MLB Rumor: Indians among teams interested in reliever Edward Mujica
November 30, 2013NFL News: Rookie Darius Eubanks to start at linebacker for Browns
November 30, 2013Cleveland sports fans are waiting. Thus, while we’re all waiting, the WFNY editors thought you might enjoy reading. Because you never know how long we might be waiting. So here are assorted reading goodies for you to enjoy. Send more good links for tomorrow’s edition to tips@waitingfornextyear.com.
Looking at how the Bucks can go to 12-0: “One of the things that I love about the Michigan game is that it has it’s own inertia that other rivalry games typically don’t; even when Michigan is bad, it still means something because the Wolverines are always that last hurdle to jump over if you want to get to something good.” [Johnny Ginter/Eleven Warriors]
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Meanwhile, this truly was phenomenal work from Land-Grant Holy Land on their Michigan feature on “Why We Hate”. The website design here is tremendous.
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Another rough loss for the Cavs: “For the Cavaliers these days, there’s no winning. It’s only degrees of losing. The latest wasted night took place Friday, when the Cavs were hammered on the road by another mostly rotten team. Final score: Boston 103, Cavs 86 and the beat(ing) goes on.” [Sam Amico/Fox Sports Ohio]
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Looking at statistics behind the struggles, with a note about the somewhat difficult schedule: “The Cavs didn’t have nearly the expectations that the Nets did, but they’ve been a lot more healthy and were a team we all expected to take a big step forward this season, compete for a playoff spot, and show potential free agents that this was a team you’d want to join. They have a new coach, a couple of new veterans, and a developing young core surrounding a star point guard in his third season.” [John Schuhmann/NBA.com Hang Time Blog]
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On a somewhat more positive note, Fear The Sword’s Sam Vecenie had a tremendous three-part feature on Dion Waiters on Friday before the Celtics game. You should read all three pieces on: Dion’s poor shooting at the rim, Dion’s spot-up abilities and what to do with Dion for the future.
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This signing continues to lead to analysis around the baseball world, including this take on the future of defensive worth: “Jhonny Peralta is going to be a polarizing player in 2014 because he signed a big $53 million contract coming off a PED suspension. That polarization comes with the territory and I suspect Peralta understands why people might be upset with him. But Peralta is also going to be a polarizing player because he signed a four year deal to play shortstop for the Cardinals and a whole lot of people don’t think he is going to be able to play shortstop for much longer. They see Peralta as a bulky and unathletic guy who can’t hold his own among the game’s best defenders.” [Neil Weinberg/Daily Gammons]
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Brook Jacoby played for the Tribe before my memories, but many will enjoy this article catching up on his life: “Ever wonder what a Major League hitting coach does in his free time? According to Cincinnati Reds hitting instructor and former Cleveland Indian All-Star Brook Jacoby, there isn’t a lot of it to go around. ‘Coaching takes up a lot of time,’ Jacoby said, ‘a lot of time away from home.'” [Steve Eby/Did The Tribe Win Last Night?]
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Q&A with a Jaguars blogger about their quarterback situation and more: “‘It’s essentially unanimous that Gabbert is not going to be the guy for the Jaguars, and the team has reflected that by benching him behind the terrible Chad Henne. As for the draft, quarterback would certainly be the position to look at, but rumbles are that the Jaguars only like Teddy Bridgewater as a top prospect.'” [Dawgs By Nature]
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Finally, looking at the Akron Zips football team and their deserving coach: “What Bowden was trying to do was the equivalent of taking a building that had been condemned and clean it up enough to where it could be used again. It would be like getting the Rubber Bowl ready to host football games again. As for this season, many can look at the final record of 5-7 (3-4 MAC) and think that Bowden still has some work to do to earn an extension, but the record isn’t the entire story.” [Ryan Isley/More Than A Fan]