Weird Moments Cleveland Sports: Bottlegate, Bedbugs, and Burying the Pennant in Bloomington, MN

Cleveland sports fans: If you can’t laugh about it, what else are you gonna do?
Cleveland teams have set records for futility in baseball, football, and basketball. But even beyond that, Cleveland fans have witnessed more than their share of weird, wild, random, and odd occurrences, from front office ineptitude to absurd losses to bizarre injuries and more, like …
The Cavs player who accidentally scored a
layup in the wrong basket
(and another who shot at his own basket on purpose) …
The testy Tribe manager who got into a
fight during an exhibition game
with the Triple-A farm team …
The Browns owner who took
advice from a random stranger
on the street and blew a first-round draft pick on “Johnny Football” …
The rookie pitcher shot in the leg while riding on the team bus wearing a cheerleader outfit and
go-go boots
…
The team owner once called
“the dumbest man in pro sports”
One Browns star whose season-ending injury came while
popping a wheelie
and another whose eye was nearly put out by a referee’s flag …
The Indians player who was
traded for himself
A victory owed to a timely
swarm of insects
The Cavaliers’ first draft,
planned using bubble-gum cards
When Tribe mascot Slider
fell off the outfield wall
into live action during a playoff game …
Phew! And we’re just getting started. (We haven’t even mentioned
10-Cent Beer Night
yet.) If you’re a Cleveland sports fan, you’ll enjoy this offbeat collection.