The Bad news keeps coming…

Well, this sucks. According to Twitter and ESPN, the Suns just got Luis Scola.

#WeekendOfSuck

Not Kyrie!

Well, what an eventful yesterday. It culminated started with news that Dwight Howard would go to the Rockets and then somehow in that trade thing we would get Andrew Bynum. Twitter was ecstatic, I was ecstatic…er.

With good news, comes bad news.

Bad news is that Kyrie broke his hand in summer league practice and he’s out for 2 months. Shit. Shit. Shit.

Then, we wake up this morning and find out that Andrew Bynum ISN’T coming. Well, quadruple shit!

Now, there’s no news on the Luis Scola front. That can’t be good. Quintuple shit.

Luis Scola is Probably a Cav

The Mavs, the only other team to be legitimately interested in Scola have signed Elton Brand… which means the Cavs will probably get Luis Scola. Yes!

Welcome to Cleveland, Josh Gordon!

Yesterday the Browns selected Baylor WR Josh Gordon in the second round of the Supplemental draft, which means they give up a 2nd round pick next year. ESPN’s Elias thing says that’s the first WR taken in the supplemental draft since 1990. I wasn’t even born yet. Wow. He seems grateful to be here, and we REALLY need depth and skill at wide receiver. Let’s do it, kid. #SanduskyVoiceButNotSanduskyMeaning

Look at that…

Right after I posted that… Luis Scola is trending on twitter. Apparently the mavs want him, too. Ugh.

Possibilities.

I’m not sure if this has any validity (I’ve made it known that I don’t really know what I’m talking about like 4 or 5 times tonight), but Believeland on Twitter has thrown out the possibility of Luis Scola in Cleveland next season. Add that with Derek Fisher (has that been finalized?) and I’m officially pumped:

https://twitter.com/dudecoomer/status/223552327150338048

Think about it… Kyrie, Fish, (insert any swing man here), Scola, and Varejao… wow. Call me (maybe, ha) crazy, but that lineup could EASILY make the playoffs. And that would make me happy. And I’d go to my first ever NBA Playoff game (second NBA game ever). We’d hit up the casino down town and then party like it’s 1999 when we get to the second round. Oh, man. That sounds so good.

I’ve been in the writing mood this evening… maybe at some point I’ll break down (what should be) the starting lineup and the entire roster. You know how I am, though… I say I’ll write but I never end up doing it. We’ll see.

 

Tribe Second Half Expectations

As the all star break draws to a close, there are a few things I’d like to see the Tribe accomplish or at least try to do.

1. Get a decent right handed bat. It doesn’t have to be a power hotter, per say, but just a .275 hitter or something. I have no clue who is on the market, but I’d like to see it happen at least.

2. Finish the second half 5-10 games above .500. This isn’t terribly hard to do, because we’ve got some really good young talent that should be getting the whole MLB thing down. I’m not going into minor league specifics because I don’t know about them (nor do I necessarily give a damn) but I’m sure there are a few guys who we could call up who can make an impact.

3. Stay Healthy. I’m looking at you, Santana and Sizemore.

Also, Kipnis. You too. Drink your milk, dude.

Tribe Second Half Expectations

As the all star break draws to a close, there are a few things I’d like to see the Tribe accomplish or at least try to do.

1. Get a decent right handed bat. It doesn’t have to be a power hotter, per say, but just a .275 hitter or something. I have no clue who is on the market, but I’d like to see it happen at least.

2. Finish the second half 5-10 games above .500. This isn’t terribly hard to do, because we’ve got some really good young talent that should be getting the whole MLB thing down. I’m not going into minor league specifics because I don’t know about them (nor do I necessarily give a damn) but I’m sure there are a few guys who we could call up who can make an impact.

3. Stay Healthy. I’m looking at you, Santana and Sizemore.

Also, Kipnis. You too. Drink your milk, dude.

Cavs Announce Summer League Roster

Well, it’s the All- Star break for baseball. Basketball isn’t going on, and there’s absolutely nothing to write about. Then, the Cavs announced their summer league roster. So, let’s take a look.

The Guys You’ve Heard of:

Kyrie Irving (Duke)

Tristan Thompson (Texas)

Dion Waiters (Syracuse) [It is really difficult to not spell his name ‘Deion’]

Tyler Zeller (North Carolina)

Luke Harangody (Notre Dame)

The Donald (Sloan) (Texas A&M)

The Rest:

TJ Campbell (Portland)

Michael Eric (or is it Eric Michael?) (Nigeria)

Justin Holiday (Washington)

Rob Jones (St. Mary’s)

D.J. Kennedy (St. John’s)

Matt Pressey (Missoruhhh)

Garrett Temple (LSU)

S’Mardough (Louisville)

 

Not bad. I’ve seen worse. That, being said, it’s the Summer League. I’m not sure if you noticed… but I have given Samardo Samuels a nickname. S’Mardough. Because he’s fat and he’s god- awful.

The good news is that all of the games will be broadcast live on NBATV! Here’s the schedule:

7/16: NBA D- League vs. Cleveland

• I love this. It’s like back in the old days when it was the WWF VERSUS THE WORLD. AND IT’S AWESOME. (But it won’t be on TV. SHIT. Don’t worry though because it is the only one that isn’t on TV)

7/17: Phoenix vs Cleveland @ 1:30pm EST

7/19: Minnesota vs Cleveland @1:00pm EST

7/20: New York vs Cleveland @9 AM EST (good god)

Yeah, that’s about all I’ve got. Time to fall asleep and watch the rest of the All- Star game.

 

#ThingsAdamDunnIsBetterAtThanBaseball

 

 

Luke Harangody, you’re awful.

 

Good Lord, Quit Complaining.

As Cleveland fans, we have to deal with a lot. The Browns, the Cavs, and the Indians. The Browns speak for themselves, the Cavs draft Deion Waiters at #4, and the Indians are in too small of a market (and thus don’t have the payroll) to be extremely competitive.

I follow a lot of Cleveland sports writers on Twitter (most of which are funny and take the losing ways in a sarcastic manner), and I follow one guy who is DEAD SERIOUS about everything. Sometimes, it’s refreshing. Most often, however. He really pisses me off.

That guy is Andy Resnik. He is the most negative person I have EVER seen on Twitter (and believe me, I’m a Kentucky Football fan… I’ve seen negative people). Tuesday night as the Tribe were losing to the Angels (who they aren’t supposed to win against), he starts sending out negative tweet after negative tweet, so I called him out on his negativity. He responded by getting defensive and claiming he “has a right to his opinion” (which he does), but I just couldn’t shake it that he was so hard on the team he “loves”. He claimed that he expects Cleveland to not just make the playoffs (which is realistic), but to WIN a World Series. Every year. A little much, no?

I then proceeded to make ungodly amounts of fun of him and make a hashtag called #ResnikExpectations and then he asked me if he should contact his lawyer about online harassment (which prompted me to ask him if the Indians should call their attorneys about him harassing them). Yadda, yadda, yadda… long story short, it went nowhere.

But my point is, why have such high expectations of a small- market MLB team that hasn’t won a World Series since 1948? It’s not like the ownership/ front office is blatantly throwing this team down the drain.

Right now, the Indians are 42-39 (2nd in the AL Central, 2.5 GB of Chicago) and are batting .257 as a team (15th in the majors). They have who I would argue is the best closer in the game now that Mariano Rivera is out and a good, scrappy player in Jason Kipnis. This team is nothing to be ashamed of. At least your state (Ohio) has a professional team (Browns, Cavs, Tribe, Reds, Blue Jackets, Columbus  Crew)… Kentucky has none.

Point is, Andy Resnik… be grateful for what you have. While you’re tweeting about how much you hate to watch the Indians on TV… I’m following your shitty tweets to keep up with the game. Now shut up, drink a beer and enjoy some baseball, you narcissistic ass.