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Jeff Kent was just gritty

rolub — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:59:17 -0000

Jeff Kent was just gritty

That lil quote, and other answers in Prospectus Q&A with Kerry Wood.

Also! Kerry Wood is not worried about walking guys.

For you game-film buffs

rolub — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:10:58 -0000

For you game-film buffs

$24.99 for NFL GameRewind, 50% of regular price.

The hard-luck life of a Browns fan

rolub — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:59:18 -0000

The hard-luck life of a Browns fan

Appears on ESPN's page 2. Good writeup, not much "new" angle but entertaining to read and nice to see it appear on a national platform. My favorite excerpts:

9. I love being from an underdog, disrespected city like Cleveland -- especially compared to the other AFC North locales. Consider what we're up against:

Pittsburgh: America's crotch. Literally one of the worst cities on the planet. Full of toothless mountain people. Looks from above as if someone decided, "You know what I'm going to do? Cut out a huge chunk of one of the worst sections of Eastern Europe and drop it in the middle of Pennsylvanian Appalachia." At the end of the day, the Cleveland Browns suck, but at least we're not from Pittsburgh.

Baltimore: A city of hypocrites and degenerates. Cried (rightfully) for nearly a decade and a half, not just about losing the Colts, but about how they lost them … and then accepted another team stolen under eerily similar pretenses and jackassedly supported it with nary a peep. Hang your head in shame, Baltimore.

O/T: Happy Beer Week, Cleveland!

rolub — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:05:00 -0000

O/T: Happy Beer Week, Cleveland!

Baseball in Cleveland is over with for 2009, and what better way to forget about what transpired than with the sport's companion beverage for those of the legal age: beer.

I will celebrate at home over the coming days, but will be in attendance at Brewzilla to close out the week's festivities.

Repost: "I Still Call It The Jake" T-shirts

rolub — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:15:36 -0000

Repost: "I Still Call It The Jake" T-shirts

Reposting this today because @FB_Outsiders twitter alerted me to 50% sale by entering the code "2004" for their 5-year anniversary.

Editing to add that I stand nothing to benefit from this, as I don't want it to appear as that I'm spamming for my own good.

Dolan projects $16M loss

rolub — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:38:41 -0000

Dolan projects $16M loss

The last sentence shall not be ignored:

"Dolan also said ownership will have input into whether manager Eric Wedge returns next season."

Updated: Hoynsie's review of presser (HT: millionairesrow)

No, I was just an angry black man.

rolub — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:46:14 -0000

No, I was just an angry black man.

Albert makes a call to his buddy, Paul Hoynes.

Football Outsiders' 2009 Football Almanac

rolub — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:00:02 -0000

Today, the 2009 Football Almanac was released for purchase by the boys at Football Outsiders. I know that some don't care for their writing or feel that their player ratings are not as desirable as their Sabremetric counterparts, but I'll be damned if there's any comprehensive outlook/projection system on the market that's better than this. After the jump, a few tidbits on the Browns.

2008: F**k you. Sincerely, Phil Savage.

2009: The Browns start their third straight rebuilding cycle with another trip to the Ozzie Newsome Cloning Vat.

2009 Mean Projection: 6.6 wins

The Browns are twice as likely to be a Playoff Contender (9-10 wins) at 18% than they are to be "On the Clock" (0-3 wins) at 9%. The most likely result is Loserville (4-6 wins) at 40%.

LGFT: So good, he doesn't have to pitch to get the W

rolub — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:57:54 -0000

LGFT: So good, he doesn't have to pitch to get the W

On Tuesday, former Indian Alan Embree picked up a W with 1/3 IP. However, the "inning pitched" is a bit deceiving, as he recorded his only out via a pickoff before throwing a single pitch in a tied ballgame. As luck would have it, the Rockies would score in the bottom half, and Embree would be relieved of his duties and pick up a win without ever throwing a single pitch.

I'm sure Jayson Stark will be informing us as to how many times, if at all, this has happened in the past.

Meloan dealt to Rays

rolub — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:49:40 -0000

Meloan dealt to Rays

wha, wha, whuhhhhhhh!?