Not in Cleveland
The announcement that LeBron James is packing his bags and heading to Miami is yet another piece of sad news for Cleveland. The Forest City has been down so long, it's started to look like up.
Rocky Colavito in Tigers uniform after his trade. (AP)
Hard as it may be to believe, the Cleveland Indians were at one time a great baseball club. With stars like Bob Feller, Lou Boudreau, and Larry Doby, the team was a force to be reckoned with, winning the World Series in 1948 and the American League pennant in 1954. But the trade of fan favorite and right-fielder Rocky Colavito to the Detroit Tigers (allegedly) ruined all that. From then on, "the curse of Rocky Colavito" has plagued the team. Ever-optimistic Tribe fans thought the curse had been lifted in 1995, when the Indians finally returned to the World Series, but Cleveland fell short that year and again in 1997. The Indians' current record: 25–36.
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