tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6819332851593262265.post6162180204037794084..comments2008-11-17T18:13:35.241-05:00Comments on sportstalkCLEVELAND: It Is Time For Lerner To SellsportstalkCLEVELAND.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09283462637985794662sportstalkCLEVELAND@live.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6819332851593262265.post-84230393707918119742008-11-17T18:13:00.000-05:002008-11-17T18:13:00.000-05:00The owners we deem garbage should take a look at D...The owners we deem garbage should take a look at Dan Gilbert's short tenure with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Granted, a future first ballot hall of famer in LeBron James had already been established, but Gilbert transformed this team into a perennial playoff team (which isn't hard by NBA standards, but you get my drift).<BR/><BR/>Not only are more people coming to the games to see an outstanding team. Take a look at the change in the atmosphere in the Gateway District, and not just during the Playoffs. Gilbert took a depressing part of downtown and turned it into a hot spot for entertainment.<BR/><BR/>Lerner doesn't get it. He's more engrossed in Manchester United than the Cleveland Browns. The true wake-up call for the Browns' organization is if people stop buying tickets to the games. The problem is, there are too many die-hard fans for this to happen (which I cannot blame, since they have team spirit).<BR/><BR/>Cleveland Browns Stadium is truly the Mistake by the Lake revisited. Fifteen events are held at CBS yearly (8 regular season games, 2 preseason, a country music show, the Patriot Bowl, and 3 high school football games). I told you we should have built a dome...Tony Mazurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05396362866908545368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6819332851593262265.post-28247633935037439362008-11-17T11:35:00.000-05:002008-11-17T11:35:00.000-05:00As bad as the Browns organization is and the inept...As bad as the Browns organization is and the ineptness that is demonstrated on an annual basis is directly related to the ownership. But remember you can't fire the owner. You did not mention the perrenial futility of the arguably the wortst franchise in American sports, the Detroit Lions.BPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00669773028577114329noreply@blogger.com