Category Archives: Sports

The Cavaliers need a fight song

The Cleveland Cavaliers are in full meltdown mode right now. I don’t think the season is lost just yet. But the Timberwolves DID just demolish the Cavs.  I tend to laugh rather than cry when thing go south (I’m like … Continue reading

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Yes. I will raise another generation of Indians Fans

Last night I lamented the sorry state of being a fan of Cleveland sports teams. I even questioned my decision to raise my children as fans of the Cavs, Indians and Browns. It was just the rum and Coke talking. … Continue reading

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Thoughts about raising my boys as Cleveland sports fans

The much ballyhooed return of LeBron James to Cleveland finally happened tonight. It wasn’t pretty. Terry Pluto sums up the event and the game. It is enough to say we saw a great disappointment for Cavaliers fans. I did not … Continue reading

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My boys are Browns fans

If you are from Cleveland nobody needs to tell you that of all the major sports teams, the Browns have the most loyal fan base. For some reason every fall brown and orange apparel, flags, etc reappear as sure as … Continue reading

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Do we see too much baseball? Impossible!

John played a doubleheader today, and the little brothers had to find some way to make it fun for everybody.

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Looking like a little slugger

Joyce and I were looking at old movies on our computer and came across this. Here we see John emulating his favorite Indian at the time, Coco Crisp. John still LOVES baseball. He might be a little embarrassed if his … Continue reading

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Captains Manager Kicking (Expletive) and Taking Names

It is no secret that I’m a big Lake County Captains fan. We’ve had great times at Classic Park this year. Apparently we’ve had much more fun than manager Ted Kubiak has had recently. He must be feeling a lot … Continue reading

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The Count is full – or is it (he) even?

Back when I was a kid, the scoreboard at Cleveland Municipal stadium had a cartoon of a vampire feasting at a dinner table. It played when there was a 3-2 count. Get it? The Count is Full. I like puns, … Continue reading

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Looking Like an All-Star

Our eldest is crazy about baseball. From morning until night everyday the topic will usually turn to who the Indians should try and get or when he will play next. If he can’t play, he makes up imaginary line score … Continue reading

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The Virgin Sports Section

I know full well that including ”virgin” in the title of this post will send some strange search engine traffic my way. But a pithy title is half the fun of blogging. I’m just old school enough to savor a freshly printed newspaper at … Continue reading

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