A Plea for the Dolans

Mr. Dolan,

     We have now begun another cold, gray, unpromising winter in Northeast Ohio. The winter meetings have just ended, and outside of Terry Francona, we as Tribe fans are left with small, uneventful rumors involving over-their-prime, soon to be overpaid utility players. Don't get me wrong, a Jason Michaels and David Dellucci here and there are acceptable, but every year? This just has to stop.
   
     The Browns were just sold for $1 billion to an owner who, compared to Randy Lerner, has already shown more fire and urge to win a football game that didn't involve using only feet. And with Jimmy Haslem, it has shown already.The Browns just won their third game in a row, and for the first time in God knows how long, Browns fans are figuring out playoff spots compared to draft spots in week 15.

     You could learn something from Randy Lerner. After years of a worthless payroll, powerless lineups and countless managers, you could easily take the first and clearly largest step in providing Cleveland with entertaining, exciting summer nights (Having no relation to the fireworks, or dollar dog nights of course... okay maybe dollar dog nights). Sell the team. Just do it. Do every Wahoo fan and yourselves all a favor and leave. It was fun while it lasted, I guess. Sell the team to someone who cares. Someone willing to open up the checkbook and put a winning group on the field 162 nights a year.

     Two of the three teams in Cleveland have this. Dan Gilbert and Haslem have shown that they are willing to put forth the money and effort to do what every Cleveland fan wants, win. This every five or six year playoff contention performance got old in 2007. The trading or letting go of every Cy Young winner, every all star, and every fan favorite outside of No-Knees Grady Sizemore is ridiculous. We as fans feel that this would benefit everyone if you did the right thing.

     I am looking forward to the day where I go online and see that you are putting the team up for sale. Seeing a list of potential buyers, and maybe even seeing our own Magic Johnson. And maybe that is asking too much. Wanting to see a consistent free agent contender, a full house on a random summer night at the Jake. Yes, it's still the Jake. But hey, there's always next year, right?