Way, way, way back when, before any of this crazy, truly unbelievable stuff ever happened, nobody — but nobody — thought, or even could conceive, of there being a hateful relationship between the cities of Cleveland, Baltimore and Indianapolis.
But, lo and behold, here it is, getting ever stronger by the day, and a new chapter continues to unfold as you read this.
The new ownership in Indianapolis is dismantling the Colts in big chunks, and in rapid-fire fashion. The club has become a farm team for contenders around the NFL.
And in Baltimore, where the Colts resided for 30 years before Indianapolis stole them in the middle of the night in 1984, are yukking it up about their old team’s deplorable condition.
The people in Cleveland might be having some belly laughs, too, for Indianapolis getting the Colts because of stadium problems in Baltimore is what started then Browns owner Art Modell thinking about getting a sweetheart deal for his team. It happened 11 years later when the original Browns franchise moved to Baltimore, which is why fans of the expansion era Browns revel when the Ravens, their old team, struggles lihe they are this seating.
This is the opposite of the friendship circle, for this is the enemy circle.
Steve King
