June 18, 2013

While We’re Waiting… Chris Bosh to Cleveland, Charlie Frye to Oakland, and the MLB Draft

June 9, 2009 by 23 Comments

While We’re Waiting aims to be the round-up of the recent WFNY-esque information for your morning viewing. Have something you think we should see? Send it to our tips email in the sidebar.

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Thank you Colin Cowherd?  On Chris Bosh and the Cavaliers: ”So, everybody wants me to ask you here at ESPN. You’ve got that free agent thing coming. You know, Cleveland’s looking for some help in the frontcourt. I mean, what’s the deal with you, Chris? You gonna stay? You gonna go? What are you gonna do? [...] Let’s be honest, it would be kind of sweet to play with LeBron. I mean, doesn’t everyone else in the NBA think that?” [Amar Panchmatia/Cavalier Attitude]

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In the “blue” corner: the Cleveland Cavaliers.  In the “pink” corner: Bruno and his delicious journeys. [Cory McCartney/SI.com]

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On Omar Vizquel’s Hall of Fame credentials: “Look, bottom line, Vizquel is statistically better than a good portion of the current shortstops in the Hall of Fame in terms of offensive and defensive balance.  And more than that, and I’ve long been an advocate of this adage — watch the game and one can see the Hall of Famers without a single glance at a stat sheet, they just play the game differently.  Watching Vizquel play shortstop, there is no question that the only other player one dare say was superior defensively was Ozzie. And there are worse players to finish second to.” [Bugs and Cranks via '64 and Counting]

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Good luck, Raider Nation: “The Oakland Raiders have signed free-agent QB Charlie Frye, the team announced on their Twitter Page.  The former third-round pick of the Cleveland Browns out of the 2005 draft becomes the sixth quarterback under contract with the Raiders currently. Frye spent the last two seasons with the Seattle Seahawks.” [Adam Caplan/Scout.com]

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And with today’s MLB Draft taking place, check out some of these “can’t miss prospects.”  Full disclosure, I once went to a card show with the only intention being to collect as many Brien Taylor cards as my allowance could afford.  Sigh. At least it was a mistake by the Yankees… [Cleveland Frowns]

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  • Rini

    Cowherd is now my favorite guy ever.

  • mendy

    that si link doesn’t work

  • http://www.waitingfornextyear.com Scott

    Links fixed. Sorryboutthat!

  • MacNip

    Wow…..I love the Cowherd interview. I never knew he had it in him

  • Tom

    If we got Bosh and keep Lebron, just start making championship trophys with “Cleveland Cavaliers” printed on them for the next ten years.

  • BB

    Can’t wait to see those french fry outfits in the black hole.

  • http://www.waitingfornextyear.com Scott

    I love how the team announced Frye’s signing via their Twitter page. The heck with PR reports or press conferences…

  • Boomhauer

    That Bruno v. the Cavs tale of the tape was pretty good.
    I’m not very optimistic about Bosh signing here. I hope the Cavs have realistic expectations and don’t pass on a trade just because they want to keep cap space for a shot at Bosh.

  • TampaBrett

    Is Bosh really the answer?

  • http://www.twitter.com/nickpapa NickPapa

    At #9…

    Of course he is… Bosh, LeBron and Mo would be unstopable. I dont care how many people are getting off the Mo train because of a bad playoff run the guy is a stud. It was his first playoffs and he’ll be ready next year.

    With Bosh, Bron and Mo you have a low post scorer who commands a double team, a SF who commands a 5 team and a 3pt shooter and penetrator who can create his own shot.

    The way I look at Mo, LeBron, Bosh is a younger and improved Parker, Ginobli, Duncan. Obviously they arent that similar when you match up each player but as a 3 player offense the Cavs would be even more lethal than San Ant. used to be or still is when healthy.

    Heres a play…
    Mo dribbles the ball across half court. Bosh parks himself right outside the lane. LeBron comes around the 3 pt line to take a pass from Mo. Bron fires the pass into Bosh while Mo streaks to the corner on Bosh’s side of the court while LeBron waits at the top of the arc. Bosh works on backing down his defender as LeBron or Mo’s defender comes to help on defense through a double. As soon as Bosh and LeBron see the move LeBron runs to the lane as Bosh then decides whether Bron or Mo is the better choice. Then Bosh makes his pass to a unstopable Bron to the hoop for 2 or and ‘and 1′ or he passes out to Mo who drains the 3.

    Then again… he could just turn around and put it off glass. Something we havnt had here since Boozer left.

    He is the right choice.

  • http://www.waitingfornextyear.com Scott

    The thing I dig about Bosh (while he may be “soft”) is the fact that he’s one of the best FT-shooting bigs in the NBA. Getting Bosh in Andy’s place would be the ultimate crunch time lineup if the opposition is in the penalty.

  • Lebron3eb

    Bosh would be great…although not the only answer. We need a backcourt player as well.

  • http://www.clevelandfrowns.com Cleveland Frowns

    Asking because I don’t know . . . does Bosh play D? Is he strong enough to keep, say, someone like Gasol from having his way?

    Thx for the link on the draft post (there’s another MLB draft post up today for those who are interested). Full disclosure: I once bought four 90 Fleer Alex Cole’s for $11/per at the big Strongsville Holiday Inn show.

  • http://www.waitingfornextyear.com Scott

    I loved that holiday inn show. Donruss Rated Rookies for days…

  • http://www.waitingfornextyear.com Denny

    I like Chris Bosh because he looks like the Predator.

  • http://www.waitingfornextyear.com/ Rick

    The Raiders now have 7 QBs on the roster, including 3 former Browns. Yikes.

  • http://www.clevelandfrowns.com Cleveland Frowns

    @Scott: they still have that show every once in awhile. I bought some old Plain Dealers there last year, one from 1941 with the headline “FELLER RECEIVES DRAFT PAPERS TODAY,” with a smaller column that says “Italians join Nazis at Syrian ports.” Got another one from 10/6/48 “INDIANS WIN FIRST PENNANT IN 28 YEARS” with a subheadline “Hard-Way Victory Sends City Wacky.” They were like $10 per. There’s still gold there in Strongsville.

    @Denny: or an actual Raptor (from Spaeth): http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_71IfWZjTEr4/SYNBcg7k6HI/AAAAAAAABHg/un6knY8hzUs/s1600-h/Raptor.jpg

  • TampaBrett

    Only ugly motha

  • D-Train

    1.) if vizquel doesn’t get in the hall of fame, that would be a shame to baseball, which these days, i guess isn’t much of a stretch.

    what that guy did on a daily basis at that position was remarkable. a grounder hit to the left side during the 90′s was an automatic out. glove? we don’t need no stinkin’ glove.

    the guy was the best, i think he was better than ozzie. decent at the plate, but seemed to get clutch hits when we needed it the most.

    2.) if bosh comes to cleveland, it’s over. mo williams, i think we may have found out, is probably better suited as a third option instead of a second.

    if you grab bosh, he becomes the 2nd option, and bumps mo back to the third. less pressure on mo..

    i think our backcourt needs to be bigger. problem is i think delonte is a 2 who can play the 1, where mo is a little bit more of a 1.

    although if we had a guy who could keep dwight howard out of the paint at least sometimes, do the matchups and the fact that mo and d-west are undersized really stick out that much? i think that is debatable. i love having those guys back there, but i wouldn’t be mad if we brought in an artest or someone who’s got some size and one went to the bench. i think you start mo, have a guy like artest, and delonte is your 6th man.

    i think he would accept that role.

    i’m very confident ferry will make the right move.

  • http://serandez.blogspot.com Ezzie

    BOSH BABY! (Finally some talk.)

    Also, considering some of the people who are such horrible defensive players who’ve made the HOF, how is Omar not a first-ballot guy? He’s probably the best defensive SS of all time; possibly #2? I understand baseball defense is less valuable than offense, unless you’re a P, but come on.

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  • JonCole

    @Rick

    Can I keep wearing my Frye jersey on Fantasy Draft day? lol

  • http://www.waitingfornextyear.com/ Rick

    @Jon

    If you don’t wear it, you have to draft him!

  • http://www.jrosen.wordpress.com Jacob Rosen

    @ D-Train – I completely agree that the Cavs need to add some size to their backcourt. Unfortunately, I doubt we would be able to snag Artest off the Rockets, as they are going to count on him to led them to the playoffs again next season since Tracy McGrady’s ability is MIA. My guess is that the Cavs could possibly add someone with some size in the draft, but it won’t be easy to solve immediately. I would have loved for them to sign a Mickael Pietrus type sometime over the past two years, but it just never happened…

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