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Cleveland Sports Championship Watch
Sports fans and their accompanying websites become so wrapped up in the day-to-day happenings, stories, games, goings-on, quips, statements, and logo changes, that they often lose track of the big...
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WFNY Stats & Info: Brandon Phillips was right about OBP (and analytics)
Did you happen to catch Brandon Phillips’ comments about on-base percentage? If you didn’t catch the thought-provoking and forward-thinking musings of the current Red and former Tribe second baseman,...
View ArticleKyrie’s on a Role
There’s an old fable in baseball circles that Ty Cobb, a man who believed in the merits of ‘small ball’ over swinging for the fences, told a reporter before a May 5 game in 1925, “I’ll show you...
View ArticleTyler Naquin projected to be worst defensive center fielder in baseball
While there are faint hopes that Tyler Naquin can rebound from his horrible finish to the 2016 season, at least one prognosticator believes that the Cleveland Indians will have one of the worst...
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Kyrie Irving Lost His Super Power
Kyrie Irving’s abilities on the court sometimes make him appear super human. The way he moves, accelerating and decelerating, finding angles and gaps that appear and disappear before most players would...
View ArticleWhat’s the best LeBron James playoff stat? While We’re Waiting
Well, that was fun. The Cavaliers and LeBron James came out fresh and energized in Game 1’s 117-104 destruction of the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night. As a Cleveland sports fan, that game was about...
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On the current iteration of Bradley Zimmer
Through 53 big league plate appearances, Cleveland Indians top prospect Bradley Zimmer has been better than advertised. The lanky outfielder with the shaved yet still unkempt facial hair has provided a...
View ArticleThe Indians Starters Strange Outcomes
The Cleveland Indians starting pitching since the All-Star break has been nothing short of phenomena. This said, a few have outperformed their outcomes since the arbitrary celebration of baseball’s...
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Brandon Phillips Trade Continues to Haunt Cleveland
When the Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds lock up for interleague play, it is supposed to be the “Battle of Ohio.” And while it’s always an entertaining subplot, the focus of many fans tends to...
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What’s Gotten into Matt LaPorta?
The best hitter on the Cleveland Indians not named Choo may only have one at-bat above the five-hole this season. After a weekend series where he went 6-for-11 with two home runs (one of which was a...
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Cavaliers Continue Fourth-Quarter Routs
Over the last three contests, the Cleveland Cavaliers have provided the highest average of fourth-quarter points in the entire NBA. Let that marinate for a minute. Without LeBron James, historically...
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Splitting the Difference: Part 1
The Cleveland Indians put up a .248/.322/.378 line in 2010. Their .700 OPS ranked next to last in the American League, besting only the historically awful Seattle Mariners (.637). That’s not breaking...
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Lou Marson Has the Secret to Justin Masteron’s Success…Kind of
While we continue to ponder the returns made on the CC Sabathia and Cliff Lee trades, Tribe ace Justin Masterson remains as the saving grace for what was otherwise a period of...
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Cavaliers Live by the Three-Ball, if Just for One Night
Just one season ago, the Cleveland Cavaliers were being defeated by the three-point shot on what appeared to be a nightly basis. Whether it were the Los Angeles Lakers or Minnesota Timberwolves, the...
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On Justin Masterson, Again
If you forced me to guess, I would say that I’ve probably written more words about Justin Masterson than about any other human being on the face of the planet. Which is kind of weird for me to...
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Indians’ Struggles By The Numbers
Taking a page from Rick’s book today, I’m here with some illustrious stats about the Cleveland Indians. These aren’t the prettiest, so you might want to spare your kids from seeing these. -51 –...
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WFNY Debate: Do NFL coaches even matter?
In case it hasn’t been clear yet, the WFNY writers email each other a lot. And I mean a lot. So on top of our two email-based roundtables already this week (post-Kelly rumors and post-Chudzinski hire),...
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The Diff: Kyrie Irving’s potential
Today marks the start of a new era: The Diff, where I’ll write lots and lots about sports stats. Kudos to friend and fantasy football semifinalist Marc Sugerman for coming up with the article name, a...
View ArticleWFNY Stats & Info: Indians hot streak continues to 17-4
It’s been one amazing ride for the Cleveland Indians over the past few weeks. Heck, as TD wrote late last week, they should the man story in town. In honor of Sunday’s 6-0 victory over the Seattle...
View ArticleCleveland Sports Lists to Commemorate 2014: While We’re Waiting…
To celebrate 2014, I’ve created five top-five lists for your enjoyment. I’ve had fun writing the While We’re Waiting editions on Thursdays this year. Who knows if I’ll do one on Christmas or New Year’s...
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