What?! This can't be real.

Alright, so I'll be 100% honest: ESPN is the homepage on my MacBook. So, of course, I get a pretty regular update on news in the sports world. Some may say this makes me half-man, but I can deal with it. Some of the most valuable public relations case studies come from sports, the most recent and well-known being...you guessed it: LeBron James.

As a lifelong Cleveland fan, I've dreamed of the day when the wrongly dubbed "mistake on the lake" brought home and championship...in anything really. I know thousands have people have said this but having LeBum in town gave us some serious hope. His public divorce from Cleveland led to burnt jerseys, a great beer and a brand new sign on the Sherwin-Williams building. Most of all though, the nation saw the true colors of a great athlete caught up in the whirlwind of his own fame.

Okay, back to what I was originally trying to get at...sports updates on ESPN.com. Phew, took me a while-sorry. Anyways, I was getting online and saw a headline on the home page about LeBron being a finalist on the Time list for Person of the Year. WHAT?! PERSON OF THE YEAR!? I literally shook my head and closed my eyes, hoping that the discovery was a heinous joke. But lo and behold, upon refreshing the web-page multiple times (and by multiple I mean about 15) I was terrified to realize that it was, in fact, real.
WHY. Why would LBJ be on that list?! Just to give you an idea of some of the other finalists, I'll list a few.

Sarah Palin: Sure, not everyone likes the lady that can see Russia from her porch but hey, she did big things. A VP nod from the GOP and rumors about running for President in the future are no small accomplishments. She has a family and ran a state...I think that's pretty impressive.


Hamid Karzai: The Afghan president has formed anti-Taliban coalition in the country where the terrorist group has the most support. His recent conversion to the Christian faith had people talking all over the world, and the president faces immense challenges in the future.


The Chilean miners: The 33 brave men who somehow survived 10 weeks trapped in a collapsed mine are the highlight of the list of finalists. They showed extreme humanity and friendship throughout their 152 day ordeal, becoming sensational heroes all across the globe.



Now let's compare what LeBron has done to these accomplishments. Or maybe it will be easier to compare what he didn't accomplish. He failed to bring a ring to Cleveland not once, but twice. Choking in game six against the Celtics was just a glimpse into the crystal ball that forecast the future of LeBron James in Northeast Ohio. Sure, he made big news this past summer, but he doesn't deserve this kind of honor. Let's be real, if LeBron wins this award for "Person of the Year" there's a good possibility that the Cuyahoga River will be aflame...not the first time that's happened, right?