Second place is "first loser"

I figured it was about time for my first blog entry, and I found a fitting topic.
Ohio sports teams and figures just cannot seem to avoid second place since the beginning of the 2007 calendar.
Let's review:

Jan. 8: Gators beat Buckeyes for NCAA D I-A Football National Championship

Apr. 2: Gators beat Buckeyes for NCAA D I Basketball Championship

June 14: San Antonio Spurs defeat Cleveland Cavaliers for NBA Championship

July 29: San Jose SaberCats defeat Columbus Destroyers for AFL Championship

Aug 4: Delaware Cows lose in Lake Erie League championship

Aug 5: Tiger Woods defeats LeBron James for ESPN "Who's Now" Title

Okay, so maybe those last three are added tounge-in-cheek. But, outside of the Super Bowl, all of the major championships settled in this calendar year that people actually pay attention to have included an Ohio team losing.

I can't complain over reaching the championship round or game. Both Buckeye and Cavalier hoops made unexpected runs to the final stage. Their losses in the finals don't take away from the great seasons that they had.

Buckeye football's humiliating loss was a bit of a different story.

The problem is, the later in the season your team gets eliminated, the more painful the loss is. It's just a fact of life. So, Ohio sports fans have been legitimately stabbed in the heart three times.

We can only take so much. I would love to see the Cleveland Indians reach the World Series, but it will take an indefinite amount of years off of my life should they also fall victim to the second place curse.

At least I don't have to worry about the Browns going a long way only to break my heart.
They will take care of that by week 5.