May 25, 2013

While We’re Waiting… Looking for a little help, the best things about being an Indians fan and your new #1 RB

March 15, 2012 by 4 Comments

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Hey gang, sorry to bug you again. Our competition this week (new round every week) in the Cleveland Magazine Nothing but Net contest is going at this hard. They are recruiting twitter help and whatever necessary to gain the advantage. We’d appreciate you taking 30 seconds to support WFNY. Thanks! [Cleveland Magazine]

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Ten best things about being an Indians fan- “2. “Major League”: True story: After the Indians flamed out of the 2007 ALCS against the Red Sox after holding a 3-1 series lead, I called off work the very next day and watched “Major League” in my pajamas. It was a comforting and pathetic exercise made slightly more pathetic by watching it a second time later in the day.

Indians fans will always have the timeless Hollywood classic, a world where we revel in a magical winning season without being fed a far-fetched fiction where the Indians win the World Series. Ricky Vaughn and company are the perfect bubble, and for 107 minutes we get to live in it with zero danger of it being popped, even in movieland. Consider it Wahoos’ hyperbolic chamber of happiness.” [Vince G/Big League Stew] [Read more...]

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While We’re Waiting… Cavs Draft Strategies, Indians Draft Prospects, Actaball

May 30, 2011 by 4 Comments

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More on the Cavs draft: “If the [trade exception] is going to be used, I continue to think that will happen on Draft Night.  So what does all this trade talk mean at this point for the Cavaliers? To me it’s exactly what I thought the night Nick won the lottery.  The Cavaliers are good with Irving at 1, as they should be.  Beyond that, they are exploring every - and I mean each and every single - trade opportunity out there with respect to both the TE as well as that 4th pick overall.  I continue to think they will not pick 4th on Draft Night.  All the smoke that appears to be coming off the keyboard of Chris Grant’s blackberry seems to support this too.  Cavs don’t look too content at that position.”  [Bowers/Stepien Rules]

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Tyler Moeller Lost For Season

October 7, 2010 by 5 Comments

The Buckeyes’ secondary took another hit last weekend when Tyler Moeller went down to injury. He tore a pectoral muscle and will undergo surgery, meaning the season is lost. Doug Lesmerises talked with Tyler and turned up some amazing information about the injury-

“I kind of thought this was something that would happen eventually,” Moeller said. “I’ve been using my right arm to hit and get off blocks.”

Moeller said he first suffered a partial tear in the summer of 2008, but didn’t want to slow down while fighting for playing time, so he wore a strap on his chest and played with the injury that entire season. He sat out last season after he was assaulted in a restaurant last summer, but his chest still wasn’t healed all the way this year.

Moeller said he even tweaked it while putting his pants on before the game and suffered many partial tears in the past while playing. But he said he needed to suffer a full tear to have surgery, which is where he is now.

Wow. Here’s hoping Tyler gets his redshirt and can return to the Buckeyes for a full season next year. [Read more...]

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Buckeyes Will Need a Mature Terrelle Pryor to Succeed

September 2, 2010 by 6 Comments

The Buckeyes won the recruiting battle when they landed Terrelle Pryor out of Pennsylvania.  After Pryor held a couple of schools hostage, it made it much easier for many of the losing schools to feel like maybe they dodged a bullet in not landing such an ego-maniac.  Getting top recruits is a mixed blessing.  On the one hand, they are top recruits because they have talent that exceeds that of their peers.  That talent also frequently leads to bloated egos and senses of entitlement that also exceeds that of their peers.  As an Ohio State fan it isn’t something you generally worry too much about because you count on Jim Tressel to be able to manage that and get through to kids.  As the Buckeyes head into their third year with Terrelle Pryor, they are going to need Terrelle Pryor to live up to the hype of his talent and also take a giant step forward in terms of maturity. [Read more...]

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While We’re Waiting… LeBron Appreciation, Moeller’s Return, and Santana’s Start

June 22, 2010 by 12 Comments

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“Sometimes it takes an event like LeBron Appreciation Day to help us realize just how complicated the English language can be. And to help us remember just how quick folks can be to hate.

Case in point: Local corporations team with the University of Akron to bring a morning of family fun to Akron’s Infocision Stadium in the name of appreciating LeBron, and we have to be lectured by locals and outsiders alike about how pathetically desperate the whole thing is.

We might write some of this off to a basic misunderstanding of the meaning of the word “appreciation.” Like that shown by New England Sports Network’s Caylan Davis who writes that “the event is meant to drum up support for keeping James in Cleveland” under the headline “Akron Tries to Keep LeBron James in Cleveland with LeBron Appreciation Day.’”

But the idea that LeBron should stay in Cleveland hardly needs any additional support in Akron or anywhere else in Northeast Ohio, and there’s no reason at all to assume that the event was meant to do anything but what it’s name says it was meant to do; simply, to show appreciation for LeBron.” [Cleveland Frowns]

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Tyler Moeller Attacker Now Facing Felony

August 24, 2009 by 12 Comments

Ralph Gray DeckerHeading into this college football preseason, most people would have figured the biggest story surrounding the Ohio State Buckeyes would be about Terrelle Pryor’s development in his first camp as the unquestioned starter and leader of the team. Or perhaps it would be about the Buckeyes going for their 5th consecutive Big Ten title, and how they would overcome having just 11 returning starters in order to do so.

Unfortunately, that hasn’t really been the case, as the sad story of Tyler Moeller’s attack in Florida has been the biggest story surrounding the team thus far. On July 26th, as Tyler Moeller and his family were in Florida celebrating his grandparents’ anniversary, Moeller and several family members were at a bar when Moeller was punched (allegedly sucker punched), and hit his head on the ground, leading to him eventually having to have surgery to relieve the pressure. The extent of his injuries long term isn’t totally clear, but while it is now believed that he will be able to play again at some point, but unfortunately that point in time will not be this season.    [Read more...]

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While We’re Waiting… Possible Felony in Moeller Case, the Rooneys Rule, and Iverson to the Cavs

August 20, 2009 by 37 Comments

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Derek AndersonThe lesser of two evils? “Channel 3 and the Browns stepped up to buy the remaining tickets for Saturday’s preseason home opener against Detroit, thereby avoiding the first local television blackout since 1995.  Uh, thanks … we think.

The Green Bay game brought home the essence of the extreme mixed emotions people have about this football team. After that performance, the idea of watching the Browns is apparently surpassed in dread only by the idea of not being able to watch the Browns.” [Bud Shaw/Plain Dealer]

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What do the Buckeyes’ injuries mean -

August 18, 2009 by 12 Comments

Last Friday there was a moment of panic among some Buckeye fans who follow the twits.  We heard a key member of the Buckeyes went down with a knee injury.  We didn’t know who, or how serious.  Then we hear it was our new beastly left tackle guard Justin Boren.  Aghast, a knee injury for a 300 pound man – we’re screwed!   Turns out it’s an MCL sprain – not any of the ACL tears that I jumped to conclusions about.

So with Boren out approximately 3 weeks (having him ready more or less around the game against the Middies) we have to look at other options for the LG spot.  There’s a lot of clamor around for one of the younguns to take over and get reps – specifically heralded recruit J.B. Shugarts.  It’s clear whoever steps in will be a bit of a step down from Boren, but getting reps for a younger guy early is always good – especially if Boren’s knee injury is a bit more serious than initially diagnosed. [Read more...]

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Family of Tyler Moeller releases statement

August 13, 2009 by 9 Comments

The Ohio State athletic department has released a statement from injured LB Tyler Moeller’s family.  The body of the statement is released below:

On behalf of the Moeller family, I would like to express our deepest gratitude for the outpouring of concern, well wishes and prayers that Tyler and our family have received over the past few weeks. I also would like to share a summary of the events.

We were on a family vacation in Florida, celebrating his grandparents’ 50th wedding anniversary following the end of the OSU summer quarter. On the first evening of vacation, Tyler was with several family members, including his uncle at a popular restaurant/bar; it was there that Tyler was assaulted. He never saw it coming and did nothing to provoke it, which is substantiated by neutral parties. The subject was immediately arrested and the case is currently in the hands of the State Attorney’s Office. [Read more...]

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Whither Ray Small?

August 11, 2009 by 11 Comments
Photo Credit: Daniel Labbe - Plain Dealer

Photo Credit: Daniel Labbe - Plain Dealer

Late last week there were rumors that two Buckeyes weren’t showing up for camp due to academic reasons. This was confirmed when the team arrived Sunday at their hotel. Glenville’s Robert Rose and Ray Small both are currently absent from camp, and their future with the team is up in the air.

Eleven Warriors provides some insight into the current situation regarding the two Glenville products:

Small and Rose continue to exist at the intersection of rumor and curious statements. Rose was mum when pressed about his status last week and Small’s father, when reached Sunday, said Small’s history grade is in, but it’s waiting to post.

That’s fine and all, but the team is only holding open two spots and one of those is surely reserved for Moeller. It’s just a hunch, but the last spot should be Small’s. Assuming he makes the grade.

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