Fan to Fan.....

A letter to the fan's from a fan.

I have lived in and out of Cleveland my entire life. My parents separated when I was young, but every summer and most holidays I spent in the Cleveland area with my father and his side of the family. I have heard stories from my grandparents about Jim Brown, Otto Graham, and the years of Bob Feller, Lou Boudreau, and Larry Doby to name a few. I am old enough to remember "the shot", I was 7, a little to young to remember "the drive" or "the fumble". I do remember Jose Mesa's blown save. And most recently, "the elbow". In all honesty, the only real thing I have gotten to know about being a Cleveland sports fan is losing.

Over the past 7 years a lot has changed in our lives. We went from one of the worst teams in the NBA to a contender almost over night. Heck even the Tribe teased us in 2007. (that one still hurts a little). The Browns, well, they have been the Browns. Though we had a nice run in '07 as well. Heck, now that I write that down, 2007 was a pretty damn good year to be a Cleveland sports fan.

The last 3 years for the Cav's have been some of the best years in recent Cleveland sports history. We have all been "witnesses" to a rebirth of the Cav's franchise. We can thank LeBron for that, there is no doubting that at all. But people around here need to understand one thing.

WE ARE CLEVELAND! We are the people who pay for the tickets, the jerseys, the posters, the hats and gloves, even the stupid fuzzy slippers. WE ARE THE FANS, who go to the bars and restaurants before and after the games. Some of us are even lucky enough to pay for parking tickets.

We have one duty as fan's, and that is to support our teams even through the hard times. Right now , the Cav's just lost one of the greatest players to ever play this game. We can sit around and feel sorry for ourselves, or we can get off our asses and make this upcoming season better than ever.

I know there are a lot of bandwagon fan's who will never watch another Cav's game or take their new date to see a game because LeBron left and that's fine. But the real fans, you and me need to get our act together and rally around 'OUR' team. Just because one piece of the puzzle left doesn't mean you cant see the whole picture.

We need to continue to support our team. If we don't go to the games, buy the jerseys hats, gloves and those stupid slippers we will show the rest of the sports nation that we are losers, and dammnit I am tired of being called a loser. We are hard working people, who don't get to enjoy the sunny beaches of Florida or California. We are the people who put on our hardhats, and make America work. We sit at Progressive Field when its 25 degrees and snowing to watch Opening Day. We sit through blizzards to watch our beloved Browns play. We drive to the Q when you can get a ticket for driving in white-out conditions. WE ARE CLEVELAND. We deserve athletes who are hard working and have an unbelievable desire to bring this city we call home a championship.

That's why this upcoming Cav's season we need to do something that everyone in the league thinks wont happen. And that is "Sell Out the Q in 2010". If we really support our team like have been, this will allow our ownership team to invest in we the fans. I can tell you that I will be attending as many games as I can afford to next season.
If I cant afford to go I will be watching each game with friends and spreading the joy of being a Cav's fan through thick and thin.

We stand together, we fall together. I am tired of falling. Are you?


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God Bless Cleveland...... Please?

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