The city of Cleveland has a long outstanding tradition of being a sports town that hits a terrifying wall at the worst possible moment, even after LeBron brought these fine folks a title. Year after year, season after season, the teams in this city find new ways to lose or flat out fail. Recently, ESPN released an "SC Featured" look on the town's misery, featuring one fan who claims that the number 22 has been a curse holding the city back. And he just might be right.

Right from the beginning, it is fairly easy to tell this is one of the most bizarre pieces ESPN has ever produced.





This short film immediately gives off the vibe of a horrifying thriller, with the Cleveland sports fan going through conspiracies, and tacking up papers on the wall in the search of what has robbed the city of successful sports franchises.





But from Jim Brown's YPC to Art Modell's Browns purchase date to Jose Mesa's 1997 season, 22 rings all over the place through decades of sports hell





Some have felt that the piece is absolutely ridiculous, and a stretch in relation to why sports have never seemed to catch on in Cleveland.

This “22” feature on Cleveland sports on @SportsCenter is such a reach and so ridiculous. — Matt Dery (@DerySpeaks) July 23, 2018

Either way, if anything, this short film is a good representation of the current mindset of Cleveland sports fans, as the suffering they deal with regarding their sports franchises on a seasonal basis remains unbearable.