Written by Rich Swerbinsky

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It's been 43 long, cruel years since Clevelanders have enjoyed a pro sports championship.  And as each year passes, there are fewer and fewer people that have seen one with their own eyes.  In our first ever bracket here at The Cleveland Fan, we wanted to find out from the masses - what has been the greatest moment in Cleveland sports history since the Browns whitewahed the heavily favored Baltimore Colts by a 27-0 count in the 1964 NFL Championship game? It's been 43 long, cruel years since Clevelanders have enjoyed a pro sports championship.  And as each year passes, there are fewer and fewer people that have seen one with their own eyes.

In our first ever bracket here at The Cleveland Fan, we wanted to find out from the masses - what has been the greatest moment in Cleveland sports history since the Browns whitewahed the heavily favored Baltimore Colts by a 27-0 count in the 1964 NFL Championship game?

In our quest for that answer, I got together with the writers of the website.  We took a list of about 50 events, and whittled it down to a field of 32.  We then seeded those events, establishing a bracket that we hoped would produce the truest Final Four, and eventual champion.  In order not to influence voting, we decided not to list the seeds on the website.

With first round voting now complete, we are left with 16 events, pitted against one another in eight second round matchups.  And voting in our second round is now underway. 

Who will emerge?  The Cavs winning the LeBron James lottery?  The Tribe defeating the Mariners in the 1995 ALCS?  Maybe their win over the Orioles in the 1997 ALCS?  The Miracle of Richfield?  Sandy's game winning home run in the 1997 All-Star game at Jacobs Field?  Lenny Barker's perfect game?  LeBron's explosion against the Pistons in game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals?

There's only one way to find out.  GO VOTE!

Also, if you get a chance to catch "All Bets Are Off With Bruce Drennan" today on Sportstime Ohio, I'll be on there with Bruce to discuss and debate the second round matchups.  Our segment starts at 5:30-5:40, and will go until the show concludes tonight at 6:00 PM.

Also, we're running another bracket, The 64 Best Actors In Hollywood.  First round voting has concluded for that bracket as well, and we're down toa field of 32 ... with some very intriguing second round matchups.  And in the works ... our next creation, "The 32 Most Heartbreaking Moments In Cleveland Sports History".

We hope you like this new feature on the site.  We feel it's one we can have a lot of fun with over the next several years.