Listening to baseball on the radio on a summer day is one of the fading pleasures of American life. And when the Tribe wins, it’s even better.
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ESPN’s John Clayton is reporting that Maurice Clarett is drawing little interest since getting cut by the Broncos:
“If you thought Maurice Clarett put himself in a bad position for quitting on workouts during the Indianapolis Scouting Combine, wait until you see what’s happening now. Clarett did nothing in Denver and the team ended up cutting him and admitting he was a third-round bust. Clarett lingered so long on a groin injury that he didn’t even play a down during the preseason. With no tape of him running or even playing special teams, he isn’t even being offered a practice squad contract. Teams such as the Cardinals, Bengals and Jaguars may look at him for a practice squad spot in a couple of years. At least he has a perfect NFL career. He’s batting .000. He lost his lawsuit against the NFL. He couldn’t make it on a team that runs one of the league’s best running offenses. He doesn’t have a single bit of game tape. Plus, he didn’t earn a signing bonus or a game check from an NFL team. That’s a perfect no-hitter.”
On a much more pleasant note, the Buckeyes face the Texas Longhorns on Saturday night the non-conference game of the year. Check out The Scores Report for a post on why the Buckeyes will win.
Ric Bucher at ESPN argues that Damon Jones didn’t really want to leave Miami for the Cavaliers.
Jones knows the Cavs aren’t ready to contend and that a lot of question marks about their chemistry and cohesion will have to be answered before they are. That’s why he’d still be in Miami had the Heat simply been willing to increase his salary more than a few hundred thousand above the $2.7 million he would’ve received had he not opted out of his two-year deal. The Cavs, after all, are reportedly starting him at $3.5 million. It’s hard to believe the Heat, had they reeeeeeally wanted to keep Jones, couldn’t have matched that.
If Jones didn’t want to leave, and Miami was nickle & diming him, give Danny Ferry his props. He kept at it, upped the ante, and delivered the deal.
The PD today did a thorough analysis of the Browns’ running woes since 1985, when Kevin Mack & Earnest Byner both ran for over 1,000 yards each. They focused WAY too much on the backs, and not one bit on the real culprit…the offensive line.
The Browns haven’t had a talented offensive line, playing intact, without injury, for a full season, since 1985. You can trace just about every problem with this team to that fact. Bernie Kosar’s career was shortened by it. Tim Couch is out of football because of it. Countless running backs have failed because of it. Our defense is on the field way too much because of it. It’s like a cancer that spreads so far it probably affects the win-loss record directly.
The best news of the preseason…the BEST…is that our offensive line is intact after the preseason. I’m not sure how talented they are, or how well they will work together, but this is truly the start and finish of the running game debate. In fact, I would wager that if a study were done, a leading factor in whether or not a team makes the playoffs is the number of injuries on the offensive line.
C.C. Sabathia was dominant last night. A month ago, I would have questioned putting him into a playoff rotation. Now, he’s back to being an ace. The PD does a good job of laying out just how good Tribe pitching is right now. Great timing.
Who would be in your playoff rotation?
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