Art Modell Passes Away at age 87

[Ironhead]

The former owner of the Baltimore Ravens has passed away at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
He brought NFL football back to Baltimore at the cost of the Cleveland Browns fan's hearts.



http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/07/sports/football/art-modell-nfl-owner-of-browns-then-ravens-is-dead-at-87.html?pagewanted=all

 

[thumper18474]

Dude was public enemy # 1 in cleveland...RIP.. Mr. Modell

 

[mjg1]

-Baltimore Colts move to Indy
-St.Louis Cardinals move to Arizona
-L.A. Rams move to St.Louis
-Cleveland Browns move to Baltimore, to become the Ravens
-Cleveland Browns are reborn

Hilarious!!!

 

[black booty lover]

Im sure Brown's fans everywhere are mourning his loss.

 

[Closer68]

Cleveland needs to shut the fuck up.

 

[shack]

Cleveland needs to shut the fuck up.

They're entitled. The Browns were beloved and the city supported the team to the hilt and then they were betrayed.

Hell, people in Brooklyn are still upset about the Dodgers leaving. It can be a very personal thing.

 

[Closer68]

They're entitled. The Browns were beloved and the city supported the team to the hilt and then they were betrayed.

Hell, people in Brooklyn are still upset about the Dodgers leaving. It can be a very personal thing.

They feel entitled, but are not entitled to the Browns, any other team, or anything else which is private, and not public, property. Modell had to move the team for financial reasons, and while it's fine to be upset, it's also fine for me to tell them to shut the fuck up 20 years later.

 

[shack]

it's also fine for me to tell them to shut the fuck up 20 years later.

I guess so, if that's the most intelligent way you have of expressing yourself. One must know their own limitations.

 

[Closer68]

I guess so, if that's the most intelligent way you have of expressing yourself. One must know their own limitations.

You make a good point, as TERB is the best place to flex one's intellectual capabilities. Of course, we're all vying for second place with you around.

 

[shack]

You make a good point, as TERB is the best place to flex one's intellectual capabilities. Of course, we're all vying for second place with you around.

Oh, there a lot of people here smarter than I. I enjoy reading their posts because they can express themselves more elegantly than telling others to fuck themselves.

 

[black booty lover]

Modell had to move the team for financial reasons, .

He did it in a very sly way though.

Do you have a favorite sports team? Can you imagine if New Yorkers woke up the next morning to find out the Yankees had been moved to Portland?

 

[Closer68]

Oh, there a lot of people here smarter than I. I enjoy reading their posts because they can express themselves more elegantly than telling others to fuck themselves.

Yet another amazing point. This is very insightful.

 

[Closer68]

He did it in a very sly way though.

Do you have a favorite sports team? Can you imagine if New Yorkers woke up the next morning to find out the Yankees had been moved to Portland?

Look, I understand private ownership. An NFL franchise is no different from a Subway franchise.

 

[gcostanza]

Look, I understand private ownership. An NFL franchise is no different from a Subway franchise.

Subway has Antitrust legislation protection?

Thanks for the tip.

 

[Closer68]

Subway has Antitrust legislation protection?

Thanks for the tip.

Exactly, and Subway makes sandwiches in publicly financed stadiums. FUCK, I hate it when it's obvious that there are limits to analogies. Pointing it out makes me feel so smart, though!

 

[MyHobbyist]

Exactly, and Subway makes sandwiches in publicly financed stadiums. FUCK, I hate it when it's obvious that there are limits to analogies. Pointing it out makes me feel so smart, though!

I've found myself hating analogies ... they are often annoying.

 

[Closer68]

I've found myself hating analogies ... they are often annoying.

Well said.