Before last week’s improbable dismantling of the infamous Curse, it must have been really tough being a Boston fan.

Every year brought another excellent Red Sox team, a great regular season and a heart-breaking loss to the Yankees in the playoffs.

Boo hoo.

When it comes to futility, to an utter inability to close the deal, to a complete incapability at winning championships, Boston doesn’t even come close.

Who takes the crown for not taking the crown?

Cleveland is, by far, the best at not being the best.

The last championship in any of the major sports (football, baseball, basketball, or hockey) for Cleveland came in 1948, when the Indians topped the Boston Braves in six.

Since 1948, Cleveland has won exactly zero titles. Since 1948, Boston has won 21, including the latest trophy in the case. Twenty-one!

There is not a single city that is home to at least three major sports that has had as long a championship drought as Cleveland.

Before winning the World Series, Boston was less than nine months removed from their last crown. Chicago hoisted a banner six years ago. Philadelphia has been waiting for 21 years, a period dwarfed by the 56 long ones it’s been for Cleveland fans.

No team from Cleveland has ever played in the Super Bowl. Ever.

How about Boston? Oh, that’s right, the Patriots won the title two of the last three years, and have only just ended a 21-game winning streak.

No Cleveland team has ever played in the NBA Finals. Ever.

The team from Boston? We’ll forget about what happened from 1957 to 1969 (10 championships in 13 seasons). But the Celtics established another dynasty in the eighties, reaching five finals and winning three, the last of which in ’86.

Oh, believe me, Cleveland has had its chances. Or at least “Cleveland chances.”