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17 May 2012

Sorry, Columbus, not our problem

Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman made headlines over the weekend by going public with his desire to bring an NBA team to Ohio’s capital city.

We normally wouldn’t care about this – we don’t live in Columbus after all – but then we saw some chatter on Twitter about an idea for the Blue Jackets to play 10 games a year in Cleveland and the Cavaliers to play a like number of games in Columbus.

We’re going to be nice here, so we’ll say that is one of the most unappealing ideas we’ve heard in a while.

To learn why, head over to The Cleveland Fan.

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11 May 2012

Patience is good … But we also need Hope

Patience is the companion of wisdom – St. Augustine

If you are going to be a fan of Cleveland’s sports teams, you need more than a fair share of patience.

But patience is great only if it comes with its twin – hope. We need hope that things will get better, that there is a plan in place for Cleveland’s sports teams, that the championship parade will one day roll through downtown Cleveland.

Head over to The Cleveland Fan for the rest of the story.

(Photo by The Associated Press)

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29 Apr 2012

So what else is happening in Cleveland?

Woke up this morning from a three-day NFL Draft stupor and realized there are other things going on in Cleveland sports.

Like the first place Cleveland Indians, who took two-out-three from the Angels this weekend.

Sunday it was Derek Lowe, who threw 7.2 shutout innings to run his record to 4-1 on the season. His sinker was sharp – he retired 12 Angles on ground balls – and Lowe has pitched at least six innings in all four of his wins.

“Lowe was outstanding,” manager Manny Acta said after the game. “He had command of that sinker and also a good slider. Any time you can take two of three from that pitching staff is great. Our pitchers matched up great against them.”

The starting pitching was dynamite all weekend, as Justin Masterson went 8.1 innings on Friday night, giving up four hits and two runs, while Jeanmar Gomez scattered five hits and just two runs over six innings of work Saturday night.

27 Mar 2012

Delayed Gratification

The Cleveland Indians cleaned up some roster questions on Tuesday, optioning Lonnie Chisenhall and Matt LaPorta to Columbus.

Neither move should come as any big surprise, although there is the requisite grumbling from some fans about the move to start the season with journeyman Jack Hannahan at third base over Chisenhall.

Chisenhall hit just .205 during spring training, however, with 16 strikeouts and only one walk in 16 games. Chisenhall needed to hit to win the third base job as Hannahan has a major edge when it comes to defense, something the Indians are going to need plenty of if the offense struggles to score runs as expected.

19 Mar 2012

Are Cleveland Fans Losing It?

We have always had a healthy respect for, and appreciation of, our fellow Cleveland sports fans.

Fans of the Browns, Cavs and Indians are passionate, there’s no questioning that. And, by and large, we are an intelligent bunch – even if we don’t always get credit for it. Trust us, we lived outside of New York City for seven years after college and were surrounded by Yankee and Knick fans who are allegedly sophisticated and knowledgeable. We quickly learned, however, that when it comes to New Yorkers, knowledgeable is just a code for loud and obnoxious.

But we’ve lately started to worry if, after a collective 138 years (and counting) without a championship, Cleveland fans are nearing the breaking point.

The rest of the story is at The Cleveland Fan.

(Photo by Life Magazine)

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18 Feb 2012

The Return of the King?

With the Miami Heat in town for two days before their game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the players had more time than usual on their hands. So the media decided to pick at the scab on the Cleveland sports scene and ask LeBron James if he would ever come back and wear the Wine and Gold again.

And James didn’t disappoint, practically setting the reporters’ notebooks on fire and simultaneously blowing up the Internet with a quote just as inflammatory as the one he uttered to Jim Gray at the Boys and Girls Club in Connecticut.

The Cleveland Fan has the rest of the story.

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14 Feb 2012

These things tend to work themselves out

It was just a little over a week ago that Cavs fans found themselves in quite the contretemps: would it better if the team made the playoffs, even as an eighth seed, or would the Cavs benefit more from another high lottery pick?

Well, as what generally happens in these situations, things worked themselves out, as first Kyrie Irving went down with a concussion that has forced him to miss the past three games, and now Anderson Varajeo will miss at least a month after fracturing his wrist Friday night against Milwaukee.

So, for the foreseeable future, we will get a steady diet of Semih Erden, Ryan Hollins and Samardo Samuels in the pivot, starting Wednesday night when Erden gets the start against Indiana.

“I gotta give him a chance,” Cavs coach Bryon Scott told The Beacon Journal. “I think (Hibbert) is a great challenge for him. I’m hoping that last game was one of those where he felt (depressed) for Andy, because a lot of our guys did. And this game he’ll look at as ‘I’ve got a golden opportunity here. I better try and take advantage of it.’ ”

Good times!

09 Feb 2012

Who Loves Ya Baby?

In Cleveland sports, it seems as if every team has one player that fans love to … well, hate is too strong a word … so let’s say kvetch about.

With the Browns, it is usually the starting quarterback.

For the Indians, it’s first baseman Matt LaPorta. But the player who fits the bill on the Cavs is a bit of a surprise to us.

To find out the rest of the story, visit The Cleveland Fan.

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02 Feb 2012

Forgive? Maybe. Forget? No Chance

You may not have heard, but Super Bowl XLVI is this Sunday. The game itself has flown a bit under the radar because the participants represent two small markets in Boston and New York.

But the game is on the minds of Cleveland fans because of New England coach Bill Belichick, who is going for his fourth Super Bowl championship. The fact that none of those championships came in Cleveland, where Belichick was coach from 1991 to 1995, still gives many Browns fans agita.

Honestly, though, it’s been more than 20 years since Belichick was hired as Browns coach and 16 years since he was fired, so we’ve pretty much forgotten why we are supposed to be mad at him.

Head to The Cleveland Fan for the rest of the story.

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29 Jan 2012

It’s Cleveland; what’s not to like?

It was quite a week in Cleveland sports, with two stories dominating the headlines.

First off was Prince Fielder signing a nine-year, $214 million contract with the Detroit Tigers.

The second, while off the field, made just a much news, as The Plain Dealer pulled longtime reporter Tony Grossi off the Cleveland Browns beat after Grossi sent a Tweet that personally criticized Browns owner Randy Lerner.

And the reaction to those stories from a growing legion of fan-driven sites highlighted what makes Cleveland such a great sports town.

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