Seahawks’ Quinn says he would have taken Browns job
February 3, 2014Hopes for the Cleveland Browns as the off-season begins for real
February 3, 2014Cleveland sports fans are waiting. Thus, while weâre 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 tomorrowâs edition to tips@waitingfornextyear.com.
“Plate discipline stats, above all other metrics, are the most stable, repeatable stats in the game, reducing the component of ‘luck’ solely to the quality of the opposing pitcher and, more rarely, the whims of the umpire – in short, not luck in the least. Unlike batting average or BABIP, the numbers that we see from a batter’s plate interaction give us a clear narrative of a batter, one not muddled by fortune’s caprice.
The narrative of Kipnis’s plate discipline in 2013 was that of an incredibly low swing rate which fueled a very high walk rate and, in part, an increase in strikeouts – an increase as much a result of a diminished contact rate as the low swing rate. By far the most notable facets of Kipnis’s plate discipline was his puzzlingly low rate at which he swung at pitches, a rate that was fourth-lowest in the majors among qualified batters.” [Grimm/Indians Baseball Insider]
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“With 2014’s National Signing Day set for Wednesday, nearly all of the state of Ohio’s top 100 recruits have chosen where they will play their college football.
Nine are headed to Ohio State, including the top six of Cincinnati Moeller linebacker Sam Hubbard, Cleveland Glenville defensive backs Erick Smith and Marshon Lattimore, Cleveland St. Ignatius linebacker Kyle Berger and Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary teammates Dante Booker (a linebacker) and Parris Campbell (a running back).” [Hartman/FSO]
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“For 11 years, with two notable exceptions, the Super Bowl was terrible. This is a strange thing, if you have not reached a certain age, to consider. We have become spoiled by terrific Super Bowls. Since the clock turned to Y2K, we’ve had that half-a-yard-short Rams-Titans game in 2000, the emotionally stirring Patriots-Rams tilt in 2002, that sneaky-great Patriots-Panthers game in 2004, the McNabb Vomit Bowl of Patriots-Eagles in 2005, the wild fourth quarter of Steelers-Cardinals in 2009, the NOLA street party of Saints-Colts in 2010, the Eli Manning ascendance of Giants-Patriots II in 2012, the blackout lunacy of Ravens-49ers in 2013 and, best of all, the sticky-helmet gasping wonder of Giants-Patriots I in 2008. Those are nine games that would have been considered breathtaking if they happened in the regular season; to see them in the Super Bowl made them immortal.” [Leitch/Sports on Earth]
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“Breathtaking”? “Immortal”? Sounds like Leitch had a double expresso this morning.
Except for the sneaky-high completion percentage, Manning looked a lot like Weeden last night.
the Titans v. Rams Superbowl had the best ending of any Superbowl. I find it pretty funny that it is often forgotten because the Titans were stopped 1/2 yard short. if that ball had hit the endline, then it would be one of the most shown highlights still IMO. it was just as (if not more) stirring that he fell short.
These sort of monstrous years land on an unsuspecting sports populace every once in a while (unless it’s in Cleveland, where it’s more of a monstrous half-century).
hey, thanks for that Leitch. it wouldn’t be a superbowl victory story without a crotch kick to Cleveland fans.
I guess we were spoiled the last few years. Last night may go down as the worst Super Bowl ever.
I look forward to avoiding hearing all of the same experts who lauded Peyton Manning defend him the rest of the week. I also look forward to avoiding all of the experts who blame Manning for his teams loss.
1. I got a kick out of the Broncos’ center being named Manny Ramirez. So on the first snap, this Manny was being that Manny.
2. Was that the best National Anthem you ever heard? Outstanding.
Lots O completions, but that 5.7 yds/att is pretty abysmal.
I dunno, the SB with SF vs. Denver in 1990 was brutal. Pretty sure we had it off by halftime, and I was in the barn shooting hoops.
Ever?
Besides over 1,000 personnel moves lets see if Joe Banner can pull this off too:
http://extramustard.si.com/2014/02/03/seahawks-gm-john-schneider-shirtless-picture/
On second thought lets stick to the first part!
Why? It was incredibly entertaining and there were HUGE plays from offense, defense and special teams. It just happened that all the huge plays were from one team.
The one thing I was disappointed in: not enough shots of Elway’s sad face from FOX.
how.dare.you.sir.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1QmeEdFOSc
Not to mention Joe Namath’s EPIC coin toss. Or Joe Namath’s EPIC fur coat. Or the EPIC babe (not Suzy Colber) in the same kind of fur who accompanied him along the side lines.
Espresso, even.
Damn, I could have sworn (actually I just did) that I typed espresso. Oh well, good catch. How many Nerd Club demerits do I get?
All of them.
It’s a major violation. For crying out loud, Seattle won the Super Bowl last night. Seattle.
It’s almost as big of an indiscretion as Craig’s nasty misuse of “decimate” this morning. It took every ounce of forbearance for me to not comment on it, particularly given the prickly (and cold) nature of discussions today. Oh well. Cat’s out of the bag now. Out. Of. The. Bag.
I had no rooting interest just expected a more competitive game.
I didn’t see that I said it may go down as one! But in all fairness 1999, 2001, and 2003 were brutal too.
How many teams does that leave now who haven’t won a SB? How many have never appeared in a SB?
True you did but relax I was just giving ya grief!
well, every other sport counts all the championships, so I’m pretty sure our NFL championships still count.
teams that have never won a NFL championship:
Houston (Texans or Oilers)
Tenn (1/2 yard short)
Buffalo (0 for 4)
Jacksonville
Carolina (Brady!)
Arizona Cardinals (Pottsville should have ’25, but Chicago Cardinals still had ’47, so only AZ version)
SD
Atlanta
Cincinnati (Montana!)
True đ
Super Bowl not NFL championships there’s a difference. Besides the Cleveland Browns had to commission a trophy be made (40 years or so later) to commemorate their last championship. That automatically lessens the accomplishment an accomplishment nonetheless.
that’s just silly and makes your question more muddled. how long is the Chicago Cubs drought? must be only 20years because we didn’t have the Marlins or Rockies until the mid-90s, right? did the Knicks not win a NBA championship because it was before the ABA merger?
our last championship for Cleveland is stated as 1964, but that somehow doesn’t count when you talk about the NFL because they coined the phrase Superbowl the year after we stopped being good (seriously, we made 4 of the last 6 championship games before SB was used)?
I asked how many teams have not won a Super Bowl? I asked how many teams have not appeared in a Super Bowl?
That isn’t muddled at all those are clear and concise questions. On the other hand your answer was muddled. The fact that you followed it up with:
our last championship for Cleveland is stated as 1964, but that somehow doesn’t count when you talk about the NFL because they coined the phrase Superbowl the year after we stopped being good (seriously, we made 4 of the last 6 championship games before SB was used)?
didn’t help either nor did it answer my original two questions. Have a nice day!
P.S. I wouldn’t want to answer my original two questions either which is exactly why I asked them.
P.S.S. I’ve only asked one silly question in my lifetime and that was to my third ex-wife when I asked, “Will you marry me?”
that’s fair. i found it incredibly entertaining because of all the big plays throughout. the fact I was rooting for Seattle and against Denver certainly helped though.