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Fausto can’t finish

August 2, 2006 /

With a one-run lead in the bottom of the ninth, closer Fausto Carmona struck out the first two batters. So, he had recovered from his blown save a few night earlier, right? Wrong. Carmona walked the bases loaded, two coming from hit batters, and gave up a Mark Loretta double off the Green Monster to end it as the Red Sox won in dramatic fashion again, 6-5.

The Tribe, much like night before, scored early and went up 3-0 in the first. Jeremy Sowers was able to stretch his scoreless streak to 22 innings before he gave up two in the fifth. Three of the Sowers’ five strikeouts in the game were by slugger David Ortiz. After a Manny Ramirez and Wily Mo Pena home run gave the Red Sox the lead in the sixth, Travis Hafner responded with a two-run shot in the eighth to put the Indians on top. What looked to be a rare series victory for the Tribe ended in disaster once again.

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Cavs talk to Reggie Evans

August 2, 2006 /

With the contract negotiations with Drew Gooden at a standstill, the Cavaliers have met with unrestricted free-agent forward Reggie Evans and may also plan a meeting with Lorenzen Wright.

According to an NBA executive, the Cavs met Tuesday with free-agent forward Reggie Evans at an undisclosed location outside of Cleveland.

Contract talks with Gooden, a restricted free agent, have been stalled for several weeks. Even though the Cavs still want to re-sign him, the stalemate has them evaluating all options.

Evans, who averaged 5.9 points and 7.5 rebounds last season, has been playing a waiting game with the Denver Nuggets, who have been looking to re-sign him.

Perhaps the threat of signing another forward will push the Gooden talks along. I would be in favor of bringing Drew back but it would have to be at the right price. Currently, he is carrying quite an expensive price tag. His agent is looking in the $9 and $10 million range and it’s up to the Cavaliers whether they want to dish out that kind of cash for Drew. In the meantime, they are doing what they can to see what else is out there.

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Bentley speaks

August 2, 2006 /

Injured center LeCharles Bentley met with the media Wednesday for the first time since tearing his patella tendon which quickly ended his season. Bentley was living a dream by having the chance to play football for his hometown team. After suffering a season-ending injury, you would think that would destroy a player like Bentley. Just the opposite. LeCharles declared the injury as a “blessing” and he will end up being a better person because of it.

“There is zero doubt in my mind that I will make a complete recovery and be able to play again,” Bentley said. “I know this is going to end up being a blessing for me. I’m going to end up being a better player having gone through this process. I’m really excited about it.”

“After going through this process, I know that I’ll be mentally tougher.”

While some players have taken more than a year to recover from a patella tendon injury, Bentely sounded pretty confident that he’ll be back for the start of the 2007 season. In the meantime, he will do what he can off the field to help the Browns out.

“I’ll be the best cheerleader in the league,” he said. “I’ll be the best cheerleader the team has because I know we don’t have any cheerleaders. I’m not saying I’ll wear a skirt, but I’ll be there for the guys.”

“Hopefully, I’ll be able to see some of the things the offensive line might not see during the game. I’ll be another set of eyes.”

Just having Bentley’s presence back on the field again is a huge boost to the Browns and the players. Sure, he won’t be suiting up on the field this season, but having him on the sidelines will surely pump up the players. Bentley is a smart guy and will almost be another coach for the team.

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Tribe ends three-game losing slide

August 1, 2006 /

The Indians, behind a great outing by C.C Sabathia, beat former Tribe pitcher Jason Johnson and the Red Sox 6-3 to even the series. Sabathia went eight innings, struck out eight, and allowed only one run to win his eighth game of the season. The Indians jumped on Johnson early and put up two in the top of the first. Jason Michaels and Victor Martinez both delivered RBI singles in an inning where Johnson had to throw 36 pitches. Casey Blake hit his third home run of the series in the third and Joe Inglett hit his second of the season. In addition to the three homers, a red-hot Blake is 4-for-6 with seven RBI in his last two games. Grady Sizemore had a productive night with two of his three hits being doubles.

Sabathia was throwing hard all night long and consistently hit the upper 90s on the gun. He got back on track and picked up his first win since his complete game shutout on July 7. As big of a human being as Sabathia is, it was impressive how he was able to sustain his effectiveness while fighting the high temperatures.

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Cursed or not cursed?

August 1, 2006 /

Kenny Roda will be writing a weekly blog on Cleveland Scores covering the entire Cleveland sports universe. Check back often for his updates!

Are Cleveland’s sports teams cursed? I’m going to lay it out for you dating back to 1920. After reading this, you decide if curses exist and, if so, what did the city of Cleveland do to warrant such a thing. If you don’t believe in curses, then please explain to me in the comments section of this blog how all these things could happen to one city without there being a curse!

8-16-1920: Cleveland’s Ray Chapman is hit in the head by a pitched ball from Yankees hurler Carl Mays and is killed. It remains as the only on field death in MLB history.

1954 World Series: “The Catch” by Willie Mays. The Tribe wins 111 games during the regular season and ten gets sep in the Fall Classic.

5-7-1957: Indians pitcher Herb Score is hit in the head by a line drive off the bat of the Yankees’ Gil McDougal.

4-17-1960: The Indians trade Rocky Colavito to the Tigers. Thus the official “Curse of Colavito”. The Tribe would get Colavito back and then trade him a second time in 1967.

1961: Browns running back Ernie Davis never gets to play a game for Cleveland as he dies from Leukemia.

7-14-1970: MLB All-Star Game in Cincinnati ends with the Reds’ Pete Rose crashing into Indians catcher Ray Fosse at home plate to score the winning run for the NL in a 5-4 win in 12 innings. Fosse broke his left collarbone and would never be the same.

6-4-1974: “10 Cent Beer Night”

1976: The Miracle of Richfield season comes up short when Jim Chones breaks his foot.

1-4-1981: “Red Right 88”

1983: This is the year that Indians 1980 Rookie of the Year Joe Charboneau was out of baseball.

1986: Former Browns #1 pick, safety Don Rogers, dies at the age of 23.

1-11-1987: “The Drive”

1-17-1988: “The Fumble”

5-7-1989: “The Shot” (The first of three buzzers beaters by Michael Jordan)

11-16-1989: The Cavs trade Ron Harper for Danny Ferry

3-22-1993: Indians pitchers Steve Olin and Tim Crews are killed, while teammate Bobby Ojeda is seriously injured, in a boating accident during Spring Training on Little Lake Nellie in Winter Haven, Florida.

1994: Center Brad Daugherty plays his last season for the Cavs and then has to retire in his prime due to a back injury.

10-28-1995: David Justice hits a solo home run off Indians pitcher Jim Poole in Game 6 of the World Series to give the Braves a 1-0 win and a World Series title.

11-6-1995: Browns owner Art Modell announces he will move the Browns to Baltimore.

12-17-1995: The last Browns home game is played is played at Municiple Stadium.

1996-1998: No NFL football in Cleveland.

10-26-1997: Edger Renteria singles off Charlie Nagy, scoring Craig Counsil in the 11th inning of Game 7 of the World Series to give the Florida Marlins a 3-2 win and a World Series championship.

1999: Browns return to the NFL and lose their first game 43-0 to the Steelers on national TV.

12-19-1999: Browns tackle Orlando Brown is hit in the eye with a penalty flag thrown by referee Jeff Tripplet, seriously injuring his eye and ending his career with the Browns.

12-12-2001: “Bottle Gate”.

1-28-2001: Owner Art Modell and his Baltimore Ravens win Super Bowl XXXV.

Bill Belichick: Leaves Cleveland after helping to destroy the franchise and goes on to win three Super Bowls with New England.

Cavs’ 1st round flops: Dajuan Wagner, Trajan Langdon and DeSagana Diop.

2004: Carlos Boozer stabs the Cavs in the back and leaves through free agency for Utah.

Cavs’ injuries: Z’s feet, Luke Jackson’s back and Larry Hughes’ finger.

Expansion Browns disasters:
Dwight Clark and Carmen Policy

Butch Davis

Owner Al Lerner passes away during the 2002 season.

1-5-2003: Browns blow a 17-point lead in a playoff game at Pittsburgh and lose 36-33 to the Steelers.

1999 #1 pick Tim Couch is out of football due to injuries.

2000 #1 pick Courtney Browns suffers major injuries, now in Denver

2001 #1 pick Gerard Warren is the nicest guy Pittsburgh police ever arrested, now in Denver.

2002 #1 pick Wille Green allegedly stabbed in the back by his girlfriend, has off the field problems and is suspended by the league.

2003 #1 pick Jeff Faine has injury problems and is traded.

2004 # 1 pick Kellen Winslow Jr. breaks his leg in the second game of his rookie season covering an on-side kick and is out for the year. Then, before his second season starts, he tears his ACL in a motorcycle accident and comes down with a staff infection and misses the entire season again.

2005 #1 pick Braylon Edwards tears his ACL in game 12.

2005 free-agent signee Gary Baxter tears his pectoral musclein the fifth game of the season and is lost for the year.

2006 free-agent signee LeCharles Bentley tears his patella tendon on the first play of 11-on-11 drills and is lost for the season.

WHAT’S NEXT?

Cleveland Chatter, Kenny Roda

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