....The city of Cleveland however, can't be feeling too good. I gotta imagine that there are two reactions going on over there right now: pissed off and pissed on.
For me, Lebron's announcement tonight was awesome for a few reasons...
1. Now I can officially hate Lebron without feeling bad. He just somehow crippled an already crippled city, his own hometown team, for which, I can officially think of him as a dirt bag now. He set it up to air his announcement on ESPN in a special show. He couldn't even really explain himself clearly in those interviews. At least KG heaped the love on Minnesota when he got traded. Even if Bron wins a championship, his legacy took a big hit.
2. Now I can officially like Dwayne Wade without feeling bad. He definitely takes a hit for all the dramas he was causin' for our momma's with his documentary, 2nd meetings, etc, but in the end he stayed true to his fans and helped his NBA market become more relevant than ever.
3. Now I can officially continue not caring What. So. Ever. about Chris Bosh without feeling bad. Maybe he'll make me care with some more funny videos... We'll see.
4. Now I don't have to hear everyone yammering about where Lebron is gonna go every 5 seconds.
That's why I loved Lebron's announcement tonight.... but back to the crippling of Cleveland. As a Boston fan that lived through SOME of the tough times PRE-2001, I have nothing but sympathy for Cleveland fans. They have taken a lot of hits in their time as sports fans. Those hits have all been listed far too often for me to do it again here, but as an outside viewer, I wouldn't blame Cleveland if they just gave up on life after this one. I mean, this is like the bomb that left the guy in Metallica's 'ONE' video without arms, legs, sight, speech, hearing. Initially, he was freaking out, recalling memories of Jason Robards, trying to communicate his frustration, and finally getting through to the doctors by nodding his head in morse code... with the message "Kill Me". When the doctors ignored him, the poor guy was left to lie alone with his thoughts about what he could be if he had each of those aspects of his body back and just wishing that the doctors would kill him. I can see all those Cleveland fans sitting there thinking about the What If's of their sports legacy... What if Jordan missed that shot? What if the Tribe hadn't let the Sox come back? What if Modell hadn't moved a beloved franchise? All I can say is hang in there, Cleveland... Maybe they'll develop the technology to fix you soon...
