Thirteen-year MLB pitcher Brian Anderson grew up in Northeast Ohio, living the history and living the heartache.
The local sports teams never won, and the losses could be excruciating. He was a 15-year-old kid watching what Clevelanders will always call The Fumble, the Earnest Byner fumble that cost the Cleveland Browns a chance at the Super Bowl in 1988.
"I was kicked out of the living room because my mom didn't want my negativity," Anderson said. "When it was over, through my tears, I told her, 'I will play on the first Cleveland team that wins a championship.