basketball, so this is kinda like watching a co-worker winning the lottery and retiring to a life of leisure. Just makes matters worse….
Your city hasn’t seen it’s basketball, baseball or football team win any title for 52 years until now. The Cavs were your only hope of ending it and they accomplished it. May as well close tge factory with that because the Browns won’t win a Super Bowl any time ever.
Calm down with this some of the most loyal fans “in the world” bs.
Call them most loyal fans in North Amercian sports but leave the rest of the world out of it.
Almost all of the professional sports league over the rest of the world use the system with promotion and relegation.
There are fans who saw their team go from the highest level of professional competition down into amateur level and sporting insignificance. And amateur level doesn’t mean college athletes, it means guys like you and me, with a normal job, training 3 days a week in the evening and playing a game on the weekend.
There is no chance for these teams to ever get back to their former glory, yet they have still loyal fans supporting them.
Yes in the american franchise system an owner can just move the team and leave the fans behind. But that also happen when a team gets into financial trouble and hasn’t enough money to get a license. The team then has to start over again at the lowest league.
Would any of the fans you speak of literally eat shit tho
https://twitter.com/barstoolsports/status/746059543579340800
Checkmate. The dude ate poop–gleefully.
I remain salty about this. God I hate Cleveland.