Another Tribe win. Another White Sox lost. Cue historic choke stories.
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I have been resisting Tribe playoff mode for a while, mainly because I knew that the moment I got into it, I would not be able to stop paying attention, no matter how tired I am.
As I write this, the Tribe is up somewhat safely on the Royals, 9-6, middle of the 8th. Normal human beings would go to sleep right now. Not me. I’m afraid I’m going to be losing a lot of sleep in the coming weeks.
How many sports blogs you know cover Oprah? None? There’s one now. Damn straight!
Oprah was her lovable, head-waggin’ self, saying about all the money, the posse, all the cousins who come out of the woodwork, “I worry ’bout you!” asking Lebron about all the “girls standin’ outside the game with their panties on their heads…” Lebron was at his clean cut, good guy best. Lebron’s mom, and his girlfriend Savannah (who he’s dated for more than 3 years – how on earth can that thing last?!?!) were in the audience, and he was ready with the right answer to that one. “I seen ’em! But my mom taught me right from wrong.”
On the whole being the best basktball player of all time thing….Cavs management take note.
“I think long term, in basketball, the ultimate goal is to win the NBA championship,” Lebron says. “I got to. I have to. My life won’t be satisfied without winning an NBA championship.”
Kid’s got the money. Got the fame. Got the girls with the panties on their heads. He ain’t goin’ nowhere if he thinks Cleveland is where he’ll win that championship. That’s the challenge for Gilbert, Ferry, et. al.
Tony Grossi details the Browns aversion to the running game.
Through two games, they have thrown 75 times and run 41. That 65-to-35 ratio is not abnormally high — Baltimore is throwing a whopping 74 percent of the time — but it is higher than you would expect.
I’m a little worried about this. The offensive line has proven solid in pass blocking, are they just not measuring up on run blocking? Not sure I see that…their first half performances with Reuben Droughns have been pretty good.
The only problem I had with last night’s game was how Wedge used his bullpen. Bobby Howry had pitched two nights in a row and got hit pretty hard the night before. I don’t necessarily have a problem with running him out there in the eighth last night — he’s probably your best reliever, especially with the loss of Rhodes — but I have absolutely no idea why Howry was still out there in the ninth with an 8-0 lead.
Fine, they’ve got an off day today, which will give Howry an extra day of rest. Whatever. You’re still talking about a guy with a history of arm problems who right now is probably the most important guy in your bullpen (yes, more than Bob Wickman). He’s now pitched three nights in a row. You’ve got an eight-run lead. If anything, the off day is even more of a reason to sit him for the ninth rather than running him out there for another 13 pitches. You’ve got to keep these guys fresh, not run them into the ground, especially when the game has already been decided.
Then again, maybe Wedge figured his ‘pen wasn’t going to get much in the next few days with a weekend trip to KC slated next.
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