Dutch Oven

I was at the last home opener at Cleveland Stadium, 1993. I believe it was a sell-out (or close to it) and it was two weeks after the boat crash that took Steve Olin and Tim Crews' life. Their wives were brought out to the mound before the game, it was a sad scene.

That and a strike zone for the Braves pitchers (specifically Glavine in Game 6) that was roughly the size of Rhode Island.

The 90s teams had good pitching staffs overall, but lacked a definitive #1 starter. They had a chance at getting Pedro Martinez, but balked at the asking price. (I can't remember what was wanted for him) I have to think Pedro on the Tribe would have probably put them over the top. The great pitchers came after the 90s run, starting with Sabathia.

A city that used to be the sixth biggest in the U.S. that now has less than 400,000 residents has no where downtown they could build a football stadium? Come on meow. And yes, I didn't think Haslam would literally bus tables at a TGIFriday's next to the stadium or check people into a Motel 6.

The Indians/Guardians have had a lot of really good starting pitchers since the 90s, multiple Cy Young winners, etc... But they haven't thrown a no-hitter since Len Barker's perfect game in 1981. Strange, indeed.

Helluva way to start the season... Sucks about Bieber though, he was fantastic in his first two starts, pitching at his Cy Young level again. I just hope that starting rotation injuries don't torpedo the Gs season again.

Finally going to see The Black Keys, got tickets for the October 12th show at Rocket Mortage Fieldhouse.

My point is the Bears bought a ton of land outside of the city proper, like the Haslams did, only to decide that the grass wasn't greener outside of Chicago. The reason the Haslams want to get outside of downtown is that in Brookpark they could own EVERYTHING that makes money via the Browns GameDay experience. You want to park? Park at a Haslam-owned parking lot. Want to eat? Eat at a Haslam-owned restaurant, etc...

Kind of an interesting parallel is what is going on with the Bears... They bought a ton of acres in the suburbs (a former horse track?) and it looked like they were all set to move out of the city limits of Chicago, only to apparently scrap that idea and are now talking with Chicago about a new lakefront dome stadium.

Explains all your medical problems, huh?

I wouldn't be so sure about that. He will have missed a ton of games with injuries in '21 and '23, and now will miss virtually all of 2024. And according to Terry Pluto, he's probably going to have a 12-18 month rehab after surgery, which means he'll probably miss most to all of 2025. This was the chance he took when he declined to sign multiple contract extensions the Guardians offered him. For the Gs, thank dog he did.

Will have to have season-ending elbow surgery. He's a free agent after the season ends.

Honestly, I think that spot would work better for the Browns than the Cavs because you are only going 8 or 9 times a year. Then again, how was getting in/out of the Coliseum? There would be three times as many people going to Browns games.

This might come to a shock to some, but nickers is a miserable twat. I'm sorry to ruffle any feathers by dropping that bomb.

Baseball at the Oakland Coliseum will cease to exist after the A's final home game in September, as the team has announced they will play (at least) the next three seasons at the AAA home of the San Francisco Giants in Sacramento, before moving to Las Vegas. Not sure how, but the A's are building a dome in Vegas on a nine acre plot of land. The Tropicana Casino is being, or will be torn down shortly on the land. The Guardians last games in Oakland was the opening series of the season.

They definitely need to get some younger OLinemen in house. Besides Jones, what OLineman would anyone be confident is going to be here two years?

Cox was the punter who occasionally attempted long field goals, not a situation where there were two placekickers on the roster at the same time. Where does the ball come out if you kick it into the end zone?

Here's a little trivia tidbit to amaze your friends... The ballpark was actually going to be named something like Society FIeld, because the local bank headquartered in Cleveland was going to purchase the naming rights. They ended up getting bought out themselves, so then Indians owner Dick Jacobs decided to put his name on the ballpark. And the Gs just finished winning the series in Seattle, winning 8-0.

And Progressive Field will remain Progressive Field through the 2036 season (at least), as Progressive Insurance extended their naming rights contract with the Guardians. Hard to believe Progressive Field is 30 years old. Damn.

He used to be Gorka, until the ridicule of taking another man's name got a little too much to bear. You keep it up, and he'll be forced to change his handle again. 🤣

You live in your mother's basement and will die alone. There's literally nothing I need to add.

I'm sure your dad is as big of a pussy as you are, so I doubt it, Holmes.

Look who is hiding behind a keyboard and feeling strong again... Sometimes people aren't as anonymous on-line as they think, though.

Ohio State is on the verge of filling the vacated RB coach position with Oregon's RB coach, Carlos Locklyn. Almost immediately after, the Buckeyes received the crystal ball for Jordon Davison, a four star RB from Mater Dei High School in California.