Misery Loves Company. Or Cleveland.

But apparently, not enough.

This morning on Mike & Mike, they were reviewing the list of the Top 10 Most Miserable Sports Cities in the Nation, a list done up by Forbes magazine. The criteria for misery, supposedly, was that multiple teams perform so poorly, the plight of the fan is to be pitied by the rest of the sports world.

And yet, the city fondly known as the Mistake by the Lake only ranked 8th on the list.

8th????!!!!!

8th?????!!!!!

Where is sports misery more evident than in Cleveland? And who did this list, a trained chimpanzee? Here's a rundown of the top 7 teams in front of Cleveland, and why NONE of them deserve to be in front of C-town.

1. Atlanta - YOU HAD THE BRAVES THROUGH MOST OF THE EARLY 90's. And, how many World Series titles? Pfft.

2. Seattle - Seattle only deserves to be on this list, period, because of the current Hell Supersonics fans are being put through as the greedy owners of the NBA team and the Commissioner continue conspiring to move the team to Oklahoma. Otherwise, let's not forget the Sonics of the 90's with Kemp, Schrempf, and domination in the West.

3. Buffalo - Ok. Here's a city that might warrant a spot in this top 10 list, but definitely not in front of Cleveland. You had Jim Kelley and the Bills, and their great run in the late 80's. Next.

4. Phoenix - It's not our fault neither Charles Barkley or Steve Nash can carry a team to an NBA title. And nobody's crying for the Arizona Diamondbacks either.

5. San Diego - Ok, here's another city that maybe - MAYBE - has a place on this list, but definitely not a 5 ranking. You have LaDainian Tomlinson. Make it work. It's your fault you traded for Milton Bradley. Everybody knows he's a baseball team's equivalent of kryptonite.

6. Houston - Houston is in Texas, which by itself is reason enough for misery. Still, you had a decent Rockets team back in the day. The 'stros might make some noise this year. But, that would be a shame if they finally did it after Bagwell and Biggio retired. Bummer.

7. Denver - Let's not even get into why this is not acceptable. Does everyone forget the Broncos? If you're from the Cleveland area, there is NO WAY you forget the agony John Elway inflicted on you every year for a good run there in the mid to late 80's.

8. Cleveland - Yep. 8th.

9. Philadelphia - You have the crappiest sports fans in the nation. They boo the home team, regularly. Who cares if they're miserable?

10. Minneapolis - Natalie, I know you feel the pain here. Of all the other cities on this list, I think this one is the only one that comes close to understanding the pain, the frustration, and the agony of sports fandom that a die-hard Cleveland fan has suffered through the years. For them, Kevin Garnett was what LeBron will be to Cleveland in another year or so, when he finally leaves for JayZ and the Brooklyn Nets. And still, it's only been 17 years since that city has seen a championship title.

Of all the teams on this list only one has gone more years than Cleveland without a title - and that's San Diego at 45 years. It's been 44 YEARS in Cleveland, folks, 60 since the Indians have won a World Series. Have you met a Cleveland fan? And don't give me that "No, but I know a lot of Cubs fans" crap. Cubs fans are the biggest masochists on the planet. And they had Ditka and the Bears, Jordan - oh let's just stop there.

Cleveland sports fans are just pitiful. My boyfriend, my best friends, my brother, my father - all pitiful to behold every post-season, when the [insert cleveland team here] warps into the world's biggest group of choke artists the world has ever known. Sometimes with a 3-0 lead over another team, ahem Tribe. My heart bleeds for them. I was shocked, and angered this morning, when I saw their ranking on that list. There has never been a more miserable city for sports than Cleveland, Ohio, and there never will be until the Tribe wins the Series, the Browns have a ring, and the Cavs wipe the snoozy Spurs off the court in 4 games, instead of the other way around.

Boy, was THAT embarrassing.

And Golic, a Cleveland-area native, doesn't even defend his hometown. What gives? I root for the Yankees (despite my sincere desire for a sports divorce), I can't claim to be a Browns fan, and my love of the Cavs only blossomed when I met my hubby and actually started watching basketball regularly, but I feel the need to defend them. Am I just too empathetic?

Anyway, this has been gnawing at me this morning.