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Weird Moments in Cleveland Sports In-Person
Weird Moments in Cleveland Sports Bottlegate, Bedbugs, and Burying the Pennant
Cleveland sports fans have seen more than their share of weird, wild, and random events: A pitcher struck by lightning on the mound, a wrong-way basket, the player who was traded for himself, a victory thanks to a swarm of insects, a loss capped with a shower of beer bottles, “The dumbest man in pro sports” … Phew! And we haven’t event gotten to the 10-Cent Beer Night riot yet! If you can't laugh about it, what else can you do?
Highlights
• Covers all eras of Cleveland sports, with emphasis on events in recent memory • Focuses on Browns, Indians/Guardians, and Cavs • Categories include “On-Field Absurdity,” “Athletes Behaving Badly,” “Front O ice Follies,” “Strange Injuries,” and more.
About the Author Vince Guerrieri is an award-winning journalist for the Elyria ChronicleTelegram and Medina Gazette. His writing also appears regularly in various regional and national magazines and online publications. A native of Youngstown and graduate of Bowling Green State University, he is the author of three books on Ohio sports history.
- Date:
- Thursday, May 1, 2025
- Time:
- 6:00pm - 7:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- West River Branch: Miller Room
- Branch:
- West River
- Audience:
- Adult
- Categories:
- Branch: West River Presentation/Program