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From the monthly archives:

June 2007

Two-sport stars?

June 29, 2007

In Sunday's editions of Ohio.com and the Beacon Journal, we will name our boys and girls scholastic all-stars. One of the requirements was lettering in two sports.
My question is in 20 years will anybody be playing more than 1 sport. With college so expensive, if any high school athlete is good enough to sniff a [...]

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Post draft

June 29, 2007

The NBA Draft didn't seem to increase the chances of any Eastern Conference team dethroning King James and the Cavaliers.
Now what should GM Danny Ferry do?
I think he needs to address the point guard problem. Chauncey Billups is a free agent but his cost is prohibitive. There are other options, and remember, this guy needs [...]

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Draft night

June 28, 2007

I remember when the joke was that ESPN was going to broadcast the entire NFL Draft.
Now the baseball draft is (awful) TV but nonetheless is on TV. The NHL Draft is prime time on a Friday night.
Then today I am sitting with my family for lunch at a national restaurant chain and what do I [...]

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UA football continued

June 26, 2007

It seems many of you think UA will face the same problems with a new stadium that it faces with the Rubber Bowl: student attendance and parking.
As a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, Pitt faces similar problems at Heinz Field.
Which brings us back to winning as being the key.
Another facets that we haven't [...]

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UA football stadium

June 25, 2007

I have several questions for you all:
Do you follow University of Akron football?
Does the Rubber Bowl keep you from attending games?
Does the idea of a stadium downtown make you anticipate going to more games?
Is winning football the key?

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Forward/backward

June 25, 2007

A look back at the weekend and what is ahead:
The Indians can't seem to get their hitting machine rolling. It is now the end of June and Travis Hafner still is not hitting. That is the bad news. The good news is the Tigers are only 2 games ahead and the Indians lead the wild-card [...]

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Memory lane

June 22, 2007

For those who read bylines in the paper: Michael Weinreb, a former Beacon Journal reporter, has an interesting story on ESPN.com today on Yankees pitcher Carl Pavano.

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Decision time

June 20, 2007

What should the Tribe do with Jason Stanford?
He has pitched very well since his recall and is left-handed.
With Jake Westbrook coming off the disabled list Sunday and Stanford unable to be sent to the minors without clearing waivers, it is decision time for GM Mark Shapiro.
Trade someone to clear a spot for Stanford, trade Stanford [...]

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Blake hit by hit

June 19, 2007

Casey Blake's hitting streak ended Monday at 26 games.
It is interesting to see that his average only went up about 20 points during that span. He had numerous one-hit games.
Now if you go back to the beginning of May, he has hit in 38 of 40 games and his average has gone up nearly 60 [...]

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TV note from SI

June 18, 2007

I have pointed out how inept the NBA is on TV and the lack of folks interested in it, even with LeBron James on center stage.
Well here is more proof from Peter King of SI:

There are approximately 113 million television households in the United States, and the average rating for the NBA Championship Series showed [...]

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