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Bill Buckner revisited

November 16, 2009

Bill Belichick has won a lot of games in New England, sometimes with unorthodox decisions. Sunday night he lost one with an unorthodox decision and he's taking a lot of heat for it. Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe even compared him to Bill Buckner.

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For your Saturday entertainment …

November 14, 2009

Something a little different …

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The echoes keep right on sleeping

November 13, 2009

Pat Forde wrote an excellent column on ESPN.com that included this nugget about Charlie Weis: If Notre Dame loses to Pitt, his won-lost percentage is .583, the same one that got Ty Willingham fired after three seasons. Yet Weis lingers. Adds Forde: "Whom has he beaten? An endless succession of nobodies. Of his 35 victories, [...]

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An interesting vote

November 13, 2009

Waitingfornextyear.com is taking a poll asking for a vote on LeBron's best dunk. I pick the one against Boston, a spine-tingling moment if there ever was one.

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Jordan is not Jackie

November 13, 2009

Stan van Gundy makes this point when he discusses LeBron James' idea to retire Michael Jordan's number: "It's a nice gesture, but he (Jordan) is not Jackie Robinson."

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Wow

November 13, 2009

These plays are something … even when they happen to the local guy.

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Browns practice squad player hurt in post-practice session on Thursday

November 12, 2009

What follows is a news item that will appear in Friday's Beacon-Journal. I include a slightly expanded version on the blog, with no comments … because it is news:
A second Cleveland Browns player suffered a serious injury in the team's post-practice ""opportunity period."
Keith Grennan, a practice squad defensive end, ruptured a patella tendon Thursday and [...]

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Who?

November 12, 2009

So (thanks to Brian and others who pointed this out) The Who will do the Super Bowl halftime show.
With two members having passed on.
Does that not technically make it The Ho?
Or perhaps Who's Left?
This clearly means The Doors will do next year's show. Or Elvis. Or perhaps even The Beatles.

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Another interesting letter

November 12, 2009

Joe Read, formerly from Stow, sent this e-mail. I re-print it with his permission:
Pat, I think your pal Clark (Judge) did a good job with this (CBSSports.com) interview but the duality of Mangini is incredible.  The local press conferences are drowned out by crickets and yawns as the non-info is delivered in boilerplate by the coach.  [...]

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Someone else weighs in on Mangini

November 12, 2009

Just to prove I'm not the only person beating up on Mangini, I offer three takes from profootballtalk.com:
Mike Florio writes that naming Brady Quinn the starter is "roughly as relevant to the team's fortunes as the question of whether the Browns will wear white pants or brown ones."
Here, Florio says that Mangini is "lying or [...]

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Jamal Lewis lets go

November 12, 2009

I highlight and link Marla Ridenour's story on Jamal Lewis today.
Lewis lets out some more steam about the Browns and their coach.
These words are from a veteran professional respected by everybody in the league.

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Another take on Brady Quinn …

November 12, 2009

Writes Pete Prisco of CBSSports.com of Brady Quinn: He "didn't make the right reads when he was starting. If he doesn't do that, his arm can't compensate. He's then just a guy, on his way to bust-ville."

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A web site worth investigating

November 12, 2009

My daughters Janie and Elizabeth make a habit of finding much more interesting stuff on the web than me. Yes, it's all rated PG or G. Technically, this should mean that Alan's Imposter would enjoy a blog written by them more than me. Alas, I digress.
They discovered a web site called mylifeisaverage.com.
People go to the [...]

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LeBron James suddenly refuses to discuss his impending free agency

November 12, 2009

My first inclination when LeBron James said he wouldn't talk anymore about free agency was to think, good for him, he shouldn't. Especially if he meant what he said about not doing so for his team.
But then you get to thinking, and you realize that James has done nothing but talk about his impending free [...]

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The Cavs win impressively in Orlando

November 12, 2009

Well, for one night the Cavs changes all paid off handsomely. They looked like a championship-caliber team with depth in Wednesday's impressive win in Orlando. LeBron James was his usual self, Shaquille O'Neal got Dwight Howard in early foul trouble and played Howard well, and the entire team seemed into the game. The play of [...]

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LeBron won't talk about it, but Dwayne Wade did

November 11, 2009

"It" would be the upcoming NBA summer of free agency.

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Impressive effort by the Cavs — through three quarters

November 11, 2009

The Cavs are playing quite a game against Orlando tonight. Mo Williams has been outstanding, and the Cavs have played a very strong overall game. At this point it's 81-64 Cleveland, so don't yell at me if they lose the lead.
Oh … by the way … LeBron James said before the game that he was [...]

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Springsteen's Tuesday show

November 11, 2009

Bruce Springsteen made his appearance in Cleveland last night, and flu aside I attended (why turn down the chance to spread the joy to thousands?). There were some magical high moments.
The Rising.
Badlands.
The entire Born to Run album.
Rosalita for the finale.
Fabulous.
Unfortunately for me — and I realize I may be in the minority — Bruce relied [...]

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The Cavs return to Orlando tonight

November 11, 2009

Last I checked there is a very big Cavs game tonight in Orlando. There we get our first glimpse to see how much of a difference the addition of Shaquille O'Neal will have on the Cavs.
Shaq has promised he will handle Dwight Howard man-to-man, but said the Magic will have to double him. He has [...]

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Mangini opens up to national media

November 11, 2009

Eric Mangini opened up with Clark Judge of CBSSports.com in a way he has not opened up with any local reporter since he's been hired. It's an interesting interview, a good interview, with a lot of insights and information.
Judge writes: 'What I discovered is that virtually everything I read, heard and believed about the guy [...]

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Allen Iverson to the Cavs? Stop the madness!

November 11, 2009

Michael Wilbon writes that Allen Iverson would be perfect for the Cavaliers. To which I say: Oh Lord. Please. No

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An interesting thought from a reader

November 10, 2009

This e-mail from Michael Lampers came thorugh the system the other day. It read:
Dear Pat,
Isn't this move to get Mike Holmgren and turn it all over to him simply more of the same from Randy Lerner?  I don't care what his pedigree is.  If Holmgren is hired without the owner conducting any other interviews (AGAIN!!), [...]

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First and 10: Some ideas for a better second half

November 10, 2009

Here are 10 suggestions for the Cleveland Browns as they head to the second half of the season:
1)      Run the ball. The one thing the offense did kind of, sort of well the first half was run the ball. Jerome Harrison and Jamal Lewis each had 100-yard games. There have been some good runs. This [...]

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Time for Kokinis, Browns to agree and part ways

November 9, 2009

George Kokinis is no longer with the Browns. That much we know.
But the things that have leaked out about him are a tad distasteful. ESPN.com reported Sunday that the Browns wanted Kokinis to go to counseling because they felt he was becoming so distant. FOX's Jay Glazer said the team took Kokinis' cell phone so [...]

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Not sure anyone noticed

November 9, 2009

But Notre Dame has lost to Navy twice, at home, under Charlie Weis. Good thing he maneuvered himself into that contract extension his first season in South Bend.

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