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October 2008

LeBron gets political

October 30, 2008

LeBron James has gone from not really wanting to be involved in politics to hosting rallies at the Q. More than 20,000 people showed up for James' rally with Jay-Z Wednesday night.  There's no sense quibbling about what this rally was about, as the name of the rally indicated. But James deserves a little credit [...]

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First and 10: Wisdom (?) from a taxi driver

October 28, 2008

First and 10 …
Written from Boston where I will view the Cavs season opener … (HEY … it's a business trip!)
1)      So I'm walking to the car in Jacksonville after the game on Sunday and I run across Chris Gardocki, the team's former punter who attended the game. He was out in the parking lot [...]

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Rogers a wrecking crew in Browns win

October 27, 2008

When the Browns traded for Shaun Rogers, all the negative publicity from Detroit followed him to Cleveland. Lazy. Takes plays off. Overweight. Overpaid. But then people started to tell me that when he wanted to play, Rogers was nearly unblockable.
Well that unblockable Shaun Rogers showed up Sunday in Jacksonville. He was primarily responsible for the [...]

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Savage talks Winslow

October 23, 2008

   Phil Savage went on WTAM Thursday and addressed the Kellen Winslow situation.
   In a huge way.
   I'm going to try to stick to Savage's words as he said them, but if you want to hear the interview it's here. Suffice it to say Savage spoke with great passion and emotion.
   First, Savage addressed being [...]

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Trying to sort through Kellen Winslow's suspension

October 22, 2008

 A very many quick and not-so-quick thoughts on Kellen Winslow:
 –Nobody has been a bigger supporter of Winslow than me, to the point that people asked me why. Here's why: He has rare heart and desire and competitiveness, qualities that win. He played through pain that would have sidelined 98 percent of NFL players.
–His coach knew that. [...]

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First and 10: Topsy has become turvy, or something like that

October 21, 2008

First and 10
1)      I think I've got this season figured out. This Sunday in Jacksonville the Browns come up with a stirring win. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh loses to the Giants and lo and behold the Browns are two back heading back home and the fans are back on the hook until the next painfully loss. The [...]

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A real bad day in Washington

October 19, 2008

It takes no great insight or genius on sports to realize what happened to the Browns in Washington: They forgot what it takes to win. It's not like they had that down this season anyway. I mean, a letdown of a season is in full bloom, after six games. So let's rephrase this way: The Browns [...]

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First and 10: Oh what a win

October 14, 2008

First, a personal note: The Akron Beacon Journal taketh away and the Akron Beacon Journal giveth. I was informed this week that the layoff notice presented a few weeks ago has been rescinded. Thus I will stay with the Beacon Journal, at least until they get this layoff bug up their hind end again.
This may [...]

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The economy and sports

October 13, 2008

The news that the NBA is going lay off nine percent of its work force shouldn't be surprising. Many business, including this one, are going through cutbacks that are painful and difficult.
ventually this was going to hit sports, and I wondered when that day would come. People will not have the same disposable income to [...]

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On Manny, Hafner, Flacco and the Indians

October 9, 2008

Item: Tim McCarver calls Manny Ramirez's actions in Boston "despicable."
His point?
Item: McCarver says "despicable" twice (to the Philadelphia Inquirer).
It's about time someone called it like it is and stopped making excuses for the guy. Manny got his way out of Boston by faking injuries and being a less than stellar teammate. All this stuff about [...]

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First and 10: Might the Browns pull out a win?

October 7, 2008

First and 10
1)      There's no logical reason to say this, but I expect the Giants to get the Browns at their best Monday night. Again, there's no logic to it, except that it's do or die time for the Browns.
2)      The Browns are healthier than they've been in a long time, they're at home, it's [...]

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Indians replace longtime bullpen coach Luis Isaac …

October 1, 2008

It's always touchy when a team replaces a coach, especially when the coach has been with the team … oh … the last 44 years. So when Eric Wedge told a media gathering on Tuesday that he had fired bullpen coach Luis Isaac and he would not be reassigned within the team eyebrows were raised.
Isaac [...]

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