Most HeartBroken City in America

[Zero]

Often times ESPN and other sports media outlets have compiled lists for the most "snake bitten" city, region or franchise. Although I am from NYC but a fan of the both the Bills and Sabres, I have know a thing or two about misfortune and heartbreak ( as well as many of you). "No Goal", "Music City Miracle", "Wide Right", countless Monday Night debacles, and many, many more. Too many to name really.

Frequently you could make a case for two cities being at the very top of this list: Buffalo and Cleveland. Aside from both cities being located on the shores of Lake Erie, the commanality between the two has definately been heatbreak. A Clevelander could quickly compile a list of misfortunes to rival that of Buffalo's.

But after the fiasco that was LeBron James' "The Decision" on last thursday on ESPN, ripping the heart out of the city of Cleveland while the entire sports nation watched, it is my belief that Cleveland's status as THE MOST heartbroken city in America was cemented.

[justasportsfan]

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Nothing beats 4 straight losses.

[The last buffalo fan]

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Nothing beats 4 straight losses.

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Amen!

[Jan Reimers]

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Cleveland's teams are every bit as pathetic as ours, with the Browns never having been to a Super Bowl (despite their success in the mid-40s through the mid-60s) and the Indians not winning a World Series since 1948. Now the Cavs probably won't be winning a championship anytime soon, either.

But if I were a Cav's fan, I'd be happy to see that arrogant ***** go.

[TheGhostofJimKelly]

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A player spends seven years somewhere and he becomes a FA, he has the right to leave, get over it Cleveland.

[elltrain22]

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Nothing beats 4 straight losses.

and the music city miracle & brett hull's skate in the crease....

[seanbillsfan]

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I have friends in Cleveland and we often argue about this. There really isn't a wrong answer but as a diehard Buffalo fan I have to say we are the winner in that category.

[The last buffalo fan]

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I have friends in Cleveland and we often argue about this. There really isn't a wrong answer but as a diehard Buffalo fan I have to say we are the winner in that category.

You are wrong, we are the Buffalo Bills, we can't win!

[Electrici]

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4 straight superbowl losses are incomprehensible to anyone that isn't from Buffalo or a fan of the Bills. It was a one of a kind scenario and will never happen again.

[ServoBillieves]

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6-3 Browns... Cowboys MNF loss.... Yeah, the Browns at least had a 10-6 team in the past 10 years, but losing one person who had SO MUCH DAMN TALENT AROUND HIM AND COULDN'T WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP is NOTHING compared to what Bills/Sabres/Braves fans have faced over the years...

... Fury rages within my Billified heart...

[jamze132]

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Buffalo in a landslide.

[Mr. Pink]

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Minnesota is up there also.

The Vikings who also have lost 4 superbowls, had the greatest offense in the history of the NFL until the Pats and lost to the Falcons in the NFC Championship game a little over a decade ago.

Lost the North Stars and now have an irrelevant hockey team.

The Timberwolves who are irrelevant.

Their only saving grace is their small market baseball team has won a couple of pennants.

[Ron Burgundy]

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I can't speak for Buffalo, as I've only been there once, but Cleveland also has the misfortune of being one of the more completely ****ty cities to live in the entire country.

[G Wolly]

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A player spends seven years somewhere and he becomes a FA, he has the right to leave, get over it Cleveland.

No **** man.

7 years with nothing to show for it. Why stay on a team where you're almost guaranteed not to win a championship.

[Historian]

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Cleveland's teams are every bit as pathetic as ours, with the Browns never having been to a Super Bowl (despite their success in the mid-40s through the mid-60s) and the Indians not winning a World Series since 1948. Now the Cavs probably won't be winning a championship anytime soon, either.

But if I were a Cav's fan, I'd be happy to see that arrogant ***** go.

Ironic that we got the Braves and Sabres, they got the Cavs and Barons.

They lost their hockey team, and we lost our basketball team.

We lost four straight, but they last two AFC title games they should have won to the same team.

And Ohio is just plain more sucky than here.