Jan 13, 2011

is it really true? Spring Training right around the corner?

The CAVS are a non-story until the draft.  Browns did a minus then a plus on Head Coaches. That leaves my beloved Tribe next!  And next means "Spring Training" coming soon in AZ. (WOW, after last few days, still hard to handle AZ in news! But I digress.)

We all are now waiting for good reason for Spring Training (ST) to start for a variety of reasons.  1) Winter and snow will begone soon, unfortunately for the City of Milwaukee! 2) Teams highlights during ST will include Sun; Blue Skies; Green Grass-things we DO NOT See in NE Ohio except for the week of July 12th to July 19th.  3) Players will not have to wear gloves to make catches...DUHHHH! Yes they do, my bad! 4) Players throwing the balls will not have to worry about throwing to wrong player (FINALLY!!!) 5) Will not lose a game by 55! (If they do...you can have my season tickets; my Tribe gear; and my faith!)  6) We won't have to wait a week between each loss (just 18-24 hrs!!) 7) Will not have to worry about the head guy getting fired and getting paid while not working.  Unemployment insurance pays more than what he is being paid now anyway, just like the players. 8) Won't have to worry about traffic and road construction, since there was no game traffic last year and what gives you the impression there will be some this year? 9) More new uni's, not like those old stale no changing ones worn between Sept and December (notice I did not say January, since they never get to January!) and 10) No need to worry about the cold one's being stopped before the game does-at those costs who can afford one, two, three...my bad - I can!

Anyway, you get my drift.  Everything can change during Feb/Mar, leading to Apr to Oct. But will it?  Don't know and that is what keeps dragging my sorry butt into my season seats!  The factor of the "Unknown"!  Spring Training really means, get ready..Summer is coming soon! The nights will be just fine to watch the view of a small white sphere against the deep dark color of the sky.  The grass will look like mine will never look. And there will be many available times I can enjoy all of this with my Bride; my kids; my grandkids; or just by myself and my dreams. 

I'm ready...let me hear it soon...PLAY BALL!!

Jan 6, 2011

..where did last year go?

Well it is now 2011 and I don't know where 2010 went, do you?  But this I can say...THANK GOODNESS IT IS GONE!!! What a year, and the finish only gives a push to the start of 2011.

With the Browns firing of E Mangini, will the next head coach be from the outside, or from down the hall?  I for one want ANYONE who is offensive-minded!  I want TD's not FG's!  I want deep passes, not safe in the flat passes!  I want option plays by QB, not ego driven we can run this ball!  Today's NFL is set up by rules to assist the offense and still message did not get to Berea.  Maybe now it will.  Do I have a preference for HC?  Would love either Jeff Fisher (but Vincy baby is going, so Jeff will stay-strike him) or Jon Gruden.  Yeah I know, Gruden has big ego that would class with Mike's.  Well, I'm not so sure. If Mike says run an exciting offense and give HC Gruden the players to do so, I know it will work.  Also, do you know of any candidate out there that gives you the impression he understands Cleveland Browns FB history and its place in NFL history?  This has to come back and I feel JG is the only one out there that can do that.  In fact, I would like to see the Browns add another rule to their other stupid rules at CBStadium, although my suggestion is NOT stupid.  Here it is.

A DRESS CODE!!  Yep, you heard me right, a dress code for all people entering in the stadium next year to watch the Browns. Now don't get me wrong, I too, love jeans; sweats; hoddies; etc.  But we have to bring back some decorum to the stands and this will do it.  So please join me in getting the Browns to enact the following dress code:

"No fan entering; attending; viewing any event at Cleveland Browns stadium is permitted to wear any piece of clothing; attire; fan support item that contains the colors BLACK AND YELLOW!!! Period. NONE!! Nada!! Zip!!  We all must abide by that code and if the guys upstairs at Berea don't get it, then we on the street MUST.  Until then, the Browns will not move out of the doldrums we have been in since '95!

Next week-My Tribe Report.

PS: Nothing on the CAVS since they are not in the area, as far as I understand!