this guy

Since nobodys put any original content up here in a bit i thought i'd share something i didnt write. This guy happens to be my new favorite sportswriter. Bill Livingston eat your heart out.

ps- the Cavs need to seriously think about how to win the big games. just give Bron the ball is not running an offense. wally is not the answer. guys that only play one end of the floor (wally, ben, verejao) wont cut it. back to the drawing board. meantime, go browns.

Miami Grad killed

Any of you guys read about this? http://www.wlwt.com/news/15983912/detail.html

I retire

In light of this, I retire from this blog. Legit.

'if it feels good..do it'
-craig kilborn

Cleveland Rocks...sometimes

Well, as a follow to my previous post about the Cavs...Bill Livingston says it best.

The Browns' Kenny Wright was released today by the team after he was causing a disturbance in a police station parking lot! He also had two oz of weed on him. That guy just ended his pro career.

The Indians cannot win in Oakland. They've lost 17 of their last 22 there. Hopefully they can win two straight to finish this series strong. On a sidenote, Grady Sizemore owns the longest games played streak at 362, look out Cal!

The Arena league's Gladiators, the newest addition to Cleveland sports, are 3-1 and have a big game tonight against Dallas, who is 5-0 and in first in our division. That is, if anybody cares. On a sidenote, for a new team, there are no signs that we even have an arena team. Great job advertising Kosar!

Not really Cleveland, but the Buckeyes have proved that they are the best team Not In Tournament.

Cleveland sports at its best...

"If you don't lie, you don't have to remember anything."

Storybook ending

I don't need to explain how big last night was in my life, but any of you who know me, know full well that I shed a tear last night, then proceeded to get completely hammered. Huge, monster moment in the history of D.C. sports, and a monster lock as the #1 D.C. baseball moment — ever. And then there's this classic snippet, which on the replay is fantastic, because I was screaming the exact same thing as Zimmerman when he was watching it go out. (3:12 mark).



Dammit I love baseball. God bless America.

'if it feels good..do it'
-craig kilborn

nats

last night i went to the Nats new house. Sat left field, second row, about 10 ft from the pole. i was close enough to throw gatorade at elijah dukes. Awesome!

Yikes

Sidenote, I saw Forch tonight, it's been years. Good man.

To my main point...

The Cavs are about to lose home court advantage in the Eastern conference playoffs. They have a VERY tough schedule to finish off the season, and personally, I would be surprised if they finished 4th in the lEast.

Everybody in Cleveland is hesitant right now. Because of one reason, Mike Brown. The guy cannot coach, flat out. We made a huge trade, and the same problems are still relevant. I know we've had some injury problems, but we are too deep to not be able to find an identity. There are now plenty of shooters around Lebron James. We now have a point guard. Those are the two things that EVERYBODY has been saying that the Cavs need. Now that we have them, Mike Brown is still shitting all over himself on the sideline trying to figure out some type of offensive scheme.

We need an offensive coordinator.

In the NBA, you hire a coach to coach a TEAM. Mike Brown has figured out how to take potentially one of the best players in history and make him underrated. How can Lebron James, at 30, 8, and 7, not be a shoe in for the MVP? If ANY other coach was here right now, the Cavs could/should be 20 games over .500.

I am drunk and ranting, just wanted to get this out there and see if anybody has an interest...

PZ

Go Tribe.

P.S. I will be SHOCKED if the Cavs make it past the second round. Bottom line. And if they do, GREAT, way to go Lebron.

P.S.S. I cannot believe Mike Brown got an extension this year. Ugh.

Stuff White People Like

While it would be easy to post about the march madness and even include a shot at Gtown losing in the second round, I choose to take the high road. Instead I will share with you a little blog that my coworker showed me today about stuff white people like. If you click on the full list Im sure you'll find something you find amusing. Sorry if this has already made the rounds but it new to me.

http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.wordpress.com/

Sidenote - 3.19.08

Cease (3:23 PM) - It just occurred to me while watching this spring training game, that the main reason that MLB should not have that stupid base coach helmet rule, is because the players look too much like coaches at first glance. That is totally weird. The other reason obviously being that rule is fucking stupid to begin with.

Onions...

More Raftery!

I will be laughing about this for months. The following is from The Sporting Blog, via Deadspin.

Who knows what lurks in the labyrinthine mind of basketball color man Bill Raftery? You do, thanks to some intrepid work by your reporter at the SEC Championship.

After a tornado gave the Georgia Dome a rude jostling, authorities announced that we should all stay put, then leave but not leave the building, and then finally suggested we leave in 15 minutes before the hounds were released. Packing up, the reporter next to us said, "Hey, do you want this paper that Bill Raftery was drawing on? It's...um...interesting."

And then he gave us this paper:

This only confirms what you knew all along: that yes, Bill Raftery writes down his own catchphrases during games he's not even covering. He's Raftery 24/7: screaming "with a kiss!" as bugs hit his windshield on the highway, "Deployment!" as he puts half and half in his coffee, and "JAMBALAYA!" when he gets his new tags from the DMV.

This also confirms a long standing argument between me and garry about whether or not Vitale or Raftery is the better color commentator. If Garry was cool, he would post the audio of that classic TSR argument on this very blog post.

"if it feels good..do it"
-craig kilborn

Send Your Vote In Jerome!

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Some more Bill classics for your enjoyment

Time Capsule Drawer

While watching a movie on my computer the other day, I leaned my legs on an open dresser drawer for comfort. The drawer popped loudly, and I thought it was broken. I pulled the drawer out to reveal this drawing, which was from pre-1993, so I was around 10-11 years old. I say pre-93 because I remember that he was still playing when I drew that picture. It was a copy of a caricature of Eric Dickerson, which is why his proporions are WAY off. I've had the same desk/dresser set for years. Sometimes good things get carried along the way.

really

first off, the browns are making moves. good stuff. second, my money is on favre playing this season so im not saying anything about how great he was. third, i like memphis in march.
Calling all members of the tribe (oh double entendre) the Indians are running a crazy promo this season, Free Money Night. gist is basically fans get envelopes of money when they get to the park. Brilliant.

Nats Spring Training

For those of you who don' t know, I am clearly a totally obsessed Nationals fan. My favorite players go in this order, Ronnie Belliard, Dmitri Young, Ryan Zimmerman. However, Ronnie Belliard is far and away the leader in the clubhouse, and this is no joke. I fucking love Ronnie B. And I came across this little gem this morning. I'm gonna be all over Ronnie this season like Pedro Gomez on Bonds.



"if it feels good..do it"
-craig kilborn