Comments on: Eric Wedge will stay the season

By: alan t.

alan t. — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:47:52 +0000

That video is HILARIOUS. Really funny stuff. I'm guessing everybody else had already seen it but me, that has a lot of ratings. I really liked the part where the kid is still so spaced out by the gas, he goes, "Is this real life?" Come to think of it, the exact same thing Windhorst, Pluto and Broussard say without the gas!

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:30:49 +0000

Maybe the typeface was due to the use of the "bullet points"?

And after reading Alan's first posting, I feel a little like that kid David after his dentist appointment:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txqiwrbYGrs

By: Pat McManamon

Pat McManamon — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:47:13 +0000

Nobody explained the change in type-face, though.

By: alan t.

alan t. — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:29:44 +0000

Who cares what happened 30 years ago? Based upon that logic, right now Oakland fans should be going nuts about the Raiders. Based upon that logic, Bernie Kosar is a very good college prospect, not some guy eating bugs and slicing a loaf of Wonder Bread with tools used in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Even the Indians can't say they're about to break an all-time record by finishing under .500 for 17 consecutive seasons. That's quite a feat.

By: jack

jack — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:38:07 +0000

Two words—11 championships since 1964—WHY would Pittspuke fans care if the Pirates suck??—us on the other hand….
The WHOLE organization needs re-vamped, starting with the LOUSY scouting and player evaluation departments—clean house like the Brownies did.
And when we start over, why not build a base on SPEED, ala the Rays—as the boys last night on the ESPN game kept stressing, speed not only directly results in runs but also causes all kind of problems leading indirectly to offensive production—aren't we all TIRED of watching those elephants trudge to 1st(Victor, Peralta, Shoppach, Garko, Hafner…).

By: alan t.

alan t. — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:04:26 +0000

If it's any consolation, things could be a lot worse. Two words: Pittsburgh Pirates.

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:42:49 +0000

The team is such a mess, I don't even know how to respond. Other than to say, perhaps, that Indians fans are just sick and tired of looking at the current players and hearing how they're this "great core/foundation." Not even their so-called "stars," Grady and Victor, are anything above average.

Garko? Peralta? Hafner? It's a disaster from top to bottom. Luis V. the answer at 2B? Hitting .200. Part-time starting C Shoppach….hitting .200. Ben Francisco? One game on, and the next 20 off. These are just NOT players an organization can build around. The talent is vastly overrated or non-existent.

By: alan t.

alan t. — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:10:15 +0000

A few questions and comments:

First, is this the daughter Elizabeth with these zany, wacky teeth? And, is she really posting sports blog comments to Dear Old Dad? I've noticed a few of those.

Second, do they still tighten rubber bands on braces? I hated those damn things. Those bastard orthodontists screwed your head in like a vice, as if the mouth full of canker sores from the braces wasn't enough. That is, if they weren't recommending teeth be pulled, which, five decades later, it turns out they don't even freakin' do with kids anymore! So now, I have giant gaps in my mouth where teeth are supposed to be! Jews aren't supposed to look like Cletus from the West Virginia hills! Freakin' pompous arrogant white-coated schmucks.

Third, I guess my over/under bet on Wedge would have missed its mark. Oh, well. My forte for bullseye predictions has always been the Cavaliers, anyway. Post-idiot Ferry, pre-idiot Ferry, hasn't mattered. I don't know why, but for 40 straight years of that God-forsaken basketball franchise, I've almost always right, it's incredible. But the Indians, my sixth sense has never been able to get a firm handle. Maybe I'm revealing too much here, but I think it all dates back to that day Gabe Paul lured me into his guest house with Girl Scout cookies and gave me the same powerful sedative that Michael Jackson apparently gave to kids. It's since made my existential Indians senses go foggy.

My prediction for manager of the 2010 Cleveland Indians: Meadowlark Lemon.