Land of the CLE is our Cleveland-focused sports blog maintained by both Bob and Chris. We use this area to expand upon topics that we can't fully cover in our CLE Talk podcast.
Is it just me, or is this year's NBA Free Agency Nicolas Cage-insane? I can't think of another year or league that had just about every team going absolutely bananas in terms of spending. There have been storylines, misreports, well publicized trade negotiations that fell through (always awkward, just ask Lamar), and storylines within storylines (Inception). Here are a few of my impressions so far:
Read MoreGood news for everyone, Jalen Rose gave me some other great NBA Player comparisons that just didn't get a chance to air live on Thursday's NBA Draft. Much like LeBron making his teammates better, Rose seems to have benefited mightily from the partnership with Bill Simmons. And now that Simmons is gone, Rose seems to be as desperate and confused as the 2010-11 Cavs.
Read MoreThe success and grit of the Cavaliers in these playoffs, so it seemed, caused us to believe that the Cavs and Warriors were two perfectly equal teams, and this finale was just as it should be. We became comfortable with the Cavs missing both Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving. It is not normal for a team to lose two of its three best players and to continue winning.
Read MoreRoyals fans, you had to do it, didn't you? Seven All-Stars wasn't enough. That wasn't a loud enough message. No, you had to get one more in the starting lineup. You had to get eight. And why not let that eighth Royal All-Star be the worst hitter in the entire American League?
Read MoreI can't blame Kyle Korver. While regarded as the best spot-up three-point shooter, rim-protection isn't exactly a secondary skill of his. Three sentences is too long without watching the video again. Here you go:
Read MoreI love the NFL Draft. It's the Hall Pass of sports talk. No one holds you accountable for your predictions and thoughts because everyone is wrong about something during the draft. You can hit on your mock draft, but totally miss on first round talents actually becoming star players. Head over to our NFL Draft Preview to hear Chris and I get a lot of things wrong, and to our new CLETalk podcast to hear what we predicted for our hometown team. Anyway, it's an exciting time for a football fan, and there are always interesting storylines to talk about. Here are a few of my favorites:
Read MoreI love seeing the dumb catch phrases NBA Playoff teams give their ticket-buying fans during home playoff games. And the phrases seem to be getting dumber. It's now a requirement for every team to give their fans a shirt for every playoff game. So here are some of my favorites from the first week of the NBA Playoffs. My brother and I picked the series on our preview podcast.
Read MoreTruth be told, I love Tim Tebow. I hated him as a Florida Gator, because, well, he was a Florida Gator. And in college he was actually the best player in the NCAA, which is hilarious and shameful. But in the NFL, he was an honest underdog, who's greatest fault was he was too nice and generous with his faith. The funniest thing is that he actually took a team to the playoffs and won a game.
Read MoreHey all, Chris and I previewed the MLB in our last two podcasts. But just to recap and get some of the things we talked about on paper so we can look especially clueless come playoff season, here are some of the things we talked about and predicted. Feel free to comment below, and check out my brother's predictions as well.
Read MoreThe state of Iowa definitely left me hanging this March. Especially Northern Iowa, my cinderella pick to make the Final Four. Arizona let me down as well, but I'm not disappointed with the pick, the Wildcats could have easily made it to the Final Four. Not many saw Michigan State's run coming, but Chris did, and I have to hand it to him. As much as that pains me. Kentucky gave a scare, but you'll have to listen to our latest Bonus Edition March Madness podcast to see if I jumped off the 40-0 train.
Here's an update of my bracket after the first two rounds, heading into the Sweet 16. Some mistakes, but some good calls as well, let me know what your bracket looks like in the comments. And check out my brother's bracket as well.
As promised, here's my bracket for the tournament. We discussed a lot of our picks on this week's Bonus Edition of What Are You Talking About. Let me know what you think and jump to my brother's page to see his bracket too.
Chris and I talked college hoops and some of the best rivalries in the sport on our February 22 podcast. We only had time to discuss the first two obvious ones: Duke vs. UNC, and Louisville vs. Kentucky. So we decided to put together a Top Five of the next best rivalries in college basketball.
Read MoreThe Red Sox made my Top Five Worst MLB Offseason Moves, and signing INF Yoan Moncada to a $31.5 million signing bonus didn't do anything to get them off my list.
Read MoreIn this week's podcast we gave another top-five list, this time reviewing the best and worst of the MLB offseason. Chris took the five best, and I took the five worst. Take a look and tell me what you think, or head over to What Are You Talking About and give it a listen for yourself.
Read MoreHey all, in our podcast, Chris and I gave our first on-air top-five list. This has been a staple in our family, sparking many a debate. Here's the list I read, jump to my brother's page to see who he included, or head over to our podcast: What Are You Talking About to hear both of us discuss our lists. I went a different route with this list, though the results may look the same. I picked the five best PGs just going off of the 2014-15 season. No history behind it. Enjoy.
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