Many Cleveland fans track the Indians decline back to the day Jim Thome left for Philadelphia. Others bemoan Manny Ramirez’s departure as the catalyst for the downfall. Most, including myself, look to blame a penny-pinching owner failing to load up on talent in the name of fiscal responsibility. But for all of the misery Tribe fans have...
Read more →Reading too much into Cincinnati’s 10-4 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night could lead one to conclude GM Wayne Krivsky made huge mistakes in trading for Bill Bray, Rheal Cormier, Gary Majewski, and Kyle Loshe. After all, the bullpen torched a 4-4 game and turned it into a rout. But that...
Read more →Mark Shapiro should be careful. After sending another fan favorite due for a payday out of town, Shapiro’s transactions look less like a GM reloading for another run at another AL Central title and more like a desperate GM following owner’s orders to dump payroll. For all the talk about improving the ballclub and...
Read more →Browns fans – this is how it goes. We might as well get used to it. It has nothing to do with curses, Red Right 88′s, Drive’s, or old fashioned bad luck. It is the reality of the modern NFL where players are too big for their own health and the rigorous of offseason...
Read more →Take one glance at the MLB standings and you’ll see that only the Cubs, Pirates, and Royals are the only teams further out of first place than the Cleveland Indians. Sure an argument can be made that the Indians play in the top-heavy AL Central with Detroit and Chicago – but those franchises have...
Read more →Mark Shapiro has to be wondering if he’s made a huge mistake. If not for the 11 runs a game the Indians have plated for Paul Byrd, the free-agent signee might be 0-7 with a 6.52 ERA. Well, the 6.52 ERA is correct, but somehow the right-hander has managed to win four games despite...
Read more →Two hard fouls into the Cavaliers 89-84 loss to Washington in Game 2 of the first round of the NBA playoffs, Lebron James looked frustrated. He barked at the officials and glared at the Wizards delivering the hard contact on the way to the basket. Following his jaw-dropping playoff debut in which everything flowed...
Read more →Take a quick look at the NBA standings and ask yourself the following question: How many teams are in a position to win 50 games this season? Answer: Seven. Detroit, San Antonio, Dallas, Phoenix, and Miami are all at 50-plus. Cleveland and New Jersey lurk just below the milestone at 49 wins. That’s some...
Read more →Bronson Arroyo’s start with the Cincinnati Reds has been as fantastic a debut as any player has had with a new team in recent memory. Effective and efficient starting pitching coupled with a surprisingly hot bat has quickly lifted Arroyo to psuedo cult hero status among the Reds faithful. But more significant than his...
Read more →When Bob Huggins took the head coaching gig at Kansas State, it might have made bigger news in Cincinnati than Manhattan, Kansas. It certainly didn’t send significant shock waves throughout the college basketball landscape. Well, that all changed yesterday when Huggins hired Dalonte Hill away from Charlotte and most likely stole Michael Beasley away...
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