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The Draft is now done, and the Browns have made a bevy of good picks alongside some head-scratchy ones. Taylor, Matt, and Gerbs jumped on the microphones to discuss the trade down to select Mason Graham, the double dip into the QB pool, Shedeur Sanders' drop in the draft, and the new RB duo in town.

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Gerbs, Taylor, Matt and special guest Joe Gilbert got on the mics to discuss the upcoming 2025 NFL Draft! Your Cleveland Browns have the second overall pick after not being involved in the first round since the Deshaun Watson trade. The guys discussed who they would take at pick No. 2, what positions they feel the Browns need to address, who their favorite players are in the draft, and more.

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We are less than a week away from Guardians baseball and the WFNY CornerCast is back with a new episode. Ethan and Gerbs discuss the roster decisions made recently, what that means for the perspective starting lineups and rotation, and a new game "Pen vs Pencil".

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We are back! The OG CornerCast, Gerbs, Mitch, and Ethan are back on this season's premiere episode. The guys discuss how their feels about the 2024 season and how it finished, the roster moves the Guardians made for 2025, and more.

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The WFNY BrownsCast is back with their Week 16 preview, an intradivisional matchup with the Cincinnati Bengals. Despite the fact that nobody should be wasting their time watching this game, Gerbs and the BrownsCast Boyzz are back to talk about the decision to start Dorian Thompson-Robinson, what the next three weeks could mean for the team, and some zany antics about Ohio state law and an exasperation for one of Taylor's created picks.

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Taylor and Matt are here with your Week 15 preview of the matchup between the Browns and the Chiefs. How long will the Chiefs' magic continue? Can the Browns put together a full showing?

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The Cleveland Guardians dealt away Andres Gimenez yesterday, sending the second baseman to the Toronto Blue Jays. The move has been taken through the ringer by fans yesterday, and WFNY’s Joe Gerberry takes a look at both sides of the hill for what the trade means.

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We can still celebrate a #VictoryMonday if it was from Thursday Night Football, right? Matt and Taylor are here with your Week 12 recap, highlighting a win in the snow. The guys discuss this instant classic football game, Nick Chubb scores his first touchdown of the year against the team that tore his knee up, and more.

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A double episode! Matt and Taylor are here to recap the shellacking on Sunday at the hands of the Saints, and also give you a preview of Thursday Night Football where the Browns take on the Pittsburgh Steelers. Will the Browns be able to stop the Russ Bus? What can the offense hope to do against the stingy Steelers defense?

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With the season around the corner, the BrownsCast is back with Taylor Jedrzejek and this year with more people! Noah Schaefer, Matt Milner, and Joe Gerberry all hopped on to discuss Cutdown Day for the Cleveland Browns, what they liked most about the preseason, and more. The guys also broke down the schedule, how hot head coach Kevin Stefanski's seat is, and did a quick look at the other teams in the AFC North division. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the season winds down, Matt and Todd are here to discuss:

Manager Terry Francona's impending retirement

Ramon Laureano and Kole Calhoun leading the way on offense

The disappointment in Andres Gimenez's and Steven Kwan's seasons

Why it's ridiculous to send down Brayan Rocchio for a 3rd catcher

and Noah Syndergaard DFA'd, Cal Quantrill's return to the rotation

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Your late edition of the Dery Brothers Guardians Cast is here. Matt and Todd discuss:

The all shortstop infield

How atrocious the offense has been

Should the rookies in the rotation be shut down?

memories from Manny Ramirez's induction to the Cleveland Hall of Fame

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Noah discusses the signing of Shelby Harris to aid the interior defensive line, what we saw in the Commanders game and a preview of the Eagles preseason game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dery Brothers Guardians Cast covers the weekend of Guardians baseball and more. Matt and Todd discuss:

The future with Gavin Williams and Tanne Bibee leading the rotation

Why are Kole Calhoun and Ramon Laureano hitting 3/4?

Emmanuel Clase issues

Who looks like the shortstop for the 2024 season as of today?

And why is this team so good at identifying stud pitchers and utility players...but can't find star hitters?

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Gerbs and Ethan finally got back on the podcast after a too long break to take a look at the final two months of the season. They guys discussed:

What should be the goals of the organization for the final two months?

A Mini Grievance Room where Ethan vented about the player development department, top to bottom

The stellar rookie performances for the ball club

Who might be a September call up?

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This week, BrownsCentral's Noah discusses the Hall of Fame Game, some of the mounting injuries from all over the roster (Isaiah Thomas and Alex Wright both had knee surgery Tuesday), and some guys that are on the roster bubble. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your Dery Brothers Guardians Cast is back, and Matt and Todd discuss the Fight Night on Saturday, and ask whether or not this was the craziest week of the year and if the season is indeed over. Also on the show:

Is Xzavion Curry fully part of the rotation now?

Josh Naylor's injury and what it does to the roster

Full breakdown of the Josh Bell and Aaron Civale trades.

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In the first episode of the Brownscentral podcast, Noah Schaefer introduces himself and gives a background to the start of the podcast, discussing the Browns' trip to the Greenbrier and the expectations for this team going forward. Noah also discusses the state of the Browns' defensive line and what the possible addition of Shelby Harris could do for the unit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt and Todd are with you for today's episode of the Dery Brothers Guardians Cast! The guys discuss exactly how the team is only a half game back in the division, why did Gabriel Arias get the first crack at shortstop, some Civale trade rumors, why more of Oscar Gonzalez means less of Myles Straw, and how the brutal schedule lines up for Cleveland down the stretch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt and Todd jump on the mics and discuss the quick happening Amed Rosario trade for Noah Syndergaard. Who is gonna get the first shot at shortstop? What will Syndergaard's role be in Cleveland? The guys answer those and more inside. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt and Todd are with you for this week's episode of the Dery Brothers Guardians Cast! David Fry has been sensational, Aaron Civale has been mentioned as a possible trade candidate, and the guys wrap up the Guardians week. Cleveland went 4-2 against the Pennsylvania teams, the Pirates and Phillies. Do you think about winning two series or the two bad losses for the Guards in both? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt and Todd are disgusted by the weekend series in Texas. It's time for a venting session Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dery Bros are talking Guardians as the All-Star break commences. How did the first half go? What's in store for the second half? Anything to talk about with the All-Star break?

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"We would love to add some level of shooting that could give our guys more space," Koby Altman told reporters at his post-season press conference. Check. We provided day-of reactions to the LeVert deal, adding Strus & Niang, & additional moves the Cavaliers made for depth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We should be more excited about the team we love being in first place, right? Alas, Cleveland fans are looking at a team that has holes in it and Mitch and Gerbs discuss some of those on this week's WFNY CornerCast. The guys also touched on the demotion of Logan Allen, Cal Quantrill's return, Jose Ramirez's hot month, the moves the team could make and Myles Straw's continued issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt and Todd are here for your Dery Brothers Guardians Cast. The guys talked about the disappointment of the offense continuing, Terry Francona's in-game managing coming under serious fire, what to do with the rotation when Quantrill returns, Gavin Williams debut, more Freeman/less Arias, and would you go to Wrigley Field to see the Guardians play? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a lengthy absence, Mitchell Krall rejoins Gerbs on the WFNY CornerCast! The guys go through a grab bag of topics, some Guardians and some not, as they catch up. Things discussed on the pod:

"Broken Earth" trilogy and why Gerbs loves D&D so much

State of the Guardians

Surprising division leaders in the majors

Triston McKenzie's injury

Bo Naylor's promotion

Gavin Williams' debut

Amed Rosario's defensive issues

Did you know Cal Quantrill is making a rehab start?

Myles Straw's lack of pulling the ball

Shane Bieber trade scenarios

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The Brothers Dery are here for your Monday as they recap the weekend and the huge Guardians victory last night in Arizona. Todd and Matt also discuss on the episode:

Bo Naylor's arrival to the bigs

Triston McKenzie's injury and the status of the rotation

Mike Zunino's DFA

Why does Myles Straw continue to play every day?

Is it possible that the Guardians are just not that great?

And a Taylor Swift concert review

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A Dery Brothers Guardians Cast is never late nor early; it arrives precisely when it is supposed to. A Monday night pod for Matt and Todd brings you discussion on:

Is the team turning a corner?

More Tyler Freeman, less Amed Rosario please

FreeBoNaylor

Some Josh Naylor Appreciation

Will Brenna's hot streak and Jose Ramirez's hot week

Bullpen shuffling

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The Cleveland Browns are coming off one of their biggest wins of the season in their overtime victory over the Tampa Buccaneers. Entering Week 13 at 4-7, the Browns are trying to make a late-season push to the playoffs. To make this final push, the team finally gets their franchise quarterback, Deshaun Watson, back from suspension. What will his return do for the Browns and their push to playoffs?WFNY's Joe Gilbert and Taylor Jedrzejek preview the Cleveland Browns' Week 13 matchup vs the Houston Texans on the WFNY BrownsCast. The duo talks about the return of Watson and his impact on the team going forward. Joe and Taylor also examine the Texans' strengths and weaknesses entering this week's game. The two talk about all of this and much more on their latest episode of the WFNY BrownsCast. Take a listen!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seth Wannemacher goes solo to talk about the Cavs' loss against Toronto, the difficulty of finding lineup data trends, and the ever important starting small forward role. He closes with a look at what's to come in the week ahead and a key game against the Lakers on TNT. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Browns are back in the win column as the team came from behind to get the victory in overtime over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 23-17. The Browns looked to be in for another disappointing loss, but the team showed the ability to overcome adversity to come back and tie the game in the last minute and then eventually win in overtime. It was a "good vibes" win for your Cleveland football team! WFNY's Joe Gilbert and Taylor Jedrzejek reacted to the Cleveland Browns beating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 23-17, on the latest edition of the WFNY BrownsCast. The two talked about the great things the Browns defense showed on Sunday, reminiscing that this may have been their best performance of the season. The duo also talked about the offense struggling for much of the game but in the biggest moments of the game, they found a way to produce. Joe and Taylor talked about this and much more on the WFNY BrownsCast. Take a listen! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s a live (in person that is) bonus episode of the Dery Brothers Guardians cast with Matt and Todd together in TD’s basement. Topics include the pitching free agency crop, trade chips, Jose Abreu, a Corey Kluber reunion conversation, keeping Shane Bieber, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Browns enter Week 12 at 3-7 as they come back home to FirstEnergy Stadium to take on Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Bucs are 5-5 as they come to Cleveland. Tampa Bay has faced a lot of injuries this season and that will continue as there are a lot of injuries affecting this team still. Brady has looked human this year, but he is still Tom Brady. This game is big for both teams' hopes for a possible playoff berth. WFNY's Joe Gilbert and Taylor Jedrzejek preview the Cleveland Browns' Week 12 matchup vs the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on the latest edition of the WFNY BrownsCast. The two break down the strengths and weaknesses of the Bucs, along with how the Browns match up with Tampa Bay. The duo talk about this and much more on this week's WFNY BrownsCast preview show. Take a listen! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Browns lost to the Buffalo Bills, 31-23, on Sunday. This game was moved to Detroit after the league had to move it from Buffalo due to the historic snowstorm it had in the last few days. The Browns are now 3-7 on the season. The loss was almost a microcosm of the year so far. The game was filled with mistakes and it was another game where the Browns were in it for the most part, but a few errors give them the loss. WFNY's Joe Gilbert and Taylor Jedrzejek reacted to the Cleveland Browns losing to the Buffalo Bills, 31-23, on their latest edition of the WFNY BrownsCast. The two discussed what went wrong and where things are faltering with this squad. Joe and Taylor talk about this and much much more in their pod. Check it out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spencer Davies joins the show to talk about the up-and-down start to the Cavs' season, what is most ailing the team at the moment during their 5-game losing streak, and the rotation minutes early on. They close the show talking about jewelry, Evan Mobley's progression, and their upcoming homestand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Browns are coming off a blowout loss to the Miami Dolphins as they prepare to take on the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. The Browns come in at 3-6, while the Bills are 6-3. This game is a bit in limbo due to the massive snow storm approaching Buffalo over the next several days. It is said to be bringing possibly 4-6 feet of snow over that time frame, making this game a bit of an unknown. Will the game stay in Buffalo or will it be moved to Detroit? We will know soon. Nevertheless, WFNY's Joe Gilbert and Taylor Jedrzejek previewed the Cleveland Browns' Week 11 matchup vs the Buffalo Bills. A lot is up in the air given the snow storm, but the duo broke down the Bills and how they match up with the Browns. The two gave two separate analyses of the game, whether it is played in Buffalo or Detroit. Joe and Taylor reminisce about the last Browns/Bills snow bowl and a lot more on the latest WFNY BrownsCast. Take a listen! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seth Wannemacher and Craig Lyndall break down the Cavs' 8-5 start, what has surprised us about Donovan Mitchell, and the long road Kevin Love has walked with the organization. The fellas close with personal fandom stories and appreciating the legend, Joe Tait. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Browns were trounced by the Miami Dolphins, 39-17, on Sunday. With the loss, the Browns move to 3-6 on the season and fall back even further in the AFC playoff race. Cleveland came out hot with an opening drive touchdown, but after that Cleveland was outscored 39-10. After a two-week layoff with the bye week, this was the exact opposite type of performance we should have expected. WFNY's Joe Gilbert and Taylor Jedrzejek reacted to the Cleveland Browns losing to the Miami Dolphins, 39-17, on their latest WFNY BrownsCast. The duo talked about the mess that is the Browns defense. Where should the blame rest with this unit? The two also talked about the concerning trend from the offense and how the unit has seemed to plateau. These are just some of the things Joe and Taylor spoke about following the loss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Browns are 3-5 coming out of their bye week last weekend. The team still is in a position to possibly make a run for the playoffs, but the run starts now. The Browns are traveling down to Miami on Sunday to take on the Dolphins in the big Week 10 matchup. Miami is 6-3 and one of the stories of the first half of the 2022 NFL season. This is a big game for both the Browns and Dolphins because both teams could be battling for an AFC Wild Card spot. WFNY's Joe Gilbert and Taylor Jedrzejek preview the Cleveland Browns' Week 10 matchup vs the Miami Dolphins on the latest edition of the WFNY BrownsCast. The duo talked about their thoughts on the Browns coming out of the bye. They also previewed the Browns/Dolphins matchup, gave their keys to victory for Cleveland, and a lot more. Take a listen! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seth Wannemacher and Evan Dammarell break down the surging Cavs’ 6-1 start, their player of the game vs. Boston, and the impact of Darius Garland’s return. The fellas wrap up talking tiers within the Eastern Conference and some Thursday trivia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Browns just put together their most complete game of the season as they took down the Cincinnati Bengals, 32-13. The Browns outplayed the Bengals at all three phases of the game under the lights on Monday Night Football. With the victory, Cleveland moves to 3-5 on the season. Most people came into this game thinking this had to be a must win for the Browns and Cleveland delivered its best performance of the season. The team kept its playoff hopes alive with the victory. WFNY's Joe Gilbert reacted immediately after the game to the big win on the latest edition of the WFNY BrownsCast. Take a listen to Joe's thoughts on the win, how Cleveland did it and where the team can go from here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt and Todd break down the offseason with regards to the position players. Lots of chatter on trade targets and free agent names to look at. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Browns are 2-5 entering the primetime lights of Monday Night Football as they take on the Cincinnati Bengals in the big Week 8 matchup. The Browns are teetering on the edge of a lost season with Monday's matchup being a huge game in terms of how the rest of the year will play out and matter. The Bengals are 4-3 and sit atop the AFC North division, so this is a crucial game for both teams. WFNY's Joe Gilbert previews the Cleveland Browns' Week 8 matchup vs the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday Night Football. What are the strengths and weaknesses of Cincinnati? Where do the Browns have advantages in this matchup? What are the keys to winning this game for Cleveland? Joe will take on these questions and much more in the latest WFNY BrownsCast. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the first episode of a brand new podcast from Waiting For Next Year! Hosted by Joe "Gerbs" Gerberry and Craig Lyndall, the Undiagnosed podcast will bring you fresh eyes and #vibechecks on all of your favorite Cleveland teams. Having been Cleveland sports fans for most of their lives, Craig and Gerbs have measured takes on what is going on and are here to talk about some things you might care strongly about, some things you didn't consider, and some things that only they could conjure up. Like Craig calling this Cavs team "the Nice Pistons" team. Seriously, it makes sense. This week, Gerbs and Craig discuss whether or not the Guardians' playoff run might garner new fans, put a stop to Nick Chubb usage arguments and Kevin Stefanski hot seat rumors, and the aforementioned "the '23 Cavs are the '04 Pistons but way nicer" revelation. Don't forget to check out Underdog Fantasy: first time depositors can use our link, https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-waiting-for-next-year, to sign up and Underdog will match up to $100 of your first time deposit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seth Wannemacher and Evan Dammarell break down the first three games of the Cavs' season. They discuss their take-a-ways on offense, defense, and Donovan Mitchell's surging hot start. The fellas close talking rotations, Darius Garland's injury, and finish up with trivia. Don't forget to sign up for Underdog Fantasy with our link, https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-waiting-for-next-year, where first time depositors can get their money matched up to $100! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Browns lost their fourth straight game, losing to the Baltimore Ravens, 23-20. The Browns had their chances late in the game, but some tough penalties and misplays caused them to miss out on the opportunity to take the win. The Cleveland defense stepped up, but the offense and special teams were not good enough. The defense actually played well enough to win this game. Nevertheless, the team lost and now sits at 2-5 on the season. WFNY's Joe Gilbert reacts to the Cleveland Browns falling short of a late-game comeback once again, losing to the Baltimore Ravens, 23-20. What went wrong with the Browns offense? What happened to the Browns run game? Joe answers these questions, along with talking about the strong performance of the defense and much more about this tough loss. Take a listen to the latest WFNY BrownsCast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seth Wannemacher and Joe Gilbert break down an opening night 108-105 loss by the Cavs to the Raptors. They dive deep into the new black and gold uniforms, Donovan Mitchell’s debut, Darius Garland's tough night, and Caris LeVert winning the starting small forward role. The fellas close with the bruising style of the Raptors play and look ahead to the two remaining games on the schedule this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Browns are coming off a disastrous loss to the New England Patriots last Sunday as they head into their big Week 7 matchup versus the Baltimore Ravens. The Browns are set to play their second AFC North game of the season when they take on the Ravens in Baltimore on Sunday. Cleveland sits at 2-4, while the first-place Ravens sit at 3-3. This is a huge game for both teams, but especially for the Browns. The Browns face the Ravens and the Cincinnati Bengals in the next two weeks. These two games could tell us what this season will be for Cleveland the rest of the way. WFNY's Joe Gilbert went solo this week on the WFNY BrownsCast to preview the Cleveland Browns' Week 7 matchup vs the Baltimore Ravens. He took a look at the Ravens, focusing on the strengths and weaknesses of Baltimore. He talked about his keys to the game for Cleveland, along with much more about this big game. So, join the WFNY BrownsCast to help get you ready for the big matchup on Sunday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt and Todd go over the postmortem of the loss to the Yankees and give their thoughts on the direction of the franchise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Browns lost their third straight game on Sunday, falling to the New England Patriots, 38-15, at FirstEnergy Stadium. Cleveland was dominated on both sides of the ball as the offense failed to do much scoring versus the Patriots defense, while the Browns defense allowed a Bailey Zappe-led offense to score 38 points. It was a bad loss that moved the team's record to 2-4 on the season. WFNY's Joe Gilbert and Taylor Jedrzejek reacted to the Cleveland Browns' 38-15 loss to the New England Patriots on their latest WFNY BrownsCast. Is this the final nail in the coffin for Joe Woods' tenure as Browns defensive coordinator? What happened to the Browns offense? The duo talked about these questions and a lot more regarding the big loss to the Patriots. Take a listen to what the two had to say following the game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Browns enter Week 6 of the 2022 NFL season at 2-3 with two straight losses coming in the last couple of weeks. The Browns stay home this week to face off against the New England Patriots at FirstEnergy Stadium. The Patriots also stand at 2-3 entering this game. It will be a big game for both squads as they enter the second quarter of the season. WFNY's Joe Gilbert and Taylor Jedrzejek are here to get you ready for the Cleveland Browns' Week 6 matchup vs the New England Patriots. The duo examines the strengths and weaknesses of New England. Where can Cleveland attack the Pats on offense? What are the keys to victory for the Browns? Joe and Taylor give their thoughts on these questions and much more in their latest WFNY BrownsCast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you like that? The Guardians swept the Tampa Bay Rays in two games to win the Wild Card round of the 2022 playoffs, and the whole crew got on the WFNY CornerCast to discuss the two wins and preview the oncoming matchup with the Yankees. Gerbs, Mitch, and Ethan discussed Shane Bieber and Triston McKenzie's great starts, Oscar Gonzalez walk off and his rise to prominence, and the amazing show put on by the bullpen to pull out the Game 2 victory on Saturday. The guys also debated the rotation for the upcoming ALDS against New York and what changes could be made to the roster. Don't forget to check out BreakingT.com/WFNY for all your Guardians gear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Browns lost to the Los Angeles Chargers, 30-28, in another Brownsy loss. The Browns were gifted two opportunities, with less than three minutes to play, to win this game and the Browns somehow missed out on both opportunities. The Cleveland defense was once again awful, allowing a total of 465 total yards to the Chargers, including a shameful 238 rushing yards to the bottom-ranked Chargers run game. The offense kept the team in it and put them in a position to win the game, but the offense and special teams were unable to seal the deal. WFNY's Joe Gilbert and Taylor Jedrzejek returned for the post-game BrownsCast to talk about the Cleveland Browns losing to the Los Angeles Chargers, 30-28. What the heck is wrong with the defense? Should Joe Woods be fired? What other changes should be made on defense? The duo spoke about these topics and a lot more in their post-game podcast. So, take a listen to what they had to say about the crushing loss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bring on the Yankees! Matt and Todd discuss the epic series win over Tampa and get into the ALDS matchup with NY. You will love this one! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Browns have had a roller coaster beginning of the season as they sit 2-2 heading into Week 5 of the 2022 NFL season. The Browns lost last week to the Atlanta Falcons as the team failed to put the victory away in the fourth quarter. Cleveland now comes home to face off against 2-2 Los Angeles Chargers at FirstEnergy Stadium. It is a big matchup for both teams. WFNY's Joe Gilbert and Taylor Jedrzejek are here to preview the Cleveland Browns' Week 5 matchup vs the Los Angeles Chargers. Before previewing the game, the two also give their final thoughts on what happened last week in the loss to the Falcons. To get you ready for the Browns/Chargers game, Joe and Taylor give their keys to the game, along with highlighting the advantages the Browns may have in their key Week 5 matchup. The two also give their picks on their weekly prop bet segment along with some more talk on the big game. So, sit back and enjoy some insight on Sunday's huge game at FirstEnergy Stadium! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seth Wannemacher and Evan Dammarell break down Evan's initial reaction to the Cavaliers acquiring Donovan Mitchell, their preseason loss to the 76'ers, and what they're most looking forward to seeing throughout training camp. They wrap up with how Ricky Rubio has looked recovering from his ACL tear and their favorite line for a Cavs future bet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The time is here! It's playoff time and the WFNY CornerCast has your Wild Card round prep for you. Gerbs and Ethan discuss what the playoff rosters could be, a tangent about Jose Ramirez's greatness, and who the Guardians are going to go up against with the Tampa Bay Rays. Who is off the roster for Bo Naylor? Will Zach Plesac actually pitch in the playoffs? Are 12pm games on a Friday the work of evil? Your answers are inside. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt and Todd are October ready for Guardians baseball on today's episode of The Dery Brothers Guardians Cast. The brothers discuss Bryan Shaw's DFA, Bo Naylor's arrival, what the playoff roster could look like and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Browns lost to the Atlanta Falcons, 23-20, in another bad-looking loss for Cleveland. Cleveland controlled most of the game, but some shortcomings on offense and poor run defense were the downfall for the team. The team falls to 2-2 on the season. Both losses this season have been games where the Browns should have come away with the victory. WFNY's BrownsCast with Joe Gilbert and Taylor Jedrzejek was back again to rehash the disappointing loss. What went wrong? What happened to the run defense? Did you agree with Kevin Stefanski's fourth-down decisions? Where do the Browns go from here? Joe and Taylor hit on these things and much more in their post-game podcast. Don't forget to check out BreakingT.com/WFNY for your Browns gear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The CornerCast trio is back! Gerbs, Mitch. and Ethan are finally all back on an episode for the first time in far too long, and it's the perfect opportunity for it: the Guardians won the AL Central! The guys talked about the road to the division title for the Guardos, the end of the minor league season, and what the playoffs will look like for Cleveland. Also discussed was the playoff roster: will Bo Naylor be the third catcher for the Wild Card round? Is Aaron Civale going to sit out round one and come back if Cleveland advances? We try to answer those questions and more! Don't forget to get your Guardians playoff gear at BreakingT.com/WFNY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Browns are 2-1 entering Week 4's matchup in Atlanta versus the Falcons. The team did not have a quiet week in the news, especially with the scary news regarding Myles Garrett's car crash. WFNY’s Joe Gilbert and Taylor Jedrzejek are here to talk about that incident along with also previewing Sunday's Week 4 matchup between the Browns and Falcons. Does the offense have to carry the load even more due to the injuries on the defensive line paired with the early season struggles of the secondary? Can Brissett continue his strong start? Can Nick Chubb continue to carry the heavy load on offense and produce at the elite level he has been playing? Joe and Taylor are here to answer all of these questions and more on their latest WFNY BrownsCast preview show. Take a listen! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt and Todd are over the moon and give a 40 plus minute love fest to your AL Central champion Cleveland Guardians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seth Wannemacher breaks down the Donovan Mitchell trade, his introductory press conference, and notes key questions the Cavaliers will need to answer throughout training camp. He dives deep into the starting small forward position, how big of an x-factor Donovan Mitchell can be in the playoffs, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Browns were able to get the bad taste of last week's collapsing loss out of their mouth as they take down the Pittsburgh Steelers, 29-17, on Thursday Night Football. The game wasn't pretty or easy, but the Browns did what they had to do to get the victory and move to 2-1. The offense again was impressive behind the run game and Jacoby Brissett. The defense was a tale of two halves as they struggled in the first, but came back out of halftime to put together a better showing to end the game and cement the victory. WFNY's Joe Gilbert and Taylor Jedrzejek reacted late into the night about what transpired on the field at FirstEnergy Stadium. Take a listen to what the two had to say about the win! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gerbs and Mitch are here with your WFNY CornerCast to help recap the weekend that was for the Guardians. The guys were excited to discuss the drubbing of the Twins, the promotion of Will Brennan and what to expect from him for the rest of the season, and the Myles Straw rejuvenation. Topics also brought up were Gabriel Arias is also back with the big club, Zach Plesac could be a fireman out of the bullpen and Steven Kwan = Juan Soto? Kinda but definitely not. Don't forget to check out BreakingT.com/WFNY for the Cleveland Collection of all your Cleveland sports teams! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can the Cleveland Browns clean their palette after a horrible collapsing loss last week versus the New York Jets? Well, WFNY is here to talk through it. WFNY's Joe Gilbert and Taylor Jedrzejek came together for the latest installment of the BrownsCast. The duo previewed the Browns' Week 3 primetime matchup versus the Pittsburgh Steelers. Is the Browns defense able to get it together? What are the keys to the game for Cleveland? Joe and Taylor work through the tough the pains of Sunday's loss to preview this Thursday Night battle. It is a huge divisional game for the standings, but also a big game for this franchise to get out of the funk that it has been in since the last two minutes of Sunday's defeat. Here is what Joe and Taylor had to say! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dery Brothers Guardians Cast is here, after the Guardians straight drubbing of the Minnesota Twins. Matt and Todd jumped on the pod and discussed how the Guardos finished off the Twins, Amed Rosario's amazing weekend at the dish, Terry Francona's leadership, and how Kirk McCarty has become the unsung hero of September. The guy also talked about the rejuvenation of Myles Straw and Owen Miller and previewed the big showdown between the Chicago White Sox and your first place Guardians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Following one of the Browns-iest losses in Cleveland's storied history, Josh Poloha, Joe Gilbert, and Taylor Jedrzejek discuss the Browns falling apart and suffering a dismal and embarrassing loss to the Jets, 31-30. Somehow, some way, Cleveland found a way to lose a game in which they had a 13-point lead with less than two minutes left. It was yet another "there's no way they lost like that"-type of game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gerbs and Ethan return to the WFNY CornerCast after a too long hiatus! The guys discuss the first-place Guardos, why did the organization choose to let Hunter Gaddis throw live BP to the White Sox on Thursday, and more. Other topics discussed include: the setting up of the rest of the season rotation-wise, Oscar Gonzalez's mighty September, Andres Gimenez is catching up to Jose Ramirez on the fWAR scoreboard, and Myles Straw's struggles. As always, don't forget to check out BreakingT.com/WFNY for the Cleveland collection of shirts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Poloha and Joe Gilbert preview the Browns vs. Jets matchup on the latest WFNY BrownsCast. Cleveland has a chance to go 2-0 for the first time since 1993 in their home opener on Sunday. They discuss the matchup, give their take on how the Browns will dominate the Jets, create their own player props and give their over/unders for individual players, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt and Todd are here to talk about the Guardians sweep of the Minnesota Twins and extend their lead in the AL Central. The Dery Brothers also discuss the Big 3 at the top of the rotation, some Oscar Gonzalez love, and when might manager Terry Francona retire. James Karinchak and his mound machinations have the guys worried, as well as the defensive issues that seem to keep cropping up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Poloha, Joe Gilbert, and Taylor Jedrzejek recap the Browns' 26-24 win over the Panthers for Cleveland's first season-opening win since 2004. Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt led the way offensively while the defense did enough, especially early on. What a debut for Cade York, making the game-winning 58-yard field goal with eight seconds left to secure the win in Carolina. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Poloha and Joe Gilbert preview the Cleveland Browns 2022 season, specifically the Week 1 matchup in Carolina against the Panthers. They discuss each position group, their predictions for the season opener and the season as a whole, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt and Todd Dery are here for your Dery Brothers Guardians Cast on Labor Day. The Guardians offense continues to struggle and the rotation just lost two starters...is it over? The guys discuss the replacements in the rotation, Myles Straw's continued issues, and whether or not it was a mistake to move away from Franmil Reyes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Poloha and Joe Gilbert did an emergency CavsCast after Cleveland acquired Donovan Mitchell Thursday afternoon. They talk about how Mitchell will fit in the lineup and rotations, where the new-look Cavs rank in the East, how Spida's arrival affects other players on the roster, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this latest episode, the boys discuss: 1. How good the Mariners are 2. Straw and what to do about CF/Miller disaster at 1B 3. The bullpen dominance 4. Cal in San Diego 5. Twins schedule breakdown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gerbs and Mitch were on the WFNY CornerCast and boy was it an interesting one! The duo discussed Nolan Jones being sent down to Triple-A Columbus and where he is going to see his time there, how the pitching is carrying the team to their 19-12 record after the All-Star Break, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt and Todd are back for the Dery Bros Guardians Cast! The Dery Brothers discussed the tough week for the Guardians, Triston McKenzie's step towards dominance, the issues surrounding Myles Straw, and the moves around the minors with Nolan Jones and Richie Palacios. Cody Morris shined over the weekend, and Matt and Todd talked about when or if he and Carlos Vargas will be joining the major league club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gerbs and Ethan invited a guest to the podcast, Guardians Baseball Insider' Justin Lada, to talk prospects and the farm system. The guys discussed the new MLB Pipeline Top 100, the Guardians top 30, and who might be the next of the KinderGuardians to make the jump to the bigs. You can follow Justin on Twitter @JL_Baseball and his work on GBI here: https://guardiansbaseballinsider.com/ As always, don't forget to check out BreakingT.com/WFNY. A new Andres Gimenez "Cap'n Clutch" shirt just got dropped! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Poloha and Joe Gilbert discuss the NFL and NFLPA (finally) reaching a settlement on Deshaun Watson's suspension and fine. The QB will serve an 11-game suspension and pay a $5 million fine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dery Brothers waited until last night's tough loss to the Tigers to record this week's podcast. Matt and Todd discussed: 1. 46-game sprint to the finish. Three teams are separated by one game in the AL Central. 2. Starting pitching 3rd overall since the All-Star break. 3. Eli Morgan from indispensable to unusable. Cody Morris time? 4. More Freeman, less Owen. 5. Last night's debacle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Poloha and Joe Gilbert discuss the Browns beating the Jaguars, 24-13, in Jacksonville in their first preseason game. There was plenty of good, bad, and even ugly during the game, with the majority of the ugly and bad taking place in the first quarter. It only got better as the game went on, as Cleveland scored the final 24 points of the game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When the season first began, we knew that this year would be a season of mining through the organization to find players that will stick around for 2023 and beyond. The Guardians have done a pretty good job of doing that, and Gerbs and Ethan tried to identify who will stay and who will go! The duo went down the roster and made some uncomfortable "cuts" about who might be leaving and who might be staying. For posterities sake, and so we can have a record of how bad we got it, here are the results of the Take Em or Leave Em game: Take Em Jose Ramirez, Andres Gimenez, Josh Naylor, Steven Kwan, Myles Straw, Oscar Gonzalez, Nolan Jones, Tyler Freeman, Austin Hedges, Shane Bieber, Triston McKenzie, Cal Quantrill, Emmanuel Clase, Trevor Stephan, Nick Sandlin, Sam Hentges, Bo Naylor, George Valera, Cody Morris Leave Em Amed Roasrio, Owen Miller, Will Benson, Luke Maile, Zach Plesac, Aaron Civale, Eli Morgan, Bryan Shaw, Enyel De Los Santos, James Karinchak Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Following a series split against the Astros to end the week, Matt and Todd discuss the past week of Cleveland Guardians baseball on the latest Dery Bros Guardians Cast. Here's what they talk about:

Splitting the series against the loaded Astros

McKenzie and Quantrill's brilliance and the Gaddis mistake

Franmil Reyes being DFAed and inactivity at last week's trade deadline

Bullpen roles taking (better) shape and Stephen/Karinchak jumping Morgan

How many Guardians won't make the trip to Toronto next weekend?

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If you were disappointed with the Guardians trade deadline, so was the WFNY CornerCast! (Or at least some of us were). Gerbs and Mitch get together to discuss the deadline, why Cleveland didn't make any moves, who they did attempt to get and the players that stayed around on the roster that we thought were gone. Ethan wasn't able to be on the podcast today, but he did write his take on the trade deadline, and you can find that here: https://waitingfornextyear.com/2022/08/guardians-mlb-trade-deadline-reactions-consequences/ Also don't forget BreakingT.com/WFNY for all your Guardians gear Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Following retired federal judge Sue L. Robinson's ruling to suspend Deshaun Watson for the first six games of the 2022 season, Josh Poloha and Joe Gilbert discuss Watson's six-game suspension, what it means for the 2022 Cleveland Browns season, predict how the Browns will do with and without Watson, and more. As they discussed during the podcast (among many other things), it's worth noting that the NFL has until Thursday at 9 a.m. ET to appeal the suspension. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's Dery Brothers GuardiansCast falls on Trade Deadline Day in the MLB, so of course there is trade talk. Matt and Todd discuss: 1. 6-5 on a tough road trip 2. Trade deadline talk - Franmil, Plesac, adding a catcher. 3. The dominance of Clase going under-discussed 4. 5th starter without Civale has become a pen game. Is that the new plan? 5. Banged up Naylor and Owen - could we see Will Benson? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who's likely to stay, who's likely to go and who is going to be the next Cleveland Guardian? We have no idea, but! the WFNY CornerCast is here to lay out all the possible incoming and outgoing players ahead of this year's trade deadline. Gerbs, Mitch and Ethan are on the pod discussing Amed Rosario, Franmil Reyes, and Zach Plesac and whether or not these players will be dealt. The guys also talk about the minor leaguers they want to hold on to, who are the players they want the most and what was their favorite Guardians/Indians trade to date. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt flies solo as Todd is on vacation Recap of what should have been a 3 of 4 from the Chisox How disappointing was Shane Bieber? Is Zach Plesac on the move? Tito's health The Franimal Pitching matchups for the week and more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gerbs and Ethan are here to get you ready for the second half of Guardians baseball with this week's WFNY CornerCast. On this episode, the guys recap the All Star Game festivities with Jose Ramirez, Andres Gimenez, and Emmanuel Clase, present the midseason awards to a few folks, and then discuss the idea of Cleveland trading for one Juan Soto. Don't forget to check out BreakingT.com/WFNY to find all your Guardians gear! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After nearly a four-week layoff, the WFNY CavsCast is back for another episode. This week, Josh Poloha and Seth Wannemacher discuss the Cavs' new jerseys, NBA Summer League, free agency, Collin Sexton, and more. The duo seems to like Cleveland's new look, how Ochai Agbaji played during Summer League, and the Cavs' three free-agent pickups. Will Sexton be back? If so, on what type of contract? Josh and Seth also talk about what to expect from the Cavs this season and look ahead at the season as a whole as well, even though we are still months away from it tipping off. In all, they both enjoyed being back on the podcast and talking Cavs together once again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What better way to start off the All-Star Break than with a Dery Brothers Guardians Cast? Today's topics include: 1. JRam in the derby/Andres starting 2. What to do with Franmil Reyes with OG retuning soon 3. Info on first round pick Chase Delauter 4. Civale on IL - where to go to fill the slot beyond Pilkington 5. Bullpen roles in flux 6. What to look for in the second half with the roster Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's episode of the WFNY CornerCast is a reunion episode, as all three of Gerbs, Ethan and Mitchell are all back together for the first time in almost a month. The guys discuss Jose Ramirez being in the Home Run Derby, Nolan Jones' debut, Shane Bieber's complete game, and a "spicy" conversation about Terry Francona. We also get a Farmer Ethan update on George Valera, Cody Morris, Carlos Vargas, and Brayan Rocchio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dery Brothers are back with your Monday listen. Matt and Todd discuss the newly crowned All Stars (Jose Ramirez, Andres Gimenez, and Emmanuel Clase), Nolan Jones, debut, Todd's scouting trip to Akron, the ice cold streak over the weekend, and possible Franmil Reyes trade rumors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gerbs and Ethan are back with your weekly WFNY CornerCast episode! The guys put their behinds in the past...wait, that's not right. No, the guys put the Guardians past behind them after a horrendous week of baseball, going 1-6 against the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers, and looked ahead and what is an important stretch of baseball for the Cleveland franchise. Discussion was had about Nolan Jones and his place on the roster after it was reported he was getting the call, George Valera and Jhonkensy Noel earning spots in the MLB Futures Game and the timelines of some of the prospects in the highest reaches of the organization. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Browns (finally) traded Baker Mayfield on Wednesday, sending him to the Carolina Panthers for a conditional fifth-round pick in 2024, which could turn into a fourth-round pick depending on if Mayfield reaches certain criteria (games played, snaps, etc.). On the latest WFNY BrownsCast, Josh Poloha and Joe Gilbert are joined by Joe Gerberry to discuss the trade, their initial feelings on the trade, what it means for all parties involved, how it affects the Browns moving forward, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt and Todd come at you recording just after Sundays 2-0 win over the Yankees. They talk about the crazy series over the Minnesota Twins, legendary walk-offs, the struggling offense, what to do with Owen Miller, McKenzie and Civale’s bounce back starts, roster changes coming and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After taking a week off, the WFNY CornerCast is back! Gerbs and Ethan hopped back on the mics to discuss the Cleveland Guardians' big series win over the Minnesota Twins, Josh Naylor and Andres Gimenez doing the walk-off thing in back-to-back days, Stars and Scrubs, and three roster moves that each would do to this years' Guardians roster.

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Today's Dery Brothers podcast covers the rough weekend with Boston and the low attendance, some nagging injuries ailing some hitters, plus has the hate for manager Terry Francona gone too far? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Poloha, Seth Wannemacher, and Joe Gilbert provide their live reactions to the first round of the NBA Draft including the Cavs selecting Ochai Agbaji with the No. 14 pick. The trio also discusses the NBA offseason, Collin Sexton (his money value and how the NBA Draft could affect where he signs), and more. WFNY The Dery Brothers Guardians Cast co-host and Kansas hoops superfan T.D. joined Josh and Joe following the Cavaliers selecting Agbaji to talk about what the sharpshooter will bring to Cleveland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Flying solo for the first time, Ethan and Taylor talk about the Guardians' recent resurgence, what they think changed, and if they can keep it up. Ethan also has a bit of a bone to pick with Tito's player usage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Matt on vacation, Todd has you covered with a huge week in Guardians baseball. Topics include the 5-1 start to the road trip, the gritty comebacks, Gose’s big moment, the sac fly kings, moving Straw down in the order, the return of the Franimal and what this does, JRam’s thumb and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The CornerCast is back for your weekend listening! Gerbs and Mitch hold down the fort, and discusses the new minority owner of the Guardians and what it means for 2022 and the future. The boys also get into the recent hot streak for the Guards' bats, what to do with Franmil Reyes when he returns, and do the Stars and Scrubs of the week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Poloha and Seth Wannemacher discuss potential prospects for the Cavs in the NBA Draft (specifically at No. 14), the NBA Finals, and more in the latest WFNY CavsCast. They also drop their top-10 Big Board of players who could be there at No. 14 as well. Who do you hope drops to No. 14 that the Cavs would run to the podium for? Who is your ideal pick at No. 14? Have any player(s) that you do not want Cleveland to take? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Hattery from EHC joins Matt and Todd for a deep dive on prospects and what is to come from the farm system. The guys throw in some schedule talk, corner OF depth, a Cal Quantrill appreciation chat and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The CornerCast did not get rained out, like so many Guardians game this year! Mitchell took his turn in the host seat and grilled Gerbs and Ethan about their Stars and Scrubs of the Week, then the guys discussed the trade deadline and its Christmas-Creep-like arrival on the calendar already. Plus Ethan got a new nickname and the CornerCast discussed the goings on down on the farm for the Guardians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andres Gimenez hot streak Why is Amed playing SS? Eli Morgan - most valuable set up man Tito still feeling out the pen Improved Plesac Naylor’s leg Taking advantage of Twins cold streak with soft schedule Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the Cleveland Cavaliers rolling out some new logos and colors (kind of), Josh Poloha and Seth Wannemacher discuss the Cavs' new-look logos and colors, new assistant coach Luke Walton, Ricky Rubio or Mike Conley, key offseason dates, and more. Do you like the Cavs' new look? Do you like J.B. Bickerstaff bringing in Walton as an assistant, who is a former player and head coach? One of the most glaring holes on the Cavs is at backup point guard. If you had to choose one or the other: Would you prefer to sign Rubio or trade for Conley? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The WFNY CornerCast returns with another episode. Gerbs and Mitch are on the mics, talking Guardians baseball. The duo discuss, Pilky Smooth, Konnor With A K, Konnor Pilkington and his best start of the year, Jose Ramirez and the way Kansas City pitched to him, what to make of the bullpen thus far, and a two-month check-in on the nearly-.500 Guardians. Don't forget to check out BreakingT.com/WFNY for all your Guardians, Browns, and Cavs gear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dery Brothers have your Memorial Day covered with a new episode of the Dery Brother Guardians Cast. The topics for today include:

What to do with struggling Kwan Has Bieber found his new plan? Oscar Gonzalez and what this means for the lineup De Los Santos enters the circle of trust Should Eli Morgan join rotation JRam Appreciation Day! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The CornerCast returns! After a week off, Gerbs and Ethan make their triumphant comeback to the microphones to bring you another episode of the WFNY CornerCast. The guys discuss:

Jose Ramirez's amazing performance so far on the season

Roster moves

Steve Kwan and Myles Straw's cold May

Josh Naylor doing Josh Naylor things

Every Day Andres

Triston McKenzie becoming the ace of the staff

Shane Bieber's demise was overblown

Aaron Civale's pain in the butt...literally

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The 7 postponed games and why this does to a team
Franmil goes MIA once again
Tito admits Amed is going to play mostly left.
Civale’s big start/Bieber better
A broken record on Shaw
Naylor back means the return to your “A” lineup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the NBA Draft Lottery Tuesday night, which revealed that the Cleveland Cavaliers will have the No. 14 pick in the upcoming NBA Draft, Josh Poloha and Seth Wannemacher hopped on the latest WFNY CavsCast to discuss the lottery, some potential draft prospects for the Cavs, the NBA Playoffs, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's topics from Matt and Todd Dery: LizaFest recap Josh Naylor’s crazy week Coaching staff Covid outbreak Flip Civale out for Eli Morgan? Bieber responds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Poloha and Joe Gilbert go over the 2022 Cleveland Browns schedule that was released Thursday night, play the Schedule Game, break down the over/under win totals for all 17 regular-season opponents, discuss the schedule as a whole, look at the biggest games and some of the potential storylines, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The CornerCast guys are here to update you on the Guardians COVID issues, and also discuss Josh Naylor's Josh Naylorness, Shane Bieber's decreased velocity and what it could mean, the bullpen arms that are intriguing, and more. Don't forget to go to BreakingT.com/WFNY to get all your fresh Guardians gear. Recent things the CornerCast has written: Gerbs unpacks his love for Josh Naylor, and Ethan talks about what Every Day Andres Gimenez is doing to earn playing every day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dery Brothers Guardians Cast is here with this week's episode recapping: Huge series win vs Toronto The awakening of Franmil Bieber’s velocity issues Pilkington/Morgan piggyback Demotion of Palacios/Chang return Bullpen roles defining themselves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The WFNY Cornercast, minus Mitch, is here to discuss Thursday's doubleheader, the biggest surprises on offense and defense on the season, and the first month MVPs, non-Jose Ramirez edition. If you are looking for Guardians gear, don't forget to check out BreakingT.com/WFNY. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Poloha and Seth Wannemacher discuss the Cavs' upcoming offseason, what the Cavaliers could potentially do to improve, season awards, the NBA Draft, the playoffs, and more. What was your favorite game of Cleveland's season? Should the Cavs essentially run it back next season? Do you want the Cavaliers to re-sign Collin Sexton? If so, for how much? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Poloha and Joe Gilbert recap the NFL Draft, discuss each of the Browns' picks and what they bring to the team/what it means going forward, look ahead at the rest of the offseason, talk a little about Hue Jackson, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt and TD are here to kick off your week with Guardians talk: The on again/off again offense Andres Gimenez - play him at SS Franmil slump Make Amed a full time OF DFAs of Allen and Bradley Bullpen seems loaded Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Taylor and Ethan welcome Joe Gilbert to the Grievance Room after the Cleveland Browns draft over the weekend. The grievances include Baker Mayfield, the multiple trade backs that the Browns made, and discussion about the picks that the team actually did make. You can find all of Joe Gilbert's coverage of every pick that the Browns made here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The CornerCast is here to lament the current seven game losing streak for the Guardians. The guys also discuss upcoming roster moves, the pitching woes, and a farm system report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Poloha and Joe Gilbert hopped on the WFNY BrownsCast to talk about the Browns for the first time in weeks. This time, they preview the NFL Draft, give the top players that could be available for the Browns in the second and third rounds (and beyond), recap Cleveland's offseason so far, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt and TD get together to discuss the sweep at the hands of the New York Yankees, the unapologetically bad behavior of the Yankees fans throughout the week, as well as who is doing well and who is struggling on the Guardians roster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The WFNY CornerCast is here to cover the Guardians' sweep of the Chicago White Sox, Jose Ramirez's hitting streak to start the season, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Waiting For Next Year has a new podcast, The Grievance Room! Taylor Jedrzejek hosts WFNYer Ethan Forness and Locked On Cavs/Right Down Euclid's Evan Dammarell to air the grievances about the early season Cleveland Guardians and the end of the Cleveland Cavaliers'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Poloha and Seth Wannemacher recap the Cavs' Play-In loss to the Hawks and an exciting Cavs' season even though it ended with disappointment, discuss what could have been if it wasn't for injuries, look ahead to the offseason, get into how Cleveland can improve going into next season (when expectations will be real), and more.

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The Guardians might be snowed out today, but that doesn't mean there isn't tons to talk about with everything regarding Cleveland Baseball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Poloha and Seth Wannemacher preview Friday night's Play-in matchup between the Cavs and Hawks. They discuss how important home-court advantage is in the win-or-go-home game, the keys to Cleveland coming away with a win, how to stop (or at least slow down) Trae Young, what the Cavaliers need to do on both ends of the floor to beat Atlanta and advance to the actual NBA Playoffs, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The WFNY CornerCast sits down and has a Kwanversation about rookie phenom Steven Kwan's first six games, the other hot hitters in the lineup, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt and Todd are here with actual regular season baseball to discuss! Topics include Steven Kwan mania, What to do with Amed Rosario, pitching carrying the weekend, Owen Miller, Bobby Bradley and of course, the trade of Bradley Zimmer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the latest newly-named WFNY CavsCast, Josh Poloha and Seth Wannemacher discuss the recent Cavs' struggles (due to injuries and just being tired), the final two games of the regular season, the Play-In and all of the different scenarios that could change things over the next few days, Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen potentially returning, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The WFNY CornerCast discusses the big news of the day: Jose Ramirez's big contract extension, what it means for JRam and the Guardians going forward, and what a big move it is for the fans as well. The guys also talk about Opening Day, roster construction, some hitter talk, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dery Brothers answered the call and came together for an emergency podcast for the best news in town: Jose Ramirez has signed an extension and will be with the team until at least 2028. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dery Brothers are counting down the days until the season begins. They welcome in Guardians color commentator Jim Rosenhaus to talk about the team and the upcoming season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The WFNY CornerCast welcomes Zack Meisel (Twitter) of The Athletic to the show to discuss the state of the Guardians roster, Jose Ramirez extension rumors heating up, what success looks like for the team in 2022 and more. You can find Zack's articles on The Athletic, and on the Selby is Godcast (Apple) (Spotify) As for our recent Waiting For Next Year articles, Ethan wrote about his early spring training thoughts, and Gerbs discussed the absense of the movement by the front office. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Poloha and Seth Wannemacher discuss the Cavaliers continuing to have really bad injury luck, Darius Garland's workload and the fact that he's playing a ton of minutes, Lamar Stevens and Dylan Windler stepping up in a big way, the NBA standings as things currently stand, the final seven games of the regular season, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another week of spring training chatter as the team deals with injuries and roster questions heading into the opener. The Dery Brothers have it all covered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gerbs, Mitchell, and Ethan discuss the news and notes of the week, including the Guardians not going to arbitration with their seven players, are Jose Ramirez extension talks for real, and the boys get bold with some pitcher predictions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Poloha and Seth Wannemacher recap this past week of Cavs basketball, including discussing Evan Mobley and Darius Garland continuing to dominate. They also talk about how Isaac Okoro has gotten a hot hand when it comes to corner threes (which is very important for him), Lauri Markkanen stepping up on both ends of the floor, and just the Cavaliers trying to will their way to the finish line. They also discuss the final 10 games of the regular season, including two very crucial games coming up: Thursday at Toronto and Saturday vs. the Bulls. They talk about all of that and more on this week's edition of the Cavs Weekly Podcast (please help us come up with a better name). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The boys catch you up on all things Cleveland baseball in episode two of the Guardians' season. The team is still in pre-season and it has been relatively quiet at the corner of Carnegie and Ontario. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Browns have acquired Deshaun Watson. In exchange for the QB, the Browns sent three first-round draft picks, a 2023 third-rounder, and a 2024 fourth-rounder to the Texans. Cleveland also received a 2024 fifth-round pick as well. Craig Lyndall, Josh Poloha, and Joe Gilbert discuss the deal, Watson's off-the-field issues, the difference in feelings between being a football fan and the human perspective side of things, and what it means for the Browns moving forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the inaugural episode of the Waiting For Next Year Guardians podcast (please help us find a better name), Joe Gerberry talks to Mitchell Krall and Ethan Forness about the lack of Guardians' moves so far this offseason, current targets in free agency and via trade, and what the current highlights are for the Opening Day roster. And of course, we can't just forget about those Jose Ramirez-to-Toronto rumors; the guys discuss what would be a Godfather offer for the Cleveland third baseman and why an extension makes sense. Check back weekly for more Waiting For Next Year Guardians podcast content! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Poloha and Seth Wannemacher discuss Evan Mobley's dominance over the past week following Jarrett Allen breaking his finger, Darius Garland continuing to do DG the PG things, Isaac Okoro's offense Monday night, the final 14 games of the regular season, the postseason, the rest of the teams in the playoff hunt, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dery Brothers are back. The Guardians are officially here. In episode one of the podcast on this brand new season, post-lockout, the boys discuss everything we know heading into the season and talk about what the team needs to do between now and opening day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ninety-nine days into the lockout, the MLB is officially back! With the news, Joe Gerberry, Ethan Forness, and Josh Poloha talk about the new CBA, what it means for the Cleveland Guardians, and look ahead to the 2022 season at the corner of Carnegie and Ontario this summer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Poloha and Seth Wannemacher discuss Darius Garland and Evan Mobley's dominance over the past few games, Jarrett Allen's broken middle finger and how it could potentially help Mobley's development, Cleveland's depth, the remaining 17 games for the Cavaliers, the Eastern Conference playoff picture, and the Cavs' (very bright) future along with a number of other things in the latest WFNY Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Poloha and Seth Wannemacher discuss how much bad luck the Cavs have had with injuries all season, their tough schedule ahead (especially the nine-game stretch that begins Wednesday night), Isaac Okoro slander and how important he is to this team, and more on the latest Cavs Weekly Podcast. They also did a 5 vs. 5 snake draft consisting of every Cav that has played for the wine and gold this season, which was a great way to end this week's podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Poloha and Seth Wannemacher are back with another edition of their Cavs Weekly Podcast. This time, they recap an outstanding All-Star Weekend in Cleveland, discuss Darius Garland and Caris LeVert's injuries, get into the final 24 games of the regular season and how important every game is no matter who the opponent might be, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the latest Cavs Weekly Podcast (please help us come up with a better name), Josh Poloha and Seth Wannemacher recap this past week of basketball for the Cavaliers, talk about NBA All-Star in Cleveland this weekend, some potential buyout candidates, answer some mailbag questions, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's version of WFNY's Cavs Weekly Podcast, Josh Poloha and Seth Wannamacher talk about all things Cavs, including Caris LeVert, the NBA Trade Deadline, Cleveland's past three games, expectations, and more. They also answer some mailbag questions as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Poloha and Seth Wannemacher are joined by Joe Gilbert to talk about the slumping Cavs (due to Darius Garland missing time due to his back injury), All-Star reserves, and the looming NBA trade deadline next week. Named an All-Star reserve in the East, Garland's absence over the last three games has made it clear that Koby Altman needs to make a trade (or two) prior to the deadline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today Craig is attacking some of the more common offseason narratives he's seen. "We know what we have in Baker Mayfield..." "If you think Andrew Berry and Kevin Stefanski are going to risk their futures on Baker Mayfield, you're crazy. Kevin Stefanski could be on the hot seat after next year." "Odell Beckham Jr. was right about the Browns and everything he's doing now justifies everything he did." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In what will (hopefully) be a weekly podcast going forward, Josh Poloha and Seth Wannemacher debuted their Cavs podcast for this season. They talked about all things Cavaliers and how Cleveland has quickly become one of the best teams in the NBA even though they are still really young and were projected by many, including Vegas, to be one of the worst teams in the league this season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In their final podcast of the 2021-22 regular season, Josh Poloha and Joe Gilbert discuss the Browns' 21-16 win over the Bengals to finish the season with an 8-9 record. Due to it being a meaningless game for both teams (besides the strength of schedule and where Cleveland will pick in the upcoming NFL Draft), the two mainly talked about the offseason, one that will be very important for Andrew Berry and company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This was not a good year for the Cleveland Browns, but does that mean it wasn't a good attempt by the team? Craig talks about the season, Baker Mayfield, and what any of it does and does not mean for the future. Hopefully this gives a bit of perspective and hope without dismissing your frustration and anger over a lost opportunity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Poloha and Joe Gilbert do their best to discuss the Cleveland Browns losing to the Steelers, 26-14, on Monday Night Football in Pittsburgh. It was ugly from the start, at least for the offense; the Browns defense was the only reason Cleveland still had a chance to win the game in the fourth quarter. They discuss the game, Baker Mayfield (and his future), the Browns offense as a whole, Cleveland's dominant defense, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Even with Baker Mayfield throwing four interceptions, the Browns still had a shot to beat the Packers in Green Bay on Christmas Day but came up just short, losing yet another close game, 24-22. Josh Poloha and Joe Gilbert discuss the game, Baker Mayfield's struggles, Nick Chubb, the offensive line, the defense as a whole, and also a bunch of other stuff on the latest WFNY Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Down 12 starters, the depleted Browns came up just short against the Raiders, losing 16-14 in a gut-wrenching game in Cleveland. The offense did enough to win, the defense played very well up until that final drive when they were extremely worn down. Josh Poloha and Joe Gilbert talk about the game as a whole, including Chase McLaughlin's struggles, the upcoming Christmas Day game against the Packers, the rest of the schedule, how the Browns can still potentially win the AFC North, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dylan and Dave are both safe, masked and face shielded in their own private studios for this covid-19 heavy episode of the Browns Friday Fumble. We discuss last week's game, discuss as much of the Covid nonsense as they knew as of Wednesday, and made a BOLD prediction about this Raiders game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An ugly win is still a win, especially in the NFL. Josh Poloha and Joe Gilbert talk about the Browns' 24-22 win over the Ravens. Cleveland's offense looked good in the first half and struggled in the second half while the defense showed glimpses of dominance. Myles Garrett proved that he's the DPOY and Denzel Ward, well, pay the man. At 7-6, the Browns are just one game behind Baltimore for the top spot in the AFC North. Josh and Joe discuss that and more on the latest WFNY Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Its deja-vu all over again here at Friday Fumble headquarters. We weren't actually gone for 3 weeks, you just didn't know where to find us. We cover all of that, and get you ready for this week's matchup against Baltimore. Make sure your Realplayer is up to date before you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MLB is officially locked out just as the Guardians get started as the Guardians. Todd and Matt talk about it all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What an ugly game that was, huh? The Browns lost in Baltimore, 16-10, in a game that was sloppy, ugly, and just downright bad at times. The Ravens loaded the box and forced Baker Mayfield to throw the ball downfield, something that he had trouble doing. Cleveland's offense failed to get going, especially considering Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt combined for just 15 carries for a dismal 36 yards. The Browns defense played very well, forcing four interceptions, but it just wasn't enough in the end. Josh Poloha and Joe Gilbert discuss the loss to the Ravens, dropping Cleveland's record to 6-6 heading into the bye week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An ugly win is still a W, especially in the NFL, but the Browns didn't do much to give Cleveland fans any good feelings throughout their 13-10 win over the Lions. Josh Poloha and Joe Gilbert discuss the game, Baker Mayfield's struggles and injuries, the defense, special teams, and even Kevin Stefanski. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Gerberry joins Craig Lyndall to talk about the future of WFNY and his taking over for Andrew, Scott, and Craig as the new owner of WFNY. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dylan and Dave don't really have much to say about last week's game, so they take on a few other topics. They cover a disturbing trend in podcasting and recap their trip to Detroit as they searched for zingers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Following the Browns' embarrassing 45-7 loss to the Patriots in Foxborough, Josh Poloha and Joe Gilbert did their best to talk about the game, one that was very deflating for the Dawg Pound. Cleveland was outplayed, outexecuted, and outcoached on Sunday, in a game that they made very few adjustments after the opening drive, especially defensively. Will Joe Woods be fired this week? What positive things, if any, can we take away from this game? What's ahead for the Browns now that they are 5-5 with seven games to go in the regular season? Josh and Joe discuss that and much more on the latest WFNY Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave and Dylan would love to celebrate a win over the Bengals but there is just too much annoying stuff about the New England Patriots to get past before they could even do it. We go over the win, talk about the roster, and give our predictions for this week's big matchup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After the Browns beat the Bengals, 41-16, Josh Poloha and Joe Gilbert got on the WFNY Podcast to discuss the win, a game that Cleveland was in control from start to finish. The two discuss Baker's "doubt me" game, DPJ stepping up with a huge touchdown catch, and Nick Chubb dominating to help the Browns score 41 points. They also talked about how well the defense played, including Denzel Ward's 100-yard pick-six, Anthony Walker's 14 tackles and one sack, Troy Hill's seven tackles, two sacks, and three QB hits, and the defense playing so well while continually putting pressure on Joe Burrow. In all, the defense had five sacks, 12 QB hits, and eight passes defended. It was a total group effort in the dominant win over an AFC North opponent on the road. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dylan and Dave, or is it Dave and Dylan...anyway, the two guys get together to apologize for last week's clip show and accept responsibility for the loss to Pittsburgh Football. They get you all caught up with the latest Browns news and get you ready to take on the little brother Bengals this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Halloween in Cleveland was a bit scarier Sunday afternoon, as the Browns struggled once again, suffering a disappointing 15-10 loss to the Steelers. Josh Poloha and Joe Gilbert discuss the game, including a bunch of things that need to be improved, a couple of positives, an outlook on the rest of the season, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Things were kinda hectic around Friday Fumble headquarters and we couldn't get together to record an episode. But we've played Pittsburgh football so many times that Dylan thought that maybe we could throw together some of the stuff fr o. old episodes and none of you rubes would notice... Well, we shall see! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dylan and Dave are too old to have a short week, so you get the first ever Friday Fumble after game report. We cover it all and have a surprising amount to say about Sepak Takraw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Browns took care of business on national television Thursday night, beating the Denver Broncos, 17-14. It was a game that the Browns led from start to finish. Even with all of the injuries and although they only scored 17 points, Cleveland's offense played really well while do defense had an up-and-down game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let's be honest, the Browns were embarrassed by the Cardinals in Cleveland Sunday afternoon. Not only did the Browns lose, 37-14, but they also suffered a handful of injuries to go along with the long injury list they already had going into the game. Josh Poloha and Joe Gilbert discuss the game, look ahead to Thursday night's game against the Broncos, and just discuss the season as a whole so far while trying to remain positive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave and Dylan break down the stats of last weeks encouraging loss. We then take a look at the upcoming Arizona Cardinals matchup and show you just how similar the two QBs going head to head really are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Poloha was joined by the OBR's Jake Burns to discuss the Browns through the first five games of the season. They go through every position group, both sides of the ball as a whole, and discuss special teams as well. The positives, the negatives, what's been concerning and very good through five games, and what Cleveland can do the rest of the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave and Craig talk about all things Browns after the loss to the Chargers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whether it was the Browns not being able to finish late in the game, the injuries, or the referees, the Browns suffered a heartbreaking 47-42 loss to the Chargers. Josh and Joe talk about the game and what's ahead for Cleveland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dylan and Dave are back to celebrate another victory Friday, this time in Classic NFL form. They take a look at a few reasons why the game was so close and get you all the inside info you need to be ready for our trip to LA to face those adorable cuties the Chargers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pod topics: 1. Who isn’t back in 2022? 2. What areas to target in free agency 3. Did Bobby Bradley show enough to be given the 1B job next year? 4. What to do with Amed 5. Arias/Gimenez/Chang/Miller/Clement. Who stays, who doesn’t 6. What does the pen look like after Clase? 7. Concerns about Plesac? 8. We need a new podcast name! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An ugly win, especially on the road, is still a win. Led by yet another dominant performance by the defense, Cleveland improved to 3-1 on the season. Josh and Joe discuss that and much more on the latest WFNY Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dylan and Dave are back for another victory Friday. They take a look at what's WRONG with the coaching staff after last week's disappointing game, get a visit from Pal Alan, and take a look at the Minnesota Roster. Then they tell you what Kevin Stefanski is THINKING, but will NEVER say! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The last game as Indians
Cal domination at home. Is he that number two starter? Can Eli Morgan win a job in the top 5?
40 man roster nerd talk
Unnamed Team one game back with 6 to play
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Josh and Joe are joined by special guest Brandon Natale to talk about the Browns taking care of business against the Bears with a dominant defensive performance en route to beating Chicago, 26-6. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave and Dylan are celebrating a (exhibition game) Victory Friday! We cover the problems happening with the defense, take you up and down Chicago's roster and take you on a virtual tour of all of the Windy City's best spots. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ass kicking season-ending series in NY. Beating up Gerrit Cole
Two weeks left. What we want to see
Gose and Francisco Perez - 2022 bullpen staples?
No Amed, Gimenez gets a shot at SS. Chang still hot
Antonetti says Tito will be back
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Following the Browns' first win of the season Sunday afternoon, Josh and Joe discuss Cleveland's 31-21 victory over the Texans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dylan and Dave are here to recap the game against the Chiefs, talk to you about some special weather info for the game Sunday, and prepare you for the first Tailgate of the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Following the Browns' 33-29 season-opening loss in Kansas City, Josh and Joe hopped on the WFNY Podcast to discuss the game, one that should give Cleveland fans plenty of hope and excitement looking ahead to the rest of the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andre Knott joins the Dery Brothers for a special episode. In case you haven't heard, Dre has been busy this year! In addition to his normal sideline reporting duties with the Cleveland Indians, and his podcast with Zac Jackson, The A to Z Podcast, Dre delivered Brownstown. Produced by BlueWire pods, Brownstown features interviews with some of the most notable people who've been around the Browns talking about the team's history. You can find it on all major podcasting platforms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a new season, and Dave and Dylan are back! We go over 2020, which we now know was a VERY strange year, look at key matchups against Kansas City and get into the real reasons the Browns came up short in the playoffs. Follow the Friday Fumble on Twitter! @FridayFumble Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In their first podcast together in nearly eight months, Josh and Joe are back talking Browns. They preview Cleveland's 2021 season while recapping the offseason as a whole, discuss the offense, defense, specific position groups, and even play the 'Schedule Game', predicting how the Browns will do during the regular season. Joe also gives us his bold prediction as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pod topics: 1. Red Sox series battle 2. Franmil streaks - the offense takes a jump 3. Six-man rotation starts this week with Civale return Tuesday. 4. Bullpen roles are fluid. Hale throwing Stephan and Young in the deep end. 5. The absolute steals that have become of the Kluber and Clevinger deals. 6. The end of the Roberto Perez era. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demarlo Hale - failing grade as manager/bunting
The demotion of 99
McKenzie injury/Logan Allen’s A+ start
Nolan Jones injury and where his future lies
The moratorium on the redacted ex-SS is briefly lifted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are back baby! 17-2 sweep of the Angels
Little League Classic - the Ohtani-fest/ARod sucks
Cal and Triston asserting themselves/Civale rehab start
Straw and Amed - stabilizing the top of the order
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Pod topics: 1. Triston McKenzie’s ascension and the 2022 rotation 2. MD’s experience at Comerica 3. Chang/Jones debate 4. Why is Shaw still being used in high leverage spots 5. Sandlin injury/99’s struggles 6. Field of Dreams game review Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns won the game, but that wasn't the point. So, what happened and what's important? Donovan Peoples-Jones shows us something Second-String defense makes Trevor Lawrence look like a rookie Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah looked supremely fast. Played a ton. What did Demetric Felton show us? Last but not least, the Browns win, which isn't the point, except they did it with second-stringers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I have to admit I was wrong all those years when I punitively wanted the Browns to play in the pre-season. I thought that the key to making the team better was practicing together and gaining chemistry through additional reps. That wasn't it. Now I know because the Browns have good players and some continuity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Football season is back and so is Craig talking Browns. We catch up on all the things happening around the team including:

Did Nick Chubb get ripped off by the Browns as Joe Banner seemed to indicate on Twitter?

Did the Browns make a mistake with Takk McKinley and playing hardball with Sheldon Richardson?

Donovan Peoples-Jones' ascendance and the Browns environment

Greg Newsome and his chances to earn a starting spot

The Browns should sign Baker Mayfield ASAP and here's why...

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Liner Notes: Matt and Todd are back to break down all things Cleveland baseball including:

Quantrill locking himself into the 2022 rotation
Do you shut down Bieber and Civale the rest of the way?
Bobby Bradley injured knee/ice cold since the break.
Myles Straw - first week review/Zimmer hot second half.
The call up of lefty Francisco Perez
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Liner Notes: Matt and Todd had a ton to cover in this huge week of news on and off the field: 1. Tito health issues/Hale takes over. 2. Trades and what was going out - Maton, Cesar, Eddie 3. What was brought in and playing the kids - Straw in CF, Miller/Clement at 2B, DJ/Oscar/Zimmer/Harold Corner OF situation 4. Tony LaRussa’s act all weekend 5. Shaw is cooked and 99 can’t grip without sticky stuff 6. TD joins the Amed can’t play short crowd 7. Saturday night - best game of the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Liner Notes: Matt and Todd have their thoughts on several topics including Guardians/name change, Trade deadline - should they move Cesar Hernandez, Bryan Shaw, etc. Nolan Jones - bring him up now? And lastly Matt tells us how he really feels about Amed Rosario-- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Liner Notes: Matt and Todd discuss the big weekend for the Tribe. Three outs away from sweeping the A’s in Oakland The bullpen pecking order Zimmer/DJ come ups Make or break stretch in the schedule Trade or keep Cesar & Eddie? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Liner notes: 1. The Athletic piece: Stan Middleman & the stadium lease 2. Rebound weekend 3. Bobby Bradley owning the first base job 4. The difference Franmil Reyes makes to the offense 5. Oscar > Zimmer 6. The rotation coming out of the break - no Hentges, no Peacock Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Liner Notes: The wheels are falling off as the Tribe has lost 7 straight. Matt and Todd are here to discuss all, including back to back gut wrenching L’s, the rotation issues, Shaw’s slide and a call to DFA Bradley Zimmer -- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Liner notes: Matt is on vacation so Todd has you covered. Rough injury week for the Tribe. Todd takes you through what the rotation plan now without Aaron Civale. What to do with the OF after Josh Naylor’s gruesome injury and how the roster will shake out with the near returns of both Franmil Reyes and Roberto Perez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Liner notes: After a 5-2 week against two of the leagues worst teams, Matt and Todd break down the savior that is Harold Ramirez, a toast to Rene Rivera, Quantrill/Mejia/Hentges, is this Tito’s best managerial job? Also, Matt sits down with Columbus Clippers PBP man Ryan Mitchell to talk prospects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our Columbus trip review The Hunger Strike revenge game Bieber struggles - swing early 30 games in 31 games and how they can manage with 2 starters Bobby Bradley’s first-week review Naylor slumping White Sox uncatchable? The first experience being back in a full capacity stadium Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Notes: After a gross weekend in Baltimore, Matt and Todd break down the end of Jake Bauers, Bobby Bradley’s bit chance, the revolving door of the back end of the rotation, more awful team defense, and the easy schedule. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt and Todd are back to discuss doubleheader mania, the Friday night weather fiasco, the horrific team defense, the triumphant return of Tristan McKenzie, and what to do with the back end of the rotation, Owen Miller’s struggles, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s Matt’s 48th bday. He’s Clase all year long! The boys are back to talk: Replacing Reyes Owen Miller time McKenzie down/Mejia next up? Eddie Rosario has been brutal Automatic outs at catcher and 1B Should the Indians have let Carlos Santana walk and much more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bad offense and getting Miller here ASAP. Sunday’s debacle: the horrific bunt in the 7th, burning Bieber Tuesday for no reason hurt him on Sunday? what to do with McKenzie, Plesac’s ascension, Clase command worries and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dery Brothers break down another big week for the Tribe. 10-3 in the last two weeks, The comeback kids in KC, Owen Miller and the Columbus kids moving around the diamond, Tito overusing the key guys in the pen, and Matt & Todd close by addressing skeptical fans and Craig’s pod rant from Sunday night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Indians were on a win streak, but the Reds came to town and they got no-hit for the second time this season. Is it a big deal? Why is everyone so mad at Craig for criticizing them? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Browns seem organized. The coaching staff and front office appear to have chemistry and a common purpose. However, we know quite a bit about how humbling the NFL draft can be to even great organizations. So maybe slow your roll on the celebrations just a bit? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the latest edition of the podcast, Craig talks about Anderson Varejao rejoining the Cavaliers on a 10-day contract and why he doesn't like it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Liner notes: Matt and Todd break down a 4-2 week. Plus an update on the Tribe Hunger Strike, Daniel Johnson’s inauspicious debut, the legend of Jose Ramirez, what to do about Triston McKenzie and the first start from Sam Hentges, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Liner notes: Matt and Todd are rightfully frustrated with the state of play both on and off the field. Topics include the inevitable DFA of Jake Bauers and how to improve the roster, Daniel Johnson or Owen Miller, struggling three starters being bailed out the amazing bullpen, and the social media effect on this team Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Insane week - no-hitter, Saturday debacle, Bieber/Giolito, and his Sunday dominance
Bauers situation and how they must cut bait
Amed now the CF/Luplow everyday player?
Bullpen roles settled. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the return of Matt after his week of vacation.

The Tribe's in first place!

Franmil Reyes is on fire

How about the bullpen?

How much more Jake Bauers will we see?

Drunk fans in a quiet stadium

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In the month of April, we'll be celebrating crossing the 1000 podcast episode mark. Scott and Andrew joined Craig to go down memory lane and talk about WFNY and the Podcast over the years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's episode is TD carrying the show solo while Matt is on vacation. Topics:

What it was like being back at the opener. And the Sense of normalcy it. brought

Bad BABIP luck

Allen and McKenzie solid

Weekend in Detroit - Silent bats

Left-handed starting pitcher lineup is so much better than RH pitcher lineup

The Luplow/Gamel leadoff conversation

Bieber/Plesac/Civale didn’t get much help

Do not panic about the offense. It’s 4 games.

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Opening day will be here soon! The Dery Brothers have you covered.

The Jake Bauers Dilemma

The Great center field experiment

Logan Allen rise and the potential for piggybacking

Analyzing bullpen roles

The ending of all Lindor conversations

First-week pitching matchups!

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Matt and Todd are joined by the legendary voice of the Indians, the one and only Tom Hamilton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the second night in a row, Josh Poloha got on the WFNY Podcast to talk about the Ohio State Buckeyes and the NCAA Tournament. This time, he's joined by Eleven Warriors' Colin Hass-Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Poloha and former Ohio State basketball player Joey Lane hopped on the WFNY Podcast to discuss the Buckeyes and the NCAA Tournament. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dery Bros are back talking about Cleveland baseball. Topics include:

Amed Rosario

Struggling Mercado

Which pen vets make the cut?

Logan Allen's Ascension

Punting on outfield defense

Latest thoughts on Frankie Lindor

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Matt and Todd are hot about many Tribe topics off and on the field: From Ramirez and Reyes breaking Covid protocol to Antonetti and Tito’s stonewalling, From Bradley vs. Bauers to Gimenez’s rise at SS plus more, the Dery Brothers have you covered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom and Trav from The Nail in the Coffin jumped on the WFNY live feed to record a Nail pod with Craig as guest. They talked about the Cavaliers and spent some time talking about the virtual trading card platform where you can buy, sell, and trade NBA highlights as if they were virtual basketball cards. It's called NBA Top Shot and runs on the Dapper payment platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt and Todd are back along with the full Tribe squad with some Spring Training talk. Topics include:

Tito's ongoing health concerns

Bryan Shaw's return / late season bullpen additions

Back end of the rotation

What to do with the Tribe outfield pieces

An ode to the retired Cody Allen

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J.J. Watt was granted his release by the Houston Texans. The now 30-something pass rusher is available and there's a lot of talk about where he'll end up. The Browns are a talked-about destination because their defense was rough last year and they have cap space. Still, it's worth wondering if J.J. Watt is a good fit for the Cleveland Browns. He's not in his prime anymore. While he played 16 games in 2020, he's missed time in the last five years. There's no doubt if he's healthy and on the field he could help the Browns, but at what cost? Is it a good fit? Would it distract the Browns from making more beneficial moves? Also, it's a good time to ignore the Cavaliers. Good thing they're easily ignored on the west coast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Craig talks about the passing of Les Levine and all that he meant to WFNY over the years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt and Todd drop knowledge on the big free-agent addition to the outfield. The boys also go down memory lane back to the early and mid 2000s Tribe teams. Finally, they discuss Mickey Callaway, and what happened to Yasiel Puig? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh and Craig are talking about Mahomes, Tom Brady, and the rest of the Super Bowl. Super Bowl food and what's the best way to set up your Super Bowl spread? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt and Todd are back to talk about t Cesar Hernandez coming back and what this does for the Rosario / Giminez due. Bobby Bradley or Jake Bowers? The competitive imbalance of baseball heading into the last year of the labor agreement. And much more... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew and Craig jumped on the podcast to talk about some recent updates to WFNY. First and foremost, we started a discord server. Please come join us at https://tinyurl.com/WFNYDisc There's also a special channel for Patreon supporters and the site wouldn't still be running without the generous support. If you can, please consider going to https://patreon.com/WFNY and support us if you can. Lastly, we talked about the Cleveland Cavaliers. John Beilein, J.B. Bickerstaff, and how much better this team is just a season later. Do the Cavaliers have a market efficiency on try-hards? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Poloha and Joe Gilbert discuss the Browns coming up just short in Kansas City, ending what was an incredible season for Cleveland. They also look ahead to the offseason and next season as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Poloha and Joe Gilbert preview the Browns-Chiefs playoff game ahead of the divisional-round matchup on Sunday afternoon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've done it. We beat the vaunted Pittsburgh football and we've moved on to our SECOND EVER playoff episode. Dylan and Dave re-cap the big win, we check in with Browns Analyst Anthony Disgustini, and after some disturbing calls from Patrick Mahomes himself, we break down the roster and give you our prediction for this divisional round match up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Poloha and BasketballNews.com's Spencer Davies talk about the Cavs trading for Jarrett Allen in a wild multi-team blockbuster trade in the NBA earlier today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Poloha and Joe Gilbert (with a special intro by Craig Lyndall) hopped on the WFNY Podcast after the Browns beat the Steelers in Pittsburgh Sunday night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Poloha and Eleven Warriors' Colin Hass-Hill preview Ohio State-Alabama ahead of Monday night's national championship game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew and Craig talk about their favorite music from 2020 before welcoming in Jamin Dunn to talk about his new album. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Poloha and Joe Gilbert preview the Browns-Steelers playoff game Sunday night, the third matchup between the rivals this season. This one is the most important, for obvious reasons, to close out Wild Card Weekend in the NFL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is the first ever playoff edition of the Friday Fumble, and unlike the Cleveland media, we couldn't be happier! We go over the game from last week, remember some Pittsburgh past and get you READY for the PLAYOFFS! GO BROWNS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Poloha was joined by SportsNom to discuss all things Cavaliers, including the young core led by Collin Sexton, development of the team as a whole, major improvements defensively, and just fun and entertaining basketball so far this season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dery Bros are here for an emergency podcast as the Indians traded Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco to the New York Mets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

okPANTS joins the podcast to talk about the Browns and all their COVID issues heading into the playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh and the OBR's Jake Burns discuss the Browns, COVID-19 in Berea, and preview Browns-Steelers, Part III. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh and Joe talk about the Browns beating the Steelers to clinch a spot in the postseason for the first time in nearly two decades, preview Browns-Steelers Part III in Pittsburgh to finish off the first round of the playoffs next Sunday night, and discuss all things Browns and the 2020 NFL season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave and Dylan are tired of Kevin Stefanski's over-confidence and hubris, and hope that it doesn't cost them the playoffs. Then they dust off an old archive that may just explain what Stefanski was trying to achieve with his "game plan" this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh and Joe discuss the Browns losing to the Jets in disappointing fashion, 23-16. Now, Cleveland's playoff hopes all come down to the matchup against the Steelers in the regular-season finale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave and Dylan are here a day early to recap the first "pretty" win of the year, they go over playoff scenarios and get you ready for Gang-Green on this action packed episode of the Friday Fumble. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh and Joe discuss the Browns beating the Giants, 20-6, on national TV Sunday night to move to 10-4 on the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's all too sad to even understand. The Browns season is over, we're finished and we can't look back. Dylan and Dave examine what went wrong, why it went wrong, and how it went wrong. Then they give you EVERYTHING you need for this weeks game where the Browns have a chance to play spoiler at least. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Game of the Year? Josh and Joe discuss the Browns loss to the Baltimore Ravens in what was an insane game with all of the NFL watching on Monday night. Cleveland fell to 9-4 on the season, but they proved that they are the real deal against Baltimore, at least offensively. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave and Dylan are happy we won, but some are happier than others with the performances on the field. Dylan takes a good hard look at Chubb and they preview why the Browns might have a hard time stopping Baltimore's new run-focused offense. And as a special treat, they take a look at Dez Bryant's illustrious career with the Ravens ranking his top plays. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh and Joe break down the Browns' big win against the Tennessee Titans. This guarantees the Browns a winning record in the 2020 season. Kevin Stefanski and company are 9-3 heading into a Monday Night showdown with the Baltimore Ravens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dylan and Dave are SORT OF happy that the Browns won, but they'd like it to be a bit prettier. They take a look at some of the other officiating injustices we've suffered over the years and then get you ready for the big match against the Titans this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew and Craig got together virtually to discuss the latest Browns game and the season as a whole so far. They discussed Andrew's feelings regarding the departure of Tristan Thompson to the Boston Celtics. Finally, they talked about stuff they've been watching to pass the time during the pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh and Joe broke down the Browns' short-handed win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dylan and Dave are a bit ANGRY that they have to work on Thanksgiving, and they aren't afraid to let you know about it. They go over the win over the Eagles, and take a look at the Jags injury riddled roster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Josh Yoder joined Craig to discuss the latest vaccine candidates and how we can think about them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh and Joe went live after the Browns beat the Eagles in another weather-fueled affair in Cleveland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave and Dylan recap the BIG PROBLEMS the Browns had with the Houston Texas, get Anthony Disgustini's take on our QB situation and give you all the stuff you need to know about the Philadelphia Eagles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Poloha welcomes Colin Hass-Hill from @11w to break down the Buckeyes' matchup against Indiana after an unexpected bye week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh and Joe are back after the Cleveland Browns defeated Romeo Crennel's Houston Texans in a bad-weather brawl 10-7. They talk about Kevin Stefanski, Nick Chubb, Kareem Hunt and Myles Garrett. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Poloha welcomed former WFNY'er and current OBR'er Jake Burns to the pod to talk about the Cleveland Browns as they sit at 5-3 and ready to welcome the Houston Texans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dylan and Dave are well rested after the bye week, and we've got a new passion that they want to share with you. In addition to that, they break down the Texas roster and give you their SPICY predictions for this week's game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dery Brothers welcome Adnan Virk to the podcast. The season is over, but the Indians just picked up some new hardware as Shane Bieber receives the Cy Young award. They also discuss Francisco Lindor trade rumors and DeNiro vs. Pacino. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I think the Browns made a mistake by not finding a way to invest in their defense at the trade deadline. It's likely not a catastrophe, and it doesn't lead me to conclude the Browns Brain Trust is broken, but I think it's a mistake nonetheless. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ray Flanagan is a full-time professional musician in Cleveland. He joined the podcast to discuss the Cleveland music community in the time of COVID. He also talked about his new song coming out this Friday called "The Arsenal." Check it out and consider buying it on Ray's Bandcamp page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Friday Fumble is better late than never, and are here to get you ready for the match up with the old school raiders! We give you good and bad ideas from the Bengals game, give some Browns trade scenarios and go over the Raiders roster from head to foot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Waiting For Next Year Dot Com Joshcast is back and he's talking Buckeyes with Colin Hass-Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Craig got himself into a bit of Twitter trouble following the Browns victory over the Bengals by giving Baker Mayfield a B- for the game. Sure, Baker broke records and finished exceptionally well, but he put up a zero for the whole first quarter. How do you talk about a game that was such a 180? Plus, what do you make of OBJ and the Browns' future? Finally, are you having fun yet? Craig is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh and Joe had the instant reaction after the Browns' fifth victory of the NFL season in seven tries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dylan and Dave had a bit of a mishap when trying to watch the game last week, so they let the numbers decide who won. They confess some deep dark secrets and then we check in with Don and Devin from Northern Kentucky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh and Joe are here to try and make sense of the senseless disaster in Pittsburgh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave and Dylan were right last week about Indiana City and there's no reason to believe they wont be right THIS week against the hated Pittsburgh Football. We give out trophies, give you keys to victory, and finally cover the whole "Myles Garrett" incident once and for all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns are now 4-1 after beating the Colts. Josh and Joe have you covered with their recap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dylan and Dave are celebrating another Victory Friday! We discuss the big win vs. American's team, give out some game balls, and then take a look at this upcoming CAKEWALK against Indy that shouldn't bother you one bit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former WFNY'er and current OBR'er Jake Burns joins the podcast to talk about the Browns and their 3-1 start. How did they get here? What are they doing well? Where can they improve? What about the coaching and player development? The Browns have the Colts coming up this week, but they're over 500 and on a winning streak right now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh and Joe are back once again to break down your 3-1 Cleveland Browns! The Browns beat up on the Cowboys and then withstood a might second-half comeback to take the win 49-38. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave and Dylan are enjoying YET ANOTHER victory Friday, and they have a lot of reasons they love the Browns. They get you ready for a big TEXAS matchup and have all the predictions you need to BET THE RANCH this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dery Brothers Tribecast brings you the wrapup after a two-game sweep in the playoffs at the hands of the hated New York Yankees? What happened? Who is to blame? What's next? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt and Todd are October ready! A breakdown of Tribe vs. Yankees, the incredible week of walk-offs, and serious Tribe talk with superfan Andrew Siciliano of the NFL Network and DirecTV RedZone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh and Joe are breaking down the Browns win over Washington. Baker Mayfield vs. Dwayne Haskins. Chubb and Hunt run wild. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dylan and Dave are back in their regular studio (sort of) and are here to talk about disappointing attendance, a big win over the big cats down south and remind you that Yazan coined the term Washington Football Team 4 years ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt and Todd are back to discuss the final week of the season, the end of the losing streak, Jose Ramirez carrying the offense, and Sandy Alomar's managerial struggles. Plus much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew and Craig talk about the Browns being off on a Sunday. Do you feel better about the Ravens loss after seeing them decimate Houston? Andrew and Craig also talk about video games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh and Joe had the quick reaction to the Browns beating the Bengals on Thursday night. They talk about Baker Mayfield, OBJ, and the Browns' defense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dylan and Dave are back on a short week to announce that the HONEYMOON is over, we talk about the Raven's lack of support in Baltimore and get you ready for the Prime Time Browns just in time for the Thursday Night Matchup with the Bengals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dery Brothers are here to try and make sense of the Indians' awful week on the field. The Indians move their losing streak to six. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh and Joe cover a big Browns opening-season loss. What does it mean? How bad was it? Can they turn the page quickly for Cincy on Thursday? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave and Dylan are back, after a long 9 month trip that Mr. Craig sent them on, and they are seeing the world in a whole new way. They cover their trip, look at some key moments from last season, and finally break down our week one matchup the Ravens. Catch us on twitter @FridayFumble, special thanks to @carrieryanmusic for this week's "Friday" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Craig, Andrew, and Josh jumped on the live pod to talk about the Cleveland Browns. Josh Poloha joined later to talk fantasy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dery brothers are back for another week. They discuss Brad Hand surging, Karinchak struggling, the return of Oscar Mercado, the concern over Jose Ramirez' thumb, and much much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt and Todd are back talking about the Clevinger trade, the new guys, and what to expect. They also discuss the long-term look at the prospects while giving an ode to Tyler Naquin and Sandy Alomar Jr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew and Craig get all caught up on all the sports news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt and Todd talk Triston McKenzie, what time do with struggling Adam Plutko and Carlos Carrasco, will Mike Clevinger pitch for the Tribe again, OF trade options, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If only the Cleveland Indians played Detroit every game. The Dery Brothers discuss the week that was in Cleveland Indians baseball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's always fun to catch up with Aaron Sechrist @okPANTS. This time we discussed the most recent victor for Cleveland's hero Stipe Miocic over Daniel Cormier in his trilogy event. Stipe didn't get a knock out, but he won a unanimous decision, ending DC's formidable career inside the octagon. We also followed up on the Browns uniform reveal and the potential for the Indians' re-brand to the Buzzards, which pants already put together for them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mitch joins the WFNY Podcast for the first time. We get to know Mitch, his background, and what kinds of things he likes other than baseball. We talk about coming of age at the end of the first Jim Thome era in Cleveland. We also talked about Mad Men and Mitch's eclectic musical taste. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew and Craig caught up once again to talk about all that's happening (and not happening) in sports. The Buckeyes appear poised to cancel their football season. The Indians are playing, but two players are in hot water for putting teammates at risk. Plus, we talk about the Tom Cruise version of War of the Worlds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dery Brothers are back with another update on the shortened COVID baseball season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew and Craig caught up live on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. Now it's here on the podcast feed as well. We talk about the Cavs being left out of the bubble, our waning interest in professional baseball, and finally how Andrew got healthier during the pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dery Brothers are back to talk about a rough weekend for the Tribe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dery brothers have actual baseball to discuss as the Tribe gets off to a 2-1 start in the 60-game sprint. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You know him from Indians broadcasts where he gets things dumped on him during post-game celebrations. The Dery Brothers welcome in Andre Knott. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andy Billman, one half of Andy and Jarid, Cleveland and Beyond joins the WFNY podcast to talk about our Cleveland baseball team and what name we might soon see. From there, it became a general Cleveland sports conversation including the Cavaliers, and Browns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dery Brothers are back with all the Tribe news that might someday be called Spiders news. Also the boys talk COVID testing in baseball, and whether or not we're actually having a season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Indians just might have a season yet. The Dery Bros talk about all the latest on a COVID MLB season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Baseball might very well start, but can it finish once it gets going? I have my doubts. Also, we talk about the concept that the Browns could have too many offensive weapons. Short version? Nope. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dery Brothers are back with another episode about baseball as baseball struggles to get back on the field. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Baker Mayfield used to win every press conference. Then in a disastrous second season, he started to lose them. Winning a press conference doesn't mean much, but losing them kind of does. We discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Craig and Andrew discuss the rewatching of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in chronological order. They also discuss the Aaron Sorkin film with Jessica Chastain playing Molly of Molly's Game. It's the story of high stakes poker, and also a legal thriller with a lot of heart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I get the sense that many Browns fans are down on Baker Mayfield. Maybe we were once too high on him after his rookie season, but I think we're now too low on him thanks to the Freddie Kitchens debacle. Also, it was great to see the UFC come back, and whatever Stipe Miocic decides to do next, he doesn't owe anyone anything. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zack Meisel of The Athletic joins Todd and Matt to discuss what the 2020 Tribe season might end up being like during the pandemic. How does the pandemic negatively impact small market teams? Finally, they discuss Zack's new book, Cleveland Rocked, available wherever books are sold! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dery Brothers Tribecast continues to deliver even without any current baseball to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Now that Andrew has recovered from his non-COVID plague, he was healthy enough to talk about movies we said we'd cover. We discussed the Netflix hit Spenser Confidential, and an old PT Anderson classic, The Master. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dery Brothers are once again recounting their Tribe memories. This time, they're taking you to Games 6, and 7 of the World Series. No need to talk about which one. We all know. Also, a bit of quarantine talk, including a discussion of the best fast-casual chicken. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Indians aren't playing, but the Dery Brothers are talking Tribe anyway, thankfully! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We caught up with okPANTS again today. Please follow him on: On Instagram On Twitter His Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You might remember that I used to do the podcast for Cleveland Scene Magazine. (@ClevelandScene) One of the journalists that helped me tell the stories of the day on that podcast was Eric Sandy. While he still occasionally works with the folks at Scene, he's moved on to the Cannabis Biz Times. For just under an hour, we talked about what it's like to cover the cannabis business out of Cleveland. What are some of the biggest business issues that exist today as cannabis heads toward further legalization state-by-state across the country. Does COVID-19 do anything to the momentum toward legalization? We also discuss CBD and Eric's latest non-cannabis cover story for Scene. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With nothing new to talk about, the Dery Brothers once again take a stroll down memory lane. This time, the Bros head back to the 90s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our buddy okpants is on the podcast talking about everything and making recommendations for your quarantined viewing pleasure. Please follow him on: On Instagram On Twitter His Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dery Brothers don't have any current Tribe news to discuss. The season isn't anywhere on the near-term horizon. So, they did what they do best. They dug up some Tribe stories from their past. Enjoy this podcast from the corner of Carnegie and Memory Lane. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Clem joins the podcast to talk about being in California during these times. We talk about Chicago, Cleveland, California, and Cliffhanger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew and Craig discuss the cancellation of sporting events due to the virus. We also talk about Frankie cutting off talks, the Cleveland Browns and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The latest edition of the Dery Brothers Tribecast. Matt and Todd discuss the Frankie Lindor halting of contract talks, bright spots and struggles in the spring, injuries in the rotation and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's nothing going on, so let's talk about the virus spreading across America. We do talk a bit about the pointless Cavs and the Wait and See Browns as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spring Training is here. The Dery Brothers TribeCast is back. Matt and Todd discuss the latest Lindor comments, the Tribe's reaction, Clev's knee, and the newest Indian in the outfield. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On a scale of one to 10, John Beilein being fired or stepping away is not that big of a deal. Still, the questions remain. What was the plan? What were the Cavaliers doing? Shrug. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I'm another year older and the NBA trade deadline got in my craw. The entitlement of national NBA reporters really pissed me off after the Cavaliers traded for Andre Drummond and failed to put Tristan Thompson and / or Kevin Love on a contender. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talked about sports, but not really about sports. Regardless, it's always a fun conversation with okpants. Google him and follow him wherever he posts anything. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dery Brothers are back with an emergency TribeCast following the Paul Dolan comments from the other night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Indians have had another unexciting and destructive off-season for their reputation. Who is excited for Cleveland Indians baseball? Based on the Indians, their messages and their actual moves, it should be nobody. Also, the Browns being bad doesn't make the Indians good. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Browns leaked their choice for the next head coach of the Cleveland Browns, Kevin Stefanski. I talk about what all this means to me right now. What does it mean for Paul DePodesta? What about Browns fans that are weighing in on the decision? What about Josh McDaniels and fans that wanted him to take over? Jimmy Haslam? Finally, I go on a mini-rant over the phrase "leader of men" and what the hell it might mean. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew jumps on the podcast with Craig to talk about John Beilein using the word "thugs" in a team meeting. Also, the Browns are searching for a head coach again. We talk about Jimmy Haslam, Freddie Kitchens, John Dorsey, Josh McDaniels, Robert Saleh and Kevin Stefanski. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's 2020 and we're forced to talk about the most bungling ownership group in the NFL right here in our back yard. The Browns not only fired a second coach after just one season, but they've also now hit the reset button on executive leadership once again. The Haslam family has shown less ability to be stewards of a team than any family in the modern history of the league. Any defense of them as owners is misguided and desperate. Happy New Year Browns fans! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Dave and Dylan are joined by Chris Clem and Daniel Holmes at the Friday Fumble annual Christmas party at Rodeo Paloha's up in Middleburg Heights. There isn't a lot of Browns stuff to cover so they get you playoff ready and discuss the Beechnuts big playoff matchup vs. Clemson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave and Dylan need to level with you, this loss seemed bad...until you look at it under the right lens. We then take that lens and take a fresh look at the entire season and we uncover what's really happening in the NFL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Raab helped build this podcast with his appearances. He reached out recently, and we couldn't be happier to welcome him back to the podcast to discuss all things Cleveland sports. We talked about the Dolan family's ownership as well as the ownership groups of other teams and how they relate to fans and media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dery Brothers return for an emergency edition of the Tribecast. Do they like the Kluber trade? What is next for Chernonetti? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a wild Sunday even before the Browns booted their matchup with the Cardinals in Arizona. Craig goes over an eventful Sunday including why it's probably not unfair to say the Dolans are cheap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dylan and Dave would love to talk about last week's win, but Mr. Craig told them they weren't allowed. So they talk about how bad everything is, and then they get ready for a win over the Cardinals this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This season hasn't been a fun one for Browns fans. Another divisional win at home and somehow it all feels miserable. Craig talks about all the reasons why and what the future should hold if the Browns fire Freddie Kitchens. Also, bonus, stop blaming the media, even if you have good reasons to hate them. The real common denominator is the bad football team. Period. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dylan and Dave have some stern words for the Browns after last week's disappointing loss. They weigh in on all of this past week's t-shirt drama and get you all set for this matchup in the battle of Ohio coming up Sunday Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been a while since Craig's been on the podcast. Where has he been? Plus, we're talking about the Cleveland Browns, specifically how unfun this season has been. Talking about Freddie Kitchens' future and what we know versus what we don't know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dery Brothers Tribecast is back with some hot stove talk. Matt and Todd discuss 2B/3B free agent targets and in house replacements for Jason Kipnis, the Reds going all in for Mike Moustakas and what that does for the market, Dolan ownership and the John Sherman exit for KC, and whether trading Francisco Lindor is something the Tribe should be exploring Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's SUPER SIZED Friday Fumble Dylan and Dave are joined by friends of the show Daniel Holmes and Chris Clem and they break down this important rivalry game. They took a look at some of Mike Tomlin's job prospects, looked at some metal city greats and break down some top secret footage recorded inside the Pittsburgh QB room. Check it out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After recording the episode of the Friday Fumble for this week, Dave, Dylan, Chris and Dan stuck around and talked Cavs, Indians, and the 2000-2004 Woodridge High school Jazz Band that was very very good. Enjoy this one on your long thanksgiving drive. Note: please excuse Chris Clem's volume fluctuations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave and Dylan cover the entire Thursday night football debacle in detail, from top to bottom back to front, forwards and backwards to make sure you know all of the latest details, and then we get you ready for this weeks matchup against the dolphins. Tune in! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dylan and Dave are back, and they are disappointed. Tired of all this losing. They take a look at what went wrong during the KITCHENS NIGHTMARE on the goal line, and then celebrate a win and talk about Pittsburgh Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave and Dylan are embedded behind the lines of the media warzone and they try to navigate the complex goings on of this battle between the Cleveland Media and the Cleveland Browns. Do you want to know more? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave and Dylan are coming at you with this SPOOOOOKY edition of the Friday Fumble. They recap the tough, but not surprising loss to the Patriots, give you an insight into Halloween in Berea, and get a surprise visit from legendary Browns Beat Analyst Anthony Disgustini. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave and Dylan have gone rogue, and they've uncovered something huge. download and encrypt to find out what. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dylan and Dave are here to go over the week in TMZ...er...NFL with all the big scandals happening. We go over the heartbreaking tough loss, and get you ready to face down The Seahawks on this week's Friday Fumble Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave and Dylan are here to recap the BIG win over the Ravens, talk tech with a familiar voice, and get you ready for the Browns first Monday Night Game since week 2, 2019! Listen Now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dery Bros wrap up the season. A 93 win disappointment but with a lot of promise for the future. Also, they talk Tito, Dolan, and what is next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dylan and Dave spend some time revamping the Browns roster, telling you the REAL reason the playcalling has been a bit off, and are joined by a BROWNS MEDIA LEGEND in this week's episode of the Friday Fumble! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt and Todd are back with the Dery Bros TribeCast. Final week of the regular season and the fellas discuss the critical last six games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave and Dylan have mixed feelings about the Browns win on Monday Night, but after that its time to move on and talk about Sean McVay and the LA Rams. We cover the long rivalry between these two teams and get you ready for SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dery Brothers dissect a disappointing weekend vs the Twins. Bullpen discussion and also the Season Ticket Holders Event Cancellation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dylan and Dave do some deep soul searching this week. They get the assistance of Jake Burns to help them sort things out and they give you a full preview of the Monday Night Football Matchup this week against the Jets! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dery Brothers Tribecast is back for another week. The fellas discuss an up and down 4-3 week. Should Tito have benched Puig? Who do you trust in the bullpen and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave and Dylan are back for their 4th season of The Browns Friday Fumble! They recap last season by playing a few of their favorite clips from last year, go over the Titans roster and give their predictions for not just this week's game but for the whole year. Make sure to follow us on twitter @FridayFumble Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I tell you about the podcasts on our "network" all the time, so we're sharing one of the episodes of The Nail directly in our feed. Please take the time to subscribe so you don't miss out on all the future episodes with Tom and Travis. Link to The Nail in the Coffin Subscribe via iTunes Subscribe via Google Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dery Bros dissect a rough weekend in Tampa. Is this team in trouble? Also, Puig issues, the schedule maker, pitching matchups, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt and Todd are back with a new show this week. They discuss the J Ram injury effect, No Hand at first base, Bauer's latest comments and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew Luck retired and because I'm married to a Colts fan, it reminded me of Tim Couch. I talk about the retirement, the judgment of Colts fans for their in-the-moment bad reaction, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aaron Sechrist (@okpants) joined the podcast. It was a fun chat. We lost about 10 minutes of conversation due to bad audio, so we'll just have to have him on again sometime to discuss parenting and comparing delivering music tastes to your children to delivering a religious belief. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt and Todd discuss the long week with the Red Sox and the Yankees, the possible returns of Corey Kluber and Carlos Carrasco and what this means for the rotation and bullpen, the struggles of Brad Hand, Puig up and Reyes down, and a look ahead to the Mets series Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's interesting how philosophies change over time. I used to believe the Browns should play deep into pre-season games because I thought they needed the reps. Now, I don't think they should suit up any valuable starters. What gives? Plus, I talk about the Indians and whether they peaked. Finally, we discuss Stipe Miocic getting a chance to earn back his title and why the UFC seems so disrespectful of the most decorated heavyweight in their history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dery Brothers are back on the air discussing the yes... FIRST PLACE Cleveland Indians. A recap of the weekend in Minnesota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt and Todd are back with the latest on the Dery Brothers Tribecast. Recap of the sweep of the Angels. The Salazar saga and a preview of a huge series with Minnesota on Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a nice day for a drive. Over the course of a two hour drive back from vacation, Craig gives some thoughts on Browns Training Camp, Baker Mayfield pumping up the Tribe faithful, Tool putting their music on Spotify and other streaming platforms, and Comedy Week at Chautauqua Institution. Make sure you subscribe to the Andy and Jarid Cleveland and Beyond podcast, The Nail in the Coffin, and give the Dery Brothers some love even though you've got them on this feed already. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emergency trade pod! Matt and Todd discuss the big Trevor Bauer trade, how the additions of Franmil Reyes and Yaisel Puig impact the lineup, what Bauer's departure does to the rotation, and possible moves to come before today's 4 PM deadline Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A brand new Dery Brothers TribeCast with fantastic coverage of the Bauer episode Sunday and the rolling Tribe with special guest @DreKnott. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Clem came over to Dave's house and after watching some youtube videos they decided to record a podcast and in typical fashion they cover a wide variety of topics including the Sega Saturn, E-Sports, and old Kyrie Irving jerseys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The number of fans getting hurt this season by baseballs entering the stands has become a hot button issue. What once stood as standard operating procedure for major league teams and ballparks is about to change, if Craig is right with his logic. Craig goes full liability / insurance guy on why baseball stadiums are all about to get nets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt flies solo in this latest edition of the Dery Brothers Tribecast. Another very good week for the team. And will Bauer take his talents to San Diego? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andy and Jarid, Cleveland and Beyond has joined WFNY! Andy Billman jumps on the podcast to talk about a range of topics on Cleveland sports. Subscribe to their podcast today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt and Todd do a deep dive into the weekend series with the Twins. A salute to Biebs and Santana and a look forward to this week against Detroit and KC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 22: Emergency All-Star Week edition. Todd is solo to discuss All things all-star week, Frankie Lindor’s City, MVP Biebs, Brad Hand trade speculation, The spectacular job by the fans, and Cleveland pride. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dery Brothers are both on vacation, but they still had to get together to talk Cleveland Indians baseball at the 2019 MLB All-Star break. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dery Bros discuss the red hot Tribe. Another sweep of the Mudhens. Bobby is here and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh McCown announced his retirement today, and he was a big part of the Friday Fumble over the years. We've compiled his best interviews from the past few years and have them all in one place so we can take the time to reflect on this great mans contributions to not only the Friday Fumble, but the NFL as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The guys talk sweep, big weekend for the bats, Oscar impact, Bauer Outage, look ahead to Texas and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave and Chris are here to chat about diet, exercise, and Craig's custom caloric intake spreadsheet. Eventually we get to some sports, but only once the healthy living has been taken care of. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Big bounceback week for the Tribe. Matt and Todd talk about it. Plus, bunting Bauers, Robo explosion and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The WFNY Podcast is home to many talented people. Anything to Add Monty is Dave Sterling's sports movie podcast with some dude named John. They're back with The Mighty Ducks and we want to feature it here. Pardon us, but we're back! I know it took 3 years, and some stuff has happened, but Anything to Add, Monty is back and Dave and John are here to discuss sports movies! To honor the rebirth of the podcast they discuss The Mighty Ducks, the sister movie to the founding film of this podcast. We discuss the weight bearing characteristics of ice, ultimate strategies for parental sports fandom, and take a harsh view of the Minneapolis legal system.

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Matt and Todd discuss what went wrong this week in Chicago. Special guest: @ZackMeisel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Waiting For Next Year podcast is back with an announcement and some sports takes. First, we are happy to announce an association with Andy and Jarid, Cleveland and Beyond. What does that mean? Not sure, but please subscribe to their Cleveland sports podcast today. After that, Craig talks about the OBJ and Baker Mayfield going toe to internet toe with Colin Cowherd and just how little it matters. Finally, it's the irrelevant Indians and how badly they missed the mark this year. If they ever do make it back, it will feel like a new contention window instead of a part of this one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here we go. Tribe losers of seven of their last eight. Who to blame? Mercado in 2-hole. Fire TVB. Bauer possible trade destinations. J Ram struggles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dery Brothers Tribecast returns to discuss a 4-2 week. The #FreeOscar phenomenon, A Clev injury update and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dery Brothers Tribecast episode 14: Matt and Todd welcome guest Adam The Bull (@adamthebullFAN) to talk all ownership, Mercado and Bradley, and being a Cubs fan while talking Tribe on 92.3 during the 16 World Series. The boys chat about how to improve the sluggish offense...again... Tito's affinity for bunting, bad fundamental baseball last week, and TD stans for Roberto Perez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave Sterling and Chris Clem got together and talk about everything and nothing all at once. Enjoy their meanderings around topics such as hamburgers, rec-league sports, Cavs legend Alan Jensen, and Chris auditions for Sirius XM Turbo.@SXMTurbo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dery Brothers are back with lucky episode number 13 of their Cleveland Indians podcast! Episode 13: The Dery Brothers Tribecast. Matt and Todd review the week that was, The Corey Kluber broken arm and subsequent fall out, The roster shuffle, Matt Kemp: yes or no, will Danny Salazar ever throw another pitch for the Tribe, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dery Brothers Tribecast welcomes its first guest to talk Tribe. It's none other than Mandy Bell! Guest Mandy Bell talks about her ascent to Tribe beat reporter, the differences in the Baltimore, Cleveland, and NY media, and all things 2019 Tribe. Matt and Todd discuss the budding rivalry with the Astros, where Kluber slots in the current rotation, Luplow for Allen, Mercado, and what to do about the struggling offense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt and Todd review the 4-2 week for the Tribe and take a closer look at Tito's shaky decision-making on Saturday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dery Brothers is here for you through thick and thin. The Indians sputtered this weekend and there are far more questions than answers. The boys talk about Brad Miller getting DFA'd, J Ram struggling, injuries and a sweep at the hand of the Royals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Indians, fresh off a four-game sweep of Toronto! Matt and Todd Dery talk about the 6-3 Tribe on this week's installment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave Sterling and Chris Clem got together to talk to about wrestling, baseball, basketball and a bunch of other nonsense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dery Brothers Tribecast is rolling along into the regular season. Episode 8: Opening Weekend, Opening Day talk, coming to grips with the every day lineup, Clevinger and Bauer, Frankie's injury and more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Now that the Dolan emergency podcast is in the rearview mirror, the brothers Dery are back previewing the Cleveland Indians as they head into the regular season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The boys were fired up over the Dolan interview with Zack Meisel at The Athletic and had to load up the mics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Brothers Dery talk Jason Kipnis, Hanley Ramirez’s standing on making the roster, the bullpen moves, deep dive on CarGo, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're talking Cleveland Browns football, local business and entrepreneurship on the latest WFNY Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's no better Tribe podcast anywhere. The Dery Brothers Tribecast keeps rolling along as the Indians make their way towards opening day! Get ready for the season with Matt and TD! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When the Cleveland Browns make a gigantic earth-shattering trade for OBJ, you do a podcast. Dave Sterling jumped on to talk about one of the coolest moments in modern Cleveland Browns history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're talking movies with our old friend Brian Spaeth! Captain Marvel, Star Wars, and Avengers End Game are all discussed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Indians continue Spring Training and the Dery Brothers are here to discuss everything Tribe. If you like this show, tell a friend. If you're listening on Overcast hit the star button. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joey Giangola is someone I know for his insurance industry podcast. Like me, he's someone who is passionate about Cleveland sports. Also like me, he loves to podcast. We talked about the Cleveland Indians, and how nice it is to not have to put too many high stakes on the NFL draft this season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dery Brothers are back for episode 2 and there's a brand new opening. Enjoy all that Tribe talk as the Indians gear up for their season in Spring training. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TD has been a valued member of the WFNY community for years. He's been away for a while, but he and his brother Matt have decided to bring a weekly Tribe podcast to the universe. We can't think of any other brothers we'd rather listen to when it comes to the Cleveland Indians. Tell a friend about this new show on the WFNY Podcast feed! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave Sterling was joined by Chris Clem and had a nice rambling conversation about the Cavs, Indians, and stand-up comedy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are talking about the NBA trade deadline and the future of the NBA with such amazing player movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What did you think of the reporting and revelations on the Haslams' time in Cleveland? I didn't think we learned that much, but it was nice to confirm a bunch of things. Is there hope for the future? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Patreon people got to hear this podcast much earlier. If you'd like special access to our content, please consider jumping over there and supporting WFNY. For as little as $1 per month, it does make a big difference. Tom Brady and Bill Belichick are changing the narrative around Patriots football thanks to two decades of dominance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to a LeBron-less (and Loveless) Cavaliers, Cleveland sports talk is deader than the leaves hanging from the trees in January. So we're telling stories this week. What happens when your kids insist on trying things you yourself have no experience or proficiency in? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew makes his first appearance of 2019 on the WFNY Podcast! We talk about being wet blankets on Freddie Kitchens. We talk about the miserable Cavaliers, and we give an old man fan take about the Cleveland Indians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey Hey Hey everyone, it is time for the last episode of the season, but also the FIRST episode of 2019! We go over the Browns season, cover some of the Browns' needs in the draft, and we get to be a fly on the wall in Gregg William's head coaching interview with Jimmy Haslam and John Dorsey! Thanks to Mike Polk Jr. for his fine work on this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WFNY's EHC podcast returns to discuss the possibilities of trading Corey Kluber once again. With reports that the Indians are likely going to keep all of their starters, it's still difficult to believe that the Indians aren't going to try and do something big to improve their team. Will they use Corey Kluber to reallocate their assets, and acquire position player help? Gage Will, Jim Pete, and Mike Hattery take to the airwaves one more time discussing the possibilities of an Indians deal happening sooner, rather than later. Will a Kluber trade happen, or will the front office avoid trading their ace because of the recently acquired payroll relief? Did the Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Dodgers create a deal with each other because the Indians refused to deal with both, or was it a message that both teams are ready to deal? The Minnesota Twins just acquired Nelson Cruz at a fairly team friendly deal that would have made a ton of sense for the Indians. Does this mean that the Indians are tight on payroll, or just in the normal waiting game? Are the Padres the real deal, or are the Indians using them to nudge the Dodgers along the way? If the Padres were truly involved in a deal with the Indians, wouldn't Fernando Tatis be a must, and ultimately, isn't that the deal-breaker? I mean, the Padres aren't dealing Tatis. Oh, and by the way, Luis Urias is going to be really good. The Los Angeles Dodgers are likely at the top of the list, and Cody Bellinger is the price the Indians most likely covet. Will the Dodgers deal him after moving Matt Kemp and Yasiel Puig out of their outfield in the Reds deal? Can the Indians manage even a Alex Verdugo, Gavin Lux, and Chris Taylor as an alternative? The Reds may be the team most in play. With Nick Senzel rumored to be the Indians primary target, would a deal that includes Senzel and Jesse Winker be enough, and could they also acquire a Raisel Iglesias or Amir Garrett in the deal? What are the Indians going to do about their bullpen. Are they actually going to make a splash with a big free agent, do what they normally do, and take fliers on guys, or make another deal at the deadline?

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Dylan and Dave are BACK and they are joined by Chris Clem who has made MULTIPLE appearances on the talk of Akron WNIR. They talk about another victory Friday, the Color Rush shortfall, and get you ready for a Browns win against the hated Ravens. Also, this version of the episode contains talking that you can hear, unlike a previous version that was published in error. Apologies for the inconvenience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Baker Mayfield stared down the Bengals sideline and it became a storyline? Everything Baker Mayfield does is a story. The Indians are trying to trade Corey Kluber. Can they get enough? I don't know, but I think it's worth a try. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave and Dylan are here to celebrate victory Friday once again. We talk Cleveland Browns Christmas gifts, preview the Bengals game, and take you through a typical Hue Jackson weekend in Cleveland. Do your job, and listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike H and Gage W discuss the Indians various acquisitions to date in the off-season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was an eventful last week in Cleveland sports. The Browns won a road game against the old rival Denver Broncos. Take that Elway! The Indians began a makeover so as not to stand pat in 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave and Dylan are BACK! They needed a week of rest, but are back and better than ever, and like Baker Mayfield they have some SCORES TO SETTLE! Listen up to hear about the Panthers game, a preview of the Broncos game, and find out why two Cleveland Sports Personalities (CSPs) have taken things TOO FAR! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Panthers came into Cleveland and the Browns beat them. Baker Mayfield was the key and he deserved to say what he said about the Browns fans after the game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cavaliers lost to the Warriors, which wasn't much of a surprise. It led Craig to want to discuss dynamic ticket pricing models and how it screws over season ticket holders. Also, it's the season of giving, and it feels good. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's another quick solo podcast about sports. Craig discusses Kareem Hunt, NFL punishments and getting old with Death Cab for Cutie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We woke up to the news that Urban Meyer would retire after the Rose Bowl, ending a tumultuous season, but an amazing run as head coach of Ohio State. Was it better than Jim Tressel's tenure? Who cares? It was really great. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this solo edition of the podcast, Craig gives you a reaction to the Browns losing, talks about making a mistake as a sports dad, and how you should probably appreciate a Buckeyes season as Big 10 Champs, even if they didn't make the playoff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's been a lot of speculation since the Indians' season ended that the team was going to have to cut salary, and Yan Gomes was a name that has been frequently mentioned as a potential trade candidate. Gomes had a $7 million dollar guarantee in 2019, with two club options in 2020 and 2021 worth $20 million total. While it doesn't clear a ton of money in 2019, it does likely begin a process in which the Indians try and maintain their status as a World Series contender, while shedding salary and bringing in younger players. WFNY's Jim Pete, Mike Hattery, and Gage Will take a look at the Yan Gomes trade, and what it means going forward. The topics include: Yan Gomes value to the team over the years Roberto Perez stepping in as a starter thanks to his defense Eric Haase getting an opportunity to be a full time major leaguer 25-year old right hander Jefry Rodriguez, and how the Indians have an opportunity to develop him into a reliever 23-year old outfielder Daniel Johnson, and how he fits into the Indians future What are the Indians really doing here? Are they moving salary to bring in players, keep what they have, or are the just moving salary? Does moving Yan Gomes mean a Corey Kluber deal is imminent? Is Trevor Bauer trying to get traded? Conspiracy theories

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Dave and Dylan go back to basics with no gimmicks for this week's episode. Great Browns news, The Baker's Dozen, and a good dose of Texas roster fun make this the ONLY podcast you need to be ready for this weeks game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Craig said we had to do a draft special and we never did. We were hoping that Craig wouldn't notice, but he did notice so here we are. So we called a friend of ours, Chris Clem, who has NEVER been on the podcast before to help us evaluate the 2018 draft. Then we preview the matchup with the Bengals and preview the 2018 season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hello, this is head coach Gregg Williams, it's the bye week so I gave Dylan and Dave the week off, I snuck into Nathan Zegura's office, and I figured out how to make the Friday Fumble myself. So enjoy getting Mad Man Frank's thoughts on the win over the Falcons and Devon Cajuste as always. Dave and Dylan will be back next week, they have not been fired again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Indians head into the Hot Stove season with many questions. With the extremely talented duo of Francisco Lindor and Jose Ramirez, the Indians window should remain open for the next three years. But with a maxed out salary structure, and a pitching staff that remains top-notch, but aging, can the Indians maintain their chance to win a World Series, or are we just treading water to the inevitable departure of their MVP and Cy Young candidate stars? WFNY's Jim Pete, Mike Hattery, and Gage Will dive into it with their first offseason pod since the Indians first round drubbing to the Astros. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don't ask how we did it, but Dave and Dylan are back this week and for the rest of the year (hopefully) to bring you the Browns Friday Fumble HOTLANTA edition. They talk about the tough loss to the chiefs, the Falcon's roster and as always check in with Devon Cajuste. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Craig are back and they're talking about all the people who got fired while they had a mini-hiatus from the podcast. Hue Jackson, Todd Haley, Ty Lue, Corey Kluber trade rumors and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So many big changes in Berea this week and the Friday Fumble was not immune to them. We start with an opening statement from Jimmy Haslem and be prepared for more profanity than usual as two new hosts take over the Friday Fumble. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Axelrod and I jumped on the 3Sports podcast to discuss all the things happening in Cleveland with the Cavaliers and Browns. We discussed Ty Lue, Kevin Love, Hue Jackson, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave and Dylan are back off of suspension, and they are here to break down last week's heartbreaker and get you ready for Pittsburgh Football week. They welcome Devon Cajuste for his weekly segment and have special guest Cleveland Media Superstar Jake Burns Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Browns lost another "heartbreaker" to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. The team traded Carlos Hyde on Friday. Hue Jackson discussed taking more of a role in the offense. Baker Mayfield got hit illegally, and much much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave and Dylan have been put on a short leash this week after a run in with podcast security, but fortunately they've been sent a mysterious cassette that might hold some information interesting to Browns fans everywhere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a one week baseball hiatus, Dylan and Dave are back to recap a great win with their own personal viewing stories, check out a surprise visitor to the Browns Facility, a Mic'ed up Frank Ryan shows us all of the passion a fan can have, and there's a brand new segment you wont want to miss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave and Craig podcasted from a stationary automobile after the Indians bowed out of the playoffs and the Browns beat the Ravens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WFNY's Jim Pete, Mike Hattery, and Gage Will discuss the ALDS match-up between the Astros and the Indians, taking a look at JRam's slump, the starting rotation's key role, the slumping Indians' bullpen, and every other aspect of the Tribe's chances against the defending World Series Champions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week I had an abbreviated chat with Nom before he had to run, so we're sharing an episode of The Nail podcast that we publish at WFNY. We want you to check out this episode and consider subscribing to one of the best Cleveland sports podcasts out there today.

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Dylan and Dave don't have time for the crooked NFL this week, and it is October Baseball time so we take a long hard look at the tribe and their prospects for the playoffs. They have a good visit with Pal Alan and give you a joke-free rundown of the Astros Roster and end up giving you some predictions as well as some sage advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Browns lost 45-42 to the Raiders, but they're still trending in the right direction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dylan and Dave are here on a LONG WEEK and a VICTORY FRIDAY all in one episode! We talk Browns News, Recap the PRIME-TIME Browns victory and get you prepared for the cosmic uncertainty that comes with a trip to visit Oakland and their Black Hole Follow us now on twitter @FridayFumble Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 3Sports Podcast on WKYC features Ben Axelrod and WFNY's Craig Lyndall. This week they discussed Baker Mayfield and the Browns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Browns won a game and it takes three more days to get a reaction podcast? No matter! It's here now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dylan is back in studio, and he and Dave get you prepped on this SHORT WEEK for the Browns SURE THING victory over the Jets. Enjoy the roster break-down, up to date Browns news and an Interview with Jets QB Josh McCown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Nomina and Craig Lyndall are back at it talking about the week that was in the NFL. The Browns lose to the Saints. Baker Mayfield continues to sit. Josh Gordon gets himself traded to the Patriots. Will he be the next Patriots reclamation project? Are there really that many Patriots reclamation projects? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Browns are 0-1-1 on the season, and they were expected to be 0-2 based on Vegas. Obviously, we all want the Browns to win, but what's reasonable considering it's early in the season and the Browns haven't won a game yet? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave is on his own this week, so we bring in special co-host Pal Alan to go over the tie with Pittsburgh Football, and look forward to this weeks matchup with the New Orleans Saints. Get a look at the Saint's roster, get a fresh list on The Baker's Dozen, and get Dave's prediction for the game. Remember to follow us @FridayFumble for all the best Browns news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dylan and Dave are BACK! They didn't want to be but the folks at HBO have forced their hands. They talk Pittsburgh football, roster turnover and add a few new segments that will have you READY for week one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Nomina and Craig Lyndall had a pretty random conversation on NFL's Thursday night opening night. They talked about the NFL oversaturation, kids watching sports, kids attending sporting events, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave and Craig sit in a car in a parking lot for one final time to discuss the Hard Knocks finale. Dave and Craig also preview the Browns' opening week game against the Steelers and talk about how the Browns mitigated the Hue Jackson risk so completely this offseason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey Hey Hey everybody! Dylan and Dave are back and they are here to catch you up with the first season of the Friday Fumble, their satirical Browns podcast that ran during the 2015 season. They introduce you to each clip that was painstakingly plucked like a flower to save you the trouble of doing it yourself. Enjoy guest appearances by Will Gibson, Chris Clem and our own dear leader Craig Lyndall. This is all to prepare you for the fact that the Browns Friday Fumble will be returning to your ears September 7th just in time for the Browns' matchup with Pittsburgh football. This Episode is brought to you by Rodeo Poloha's, Middleburg Heights Hot Yoga and BUZZMaster Bee Sting Supplement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave is coming to you live from Las Vegas to discuss the latest episode of the Cleveland Browns on HBO's Hard Knocks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave Sterling and Craig Lyndall discuss HBO's Hard Knocks featuring the Cleveland Browns. Episode 3 had a big fight, but not a lot of other fireworks. They break it all down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's our (mostly weekly) podcast with Jeff Nomina. We talk about a range of topics including sports fandom, NFL vs. NBA vs. MLB, Hard Knocks, Melky Cabrera, Trust in Tito and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave and Craig get together to talk through another episode of Hard Knocks with the Cleveland Browns. This is episode 2.

Corey Coleman, Devon Cajuste, Myles Garrett's poetry, David Njoku, Tyrod Taylor's name, Todd Haley making fun of Carl's name, Hue Jackson becoming humanized, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Axelrod and Craig Lyndall get back at it for WKYC's 3Sports Podcast. We bring you that conversation a day later here on the WFNY Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Craig Lyndall and Dave Sterling break down all the action on this season's edition of Hard Knocks featuring the Cleveland Browns. This is episode 1. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Craig got together to discuss being back on Twitter just in time for Urban Meyer and the Ohio State news to hit. Also they discussed the Tribe trade deadline and the disappointment due to timing, even though the team addressed dire needs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WFNY's Michael Hattery and Jim Pete discuss the Indians' outfield concerns heading towards the trade deadline. They discuss the main Indians' target as the July 31st deadline looms, including Joey Gallo, Derek Dietrich, Billy Hamilton, and Curtis Granderson. While Gallo is an interesting long-term addition, there's a possibility that the Indians could attach reliever Keone Kela to the deal, which would really lock the Indians bullpen in. Jim also picks Mike's brain regarding the Indians minor league system, and they take a quick look at some quick risers, why Triston McKenzie is someone worth trading for the right piece, and how the lower tiers of the Indians' system is the foundation for the next window. Oh, and there's Luis Oviedo talk. If you don't know about Oviedo, you should. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and Gage dusted off the cobwebs of the EHC podcast, and dove into a bunch of Indians' topics as the team heads towards the trade deadline. They talk Brad Hand, Adam Cimber, Yandy Diaz, Derek Dietrich, Adam Jones, Scooter Gennett, and what the Indians should do heading towards the trade deadline... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Usually Jeff and Craig talk on Thursdays, but it's not every day the Cavaliers sign Kevin Love to an extension. Jeff and Craig discuss it all. Should the Cavaliers have done this? Should they have tanked instead? Also, they discuss Josh Gordon and the final week of twitter-free living. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been a bit since we caught up with Ben Axelrod on the 3Sports Podcast with WKYC. He and Craig chatted about everything that's happened in the last month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Craig talk about their ongoing Twitter-free existences. Jeff marvels that it's only been six days without Twitter. They finally discuss sports, media, advertising and Kevin Love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a weekly podcast with Jeff, only this time we're officially off of Twitter. Jeff and Craig discuss being Twitter-free. Also, should the Cavaliers trade Kevin Love? Should the Indians trade for Manny Machado? And much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LeBron James gave us a great four years and now he's decided to join the Los Angeles Lakers. It's a subdued discussion with Jeff Nomina talking about everything we could think of involved in this sad day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chad Zumock is in town this summer. We talked during the World Cup about LeBron, sports and life in general. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nom and Craig got together for another week of Thursday night podcasting. LeBron, Jarvis Landry, the Browns and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Daryl Ruiter joins the WFNY podcast to discuss the possibilities for LeBron, without making wild predictions. We also discuss the Browns, their additions in 2018, their prospects for success, and what it will be like to cover a team that's going to be on HBO's Hard Knocks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Even though your Cleveland Cavaliers are down 3-0, Dave Sterling still had the fortitude to grab a great guest, Kelly Dwyer. Kelly is an excellent basketball writer and is the proprietor of The Second Arrangement. You can follow him on twitter @KDonHoops. Dave and Kelly discuss what has happened so far in the finals and where things are headed from here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Nomina and Craig Lyndall are back in action this week even as the Cavaliers are trailing 3-0 in the NBA Finals. It hasn't looked exactly like anyone thought it would look, but the results are unsurprising. So, where do we go from here? What are the chances that LeBron James stays in Cleveland? How will it play out if he goes? Nobody knows, but Nom and Craig speculate wildly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stipe Miocic is the UFC Heavyweight Champ. He's the baddest man on the planet if you believe experts like Joe Rogan. He's also a hell of a representative of Cleveland. He was doing some promotion for his big sponsor, Modelo, and there was some media availability. After the cameras left, Stipe jumped on the mic with us for a few minutes to talk about UFC 226, defending the belt in Cleveland, beating Nganou, and getting ready to be a dad for the first time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave Sterling and Chris Clem got together to talk about the NBA finals, and as usual their conversation drifted all over the place. They talked about the memorable playoff run, where Boston goes from here, the 2016 World Series and many more topics. For awhile they did Chewbacca impressions. Follow Dave on twitter @dimoko and Chris Clem @Chris_Clem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We didn't do too much in the NFL draft lead-up, but Ben and Craig got together to discuss the post-draft Browns. We reacted to all the picks, including Baker Mayfield, Denzel Ward, and Antonio Callaway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been a bit since Ben Axelrod and Craig Lyndall caught up on the 3 Sports Podcast. This week, we're discussing the Cleveland Cavaliers and how different the feelings are now that the team escaped the first round matchup with the Indiana Pacers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns completed the 2018 NFL draft and we're breaking it all down. We discuss Baker Mayfield, Denzel Ward, Austin Corbett, Nick Chubb, Chad Thomas, Antonio Callaway, Genard Avery, Damion Ratley, and Simeon Thomas.

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There is no shortage of breathless speculation leading up to every NFL Draft, and with the Browns possessing the first and fourth overall picks, the rumor mill is in high gear this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Browns are into their first draft week with John Dorsey. The rumor mill around Josh Allen is finally slowing down as Peter King reports he's hearing it's Darnold. The Browns are still considering trade downs and until they turn in the card on "Not Josh Allen," it's hard to feel like we're out of the woods.

Also, whatever you do, don't trade down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WFNY's Jim Pete and The Tribe Daily's Nino Colla go through each Wrestlemania 34 match, with some snarky takes on the programs, and some predictions as well. WWE WrestleMania 34 card — Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns for the WWE Universal Championship — AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the WWE Championship — Charlotte vs. Asuka for the WWE "SmackDown" Women's Championship — Alexa Bliss vs. Nia Jax for the "RAW" Women's Championship — Kurt Angle and Ronda Rousey vs. Triple H and Stephanie McMahon — Daniel Bryan and Shane McMahon vs. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn (if Owens and Zayn win, they will be rehired to “SmackDown”) — The Miz vs. Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor for the WWE Intercontinental Championship — Randy Orton vs. Bobby Roode vs. Jinder Mahal vs. Rusev for the WWE United States Championship — The Usos vs. The New Day vs. The Bludegon Brothers in a Triple Threat match for the WWE "SmackDown" Tag Team Championship — Sheamus and Cesaro vs. Braun Strowman (and potential partner) for the WWE "RAW" Tag Team Championship — Women's Battle Royal (pre-show) — Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal (pre-show) — Cedric Alexander vs. Mustafa Ali for the vacant WWE Cruiserweight Championship (pre-show) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For some, the Road to Wrestlemania 34 begins the day after the Royal Rumble, and for others, it begins the day after the previous Wrestlemania. Regardless of when you thought the Road to Wrestlemania 34 begin, we are less than a week away from professional wrestling's biggest event. To mark the occasion, The Tribe Daily's Nino Colla (@snarkynino) and I sat down for a good conversation about the biggest stories heading into the big weekend. Nino and I dive headfirst into the Daniel Bryan story, and really touch upon one of the biggest stories of the past decade, as Bryan looks to wrestle in his first match in nearly three years. With Bryan slated to wrestle a tag team match with Shane McMahon, against Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens, we talked about the best use for Bryan in this Wrestlemania, who is clearly ready, and in ring shape. For more EHC Podcasts, check out the WFNY Podcast family at libsyn, iTunes, or on YouTube. Follow us on Twitter: Guest: Nino Colla--@SnarkyNino Host: Jim Pete--@jimpeteehc Podcast: EveryONE Hates Cleveland--@evrybdyhatescle The show notes: Daniel Bryan How big a deal is his return (spoiler...pretty big)? Were they working towards a Wrestlemania 34 return because of Daniel Bryan’s Wrestlemania history in New Orleans? Daniel Bryan and the Miz? Are there better match-ups for Bryan? The Miz and Bryan was the best thing going while it was happening… Shane has been a heel the entire time… The long term plan for Daniel Bryan…IC belt? World Title? Bryan has been good in every role… The old adage…when you’re being yourself… Daniel Bryan and EC3 Nino talks how important Daniel Bryan was to professional wrestling during his earlier run The Bryan Wrestlemania moment John Cena vs. Undertaker… American Badass? Cena’s promos have been…weird? The Undertaker got a new hip! The Undertaker is Brett Favre What the hell was he talking about at the 25th RAW Reunion show? The many faces of Cena DOES WRESTLEMANIA NEED A HOST? What about Roman Reigns? Lesnar is the heel? They’re working really hard to make Reigns the baby face…why is this so hard? NXT…Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa The Gargano Ciampa feud doesn’t end at Wrestlemania. We’ll be revisiting it somewhere? The Braun Strowman imitation

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It's been three months since Craig and Jake Burns chatted about the Browns. That's way way too long in a NFL draft news cycle. This time we're talking about the top five after the Jets traded into it. We're talking about the quarterback prospects. We're talking about what the Browns should do at number four. Finally we're talking about what it means to draft a successful quarterback in terms of organizational stability and support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the 3 Sports Podcast this week, Craig Lyndall caught up with Ben Axelrod to discuss the flurry of Cleveland Browns trades this week including full analysis of the trades to get Tyrod Taylor, Jarvis Landry, and to get rid of DeShone Kizer and Danny Shelton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gage Will and Mike Hattery touch on the status of Francisco Mejia, the new (and improved?) Tyler Naquin, and size up the Spring Training plate appearance distribution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Friday night and the Browns are what's lit! Michael Hattery and Craig Lyndall jumped on a (non)emergency podcast to discuss the Cleveland Browns' big big day. Tyrod Taylor. Jarvis Landry. Deshone Kizer to the Packers for Demarious Randall! What is even happening in Berea? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Hattery and Joe Gerberry are back with another full hour of Cleveland Indians talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hattery is full of surprises lately. He's contributing Tribe articles at The Athletic. Now he's making airwaves at 92.3 the Fan as a guest of Nick Wilson's. Listen to Hattery talk about Kipnis, Launch angles, Trevor Bauer's new pitch and John Stamos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Hattery and Gage Will are talking about the Cleveland Indians in Spring Training. Today the boys are attacking one of the biggest question marks on the 2018 Cleveland Indians: The Outfield. Bradley Zimmer, Lonnie Chisenhall and many more question marks dot the landscape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're talking about one of the biggest movies of all time, Black Panther.

We want to tell you about our brand new sponsor, Minuteman Tickets. They are a locally owned company, and they pride themselves on personal service. Browse their website to check out what they have and then pick up the phone to save some money on fees. Talk to Scott or Matt at 614-943-3000 and tell them you heard about them on the WFNY Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I'll stop posting these to our feed eventually, but I hope you're listening to us on WKYC's 3Sports Podcast feed. We spent a great deal of time breaking down the Cavaliers trade deadline makeover and what it means for the final stretch of the season and into the playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave is back in the podcasting saddle and has brought along friend of WFNY Chris Clem to discuss the Cavs roster shake up. They discuss the departed pieces and the new blood. They also talk some about Coast to Coast AM and a few other random topics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 10th birthday of WFNY continues with one of the founders of WFNY, Rick Grayshock. No commemoration of the site could be complete without hearing from him. It was really great to talk about all the things we've gotten to do and people we've gotten to meet thanks to the website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim Pete and Mike Hattery continue the 2018 Cleveland Indians positional previews by heading on over to first base. For the first time this decade, the Cleveland Indians will be without Carlos Santana in the lineup. Last season, after several years hopping around the diamond, Santana really found his groove as a gold glove worthy first baseman. Unfortunately, Santana found a new home in Philadelphia, to the tune of three years and $60 million. The Indians answered losing Santana by signing free agent Yonder Alonso, who is coming off a career year in which he came off of an American League All-Star performance, thanks to becoming a big believer in the fly ball revolution. The WFNY boys will discuss the impact of the loss of Santana, ponder Alonso as a full-time first baseman, and take a look at the potential platoon options, should Alonso dip in production. Could we see Yandy Diaz, Michael Brantley, Francisco Mejia or Jason Kipnis at first base? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2017, the big questions surrounding the catcher position was whether or not Roberto Perez could officially take over from Yan Gomes, who had struggled with injuries and offense over the previous two seasons. But Gomes managed to catch in 105 games, holding off Perez for another season. So, in 2018, the questions really haven't changed from last year. Can Gomes keep the job he recaptured in 2017? Will Roberto Perez finally take over, thanks to his defensive supremacy? Can the 50-50 tilt, teeter in one direction or another, or will both catchers split the duties again? Oh, and what about Francisco Mejia and Eric Haase, who both will likely find themselves either in Columbus, or Cleveland? EHC is back with Jim Pete and Mike Hattery discussing the Cleveland Indians positional previews! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I don't post the 3 Sports podcast ever week here on the WFNY feed, but I wanted to share it this week. Ben Axelrod and I discussed the Cavaliers and their issues. Plus we talked about Jim Thome's HOF acceptance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew and Craig are back talking about the Cleveland Browns. Will DeShone Kizer ever win a game as Cleveland Browns starter? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Cavaliers are in a dangerous spot. They're losing badly. They have drama all over the place. The trade deadline is coming. Andrew and Craig break it all down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Raab has been an integral part of the WFNY Podcast for a long time. We're always happy to have him as a part of it whenever he has anything to talk about. This time, the futility of the Cleveland Browns and the Perfect Season Parade was the reason. Scott spends the better part of an hour on this episode talking about ownership, the team, the parade and more.

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I decided to check back in with everyone's favorite Cleveland Browns rebranding advocate, @OKPants. The last time he and I talked about rebranding the Browns, the team hadn't fired Sashi Brown yet, let alone finished out the (im)perfect season. So, we checked back in on all things Browns including the parade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jake Burns has been talking Browns with WFNY for the better part of six months now. He's finally on the podcast with Craig to fix the Browns now that they've lost all their regular season games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Big news broke in the sports media world last week, with Disney buying $52.4 billion worth of assets from Fox. The deal includes Fox Sports Ohio and SportsTime Ohio, the local TV homes for the Cavs and Indians, respectively. Holly Wetzel, who has spent much of her career in the sports media business and is a regular contributor for AwfulAnnouncing.com, joined Tom Valentino on the pod to discuss what this will mean for sports on TV in Northeast Ohio and beyond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In what's becoming a holiday tradition, Disney and Lucasfilm have released their latest Star Wars installment, The Last Jedi. WFNY's Jim Pete and Jake Burns discuss the latest movie in as much detail as you can in an hour. There was a lot to get through, and they did their best to cover it all. Needless to say, this might have been a part one. Oh, AND IF YOU DON'T LIKE SPOILERS, DON'T SAY WE DIDN'T WARN YOU! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our buddy Chad Zumock hooked us up with comedian Bret Ernst for a chat. Bret is coming to the Cleveland area for a show on December 23rd at The Kent Stage with Chad as the special guest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Hattery and Jim Pete return after a LONG hiatus, to talk Indians baseball. They talk about Carlos Santana, and the realities of what he's going to earn this offseason. Are the Indians' still players in the Santana sweepstakes, and how does Princess Bride play into Santana's future? They talk about the future of Jason Kipnis in or out of Cleveland, Danny Salazar in or out of the starting rotation, Indians payroll, Jay Bruce, Bradley Zimmer, Jose Ramirez, the coaching staff, and even talk a little Greg Allen and Yandy Diaz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Browns' season has been a disaster and now the first domino has fallen. Jimmy Haslam has allowed his team to fall into disarray once again, and resorted to a process he's come to know so well as he fired his Executive Vice President, Sashi Brown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Axelrod and Craig Lyndall continue their #3SportsPodcast after a Thanksgiving hiatus. They talk about Josh Gordon, the Cleveland Browns, as well as the Indians free agency rumors, and the Cavaliers going streaking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Old-time WFNY'er Brendan Bowers is back and he's talking about his new book, LeBron James vs. The NBA. It's always great to catch up with Bowers!

We discuss the Cavaliers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back on the WFNY podcast from my car. My friend Guggy jumped on the show again to talk about the Browns losing to Blake Bortles and the Jaguars. We discuss what this latest loss means to the Browns and the idea of keeping the front office and coaching staff intact. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 3Sports podcast for WKYC is going strong. Craig and Ben Axelrod once again attacked the topic of the Cleveland Browns after a promising game that still had the team lose by 14 points. They discuss Peyton Manning rumors without getting too crazy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aaron Sechrist is a local artist, graphic designer, and personality. Whether he's designing for Scene Magazine, making me laugh on his Instagram stories or daring the world to @ him on Twitter, he's someone who makes the world a more interesting place. He was interested in my #SellTheBrowns cause and wanted to take it a step further. He wants to re-brand the whole team from the name to the colors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Indians were busy kicking off the 2017-2018 Hot Stove Season. They re-upped Michael Brantley and Josh Tomlin, and gave Carlos Santana the one-year qualifying offer, hoping to gain some leverage in signing him to a potential longer-term deal. WFNY's Jim Pete and Gage Will discuss the Santana conundrum, and how the Brantley deal may put them in a strange place, as the dominoes past that don't seem to fit perfectly. They also discuss Jason Kipnis's spot on the team, figure out who's playing third base long term, and ponder Danny Salazar's future, either in the pen, the rotation, or for another team. Yeah, we talking about the coaching hires too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WFNY has a YouTube channel. Jeff Nomina is spearheading most of the initiative over there, but he's pulling WFNY'ers in to help carry the load. This week he launched WFNY TV which features short segments on each of the Cleveland sports teams. Jake Burns and Gage Will contributed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's another episode of the 3Sports Podcast that Craig does with Ben Axelrod of WKYC. They discuss the Sashi Brown presser, talk about a week after #SellTheBrowns and then finish with some Cavaliers talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Way back in 2013 before we were hosted on this podcasting platform, I was doing podcasts with Brian Spaeth pretty frequently. He was still doing his Turtlecalls thing where he would call people as a turtle and have a fun conversation with your friends at your prompting.

So, we decided one day to have him call Aaron Goldhammer on WKNR as a turtle. This came up in the WFNY back channels today and it made us all laugh really hard. I dug up the audio and decided to re-release it for everyone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Browns are having themselves a hell of a bye week. Craig Lyndall and Ben Axelrod recorded a #3Sports Podcast for WKYC and we're sharing it with you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We continue to feature episodes of the 3SportsPodcast that Craig has been doing with Ben Axelrod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Browns continue to lose and there's nothing but doubt everywhere. There's doubt in the front office. There's doubt in the coaching staff. That results in doubt in the roster and all the moves that have gotten us to this point. Fun times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I've been doing the 3 Sports Podcast for WKYC on a weekly basis with Ben Axelrod for a while now. I haven't posted every episode here on the feed, but I wanted to make sure you guys get a sample of what it's all about so you might consider subscribing over there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With an elimination game upon us, WFNY's Jim Pete and Gage Will hop back into the EHC podcast at WFNY studios to talk a little bit about what went wrong in Games 3 and 4, and what may happen in Game 5. The line-up: Critiquing Terry Francona: is it allowed, and is it fair? Gio Urshela...one game of bad defense makes it okay for whatever the Indians decide to do with him in the series. You had one job. Should EE play in Game 5? Will it be Yandy at third, JRam at 2B and Kipnis in Center, or will it be JRam at third, Kipnis in Center and Greg Allen/AJax in center? Worried about Kluber? The leash will be short for CC Sabathia, and what comes next is pretty scary. How good are the Yankees, and how pissed off does that make you?

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Jeff Nomina is back with his quick post-game reactions and what a game he had to react to!

The Cleveland Indians completed an impossible comeback to beat the New York Yankees 9-8 in 13 innings. The Tribe is now up 2-0 in the ALDS and look like the team to beat in the MLB playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Indians beat the Yankees 4-0 to take a 1-0 lead in the American League Divisional Series. Trevor Bauer pitched a gem and got help from Jason Kipnis in the field and Jay Bruce with the bat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Nomina posts things on YouTube. In case you're not subscribed or in case you'd like to just hear Jeff rather than watch him and his guests talk about sports, we're bringing it to the podcast feed. Jeff and Mike Hattery are discussing the Indians and their matchup with the New York Yankees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Terry Francona shocked the outside world when he selected Trevor Bauer to start Game 1 of the ALDS against the New York Yankees. Did he shock his own team? Did he shock Corey Kluber? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guggy is the nickname of one of my best friends and maybe my best sports friend. Our conversations over the years have been catalysts for many of the posts I've written and topics I've discussed on the podcast. I finally dragged him onto the podcast to represent his own opinion rather than just allowing me to use it as a starting point for my own theses on the pages of WFNY and on the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Craig and Andrew caught up with a new recording technology. We had a rough start, but I think we figured it out in the end. Give us your patience, please. We had a nice long conversation about the Browns and their early-season rebuilding struggles. We also discussed the Cavaliers and how you can figure they might actually be better with more depth and without Kyrie Irving. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Browns lost a game that they were favored to win on the road. It made a lot of Browns fans upset. In order to get upset, you have to set some expectations for quality, and I'm unsure why you might have had those. There's a lot to be annoyed about, however. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Axelrod and I are doing a podcast for WKYC in Cleveland called the 3 Sports Podcast. Before recording our latest game preview for the Browns against the Colts, I grabbed Ben to talk about the evolving sports media in 2017. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Nomina and Jake Burns break down the Cleveland Browns' Week 3 matchup against the Indianapolis Colts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A few times a year I have the chance to catch up with Cleveland-born comedian Chad Zumock. He's a gigantic sports fan even as his comedy career takes him across the country all year long. We discussed a lot of things in and around Cleveland sports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kyrie Irving made the decision to go on ESPN's First Take with Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman, but after listening to him I'm not sure why. Kyrie sounded like he had something to say before he got in the studio, but seemed to lose all coherence in front of the mic under the big lights. We go through it all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Nomina is back talking about the Browns' loss at the hands of the Baltimore Ravens. There's a lot to discuss on this one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave Sterling hasn't been on the podcast in a little while. He explains his absence from the podcast community before we dive into the Cleveland Indians and just how magical a run the team is on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ricky Melton is a local Cleveland comedian who is putting on a big comedy show on October 14th. He's bringing Artie Lange to town to play the Goodyear Theater in Akron. The show will feature Lange, Mike Polk Jr., Bill Squire, Chris Harvey, and of course Ricky himself. You should check out the Facebook event or Go straight to the ticket site. On the podcast, Ricky recounts the time Saved by the Bell's Screech tried to renegotiate his deal and selling an embarrassing video of him to TMZ. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns lost by three points, but it was not a bad foray into the 2017 NFL season for the Cleveland Browns. Craig discusses the positives on defense, including the limiting of the Steelers run defense. We discuss how bad Ben Roethlisberger looked while benefitting from the dominance of Brown. We discuss how easily the Browns could have folded after starting the game so very poorly. Finally, if you have to root for someone in a game between the Steelers and Ravens, what would you do? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WFNY has had a good relationship with WKYC over the years and it just got better. Craig is joining Ben Axelrod a couple times per week to discuss the Browns, Cavaliers and Indians on the 3Sports Podcast. Please check it out and subscribe to it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Browns are finally ready to open their season against the hated Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. Jeff Nomina hosted Joe Gerberry and Craig Lyndall on the WFNY Youtube Channel to break down all the action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Now that the majority of the player movement is complete and the Isaiah Thomas deal is finished, where are the Cavaliers? How do they stack up in the Eastern conference? Jeff Nomina welcomes in Chopz from Complex to discuss all things Cavaliers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Nomina likes to do videos. You might have already seen it on Youtube, but if not, we're bringing the audio to the podcast feed for you. His guest this time was Trevor Magnotti, who writes about international basketball for FanSided. Cedi Osman is playing in the EuroBasket tournament and the Cavaliers' prospect is the topic of conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Harv, Hattery, Scott, and Craig are talking about the Cleveland Browns. We discuss everything we can think of related to the team as they head into a new season much improved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TD was driving down the coast of California. Hattery and Craig were sitting in Chagrin Falls, but they all talked Tribe while the Indians were rained out in New York City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Zavac, formerly of Fear the Sword, joins Jeff Nomina to dicuss the Cavaliers and what life will be like for them in a post-Kyrie Irving world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you excited for Conor McGregor vs. Money Mayweather! Who is excited for this?! Neither Jamie or Craig are all that psyched. Still, we discuss the whole thing.

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I didn't want to cover this topic on my solo Browns recap. I grabbed Andrew from WFNY to discuss the larger issues of kneeling during the National Anthem in NFL stadiums with players. At the end, we cleansed the palate with some talk about the band Brand New and their new album Science Fiction. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Is the Browns kneeling a story or just a small part of a much bigger story? Can you discuss the Browns without discussing Colin Kaepernick? What are we really talking about now? Is the issue getting lost in the demonstration? Brand New released Science Fiction Placing this album in the band's career arc What bands will get lost to history?

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Did the Cleveland Cavaliers just get better? Did the Boston Celtics just get worse? Is anyone happy today in Cleveland now that the Cleveland Cavaliers have traded Kyrie Irving? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Browns didn't answer their quarterback questions on Monday night, but they'll have to give one soon anyway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We discuss all the tickets you can buy and all the best methods for buying them. Which team provides the best value and customer service? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Craig Lyndall, Mike Hattery and Josh Poloha got together to talk Tribe and 2017 MLB playoffs. Well actually, Hattery talked a lot and Craig and Josh asked a lot of questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns drafted a quarterback, but how good can Deshone Kizer be? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LeBron and Kyrie certainly appear headed for a breakup, but could they still find a way to come back together? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WFNY's Mike Hattery and Jim Pete really took a deep dive into Jay Bruce in this podcast, and if you weren't a fan before, we'll clear off a spot on the bandwagon. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: WFNY YouTube EHC YouTube iTunes Stitcher Google Play Here's the lineup: Why wasn't the Jay Bruce trade a bigger deal? Bruce has been significantly better than all the Indians' outfielders offensively Where does Jay Bruce fit in the playoffs? Jay Bruce has been better offensively and defensively than Michael Brantley this year The line-up looks much better with Jay Bruce in it If everyone comes back healthy, Tito can't mess up the line-up Does Brantley have a "healthy ceiling?" Does Kipnis have a "healthy ceiling?" Injuries sap your profile as you pass age 30 Who'd you rather, Michael Brantley, Jason Kipnis or Jay Bruce? Heel Mike (that was for you Nino) Extend Chisenhall? (Nom will love this) Santana staying makes a lot of sense What does a Carlos Santana deal look like? The free agent market could make a Santana deal to stay...more likely than you think! Does Santana over Brantley make sense, without Mike and Jim getting pitchforked? Brantley in left, or at first? Peak Brantley is long gone We LOVE Michael Brantley, but... Be honest, how many people thought he'd play 88 games this year this past January? Baseball's shifted towards Jay Bruce... Jay Bruce, metrics master Bruce SEEMS TO BE A TITO GUY, do they sign him? Brantley's staying...right? Bruce has been an Indians target for awhile Bruce extends the line-up better than Brantley and Kipnis The Indians don't like rentals Did the Indians sign Bruce as a preemptive way to sign him in the offseason? Where does Bruce fit now in the lineup What about the playoff roster? AJax, Bruce, Brantley, Almonte, Zimmer, Guyer, Lonnie Chisenhall Yeah, Mike and I figured out why Chis is going to play a little bit of third...

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Deshone Kizer had a decent preseason game, but what does it really mean for the Browns and his future? Hint: Not much just yet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Waiting For Next Year podcast is back and Andrew and Craig are discussing Ezekiel Elliott's suspension. Normally this time of year, we'd be discussing the Browns and the Browns only, but with a high profile former Buckeye like Zeke in the news, it made sense to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the Cleveland Indians currently rolling out a seven-game win streak, WFNY's Jim Pete and Mike Hattery dust off the EHC podcast, and dive into the why's of the streak, and how the next month could impact the Indians playoff run. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doug Trattner of Cleveland Scene Magazine joins the WFNY podcast to discuss the latest news and notes in the Cleveland restaurant and food scene. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Nomina has started doing videos for our YouTube channel. He did a really funny one this week that was an exclusive interview with the Cavaliers current GM at the time. That one isn't here because it's kind of a visual, but you should check it out. Additionally, he and Hattery had a conversation about the Indians and their prospect Francisco Mejia. Finally, Nom did some work on Kyrie Irving and his recent demand for a trade. After discussing the fan perspective, Nomina dove into some of the issues and opportunities with fulfilling Kyrie's trade request. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play 1:00 Nom and Hattery talk about Francisco Mejia 5:30 Kyrie Part 1 - Nom talks Cavs fan emotional perspective on Kyrie 11:30 Kyrie Part 2 - Exploring possible Kyrie trade scenarios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Axelrod has a brand new gig with our friends at WKYC TV in Cleveland. He jumps on the WFNY podcast to discuss that as well as some current sports events. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Not focusing on Ohio State anymore Not confined to sports WKYC adding Ben Axelrod Engagement and interactivity Ben moves beyond just sports Derrick Rose and wanting the Cavaliers to sign him Improving the talent on the roster The Cavaliers not having a plan Koby Altman is the GM apparently Kevin Durant and his deal The Golden State Warriors are the Denver Broncos LeBron signing a final supermax contract? Does LeBron want to play in the NBA with his son? Nobody ever knows what LeBron is going to do Trying to cover the Browns with positivity Liking the Deshone Kizer draft pick and still placing bets on his chances Have the Browns done enough to solve the QB issues? Jay Cutler and Tony Romo in the broadcast booth? Taking a step back and stopping repeating yourself The Browns drive the clicks

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Brian Spaeth joined me to discuss Spider-Man Homecoming. We discussed the wider Marvel universe and what this iteration of Spider-Man got right. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Here's what else we talked about: Tony Stark and his appearance in Spider-Man Comparing to Tobey Maguire Comparing to Andrew Garfield Michael Keaton as Vulture Spider-Man doesn't join the Avengers Allowing Spider-Man's stories to be smaller Vulnerability and awkwardness of Spider-Man Weaving a universe where Spider-Man can be regular high school kid

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Ray Flanagan (Facebook) is one of the most talented musicians in Cleveland. You wouldn't know it from talking to him because he comes off pretty reserved, but when he's on a stage playing guitar and singing, it's immediately obvious. Ray recently signed on to do a monthly gig - a residency - at The Euclid Tavern, which is now owned by the fine people of Happy Dog fame. Ray will be playing the first Sunday of every month from August until the end of 2017 and maybe beyond. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Here's what else we discussed: Ray's new "accidental" album Working with Jim Stewart on an EP and ending up with 16 songs Trying to be heard in 2017 Focusing on your strengths and forgetting about your weaknesses Opening up for Train's makeup date at Nautica Putting politics in music with subtlety Observation versus political commentary Standup comedians and their level of power The history of The Euclid Tavern Derek Hess booking the Euclid Tavern How to use a platform

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On this latest episode of the WFNY podcast we discuss Dan Gilbert once again, this time in the wake of Chauncey Billups deciding not to join the Cavaliers. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play What is Dan Gilbert's plan in the wake of Billups? Did Dan Gilbert ever plan for life after Griffin? Should Dan Gilbert cater even more to LeBron James? What moves could the Cavaliers have made with David Griffin? How much are the Cavs worth if LeBron leaves the team? Would it be bad for the Cavaliers to name one of LeBron's business partners as team president? Gordon Hayward and his effect on the East Kevin Durant signing with the Warriors to save owners money What consideration was there for Durant to save the owners money? Conspiracy theories about Kevin Durant's deal with Golden State Loving Yan Gomes and still wondering what his future with the team should be. Looking for Browns voices.

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A week after Andrew and Craig worried about the departure of David Griffin, Craig is talking about the normalization of Cavaliers news. In this episode, Craig breaks down all the recent rumors and the likelihood that LeBron decides to stick around. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Joe Lull's conspiracy theory about Dan Gilbert and Chauncey Billups Occam's Razor and the most likely answer Dan Gilbert's roster LeBron James and Dan Gilbert's marriage of convenience LeBron has never trusted any owner or executive (Just ask Pat Riley) Trying to enjoy the Cavaliers in one more year of contention even if it's the last for a while LeBron is still more than likely to stay as long as the Cavaliers provide the best basketball reasons Is LeBron going to start looking for one final maximum value, guaranteed contract to help him buy a franchise someday?

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Jim Pete and Mike Hattery do gamer podcasts from time-to-time and they discussed the latest Tribe game against the Orioles. The Tribe lost 6-5, missing chances. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this EMERGENCY PODCAST Andrew Schnitkey and Craig Lyndall discuss the Cavaliers removal of David Griffin from the Cavaliers' front office. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play PANIC Feeling sad that the architect of the Championship is now gone Dan Gilbert introducing chaos into the Cavaliers Chauncey Billups? Who is the greatest GM in Cleveland sports history? Is LeBron James pissed about Griffin being removed? How can the Cavaliers catch up to Golden State? Jimmy Butler? Could it all work out in the end with a new GM? What was the difference in chemistry going forward? MORE PANIC David Griffin's statement on leaving the Cavaliers

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Commenter and friend of WFNY Harv joins the show once again to discuss all things Cleveland sports. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play High profile podcasts should sound better Dealing well with a Cavaliers loss Parsing the narratives around a Warriors win What should the Cavaliers do? What's Kyle Korver worth? David Griffin is still unsigned Dan Gilbert and the repeater tax Liking the Browns moves and hating their chances The Browns still don't have a quarterback Why is Brock Osweiler still here? What do Browns fans really want to see this season?

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The Cavaliers are knocked out by the Warriors and we're trying to make sense of it all. Of course, we start with the fact that regardless of what happened this year, the Warriors blew a 3-1 lead. Nothing they can do will ever change that. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Putting the Cavaliers' loss in perspective No need for Cavaliers scapegoats Who will the Cavaliers bring back? What did the Warriors prove? What did Kevin Durant prove? What did Steph Curry prove? Appreciating the Cavaliers holding the title for a year Discussing all the narratives that Cavs fans should let others discuss

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Ben Axelrod spends his days talking about the Ohio State Buckeyes at Landof10.com and on the Landof10 Podcast, but we're talking Cleveland Cavaliers mostly. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Just how good are the Warriors? How much did the Cavaliers leave on the table with their performance? How much better can Kyrie Irving be? What happened to Tristan Thompson? The Warriors' questions they need to answer even though they're going to sweep the playoffs. LeBron James and his future in Los Angeles? The Cleveland Browns and how low their win total might be The continuing issue of finding a quarterback Ohio State fires Thad Matta Who could replace Matta? Could the Buckeyes still do an interim coach? Appreciating June Cavaliers talk even in a potential sweep

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The guys are back after their Memorial Day Weekend bye week. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play They talk NBA Finals Dan's newly found hatred for Kevin Durant PK Subban's bad breath and the Stanley Cup Finals The Browns microscopic chance to make the playoffs Kristaps Porzingis getting shut down on Instagram ESPN drowning themselves with the latest John Clayton firing Albert Pujols' not-so-talked-about 600th HR Millenials ruining crappy restaurants Tiger Woods having a sad life, as well as his chances to win next year's Masters the guys weigh in on how much they don't care about Kathy Griffin by talking about her, completely going against their stance of not caring about her The Sermon is wrapped up with health and fitness, like always.

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On this edition of the WFNY podcast, Craig discusses the Cavaliers' awful Game 1 of the 2017 NBA Finals. Plus, he talks a bit about the Browns signing Christian Kirksey. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play The Cavs are done already? The Golden State Warriors as favorites LeBron James and how much better he can play The Cavaliers losing Game 2 in 2016 Browns sign Christian Kirksey Middle-Class NFL free agents Browns wide receiver issues Corey Coleman and Kenny Britt Somebody named Hollywood? Inside the Ken Carman podcast

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Ken Carman makes his first appearance on the WFNY Podcast and boy was it a good one! Of course you know Ken Carman from the Ken Carman Show with Anthony Lima on 92.3 the Fan, and hopefully you'll know him even better after this conversation. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Where in the world did Ken Carman start his career? Getting laid off and the beginnings Night show on 92.3 the Fan Mornings with Kevin Kiley Kevin Kiley's date with Deadspin Teaming up with Anthony Lima Talking about the Browns while being on the Browns radio network The hiring of Ryan Grigson The Browns and Brock Osweiler Parenting talk

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On this week's Sunday Sermon we're talking Cavaliers, and loosely about the Browns among other topics. Enjoy another weekly free-flowing conversation with The Sunday Sermon. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play The guys kick off this week's show with their Tim Tebow check-in Cavs blowouts LeBron's MVP snub Joe Banner making the tough calls Tre Boston using a homeless man for important life decisions Enes Kanter being stuck in Romania Eddy Lacy being just-barely-not-fat-enough to collect his $55k bonus athletes in "romphims," Rebecca Black being alive Tom Brady and Drew Brees having marital problems Dan's weekly golf mishap and finish it off with their healthiest health and fitness yet.

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It's been a slow week of podcasts, but it was all an accident. Craig talks about the week that wasn't before delving into the passing of Chris Cornell and the Cleveland Cavaliers' dominance in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan and Brennan kick off another episode of The Sunday Sermon with Dan forgetting it's Mother's Day. They discuss the possible promotion to AA for Tim Tebow, Jabril Peppers being on the "lean and molly" as well as Josh Gordon's denied reinstatement. Dan breaks down the predictable NBA playoffs and Brennan gives his NHL update. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Other topics include the Rangers stealing "Party At Napoli's", Lavar Ball crying for help, Rory McIlroy crying, health and fitness, and the guys tell stories of the worst things they've ever done to their mothers, as well as ponder how much longer they'll be allowed to podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stipe Miocic is defending his title in Dallas on Saturday against Junior Dos Santos. Jamie Meklemburg joins the podcast to discuss everything involving the fight. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Here's what else we discussed: Stipe taking six months off Avenging a recent loss to Junior Dos Santos Playing the "regular guy" role versus being an actual regular guy Fighting in Dallas instead of at home in Cleveland Stipe's profile rise since winning and defending his title Backing into parking spots Craig hating the idea of backing into parking spots

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The Cleveland Indians have been scuffling winners over the first six weeks of the season. While their 18-14 record puts them atop the American League Central by a game over the Minnesota Twins, the team has yet to click for more than a game or two at a time. No, it's not a time to worry, but while we're waiting for this team to get healthy and put it all together, there are some interesting struggles emerging. Sure, it's WAY too early to be talking about first place, and worries, with a roster as talented as this one, but it's still something to put in your back pocket, as the summer season grows closer. Today, WFNY's Jim Pete and Mike Hattery dive into a few of these conversations, discussing the fantastic bullpen, the suddenly thin-ish rotation, and of course, how the Indians are handling Yandy Diaz, and what and how they're presenting his talent to the public. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play YouTube Here's the line-up: The bullpen is elite, the rotation is really good. All things considered, how good are they? Can the bullpen and rotation carry the team if the offense struggles for long stretches because the American League just sucks...and Mike isn't chatty. The Nick Goody experiment Goody as a high leverage reliever at some point? Yeah, we have to talk about Yandy Diaz. They sent him down to work on multiple positions and get every day at bats, and they brought him up to be a utility...super. We recorded this podcast on Sunday...so we have predictive powers. Mike is offended...OFFENDED...about the 25th man usage. The Michael Martinez defense How to use Yandy, and get him at bats Protecting Kipnis and Brantley Left-handed pitching, and why it's killing us right now, and why it won't always be that way There are natural factors which cause us to struggle against lefties when Encarnacion and Guyer are struggling Yandy Diaz ISN'T A CONTROL ISSUE... Cody Allen and Andrew Miller Has Andrew Miller become the "Corey Kluber" of the bullpen, lifting the rest of the pen? Fun bullpen usage Rotation depth worries? Salazar's a risk, can't punt Bauer, Tomlin is always a concern, and Triple A pitchers are struggling Clevinger is a five-and-fly dude A way too early talk about trading for a starter...because Cooney and Frias There likely is enough talent in the rotation and beyond, to compensate Cost of a starter, could be a worry, unless the market is flooding Minor League talk: Worried about the Indians overall depth? Loving Thomas Pannone There's some really good talent, but there's a gap between the now guys, and the then guys players taking a step back Logan Ice...a catcher to keep any eye on? Richie Shaffer...will he ever play in the big leagues? Will Naquin never make it back to the Indians Somehow, we talk about Chisenhall again

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Andrew Zelman has been running Cleveland Scene Magazine for three-going-on-four years. We sat down and discussed what it's like to run a newspaper and media company in 2017. We also discussed a lot of Cleveland sports topics, which happens to be one of Andrew's biggest passions. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Here's what else we discussed: Local news in 2017 Social media and the news environment Journalism as a loss leader Running an events company The Browns and struggling to like the NFL The Cavaliers, Super-Teams and whether it's bad for the NBA Andrew getting blocked by Trevor Bauer

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The boys from EHC are doing some game recap podcasts to boost up the Tribe talk at WFNY. Here's their latest from the May 7, 2017 victory over the Royals. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play The Cleveland Indians 1-0, one-hit victory over the Kansas City Royals gave the Indians another series victory, and left the Tribe 1 1/2 games ahead of the second-place Minnesota Twins in the A.L. Central. At 17-13, the Indians have still left a lot on the table, but while they aren't anywhere near their peak performance, you can see the type of trouble they are going to cause teams all year long. Take this weekend series. The Indians were throwing their 3-4-6 starters at the Royals in Danny Salazar, Josh Tomlin, and Mike Clevinger, and were still able to take two out of three while only scoring five weekend runs against the struggling Royals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Daryl Ruiter has been covering Cleveland sports for the better part of 20 years. We talked about a host of topics covering sports media, social media, and the Cleveland Browns draft. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Here's what else we discussed: Myles Garrett was picked, but how much credit do the Browns get for taking him? The Browns front office and whether it would give you pause How has the sports media market changed in the last 20 years? Learning how to cover sports with social media The Cleveland Browns dysfunction Jimmy Haslam and how he needs to hold on Sashi Brown, Hue Jackson and keeping things together Judging Cleveland Browns things too early

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Craig caught up with Dave for a chat about the Cavaliers' Game 1 defeat of the Raptors. After discussing that game for just a bit, Dave and Craig jumped right into the Browns' controversial draft pick, Caleb Brantley. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play LeBron James drinks a beer J.R. Smith enjoys it The Cavaliers' reserve lineup suffers The Cleveland Browns drafting Caleb Brantley Setting up an impossible test Sashi Brown and the coaching staff

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Dan Harrington is a relatively new member of WFNY. He made his podcast debut by bringing Fred McLeod to the WFNY Podcast. Now he and Brennan from The Point After will be delivering The Sunday Sermon. See the breakdown of topics by time below. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Intro/Tebow check-in 00:25-05:20 NFL Draft/Kevin Love trade rumors 05:21-12:00 Joe Thomas' memory loss and Brennan's girl problems 12:01-15:00 ESPN Layoffs 15:01-18:30 Politics 18:31-18:53 NBA/NHL Playoffs, Dan gets offended and talks about how he can't skate 18:54-31:57 MANsplaining ($400,000 coke mules, Obama $400,000 speech, enlisted military and bloggers are two worst jobs in America, Caitlyn Jenner says she knew OJ did it) 31:58-39:52 Ryan Leaf says he wasn't meant to be a pro QB 39:53-40:36 Pat Riley letter to LeBron 40:37-46:00 Ezekiel Elliot's mom has fire tweet/Alabama is North Korea of the U.S. 46:01-48:05 Self critique 48:06-48:53 Health and fitness and Dan is basically Tiger Woods 48:54-50:49 America, give us some content/Closing 50:51-51:54 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I wouldn't have been excited for the Browns to select Deshone Kizer first overall in the 2017 NFL Draft. However, of all the QBs that came out, he was one that I was most excited for, especially now that we know he could be had in the second round. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Reconciling Deshone Kizer's final season at Notre Dame Putting the prospects of Kizer in perspective Not having a savior complex with Kizer Comparing Kizer to the other QB draft picks Mitchell Trubisky Deshaun Watson Patrick Mahomes

Comparing Kizer to the Browns' QB depth chart Cody Kessler Brock Osweiler Kevin Hogan

Could Kizer become the Browns' long-term QB

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The Cleveland Browns did a lot on Thursday night of the 2017 NFL Draft. Craig breaks it all down from the highs to the lows and wondering what could and should have been. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Are the Browns tied to Deshaun Watson now? The Browns trading down and whether it's defensible Planning for the future and planning for today Jabrill Peppers and what kind of prospect he is The quarterback position Where would RG3 be on the current depth chart Deshone Kizer? Jimmy Garoppolo? AJ McCarron?

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Most people know Holden Laurence from his gig playing guitar for The Modern Electric. He's been busy, however, working on his album and it's ready for release. He sat down with Craig to discuss the making of the album, his process for writing and creativity and much more. Because Holden is a giant sports fan as well, we discussed some sports at the end. Make sure you stick around to the end to hear one of the first three singles off the album, "Cover Me in Roses." Check out the album: BandCamp Spotify Amazon Also, follow Holden Laurence on Twitter. Of course, if you like WFNY or the WFNY Podcast, you can help us out! We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shifting gears a bit compared to our normal guests, we had the chance to speak with Elliot Gerard, the artist behind the imagery used in LeBron James' "Zero Dark Thirty-23" Instagram post heading into this year's playoffs. Since the upload, the piece has earned 800,000 likes, drawn 19,500 comments, and has become the Twitter avatar for countless Cavaliers fans. Elliot and I discussed his background, the idea behind the piece, his partnership with another artist to make the entire concept come to life, and the future of NBA and art culture as it continues to overlap more and more. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Please head over to WaitingForNextYear.com to see comments from his partner for the piece in addition to other pieces of his work. Please subscribe to the Waiting For Next Year podcast on iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play. Comment, leave a review, tell your friends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The what sports boys? The Friday Fumble crew is back...in a way. Dave has found himself in a rented office trying to piece together the shattered Browns podcast he once had. He gets in touch with some old friends to not only get his show back on the podcast network, but also provide some of the best draft analysis that you will ever get. Dave is joined by Dylan, Yazan, Anthony Disgustini, Lucious Debris and of course Pal Alan to get you ready for this Thursday's draft. We get takes from each person on: Who will we take at pick 1? Who will we take at pick 2? Will we trade for Jimmy Garaffalo? Will Jimmy Haslem Intervene? Who is the most Ron Dayne like player in the draft? Who is your sleeper pick? Who will we take at pick 187? So listen up to be the most informed person at the office/factory with this fact packed episode of the Browns Friday Fumble, right here on WFNY Corporate SUIT stuff below! We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The boys from EHC are here and they're doing some game recap podcasts. The first is a reaction to the Indians' loss to the Astros to lead off their homestand. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The EHC boys are back and they're talking about - what else? - the Cleveland Indians. They discuss the week that was, including talk about Francisco Lindor's monumental offer that was turned down. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Ohio City Burrito is fantastic Great Lakes Brewery’s Hop Madness is insanely good, and will Conway’s Irish Ale eventually be a forever beer? So, the Indians offered Lindor a historic deal So, Lindor said no, but the Indians will sign Lindor. It’s done. Lindor, generational money, New Balance, and betting on Frankie 12-year, $200 million deal? Burke’s perennial podcast shoutout Face of the Franchise Does it actually make sense to give Lindor most of that Trout deal? The offensive core of the Indians are Lindor and Ramirez Gravy is so good…right Michael Brantley? Chisenhall, Jackson, Guyer and Almonte provide so much value Can the outfield keep Greg Allen and Bradley Zimmer in the minors until September? Kipnis in the six-hole Jose Ramirez could make $100 million less than Francisco Lindor over the life of his contract, but put up nearly the same numbers, or better? Minor League chatter including Bobby Bradley, Bradley Zimmer, Greg Allen, Tristan McKenzie, and Thomas Pannone.

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The Cleveland Cavaliers pulled off one of the most epic First Round victories in the history of the NBA Playoffs. Chris Clem of Chris Clem's Cavs Cast jumped on the line to help me discuss it. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play How does Larry Bird keep a job? LeBron shooting game-deciding free throws Wispy Indiana moustaches Ty Lue is the actual opposite of David Blatt Lance Stephenson isn't good Paul George is good Paul George is so very gone from Indiana Wal-Mart brands and Paul Pierce

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This is not a solo podcast. Craig and Dave attended Game 2 as the Cavaliers attempted to #DefendTheLand and succeeded. There were a lot of revelations and a lot of fun, despite the tight score at the end. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Here's what else was discussed: Iman Shumpert made Craig look like an idiot J.R. Smith hurts his left hamstring Team defense on Paul George Lance Stephenson was made to look like a fool Craig and Dave mock themselves and troll Kendrick Lamar simultaneously People watching with Craig and Dave NBA in-game entertainment What about the halftime show? The obviously planted t-shirt guy How many cannons do the Cavaliers have? The Laws of the Land?

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Dan Harrington caught up with Fred McLeod after the Cavaliers' Game 1 victory over the Pacers. They discussed how it all went down and what kinds of changes the Cavaliers and Pacers might make going forward in the series. They also discuss the long NBA season, player rest, and the differences between a regular season performance and a playoff performance. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Cavaliers could have started the 2017 NBA Playoffs better in a lot of ways, but they got the win. Whenever you can win in the playoffs, that's obviously all that matters. However, we break things down further than that because we don't know what else to do. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play - Forcing the ball out of Paul George's hands - Letting C.J. Miles try and beat you - Cavaliers reserves who contributed - Cavaliers reserves who didn't get off the bench (Shump) - Does a win concern you even if it's a win? - What will the adjustments be for the Cavaliers heading into Game 2? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave Sterling had to spike his latest HSB podcast because of some reason or another. That's the bad news. The good news is that Dave and Craig were able to catch up and do a podcast on Good Friday. We hope this podcast finds you well on this holiday weekend and if you need a distraction from family or a way to get from point A to point B, there's only one tiny curse word in this one by Dave way close to the end. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Here's what else we discussed: Dave gives his predictions for every team in 30 seconds The Cavaliers and their first round matchup with the Pacers Dan Gilbert going Bill Belichick and cutting LeBron for "diminishing skills" The Cleveland Browns being a pity case in the NFL Stadium financing and the NFL siphoning money out of local governments

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The EHC podcast is back talking about early-season Indians. Jim Pete and Mike Hattery don't know everything, but they know a lot and fill the rest in with opinion. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play The Francisco Lindor power surge could take him to the next level Jose Ramirez and Frankie Lindor have impressive bathead control (barreling for those that care!) A Lindor deal, and the ridiculousness that it could reach, if you let your head wander Edwin Encarnacion is struggling with K%, and it may be more than just an April problem, but still really early Let's hug Yan Gomes, he needs it Overreaction Theater with Corey Kluber Cy Young arsenal for Carlos Carrasco How did Carrasco turn it around? Bauer vs. Salazar--Is Bauer more stable on the mound? JRam's elite defense at second, and how this year could be a pre-cursor for next year and beyond Naquin sent down...Almonte stays up, and it's the right move! FOLLOW @KVNBSBL!!!

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Will Burge joins the podcast to discuss everything that's happening in Cleveland sports right now. He also had a big announcement of his new show on the iHeart App. He'll be doing two hours a day covering sports, pop culture and doing interviews. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Here's what we discussed: Is there a lack of excitement about the 2017 NFL draft? How "can't miss" is Myles Garrett? Comparing Garrett to Kyrie Irving Francisco Lindor could be the best Cleveland Indians player ever Comparing Lindor to Manny Ramirez, Albert Belle, and Victor Martinez Cavaliers getting ready for the playoffs Can anyone beat the Cavs in the East? Stipe Miocic defending the title against Junior Dos Santos

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Brian Spaeth has been a fixture on the WFNY Podcast over the years, but not recently. He joins the show to talk about the regular-season Cavaliers and what it's been like to watch them after a championship. In addition, we talk a little bit about movies and the upcoming Furious 8, titled The Fate of the Furious. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play - Brian discusses his own personal "chill mode" - Red Sox fans warned us about following up a "first championship" - The East and how it still isn't all that scary - Who remembers any of the Cavaliers' records during the regular season - Fast and Furious without the ghost of Paul Walker - Trying a first movie completely without Paul Walker - Fast and Furious as big-budget spy movies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Though a busy man, we were fortunate enough to have Richard Jefferson peel off some time to jump on the WFNY podcast this week. The Cleveland Cavaliers are fresh of their beat down of the Boston Celtics, but we wanted to try and cover as much information as possible, including the “Road Trippin’” podcast, Richard’s ability to stay in shape, and his multi-year battle with asthma. Please support the website and podcast with Patreon. - Cavs-Celtics and what it meant - “Road Trippin” experience - What was the impetus for the pod? - UNINTERRUPTED and the ability for athletes to get stories out - Competition and Draymond Green - Is media in Richard’s future? - Richard’s physical condition and his battle with asthma - The goals of Richard’s conversations with Boston Scientific - The struggle was real - Richard’s future in the league - The stress in achieving a championship - Richard Jefferson vs. Vince Carter vs. Father Time - The Championship Parade - National Championship Games - National Championships vs. NBA Championships - Regular season vs. The Playoffs and enjoying the process Huge thank you to Richard for taking the time. Visit BTforAsthma.com for more on Richard’s journey through combating asthma and how to deal with similar issues. After you subscribe to WFNY’s podcast, make sure to subscribe to Road Trippin’ as well. It’s well worth your time. Oh—and if anyone knows why Richard won’t watch National Championship games, please feel free to share in the comments. Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Craig used to be a Browns-first kind of Cleveland sports fan. Now, considering the current status of all three teams it's absolutely impossible to even pretend the Browns are top of mind. For the longest time, Craig would have made the case that the Browns were most likely to achieve success. Now, that antiquated position looks like a joke. We discuss all three teams considering their current statuses and what it means for their place in the Cleveland sports zeitgeist. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Also discussed on this episode? S-Town the podcast and the Netflix TV show Travelers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan Labbe of Cleveland.com has been a friend of WFNY for a very long time. It's been a lot of fun for us to watch him rise in the ranks of Cleveland sports media over the years. So now we get to call one of the premier Cleveland Browns reporters and columnists a long-time friend of our site! Pretty cool stuff. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Here's what we discussed on the podcast. Covering the Browns and how to plan strategy Job security and the Browns Distractions and how they're not all created equally Josh Gordon versus Johnny Manziel Wide receivers and being mercenaries Sashi Brown and what he said about Josh Gordon Terrelle Pryor, Kenny Britt and Sashi Brown's statements Trying to compare Terrelle Pryor to Ricky Davis The uniforms and the repudiation of Alec Scheiner Detaching the fan from the reporting gig The lifestyle of reporting on the Browns How do you pull off covering the Browns with so many teammates? Embracing new technologies and experimenting in coverage The Haslam family voting for the Raiders to move Cashing in on the moves and taking risks Stadiums and government and finances

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We're beyond pleased to have Will Gibson back in the fold, if only for a podcast episode with Scott Sargent hosting. Will spent some quality time with WFNY before heading to Philadelphia to pursue the next step in his career and we've missed him ever since.This episode is a long one, but we cover a ton of information and I promise that we keep it moving. Due to all of the topics, I've timestamped them for you below in the event you wish to give certain ones the old Dave Sterling. We're on Patreon and you can support us! - Will’s move to Philadelphia - Philadelphia residents and their treatment of out-of-towners - Shampoo. - WrestleMania 33 and feelings about the card - “Wrestling isn’t wrestling” - The WWE, and the current landscape of wrestling fandom - The Roman Reigns conundrum - Match-by-match breakdown of the WrestleMania card - Smackdown women’s title (18:15) - Cruiserweight title (23:00) - Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal (24:30) - Shane McMahon vs AJ Styles (31:30) - John Cena/Nikki Bella vs The Miz/Maryse (37:00) - Roman Reigns vs The Undertaker (42:00) - Triple H vs Seth Rollins (47:00) - Biggest omission from an actual match? (53:00) - Chris Jericho vs Kevin Owens (55:00) - RAW Tag-team title (1:01:30) - Who will be a surprise guest? (1:04:00) - Dean Ambrose vs Baron Corbin (1:08:00) - RAW women’s title (1:12:00) - Bray Wyatt vs Randy Orton (1:17:00) - Brock Lesnar vs Goldberg (1:21:00) - The RAW After WrestleMania (1:24:00) - Role of The New Day (1:26:30) - Where you can find Will’s work - Will getting stuck in an elevator - Will making friends with “Rodney” in said elevator Huge thank you to Will. You should follow him on Twitter as well as subscribing, sharing and commenting on our podcast feeds at all the various locations. Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hot Sports Boys are back and we've got a lot of stuff to talk about. We take on the topic of pre-seasons, training camps and everything else that happens before the games actually start to count. If you don't like what we've got to say, or you do, make sure you @ us on twitter @fridayfumble. We get some steaming hot takes from Yaz who is mad about all sorts of things. Later, Dylan and Dave rant about the state of advertising these days. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

About a year since her last appearance on the WFNY podcast, Jessica Forrester returns! We talk Colin Kaepernick, Indians attendance and a whole lot about Cleveland brunch! We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Colin Kaepernick and his kneeling The National Anthem is a personal choice Comparing RG3 to Colin Kaepernick Jimmy Garoppolo and what he's worth What's Jimmy Garoppolo worth? Feeling frustration in the Browns season? Josh Cribbs memories What percentage chance is there the Browns would trade the pick? Indians games this summer with boosted attendance Cleveland's restaurant bubble and collapse Barrio Brunch on Sunday mornings Sterle's music brunch Urban Farmer at the Weston Avoiding the brunch buffet Astoria Cleveland brunch Flying Fig at West 25th and Market Helmet nachos at Progressive Field

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Chad Zumock moved to Los Angeles recently, but happened to be in town this week so we caught up. I always enjoy talking to Chad because you never know exactly where the conversation is going to go. We talked about a lot of sports and even a bit about growing up, and maturing. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I've gotten to know Zac Jackson over the past few years because I help out a bit with the A to Z Podcast. He's recently made a big career move departing Pro Football Talk for up-start site The Athletic Cleveland. It was fun to sit down and talk to Zac about his history covering the Browns, the ways in which he thinks it makes sense to shape his coverage, and also the moment in his history when the Browns broke him. It was a hysterical story and I hope you'll leave feedback as to when the Browns broke you. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin Kleps has one of the more interesting beats in Cleveland sports media. He writes for Cleveland Crain's business, so he's not tasked with game stories or every roster transaction. Instead he picks his spots and covers a somewhat unique beat at the crossroads of sports and business. Here's his bio from the paper and feel free to follow him on Twitter. Kevin Kleps joined Crain's in January 2013 as assistant editor. Before joining Crain's, Kevin was the assistant sports editor at The News-Herald for 13 years and a sports writer at The Meadville Tribune for four years. A native of Erie, Pa., he earned his bachelor's degree in speech communications from Edinboro University. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Sports business reporting for Crain's Cleveland business Jobu_lives and the good side of Twitter Jason Kipnis' shoulder How important is it for the Indians to go back to back in the playoffs? Indians attendance talk How much of the Indians success in 2016 was a confluence of factors? Do the Indians make the Andrew Miller trade? Indians were in on Bautista as well as Encarnacion Mark Shapiro being risk averse Terry Francona getting credit for some of Andrew Miller Will Cleveland ever step up to a sports team owner? Cavaliers and The Q stadium funding Getting the All-Star game The Q deal was negotiated before it got to the public The Browns are at a crossroads The die-hard Browns fans are even jumping off the bandwagon now

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The boys of EHC do the most comprehensive Indians talk available anywhere. They do it right here on the WFNY podcast. Jim Pete, Mike Hattery and Jeff Nomina got together and discussed everything that concerns Indians fans everywhere. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Here's what they talked about more specifically... Strategy while Kipnis is out at second base Michael Brantley starting to play real games Cody Anderson being out for the season Lonnie Chisenhall at third base? Yandy at third base? Is Michael Martinez actually good at defense? Carlos Santana and the Indians' willingness to try him at spots If there's ever a topic that you want the EHC boys to tackle, you can hit Jim and Mike up on Twitter. (Jeff doesn't listen to his fans.) Jim Pete Twitter Mike Hattery Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The HSBs are back, and we are tackling another big topic. We look at all the major sports, and how the rules are kept. Who is in charge of them and what do they do to enforce them? We look into the little nuances of every system and pick our favorites. Don't like our opinion? Tell us about it on twitter @FridayFumble We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I reached out to Aaron Goldhammer to come on the WFNY Podcast to talk about his career in Cleveland sports media. Hammer has always been the "young guy," the "new guy," the guy who "isn't from here," and all of a sudden he's been here quite a long time. We discuss all of that and how he and ESPN Cleveland have gotten to where they are in the media environment that exists today. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Here's what else we discussed. Handling adversity and going viral for the wrong reasons Being around when Good Karma purchased WKNR Deciding to be authentic on the air for good and for bad What's a typical work week like off the air? What does it take to prepare and do RBS? Radio influences Being in town for the Cavaliers championship and the Indians World Series Much more I had a bunch of interview questions written down, but as it turned out, the conversation just flowed how it flowed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TD is a WFNY graduate and whenever we get a chance to talk to him, you know the takes are going to be solid. He's an old-school radio kind of guy and he knows how to discuss sports like the best sports talkers we knew growing up in Cleveland. This time we've got plenty to discuss including Jason Kipnis' shoulder, Terrelle Pryor, and of course TD's favorite time of year being March Madness. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Kipnis and how the Indians report injuries Michael Brantley and the ghost of Grady Sizemore How do the Indians compare to other MLB teams in terms of transparency? Comparing the Indians to the larger markets The Indians handling of the Chris Perez drug shipment Do the Indians downplay their injuries? Spring training games are pointless for a veteran like Kipnis The Kipnis injury domino effect and who we could see. Yandy Diaz? Anyone but Michael Martinez Going back to Game 7 Terrelle Pryor and what the hell happened Browns sign Kenny Britt to same deal The Browns process and how to win in free agency Browns seats and the Cowboys debacle The Browns and not having a real quarterback Getting Jimmy Garoppolo TD loves Deshaun Watson Craig loves DeShone Kizer The Browns trading for Brock Osweiler Removing Kizer from the stink of Notre Dame's awful season TD doesn't want Mitchell Trubisky The Browns fan wanting to draft Buckeyes Sashi Brown and Depodesta doing something unique to the NFL NCAA picks with TD Only six or seven teams that can win it all Kentucky gets screwed Arizona having an easy path in the West Wichita State is criminally underseeded Middle Tennessee State as a Cinderella Florida might be overrated TD discusses his own team, Kansas

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The Indians spring is almost halfway over, and while there isn't much to talk about, two shoulders are at the top of the worry list. With Michael Brantley still recovering from a 2015 injury, Jason Kipnis has quietly been on the shelf for most of Spring Training with shoulder ailments of his own. Mike Hattery and Jim Pete take a way-to-deep look at the shoulder, and what this could mean for Kipnis in 2017. The EHC boys also discuss Yandy Diaz, and why he should make the roster, groin or no groin. They gaze at the almost surreal swing changes that Bradley Zimmer has undergone, and ponder long-term deals for Jose Ramirez and Francisco Lindor. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play YouTube The proverbial Jeff Nomina discussion...and excuses Jason Kipnis and the "minor" shoulder injury Mike doesn't ease Jim's mind on precautionary shoulder injuries A sneaky bad Indians spring If it's more than precautionary, the Indians have alternatives that are Major League ready There's smoke with shoulder injuries, we just hope there isn't fire Bradley Zimmer's swing changes He's always had good power, but does this change his ceiling? Small sample sizes don't make a career Is Zimmer's swing repeatable? If Zimmer cuts his K% to 25% or better, is he a top 20 prospect? These are tough changes to make at an advanced level The Indians have been giving their young guys a chance, and they've been performing Yandy Diaz needs to be on the roster, groin or no groin Diaz gets four games a week if he's a utility Yandy's only mystery is how good he is defensively in the outfield Long term deal for Lindor and JRam? "Hollywood" Lindor WBC rants Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Indians' starting rotation is considered by many to be the engine of the team, anchored by former Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber. With fellow ace Carlos Carrasco, and potential future aces is Danny Salazar and Trevor Bauer, the top end of this staff can match up with anyone. The fact that playoff hero Josh Tomlin is considered by many to be a footnote to the "thunderarms" ahead of him really says it all. With the staff back and healthy after Carrasco and Salazar missed substantial crunch time (discounting brief Salazar sightings), some are saying that the starting five are as good a rotation as there is in all of baseball. WFNY's Mike Hattery and Jim Pete take a look at why this rotation is so good, and why there is still cause for concern. They also take a look at the Columbus rotation, Mike Clevinger, and why Cody Anderson's UCL injury is giving them nightmares. Catch up on the positional previews: Catcher | First Base | Second Base | Third Base | Shortstop | Outfield We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play YouTube Conways Cody Anderson is shut downs, and Jim has rotation angst The rotation is the third best unit on the team The Big Three Can Carlos Carrasco overtake Kluber as the top arm Danny Salazar is the puzzle piece...dependent on control How will that 10-day DL and bullpen balance the usage of the rotation, especially with Kluber's innings in 2016, and Salazar's injury issues? Saving Andrew Miller for the playoffs How many innings do you expect from Danny Salazar? Salazar is a playoff, four-inning weapon Kluber has grooved into awesome The Trevor Bauer experiment...when does it stop being an experiment? Outing teammates political views, and how Trevor Bauer could give a shit less Bauer made the transition to a ground ball pitcher in 2016 Supplemental depth vs. long-term rotation depth Why didn't the Indians sign a lottery ticket who could fit into the rotation long-term, if needed? Doug Fister To be high on Clevinger, or not to be, but he is a high upside guy...without command Can Clevinger figure out control this late in the game? How elite is this rotation...really? Rotational dominoes, and how Kluber and Carrasco and affect the rest Oh yeah...Callaway! Will a healthy rotation mean 100 wins? A Jason Donald reference? Are we heading to a situation where we don't have a rotation or a bullpen, but just pitchers Love it or hate it, but the Indians are at the forefront of specialized baseball I plug Mike, and Mike plugs me, and we both plug Adam Burke...and screw Jeff...putting his family ahead of us..it's just not right Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We will put the Terrelle Pryor thing to rest soon, but it's still very fresh at this moment. The Cleveland Browns had an offer for Pryor. Free agency opened, that offer disappeared and the end result is the Browns lost Pryor, Pryor didn't make much money, and I think everyone lost in the end. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Have the Browns' habits regarding their own free agents started to become a trend in just two years with Mitchell Schwartz and now Terrelle Pryor? Should the Browns have handled their business differently? Should Terrelle Pryor fire his agent? Did Terrelle Pryor really want to be in Cleveland or not? We talk about that from all angles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been a frustrating week on the podcast, but things are looking up. There's finally some Browns conversation to be had. The Cleveland Browns reportedly make a "monster" deal with Joel Bitonio. The Browns reportedly pay Kenny Britt somewhere around $8 million a year for four years. The Browns reportedly still haven't locked up Terrelle Pryor. We try to make sense of all this and figure out when the Browns regime lost the benefit of the doubt. We also talk about if failing to bring back Terrelle Pryor will continue to keep them from earning that benefit of the doubt. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Raab has followed up his book, The Whore of Akron with a championship book called You're Welcome Cleveland. I put out a call to see if he would come on the podcast and Scott was willing. We are forever indebted to Scott for the weekly appearances he made on the WFNY Podcast and it's always great to catch up. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Here's what else we talked about. You're Welcome Cleveland Are you still feeling the championship love? How long will the championship feeling last? Channing Frye and Richard Jefferson talking about the difference between the regular season and the playoffs LeBron saying he's addicted to the process Waking up and not liking football Expecting pro athletes not to feel real life Kyrie Irving flat earth and JR Smith When athletes and celebs go direct to the fans, what role does media have Figuring out how to add value in 2017 What's left of the newspaper? When was the last time you knowingly clicked on an ad? When will we talk about the death of radio? The Browns and trading down Finding talent period What's the difficult thing to do as the HBT? Who would we take instead? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave, Dylan and Yazan are back to tackle another big topic and attack it from ALL ANGLES! We talk about How all of the major sports expand and relocate their teams. And don't worry, we didn't leave your favorite sport out unless it is one of those weird European ones! And if you think we got something wrong, tweet at us @FridayFumble. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sportsyelling is one of the best follows on Twitter and she is nice enough to talk to us on the podcast. It's Indians season, so it's about that time. We obviously discuss Edwin Encarnacion, Andrew Miller and a whole lot more. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Subway oven roasted chicken is only like 53.6% chicken?! Americans have fewer TVs than they did in 2009 Trusting a person who doesn't watch tv Kids sneaking up on you during Black Mirror when they're supposed to be sleeping Where were you when the Indians signed Edwin Encarnacion? Missing out on Curt Schilling and Randy Johnson The desperation of the Mark Shapiro era Team Abraham Almonte Chisenhall and being patient Up or down on fairweather fans Eric Church and Maroon 5 U2 and Billy Joel Is this the best pre-season Cleveland feeling?

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The Cleveland Indians have not only reported, they're playing spring training games. It's a great time to try and put into perspective just how exciting the anticipation is for this year's Cleveland Indians team. Does it rival the best teams of the 90's that we remember? Is it as good as the anticipation for 2008 after the Indians' deep run? Obviously we hope it turns out better than 2008, but I make the case that while nothing is guaranteed, this might be the best chance at repeat playoff appearances at least since the 90's and maybe it's even better. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play In addition to the Indians, I discussed the 2017 NFL draft, the Browns analysis of Jimmy Garoppolo and the idea of NFL draft experts doing press conferences for other media and creating headlines. Lasty, I discussed the disconnect between the Oscars and the actual box office receipts of the most popular movies of every year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave Sterling and Andrew Schnitkey are talking Cavaliers mostly. But before they do, they spend some time attacking Craig. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Throwing Craig under the bus over Hello Fresh. Andrew is a flat-earther Dave is also a flat-earther Nervous about games that have already been played. Richard Jefferson’s two big Christmas dunks Cavs trade scenarios. And finally, Dave and Andrew talk about The Americans!

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It's been a bit since I spoke to Mike from Bottlegate on the podcast. He comes back to discuss the sports media landscape, the Cleveland Cavaliers at the trade deadline and the Cleveland Browns draft situation. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play YouTube The grind of running a sports blog Bottlegate's celebration video and the need to keep doing it Sports content on social media and skipping the blog altogether Where sports blogging goes next What does the biggest independent site Who's the best Cleveland Browns reporter? How does The Athletic work? Does Bottlegate make any money? Do the Cavaliers need to do make a move at the trade deadline? Carmelo Anthony and whether he makes the Cavaliers better J.J. Hickson and the idea of players being their best in Cleveland Did LeBron want the Cavaliers to keep Delly Not being able to talk about the Cleveland Indians all that much Should Andrew Miller pitch in the WBC? Kyrie and the Olympics Luol Deng played with the Cavaliers Paul Kruger and who was leading the front office Do the Browns want to trade for Jimmy G? Middle linebacker is a huge need How do you feel about the Browns' front office? The NFL prolonged our agony Enough of the trade downs and just draft the guy! trading for Jimmy Garoppolo formulating a qb plan

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There aren't many question marks when you take into account the Cleveland Indians' roster. While the infield is as locked as any in Major League Baseball, the outfield still has some potential for turmoil. Will Michael Brantley be healthy at any point in 2017? Can Tyler Naquin continue his big rookie campaign? Is the Lonnie Chisenhall/Brandon Guyer (Guyer-Hall? ChisGuy?) platoon in right the anchor of the outfield? Is Abraham Almonte the most pivotal outfielder? Can Austin Jackson make the roster? Will Yandy Diaz make the team out of camp? What about Greg Allen and Bradley Zimmer? WFNY's Mike Hattery and Jim Pete dive into the complex discussion in today's EHC podcast. Catch up on the positional previews: Catcher | First Base | Second Base | Third Base | Shortstop We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play YouTube Hattery continues his full court press to get Conway's Irish Ale on the full-time menu @GLBC_Cleveland. Jim makes a case for @aviatorbrew in Raleigh, NC to do the same with McGritty's There are a lot of solid players out there, and a ton of depth Are the Indians looking at the low salary guys in the OF as a way to counterbalance their high-cost players elsewhere? Terry Francona and his slow burn Spring Training, that won't end at the beginning of April Francona is really good at finding the right guys at the right time 9-man outfield, with a sweeper Will Lindor play rover? Will Michael Brantley even be a factor in 2017, and Brantley hot takes ensue... Santana in left field? No...no...that's not our #hottake The Chisenhall and Guyer platoon, with both being discussed as potential center field options Chisenhall's short leash, and how Tyler Naquin could mean the end for Lonnie The center field mystery: Naquin? Almonte? Austin Jackson? Yandy Diaz? Greg Allen? Bradley Zimmer? The Indians and a roster that is massively flexible Allen/Naquin...Almonte/Diaz...Guyer/Chisenhall...platoon city? The over/under on the outfield, and Jim goes insane...and I even give Nomina credit Diaz/Allen/Zimmer...who gets the most? Is Zimmer the better side of the baseball mirror with Tyler Naquin? How much can Jim and Mike undersell Zimmer? Greg Allen brings a skill to the table that nobody else in the outfield has...and that's straight up defense Drew Stubbs comps? Grady Sizemore help...helping Zimmer, Naquin and Allen All in on Greg Allen Good breaks, but can't make reads? #hottake #idiocy The Indians pitching sets up well, both in the rotation an the pen, to have their best defenders in the infield We don't have Collin Cowgill...we have Austin Jackson #upgrade

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I covered this on Friday in my WWW, but I needed to talk it out some more. I won't be disappointed if the Browns stand pat and just take Myles Garrett, but I've been thinking a lot about strategy versus practitioners. A lot of the reasoning for not trading down is due to the Browns under previous management making bad selections. How much should that stinging history impact our analysis of existing scenarios and options? In essence, if you have bad management, that doesn't negate good strategy even if they botch it. Also, I discuss Demarcus Cousins getting traded away from Sacramento for nothing. Kyrie Irving and LeBron James represented Cleveland in the All-Star game, nothing really happened, and that's alright. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave, Dylan and Yaz are back for this week's episode of the Hot Sports Boys! We're skipping the hot takes and talking about important sports topics. After the ending of the Super Bowl we all have some strong feelings about overtime. We break down various sports overtimes and pick our favorites. After that we talk about a few other things so stick around. If you love this episode, tweet at us @FridayFumble, if you hate this episode, tweet at us @FridayFumble. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher GOOGLE PLAY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Browns are basically on the clock. The Cavaliers are limping toward the All-Star break. The Indians are just beginning in Arizona. We discuss sports media, Kevin Durant vs. LeBron in terms of returning to their former cities, and much more with Will Burge of WTAM. Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Kevin Durant in Oklahoma City LeBron returning to Cleveland Media egging on fans and then criticizing them Creating news out of analysis ESPN analysts creating the news Setting an agenda on the radio for a day Aaron Goldhammer and how he runs a radio station Dan LeBatard and how his show is structured Bleacher Report and moving away from user-submitted content Bleacher Report layoffs and how they've progressed Slide shows and how they've moved to "legit" media properties Trying to figure out where the industry is going next Trying to make sense of Skip Bayless The NFL treating local media like cancer Ranking the commissioners of all pro sports leagues Roger Goodell and the Browns Did the Browns get it right this time? Not being excited for the number one pick Jimmy Garappolo and whether the Browns should get him Trading a 2018's first round pick for Jimmy Garappolo The Q renovations and greater Cleveland congregation to protest Dan Gilbert and how the renovations will get done

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Dave Sterling is back from California and we're back talking life and sports and things. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play California and an in 'n out burger next to LAX What is In 'n Out burger like? Secret menus and how bad they are Learning to fly airplanes Shake Shack coming to Cleveland B Spot vs. Flip Side Meal delivery services Planning meals for the week Charles Oakley and what happened in New York with the Knicks Sensitivity in jokes and fake news The Knicks and how New York thinks they're so great Celebrating failures of New York Hating on New York Phil Jackson and LeBron's relationship People getting emo when LeBron leaves Craig has been writing at WFNY over 21% of his life Being 20 years out of high school

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Andrew and Craig got together to talk about sports. We speak of Tom Brady, GOATs, and other things. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Hello Fresh vs. Blue Apron in a non-commercial Portion control and having perfect ingredient checks GOAT and Mount Rushmore Tom Brady vs. Peyton Manning and Aaron Rodgers Gayle Sayers vs. Emmitt Smith Trying to rank quarterbacks with the NFL being a team game Jim Kelly vs. John Elway If Peyton Manning played in New England, would he have won more Super Bowls? Ozzie Newsome and being lost to the era Bernie Kosar and loving him as a Browns fan Watching Al Bubba Baker playing basketball Watching Kenny Lofton play rock and jock LeBron James, David Griffin, Ty Lue, and their chats Ty Lue telling LeBron he needed to do more in Game 7 Frank Isola chasing his feelings Lying versus being wrong LeBron is the most powerful player in league history since Michael Jordan Does Carmelo Anthony help the Cavaliers? The Cavaliers and their "defense" LeBron James and his minutes LeBron James has changed his regular season style as well For the Cavaliers, Defense is a choice

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The EHC Podcast is proud to introduce to you an intense battle at shortstop for your Cleveland Indians! Okay, that's all a lie. This podcast is simply Jim Pete and Mike Hattery finding different and strange ways to say amazing things about Francisco Lindor, who at 22, is already creating a "once-in-a-generation" legacy, if all things remain equal. We talk Indians depth in the organization, with Jose Ramirez, Yu-Cheng Chang, Willie Castro and Ivan Castillo, and ponder Omar Vizquel's Hall of Fame run, vs. Lindor's already two stout seasons. Catch up on the positional previews: Catcher First Base Second Base Third Base We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play 1:45--Mike continues his ongoing rally to force Great Lakes Brewing to keep Conway's Irish Ale on the docket year round, and equally tries to find a friend to have a burger with. 3:00--Erik Gonzalez...the Defender of the Universe 5:15--Can we talk about Francisco Lindor as a generational player, THE superstar of this winning era for the Indians yet? 7:00--SUPERSTAR 7:45--20/20 Lindor 9:45--Five-Tool Lindor 10:35--Mike begins to amp up for an Omar Vizquel Hall of Fame fight...Jim doesn't bite... 11:42--Is Lindor already better than Omar Vizquel? 14:25--Lindor--is he the Indians version of Derek Jeter (and..the commencement of the ridiculous comps) 16:30--Improve power should push Lindor over the 7+ WAR ceiling 18:00--Lindor seems to fix his weaknesses, which ultimately enhances the rest of his game...and...he has a sweet jumper. 19:45--#JRam 20:00--Yu-Cheng Chang...and what's so special? 21:30--Chang is undervalued, Willie Castro, and Ivan Castillo 22:47--The Indians just sorta get the middle infield, and have for awhile 23:10--Does Chang profile to the corners in the infield and the outfield? 23:40--The flex-player as a market inefficiency 24:10--The Ben Zobrist model, and how the Indians and Terry Francona are set to take advantage 25:50--Omar Vizquel and the Hall of Fame...it just won't go away.. 26:40--Let's Argue...whining and moaning...and how Jeff Nomina recently had his ass handed to him (Mike paid me to say that) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the NFL season officially in the rearview mirror, we decided to waste zero time in shifting our focus to the upcoming NFL Draft. In doing so, we are very excited to have been joined by CBS Sports draft analyst Dane Brugler. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Dane is fresh off of his trip to Mobile, Alabama for the 2017 Senior Bowl. In addition to the final collegiate game of the year, we had the chance to talk about a number of other items. Covering the NFL Draft 365 days per year Players who used the Senior Bowl to elevate their draft stock The Cleveland Browns' handling of the Senior Bowl practices DeShaun Watson skipping the Senior Bowl Did Clemson's championship change Watson's draft stock? The difficulty in evaluating the quarterback position Is Myles Garrett the no-brainer No. 1 pick? Hue Jackson's role in the upcoming draft How can the Browns mess this up? What quarterbacks does Dane like more than others? Is Mitch Trubisky's height a concern? How much will draft boards fluctuate over the next few months? What positions are the deepest? How many starters should be able to be obtained by the Browns? What's the ideal scenario for the first round? The NFL Draft season in the Twitter age Follow Dane on Twitter at @dpbrugler and read his work at CBSSports.com. His 500-player, PDF NFL Draft guide can be purchased here. http://www.myfootballnews.com/product/2017-Guide Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim Pete and Mike Hattery return to continue the 2017 Positional Previews. This week, Mike and Jim get to take their victory lap, as Jose Ramirez, their muse, broke out with a team-MVP worthy season. The EHC Podcast looks at Ramirez, his 2016 season and how it projects heading into 2017. Will Jose Ramirez be the full-time third baseman, or will Yandy Diaz or Giovanny Urshela take over third base duties in part, to allow #JRam to move around the field, as he did during the first half of last season? Catch up on the positional previews: Catcher First Base Second Base We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play 2:18--Mike's Great Lakes Brewing Company protest continues: Conway's Irish Ale should be a year-round beer. 2:30--Is Great Lakes Brewing Company a craft brewery, when Jim can find it in a local beer store in Raleigh, NC? 5:15--The case for #JRam regression, and who actually trusts Ramirez, and who doesn't 6:33--#JRam and Great Expectations 9:00--The case for #JRam's continued excellence 10:00--Contact Rules All 12:00--JRam is settled at third, right? 12:50--Is #JRam's value more as a third baseman, or is it as an uber-utility player? 15:25--The fallacy of the prototypical third baseman 17:06--Ramirez vs. Altuve, are there actual similarities, disregarding the fact that one plays third, and the other plays second? 19:55--Ranting with Jim 22:14--Yandy Diaz, and where he plays in 2017 22:50--Will Diaz break camp with the Indians? 22:51--To hell with Michael Martinez 26:54--Service time for a 25-year old? 28:20--Giovanny Urshela's one second of podcast time...alright...maybe two. 29:30--Michael Brantley's role, and how it could impact Ramirez and Diaz 30:00--The plugs of the week ***Special thanks to Mike's brother-in-law, Jonathan Becker, who put together our new intro music! If anyone else is out there that wants their music to be heard, shoot me an email at pojorisin@gmail.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Nomina joins the podcast to discuss all manner of sports topics. We jumped all over the place, but we hit the Super Bowl being tired, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Cleveland Browns and even a bit about social media. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Kids saying hysterical stuff and how to deal with it Kids thinking you're laughing at you instead of with you Katy Perry and kids Kids hear stuff that we don't hear The Super Bowl and breaking it all down Dolphins fans can't root for Tom Brady Tom Brady and overcoming Roger Goodell's punishment Separating Tom Brady and Bill Belichick is impossible The Patriots aren't even fun to watch Tom Brady was at his best with Randy Moss in terms of watchability Ben Roethlisberger and how lucky he was to get in trouble before the internet The Steelers lead with their helmets in 2017 Online video and how it's changed the Super Bowl commercial game Progressive Insurance bingo card Banned commercials by GoDaddy A Dolphins fan fixes the Browns Winning the draft and the Browns The Browns won't draft guys like Johnny Manziel and Justin Gilbert You can't learn anything from the Cavaliers and their championship LeBron James complaining the Cavaliers are top-heavy LeBron either likes to create drama or whether he gets emo a couple times per year Ranking Shumpert and J.R. Smith in the NBA Selling Mike Dunleavy out down the river was really quick Team chemistry and how to build teams Universal NBA community and NBA Twitter The NBA should buy Vine MLB and video clips and embedding Will Twitter last forever? Snapchat and Miscal.ly

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We're talking about the Super Bowl and how tired a lot of the traditional pomp and circumstance has become. Why do we need a week off between the Championships and the Super Bowl? Media day doesn't yield anything interesting anymore. Super Bowl commercials don't really move the needle anymore either. Finally, it's been a big topic around these parts lately about drawing lines between politics and sports. We try hard to be wary of it at WFNY, but sometimes it's unavoidable. Any feedback? Want to make a point and have your opinion on the podcast? Send me an email. craig@waitingfornextyear.com will get it done. Also, here's how you can support the podcast even more. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LeBron James is talking loudly and with profanity about the Cleveland Cavaliers roster! The Cavaliers aren't having a good run of it in the last ten games! Our pets HEADS ARE FALLING OFF! We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Here's what we talked about... LeBron's annual freakout is upon us The Cavaliers need a backup point guard Have the Cavaliers left anything on the table in terms of the roster? NBA business and the roster inflexibility LeBron's rant and the realism of having a perfect roster How much of being top-heavy is roster construction and how much is coaching? LeBron and the way he reacts to sitting Would you complain if LeBron took two weeks off? LeBron went and worked out with Wade last year How miserable would the Cavaliers fans be if they hadn't won the title? Dion Waiters beating Miami and how nice cities are schedule losses The perfect storm that allowed Kevin Durant to go to Golden State People who want to trade Iman Shumpert How did Shumpert learn to shoot this year? Trying to figure out how much to blame Ty Lue vs. David Griffin Mo Williams and Kay Felder Felder was a vanity pick for Dan Gilbert Going back to Golden State and that drubbing The Browns and whether Ben tuned them out Not even getting mad at the Browns and marvelling at the suckitude Yards after catch and explosive plays that we don't see Cleveland Browns draft opinions Dream scenarios for the Browns in the draft Jamie Collins signing Finding a market inefficiency in the Jamie Collins signing Deshaun Watson, Mitch Trubisky and Deshone Kizer The unnecessary harshness on RG3 Trying not to get too cute and outhinking yourself. Ben's library ejection story

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It's Harv's third appearance on the podcast and his first as an in-person guest. We catch up on all the happenings of 2016 including all three teams' historic runs. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Here's what we talked about... David Modell's passing and reflecting on the Browns' move What would the reaction to the Modells be if the Browns were better? Does one win matter in a season? Browns fans' penchant for hating the media because the team is bad The Indians team without Mark Shapiro Trying to enjoy a World Series loss Trying to place Encarnacion signing in the history of the Indians The baseball hall of fame and Manny Ramirez falling short with 24% Reconciling the NBA's regular season with the playoffs

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I don't really know how I ever got to know Tom Valentino. He's been in and around the Cleveland sports scene for a long time and I feel like I've always known him on social media. He was nice enough to have me on his newish podcast, The Nail in the Coffin to talk about WFNY and Cleveland sports. You can catch up with Tom on Twitter and make sure you subscribe to his podcast for another fresh perspective on Cleveland sports. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play Here's what we talked about... Covering the Browns in a really down year Trying to name a podcast The passing of David Modell and the reaction online David Modell being a real human representative of something awful How bad the Browns were and the reaction How disastrous would a winless season be? The Cleveland Cavaliers getting blitzed by the Warriors Not upset by the loss to the Warriors The Cavaliers losing to the Warriors is a schedule loss, practically Are the Cavaliers and Warriors bad for the league? Jose Bautista and whether you like him or not Not caring about the Dolan family's finances The Cleveland Indians signing Edwin Encarnacion and rumored to be in on Bautista The Indians' financial situation with their starting pitching staff How much of the Indians' makeup has to do with Shapiro leaving? The Indians overvaluing their prospects forever and ever The Indians off-season is such a good attempt even if it doesn't work

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It's WFNY Podcast episode #579! The boys from EHC continue their Cleveland Indians position previews. Now they're moving over to second base! How long can these two go talking about Jason Kipnis? Well, it's true that the JK Kid is the most important part of the conversation regarding the Indians and second base, but Jim and Mike go much deeper into the Indians roster of players throughout the entire organization. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim Pete and Mike Hattery continue the Cleveland Indians positional previews by heading on over to first base. If you missed it, make sure you check out the one that they did on catcher. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Please enjoy the debut podcast of the Hot Sports Boys or HSB’s for short! You might remember the voices, because this is still Dave, Dylan and Yazan of the Browns Friday Fumble, but you are no longer hearing them play characters, this is just them now. On our first episode we discuss: A brief explanation of the new podcast concept. A few behind the scenes moments from the Friday Fumble Straight on Wahoo. World Series game 7 stories. Frozen Pizza Preferences. Were you mad that the Browns lost to Pittsburgh? Browns draft talk. Yaz went to OSU (for one class) Some Cavs Talk Some Soccer Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey, did you hear the Cleveland Browns hired Gregg Williams to be their next defensive coordinator? We gave you our thoughts over the last several days, but for the podcast, we turn to a man who played under Williams during his days in Washington in safety Matt Bowen. Bowen was a four-year letter winner with the Iowa Hawkeyes before heading to the NFL as a defensive back. Following his playing days, Bowen swapped his cleats for a pen a pad as he is now a journalist covering the NFL for ESPN. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play Among the items discussed: What can Browns fans expect from a Gregg Williams-led defense? What was it like playing under a man who demands accountability? What sort of impact will Williams have on both young players and veterans? How important is the scheme change? What sort of players can the Browns add in the NFL Draft to make Williams' defense more successful? You will want to read Matt's story on Williams for Bleacher Report here. He can be followed on Twitter at @MattBowen41 and his ESPN archive can be found here. Big thank you to Matt for giving us his time. We hope you enjoy this one as much as we did. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's WFNY Podcast #575! EHC is back with Jim Pete and Mike Hattery discussing Cleveland Indians position groups. Their plan is to hit them all and keep them updated as the Indians make changes. Up first, the boys discuss catchers. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the second time we've been able to have a WFNY owner's meeting podcast. Scott, Andrew and Craig jumped on the podcast to talk about some current events as well as the media environment. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play The Browns and continuity The war on the beat reporters JLC and how he reports on the Browns Does being negative hurt the reporter's ability to do their job? National beat reporters versus local beat reporters Brian Windhorst reporting on LeBron's first year back with Blatt Kyrie not being happy sharing the court with Dion Waiters Luol Deng and his tenure with the Cavaliers What is an "accurate" report? The Kevin Love reporting about his "unhappiness" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's podcast episode #573! Chris Clem is the proprietor of Chris Clem's Cavs Cast or the C4 podcast, however you wish to refer to it. Just when I was ready to dial him up the Kyle Korver news broke. Chris and I discuss that along with some other Cavaliers topics. We also discuss the war on Browns media. Producing content like this takes time and in the case of the podcast it actually costs money too. Please consider helping us out if you enjoy what we do! We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play Kyle Korver and him fitting in with the Cavaliers Delly and how well he can help a team in crunch time Delly as disruptor on defense Every old man thinks they were Delly Can you play Kyle Korver and J.R. Smith at the same time? Imagine the three-point lineup with Kyle Korver All the three-point shots for the Cavaliers Can you imagine what the fan base would be like a year ago? Does anything matter until the playoffs start? LeBron James plays for the Cavaliers The lack of the dunk in Cavaliers history Zydrunas Ilgauskas and the electric sash design Billy Joel playing Progressive Field Comparing Billy Joel to Bruce Springsteen Lionel Richie is the Lyndall family musician Hating Florida Georgia Line for ruining WWE Horror movies and Kong movies Loving the experience of going to the movies all the time Hating Browns beat reporters

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It's WFNY Podcast #572 and it marks the return of occasional host Scott Sargent and former WFNY writer Dan Parker. It took one of the greatest winning streaks in the history of the sport, but the Columbus Blue Jackets are the best team currently in the National Hockey League. With Cleveland (and national outlets) paying increased attention to the Jackets, we turned to our former CBJ beat reporter Dan Parker to discuss what, exactly, is going on down I-71 and why Cleveland fans should be paying even more attention. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play Among topics we discussed: DP's history at WFNY Rookie reporting mistakes Why this current team is so good Is it sustainable? Are they the Golden State Warriors? Chicago Cubs? Both? Neither? How much of what we're seeing is sustainable this season and beyond? How well will all of this translate to the NHL playoffs? How much is Columbus buzzing? Why should Cleveland jump aboard the bandwagon? We'd like to thank Dan for coming on. Please make sure to catch his work over at The Cannon, and follow him on Twitter @DP_Cannon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave, Dylan and Yazan recorded this episode before they went on Christmas break and had it scheduled to release today, hopefully all of the info is still up to date and accurate. They discuss the Browns 15th loss at the hands of the Chargers, have some more serious parade anger, and even get into the Cavs and Indians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did you hear that the Cleveland Indians signed one of the biggest free agents on the market to the richest deal in team history? The Indians signed Edwin Encarnacion away from the Toronto Blue Jays and there was much rejoicing for a move that many Indians fans barely wanted to consider because they didn't find it to be all that feasible. The surprising Tribe made it a reality under President Chris Antonetti. Jim Pete and Mike Hattery of EHC fame break it down for the latest episode of the WFNY Podcast. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave and Craig stuck around after their last podcast to do a special Christmas episode. We know some of you will be driving around. Others will be doing anything not to deal with your families. We're here to help. We discuss Christmas in general. Casio keyboards, hot trendy toys and all kinds of other Christmas stuff. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play

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Dave and Dylan have some thoughts about the Browns this week. They talk about the front office woes, on field issues and that DAMN PARADE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave didn't know what he was getting into when he agreed to this podcast. Craig was mad and he wasn't going to be talked down. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play Finding room in the middle to criticize the Browns and be patient What do the Browns do next? Are there any people out there who want people fired? Hue Jackson and whether he gets to keep his job How desirable is the Browns job? Hiring the GM underneath Sashi Brown? Not being able to replace the owner Being patient but also realizing that this is unacceptable garbage The Browns moving training camp to Columbus The Browns losing a home game to London Feeling bad for the Browns social media person Brands don't get to be cool and fun when they're the worst at their primary objective The Browns have to play all their games What to do with your Browns angst Dave is an anti-parade guy in reality Craig is angrier than Dave Browns fans getting together for the parade Talking about actual football Johnny Manziel was a better quarterback than RG3 Getting the ball out to the edges Hawkins and how limited he is The rookies are playing without any protection Core y Coleman vs. Michael Thomas

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Dylan, Dave and Yaz are back, and we are here to talk about the consequences of losing in Berea. We sent Yazan out to Buffalo to chat with the Ryan brothers, and we have a few thoughts on this 0-16 parade. Follow us on twitter @FridayFumble Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim Pete and Mike Hattery of Everybody Hates Cleveland bring their baseball expertise to the WFNY Podcast once again. They're talking about the Indians' outfield options, their impact on the larger MLB bullpen market, and of course free agency. You're not going to find a full hour of Tribe talk on your local sports talk radio station, but you will here! We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Al Laiman has a very interesting back-story. We've just come to know each other through the Patreon universe, but he's an author and now runs The Inciting Incident podcast. Even though it doesn't have anything to do with Cleveland sports, that's what drew us together. He's got Ohio roots and is a fan of all those teams to this day even in enemy territory in Pennsylvania. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play The Inciting Incident podcast with Al Laiman What's the Inciting Incident all about? Going after some guests and landing them Podcasts as a format for longform conversations Al has written five books From homeless to an ivy league school Just being available is half the battle The competitiveness of ivy league schools Why is there so much competition in academia? Growing up in Akron and sticking with Cleveland sports Giving up on a Browns season, but not the team Steelers fans wearing Polamalu jerseys to any other event Would Browns fans act like Steelers fans if the Browns didn't suck? How to use Patreon the best Mike Polk on the WFNY podcast Multiple books about Cleveland sports championships Waiting to believe the truth that the Cavaliers won the championship How to deal with a championship as a remote fan The NBA cultivating stars What's up next on The Inciting Incident

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Don, Devin and Cincinnati Yazan are here this week to talk you through the big win over the Eagles (WHO DEY) and get you all the info you need to know about the Clowns game coming up this week. (WHO DEY) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've long been admirer's of Terry Pluto's at WFNY. He's also been on the podcast a few times over the years. He's always been someone who appreciated what we've done and been friendly with links and references back to our work. I was elated when his publisher reached out to us and made some copies of his book available for us to give away to our audience. We're giving three copies of this book away, so please leave a comment on this post telling us your favorite Cavaliers Championship anecdote since they won the title. We'll select some random winners and try to get these books in your hands by Christmas. If you don't win a copy of the book you can buy it at the following locations: TerryPluto.com for a signed copy Gray and Company Publishers Amazon.com for a regular copy If you want to support WFNY and the WFNY Podcast, here are the ways. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play LeBron returns home Getting to write a Cleveland sports book about a championship Chris Grant trying to fill a roster after The Decision and The Letter Cleveland's complex relationship to Dan Gilbert's Letter Dan Gilbert's kitchen table meeting with LeBron in Miami Pat Riley and how he's looked since LeBron's return The Cavaliers plane ride to Golden State prior to Game 5 David Blatt and his strange run as Cavaliers coach The halo effect of the Cavaliers championship on the Indians Finally, I dragged Terry into some sad Browns talk

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Jim Pete takes the hosting reigns with Craig. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play Jimmy Haslam starting the apology tour Holding Jimmy Haslam accountable while also allowing them to tank Does Jason La Canfora hate the Browns? Jason La Canfora vs. Mark May The Browns' take on roster construction with 19 rookies Learning opportunities versus learning opportunities Draft picks and what they're actually worth Jimmy Haslam's apology tour begins Cody Kessler vs. RG3 Ohio State Buckeyes in the playoff Do you feel good about Ohio State's chances in the playoff? J.T. Barrett and his lack of chemistry on offense Ohio State and getting weapons involved What about Penn State and what they deserve? Removing the homerism, Ohio State has to be the choice regardless of Big 10 Championship The "we" in sports The New York Yankees signed Holliday for $13 million Manny Ramirez and the Indians deal he didn't sign Mike Napoli and the sleep apnea market inefficiency Eyesight market inefficiency

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Even though the Brownies don't have a game this week, Dylan, Dave and Yaz are back together to discuss the struggles of the Browns over the Bye, talk about important front office decisions and look at what desperate measures everyone in Berea is going through to get the Browns back on track. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been a slow week on the podcast, but it just got a lot better. I reached out to Will Burge of WTAM and he made some time for us to talk about Cleveland sports. We discussed public financing of stadiums, the Cleveland Browns and even the Cleveland Browns' quarterback quandary. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play Will Burge from WTAM NFL hypocrisy in how it's covered Being a left-leaning guy on a right-leaning station Public financing of stadiums One-sided relationship between sports franchises and governments Cleveland leading or following on the conversation with public funding of stadiums The Browns leaving Cleveland being leverage for all sports teams Are fans just jealous of owners' profits and wealth? What kind of civic leader will Jimmy Haslam be in the long run? Can the Browns continue to rebuild how they want with how bad they are? The idea was right, but the execution was questionable How much difference is there between going winless and winning one game? The cutting of Paul Kruger on August 29 Not re-signing Mitchell Schwartz RG3 vs. Cody Kessler Hue Jackson wants a victory so he's going to play RG3 Mitch Trubisky in the draft

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We are so sorry guys, Dylan gave us TOO MUCH notice that he would be gone for thanksgiving, so we don't have a ton of info on the Giants, but we do have a few friends checking in to with you a happy Thanksgiving. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was inevitable that once the EHC guys got acclimated to their new digs at WFNY that they'd be back to their old tricks and podcasting again. Jim Pete, Jeff Nomina and Mike Hattery discuss the Indians in the outfield, trade possibilities, Brantley's shoulder, and friend shaming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dylan, Yaz and Dave are here to guide you through the first of our "Boycott Giant Eagle" weeks of the year, and in addition to covering RGIII's road to recovery and the best places for hot yoga in Middleburg Heights, we get into some Pittsburgh history. We cover the Pittsburgh football team and then talk about the big election issues that were facing Pittsburgh last week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim Pete and I have been talking for months and we finally got together to talk some Cleveland sports. We talked Indians, Cavaliers and Browns. Jim even did the live read for Patreon! Hope you enjoy the first edition of Jim Pete on the WFNY podcast. You'll be hearing much more from him soon. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play Corey Kluber did not win the Cy Young award There were three good candidates for Cy Young in 2016 Justin Verlander finishes second to Rick Porcello Kate Upton's tweet about Justin Verlander's finish Did Boston have anything to do with Porcello's big win? Arguing regular season awards is like arguing balls and strikes Pitcher wins and its value to Cy Young Terry Francona wins the manager of the year Terry Francona revealing himself as an innovator in the ALCS Comparing Terry Francona to Mike Hargrove How did Jim Pete get here? Welcoming the EHC to WFNY The Cavaliers are now coasting until April Cavaliers chaos just a year ago and how things have changed RG3 and whether he should be the one who gets to play this season Cody Kessler and the value of reps the rest of this year Why shouldn't RG3 play some more this year? The Browns courting Tony Romo? Lol Why are people so shocked that Hue Jackson would go to Josh McCown? Cody Kessler might very well be Colt McCoy Playing "NOT IT!" with Cleveland Browns tickets The destroyed value of PSLs in Cleveland Talking about the owner and figuring out if he can keep it together The idea that the Browns would fire people this year is ludicrous Does Ray Horton deserve to be fired? The Browns have no players on defense for Horton to work with Fighting between the front office and the coaching staff over RG3 and Cody Kessler Jim Pete's final podcast rant on the Tribe and what the prospects are for a trade

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Bob Finnan covered the Cavaliers for more than 20 years. He has a new book called 100 Things Cavs Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die. Thankfully one of those things is a championship and Cavs fans can scratch that one off the list. We talked about a host of Cavaliers topics including Dajuan Wagner, Carlos Boozer, LeBron James, The Decision, and obviously The Championship. You should be able to pick up the book at local bookstores, but if you can't find it, you can grab a copy at Amazon.com. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THE BROWNS ARE BACK from their sabbatical, and coincidentally Dylan, Dave, and Yaz are also back to get you ready for this week's game. We open up the phone lines and get a fan response, and we give our bold predictions on the outcome of the game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Craig and Andrew get together for a sports podcast about sports and not about anything else. Browns and Cavs. Just sports for you. For real. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play Cowboys culture taking over Cleveland Browns Stadium Browns fans versus Cowboys fans and getting along Traveling fans and how bad they are to the locals Giving other traveling fans the business Dallas fans coming on the heels of the Cubs Browns fans as pacifists How can you be a Browns fan in 2016? NFL get Jimmy Haslam out of here How big was the tank job? What was the ceiling on the 2016 Browns coming into the year? Hue Jackson coaching the team up to play how they will when the DO have talent The differences between coaching a bad team for this year or coaching them for the future Will the pressure mount for the coaching staff to squeak out a win? Do the Browns ever deserve the benefit of the doubt? Fan pressure and how it can impact an organization for real The new normal with a boring Cavaliers regular season A season without LeBron / Cavaliers drama Forgetting about David Blatt completely David Griffin and how fortunate the Cavaliers were to have him follow up Chris Grant Cavaliers fans were very defensive of Chris Grant and his asset building model Channing Frye and what he brought to the Cavaliers Team building and how important it is as opposed to asset allocation

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On a day after an election, I wanted nothing more than to talk about sports. Yes, even if it is the Browns. There was no guest lined up today, but with the Browns sitting at 0-9 with a Thursday night game against the Ravens, I wanted to get some thoughts out there. I also tell the story of how after the Browns vs. Cowboys game I became the cell phone hero! We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TD was finally ready to talk, so we tried as best we could to put a bow on the 2016 Cleveland Indians season. We discussed what it was like to have to watch the Indians as away fans in Progressive Field. We talked about bad Cubs fans and good Cubs fans. We also talked about the Dallas Cowboys takeover of Cleveland Browns Stadium over the weekend and how painful that was. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play The Cleveland Browns and suffering through being an away fan in your own stadium The new regime with the Cleveland Browns Bandwagon Dallas fans left over from the '90's The Browns hosted a Patriots home game Dallas Cowboys fans who aren't from Dallas Making peace with the Cubs fan takeover of Progressive Field The perfect storm of the Chicago Cubs in the World Series against the Indians Cubs fans were either super wealthy or it was cheaper for them to jump in their car Game 7 between the Indians and Cubs was one of the top games of the century? The jerks who sat in front of TD during Game 7 Away fans who don't know how to act TD loses his mind with Cubs fans Cleveland fans are potentially awful too Coming to grips with the fact that this was a good season What do the Indians have to do to not be 2008? Terry Francona might be the greatest coach ever to coach in Cleveland The way Mike Napoli can be back in Cleveland Having an entire season of Andrew Miller Bryan Shaw and why Indians fans hate him so much Putting the Rajai Davis home run in perspective The Indians didn't choke

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Martin Rickman of UPROXX has been on the podcast multiple times in the past and he was nice enough to join us to talk about the Cubs defeating the Indians for the World Series crown. It was a sad day in many respects, but in the end I think we talked about a whole host of reasons why Cleveland fans should keep their heads up high. We also discussed the NBA vs. the NFL vs. MLB and how each of them markets their sport. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play The difference between playoff baseball and playoff basketball The Chicago Cubs fan universe and whether bandwagons are a bad thing Harry Caray and the nostalgia for the Cubs LeBron James and the Cavaliers helping the whole city The discrepancies between the Indians and Cubs Missing out on the Sunday game The things that fell into place for the Indians even with some things not working There's nothing that feels like a choke with the 2015 Cavaliers or 2016 Indians Building winning culture vs. trying to import it Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving on the heels of a win Indians overtaking the Browns in Cleveland The Cubs fan takeover in Cleveland and why it might never happen again NFL and what's wrong with that UPROXX changes with Martin and what he's doing next at DIME The NBA and what the league is like right now The NBA and how understanding they are about the way their fans want to absorb the game The NFL's GIF culture and how it messes with their future The It Me UPROXX Sports podcast

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I don't know about the rest of you guys, but I'm a bundle of nerves wrapped in barbed wire. I don't want to move for fear of getting hurt as the Indians prepare for a Game 7 with Corey Kluber on the mound. It's a solo podcast where I dive into the deepest fears and also talk about the weirdness of the Cleveland Browns' trade for Jamie Collins. I touched on the Cubs fans takeover of Progressive Field and why it's not particularly shocking or controversial. It stinks, but it's just kind of how economics works. There are more Cubs fans than Indians fans. There will always be more Cubs fans than Indians fans. StubHub and the secondary ticket market exists and will continue to exist giving consumers perfect information and visibility of pricing. You are never putting the genie back in the bottle. Why is the Jamie Collins trade so weird? The Patriots seem to have gotten worse - intentionally - in a year where they're competing for a Super Bowl. Does this deal actually somehow make them better? Does this deal make the Browns better? Could this be a deal that makes both teams better in different ways? What do the Browns have to do to win their portion of the deal? We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave, Dylan and Yaz are here to get you the info you need about the biggest sporting event in town, the Browns vs. The Jets. So tune in and BE READY for Sunday! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian Spaeth is heading to the Cavaliers ring night and talks about heading into the city on an historic night with the World Series happening as well. We talked about a number of other topics including fandom of the fair weather variety and much more. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play Brian Spaeth discusses Indians and gravy Living in a post-championship world after the Cavaliers Being a fairweather fan and being invested Changing priorities as you get older Caring much less what other people think as you get older Avoiding the entire "true fan" argument Fairweather fan without switching loyalties Believing in a team due to leadership Trying to connect with the NFL and the Browns The Browns losing generations of fans Process over results and losing in order to win The NFL and its reactions are a step forward in a weird way The unintended consequences of all the NFL's rule changes The stretching of our collective attention and what we can do Not watching the Browns in the second half against Cincinnati Relying on the past to sell the team There's no good baseball reason that Francisco Lindor should ever play anywhere else All the analysts are picking the Cubs over the Indians Trusting Francona and thinking about karma Undervaluing sports as a civic asset

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Dave Sterling and Chris Clem came to my house to talk about sports and whatever else came up. We did about an hour. Great conversation. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play Chris Clem and Dave Sterling join the podcast Cody Kessler and how the Browns benefit from the Indians Party at Napoli's featuring an in shape dad bod Dave tells his embarassing baseball story Dave got beat out by Jim Abbott Playing pickup basketball The And 1 Mix Tapes and why those aren't bigger Austin Carr going out to dinner with Terry Francona Josh's Cribbs and how amazing it was Chris Clem talks about his comedy and writing Chris talks about meeting Chris Clem Chris talks about opening for Mick Foley Could the NFL fall off in popularity? Talking about the Cleveland Indians Chris Clem blames rich white people Not wanting the Cubs in the World Series Olive Garden and the all-you-can-eat pasta Celebrating Chi Chi's Sports talk radio and audiences going away Howie Chizek

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Hey guys, we didn't have time to record this week, because we went out to the Dick's in Middleburg Heights to get some American League Champions gear. We still felt like we should make an episode, though, so Yaz got out his LG Optimus and we did an episode in the line. As luck would have it, we ran into our old buddy Pal Alan and we got to spend a good amount of time chatting Indians (and life) with him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's nobody I'd rather talk to more about the Indians going to the WORLD SERIES than Todd Dery. I dialed him up and luckily he picked up to talk to us about everything surrounding the Indians clinching the American League in Game 5 of the ALCS. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play The Cleveland Indians hadn't lost four games in a row The curse went out the window with the Cleveland Cavaliers TD wouldn't let his son leave the office You had to be nervous with Ryan Merritt Ryan Merritt went just over four innings with barely any speed to keep the Jays off-balance Mickey Callaway and Roberto Perez calling a great game Getting beat by Ezequiel Carrera was beyond frustrating Is Ryan Merritt somewhat like Jeremy Sowers? Should Tito have kept Ryan Merritt in the game longer? Are the Toronto Blue Jays one of the least likable teams in recent MLB history? Who do you want to play in the World Series? Have you ever seen a reliever like Andrew Miller? The way Terry Francona and the Indians are going, you'll never feel cheated The value of having buy-in with a manager as opposed to just having the right answers Managing used to be something we considered to be overrated Would Trevor Bauer be contributing for any other team without Francona as manager? Has anyone other than Mariano Rivera done what Andrew Miller done? How nervous were you when Bautista hit that double in the ninth? Terry Francona flip-flopped Allen and Miller in one game and they still were good How spoiled are our children with the sports history? The Indians winning the World Series is bigger than somebody's marriage

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We welcomed Scott onto the podcast to talk about his weekend sports trip to Wisconsin to see the Buckeyes and the Packers in their home turf. We also talked about our new campaign on Patreon. Please consider supporting us! Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play Scott talks about heading to Madison for Buckeyes vs. Badgers Wisconsin fans and how intimidating they were Watching the overtime from four rows away Awful super fans and finger guns are stupid How to be an away fan in enemy territory Ohio State trailing might have helped the experience Jump Around with Ohio State coming back Malcolm Jenkins and the Buckeyes at Camp Randall at night Scott at the Captain Morgan advertiser event NBA All Star Game Brickyard 400 Back at the hotel after an Ohio State victory Heading to the Packers game at Lambeau The Packers style tailgate Wearing a Cris Carter jersey in Green Bay Aaron Rodgers getting booed in a game at home The Green Bay Wisconsin accent The worst McDonald's experience ever Are you nervous about talking trash about a 3-1 lead with the Indians

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Hey Hey Hey everybody, it is time for your Indians Friday Foul Tip. Dave, Dylan, and Yaz are back and are here to talk all things Cleveland Indians. We go over the triumph in Boston, talk about some misunderstood baseball terms and give Canada the Foul Tip treatment it deserves. So get ready for Game 1 of the ALCS with the Indians Friday Foul Tip! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew jumped on the podcast to talk about the implications of the Indians making the ALCS. We discussed lots of things related to the game, but not the actual x's and o's of the series with the Toronto Blue Jays. We also ended up talking quite a bit about Cleveland fans and the Cavaliers and Browns. Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play The Cavaliers playoff hangover and the practical implications Turning back the clock on a new season and starting all over from scratch The grind of playoffs and what it does to our lives The Indians playoff run and how much it feels like a surprise Having hopes for the Indians and fighting recent history The Indians win streak piggybacked off the Cavaliers' championship Not fearing failure after the Cavaliers championship Jason Kipnis and his leadership skills with the Indians Jason Kipnis is probably hated by opposing fanbases Anderson Varejao went to Golden State and showed us all Kyrie Irving is going to want to fight Delly this season Is Tribe time bonus time going forward? Getting to play a real playoff series instead of a one-game wild card David Ortiz and being told you have to revere him Craig admits he's a hypocrite on the whole steroid thing because he doesn't like Ortiz Revering guys like Ortiz, Derek Jeter or Kobe Bryant It's interesting what David Ortiz means to Boston Will you be allowed to dislike Tom Brady? Spygate and the Patriots' track record over the years Indians vs. Browns and the idea of quality ALCS tickets sold out in about five minutes Everyone is excited about the Indians in the middle of Browns season Why do we all have to draw lines in the sand between the teams? The sensitivities of Indians fans The indie rock aesthetic of being an Indians fan or Cavs fan that suffered more The Columbus TV market with the Browns and Bengals split You can't tell the story of the 2016 Cleveland Browns by obsessing over game film The story of the 2016 Cleveland Browns is not happening on game film Trading Joe Thomas and Joe Haden and whether that's part of the plan The idea of a locker room leader is overrated?

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The Cleveland Indians SWEPT the Boston Red Sox out of the 2016 MLB Playoffs. The Cleveland Indians RETIRED David "Big Papi" Ortiz. The Cleveland Indians are headed for a showdown with Mark Shapiro's Toronto Blue Jays in the ALCS with home field advantage. We tracked down former WFNY Tribe writer Todd Dery to discuss everything. Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play It's been a while since the Tribe's been in the playoffs TD's son was throwing a ball against the wall TD's phone was blowing up of course Being happy for the hardcores of any team Wishing Big Papi David Ortiz a happy retirement Players don't turn into Big Papi by accident 2013 was great, but it wasn't really a series How Game 3 unfolded and how crazy it all is More relieved than happy The plan and how it all played out down the stretch in Game 3 Josh Tomlin played amazingly well Questioning Coco Crisp right before he hits a two-run homer! How lucky are the Indians to have Terry Francona Deep down, what does Mark Shapiro feel right about now? Is Mark Shapiro resentful of how he was treated at the end? Do the Mark Shapiro Indians make the trade for Andrew Miller? The 2016 Cleveland Indians are an anti-free agent type of team Watching the drafts finally yield something good Developing players and how it all works Josh Tomlin and how he could have been Jeremy Sowers How mentally tough is Josh Tomlin? Paul Hoynes and what he said The Blue Jays and how they swept Texas The Indians and Blue Jays have played INCREDIBLE games against them all year Ezequiel Carrera in the playoffs? TD was 31-13 on the 2016 regular season Trying to figure out what the Indians will do for Game 1 of the ALCS

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Hey Hey Hey everybody, the boys have got a VERY special guest this week in the official WFNY preview for the England Patriots this week. We cover the roster, the coaching staff and even the city of Boston herself. We also look into some of the Browns injury concerns. Follow us on twitter @FridayFumble Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jon Steiner used to write about the Indians at WFNY all the time. He joins the podcast to talk about the Indians' chances in the MLB playoffs. Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play The St. Louis Cardinals got knocked out of the playoffs Are you stressed over the playoffs? Trying to remember playoff baseball and all the stress it entails The Indians vs. the Yankees back in 2007 Loving the Indians even when Eric Wedge was the manager Eric Wedge's bridge burning out of Seattle Cutting the Wedge How remarkable is the Indians' season here in 2016? Adding Andrew Miller and how you make your own luck #buntingisforlosers with TD Andrew Miller has already been paid and doesn't need saves The Cleveland Indians turned around their defense in a couple seasons Francisco Lindor is the best defensive shortstop in the AL Turning the team around after Bourn and Swisher Franklin Gutierrez and his career arc Trying to project Jose Ramirez and what he could be The Chris Antonetti Era starting off with a playoff appearance Assuming Jose Ramirez was a 4a player like Ezequiel Carrera The Indians shouldn't be favored to win the ALDS Everybody hates David Ortiz Francona and how well he deploys a bullpen National narratives and favorites How has the Cavaliers championship shaped the Indians playoff run

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Dave Sterling joins the podcast to discuss the Cleveland Browns loss to Washington and the Indians clinching home field advantage. Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play Cleveland Browns lose to Washington Cody Kessler and how nice he's looked as a 3rd round rookie How long can the Browns players go without winning The culture of losing and the Browns NFL refereeing is a disaster Could Cody Kessler convince the Browns not to draft a quarterback? Browns fans are the best indicators of poor NFL ref quality The NFL needs to gain refereeing consistency across the league An illegal head to head contact penalty is 15 yards, but interference is a spot foul How can Washington not have their field ready in week 4? The Crow has been really impressive so far this year The Browns need to extend Isaiah Crowell and Terrelle Pryor The Browns receivers are a step forward Handing off to a fullback is kinda dumb Yan Gomes and the Cleveland Indians are likable David Ortiz and the farewell tour Derek Jeter and the Re2pect Trevor Bauer in the Indians' opening game Dave addresses millennials The Wild Card is garbage. Needs to be more games Paul Byrd and his wily wind-up Trying to watch the Indians as a cord-cutter Arbitrary rules for sports broadcasting Dave interrupts Craig's rant

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Hey Hey Hey everybody, the boys are back to wrap up the Dolphins game and preview the upcoming matchup with America's team, Washington DC Football. Dylan, Dave, and Yaz discuss Terrelle Pryor's great day, take a look at where the presidential candidates stand on the football issues and give you a look into the Washington DC Football roster. Hope you enjoy it. Make sure to follow us on twitter @FridayFumble and like the WFNY Podcast on Facebook. Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Hattery is new to WFNY, so he jumped on the pod after a loss-filled day of Cleveland sports. The Browns lost in overtime to the Dolphins and the Indians lost their season-home-closer to the White Sox. All is not lost, however, because we have podcasts. Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play Meet Mike Hattery Would you feel better about being a Browns fan or a Dolphins fan? Trapped in 8-8 and Ryan Tannehill How do you watch the Browns in 2016? Watching the Dolphins basically lose to the Browns Thinking about Terrelle Pryor, Corey Coleman and Josh Gordon play all together Joe Haden and his inability to stay on the field What's the future of Joe Haden? Trading Joe Haden's giant contract and what can you get? The Indians losing final home game to the White Sox Criticizing Terry Francona? Resting Lindor, Napoli and the rest down the stretch. Giving Terry Francona the benefit of the doubt Baseball is the ultimate sample size, but managers are micro-analyzed Not making predictions about the Cleveland Indians in the playoffs Forgetting how chaotic and crazy the playoffs can be in MLB Non-sports things that Hattery likes

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Happy Friday everybody, the Friday Fumble boys are back again with a recap of the Baltimore game, a preview of the Dolphins, and get a special visit from veteran Browns beat reporter Pal Alan. Make sure to follow us on twitter @FridayFumble. Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Baltimore Ravens come to town for the Cleveland Browns' home opener. Dave and Dylan talk about the week that was for the Browns, and preview the upcoming matchup with the Ravens as only they know how. Please follow @FridayFumble on Twitter. Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of the WFNY Podcast we're "Speaking with the Enemy!" Not really. Dave Bryan of @SteelersDepot (www.steelersdepot.com) is one of the most knowledgeable NFL minds anywhere in America. I'm not overstating this. He's been on the podcast multiple times before and he can speak in depth about everything NFL. We talked about the entirety of the AFC North after the first week of the 2016 NFL season and discussed the AFC-North-Centric matchups taking place in Week 2. Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play Here are the rest of the show notes. Cleveland Browns season with a championship in our back pocket Josh McCown leading the Browns instead of RG3 Trading with the Eagles for picks in 2017 and 2018 Draft two quarterbacks every year until you find a QB The hardest press of the reset button since Eric Mangini Moneyball in football and what it means for the Browns Firing Chudzinski at the end of his first season as coach Art Rooney and how they operate during seasons Teams can turn themselves around in three years The Ravens in 2016 and what they can be with Flacco's return Who is Mike Wallace and what's reasonable to expect? Brashad Perriman and his quad injury The Ravens defense and what their ceiling is The Bengals and Andy Dalton without Hue Jackson on the staff Andy Dalton taking seven sacks against the Jets The volatility of the Bengals with their roster makeup Do Steelers fans think about what the environment might have been if Roethlisberger had his issues back then Ben Roethlisberger and his suspension back in Georgia DeAngelo Williams went bonkers against Washington in Week 1 The Steelers offense should be able to put up video game numbers on offense Steelers fans with lots of questions about the defense Pittsburgh Steelers trading for Justin Gilbert The Steelers' 2018 6th round pick for Justin Gilbert Physical ability versus being ready to play instinctively

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Stipe Miocic successfully defended his UFC Heavyweight Championship on Saturday night in the friendly confines of Quicken Loans Arena. Craig was on-hand with semi-frequent podcast guest Jamie Meklemburg. Jamie joined the show to talk about the momentous evening in Cleveland for Stipe and the fans. Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play Defending the title makes it legit Alistair Overeem almost winning Stipe riding out the big shot and hunting Overeem thereafter The crowd's reaction to the evening Joe Rogan's post-fight interview The Cleveland MMA audience The pressure of defending the title in Cleveland The prospect of defending against Cain Velazquez next

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The boys at the Friday Fumble are back for a second season, and they are here to break down all the big moves of the Browns off-season. They play a little movie trivia game, and take a look at city of Philadelphia and the Eagles. Don't forget to follow @FridayFumble on twitter for all of the latest Browns news. #fallonit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cleveland Browns season is upon us. The first game against the Philadelphia Eagles is hitting this Sunday and everyone will be looking to see what happens with Carson Wentz. I grabbed long-time WFNY friend Harv to talk about all of it and everything else other than Trump. Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play Skipping past political posts on Facebook Ignoring advertising Teaching kids and not swearing in front of them Can you swear about the 2016 Cleveland Browns? Watching Game 7 of the Cleveland Cavaliers What is tanking in the NFL? Hue Jackson article by Michael Silver Having to develop talent vs. tanking on purpose Can the Browns develop a running game with that offensive line? The Dallas Cowboys rebuild after "tanking" Sashi Brown doesn't seem like a Banner-ish dictator Ray Farmer and the decision-making vacuum Paul DePodesta's statement on Carson Wentz Joe Thomas and the quote machines The Browns and when they are truly trying to win The mobility of RG3 and sliding Joe Schobert starting for the Cleveland Browns

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We open the latest podcast with a little site announcement for WFNY. Jeff Nomina is joining WFNY to write some Indians and Cavaliers commentary. And that's just what we brought on the podcast as well. Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play Dolphins fan in Browns-land The 7-9 Dolphins Is Miami too nice for the Dolphins to ever be good The LeBron model and how impossible it is to repeat Will LeBron James be a good general manager Scorching Hot Takes Cleveland Indians playoff hunt Jose Ramirez and Lonnie Chisenhall Abe Almonte and his contributions without playoffs Coco Crisp is exactly the kind of player the Indians should have kept forever Michael Brantley being out Yan Gomes throwing out runners and how electric it is Kids being aware of sports The game theory of taking kids to Tribe games Dressing up for sports is cosplay The Cavaliers following up their Finals win in 2016

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Ben Axelrod (twitter) is one of the best guests on the WFNY podcast. He's a sports guy, but he can talk about anything. He's willing to throw questions back at me and challenge me on things. We laugh about stuff usually. This time was no different. Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play The Cleveland Browns traded Barkevious Mingo Barkevious Mingo was drafted in his slot Browns instability making players worse Trent Richardson getting out of the Browns and not working Barkevious Mingo joins Jabaal Sheard in New England Could the Cleveland Browns have ruined Khalil Mack? Danny Shelton and what his future holds Is Danny Shelton just a guy? Johnny Manziel is no longer a Cleveland Browns story Setting expectations for the Browns' potential win total in 2016 Are the Cleveland Browns tanking? Terrelle Pryor switching positions this late in his career is unprecedented Will the Browns be better by the end of the season? Is the sports world selling J.T. Barrett short? Is this J.T. Barrett's last year at Ohio State? Trying to think about the Oklahoma matchup before the season begins Urban Meyer is undefeated as an underdog since coming to Ohio State Trying to figure out the big surprises in the Big 10 for 2016 Michigan State being "off the radar" is pretty crazy The Miz and what happened with Daniel Bryan CM Punk and The Pipe Bomb promo Brock Lesnar breaking open someone's face Hulk Hogan, Peter Thiel and the shutdown of Gawker.com Freedom of speech and whether it's under attack Being stunned that Hulk Hogan even won the case Freedom of speech and where the line is

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We've long talked about having an owner's podcast and now it finally happened. Prior to a WFNY owner's conference call, we talked about a whole host of things. We talked about WFNY. We talked about where we've been, where we're going and what we think about when we're planning for the future. No conclusions. No breaking news, but it should be an interesting listen for the long-timers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been a bit of a podcast drought of late, and it probably won't get better until next week. That being the case I wanted to check in and give you my Cleveland Browns preview thoughts as we get into Game 2 of the 2016 NFL pre-season. I also discussed some of these points at length on the pages of WFNY. Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play If you ever want to help out the podcast, please consider leaving us a (good) iTunes review on the podcast page. You can also share the podcast on your own Facebook or Twitter. Lastly, you could go ahead and like the WFNY Podcast Facebook page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave Sterling? Who is this Dave Sterling? The man behind the Browns Friday Fumble comes out of his sports contentedness to chat with Craig on the podcast. They talk about the following: Post-championship sports contentedness Do you like the Olympics? Track and field Men's soccer vs. Women's soccer USA Basketball Dave's story of heading downtown to celebrate Instagram Snapchat vs. Snapchat Snapchat And much much more. Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been a while since Chad Zumock was on the podcast, so we caught up on pretty much everything. I talked to him about being on the road. We talked about movies, including sports movies and the new Ghostbusters. We discussed being old and collecting baseball cards as kids. We discussed Draymond Green and his Snapchat SNAFU. Check it out. Hope you enjoy this free-flowing conversation with a friend of the site. Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Indians made headlines throughout the entire MLB Trade Deadline, adding Andrew Miller and attempting to add guys like Jonathan Lucroy. We’re joined by Jessica Kleinschmidt of Today's Knuckleball and FanDuel Insider. Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play Among the items discussed: - How much will Andrew Miller help the Indians? - Did the Tribe pay the right price to acquire Miller? - What should we make of the Jonathan Lucroy saga? - How much does Lucroy help the Texas Rangers? - Can the Rangers stave off the Houston Astros? - Did Cleveland miss out on not acquiring Josh Reddick from Oakland? - And what's the dream matchup for the AL Championship Series? Jessica's work at TKB can be found here. Her work at FanDuel can be found here. And you can follow all of her happenings and Clinton-balloon tweets here. Big thank you to Jessica for joining the show. You can subscribe to the WFNY Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio or Google Play. Your reviews and ratings are greatly appreciated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Indians acted like big time players on Sunday making trades for the New York Yankees' Andrew Miller and the Milwaukee Brewers' Jonathan Lucroy. Only the Miller trade ended up going through, but it was a banner day for the Tribe. I also discuss how meaningless training camp is, and Ghostbusters 2016. Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's nobody on earth I'd rather talk Indians baseball with than former WFNY Tribe Scribe TD. He was on his way to the daytime getaway day game against the Washington Nationals and I caught up with him to discuss all the pressing issues involving the Cleveland Indians right now. Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play Missing out on Aroldis Chapman Mark Shapiro making moves in Toronto Indians remaining home schedule Final seven games on the road Progressive Field atmosphere with the team in first place The Cavaliers' impact on the Tribe culture What moves do the Indians need to make? Andrew Miller and Carlos Beltran?

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The Ringer is doing Cleveland week thanks to the RNC and the Cleveland Cavaliers championship. I reached out to Jason Concepcion, who goes by @netw3rk on Twitter, to discuss all things Cleveland. We discussed the Cavaliers Championship, Kid Rock vs. Limp Bizkit, Donald Trump, protesters, the city of Cleveland holding their collective breath, and much much more. Make sure you follow @netw3rk on Twitter and check out Cleveland Week at The Ringer. Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On part two Brian and Craig get into Dwyane Wade's move to Chicago, why Brian can't stand the Crying Jordan meme and a bunch about the 2016 crop of summer movies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This turned out to be a two-part podcast with Brian Spaeth. We had a long drive and ended up talking for about an hour. Part one is a lot about NBA free agency. We talk about Kevin Durant's move to the Warriors in a post-championship world. We discussed Dwyane Wade, Luol Deng and whether or not super teams were the death of the NBA. Part two will include talk about Crying Jordan, more NBA and movies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the July 4th holiday, it's been a slow time on the WFNY Podcast. I was brimming with things to say about all the various player movements that I had to talk about it all. Here's what else I discussed, but first... Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play Kevin Durant signs with the Golden State Warriors Golden State probably won't win 73 games again even with a better team The power of the Cavaliers championship in all the player movement Golden State Warriors giving the rest of the NBA hope Dwyane Wade and the Cleveland Cavaliers What the Cavaliers should do with their off-season Getting better without making drastic additions Last, but not least, if you want to support WFNY and all of our initiatives, please consider joining at Scout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former WFNY weekend writer, turned book writer, Brendan Bowers joins the podcast to discuss his Cleveland Cavaliers championship book called "Cleveland Is King!" The book is available at Amazon and at Triumph books. We discuss the process of writing a championship book that's released right after a championship. We discussed the changing of Cavaliers narratives. Finally we discussed the Cavaliers off-season and what it might be like to bring this entire team back to defend the title. Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I've been talking about the Cleveland Cavaliers season obituary I wrote. Well, here it is. This is the beginning and please listen in for the rest. If you define success by winning championships you're doomed to misery. I know it's early in the mourning process for these kinds of thoughts, but I've had this one stewing since the Cleveland Cavaliers dropped Game 4 to the Golden State Warriors. After attending that game and being a bit down, but not completely depressed, I had all these thoughts swirling around my head. I can't summarize my opinion in just one statement - and I won't with the number of words this will take - but my truth about the Cavaliers - and one I hope to feel sooner rather than later - is that this was an amazing season to be a fan of the team, despite them not winning it all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I don't know if this was the best podcast we ever do, but it's definitely the best topic. Scott Raab joins the WFNY podcast after the Cleveland Cavaliers made history and made us all champions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You knew it was only a matter of time before I tracked down Brian Spaeth to talk to us about the Cavaliers fulfilling their destiny as champions. We talked about the whole thing. Brian Spaeth talks about a Cleveland Cavaliers championship When did it all set in? Did Brian really believe all the predictions or was it wishful thinking? The stories and narratives that play out in life Believing in the LeBron James story The Cleveland sports story doesn't have to be compared to other athletes or storylines Growing up with Richfield Coliseum Reliving the draft lottery where the Cavs won the rights to draft LeBron James Game 7 and what it's like in any sport Did this finally relieve all the stress for the Browns and Indians as well? Awaiting Scott Raab's follow up book Brian wanted WFNY to just up and quit

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Scott Sargent joins Craig Lyndall to discuss the Cleveland Cavaliers making history and coming back from a 3-1 deficit to bring a championship to the city of Cleveland. Kevin Love played well. Kyrie Irving made one of the biggest plays in Cleveland sports history. LeBron James delivered in a way that no athlete has done since Jim Brown in 1964. We discuss all of that plus our own personal stories from the greatest Father's Day ever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the day before the day. The Cleveland Cavaliers are going to play Game 7 against the Golden State Warriors and I still have no idea where to watch the game. It's a nervous experience trying to figure it all out. I also tackle the Marlins Man issue that arose after a Friday night Indians game where Marlins Man was reportedly verbally abused, threatened and eventually driven from the stadium out of concern for his own safety. I can't possibly condone that, assuming it happened that way, but it deserves a little bit more discussion. Are Cleveland fans worse than others? Are Cleveland fans irretrievably broken? Are you shocked and outraged? I try and bring some nuance to it all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Cavaliers had their backs against the wall and the benefit of no Draymond Green. They made some history thanks to heroics by both LeBron James and Kyrie Irving. We grabbed Bleacher Report's Ben Axelrod to break it all down, from the action itself to how LeBron is covered, and the mixed standards that fans use to judge him. LeBron James' greatest Cavs playoff game Kyrie and LeBron did some hero stuff Is Kyrie Irving the right fit for LeBron? Having patience for the Cavaliers and being "title or bust" Kevin Love and what his struggles in the Finals mean for him Leaving off-season questions about Kevin Love for the off-season Kevin Love is a weird guy who annoys the cool kids Nobody understands the duality of LeBron James better than Cavs fans The expectations on LeBron James versus the rest of the league The 2015-16 Cleveland Cavaliers are not candidates for the misery montage Draymond Green's suspension and whether the Cavaliers earned that Did LeBron James goad Draymond into a suspension knowingly? Cleveland Cavaliers crowds vs. Dubs fans vs. Raps fans Miami Fans watching the Cavaliers run and paying attention The dynamics of playing a team seven times in a row Does Golden State feel that this series is in doubt now? The Cavs were in back to back lotteries and are now in back to back Finals Game 6 odds and who should be favored Respecting this title run as an uphill climb

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They were dead and buried before Game 4 of the NBA Finals. The Warriors were just too good. The Cavaliers were going to lose every game, Kevin Love was hurt, and definitely going to be traded in the off-season. That's the way the world sounded heading into Game 3. Now, the Cavaliers breathe new life into the series with a 30-point victory of their own on their home court. We talk about all of it. The truth about Kevin Love LeBron James and his mysterious jumper Is Timofey Mozgov dirty like Klay Thompson says? What in the world was Iman Shumpert doing? Should Richard Jefferson start in place of Kevin Love in Game 4? Starters versus reserves and how it doesn't really matter Steph Curry and the Cavaliers physical defense

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Craig was asked to do a guest spot on a radio station called The Ump in Alabama with the Cole Cubelic show. They wanted to talk about Game 3 of the NBA Finals. We talked about the Cavs' performance. We talked about the coaching differential between Steve Kerr and Ty Lue. We talked about LeBron James and Kyrie Irving stepping up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The day after the Cleveland Cavaliers' opening game loss to the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals, Brian Spaeth and I met up to discuss it. We used my fancy new mobile recording rig to capture it in the comfort of my automobile. In addition to discussing the Cavs, we also talked about people we were seeing in the parking lot, mid-life crises, and also the new X-Men movie. If you know anything about Brian you knew he would have strong opinions about that film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Cavaliers are ready to face the Golden State Warriors and Chris Clem is here to talk about that and the latest X-Men movie. Here are the rest of the things we discussed. Who have the Golden State Warriors played? Dion Waiters is the fourth or fifth best player on the Thunder The Cavaliers offensive rating is undersold The Cavaliers should be underdogs, but they definitely have a chance What would you do if the Cavs lost game one by 37 points? Glad that people catching up to Steph Curry X-Men is an X-Men movie Everyone changes and Wolverine stays the same Charles Xavier and the dramatic way he lost his hair What's the next big sequel series Click here if you would like to subscribe to the podcast via iTunes Click here for Chris Clem's Cavs Cast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave Sterling hosts Craig Lyndall to discuss the Cavaliers' victory over the Toronto Raptors and their second straight appearance in the NBA Finals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are few people I like to talk Cavs more with than Brian Spaeth. He's not beholden to the same drama that the rest of the sports world has relied on to garner eyeballs. We discussed the Cleveland Cavaliers' struggles in Toronto and whether or not it's good for the team to face some adversity. How short should the trigger be for Ty Lue with Kevin Love? Where is the value for Tristan Thompson if he can't outplay Bismack Biyongo? Can the Cavs trap the pick and roll for four straight quarters? Will the Cavaliers come out faster simply by being at home in front of a friendly crowd? We also discussed podcasting in general and drew comparisons with the start of blogs. We talked about the fractured media environment, the short-term traffic play and how fruitless that ultimately will be when the dust settles on this internet-based content culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave and Dylan received an assignment from Craig at the beginning of the Cavs playoff run to produce some Cavs playoff content. Due to their poor scheduling choices they have yet to record even a minute of podcast about the 2 previous playoff series. With this series seemingly over already they scrambled to put together a short podcast to get Craig off their backs for at least a little while. Please enjoy the Friday Fumble Cavaliers Edition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamie Meklemburg jumped on episode #500 of the WFNY Podcast to discuss a CHAMPIONSHIP. Stipe Miocic captured the UFC Heavyweight Title and Jamie was in Brazil while it was happening. He gives us all the details. Stipe Miocic wins the UFC Heavyweight Champion What happens immediately after the win? What happens after the press conference? What's the reaction in the arena? Scary moments in Brazil after Stipe wins Stipe's level of preparedness and how fast he wanted to get the fight started Werdum's distracted entrance and his lack of focus Stipe's takedown defense and his leaps forward Stipe Miocic's next fight and when Stipe could fight next Stipe Miocic's first title defense needs to take place in Cleveland Did you feel safe in Brazil? The team environment leading up to a fight What does Stipe Miocic's win mean in the greater sports community? Being a champ forever.

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Dave, Yaz and Stephanie got together for another WFNY soccer podcast! We're still thinking of a catchier title, we promise! We start off by talking about the newest honorary Cleveland Team, Columbus Crew SC and their recent drama. Is addition by subtraction enough for the Crew to turn it around? Who are your top 5 dream forwards for the Crew? The USMNT are getting ready to play in the Copa America, and it is actually IN AMERICA! The USWNT is coming to Cleveland on June 5th and you should go! Finally we wrapped up by gasping in astonishment at Leicester City's historic premier league win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian Spaeth joined the podcast to discuss two of his favorite things. We discussed the Cleveland Cavaliers and their sweep of the Atlanta Hawks and the latest Marvel movie, Captain America: Civil War. Here are the rest of the details. The Cavaliers defeat the Hawks Saying "I told you so" to the scaredy cats Are the Cavs a three-point shooting team? Coach Lue coaching to a series gameplan LeBron James transitioning to being a leader The Cavaliers versus the Heat in Miami Why is Dwyane Wade so healthy right now? Captain America Civil War! Bloat versus canon? The overall Marvel Universe and what's happening Two hours and twenty-seven minutes of Marvel The political push and pull between Captain America and Iron Man Iron Man's history with politics and weapons and military Iron Man built weapons and Captain America was a weapon Could we have done without War Machine? The introduction of Black Panther Spider Man and what the future of the character will be Marvel and Sony working together on the next Spider-Man movie Superman's vague wealth versus Spider-Man's career path

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Dave got together with Chris Clem and discussed the Game 3 win over the hawks. We talked about the Cavs inevitable win. Never lacking in confidence. Distracting ourselves so we don't realize we might have a chance... Favorites of the playoff season. Gas station pop up t-shirts Promotional t-shirts over business attire. WWE style rant from Chris about Tristan Thompson haters. Who do you want to face in the eastern conference finals?

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Mike Polk Jr. stopped by to discuss his latest album release on a brand new label. You can find all the info about that on Mike Polk Jr.com Here's his comedy album available on iTunes. We discussed Browns season tickets, Believeland, Mike's career in print and on TV and how he came to be able to deal with the negative people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Raab helped build this podcast with his Monday morning episodes. We will forever be indebted to him for spending that time with WFNY and we're happy to have him on whenever he feels like it. He is in town for the Cavs playoffs and wanted to discuss ESPN's forthcoming 30 for 30 documentary Believeland. It's showing March 14th on ESPN.

We also discussed the Cavaliers, sports and life in general, and a little bit about life after Esquire magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chad Zumock is a friend to WFNY and he is going to be on TV soon doing his first TV standup showcase. He'll be on AXS TV's Gotham Comedy Live on May 12th at 10:00 PM with Norm MacDonald as host. Check it out.

Here's what else we discussed.

Ghostbusters and Back to the Future and Star Wars

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Atlanta Hawks

Enjoying the Cavs and enjoying the ride to the playoffs

Lack of hero ball with the Cavaliers and Ty Lue

Chris Clem's Cavs cast and Chad's LeBron bipolar theory

Ty Lue pumping up Kevin Love

Luke Walton following Byron Scott in LA

Not getting caught up in the Cleveland Browns' draft

Angry Chad Zumock and the new non-angry man

Public people being locked into the older versions of themselves

Bringing the stuff in your life to the stage

May 12th on AXS TV - Gotham Comedy Live - Watch Chad Zumock

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I have two guests coming up later this week, but I wanted tochat about the Browns and the final results of their drafting. Iwanted to talk about how silly it is to assign draft grades andtalk a little bit about what the job is ahead of Hue Jackson andthe coaching staff. Finally I wanted to talk about the Cavaliers, Timofey Mozgov,and the upcoming series with the Hawks. It's a bit of anon-preview, but that's what you get from me. Finally I am avoiding talking about the Indians... for now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Browns traded down before finally making their pick, but we covered it all. We discussed what happened ahead of the Browns from Carson Wentz and Jared Goff to Joey Bosa, Ezekiel Elliott and the rest of the drafted Buckeyes.

Finally the Cleveland Browns selected Corey Coleman, Wide Receiver, Baylor and made him the first wide receiver off the board. We discuss that and everything else that happened with the Cleveland Browns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's NFL draft day 2016 and I had some thoughts for you on the Browns and all the Buckeyes. I also discussed the Cavaliers' playoff layoff waiting for other series to complete. Is the layoff good or bad? Finally I spoke about micro-charity and the Twitter bullying that's in the news lately. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

They made a promise and they are sticking to it! The Friday Fumble boys are back with a preview for your NFL Draft. They break down the Browns picks, learn a few new things and round it out with a round-table discussion with some of the greatest NFL draft experts you've ever heard of.

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The Cleveland Cavaliers have dispatched their first-round opponent, The Detroit Pistons, in four games. It wasn't always easy, but the Cavs managed a sweep. I discussed that and a whole host of other topics with Brian Spaeth.

What matters to the Cavaliers and LeBron James?

What makes a playoff series easy or hard?

Kyrie takes over crunch time from LeBron James

LeBron James and his passive aggressive leadership leading to this

Media coverage and Michael Jordan back in 1996

Kobe Bryant and his retirement tour

What does Detroit need to get better?

Getting rid of Marcus Morris

J.R. Smith vs. Marcus Morris

Ty Lue vs. David Blatt and the Cavs coaching storyline

The NBA playoffs are hard

Boston vs. Atlanta and who does Brian want the Cavs to play?

Steph Curry and rooting for injuries

Captain America Civil War

The Nice Guys with Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling

Pixar sequels and Finding Nemo

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With the Cavaliers in the midst of another postseason run, Scott Sargent was fortunate to be joined by three of the more prominent personalities in coverage all things NBA. NBA TV’s Kristen Ledlow, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst and CBS Sports’ Zach Harper all took time out of their incredibly busy schedules to talk NBA, the Cavaliers’ regular season and what fans of many teams can expect over the next several weeks.

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Kristen Ledlow in Akron and Cleveland to start the season (2:00)

Golden State’s impact on how we view all other teams (6:00)

The top tier of NBA talent going through the playoffs (10:00)

Brian Windhorst on L.A. (16:00)

What’s it like covering the Cavs from afar? (19:00)

What’s up with Kevin Love? (24:00)

Draft picks that have been made on LeBron teams (31:00)

How much faith in Ty Lue? (33:00)

Playoffs Rapid Fire (36:00)

Zach Harper on Golden State/Houston (51:00)

Can Golden State beat the Spurs? (56:00)

Can anyone beat the Warriors? (58:00)

Can LeBron stay off of social media? (65:00)

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Many thanks to Kristen, Brian and Zach. Kristen can be seen on NBA TV with an all new Inside Stuff airing this Saturday at 1:30 p.m. Brian’s work can be found on ESPN.com as well as a variety of ESPN programs including Rachel Nichols’ The Jump. Zach can be found on CBS Sports as well A Wolf Amongst Wolves. Follow them on Twitter at @KristenLedlow, @ESPNWIndhorst, and @talkhoops. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been a long week and I haven't had much of a chance to podcast. I attended the most recent Cavs game which is a mixed bag. It gives me something to talk about, but it saps one of the most opportune time periods that I use to record this very podcast. I had a few moments, so I recorded my thoughts on the Cavs and also the Browns recent trade down in the NFL draft.

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It's been a while since we heard from our friends at the Browns Friday Fumble. But the NFL is a 365-day-a-year sport at this point so with the release of the full schedule, the boys decided to get back together to project wins and losses.

Dave and Dylan took a break from their nearly constant draft analysis, to take a look at the newly release schedule and break each game down for you guys.

Enjoy this week by week preview of each and every game, and get a first look at how the Browns will do this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Cavaliers took the best shot the Pistons had and survived a blistering three-point shooting performance to take Game 1. Andrew Schnitkey jumps on the pod to discuss the win and what to expect going forward.

The Detroit Pistons shooting from three point range

Coming back to the mean in terms of three point shooting

The pressure of the game and Reggie Jackson losing his cool

Reggie Jackson basically walked over and demanded a technical foul

LeBron called Reggie Jackson short after hitting an easy shot over him

Hack-a-Shaq with Andre Drummond

Sound strategy versus NBA purity

Kevin Love down the stretch of the season

Kevin Love disappearing in the second halves of NBA games

Kevin Love's defense and rebounding was insane in game 1

Channing Frye doesn't play at all in Game 1

Cavs choose Richard Jefferson over Channing Frye?

LeBron James point shoehorned in by Andrew at the end

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Welcome to Episode 1 of the WFNY Soccer podcast! Don't worry, a snappy title will be coming later.

Join Dave Sterling, Stephanie Duffy and Yazan Ahmad as they talk about all things Soccer, from a Cleveland perspective.

They talk about Crew SC's rough start

The time Cleveland almost got an MLS team

Jurgen Klinsmann's future with the USMNT

Is MLS the best place to develop your national team talent?

Could the US support a Promotion/Relegation system?

What's going on with the USWNT?

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I'm trying really hard not to be a hater. Kobe Bryant is a great player. His accomplishments are obvious and great. That said, the wash, rinse, repeat retirement tour that we've come to accept in professional sports felt misused on Bryant. If there was ever a guy who should have walked away more quietly it was Kobe Bryant.

I discuss that at length, hopefully without being unfair to Bryant and the great things he's done. Still, I think we need to have a talk about authenticity and magic and sports coverage in the wake of it all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Browns have held tight waiting for Josh Gordon for a long time now, and it's been commonly held that waiting was the only rational business decision. I feel like I've asked this question a million times now, but having seen Josh Gordon's latest trials and tribulations with drug testing, is now the time when they finally say enough's enough? Is the Hue Jackson, Sashi Brown, Paul DePodesta triumvirate going to find enough business reasons to hold on one more time and wait?

Also I discuss the Cavaliers locking down the number one seed and resetting the table for the playoffs in terms of record. I talk about the Warriors' amazing season and whether or not it was the best way to prepare for the playoff season. Trying not to be a hater, versus looking for a truth.

Lastly I talked about the NFL draft and just how highly Carson Wentz and Jared Goff project to be. Are they projected to be better quarterbacks than Joe Flacco and Andy Dalton? Do they project to be better than Ben Roethlisberger? Do they project to be better than Robert Griffin III? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamie Meklemburg is back to talk about UFC, Stipe Miocic and the rest of the weekend sports topics.

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Towpath Half Marathon, losing weight and quitting smoking Junior Dos Santos says Stipe has a slight advantage over Werdum Stipe Miocic title shot against Fabricio Werdum on Saturday May 14 in Curitaba, Brazil Will Smith and his wife shot in New Orleans

Smith was rear-ended while driving in New Orleans's Lower Garden District on Saturday night, causing him to hit a vehicle in front of him, police said. The driver of the vehicle that hit Smith, identified by police as Cardell Hayes, "exchanged words" with the former football player after the crash. Hayes, 28, then drew a handgun and shot Smith several times, police said. Hayes stayed at the scene, police said, and a handgun was recovered from the area. Hayes was arrested and charged with second-degree murder. Jordan Spieth quad bogey on the 12 giving way to Danny Willett Hitting the water twice Johnny Manziel living with Von Miller and delineating between partying and being out of control.

"I don't think there's anything wrong with partying, bro," Manziel said. "There's a difference between partying and being out of control." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Clem is starting to become a regular on the WFNY Podcast thanks to Dave Sterling bringing him into the fold. I reached out to him this time to discuss his trip to see Wrestlemania 32 and also to discuss the Cavaliers hitting the switch for the playoffs. You can find everything related to Chris Clem at his website and here is a link for his podcast directly.

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Wrestlemania 32 but Wrestlemania Dallas

Binge watching turning into a chore

The history of Opie and Anthony

Chris Clem's nosebleed corner seats

All wrestling fans think they could write the storylines

Enjoying the moment and letting Wrestlemania be the spectacle it was

Wrestlemania 2 and the product placement

Erasing Jared Fogle from the WWE and co-signing for the misdeeds

Picking and choosing what entertainers we hold accountable

The Fabulous Freebirds into the hall of fame

The energy in the building during hell in a cell

The length of the matches at Wrestlemania

LeBron unfollows the Cavs and flips the switch

The Boston Celtics and Isaiah Thomas

Gilbert Arenas vs. Steph Curry

The pride in losing with last year's Cavaliers

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The Indians finally had their home opener a day later and it ended in a loss. David Ortiz hit a homer and that incenses me because I'm tired of David Ortiz being a menace to the Indians. Here's what else was discussed.

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Indians drop the opener

How long has David Ortiz been around?

The Indians can't have retirement tours for players

The Dolans can't do anything about it

What would it have been like to have Twitter during the O.J. trial?

The worst songs from Elton John and Stevie Wonder are still the best of music in general

Horace and Pete and trying to figure out if I can recommend it to people or not

Creeping toward our 500th episode of the WFNY Podcast!

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This was recorded before I spoke to TD, but it's still relevant. I talked about the Cleveland Indians first and their cancellation of opening day. Mostly I talked about how I didn't feel like they could win. I also discussed my thoughts on the Browns quarterbacks and how the Cavaliers haven't flipped the switch, but LeBron James certainly has.

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I hadn't planned on dialing up TD, but after the Tribe cancelled the home opener, and as we awaited the opening tip of the NCAA National Championship, there was nobody I wanted to speak to more. Here's what we discussed.

Opening day and the parking lot issues

The Indians taking flack with an inability to win

Yankees called their game at 8 AM

The Indians showing up on days where the game is sold out

The self-hating Cleveland Indians fans

What's the perfect way to do it?

How to fix the opening day issues in Cleveland

Trying to give up tickets in April and May

The 2016 March Madness and ranking it among the other NCAA tourneys of years past

TD travels to watch Kansas

TD says one last thing about the Cleveland Indians

Were the Browns fair to Donte Whitner?

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I've been hesitant to admit this, but I think the Cleveland Browns should trade down in teh 2016 NFL Draft. Part of the newfound bravery comes from the Browns signing Robert Griffin III - a prospect in his own right - but it's really what I was thinking all along. I just don't know how much I love the top of the NFL draft. I discuss that at length as well as the Cleveland Indians' decision to put Trevor Bauer in the bullpen. Finally I touch on the new way that sports is being covered and how athletes are acting in the new generation. I talk about how crusty I am.

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We'll never bring back the summer movie podcast completely, but we'll still find occasion to get together with Brian Spaeth and talk about movies. Batman v Superman is one of those occasions, especially considering the amount of conversations we had over the years about the first Superman installment by Zack Snyder, Man of Steel.

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Batman v Superman

Man of Steel and how much Brian hated it

If this was the only Superman that was ever going to be made it would piss you off

Superman is like the Cleveland Browns

Comparing Superman to the Temptations

Superman is just a good person except in Zack Snyder's world

The overbearing style of Zack Snyder

The dream sequences?

A PG-13 movie that really was R-rated

Superman and how many times it will be rebooted

If you kill Superman in a movie and Brian doesn't react you've done something wrong

Nobody actually believes Superman is dead

A forgettable movie about iconic characters

X-Men and the new Civil War movie

Superman as a period movie

Batman leaking into Superman and not ripping off Marvel

Iron Man and how Marvel created the gravity around him

Clark Kent is barely a character opposite Superman

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Andrew was available tonight and so we decided to talk about pretty much everything that's happening in the sports scene. Plus we talked generically about movies.

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Batman v Superman and sequels

Being forgettable or being remembered and hated

Trying to be grateful for great things

Battling expectations with the Cleveland Indians

Indians fans defending the team in a down year

Comparing Cleveland teams to each other

The Indians moving to Arizona changing our relationship to the team

Getting excited for Francisco Lindor

Juan Uribe's true age

Mark Shapiro and the Blue Jays

The Cavaliers have Senioritis in the worst way

LeBron James as an underdog

LeBron is a strange star and a non-traditional leader

RG3 as a cancer?

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Dave twice in one week? Yes! Dave came to my basement and we talked about a variety of topics including the Browns, Twitter, the Cleveland Cavaliers and much much more.

Craig's insurance agency Lyndall Insurance is giving away front row seats to the Cleveland Indians' Home Opener. Here are all the details on how you can enter for a chance to win.

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Craig and Dave are talking about Cleveland sports and movies and stuff.

Craig's insurance agency Lyndall Insurance is giving away front row seats to the Cleveland Indians' Home Opener. Here are all the details on how you can enter for a chance to win.

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The Cavaliers and losing games

Not catching the March Madness fever this year

Craig saw Divergent this weekend

Bull Durham and it's being an overrated movie

Is The Program a good movie?

Any Given Sunday versus Rocky Five

The IMDB corner on the Anything to Add Monty podcast

The first nudity movie you can remember

Is The Revenge of the Nerds just wrong or are we too sensitive?

Hulk Hogan and the $115 million verdict against Gawker

Gremlins and Temple of Doom

Zootopia is rated PG

Buying movies

RG3 visits the Browns

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I promised that I'd call TD and talk about March Madness and the Cleveland Indians in 2016.

Scott Sargent is doing Brackets for a Cure. You can enter to win and even if you don't win, your entry fee goes to a good cause. A $20 entry and some good game picking could earn you a $1000 Visa Gift Card.

Craig's insurance agency Lyndall Insurance is giving away front row seats to the Cleveland Indians' Home Opener. Here are all the details on how you can enter for a chance to win.

How many Indians games would you want to go to?

Selling off Browns games late in the season

Kids playing sports four to five games per week

Summer league and travel baseball

The MLB bubble and how it will break

Baseball looking in the mirror and making a decision based on health

Sports Time Ohio and what they're doing as a channel

What are the Indians' chances for the World Series?

Free agency and wanting guys to come to Cleveland

Austin Jackson and why the Indians didn't get it

What are the Indians' responsibility?

Browns speed round

TD's kids on the Cavs

The Cleveland Cavaliers as "underdogs"

TD gives his Final Four

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It's episode 470 of the WFNY podcast and Craig is talking about pessimism. There's justified Cleveland Browns pessimism, potentially overblown Cleveland Indians pessimism and finally Golden State Warriors-bred Cavaliers pessimism.

This week we're still promoting some projects that the WFNY guys are involved in.

Scott Sargent is doing Brackets for a Cure. You can enter to win and even if you don't win, your entry fee goes to a good cause. A $20 entry and some good game picking could earn you a $1000 Visa Gift Card.

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Ben Axelrod of Bleacher Report is free with his opinion on pretty much any topic. We love that about him and he rejoins the WFNY podcast for an episode talking about a wide variety of topics from the Browns, Cavaliers, and Buckeyes to UFC.

Scott Sargent is doing Brackets for a Cure and you can enter to win and even if you don't win, your entry fee goes to a good cause. A $20 entry and some good game picking could earn you a $1000 Visa Gift Card.

Craig's insurance agency Lyndall Insurance is giving away front row seats to the Cleveland Indians' Home Opener. Here are all the details on how you can enter for a chance to win.

Buckeyes basketball and what they're doing

College basketball and what it is like today

Kyrie Irving playing at Duke and the Nike Duke Brotherhood shoes

Ohio State Buckeyes NFL pro day

Are NFL pro days more like pass / fail events?

The Cleveland Browns' opening to free agency

Mitchell Schwartz and the lack of second contract guys

The Browns haven't cut Johnny Manziel. Why?

Johnny Manziel on TMZ daily

Evidence, faith and the benefit of the doubt

Colin Kaepernick and the rumors the Browns, Jets, and Broncos are interested

Do you think cash flow could have anything to do with what the Browns are doing?

I have no idea what to make of Dwayne Bowe at this point

The Cavaliers and what to make of their season

LeBron James' Miami Heat teams got bored in the regular season too

The Cleveland Cavaliers and their social media postings

LeBron's life in the spotlight

Fake accounts reporting news

Final thoughts on UFC

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Long-time commenter Harv joins the podcast to talk about the tragic first day of NFL Free agency, the Cavaliers, and the Indians expectations.

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Scott Sargent is doing Brackets for a Cure and you can enter to win and even if you don't win, your entry fee goes to a good cause. A $20 entry and some good game picking could earn you a $1000 Visa Gift Card.

Craig's insurance agency Lyndall Insurance is giving away front row seats to the Cleveland Indians' Home Opener. Here are all the details on how you can enter for a chance to win.

Harv's first comment was Fausto Carmona

Earliest Browns memory was Mike Phipps

The Cleveland Browns' explanations

Alex Mack or Mitchell Schwartz as most important?

The Browns and Mike Silver's talk about pulling Schwartz' offer

The game theory of signing Alex Mack and Mitchell Schwartz

Even being smart has its price in the short term

Have you ever been close to quitting on these Cleveland teams?

Learning about how valueless NFL training camp actually is

The Browns didn't cut Johnny Manziel

Johnny Manziel versus Jameis Winston

Taking a shot at Robert Griffin III

Hue Jackson calling his own plays and whispering to the QB

The Cavaliers and how hard it is to watch a team that's good

How would we feel about the Cavaliers if they had the best record in the NBA?

What do the Cavs need before the playoffs begin?

Are the Indians wasting their pitching staff?

The philosophical advantage of going for it

Should the Indians be going for it

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It's Cleveland Indians season and that means in-fighting amongst the Tribe faithful about the team and if they did enough to compete. I make the case that the Indians did not do enough and left too much of their plan up to hope. Also, I talk about the Browns and how quiet their rumor mill has been thus far.

We discuss RG3, Pacman Jones, the Indians' rotation and much more.

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Scott Sargent is doing Brackets for a Cure and you can enter to win and even if you don't win, your entry fee goes to a good cause. A $20 entry and some good game picking could earn you a $1000 Visa Gift Card.

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Dave Sterling wanted to talk about Comic Con and how expensive it is to attend. Andrew Schnitkey was still on the line from the previous podcast so he joined the beginning of the discussion before departing. Here's what else was discussed.

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Comic Con and the cost of everything

Henry Winkler's appearances in purple pants and a pink sweater

Chris Hemsworth and his odd pricing structure

Stephen A. Smith saying things and Cleveland fans taking it to heart

Being miserable when everything is going well

Calling out Anderson Varejao for flopping in the NBA Finals

Firing David Blatt and whether it was the right move.

Dave Sterling's draft theory on quarterbacks

Would you be excited if the Browns got RG3

Would you have patience with RG3 or Colin Kaepernick?

The Bruce Gradkowski experience at Cleveland Browns QB

Thanks Ray Farmer

The return of Josh Gordon

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Andrew Schnitkey joins the podcast to discuss the Cleveland Cavaliers and the psychology of being a Cleveland sports fan.

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The Cleveland Cavaliers and not enjoying a first place team

The weird relationship since LeBron James returned

The true fans that were around when LeBron was gone

LeBron and the emo Facebook tweets on twitter

Loving LeBron James but the infuriating things we discovered while he was gone

The Cavaliers if the Warriors weren't doing what they were doing

Championship-starved Cleveland fans getting bitter and in their own way

The psychology of riding a bad team all the way down

Bomani Jones on The A to Z Podcast

The principles of knifing someone in Call of Duty rather than weaponing people to death

The loser mentality of embracing bad teams

Travis Benjamin and worrying about losing him

Loving underdogs versus getting in your own way

Psycho-analyzing Cleveland and Ohio sports fans

Steven White on Joey Bosa

Competitive video games

Watching League of Legends plus eSports on ESPN

more than 14 million people watched a LoL championship

The band who named themselves Yuck

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Dave connected with WFNY favorite Chris Clem for a late night podcast where they discussed:

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Anderson Varejao's trade, and subsequent signing with the Warriors

Andy "slighting" the Cavs?

Paranoid Cleveland media/fans

Channing Frye nailing his Cleveland debut

Why are the Cavs the villain of the NBA?

The national love of the Warriors

Spring Training

and much much more

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Dave Sterling jumps on the podcast to talk about sports and culture and many other topics. Here's a list of what we discussed.

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The Horseshoe Casino is going to be called the Jack Cleveland Casino

Jack FM radio and Madison on Sirius

Jeb Bush cheated the mom and pop pizza economy

Gambling and hero gambling stories

Cleveland Indians batting order

Carlos Santana in the leadoff spot

The Cleveland Indians and Jason Giambi riding unicorns

Guys who should never be a member of your team

Travis Benjamin not signing with the Browns

Did Travis Benjamin have as good a year as he thinks he had?

Mitchell Schwartz and his replacement value

Alex Mack could probably stay

Mel Kiper mock drafts and NFL draft boards

Deadpool that Dave didn't see

The Big Short at Chagrin Cinemas

Bruce Springsteen called Cleveland Pittsburgh

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Tony Mazur is back on the podcast and he's talking about all his comedy dates and a bunch of other sports and media topics.

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Deadpool and not spoiling it at all

Amazeballs and mental

Montreal Expos hat and the Kansas City Royals

Tony Mazur was a huge Indians fan and quit

Joel Skinner holds Kenny Lofton and loses Tony Mazur forever

Front running baseball fans in Cleveland

Tony Mazur and the steamrolling troll job

Getting followers on Twitter and what you do

Twitter facing the maturity ceiling

Snapchat and trying to figure it out

March 12th Leukemia benefit at Aqueduct Brewing in Akron at 9 PM

Having to defend your Twitter self

McDonald's Instagram account

Letting negative comments define you

Tony Mazur dishes on Kiley and Booms and Kevin Kiley departing

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Jessica Forrester is back on the podcast to talk about the Cleveland Cavaliers, Jack and Jack, celebrity Fraggles, and Kanye West.

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Losing Anderson Varejao and how sad it is

Anderson Varejao might sign with the Golden State Warriors

How important was it to acquire Channing Frye?

Jessica tells Scott to shut up

Channing Tatum and how generic he looks

Finding people who are actually Fraggles

People watching for WWE pay per view audiences

The Groupie Line at the House of Blues for Jack & Jack

Brite Winter and what a crazy night it was in the west bank of the Flats

The Cavaliers smash the Oklahoma City Thunder

The Daytona 500 is a signature event to kick off the season or series

Attending the Indy 500

Chris Hemsworth, Miley Cyrus and non-descript pop culture

Serial Season Two and our expectations

The lack of intrigue in season 2

Going to two weeks between episodes

When did Sarah realize that it went south?

Bachelor Party on Channel 33

Making a Murderer and when it could have been ended

Kanye Thoughts?

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Dave is back, and he got himself a great guest, WFNY co-founder Scott Sargent.

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They discussed: The Cavs at the trade deadline. How trades affect the "throw in" guys Why is Andy always on the block? Is the roster holding the Cavs back? Are they being held back at all? Should we just shut up and enjoy the best team in Cleveland? then they switched gears from sports and talked about Sneakers, the house of hoops, and Kanye West and rounded it out by imagining how awful the Beatles would have been on twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chad Zumock is back on the podcast and he's talking about sports, media, Amy Schumer, Wendy Liebman and Johnny Manziel.

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Shawn Brewster is a fixture in the local music scene and after talking to him about music for the Scene podcast we decided to talk about sports too. He's a phenomenal musician that you really should check out when you have the chance. We talked a lot about the Browns and the idea of Johnny Manziel not being able to take the opportunities given to him as compared to other entertainers.

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Andrew and Craig are back for the second podcast of the week. This time we're talking about Cavs and sports media.

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The Cavaliers and their problems

Being in LeBron's chill mode before Blatt was fired

Beat reporters and when to report things they've heard

Popovich is the NBA's biggest troll

Fox Sports One cancelling their SportsCenter clone and the awkwardness of this media age

ESPN Ombudsman on Grantland basically says it is better to burn out than fade away

Grantland as Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin rather than Fat Elvis

If Grantland was an indie rock band which one would it be?

New DEFTONES! and Andrew's pre-order debacle.

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Andrew and Craig are discussing the Super Bowl now that the dust has settled. Here's what they discussed.

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Craig paused the Super Bowl after the first quarter to put the kids to bed

Craig's Super Bowl food plan turned out to be mildly disastrous (but not as bad as Andrew’s)

The Super Bowl and Peyton Manning's endorsement of Budweiser pissing people off

Cam Newton's press conference being a media topic

Coldplay, Beyonce and Bruno Mars on the halftime show

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I met some fine people at a local marketing firm who have a podcast called the thunder::cast so when an opportunity arose with the annual convergence of sports and advertising with the Super Bowl, we decided to co-host a podcast together. I was joined by Jason Therrien, Craig Israel and Eric Crilow to talk about the big game and all the advertising strategies past, present and future surrounding it.

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Here are some of the topics we discussed...

Branding versus advertising for ROI

Budweiser, Coca-Cola and traditional advertising powerhouses

Nationwide killing children

Fake "banned" commercials

To leak your commercial or not?

Measuring success in Super Bowl advertising

Progressive advertising BINGO

Breaking down the actual game for a second

Thanks to the thunder::tech folks and hopefully there will be another chance down the road to do more marketing critique. It sure would have been fun to discuss the Browns uniform refresh and reveal from a marketing and P.R. perspective. We'll see. Find out more about them in the links below.

thunder::cast website

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Dave Sterling is BACK on the podcast with Craig. It's been a bit since Dave was on, but we had an agenda printed out and everything to keep us on track. We discussed the Super Bowl, Peyton Manning, Cam Newton, the Cavaliers in a post-Blatt world, and also David Griffin. In Griffin we trust, apparently.

Listen in. Comment on Twitter. Let us know what you think. Eat chicken wings.

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Stipe Miocic was the number one contender and very briefly had a title shot all lined up. A lot can happen in 48 hours, unfortunately. We break it all down including how the title shot came to be and how it was ripped away by Fabricio Werdum's subsequent injury pull out. What will become of UFC 196? What is next up for Stipe now that he's in limbo?

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It was an entertaining weekend of football with the Broncos and Peyton Manning defeating Tom Brady and the Pats. Or was it the defenses? Coaches? I discuss those matchups as well as the decimation that the Carolina Panthers put on the Cardinals. Finally we discuss the David Blatt firing and the reality of the Cavaliers' championship chances considering the changes.

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I didn't feel even remotely badly about leaving the Cavaliers game early on Monday as they got plastered by the Warriors. Even as I was annoyed and embarrassed by them, I'm not ready to draw a bunch of conclusions for the 2016 playoffs just yet. Also, we mark the beginning of Cleveland Indians attendance talk for the 2016 season. We made it to the third week in January. Congrats!

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The Cleveland Browns hired Hue Jackson to be the next head coach. Scott Sargent and I had an opportunity to stop by WKYC in Cleveland to discuss on their web show and live on Facebook. In case you missed it, I grabbed the audio for you to save you from looking at our ugly mugs.

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We discussed the following:

Johnny Manziel

2016 NFL Draft

Josh Gordon and his future

Sashi Brown and Alec Scheiner and Paul DePodesta

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Just like we did with Jimmy Haslam's press conference, WFNY's got your back if you missed Hue Jackson's opening remarks. Also Craig talks all over it and about it. Overall, I'd say it was a good press conference. They're all pretty good on day one. Now the real work begins for the Cleveland Browns.

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Former WFNY'er week continues with a conversation with TD! The Cleveland Browns hired Hue Jackson in the middle of this podcast and we talked about that. TD also discussed a Browns gaffe that happened to his family personally. To the Browns' credit, they are rectifying it, but it's interesting nonetheless.

We also talked about the Indians doubling down (for the most part) on what they did a year ago, including their great pitching staff. Will it be enough to get things done?

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Episode number 447 is with an old friend of WFNY, Jon Steiner. We discuss a lot of not-quite-sports topics in addition to some television and podcast things.

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Recapping baseball games

Rams to Los Angeles

NFL owner cartel

Browns moving would be like Cardinals moving

Disney on Ice as a brain break

Browns analytics with Paul DePodesta

Building a culture vs. doing analytics

Continuous improvement instead of "if it ain't broke..."

Shapiro leaving and Indians into 2016

Mark Shapiro leaving is an organizational loss

Toronto Blue Jays perspective

Making a Murderer

The Jinx and Serial

Serial Season 2

The Leftovers Season 2

Fargo and Justified

Lord of the Flies

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I have no idea if RG3 is a good player or a good prospect, but I hope he is and I hope the Cleveland Browns want him. He's a dude with physical abilities and at only 25 years old, he'd be a solution, you know, assuming he's a solution. We talk about that and a bunch of other things about the NFL playoffs.

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Steelers fans mad at Vontaze Burfict

Steelers fans mad at Joey Porter's fine

Playing football outside versus in a dome

Washington losing to Aaron Rodgers

Kirk Cousins and betting on him

Banged up Steelers head to Denver

Kansas City rolling should have been predictable

Cleveland Browns in-fighting between front office and football people

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It's been another fun year on Dawgs on the Run regardless of the Browns' season. Here was my appearance with Andy Baskin, Pierre Woods and Kenny Roda talking about the Browns' most recent round of changes.

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Sashi Brown and the Browns' latest hierarchy

Where's Alec Scheiner?

Will the Browns be able to attract a high profile coach with this structure?

Having a cap guy in charge of the 53-man roster

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It's a new year and the Cleveland Browns are being the same old Cleveland Browns. Or are they? Jimmy Haslam spoke to the media following the firings of Ray Farmer and Mike Pettine and I played the audio and gave my commentary.

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Sashi Brown takes control of personnel

Mike Pettine and Ray Farmer are gone

Johnny Manziel might be done

Johnny Manziel didn't show up for physical therapy

Joe Thomas and continuity

Alec Scheiner and the power play

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It's your weekly roundup of Cleveland football as the Browns prepare for Pittsburgh football.

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Here's what Dave and that other guy (Daniel I think?) have in store for you.

There is absolutely NO WAY Dave and Dylan forgot about this week's episode, they were totally prepared, and talked about the following.

The 5 reasons the Browns lost to the Chefs

The Senior Superlatives of the 2015 Browns.

A BRAND NEW SEGMENT ABOUT QUARTERBACKS

The Browns Playoff Push

The sad story of a typical Pittsburgh fan

Predictions

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On this special Christmas Edition of the Browns Friday Fumble, Dave and Dylan discuss the following:

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Dave and Dylan share their exciting tales of time spent in Seattle. They give the inside scoop on what Santa Pettine gave to his "helpers" The make their selections for this years Pro-Bowl They get some special messages from a Chef's player A rundown of the Kansas City Chefs Roster Their predictions for the game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's maybe the final podcast of 2015 where Craig discusses his post on the disastrous year for the Cleveland Browns. Also, discussed was branding a business with political messages, beards that feel like mullets and spending Christmas with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Craig forgot to discuss being on the front lines of "the war on Christmas" so that will have to wait for another day.

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Every week I jump on WEWS' Dawgs on the Run with Andy Baskin and Pierre Woods. After the Browns lost to Seattle, we discussed Star Wars... and Johnny Manziel, but Star Wars. That's what the 2015 Cleveland Browns mean to us all, is that it's more important to talk about the new Star Wars movie.

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Andrew and Dylan are excited about a big win! This week on the fumble they cover:

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The big win over the 49ers
The position battle is over
Another Pizza CEO interview
Only positive things to say about Seattle...
The Return of Celebrity Fans!
Graduation
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ONLY LISTEN TO THIS AFTER YOU'VE SEEN THE MOVIE!

After doing the spoiler-free Star Wars podcast, Brian Spaeth and Craig Lyndall do one with all the spoilers.

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Star Wars marketing was respectful of the spoilers

Princess Leia was a bit stiff

Han Solo had the magic in his eyes

Kylo Ren is the best Star Wars villain ever

Rey is potentially the best hero in the history of Star Wars

J.J. Abrams making you think Finn is going to be the Jedi

Who are Rey's parents?

Is Rey a twin of Kylo Ren?

The unfocused plot of Star Wars

The visuals and the world building were phenomenal

Chopping trees down during a light sabre battle

Why did Kylo Ren punch his own wound?

There was no substance to Darth Maul

The laughs in The Force Awakens

A missed opportunity for Captain Phasma

This is the moment for Star Wars and it's going to get watered down

Not going for the cheap pop with Luke and the Millennium Falcon

Should you remake the prequels?

The prequels and the trouble with back-story

The evil of the New Order

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Brian Spaeth and Craig Lyndall do all the spoiler-free Star Wars podcast.

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Star Wars and how much anticipation there is

Getting excited for the Avengers

Comparing George Lucas to Randy Lerner

The age of the viewers and the demarcation points

George Lucas and his actual legacy

Expectations for Star Wars and staying dark

Pre-rating the new Star Wars a ten in the Spaeth book

Seeing Star Wars multiple times

The Star Wars movie and not trying too hard

Not over-explaining anything

Kylo Ren is Adam from Girls

Just being happy for all future Star Wars fans

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Craig and Andrew don't make a comprehensive best-of for 2015, but we go over our absolute favorites of the year. We also discuss some of the biggest albums like Adele, Taylor Swift and Ryan Adams, among others.

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Ryan Adams and Taylor Swift do 1989

The Ryan Adams attention grab

Taylor Swift staying in her lane or covering Katy Perry

Adele versus Norah Jones

Used CDs and what to do with them

Deafheaven

Beach Slang's great album

Hop Along was Craig's #1 of 2015

Turnover gets an honorable mention

The Velvet Teen - All is Illusory

Royal Headache vs. Royal Blood

Pyramids A Northern Meadow

Titus Andronicus - Lamentable Tragedy

Slightly disappointed with Chvrches

Royal Blood rocks unapologetically

http://tinyurl.com/cleplaylist

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Andrew and Craig discuss the Cavaliers' chasing the Warriors, LeBron James, Steph Curry, Johnny Manziel, and dying cats.

LeBron James trying to be serious but he just can't help but have fun.

LeBron trying to be a serious guy

Golden State's influence on the Cavs

The Cavs and bowling

Golden State and whether LeBron "gets it"

Dying cats and Hunger Strike

Johnny Manziel and the lack of hope in the 2015 Cleveland Browns

Andrew boycotting the Browns for the rest of the season

Wanting Johnny Manziel off the team

Mike Pettine dying on Johnny Manziel Mountain

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Dave and Dylan lost their voices at the game this week, and have to bring you an oldie from their old AM Radio days in 1999, please enjoy this flash-back rerun of their Browns Radio show.

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They talked about: A rough game against the Oilers The front office showing they are commiteed to winning have a great chat with head coach Chris Palmer school you on this upcoming opponant the 49ers Kerrville, Texas pee wee football discussion a dire warning and their predictions for the game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every week Craig joins Andy Baskin and Pierre Woods on WEWS' Dawgs on the Run. What's left to talk about with the Cleveland Browns after they lose 37-3 to the Cincinnati Bengals at home? Of course we talked about who should be fired and who is more to blame. There's obviously more than enough blame to go around everywhere, but I think it's even more on the GM and talent acquisition than on the coaching. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a solo podcast talking about the Cleveland Browns' disastrous loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. Plus I talked about all the people who are responsible.

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The Browns failed everywhere this year

Mike Pettine will probably get fired

Ray Farmer will probably get fired

How much of all of this is Jimmy Haslam's fault?

Brian Billick's classless tweet about the Cleveland Browns

Craig is an internet wuss

Blaming the NFL at large for the way the Cleveland Browns turned out

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Dave and Dylan are weary on the short week, but they overcame some legal troubles to bring you the Friday Fumble today.

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They started with a prepared statement about the Monday Night football game,

They shared some Browns news!

They interviewed an inspiring young man

They interviewed an inspiring older man

They covered the power rankings,

They were unable to provide insight into the Bengals

They celebrated the return of the Manziel Watch

and they gave their predictions for the game this week!

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Mike Polk makes his first appearance on the WFNY podcast because he has tickets to sell. Mike Polk is releasing his latest CD, Baselessly Arrogant, at The Agora on Friday December 4th, 2015.

We talked about the Browns, Cavs, Johnny Manziel, being a season ticket holder and a lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don Delco, formerly of The OBR joins the podcast to talk about the Cleveland Browns' Monday Night Football Debacle and also to try and figure out if Cleveland Browns apathy is unique to us as aging fans, or more universal.

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Don Delco of 97.1 the Fan in Columbus

Dwayne Rudd throws his helmet has nothing on the Ravens blocked field goal

The OBR and getting out of Browns coverage at the right time

Losing motivation to talk about the Browns anymore

Cleveland Browns apathy is setting in

The existential crisis throughout the Browns' fanbase

Is it us or is it the Cleveland Browns?

Nerding out on other forms of culture

Losing passion for the Browns

The 2015 Browns might be the worst since 1999 for real

Did we change or did the Browns change?

What can you tell Browns fans to do?

The difference between making a personal choice and acting in self defense

Should the Browns fire Mike Pettine, cut Johnny Manziel, fire Ray Farmer? What?

The Browns need to draft nothing but quarterbacks and that's it

Johnny Manziel is just not that guy

Why was Johnny Manziel dressed at all yesterday?

Jimmy Haslam chasing his first mistake of firing Chud and the experienced coordinators

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It was a long bye week off for the Cleveland Browns, but Dave and Dylan are back for another episode of the Browns Friday Fumble! They covered the recap of the last browns game. Gave their takes in the Johnny Manziel situation, bring you a revamped power rankings and covered the ins and outs of the Baltimore Ravens.

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Ohio State is headed to Michigan for The Game. We break it down with Dan Parker.

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There's no reason in the world to see another snap of Josh McCown

Mike Pettine looks for any excuse to not play Johnny Manziel

Browns fans yelling at Craig on Twitter for Manziel opinion

The NFL and domestic violence and learning lessons

Ezekiel Elliott and the media

Tweeting from press conferences and how MLB banned it

Not controlling a message but being true to the message

Ezekiel Elliott and just how good he is at running the ball

Ohio State missing Tom Herman

Sticking to a plan that was designed before the game started

The winner's curse the year after a championship

How will Ohio State respond to a loss to Michigan State?

Jim Harbaugh and smashing a buckeye on Bo Shembechler's grave

Ohio State as a road underdog going to Michigan

No doubting Ohio State's talent, but definitely their season

Harbaugh coaching up someone else's recruits

Brady Hoke recruiting well but coaching poorly

The return of a real live rivalry

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Dave and Craig had a get-together electronically over audio to talk about Johnny Manziel and turkey day recipe tips.

The Browns Friday Fumble

Dave gets jealous of Craig's guest

Johnny Manziel's future versus Mike Pettine

Mike Pettine's decision crossroads with Jimmy Haslam

The Browns fans need to trust professionals even if they haven't earned trust

What are Browns fans so scared of with cutting Johnny Manziel?

The rules of engagement for Johnny Manziel

Partying and playing are not mutually exclusive

What's the upside and what are we holding out for with Johnny Manziel

You can argue Mike Pettine should be fired as long as it doesn't have anything to do with Johnny Manziel

The Columbus Crew in the playoffs

Why didn't they flex a game to Monday Night Football?

The Browns couldn't manage to be relevant before my son turned 6

Where does Thanksgiving rank?

Thanksgiving food traditions

Turkey is bland meat

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I always wonder what the perception of the Cleveland Cavaliers and their fans are from a national perspective, so I asked one of the fun NBA media follows to come on the podcast. Dan Devine covers the NBA for Yahoo and Ball Don't Lie.

Here's what else we discussed.

Allston Massachusetts as the Student Slums

How does Yahoo and Ball Don't Lie cover the NBA?

What has the NBA gig done to your fandom of the game?

Yahoo the media company and trying to figure out how to cover the NBA

What has covering the team done to Dan's fandom of a team and the league?

Covering the Knicks and giving a real perspective

NBA Twitter versus NFL Twitter and others

What do national NBA fans think of Cleveland and its fans?

Normalizing the NBA season after 11 or 12 games in an NBA season

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It's a Twitter block party with Ben Axelrod! Not really, but we talk about how many each of us have blocked on Twitter, plus Ohio State, WWE, Brock Lesnar, and Ohio State against Michigan State this weekend. Here's what else we discussed...

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Block people on twitter?

Ohio State fans who are unreasonable

Wal Mart Ohio State fans

Tweeting about pro wrestling

Ronda Rousey vs. Holly Holm

Brock Lesnar in the UFC

Paul Heyman with Richard Deitsch

Bomani Jones' podcast

Grantland now that Bill Simmons brought back his podcasting network

Brett Hart and the Montreal Screw Job

CM Punk and his MMA career

Cleveland Cavaliers hack a dre

Stan Van Gundy wanted them to hack Andre Drummond

Can't enjoy watching the Browns even slightly

Losing to the Steelers is impossibly to find any positives

The Browns' 53-man roster and a lack of a jersey to buy

Johnny Manziel and his chance at becoming a starter

How concerning is Rex Ryan's record for Mike Pettine?

Buckeyes vs Michigan State

Connor Cook number one overall in the NFL draft?

Christian Hackenberg number one overall?

Trying to figure Ohio State out in 2015

Does Urban Meyer sandbag at all for big games?

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Craig does his weekly spot on Dawgs on the Run on WEWS with Andy Baskin and Pierre Woods. Here's what we discussed.

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Not buying into Johnny Manziel just yet

No need to see anymore Josh McCown

Johnson Bademosi over Justin Gilbert?

Keeping the play in front of you

Running the ball is about effort and heart

Should the Browns keep Ray Farmer and Mike Pettine?

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I decided to do some weekend podcasting. Actually I recorded it earlier in the week and am just posting it now, but hope you're having a nice weekend and need something to listen to. Here are some random stories and thoughts.

Do you road rage?

Was anyone really mad at Starbucks or Target?

Report cards and raising a modern student

Marrying your best friend?

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After a few extra days of recovery, Dylan and Dave are back with another episode of the Friday Fumble. This podcast is brought to you by Audible.com. You can get a 30-day free trial including one free audiobook download. Please do us a favor and sign up for FanDuel with WFNY. This week the boys: Defend Mike Pettine Ask some tough questions to GM Cover their weekend trip to Pittsburgh Talk about Pittsburgh Football and the guy from house Give their QB predictions Give their game predictions. And remember to join the movement, #fireroyfarmer

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Chad Zumock has become a regular on the WFNY podcast and he happened to have Dave Sterling's regular guest Chris Clem with him. So, what else do you do? I invited them to come visit my basement.

We discussed comedy, the Cleveland Browns and the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Chad talked about his upcoming comedy CD that you should pre-order.

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Will Burge of WTAM and the Cleveland Browns pre-game show joins the WFNY podcast to talk about a variety of topics. We discussed the Browns and what it's like to do a pre-game show on a season that's lost. We talked about what it's like to do media at the different sports talk radio stations.

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Here's what else we discussed.

Doing Browns pre-game when the season is lost

Bernie Kosar as a Browns executive?

The hot button topic in sports talk radio

Caller-driven radio and whether it's dead or not

The relative health of sports talk and sports media in Cleveland

What sports podcasts does Will listen to?

Indians twitter and what makes it tick

Being labeled according to one team and one team only

Being a broadcaster and locked into a single sport

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Les Levine is back on the WFNY podcast and we're attacking all the awfulness of Cleveland sports, and a bit of the Cavs goodness too.

Here's what we discussed specifically.

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Road rage is a bad idea

What historical Browns season would you compare this to?

Drafting Johnny Manziel set the team back.

Johnny Manziel can't run anything that's planned.

Gary Barnidge is not built for a Johnny Manziel offense.

You can't keep losing years to transition.

Johnny Manziel's off day look and not caring about perception

Bernie Kosar and the Browns?

Bernie Kosar is the most popular Brown of all time

Any expectations for a Chris Antonetti front office?

The Delly to Tristan Thompson alley-oop play

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The Cleveland Browns are officially awful in case you hadn't realized already. They went out and proved it beyond a shadow of a doubt on Thursday night against the Cincy Bengals, losing 31-10. Don't worry folks. I'm here to talk about it.

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Love Stinks

Loving the Cleveland Browns is a painful life

Petitions to get people fired

Knowing exactly what you don't know

Sharpies and signs down in Berea

Mike Pettine doesn't like Manziel

Playing Josh McCown is dumb because he's my age

Austin Davis sightings are sure to come

Browns-free Sunday!

Cavs play at 330 on Sunday

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The Browns are on the road to Cincy this week against an undefeated Bengals team. Short Week, crunch time, its your THURSDAY fumble! Dave and Dylan talk about:

The secret to the Browns' Injury problem

The fans talk back!

Some of the Browns Trade offers

Some history of Thursday Night Football

Analysis of the City of Cincinnati

Looking into the Bengals Roster

Their predictions for the game.

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Every Monday morning it's time for Dawgs on the Run with Andy Baskin and Pierre Woods on WEWS. This week the Browns lose yet again and the real conversation is about whether people should be fired and which franchise cornerstone should be traded. Enough.

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It is Friday once again, and Dave and Dylan are back to get you caught up on all things Browns.

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They let the Browns know how they felt about their loss on social media.

They talked about the fancy new duds that the Browns will be sporting at the expense of the offensive gameplan

They talked about some Browns mythology.

They discussed the region of Arizona, and its educational institutions.

The Austin Davis Watch is Back

and finally they wrap it up with their predictions for this game.

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This is my weekly spot on NewsNet5's Dawgs on the Run with Andy Baskin and Pierre Woods. The Browns got smashed in the mouth early and went on to lose while turning the ball over like crazy.

We also discussed the awful refereeing, bad defense and Josh McCown's remaining in a game after what looked like a pretty clear concussion on television. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another week, another episode. Dave and Dylan are back to cover the tough loss to the Broncos and have you looking forward to this big rivalry game against the St. Louis Rams.

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We look at what went wrong in OT against the Broncos.

We take a look at a Browns DB who might have some legal troubles coming.

We have a quick break to inform you about another Cleveland Sport which might be of interest to you.

We investigate the city of St. Louis

We take a look at the Ram's roster

We break down a few things noticed by the Avon police recently

And finally we give our predictions for this rivalry game.

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Matt Moore joins the WFNY podcast for the second time ever, and it just happened to be the night that Tristan Thompson got his deal done for 5-years and $82 million. What awesome timing. You know Matt from Hardwood Paroxysm, CBS Sports and from his @hpbasketball Twitter.

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Here's what we talked about.

Tristan Thompson gets a deal done with the Cavs for $82 million

Eric Bledsoe and comparing his deal to Tristan Thompson

Rich Paul shows that he's not going to back down

Big contracts and how they become unlikely assets down the road

Tristan Thompson and how much better he can get over the next five years

The Cavs being unable to get anyone else to replace Tristan Thompson

Dan Gilbert's willingness to pay the luxury tax is commendable

The window with LeBron James and his age

The weird changes around sports media business

ESPN layoffs and the increasing costs of rights fees

Ad sales people who need to understand the value of the Internet

When Internet ad revenue will exceed TV ad revenue

Pre-roll auto play ads

The saturation point of media and Netflix kids

What are the big things going on in the NBA that aren't related to the Cavs?

The NBA's rookie class this year is really talented and interesting

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We watch the local sports blog scene intently and I've recently noticed the activity at bottlegate.com

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Bottlegate Mike

Starting a blog in 2014 and the second post was on Johnny Manziel flipping the bird

ESPN cutting 350 jobs or 4.3% of its workforce

Contrasting that news with the amount of Star Wars trailers hitting Monday Night Football

ESPN decides to cover WWE as well

Shouldn't they then double down on Bill Simmons even while dumping Cowherd and Olbermann?

Trying to stay strong through the slow start

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This is a quick hitter of my spot on Dawgs on the Run with Pierre Woods and Andy Baskin on Newsnet 5 WEWS the morning after the Browns game. I defended the Browns and Mike Pettine from charges comparing him to ... wait for it... Pat Shurmur. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave called up Andrew and they discussed (in an optimistic way) the following...

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The Browns look like an NFL team.

They hung with a team they had no business hanging with.

We aren't upset the browns went for 2, we are upset they didnt make it.

Talkin' Turbin

Can you learn to be a better coach? Can you learn to be a better GM?

and finally

The hilaroius Michigan ending

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Johnny Manziel got himself into trouble, and it continues a pattern that has become all too familiar for Browns fans. The Browns still can't count on Johnny Manziel. Plus, I talk about running over my podcast rig and also the Cavaliers and Tristan Thompson.

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Craig ran over his podcast rig

Johnny Manziel gets pulled over in dispute with his girl

Johnny Manziel is still drinking apparently

The Browns signed Austin Davis to an extension

Tristan Thompson should get paid already

Tristan Thompson as a trade chip

Not freaking out over Tristan Thompson or LeBron's back

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Dave and Dylan are back with this week's Friday Fumble. They welcome a very special Pizza Papa onto the podcast.

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They celebrate the victory with some Japanese poetry

They cover all the Browns news you need to know

They advise time travelers.

They give you this week's Power Rankings

They get a visit from a pizza legend

They discuss the Broncos Roster in depth

The give you the scoop on when you'll see Johnny Football this week,

and they round it out with their predictions for the game.

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Who needs therapy? The Cleveland Browns had many of the same issues that have plagued them for the entire season, but they come out on top against a hated rival. So, everything becomes a whole lot more constructive as the Browns top the Ravens in overtime. Craig joins Dawgs on the Run with Andy Baskin and Pierre Woods to discuss.

We talked about Josh McCown as starter, Danny Shelton's dumb penalties and what is wrong with the Browns' defensive front?

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The Browns beat the Ravens! Say that to yourself at least 100 times. We discuss that plus Deafheaven's album New Bermuda.

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Did Columbus show the Browns game this weekend?

The Browns vs. Chargers wasn't shown in in Columbus

Could you enjoy the Browns win over the Chargers or did it torture you?

Tweeting about the ref show

The Broncos vs. Vikings game and all the flags

Common sense is left out of the NFL rulebook

Dwayne Rudd and using rules to compare football teams

How can the NFL fix the rules?

Mike Pettine interview at halftime saying Flip would like to run the ball

Josh McCown throwing the ball 51 times

Gary Barnidge and the tight ends opening things up for the running game

Deafheaven music reviews

Screaming vocals and how weird and different they can be

From the Kettle Onto the Coil

The divisiveness of Deafheaven

Small complaints about New Bermuda

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Dave and Dylan are back, and have everything you need to be ready for the Ravens this week.

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They talk about a few choice penalties that set the Browns back next week. They talk about Ray Farmer's return to Berea and a few things he missed while he was gone. Dylan asks a series of questions that help us know our foe, the Baltimore Ravens They discuss some great things about the city of Baltimore They talk about notable Ravens celebrity fans They give you the most trusted Power Rankings in the NFL They discuss the ongoing Johnny Manziel smokescreen They discuss the concept of "Brownsing" and realize it isn't as bad as it sounds. And they wrap it up with their predictions for the game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dennis Manoloff is one of the best guests to have on the show. He's knowledgable, full of opinions and willing to spill them. We discussed the Indians' disappointing season and also went in-depth on his interview book.

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Promoting a book and meeting people face to face

Talking to people other than just Cleveland sports athletes

Going back through interviews to do a compilation

The oldest interview in the book was Curt Schilling

Intimidated by Reggie Jackson

Dave Zastudil or Barry Zito to end the book

Mark Shapiro moves on as an honored guest

D-Man took issue with the celebration of Shapiro on his send-off

What does celebrating Mark Shapiro leaving about Cleveland?

The Cleveland Indians ownership and staff are great, nice people

Chris Antonetti gets a promotion just like the last time

Continuity is good, but forever?

What kind of GM will Mike Chernoff be?

The Mark Shapiro non-excuse excuse about market realities

The Cleveland Indians off-season heading into 2016

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Craig does his weekly spot on Dawgs on the Run with Andy Baskin and Pierre Woods for WEWS. The question is whether or not Mike Pettine and Joe Haden have issues over the fact that Joe didn't go in a loss to the Chargers yesterday.

Far be it for me to question the health and heart of Joe Haden, but after watching Mike Pettine's post-game comments it sure seemed like maybe his coach had issues with Haden's unwillingness to play with a broken finger. Pierre Woods wasn't quite as quiet on the matter as I was.

We'll see.

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Most games don't need to be recapped on the podcast, but this loss to the Chargers needed to be talked about.

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Browns lose to the Chargers in Rudd fashion

Quitting the Browns is like quitting smoking

Adjusting your expectations as a Browns fan after seeing the pre-season

Comparing the Browns to the Colts and how it can all go downhill in the AFC North

Dave's Browns game experience story with his brother's DVR

Dave chooses Papa John's and will be mocked for it

Duke Johnson's first career touchdown

Trying to figure out if the Browns will be favored again this season

Joe Harris interviews the Cavs

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It's the latest installment of Dave and Dylan's weekly show, Browns Friday Fumble. This week Dave and Dylan go in on the San Diego Chargers and all the non X's and O's that surround the big game.

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I have no idea exactly what else Dave and Dylan talked about because Dave doesn't give me any notes. I'll be listening right along with the rest of you for the first time.

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Denny Mayo is back with a Casual Friday episode. We talked about a million things, but here are some of them.

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Scotch in the summer time

Boilermakers and Gone Girl

House of Cards and dropping cable

Orange is the New Black in season two

Lost and rewatching episodes of a TV show

Watching Freaks and Geeks

Shows on DVR turns into a "to-do" list

Anthony Bourdain with Parts Unknown and taking up MMA

Overdrive and online libraries

The Food Lab cookbook

The modern world teaching people how to cook better

Gaining more information from apprenticeships

Kickstarter waffle party with Something Involving a Monkey

The Nest and what it gives you in terms of information

Saw the Pope and his Papal address

CNN overanalyzes the Pope walking up the stairs to an airplane

Pope t-shirt sales

Dennis Kucinich buying Pope swag

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Les Levine joins the WFNY Podcast to break down everything that's going on in Cleveland sports. Like all appearances on the WFNY podcast, it's an instant classic.

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Here's what else we talked about...

The Cleveland Browns extended Austin Davis, is this normal stuff, or is Cleveland just this focused on things that don't matter?

Are the Browns unbelievable?

How does a team re-sign a guy when the GM is suspended

Liking Mike Pettine in spite of everything

Johnny Manziel is the significant moment for this front office

Mike Holmgren and the playoff tickets

Does the local media revel in the negative on purpose?

Maybe the offensive line isn't as good as we think they are

Restaurants do better on Mondays after a Browns win

Chris Antonetti might get elevated to President of the Indians

Is this the Indians doing whatever they can to keep Chernoff?

Is it fair to consider this the Indians allowing people to fail upward?

Carlos Santana and whether he's good or not

How scared of Michael Brantley are opposing teams?

Can't give up the Indians tickets

Trying to convince yourself that the Indians are good

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Brian Spaeth rejoins the podcast for the first time in a long time and as usual the conversation just flowed. We did talk a tiny bit about movies, and a good bit about sports, but the main topic was Brian's switch from Android to Apple, and the technological future.

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Here's what else we talked about...

Apple iPhone versus Android

Browns starters are talking to TMZ about Johnny Manziel

Joe Thomas' agent is allegedly emailing WKNR about stuff Rizzo said about JT

Cavs are immune to bad news

Kevin Love, Kyrie Irving and Iman Shumpert injuries

iPhone over Android

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Every week after the Browns game, Craig goes on Dawgs on the Run. This week we discuss the Browns losing to the Raiders. We discuss Mike Pettine and his job performance. We discuss Jimmy Haslam and his leadership and history with Joe Banner. Finally we discuss Ray Farmer and whether or not he should be looking for a new job.

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The Cleveland Browns restored order to the universe with a Johnny Manziel-led victory over the Tennessee Titans. Of course Mike Pettine went and named Josh McCown, but this is already too much serious football talk. We've got the Browns Friday Fumble, which is a less "X's and O's" look at the Cleveland Browns upcoming matchups.

Make sure you listen in because the podcast has its first big, exclusive guest. Dave and Dylan got an exclusive interview with the Oakland Raiders groundskeeper in charge of getting the field ready every week.

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Martin Rickman is one of the best guests on the WFNY Podcast. He's always thoughtful about whatever it is we're talking about. Here are all the things we talked about, but first a coupld of promotional items. Before I plug WFNY stuff, please go read Martin's feature on CHVRCHES.

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Martin Rickman on being a writer not a sports writer

Ludacris Q&A for Fast and Furious 7

Ludacris arms from the Get Back video

Christopher Bridges is now willing to go out as Ludacris again

The Rock and Dwayne Johnson

Chvrches and the really great pop music

Craig compares Chvrches to Roxette and not in a bad way

Martin discusses his process of interviewing the band

The nuts and bolts of a musical feature

Writing features and getting beyond the blogging

Regretting the past and not living past it

It Me College Football podcast

Naming anything is hard

Ohio State is not good right now and they're trying to figure it out

The BCS hangover in the minds of college football fans

Rewriting the same book every year surrounding college football

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Jessica Forrester joins the podcast for the second time to discuss a great many topics including the Buccaneers Red program and also Taylor Swift.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers red program

RED program by the Bucs

Pink Red Sox gear

Women sports fans

Companies as content creators and learning how to do it with

Did the Bucs pay money for this program?

Ray Rice and Michael Vick

Paul Kruger vs. David Justice

It's one thing to get females involved. It's another to insult them.

The Red Sox pink gear campaigns from the 90's

Empowering fans vs. alienating them

My friends going on their honeymoon at the Dirty Dancing place

Columbus Clippers and attendance

Indians attendance and giving away tickets

Watching NFL games in 34 minutes the day after

Baseball attendance and the lack of urgency

Ryan Adams and the re-recording of 1989

Taylor Swift co-signing on the Ryan Adams album

Tristan Thompson and his contract storyline

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Tony Mazur joins the WFNY podcast for the very first time to talk way too much about a great many things. Tony and I have a lot in common from a love of the same music - we run into each other at odd shows all the time - and also a love of talk radio, namely Opie and Anthony.

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Tony will be performing comedy a number of places that he mentions in the podcast, but make sure you check out him when he's with Chad Zumock and Jim Florentine at Slim and Jumbo's in Garretsville. That's October 7th at 7:30 PM.

The laundry list of things that we talked about is really far too long to list, but I'll try and grab a couple of highlights.

Tony discusses his time at DSN (Digital Sports Network)

Starting his career as an intern at WKNR at age 18

Producing the Kiley and Booms show on 92.3 the Fan

Getting fired by 92.3 the Fan

Taking up standup comedy

DJ'ing at AppleBee's

Stand up comedy

Being negative on social media

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A solo edition of the WFNY Podcast. Craig Lyndall discusses a few things that should be of interest to the WFNY Podcast faithful.

But first...

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Craig discusses morality in the Dunkin Donuts drive-thru

Johnny Manziel versus Merril Hoge

Tom Hamilton's call of Carlos Santana's grand slam ruled

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The Browns are licking their wounds from a week one beatdown at the hands of the New Jersey Jets. A week later and the Browns capitalize on that momentum to open their home to the Tennessee Titans. As always (this season so far) Dave Sterling and Dylan Price are here to help prepare you for the matchup.

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They probably talked about Marcus Mariota.

Maybe they mention Jimmy Haslam and his home state of Tennessee.

I wonder what songs Dave will pick.

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It's always good to have Ben Axelrod on the podcast. He's a guy I feel like I can throw absolutely anything at and he'll be able to talk about it. In this episode we went from the Buckeyes to the Browns and Brian Hoyer to the Cavs and Tristan Thompson.

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Podcast guests and negative reactions on Twitter

Josh McCown helicopter or Brandon Weeden flag trap?

The reaction to Josh McCown's fumble in the end zone

The reaction to football things varies to where you're watching

Johnny Manziel's left-handed toss out of bounds

The contrasts between Braxton Miller, J.T. Barrett and Cardale Jones

The short schedule from Virginia Tech to Hawai'i

Can Cardale Jones be the same Cardale Jones with all the substitutions?

The apostrophe in Hawai'i

The Dwyane Wade name spelling versus Dwayne Bowe

Brian Hoyer as a mentor and Johnny Manziel as a mentee

Bill O'Brien asking Brian Hoyer to throw 50 times

The Brian Hoyer experiment in Houston

Cleveland Browns in Madden

How pissed off are the Browns at Dwayne Bowe?

The overwhelming preference for J.T. Barrett among Ohio State fans

Tristan Thompson update with the Cavs

Trying to win the PR battle in the press with Rich Paul

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Chuck Booms found some time to discuss the miserable Cleveland Browns opener with us on the podcast. Chuck is on Tailgate 19 with Bernie Kosar and Tony Zarella among others. You can also find him on a standup stage around town and on Twitter.

Here's what else we talked about, but first...

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Chuck Booms talks about Tailgate 19

The Jets trading a fifth round pick for Brandon Marshall

The Buffalo Bills get LeSean McCoy

Montee Ball and the Browns get Robert Turbin

Justin Gilbert is a blown pick

Zac Jackson's story about Justin Gilbert

The dropped passes yesterday

Josh McCown and whether he is what he is

What do you think about the Browns home opener against the Tennessee Titans?

Is Craig crazy to think Tennessee is still a game the Browns can win?

The Browns didn't get any pressure on Ryan Fitzpatrick

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I jumped on the first week of Dawgs on the Run on WEWS. It's the third year running the show and Andy Baskin and Mike Cairns had me on to discuss the week one loss to the Jets.

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The Browns failed in their offseason

The Browns don't have to lose against Tennessee

Not afraid of Marcus Mariota because he beat up Tampa

The Browns didn't get Brandon Marshall or Darrelle Revis

The Browns' off-season and Jimmy Haslam's willingness to spend money

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The Cleveland Browns got obliterated by the Jets and it was embarrassing and awful and annoying. Dave Sterling and Craig break it all down.

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The Browns couldn't act like the Browns again out of the gate could they?

The Browns not being able to run the ball

The Browns didn't get any of the high priced talent players

The Browns couldn't defend well

Johnny Manziel played pretty well coming off the bench

The Cleveland Browns weren't good at the certain things they were supposed to be good

The Cleveland Browns are Tristan Thompson without rebounding ability

Everything went wrong for the Browns against a bad team

The Cleveland Browns fans making life difficult for Mariota

Cleveland Browns Friday Fumble

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David Sterling is bringing you the best Browns preview podcast in Cleveland every week this season. No, it's not hyperanalyzing X's and O's and talking about mundane roster moves. It's light, homer, comedic football talk, because what other kind of talk is there to do about our beloved Browns?

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Here's what else Dave and Dylan talked about.

Terrelle Pryor getting waived

Ray Farmer texting from suspension

The various Jets islands

Gang Green

Johnny Manziel Watch

Browns score prediction

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I had some thoughts to get out this morning as I try and book the next guest. So, I cracked the mic to talk about a few things.

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Mike Pettine is favored to be first fired in Vegas

Mike Pettine shouldn't be fired but the Browns are still suspect

Vegas needs bettors

Is it the Browns fault that Andy Moeller got into trouble?

Did the Browns handle their business well?

Browns receivers in the pre-season

Josh Lenz vs. Terrelle Pryor

Dwayne Bowe and his preseason

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Scott Raab was a very important part of the WFNY Podcast as a weekly guest and contributor for a long time. I've always left the door wide open to welcome him back any time he felt like he had something to say. It was a great conversation about a wide variety of Cleveland sports topics.

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Here's the rest of what we talked about.

The gravity of Browns decisions

Ray Farmer and the job he's done

Trent Richardson and how his career has turned out

Trying to justify the future that Browns fans think they're stuck with

Winning the debates versus always selling

Mark Shapiro's exit from Cleveland to Toronto

The Indians and how many badasses there were in the dugout

Mark Shapiro's executive of the year awards

Other fans trying to convince me that I should enjoy what it is I'm watching

Play Like a Brown and what that means

Mike Pettine update heading into 2015

Johnny Manziel is not Joe Namath

The Browns are partners with both sports talk radio stations

It's a special breed that can host a three or four hour sports talk radio show

The sports talk radio format doesn't make any sense to me

Revisiting LeBron James

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Chad Zumock is a touring comedian and he and Craig finally found the time to get together to talk about a number of topics from culture to sports.

Chad Zumock and Cleveland sports talk radio

Everybody is afraid to get fired

Putting art into the talk radio thing

Radio people are underpaid

Mike Trivisonno was one of the best sports talkers in Cleveland history

The shared experience of Hall and Oates

Blue Eyed Soul

Atlanta airport and The Walking Dead

Live comedy getting pushed up onto the internet

Jokes versus hatespeech

Old school wrestling and being a fan of the heel

The Hotelier played on a Monday night

Substance and what happened at the VMAs

Mark Shapiro leaving the Cleveland Indians and what it means

Indians fans telling other Indians fans that they should enjoy the sport more

Kyrie Irving is running

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Coach Lou Holtz is promoting his partnership with Kingsford Charcoal and it's all about sportsmanship. It's part of a campaign called #BBQDiplomacy that will hopefully help tone down some of the inter-conference rhetoric and nastiness.

Obviously we talked about more than just that.

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Sportsmanship in the modern media market

sportsmanship in the Twitter generation

Coach Holtz' career as a motivational speaker

Coach Holtz recounts his year with the Buckeyes winning the Championship back in 1968

Comparing the arrival of Bo Schembechler to the arrival of Jim Harbaugh

Urban Meyer keeping the Buckeyes focused on the task at hand

The matchup with Virginia Tech on Monday night

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Joe Lull is back and we're talking about local sports talk radio and whether it is dead or not. Also, we discuss the Mark Shapiro exit from the Cleveland Indians in depth. This podcast is brought to you by Audible.com. Go get your free 30 day trial and audiobook download.

Joe Lull and whether sports talk radio is dead

Is sports talk radio a little directionless and somewhat passionless

The desire and burning passion is gone in radio

Chuck Booms is out with the biggest personality in the market

The consultants on top of the shows

Sports talk radio and comparing it to compressed music playlists

Is there a playbook for talented people to break out locally?

It's hard to talk about the Cleveland Indians on sports talk radio

Joe Lull and the possibility of a political podcast

Joe Lull's reaction to Mark Shapiro's exit

Joe was not surprised that other organizations were interested

The Indians were just kind of there under Mark Shapiro

Grading the trade record for the Cleveland Indians

Jake Westbrook for Corey Kluber

Victor Martinez and the trade they didn't need to make

What does the desire for Mark Shapiro around the league say about ownership?

The staleness of Mark Shapiro's message

Looking over the Ubaldo Jimenez trade

Is it worth the risk to try and get better?

How much will change with the Indians?

The sale of STO and Mark Shapiro's role in that

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Rick Grayshock comes back to the friendly confines of the WFNY Podcast to discuss the Browns and their impending roster decisions to get down to 53 men. We start with a brief discussion of Mark Shapiro leaving the Tribe.

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Here's what else we talked about.

Quick chat about Mark Shapiro and his exit to Toronto

Mark Shapiro is a huge story that nobody's really talking about

The Mark Shapiro witch hunt

Minority team ownership

Trying to figure out the Cleveland Browns' 53-man roster

Shane Wynn gets cut

Shane Wynn is the new Willie Snead

The 53-man roster projection is the new mock draft

Marlon Moore and Johnson Bademosi as Chris Tabor's core guys

What about fourth rounder Vince Mayle?

Terrelle Pryor is still on the Browns mostly because of outside excitement and potential

Terrelle Pryor as third QB?

The surprise cuts

Any surprise trades of John Hughes or Phil Taylor?

Billy Winn and Ish Kitchen and Jamie Meder?

Fred Jackson and his signing possibility?

The NFL and its lack of desire for fullbacks

Only Justin Gilbert's draft slot makes it a tough call on a roster decision

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Well, it seems like it's almost officially official. Mark Shapiro is headed to Toronto for lots of money according to multiple reports with multiple sources. The silence was indeed deafening from Mark Shapiro as the Indians start to make a mini-run toward potential playoff relevance.

We break down all the scenarios and wonder how nervous the Dolan family is at the Prospect of replacing Mark Shapiro. Is Chris Antonetti a potential replacement for Shapiro?

Also, we talk about Travis Benjamin and learning just how healthy he is in the Browns pre-season game.

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We lead the show with an audio clip that indicates that LeBron James was the one who basically orchestrated Mo Williams' signing. We discuss that, plus Hard Knocks, Kyrie Irving, Tristan Thompson and much more... SUBSCRIBE ON ITUNES

Did LeBron James sign Mo Williams?

Does LeBron James really run the Cavaliers?

Johnny Manzielbow

Hard knocks episode 3

JJ Watt can't stop being JJ Watt

Brian Hoyer named QB on episode

They didn't show the QB room after he left.

What did Hoyer and Mallett do?

Hoyer on Mike and Mike talking about Tom Brady

Wonder if Brady gets tired of Hoyer referencing him

Hoyer admits that a part of him knew this might be his last chance to be starter

Brian Hoyer is boring.

Think about that the next time you criticize a player for speaking out.

Hoyer hasn't seen Hard Knocks

Kyrie Irving until January

Cavs fan trial by fire in LeBron's first year

Tristan Thompson update

There is no update

Cavs fans getting mad now

FB comments on Tristan

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Dave Sterling is back on the WFNY podcast with Craig. Not a solo podcast. Rejoice. Here's what we talked about.

Peyton Hillis saying the Browns lied to him

Dead jerseys at the Browns pre-season game

Browns jerseys cost $150

Looking for a Danny Shelton jersey

Dave Sterling Art Modell Sympathizer

Joe Thomas going in on Peyton Hillis

John Madden released

Whim with an audible H

Video game consoles

Knock off drugstore gear

Generic kids sports gear

Craig went to one of the best concerts he's seen in years

Cuyahoga Heights Falls Heights Falls

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It's a quick Tuesday morning podcast and I'm talking about Brian Hoyer winning the Houston Texans starting quarterback job.

Brian Hoyer wins the job over Ryan Mallett

The neverending Ryan Mallett to the Browns speculation

Josh McCown knowing who he is

Josh McCown versus Brian Hoyer

The quarterback battle versus the quarterback war

How everything comes back to Johnny Manziel in the end

Ballers season one is over and it was a ton of fun... but...

The litany of TV shows that would have been better as one-offs

Masters of Sex, Weeds, Orange is the New Black, Any others?\

Tell me the other shows that you can think of that should have only been one season

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This episode is all about NFL quarterbacks. Yes, they get paid. Yes, they get overpaid. Anymore, it doesn't matter though. Craig Lyndall tells you why it has to be that way.

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Matt Flynn signed by the Jets and he's made more than $18 million in his career

Matt Flynn has started seven professional games in his career

Flynn is 3-4 in his career with 2451 total yards 17 TDs and 11 INTs

I would have signed Matt Flynn

I wrote as much on January 20, 2012 and 134 of you commented on it

Eli Manning hopes to become the NFL's highest paid quarterback at more than the $22 million per year that Aaron Rodgers gets paid

Is that crazy? Yes, it is kind of.

Quarterback has become a light switch of a decision.

It's a binary question of whether or not you have a quarterback or not. If you do, then he has to be the highest paid player when his name comes up.

The cost of "franchising" eli Manning is $25 million or $3 million more than the richest QB deal. Why?

The non-exclusive tag would cost $23.7 million and a quarterback starved team might try and sign

Manning in exchange for two first round picks.

If I'm the Giants I might actually go for that, but I digress. The Giants are going to pay Manning and they should.

I learned this all with Joe Flacco. The question isn't whether Flacco is "elite" although that's a funny thing to talk about because I hate the Ravens.

The point is that Flacco is a real franchise quarterback. If you have one, you have to pay him the most when his name comes up.

We're talking about the same league that is willing to put nearly $100 million within reach of Andy

Dalton's ginger paws. It's not guaranteed, of course, but it's possible.

Browns fans should know all too well. You're splitting hairs between Flacco, an aging Drew Brees, Ben Roethlisberger, Matt Ryan and Matthew Stafford. Are they franchise quarterbacks? The answer is yes.

Giants fans aren't in the clear just yet though. Eli Manning could easily - especially at his age - become Jay Cutler.

Jay Cutler might play his way out of the hell hole he found himself in over the past couple years, but it's looking ugly in Chicago.

Even in that case though, look in your hearts Browns fans and tell me you wouldn't rather have Jay

Cutler and whatever compared to the Cleveland Browns' QB situation.

The Browns went after one legged Sam Bradford this year, so I'll hear you say otherwise, but I won't believe it.

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On the Tuesday edition of the WFNY Podcast I talk about Ryan Seymour getting suspended for PEDs, James Harrison's trophy rant, and also some serious conversation about fro yo. Are you subscribed on itunes yet? The ultimate podcast gear guide

Ryan Seymour of the Browns suspended for four games for PEDs

He must have seen his own bright red screen at pro football focus

James Harrison and his trophy comment becoming front page news everywhere

What a strange world it is where a dude's instagram can become frontpage news

James Harrison's post is the kind that SHOULD become front page news

It was a real statement

Trophies and ribbons and delineation of winners and losers

Little Sandy Road in Ravenswood, WV

Menchie's is the greatest

Fro Yo with Andrew Ginsburg on his webshow Physically Incorrect

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It's Monday morning and there's plenty to talk about from the weekend. It wasn't a big sports weekend, mind you, but that doesn't meant there's nothing to talk about. Craig is solo today talking about fantasy, Justin Gilbert, the Browns and a whole lot more.

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Fantasy football and not being able to give it up

The NFL ruining fantasy by exploding the schedule

Being an optimist for a player is impossible long term

Being an optimist for a team is a good idea long term

Ray Rice and betting on a running back long term

Marshawn Lynch and betting on a fantasy player

Mike Pettine talking about Justin Gilbert

Justin Gilbert as a returner improving his play as a corner

Craig won a race!

Running races versus charitable races

Still, Craig won a race!

Noticing verbal tics in podcasting

Noticing production issues in podcasts

Let me know if I'm messing up some production portion of the podcast!

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Craig Lyndall is finally podcasting with people again. Dave Sterling rejoins the podcast.

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Craig and Dave briefly discuss the first half of the Browns game

Nick Swisher is a dude you met freshman year of college

Trying to get rid of that dude

Unfortunate nickname guy

Lost in West Virginia

Craig's paranoia

Thinking you are going to be robbed, kidnapped, and killed

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The second Browns podcast of the week! We needed to talk more about the Browns. What's really funny is that I completely forgot to discuss one of the major bullets I wanted to hit! I wanted to talk a minute about all the reasons why the Browns shouldn't sign Ray Rice. I'll have to save it for another day though. Just be sure that I'm saying no pretty decidedly.

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Cleveland Browns running backs

The Browns desire to run the ball

Browns optimism relies on running the ball and the running backs don't want to compete

Terrance West dogging it

Alex Mack and the Browns' offensive line

Managing the depth chart and trying to keep everyone

Tough decisions at running back influenced by other deeper position groups

Mike Pettine and how he constructs a depth chart

Preferences for veterans and making rookies earn it

Phil Taylor over Danny Shelton... for now

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After starting the week with some Indians and Browns talk, I went back at it for some Cavs talk. This time, the topic at hand was Rich Paul and his big client Tristan Thompson in their quest for a 2015 max contract.

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Tristan Thompson and his free agency power play

The difficulties of talking about a defensive player

What's the value of a defense-first player?

What happened to the LeBron leverage play?

Leaking information to the media as a negotiating tactic

Rich Paul making a statement just like Eric Bledsoe

How did Eric Bledsoe get $78 million when the Suns wanted to give him $48?

SB Nation blog Bright Side of the Sun ran down the whole thing after the fact

Is Tristan Thompson worth $94 million over five years?

J.R. Smith gets married

The NBA drama machine

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I went solo again to talk about the Cleveland Browns. Namely, I wanted to talk about Johnny Manziel and his future with the Browns even as a backup quarterback.

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At what point is Johnny Manziel's future with the Browns at risk?

What about Justin Gilbert?

Will Justin Gilbert be willing to earn his way onto the team other ways?

Will Terrelle Pryor be willing to play special teams and work on the block teams?

What are you watching when the Browns face Washington on Thursday?

What can you glean from training camp and what can't you?

What are the expectations for the Browns in 2015?

What is actually possible for the Browns in 2015?

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It was a nice vacation, but I have so many things to say about Cleveland sports! First up, the Indians and their monumental trade of Nick Swisher and Michael Bourn. Here's what I discussed.

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Anything is possible if the Indians can trade them

Finances in baseball without a cap

What does this mean for the Indians' spending in the future?

What does this mean for the future of Mark Shapiro and Chris Antonetti?

Who in the hell is Chris Johnson?

The Indians' current window

Love for Terry Francona still

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Denny and Craig used to talk every week. Now it's twice a year, but it's still fun.

Are you a non-nanny or nanny person?

Vacationing with children to beaches is not relaxing

Going to the zoo and to mini golf and managing children

The race against naptime

The difference between having fun and the sense of accomplishment of keeping kids interested

Brother's rivalry and what happens when the younger one is better

Denny goes to Foo Fighters at RFK Stadium

Going to a Radiohead party

Fourth of July in a big city versus the suburbs

Rating the Foo Fighters doing a live show

What would it be worth it to see your favorite band in the venue of your choice?

Hop Along playing a free show at the Rock Hall

Going to see The Hotelier

Checking in on the running game

Running marathons

Realizing that you're officially out of your 20's

Sports talk and how we don't talk about it

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In the second Andrew podcast of the week, we discussed the football and music things. We discussed Braxton Miller and his switch to receiver. We discussed Ezekiel Elliott and then we talked about Terrelle Pryor and some music.

Braxton Miller becomes a receiver

Braxton Miller didn't transfer to USC or anywhere else

Did Braxton Miller's shoulder not heal well enough to continue at QB?

What can we expect from Braxton Miller as a wide receiver or H back?

Braxton Miller will be able to get open in college

Braxton Miller bridging Ohio State history thru the Luke Fickell year

Is it a college coach's job to prepare a player for the NFL or just win games?

Ezekiel Elliott vs. Eddie George vs. Maurice Clarett vs. Beanie Wells

Terrelle Pryor starting at a wide receiver

Are there any expectations for Pryor and the Browns this year?

Will Terrelle Pryor be willing to play special teams?

Will Pryor's ego allow him to succeed as a utility player in the NFL?

Brian Spaeth's war on "gravy" in sports conversations

Expectations for the Browns in 2015?

The Browns receivers and the Josh Gordon cloud

Craig expects more of the Tribe than the Browns

Andrew loves Titus Andronicus like crazy

Hip Hop used to be the story of life not fame

The documentary Hype about Seattle and pre-grunge Seattle

The rock and roll dreams and landing on more reasonable dreams in middle age

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Andrew and Craig are both fans at heart so it gives no joy to see the Indians struggle so mightily. It's still crazy to think just how much has gone right for the Cavs and wrong for the Cleveland Indians. Here's the rest of what we discussed.

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WFNY's coverage of NBA CBA

The third generation of WFNY

Learning a CBA and knowing it cold and then they change it

The Columbus Clippers sell out games

Baseball as a happening and the concessions at Huntington Park

The disappointment level with the Indians down in Columbus

How crushing is the Indians season for the casual fan?

The Indians and their sales message

The baseball and its star culture

SportsCenter can't tell the story of a baseball game anymore

The Ty Lawson trade was bigger than almost anything in baseball for the season

Delly is back on a qualifying offer. Long live Dellavedova!

Debunking all the Cavs offseason rumor and innuendo

Opposing team executives floating wishful thinking

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The return of @sportsyelling to the WFNY podcast was long overdue. We discussed the current state of the Cleveland Indians, the realistic use cases with Snapchat and also broke down season two of True Detective (so far.)

Cleveland Indians fans who are hopelessly optimistic

Trying to enjoy baseball without it becoming something more

Comparing the Indians to a summer love

Investing in the Indians when the pitchers are hot

Believing in the Cleveland Indians as they stand even with their record

The front office is doomed no matter what they say

Building hope versus tempering expectations

Should the Indians DFA Michael Bourn?

Is Michael Bourn blocking anyone?

Sportsyelling name drops Jeff Nomina

Trying to understand Snapchat and what the best part is

Why Snapchat instead of Instagram?

Will Snapchat survive forever?

True Detective Season 2

Character development and the struggle of True Detective to introduce them

Is there any chance you'd rewatch the first parts?

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Craig and Dave discuss a bunch of stuff that has very little to do with sports. I mean it has to do with Indians P.R. and movies and stuff.

Podcast users are largely Apple device people

Why Google makes me mad

Google should put Craig and Dave in charge of a $50 million budget

Mark Shapiro and what he could have said

Craig gives the interview answers

Complaining about the Indians is love

The Cavs and how they went for it

Mark Shapiro calling out players

Saving major league service time

Cleveland Indians radio ads

Like Father Like Son

Body Switch Movies

Big

Oscar movies that aren't rewatchable

Leave them with a spoiler

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Newest WFNY writer Jessica Forrester joins the podcast because she got to see Amy Schumer's Trainwreck ahead of its wide release. We recorded it in advance due to "embargo" on talking about the movie too early. Here's the rest of the cool things we discussed.

The gallows humor of writers dropping F-bombs behind the scenes

Amy Schumer and Trainwreck screenings

LeBron excitement versus Amy Schumer excitement

LeBron's part in the movie is bigger than an average cameo

How did LeBron become such a big part of the movie?

Did LeBron James have to come and read for the show?

Is it a typical rom-com and how raunchy is it?

Amy Schumer and the scrutiny she's under as a comedian

The unfairness of going back in the archives and losing context

The lack of political statements with Bo and Luke Duke

What impact might Trainwreck have on the controversy?

Amy Schumer and her authenticity

Kevin Hart and his standup performance

What makes Jessica tick in terms of Cleveland sports

Deandre Jordan and what it did to the NBA and Mavs fans

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Dave caught up with Stephanie Duffy @stephaniemduffy, local soccer aficionado who just returned from Vancouver and the Women's World Cup Final. They had a great discussion on various soccer subjects. They discussed:

The three games she attended

Men's soccer vs women's Soccer

The final in detail

How she got involved in the American Outlaws

How others can get involved with the American Outlaws

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Tim Tyler is the writer and mind behind Dawg Pounded. The comedic play and musical opens its second year at Kennedy's on Playhouse Square on July 17th. We talked about the play, the rivalry with Pittsburgh and how the Browns project in the 2015 NFL season.

Dawg Pounded in its second year

Parody of 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover

The Indians fans in Pittsburgh at PNC

The difference between baseball and football fans

The history of the Cleveland / Pittsburgh rivalry

The Steelers rival is the Ravens

Pulling Dawg Pounded together

Steelers fans wearing their gear to Cavs games

The 2015 Cleveland Browns

Mike Pettine and his trajectory

Loving the 2015 NFL draft with Danny Shelton

Josh McCown and whether the Browns' offense can overachieve

Trying to figure out whether a schedule is hard or easy ahead of time

Cardale Jones in a Browns uniform

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It didn't take long for the Cleveland Cavaliers to resign Kevin Love! He is back with the Cavs for five years and a whole lot of Dan Gilbert's money. Ben Axelrod from Bleacher Report joins the podcast to discuss that and a whole lot more. Such as...

Kevin Love is back

Doug Gottlieb predicting Kevin Love is gone

The NBA and the love of the transaction

What would it be like to give up $110 million in guaranteed money?

Having a super young core of players with old "max" deals

Trying to appreciate LeBron for what he is

Did LeBron do everything this off-season?

Kevin Love and the pool party

Looking back on Dan Gilbert's letter

J.R. Smith and what he's worth

Dwyane Wade to Cleveland and how silly that rumor is

The LeBatard show and Stugotz

Dwyane Wade's dad's t-shirt

Timofey Mozgov's impending free agency

Ohio State Quarterbacks and JT Barrett, Braxton Miller and Cardale Jones

Cardale Jones should have gone to the NFL Draft this year

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Joe Lull came back on the podcast and discussed a lot of things going on. We discussed the shakeup at 92.3 the Fan that saw Chuck Boom leave the station. We talked a little bit about the Cavs, Browns and the Indians as well. Here's a more detailed list of the topics.

Recapping last appearance on the podcast

Missing The Ombudsman on the weekends

The new face of sports radio now that Chuck Booms is gone

What should 92.3 the Fan do with their morning show?

The Kevin Love and LeBron James poolside picture

LeBron James and Kevin Love opt out and the Cavs' offseason

Browns OTAs and mustering up any caring for it

Cleveland Indians dumpster fire and accountability

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Dave finally finished his haircut and he and I got to podcast about some things...

LeBron James opts out and what it does and doesn't mean for the Cavs

LeBron holding the Cavaliers accountable

J.R. Smith and the question about keeping him

The boring Browns

Melissa McCarthy in Spy

Amy Schumer responds to charges that she's racist

Dave Quit Game of Thrones

Entourage and whether or not it was ever good

Ballers is Sports Entourage?

Joe Haden's shoe store

Dave's hip hop style

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Andrew was available to chat today and I have been itching to crack a mic on all the things that we seem to be talking about, that in my estimation aren't worth talking about. Here they are...

Corey Kluber K's ten and still can't win.

The Indians did everything they were supposed to do in the off-season

Brandon Moss and lots of different moves were good, but they can't score

Tired of OTA's and not caring about what happens in them

Terrelle Pryor and the Browns

Worst sports talk radio call ever... Johnny Manziel

Kevin Love and being scared

The discomfort of going through Kevin Love's free agency

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I grabbed TD to help everyone get ready for the Indians now that the Cavaliers are officially done. Before we got to the Tribe though, TD and I discussed the Cavs, David Blatt and Johnny Manziel.

NBA Free and LeBron James fever with the Cleveland Cavaliers

How good for the city was it for the Cavs to make that run?

LeBron's "all in" mentality and how it never wavered

If Kyrie doesn't get hurt the Cavaliers might win the Finals

David Blatt and whether he'll be the Cavs' coach next year

What exactly is David Blatt's offense anyway?

The pointlessness of David Blatt speculation

Johnny Manziel and the money sign, etc.

Johnny Manziel speaking to the media and whether it means anything

Saying the right thing and what that means or doesn't mean

What makes the NFL so impossible to talk about accurately?

The scheduling variances from year to year

Where are the Indians now and what position are they in?

The Cleveland Indians are 4.5 games out of the Wild Card

Putting all the faith in the Indians' rotation

Comparing the Indians to the Cavs and their 19-20 record

Is there a good historical comparison for Giovanny Urshela?

Is Lonnie Chisenhall completely finished?

Is Brandon Moss doing what we thought he would?

How unhealthy is Michael Brantley and his back right now?

Trying to make sense of Carlos Santana and how much you like his performance

What the Indians did with the ballpark and how great it is

The city of Cleveland being decorated up for the playoffs

TD dines next to Kanye West

The tertiary benefits of having playoffs in Cleveland

St. Louis Cardinals... TD says everybody cheats

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It's the day before the day the Cavs get a chance to keep hope alive so Dave and Craig decided to have a conversation very loosely about that and other stuff. We had a lot of fun doing this one, so hopefully you have as much fun listening.

Dave starts the show due to inclement weather

The Cavs and their elimination game against the Warriors

Do you know anyone who has given up on the team?

Sports talk radio callers and their advice for David Blatt

Mozgov and trying to adapt Cavs rotations with so few players

Playing Shawn Marion is not a magic bullet

Underestimating Kyrie Irving as a decoy

The dark times without a playoff Cavs team

Craig makes Dave feel bad about himself

Craig makes Dave feel better after making him feel bad about himself

The resume of the true Cavs fan including Samardo Samuels and Semi Erden (I don't care how his name is really spelled)

Dave demands watch party tickets for Game 7

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The Cavaliers are down, but not yet out. Martin Rickman is in town and he sat down to discuss the NBA Finals and the Cavs' chances. Here are some of the things we've discussed.

LeBron James and hitting his head on the camera

LeBron takes big hits even if he acts like he got shot sometimes

Trying to project the Game 4 results into Game 5

Trying to analyze a team that just missed shots

LeBron James in Chill Mode

LeBron James and whether he's training like a marathon runner

Could LeBron have purposely taken it easy to go for Game 5?

Obsession with outcomes in order to drive analysis

Mozgov and his ability once every three games

J.R. Smith and his need to just keep shooting

The Cavaliers and their fulfilling feeling

The Kneecap and how this isn't a miserable team

Dope the movie

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Dave and Andrew got together electronically to discuss Browns mini-camp and the Andy Lee trade...no wait, they discussed the Cavs.

Cautious Optimism

Dirty Delly

Having your old "takes" on record

Taking no comfort in positive statistics

Blatt being a step ahead.

Being so close but so far away.

Being confident.

Being so sleep deprived

Golden State favor is turning

Jim Brown and LeBron James

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The Cavs have the lead in the NBA Finals 2-1. Brian Spaeth was at the game and I was at a bar. We discuss everything.

Brian Spaeth after Game 3 of the NBA Finals

Can't sleep after a playoff game

Going to the game itself was the best sporting event Brian's ever gone to

Game 1 and the worry it spawned in Brian

LeBron's Finals history and his ability to lock in

Trying to relate the Atlanta sweep to Golden State

Trying to figure out if the Cavs were tested or not

Golden State's frustration at not being able to play how they want to play

Sympathy for Golden State and how likable they are

Getting tired and playing a really short roster

The Cavaliers have dominated in many ways, but the games are still so very close

The leadership, experience and body language of the NBA Finals

Doing an impression of what maturity is supposed to look like

Are the 2015 Warriors the 2007 Cavaliers in some ways?

Relishing every opportunity in the NBA Finals and how LeBron feels lucky to be here now

Blatt and LeBron and coaching and whatever the Cavs are doing is working

The collective experience of going to the Cavs' Finals game

The LeBron story and just not wanting it to end ever

The misery montage and how meaningless it is to me now

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Jeff Nomina changes his twitter name too much. I think he's SportsNom now, so go search him out and find him. He's also a really fun guy to chat with about sports and life and culture and stuff, so we did that. Here's what we talked about.

Jeff Nomina changes his name a lot

The reluctant, accidental troll

The epic, weird twitter night

Women's soccer and how it doesn't discredit the sport

Comparing soccer to sushi

The NBA finals TV ratings in Cleveland and outside it

The Golden State Warriors and not having a lot of access to them

The Sportscenter highlight packages and what we get now

Talking heads and whether or not it's better or worse

Rebooting NFL AM and how awful the production was

The Cavs and whether or not they could win a game narrative

The Cavaliers and how buried they were by everyone

Enjoying the banged up Cavaliers is especially fun

LeBron's final shot and what he would have wanted

Neutralizing Tristan Thompson

Tristan Thompson switching out on a guard at the three point line

David Blatt allows the other team to dictate lineups

Getting obsessed with minutiae

J.R. Smith and how painfully limited he is with the Golden State offense

Putting a physical body on Curry and how sustainable it all is

Making predictions and how worthless they are

The old tweet dredging and how awful it is

Becoming an Internet villain in a heartbeat

Apple Music vs. Tidal and what they bring

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I've been listening to a lot of Cavs talk about how Kyrie Irving's injury spells the end for the Cleveland Cavaliers. I get it, and I understand why people feel that way, but there are games left to be played and the Cavs have LeBron James. I asked Brendan Bowers to join me on the podcast to discuss all the issues surrounding the Cavaliers and their current run in the 2015 NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors.

The Cavaliers and whether or not they have a chance

Missing Kyrie's productivity from Game 1

The Cavs' series against the Hawks projecting to the Golden State Warriors

LeBron scores 44 and the Cavaliers lose?

J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert on the road vs. at home

Golden State's game plan was to let LeBron take a high volume of shots

Is there any benefit to having clarity on Kyrie Irving?

Momentum if the Cavaliers can win Game 2 in Golden State

The Kyrie Irving injury conspiracy theories

When things go wrong, people look to blame others

Do you believe in curses or any of the other silliness?

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Ben Cox joins the podcast to talk about the NBA and the Cavaliers trip to the NBA Finals. Plus, you know, DELLY!

Delly and his status as unlikely hero and anti-hero

Team construction and the Cavs having to rely on Delly

Delly shooting better from outside than from the inside

Matthew Dellavedova looking for too many alley-oops

Getting autographs from Charles Barkley and Steve Kerr

Baseball cards versus basketball cards

Cavaliers watch parties at the new Q with the giant scoreboards

LeBron does make his teammates better

Is anything ever normal when LeBron's around?

The future of Kevin Love and what he's going to do

The amount of time the Cavaliers haven't had together

Steve Kerr over David Blatt as a Warriors advantage?

Coach K and Tom Izzo compared to David Blatt

Predictions as intellectualism

Ben Cox predicts Warriors in six

Getting a playoff team after having one of the worst teams in the league

Fiction recommendations with Ben - Seveneves by Neal Stephenson

Reamde by Neal Stephenson

Summer reading games

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This is the third occasion that I've had to welcome Joe Petrich from Something Involving a Monkey to come onto the podcast. Joe's been a friend for a long time and he makes some of the most interesting music in the world with his band, including bass player BeZo and drummer, Ritz. The band is celebrating their new album Into the Great Blue Waffle with a show at The Foundry on Saturday May 30.

Here's what else we talked about.

Something Involving a Monkey

The return of the Cavs and LeBron James

Not caring about the NBA

Trevor Bauer and the value of a real quote

What can the Indians do after a slow start?

Kevin Maas went full Matt LaPorta

Kevin Kouzmanoff the legend of Lake County

The Indians new setup and having a good team

The brutality of Cleveland fans

Monsters becoming the farm team for the Bluejackets

Faith No More live from Toronto

Mr Bungle and Mike Patton's influence

Taking credit cards and putting business first

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Craig and Chad Zumock discuss how uncool Craig is, meeting Bernie Kosar, local radio and a whole lot more. Here's the rest of the "whole lot more."

Rock on the Range with Chad Zumock

Rob Schneider at Rock on the Range

Doing local morning radio

Shady people and not

Craig is lame and guilty as charged

Chuck Booms and Chad Zumock and if he's damaged goods

Chicago radio and whether or not outsiders can work there

Louis CK's set on SNL

The Disgruntled Waiter bit with Florentine and Mike Polk

The Fox Sports Ohio Girls and following the Reds and Bengals

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The Cleveland Cavaliers are now up 3-0 on the Atlanta Hawks, plus we've seen a bunch of movies lately, so it was time to talk about it all with Brian Spaeth.

Cavs take game three

Why can't we get any Mozgov time at all?

Stopping Teague and nothing he can do

Dirty Delly and that whole thing

Anderson Varejao and the return with Tristan Thompson

LeBron's bad layups and misses in the first quarter

Drama King LeBron

Will the Hawks be "Boston Game Four" snippy?

Delly and playing basketball against high school wrestlers

If Korver hadn't gotten hurt none of this would have happened

Tomorrowland

Ex Machina

Mad Max

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Dave and Craig brought the podcast out live to the Nervous Dog again. The audience wasn't large, but it was a whole lot of fun.

We discussed hating the Atlanta Hawks.

Hotlanta

Ludacris

The 1995 World Series

Elton Brand

Throwback logos

Mighty Ducks

DeMarre Carroll's hair

Outkast's lack of material

Millsap's dumb name

Worst sporting event you've ever attended

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Craig is on location, so Dave did the recording and most of the hosting as we discussed a variety of topics in the news.

The Cavaliers get ready for the Hawks

We are all Delly

Fan satisfaction even before reaching the final goal

Louis CK jokes about child molestation

Game of Thrones dissatisfies with shocking tactics

Game of Thrones week-to-week versus binge watching

Mad Men finale and whether or not it was good

Plus a lot more...

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Martin Rickman of UPROXX Sports joins the WFNY Podcast to discuss a wide variety of topics from new media, social media, Bill Simmons leaving ESPN and the evolution of LeBron James and the city of Cleveland while he was gone.

UPROXX and the decision to join up on that site

Chris Mottram from SB Nation moves over to UPROXX

Feature writing vs.filling inventory

The voice and the craft of writing

Bill Simmons leaving ESPN and whether he's a good writer or not

Hiring writers to go do long-form articles and evergreen pieces

Nate Silver's comments to Freakonomics about traffic vs. quality

Letting social media ruin your day

Cavs game and the crowd showing up for game five

Wanting to believe in this Cleveland Cavaliers team

The philosophy of Cleveland sports fans with LeBron back in town

LeBron James actually believing in the right things rather than just saying them

Cleveland fans learning a lot when LeBron was gone too

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The Cleveland Browns drafted players and I hadn't talked enough about it yet, so I grabbed Mike Burgermeister. We also talked about Tom Brady and the Patriots penalty.

Mike Burgermeister from 603Brown talking Browns draft

The A to Z podcast and enabling things

Podcasting vs. Talk radio and how they're different "genres of music"

The different methods of consuming radio

Liking the draft and appreciating the Browns' process

The RG3 written word and why draft coverage feels a bit futile after a while

Justin Gilbert and loving that pick

The Browns drafting principles with guys who have shown maturity and can play football

The Browns looking for boring players when drafting Barkevious Mingo

Having offensive linemen who can all play

Mike's epic post talking about having offensive linemen that can alll play at Hall of Fame levels

Emmitt Smith is overrated

Jordan Cameron's departure to Miami

Mike Wallace and Dwayne Bowe and the Dolphins and the Vikings

Tom Brady and the Patriots penalties

The Patriots deflating footballs is like DUI

Is all cheating created equally?

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Dave Sterling enjoyed a chat with Comedian and Cavs podcast host Chris Clem. They discussed the following.

Being a Cavs fan in Chicago

The proper way to wear a Mozgov is backwards

Who wears replica basketball shorts?

Dave's game 1 experience

Kids sitting court-side

Sweeping the seats for giveaway swag.

Not a great day for Cavs PR

LeBron's headband conspiracy

Is Andy planning a comeback?

Delly

Cavs vs Bulls going forward

Cavs songs and old Cavs rosters

The legend Delonte West

The Browns Boring Draft

The Browns Superfans

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There was a lot of negative garbage in the sports media, and it was just in time for Ben Axelrod to jump onto the podcast for the first time and help us wade through it all.

Who are you and what do you do?

The legitimization of Bleacher Report

The media market as it is today and the inevitable consolidation and merge

Cavs heart domestic violence

Cardale Jones vs. Joakim Noah

The overwhelming coverage of a failed joke

Floyd Mayweather and the talk of his transgressions about women

Tom Brady and his deflating football deal took over the afterglow of Cavs love

Comparing the Pats and Falcons and the Browns

Did D'Qwell Jackson get the Pats in trouble?

LeBron James and the Shumpert injury

The NBA and whether or not they play too many games

Weighing quantity and quality in an NBA season

Chuck Booms gets fired

The Tony Rizzo show and the timeslot

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Brian Spaeth joins the podcast to discuss the Cleveland Cavaliers and their continuing playoff run as well as The Avengers Age of Ultron, which we saw together this week.

The biggest sports day of the world with the Kentucky Derby and Mayweather vs. Pacquiao

The Rocky hangover for boxing

The Cavaliers winning in such an ugly way that it wasn't even fun

Feeling sorry for Kevin Love

Who picked the fight between the Cavs and Celtics?

Kendrick Perkins and how he should have been tossed

The Bulls and how inconsistent they are

The Avengers Age of Ultron

Avoiding spoilers, reviews and other things

Comparing Avengers to Star Trek

The Avengers was a really nice mix of all the Avengers

Was The Avengers storyline a bit unfocused?

Spoilers after 23 minutes!!!

Brian puts his editing touches on The Avengers

Battlestar Galactica is one of the best shows ever

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Dan Parker and Craig Lyndall discuss all things BlueJackets, Monsters and also the upcoming Browns NFL draft.

The Report podcast with Dan Parker

Complaining about Jack Eichel

Sabres trying to get Connor McDavid

fast guys who don't look like they're going fast

One and done in college hockey versus basketball

Drafting college players and letting them continue to play in college

Hockey's entry-level contract

The Lake Erie Monsters affiliation with the Columbus BlueJackets

Is there any downside to the Monsters joining the BlueJackets?

Looking for a Monsters writer to cover the BlueJackets' new affiliate

How to learn to cover a pro sports team

The Browns 2015 NFL draft

Marcus Mariota is neither the last piece or Andrew Luck

Is Mariota's ceiling higher than Andy Dalton or Joe Flacco?

Monsters fan remember Bjorkstrand from Denmark. Watch him.

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The Cleveland Cavaliers suspensions are known. The Browns draft is coming.

The big podcast month we've been having

The Verge reporting on Refused's new album

Spotify and Amazon and researching music

Kevin Love and J.R. Smith Cavs news

False equivalency between Olynyk and J.R. Smith

is this the Cleveland sports curse

The Cavaliers have the two best players in the series

NFL draft parties and the culture around the draft

Backing Farmer and Pettine for long enough to let them do the job

The Avengers and the watch party on Friday

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Andrew and Craig discuss the Boston Celtics losing in four games to the Cavaliers and how much it really cost them. The Cavaliers did get the sweep, but somehow managed to leave fans feeling badly after completing said sweep.

Kevin Love's shoulder and the prospect of missing one game

Kelly Olinyk did not try to injure Kevin Love, but it was a rough, dirty play

Kendrick Perkins and who on earth gave the order for the code red?

Perkins should have been tossed from the game probably

J.R. Smith and the spinning back hand to Jae Crowder and how J.R. absolutely deserved to get tossed

J.R. Smith might not have intended to hit Crowder that way, but it was bad

Matthew Dellavedova and James Jones taking shots they have to take

The incredibly nice game Iman Shumpert put together in game 4

Will there be any hangover effect from the bad game four against Boston as it carries over to the next series?

Will we see Shawn Marion or Mike Miller?

Kevin Love said he expects to play in game one

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The Indians are off to a really rough start, so I called TD to help calm me down.

Jerry Sands is LeBron James

2013 Cleveland Indians started 5-10 before figuring it out

Can't hit the panic button, but the roster is in disarray

There's no calling card to bring about change

Is the left-handed lineup killing the Tribe?

Getting Swisher back and what it means

What should the Indians do in the leadoff spot?

Justifying the Swisher move by remembering where the Tribe were

Rating what the Indians did this season and having that contribute to patience

The biggest concern with the Indians

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After talking to Lane Adkins about the Browns, I dialed up Dave Sterling to talk about pretty much everything else. Before it was all done, we'd discussed being off of Twitter for the first Cavs playoff game, the idea of buying any shirt for $100, let alone a jersey, and teaching my son about the evils of advertising.

Trying to watch sporting events with half an eye

Twitter during the first quarter of the Cavs game

Craig fumbles over the word apoplectic

Teams making the playoffs with losing records

The Western Conference and Oklahoma City not making the playoffs

Serving the customer vs. the business interest

MLB and the Spider Man bases

Buying Cavs seats for the playoffs

Buying jerseys and spending $100 on a shirt

A muted interest in the NFL draft in Cleveland

What do Browns fans want in the draft?

Dave's mock draft desire

Mock Draft Debate Team

Teaching my son that he doesn't need juice to do extreme sports

Online advertising and how we'll look back on this age

Pissing off potential customers and whether that works in any business

Non-review yelp review

Adam Sandler movie reviews and suggestions

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Lane Adkins of The Orange and Brown report joined me to discuss all things Browns. He wasn't on to promote anything in particular, but I've been a subscriber to the OBR for quite a while and I plugged it for him.

Here's the rest of the stuff we talked about.

Where are the Cleveland Browns today?

What are Johnny Manziel's chances to be a starter after a tumultuous year?

What were Justin Gilbert's real issues and can he rebound?

Just how negative and disruptive can a guy like Josh Gordon be?

Craig (somehow) forgets Josh Gordon's name for a second.

Browns signing Johnson Bademosi and Craig Robertson

Will the Browns get anything done with Tashaun Gipson?

On a scale of one to ten where George Kokinis is one, where are the Browns?

Do you think Jimmy Haslam regrets firing Chud after just one year?

Does Alec Scheiner watching tape ruin the Browns? :-)

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Dan Labbe of Cleveland.com and now NEOMG joined me to discuss everything related to Cleveland sports. He usually is the host of these things, and I turned the tables on him and made him a guest for once!

At what point did it occur to you that Cleveland.com had no longer become the supplement to the newspaper?

The development of the media

Dealing with the feedback and comments and Twitter

Britt McHenry and the ESPN suspension

Predatory businesses like towing companies

ESPN and standing behind their employees

Does the Indians playoff game count?

Did you ever take playoffs for granted?

Reliving the Orlando series

Stan Van Gundy as a coach

The NFL draft and the fact that the Browns won seven games

Johnny Manziel makes a statement out of rehab

How do the Browns factor Manziel into their plans?

Trying to understand what we do and don't know with regard to the Browns

Getting to "show me" mode with the Browns

Did you ever try to talk yourself into Pat Shurmur?

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Dave Sterling and I discussed the Browns jersey unveiling before and after. We also discussed superfans, Michelle Schwab, and a figure four leg lock.

Leave Michelle Schwab alone

Dave is completely anti-Cheetah Pit

Punishments fitting crimes

A real live figure four leg lock and the aftermath

Browns fans creating no-win situations

Cleveland fans eating their own

The non mutual exclusivity of Cleveland sports success

Whether the Browns should do due diligence

Being overwhelmed by the negativity

Really liking the orange uniforms

Turning on the idea of superfans

The players on the team loving the jerseys

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This episode of the WFNY podcast is a little bit different. We talked a lot about culture and technology and a little bit about sports and video games. I can't recall every single thing that Dave Sterling and I discussed, but the major thing that sticks out is wondering, as the video game generations get older, will there be LAN parties in retirement homes someday?

Will everyone load up their favorite Call of Duty version and a mouse and keyboard and blast away week after week, day after day of retirement? It's a funny question, but it's also a good one.

That, and more...

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Andre Knott of the A to Z podcast was kind enough to join me to discuss his career, among other topics. It was a really great chat with lots of cool stories. Here are some of the highlights.

Talking about Terry Pluto, Joe Tait and getting into the business of sports

Developing talent in sports media and getting reps

Casey Coleman's sage advice about sports talk radio callers

The Cleveland Indians job and the work / life balance

Doing a job versus putting your own stamp on it

Sports talk radio versus podcasts and how they should feed each other

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Scott from WFNY joined the WFNY podcast to talk about Blogs and media and HBO among other topics.

Hating the word blog or how it's being used

Jason Lloyd's notes at the end of the night

ESPN redesign getting everyone to talk about blogs

The front page of media properties have never been less meaningful

For the Win and its presence since starting

Black Sports Online saying the Golden Age of Blogging is dead

WFNY posting box scores

Being afraid of your own archives

Craig's half-drunk Browns recaps

John Oliver and HBO's decision to post on Youtube

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The much-anticipated second part of the WFNY podcast with @sportsyelling and @BrutalStephanie is here. For the record, this was recorded before Corey Kluber signed an extension with the team. We talk about the Cleveland Indians and their upcoming season in-depth.

The "Dolanz are Cheapz" narrative

Has the "Dolans are cheap" narrative been killed off?

Trying to understand just how big trades have been in building the Indians

Trying not to underestimate the Brandon Moss acquisition

Looking back at the trades that brought Corey Kluber, Mike Aviles and Carlos Santana

Being sad about Victor Martinez

Appreciating Casey Blake

Talking about improvements to Jacob's Field / Progressive Field

Much much more...

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I had occasion to sit down and get to know @sportsyelling and @BrutalStephanie in person. What resulted was a long podcast about friends and Twitter and sports and any number of other topics. I don't even know how to put it in a bullet point list because it was so very much a meandering conversation.

In the end, I think it was a good way to get to know two of the most fun follows in the Cleveland sports Twitter universe.

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Welcome to all the new listeners! It's been seven weeks since Joe Lull has been off of 92.3 the Fan in Cleveland. There's been some talk, rumor and speculation as to what happened and why Lull hasn't resurfaced. Joe joins the WFNY Podcast to tell his story and put rumors to rest regarding his exit from 92.3 the Fan and Cleveland sports talk radio in general.

Joe Lull and the relief of being gone

The sports talk radio obsession

People in the way of career advancement

What happened on Wednesday February 11th?

Adam the Bull's national show on Saturday mornings in Cleveland replaced Joe

The Ombudsman schtick and trying to keep it up

Why hasn't Joe Lull searched for another job?

The class of hosts who make tons of money and those that don't

The overall Cavs coverage since LeBron James came to Cleveland

The difficulties of finding ways to cover a winning team

Why do they scrub all existence of a host from the website after they leave?

How would Joe Lull change 92.3 the Fan

Kissing Anthony Lima's butt for far too long

Shortening shifts would increase the quality immensely

Fantasy sports talk radio

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Josh Flagner from More than a Fan came on the podcast to talk about all things sports media. We discussed blogs and podcasts and newspapers and how the coverage has developed around the Browns and Cavaliers this year.

Two hours a week podcasting down from five

The formulas for podcasting and how long to go on

More than a Fan and where it is compared to what he wants to do

Dave Sterling helping fill out the podcast "inventory"

Are podcasts replacing sports talk radio, or is it just a supplement?

The big media companies taking over podcasts

Do the big companies want to compete in podcasts?

Intentionally titillating people with yelling and controversy

Blogs and traffic and getting viraled into new traffic

Millionaire matchmaker and making money

Brian Windhorst talks and nothing but negative things get picked out

Media organizations vertically integrated into blogs

The skew negative in the reaction

The Cavaliers and what's really going on or not going on

The Browns and the hope meter

Are the Browns a complete mess or do they have a chance?

Sports owners and whether their skills translate

Jimmy Haslam and Joe Banner and him being implanted in Cleveland

What Cleveland sports moment would you change in your lifetime?

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Dave hosted a first time guest tonight, Craig Lyndall (@wfnycraig). He was a bit nervous as his first time on the podcast, but he warmed up quite a bit as we went along. We discussed the following.

Craig loves Justin Beiber and Martha Stewart.

Young persons sports alliances

When did you learn about football?

High school playing surfaces.

Mike Holmgren's underclothes

Browns fans are just like every other fan base.

New Music Tuesday

Music and Technology

Sufjan Stevens

It smelled like spring today.

National Liars Day.

The cavs waning regular season.

Picking against Cleveland is usually a good bet.

Excited for the Tribe

Upcoming Guests on the Podcast

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Craig Lyndall and Dave Sterling get together in person, in public, to talk about the day's events in sports, cable TV and technology...

Nervous Dog in Stow

Chris Clem live in Cuyahoga Falls

Scene Magazine awarding WFNY Podcast into eternity

Cavs game against Memphis

League Pass and why they won’t let local superfans see local games

NFL losing blackout restrictions

Buying Game of Thrones on iTunes

Watch ESPN doesn’t work as well as MLB app

The NFL should have an NFL network with all past games archives

NFL Game Rewind and how mediocre it is

Watching the NFL combine

Dan Gilbert and how he should start a soccer team

The evil of charging for tethering and data

Comcast and the cable companies with their government-granted monopolies

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Craig and @nominataur discuss kids and sports and Kevin Love. Plus Disney Junior Live stinking.

The fragmentation of the future

Watching Up for the first time

Having the “death” conversation with kids

Realizations about death and The Fall of Freddie the Leaf

There will never be another 1985

Cleveland Indians and whether jinxes exist

Jimmy Haslam and the Tennessee Titans thing

Dan Gilbert and the meddling

Pro sports owners and knowing their lane

The Miami Dolphins and what the hell they’re doing

Overpaying Dwayne Bowe versus overpaying a star player

Wasting Indians seasons under Eric Wedge

What are the Browns doing at quarterback?

Emotionally weak quarterbacks and Browns fans

Getting to know that Matt Ryan is a goofy dude

Indians twitter and how to keep it all up

A faceless branding twitter account

The Terry Francona factor with the Indians

The Kevin Love Cavs storylines

Talking about Andrew Wiggins as Cavs fans

The Cavs are probably maximized with Kevin Love

Disney Junior Live and how bad it was

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Jon returns from hiatus to discuss television. We spoke about The Jinx, the Serial Podcast and much more like...

Adding a second kid and how much more the workload will be

How much more work is it to add the children

Adding Swenson’s to the list of things

Going to Denny’s and how awful it is

Going to a drive-in and what it’s like

The Jinx and whether it would have achieved its success without Serial

Comparing the Serial Podcast with The Jinx

Could you re-listen to Serial or rewatch The Jinx?

The production issues with The Jinx

How did the producers of Serial and The Jinx get so lucky in their storytelling?

The creepy factor of Andrew Jarecki vs. Sarah Koenig

You can pick apart anything and make someone hate anything

The use of re-enactments in drama documentaries

Did The Jinx make you want to watch All Good Things?

Capturing the Friedmans

Discovering how Andrew Jarecki came to be

Trying to wait around for the next big thing

The Netflix generation and their viewing habits

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Dave Sterling and Craig talk about their night of deathmatching and also Swenson's, Hard Knocks and more...

Death match and pizza

Entering a 20-mile race

Half Life 2 and Counter Strike Source

Feeling old scoffing at eight hours of video gaming

Swenson’s and Craig’s first ever trip there

Being a first-timer at Swenson’s

Browns gear on Ebay that Dave bought

The technical details of orphaned webpages

The evil executive owner voice

The Cleveland Cavaliers clinch a playoff spot

Taking playoff basketball for granted

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I caught up with Andrew to discuss the fact that I missed all of day one of the tourney. :-( We also discussed the Cavs and the Browns and other stuff like the following...

Not getting to see the tourney and the torture

Ryan Tannehill and the Dolphins and Suh

Placing Ryan Tannehill in the ranks of NFL quarterbacks

Tannehill or Matt Stafford?

Mike Tomlin vs. Mike Pettine?

Knowing that Pat Shurmur was going to suck as a head coach

Being initially down on the Jim Tressel hiring

David Griffin and his silence on David Blatt’s hot seat

Finding the equilibrium on Kevin Love and all that’s going on

Body language analysis of what Kevin Love is going through

Trying to handicap Johnny Manziel’s chances at resurrection

The advantages of what the Browns know versus the rest of the league

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Dave talked with Chris Clem (@chris_clem), a Chicago-based comedian born and raised in Stow. In addition to being a touring comedian, Chris, as a huge cavs fan has recently started the Chris Clem Cavs Cast (C4Podcast for short) which can be found at Chris Clem's Podcast site.

They had a great time discussing.

The Cavs laying a giant egg in Miami

Going through the archive for obscure roster members

Matthew Dellavedova: Pro or Con?

Will LeBron become insufferable in old age?

The lost generation of Browns fans.

Being a Cavs fan in Chicago, pre and post Derrick Rose injury.

The Spurs asterix people look pretty dumb now...

Miami people throwing shade.

Luke Walton

Regrettable Tattoos that didn't happen.

Brackets are already busted.

Ohio State basketball glory days

Who wants to be a millionaire?! Chris.

Zeke Marshall

and much much more!

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After a slow week, Dave and Craig got some podcasting done. Here's what they talked about.

Monitor Porn

Being down on the Browns and the start of free agency

The Suh contract and what it will do to the Dolphins

Darrelle Revis looking for the big multi-year contract

Buster Skrine and his fighting for a job

Justin Gilbert and what he can do in his second year

Browns look like fools on Jordan Cameron

Tom Condon and his ability

Trent Richardson and if he could come back with the Pats or Packers

Sports talk radio and its overbearing formats

Rocky IV and the weird relationship with that movie

Cliffhanger

Girlscout cookies and putting thin mints in the freezer

Cleveland Indians spring training news

Corey Kluber is the world’s worst interview and I don’t care

The Cavs team chemistry and enjoying one of the greatest teams in Cleveland sports history

Youthful delusion as a sports fan

Fearing your own archives

2006 Pittsburgh Steelers game

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Dave Sterling tracked down Jacob to talk about a lot of stuff including Taylor Swift? Yep. Listen in.

Dave and Jacob had a chat on Sunday Evening and discussed the following.

The famous 23 hour day.

Has winter broken us?

Visiting Seattle

Are you afraid of Atlanta?

Why couldn't we hold the lead Friday night once we clawed back?

What is our best line-up without LeBron?

Resurgence of Kyle Korver

Is there anyone else you ARE afraid of?

Excited for playoff basketball

@tayswiftsports

The cavs are likable this time.

Why no cavs bowling t-shirts?

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Dave Sterling joined Craig to discuss the Cleveland Browns signing of Josh McCown to be their quarterback.

The Cleveland Browns signing Josh McCown

Dave and Craig having chemistry and going on a date

Self loathing and Josh McCown

There’s nothing good about the Josh McCown signing really

The Bleacher Report top five reasons the Josh McCown signing was good

Josh McCown looks like Guile from Street Fighter

James Harden was suspended for kicking LeBron in the nuts

Animated GIFs of nut kicks

Does Chris Grant get any pride from current Cavaliers?

Golden State Warriors fans RT’ing old tweets

Tony Rizzo saying, “You better pay me.”

Avoiding sports talk radio

The traps of sports talk radio

Craig and Dave fix sports talk radio

Sports talk radio callers who think they’re famous

Patton Oswalt has mastered Twitter plus Big Fan love

The difference between Facebook and Twitter

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I ran down Boney again this year to talk Detroit Tigers and the A.L. Central, but we ended up talking about lots of other things too.

Detroit Tigers and the A.L. Central

Are the Tigers finally done with age?

Liking Cespedes as a player

International amateur free agents

Collective bargaining and keeping labor peace in pro sports

Baseball is due for a fight but the NBA might just pass through

Is Detroit still the team to beat in the AL Central?

Healthy Anibal Sanchez and Justin Verlander

David Price and his outlook for his season and future in Detroit

Can the Tigers stem the tide of the Verlander and Cabrera deals?

Did the Tigers bid against themselves with Miguel Cabrera?

Suh and never reading the comments sections

Suh probably won’t become Albert Haynesworth

The Pistons are kind of a fun team again

The Pistons signing Josh Smith

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Here's part two of the podcast with Andrew where we discuss the Cleveland Browns and music.

Cleveland Browns logo change and Alec Scheiner’s

The announcing of a re-brand

What would have been good enough for Browns fans?

Twitter and Facebook are where Browns fans congregate

The penalties for Ray Farmer for his texting

The dead period of the NFL and how it’s impossible to make good news

Not getting into Wahoo

The extra-curriculars around sports as opposed to the sports themselves

Funding stadiums and arenas

Not caring about the sports and just the cult of personality

Striking the balance between running a site and the value proposition for the audience

Using latitude on the While We’re Waiting posts

Bands that tour to survive

Can you enjoy five hours of music over the age of 30?

The cost of touring and what it takes to put it together

Unaffiliated cheapo hotels and motels

The modern music industry and weighing possibility

The mismatch of your love for art versus society’s treatment of artists

Music and Death Cab for Cutie

The global release date for music is now Fridays

Holding things back vs. releasing them when they’re ready

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Craig and Andrew got together in person in Columbus to talk about the Cavs and a bunch of other things.

Ohio State versus Nebraska college basketball game

Missing the Cavs game against Golden State

The Cavs effort level across 82 games

Derrick Rose’s injury and the league’s reaction to it

How big a deal is a meniscus tear?

Shaun Livingston, Anderson Varejao and Grant Hill

The Bulls getting rid of Thibodeau

Denver getting rid of John Fox

49ers getting rid of Harbaugh

Cavs getting Kendrick Perkins and the embarrassment of riches

LeBron’s involvement in helping make the Cavaliers who they are

Ray Allen and whether the Cavs should go get him

The meta view of the NBA through the Cavs getting better

Agent Zero, Gilbert Arenas, and the guns in the Wizards’ locker room

Sports league owners vs. the law

The word “thug” and code words in sports

Watching LeBron in his Jordan with the Wizards years

Dion Waiters was a problem

PEDs and drug testing in the NBA

Barry Bonds and Mark McGuire

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Dave Sterling and Brain Spaeth got together for a very special episode of the Waiting for Next Year Podcast. They discussed

Brian's Cavs notes...so many regular season games...

"i think it speaks for itself" the new sports website.

better "just to watch" sports, forget the analysis

Effort level, not just for sports! (Spaeth Life Lesson 1)

Birdman, best picture, not a typical nominee

Snow.

Is Dave enjoying podcast hosting?

What is Craig up to!?

Dave never watched friends

Anti-establishment dismissal of popular art

Radiohead's Kid-A

"I don't believe in guilty pleasures, I don't think they should exist i think that you should just proudly love whatever it is you love!" (Spaeth Life Lesson 2)

The Time wasting 90's driving game, Pirateball.

Case logic CD cases are mostly gone.

iPods, shuffling, and what is on there.

Workout music.

Pumping Iron

Major League 2

Rocky

If Brian ever breaks an ankle, he is in big trouble.

Weight lifting.

and finally Brian has to go!

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Dave and Dylan got together and discussed some Cleveland sports.

Note by Note breakdown of a summarized Mike Pettine press conference. Courtesy of Reddit user JohnStamosBRAH.

Haslam's influence and Browns Club house optimism.

Manziel's time in rehab.

Shanahan leaving, and Josh Gordon giving similar signals.

Optimism, and a website called Waiting for Next Year

Pettine: Love all over, including sex?

Cavs at the break.

Lebron is nobility

Missing playoff basketball

Kevin Love will win you playoff games.

Dylan verifies Dave's crackpot theory

Cavs into the future!

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Kirk came on the podcast and we were all over the place. We talked about Twitter fights and sports and all kinds of stuff. Here's a more detailed list.

Bomani Jones and the continual Cleveland anger parade

Kirk and his block party on Twitter

Kirk is going to give something up for Lent

The deep freeze versus the Spring thaw

How are the Buckeyes doing in basketball?

Thad Matta and what he is and isn’t good at

Indians hype and how exciting this year’s team can be

Barry Zito and Indians fans hating it

Gavin Floyd vs. Brett Myers

Jason Giambi vs. A-Rod and Roger Clemens

Cavs second half and not wanting Kevin Garnett or Paul Pierce even for free

Kevin Garnett goaltending after the whistle

Who does Kirk want the Cavs to go after for the stretch run?

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David Sterling and Craig Lyndall discuss all the stuff in and around sports.

The new math and how different it is

Spicy hot sports takes and eating spicy food

Roger Goodell makes a sickening amount of money and he shouldn't

Overbearing charity campaigns and what actually goes to charities

Kevin Garnett is a jerk

LeBron James and New York

We get it New York

Are the smartest fans really in New York?

Speaking directly to Dan Gilbert about the single game ticket program

Pricing tickets and the complexities of getting into games

Disney Junior live on ice

Being sold a car versus wanting to buy a car

The Wahoo debate and not debating it anymore

The Akron Rubber Ducks

Would Albert Belle be able to survive in today’s MLB?

Mike Polk video about Kyle Shanahan’s powerpoint

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Dave invited Andrew to spend some quality time this evening, and here is what they covered.

Cavs at the all star break.

Referendum? Are we scared by the bulls? or was it just one night?

What do you want? Guard depth or big man depth?

Deli as a backup...drop off from Kyrie is big...no matter who the backup is.

LeBron and Kevin Love and sub-tweets

Put the team out there in costume team, uncle drew, wes, and old timer lebron. Mosgov is fine as is.

embrace the male patter baldness lebron!

celebrity haircuts

Jimmy Haslam talks about being punched in the gut.

Jimmy Haslam's bliss.

Randy Lerner vs Haslam owner style

New browns uniforms? Why mess with a good thing? or time for a change?

browns @browns

Better Call Saul,

The Americans

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It was good to catch up with Jacob and talk about a lot of stuff. Mostly we talked about the business of baseball and baseball finances. We also discussed watching sports on the West Coast.

Baseball mode vs. basketball mode

The Cavaliers and playing the poker hand in the playoffs

The Indians and how they start vs. how they finish

The Kluber extension and whether it’s a good idea

Should the Indians extend Corey Kluber at all or make him earn each deal thereafter?

Beating a dead horse on Kluber’s extension talks

Dolans and how they run their team

Rooting for the business interests of your owner

Swisher starting crap with Kenny Lofton

Variable ticket pricing and team P.R.

Splitting up season tickets

5 PM Cavs on the West Coast

10 AM Browns games

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It's been too long since Craig and Dave podcasted, so here's a nice long list of things we did.

Arnold Schwarzenegger impressions

Written “Get to the Choppa impressions.”

The Cleveland Browns ruined the world

Former Employees Be Crazy

Did Kyle Shanahan throw a grenade over his shoulder?

Brian Hoyer is a mediocre cheesburger

Brian Hoyer is Bob Evans

Measles

Kids cribs and moving to beds

Cleveland Cavaliers fun and not being on the ledge

Dave Sterling is with Brian Spaeth with the Cavs’ effort level

J.R. Smith is a way better passer than I thought

What does everything say about Dion Waiters?

If LeBron hadn’t done The Decision, half of Cleveland would have followed him

Is there anything wrong with being so emotionally invested?

Vouching for someone and regretting it

Doug Trattner and the Choolah the yelp reviews

McFarland USA movie

D2 the Mighty Ducks

Blades of Glory with Will Ferrell and Napoleon Dynamite

Beyonce vs. Beck and the Grammys

Avatar vs. The Hurt Locker

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For the first time on the podcast, I talked to @nominataur who is a fixture in the Cleveland Twitterverse.

Super spicy hot takes on Youtube

The Nationwide commercial

Deflategate and the word gate

Blount getting popped with pot and playing a whole year and starting in the Super Bowl

The Dolanz R CHEAPZ

The drafting of the Cleveland Indians has gotten better

Talk Cleveland Indians in Cleveland is hard

Mark Shapiro and Chris Antonetti getting a bad rap

The playoffs and the Indians

Breaking the Indians perception issue

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I called up Jack from WayneEmbrysKids and the Cavs Zine to discuss all the Cavs things that have gone on up to this point.

Brian Windhorst's report about Andrew Wiggins and LRMR

Kevin Love's struggles

Kyrie Irving coming into his own

The Kyrie 55-point night against Portland

Mike Fratello's Cavs

The Cavs and what could have been with a healthy Brad Daugherty

Mike Brown and how much of success is attributed to luck

The Celtics and their amazing first season together

Johnny Manziel goes to rehab

Johnny Manziel might have to move

Josh Gordon and balancing against the NFL's rules

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It's been a long time since Denny and I got together and talked. It's been a long time since we chatted.

First birthday party for Denny’s daughter

Filing new kids toys in and filing other stuff out

Ohio State wins the whole shebang

Denny’s relationship to sports and Ohio State

Braxton Miller and what he’s earned in terms of benefit of the doubt

Tyson Gentry post and what he’s doing with his foundation

Not being rewarded for working hard at writing on the Internet

Rewarded for effort on the Internet vs. buzz words

The dynamics of sports media and WFNY

Age and getting older and stuff

Gray hair and the aging process

Denny getting back to running

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I can't begin to describe all the things we talked about in this podcast. Will Burge did the Scene Podcast with me, and there was a crossover between he and Chad Zumock, so I had them both on for the first part of the podcast. We talked about a whole bunch of stuff and then Will left and Chad and I discussed the Cavaliers, mostly.

Just a great listen and a great hang with Chad and Will.

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Will Gibson somehow convinced me to talk about the Royal Rumble on the WFNY podcast. I'm down to talk about anything at least once. I can't see WWE becoming a regular topic, but I had no problem going down the nostalgic path to talk about WWE. Here's what else we talked about.

The Cavaliers traded Dion Waiters for three players better than Dion Waiters

Why couldn’t Kyrie and Kevin Love win any games by themselves?

The media s***show around the Pats and their balls

The political comparison to the Pats football issue

First Take and Pardon the Interruption starting the talking heads wars

Embracing debate on ESPN

First WWE pay per view Will ever ordered

Tuesday in Texas PPV

The Royal Rumble event

Brock Lesnar in a triple threat match against John Cena and Seth Rollins

Behind the angles at the Royal Rumble

John Cena is the Matthew Dellavadova of the WWE

The Royal Rumble repeatable moments

Will Mr. Perfect make an appearance?

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Off to another fine week of podcasting. I caught up with Dave Sterling (@dimoko)after his week of travel and we discussed lots of sports stuff, plus video games.

Watching McFarland USA live and doing a movie podcast on it

The Super Bowl is set with the Pats set to face the Seahawks

Packers loss compared to Browns losses?

The Drive, The Fumble

Trent Richardson doesn’t travel for “personal reasons” to AFC Championship game

Craig beats his son at Wii bowling

Borderlands Prequel

Video games Heroes Charge, League of Legends

Nerds vs. Jocks

The Superbowl party routine

Dave’s flight story

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I decided to go solo for this podcast because I've been thinking a lot about a lot of things lately and just wanted to get them out. I've been listening to a lot of the A to Z podcast with Andre Knott and Zac Jackson and it's had me thinking about the Browns in a new way. Also, my thoughts on the Cavs this year and Cardale Jones' football decision.

Cleveland Browns and Zach Jackson and Andre Knott talking about Majoring in the Minor

Kyle Shanahan is a guy who majors in the minor

Again worrying about Jimmy Haslam and wondering what he’ll be

The Cleveland Cavaliers and how they’re a poker hand

LeBron plus Kyrie plus Kevin Love

Cardale Jones and his football decision

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I grabbed Sam Allard from Cleveland Scene Magazine to discuss the ever-frustrating Cavaliers. Sam watches the Cavs and occasionally writes stories about them, including a pre-season profile on Cavaliers coach Mike Brown upon his return. Isn't it funny what time does to sports stories?

The Cavaliers and their struggles

Kevin Love playing through injuries

The Cavaliers talking about the regular season

Can the fans take the regular season

The Cavs lack of defense

The NBA and buddyball

The body language absolutely stinks with the Cavs right now

Dion Waiters with the OKC Thunder

Iman Shumpert starting?

Blake Griffin and his parents

Still loving Delonte West

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Craig and Andrew fail miserably at their First Take audition. Both Craig and Andrew aren't panicked by the Cavaliers and their struggles.... yet. Here's what else we discussed.

Are you ready to fire Blatt?

The Cavaliers have not been pleasant to watch

The Cavaliers have one of the best rosters in the NBA

The Cavaliers will be the best team they can be in the playoffs this season

The Dion Waiters trade and people missing him

J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert are both better than Dion Waiters individually

Chris Mihm was tall

I have fonder basketball memories of Jamario Moon than Dion Waiters

Waiting out the Iman Shumpert injury impacted people’s view of the trade

The Timofey Mozgov trade

How much value does Timofey Mozgov have?

David Blatt’s max contract comment on Kevin Love

The Cavaliers filling gaps

The Cavaliers are at an advantage with potential signings of veteran players

The chances of getting Tayshaun Prince or Jameer Nelson or Ray Allen

Not panicking unless the Cavs will miss the playoffs

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The Ohio State Buckeyes are the best team in college football and they proved it on the field. I dialed up Andrew from WFNY and we talked about basically everything you could possibly discuss with regard to the big win.

Ohio State beats Oregon in a pretty clean game

Losing the turnover battle and still winning pretty handily

Comparing this National Championship to the 2002 title

Comparing Jim Tressel to Urban Meyer

The best parts of the College Playoff

Having the new schedule of bowl games

Cardale Jones and what he should do with his career

What round of the draft would Cardale get drafted in?

Would Cardale Jones have won the Virginia Tech game?

LeBron loves to be a mentor, but we don’t know if he’s good at it

Braxton Miller and his accidental Twitter thing

Kirk Herbstreit blocked Craig on Twitter

11Warriors blocked Andrew on Twitter

The ESPN megacast

The local announcers

Watching First Take

Danny Kanell does a great job with analysis

Reveling in the negative and refusing to take nice things

Twitter is a place to rally against enjoying things

The enormity of Ohio State winning this championship

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Dave and Craig talked about a lot of things involving Cleveland sports and video games.

Shanahan gone

Cavs transition

Kevin Love

Indians attendance woes

We didn't talk about Brian Spaeth

LAN parties and playing RTS

We want the Indians to lie

Frank Caliendo

The nature of good impressions

bad radio commercials

Ray Romano impressions

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Dave Sterling (@dimoko) caught up with Scott (@WFNYScott) and they talked about a lot of Cleveland sports topics for about an hour.

Kyle Shanahan interviewing for head coaching gigs

Browns personnel people texting the sidelines about playcalling

Cleveland Browns draft strategy for coaches vs. front office

Dion Waiters bittersweet exit from the Cavaliers

Two non-college sports types who love this Ohio State football team (all of a sudden)

Oregon's uniforms.

Nike shoes, sneaker culture, middle school problems.

bad sports radio ads.

sports movies

and much much more.

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Dave Sterling (dimoko on Twitter) and I discussed the Cleveland Browns in an atypically sports-heavy podcast for us. We also discussed Dave's True Detective marathon and the aftermath of The Interview's VOD release over the holidays. Here's what else we chatted about.

The sense of relief after the Browns season ended

The Browns brass all being on the same page

The lack of a perpetual dog house in Mike Pettine’s world

Johnny Manziel hasn’t been named the starter

Brian Hoyer elevated over Jason Campbell

The Browns trying to scrap their way to the playoffs every year

Jay Cutler to the Browns?

My Jay Cutler argument is the same as my Brian Hoyer argument

Joe Lull on Jake Locker

Brian Hoyer and whether he’s capable of getting better or not

Josh Gordon missing walk-through and how crazy it is

Banished from the sidelines and Mike Pettine

Johnny Manziel and the lack of a Tebow career path

Movie talk about The Interview

The Hobbit at a high frame rate on the XD screen

True Detective marathon on Christmas for Dave

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Dave Sterling (@dimoko on Twitter) joins Craig to talk about mostly non-Browns things.

Billy Winn reacts to his own GIF

Carolina player celebrates his own personal foul

NFL refs being stars of the NFL

Sony pulling the Seth Rogen movie

Sony releasing The Interview on Crackle

Unfollowing your favorite football team on social media

Adrian Wojnarowski and the Woj bomb

The draft tipping thing

Sportsyelling and Brutal Stephanie’s youtube show

The Browns can’t take advantage of depenalties

Browns on Hard Knocks?

Paul Rudd narrated Hard Knocks

Dave Sterling loves Paul Rudd

The ending of Serial podcast

Getting surly about Nerdist on Instagram

Jewish Christmas traditions

CBS shows advertised on football

The Big Bang Theory

Are there even nerds anymore?

Recording in the same room instead of via Skype

Dave and Craig talk about Brian Spaeth because he listens when you talk about him

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From time to time we go outside the realm of sports. This one is all music as we discuss Andrew and Craig's favorite albums of 2014. Make sure you let us know what we missed in the comments.

Andrew's Top 5 Albums

Cloud Nothings

La Dispute

Fucked Up

Alcest

The Hotelier

Craig's Top 5 Albums

The Hotelier

Pompeii

James Vincent McMorrow

Silver Mt. Zion

Herzog

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Craig and Andrew made the connection on Saturday afternoon to talk about the Browns, Cavaliers and Ohio State Buckeyes.

Hating how much we need Delly on the Cavs

Comparing Delly to Anderson Varejao

Aaron Craft and his name in the NBA

Ohio State vs. Alabama and Ohio State’s chances

Cardale Jones and Ezekiel Elliott

Jim Tressel’s championship game against LSU.

The disheartening end to the Browns season

The effort against Indianapolis

The piling up of injuries on the Browns coinciding with Brian Hoyer’s failures

Throwing away years looking for Peyton Manning

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The Cleveland Indians are under-represented on the podcast at times just because it's not my main main focus. That's what makes it so great when TD comes on to talk Tribe. Here's all that we talked about.

Indians off-season bringing in Brandon Moss

Gavin Flioyd as Scott Kazmir

Jose Ramirez and how Craig almost forgot about him

Josh Tomlin and the underrated parts of baseball

The Kevin Millwood gamble

David Murphy and his trade prospects

Finding a right-handed reliever for the back of the bullpen

Terry Francona overusing his bullpen in 2014

Can Zach McAllister make it in the bullpen?

Carlos Carrasco now back in the rotation

Can the Indians count on Nick Swisher ever again?

Would you trade Nick Swisher for Ubaldo Jimenez?

Bernie Kosar and Tim Couch’s comments

Can Brian Hoyer be a bridge still?

Doing away with the local player preference

Alex Mack love

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Will Gibson has been writing at WFNY since September. That's what he said anyway, and I didn't feel like looking. It's about time we got to know the man who has been writing so many interesting posts. We discussed a great number of things over the approximate 40 minutes we chatted. Here are some...

Browns vs. Colts disaster

Walking to the car from the Bengals game

Will's earliest Browns team memories as a youngster

The early Cavaliers of Will's youth

Craig defends being a front runner

What's the CSU beat like?

The atmosphere at CSU games

The most miserable Browns game Craig ever attended

WWF Tuesday in Texas

WWE wrestling fandom

Much more...

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This is one of hardest I've ever laughed during one of our podcasts. I hope it's as funny for the rest of you. Dave Sterling (@dimoko) and I discuss lots of things such as...

Who are the people who like First Take?

Who are the people who like Joe Buck?

Drumming in a house you share with other people

Mocking sports talk radio hot take guys

Johnny Manziel and Brian Hoyer hate each other?

The celebrity of Johnny Manziel makes no sense

Mike Pettine is good at press conferences

Fox 8 sending lil John to Marvin Lewis' press conference

Herm Edwards, Tony Dungy and ESPN

Last but not least, I apologize for bringing up Serial podcast again, but Dave claims to not like it, so I had to ask him about it.

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Brian Spaeth (@brianspaeth) helped me break in my new home studio as the first in-person guest. We talked about a lot of stuff as we sometimes happen to do... Before you do anything else, please sign up for the Brian Spaeth Cavs email newsletter.

Cavaliers streak

Alf and Brian's Alf story pitch

Johnny Manziel starting for the Browns

Feeling sorry for Brian Hoyer

The summer movie podcast

The electronic break-in at Sony

The Interview and the break-in as a marketing campaign

Guardians of the Galaxy

Marvel movies and saturation

Spider-Man missteps

Captain America 2

Avengers 2

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There were some slight audio issues talking to Jon from WFNY, but things got mostly better as we went along. We haven't chatted in quite a while so it was good to catch up with Jon and let him tell us all we need to know about Brandon Moss.

Here's what else we talked about...

Brandon Moss trade for Joey Wendle

Un-Indians-like trade for Chris Antonetti

Another lefty?

Moving Swisher?

Hoyer vs. Manziel

Not playing Manziel might actually maximize him

Brian Hoyer and the St. Ignatius connection

The AFC North vs. other divisions

Serial Podcast

Serial reaction podcasts

Storytelling with real stories

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I got Dave Sterling (@dimoko) on the line and we talked about a variety of topics.

The awkwardness of having blogging as a hobby sometimes

The awkwardness of podcasting as a hobby

Trying to explain these hobbies to in-laws and friends

Watching football at a party with a notebook PC

Serial Podcast and how it's not really a traditional podcast

Bad audiobooks starring John Grisham's Gray Mountain

Talking about not talking about Brian Hoyer and Johnny Manziel

The Cleveland Indians twitter account being so active during the off-season

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Mike Burgermeister of 603Brown.com joined me to talk about the Browns latest loss to the Buffalo Bills. Brian Hoyer looked horrendous, Mike Pettine made the move to Johnny Manziel and the rest is history.

But, what does that all mean for next Sunday against the Colts?

The matchup with the Colts is a good one for the Browns

Brian Hoyer and Andy Dalton money

Johnny Manziel playing against Indianapolis?

Is Mike Pettine struggling along with Brian Hoyer?

Josh Gordon and his impact since returning

Josh Gordon's untucked jersey and socks with Gramps, Mike

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While I'm on vacation, Dave Sterling is again fulfilling hosting duties. This time he talks to Brian Spaeth for the first time. They've never really spoken before, so this is about as fresh an interaction as it goes.

Brian's You Wake Up podcast

Sports talk radio commercials

Sports talk radio in general

Draft Day the movie

Brian's experience at the Cavs vs. Nuggets game

Brian explains how he gets free ticket offers for writing WFNY Cavs newsletter

The Cavs thought they were an eight seed last year

How is Andrew Wiggins doing in Minnesota?

Movie media formats

Director's commentary on movies

Pumping Iron

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The Browns dropped an ugly one against the Texans this Sunday and already the narratives are working overtime. The Browns were a first place team headed for the playoffs and maybe the Super Bowl, but now that they got beat by a pretty good defensive team, they're nothing but a bunch of loser faced losers who live in loser town.

The J.J. Watt show

Brian Hoyer vs. Johnny Manziel

Mike Pettine outcoached?

The Browns matchup with the Falcons

The Browns matchup with the Colts

Draft strategy and offensive lines

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Dave Sterling guest hosts the WFNY podcast for the first time. Big thanks to Dave for producing some new content for us. He talks with a friend of his named Dylan.

They talked about the following...

Roundabouts and traffic circles

MLS Kits

Dealing with Browns success

Afraid that it's Derek Anderson all over again

The idea of saving players in the NFL

Houston making it a rivalry game?

Mallett vs. Hoyer as a storyline...

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It was Dave Sterling on the WFNY Podcast last night, and we talked about a wide variety of topics, both sports and non-sports.

Computers

Being your family's helpdesk

Facebook

Early season Kevin Love opt-out rumors

LeBron James as The Recruiter

Dion Waiters and his interesting week

Brian Hoyer and his contract status

The Browns having all the leverage

Not having to trade Johnny Manziel

Birdman (not Condorman)

Big Hero 6

Wanting to see Big Hero 6 again already

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The Cleveland Browns are in first place in the AFC North!

Now that that's out of the way, it's time to rain on everyone's parade with the impending free agency of quarterback Brian Hoyer. Much has been made of his contract and what the Browns should do. I break it all down with Andre Knott and Andy Baskin.

Franchise tag

Transition tag

Andy Dalton's contract

Joe Flacco's contract

Base salary vs. signing bonuses

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It's been a while since I had a chance to talk to Denny, so last night during halftime of the Browns game I did. We talked about a lot of non-sports life things. We talked about rebuilding Denny's kitchen. We talked about life with an 8-month-old child. Finally, we did talk about the Cavaliers and how much nicer it is to have a team of import to talk about and watch this year.

It should be a nice podcast for the weekend. Hope you enjoy. When we used to do them all the time, I called them Casual Fridays.

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I'm always really proud when I get to work alongside someone and they go on to bigger and better things. Sharing our epic email chains at WFNY with Brendan Bowers was a treat and I love that he's now working even more with SLAM magazine. Anyway, I asked Brendan to come on the podcast and we had no shortage of Cavaliers things to talk about.

David Blatt's complex offense being like a football playbook

LeBron telling the world to "RELAX"

LeBron James and Kyrie Irving's "heated" locker room discussion

The Cavs' slow start

Shopping with Delly

Anderson Varejao's extension

We talked about a whole lot more too.

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I got a chance to catch up with Andrew again. We talked about the Cavaliers' first two games. We talked about the Browns victory over the Tampa Bay Bucs. We talked about lots and lots of music after the jump.

Cavs opener

LeBron and his back?

LeBron asked out of the game against the Bulls

Crunchtime Dellavedova

Dion Waiters and whether he can be a good man defender

Kyrie Irving asking if the Bulls game was a playoff atmosphere

Browns beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Where’s Isaiah Crowell?

Pompeii - Loom

OneRepublic vs. Maroon 5 vs. Young the Giant

Alice in Chains on Guitar Center Sessions

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The weekly chat with Dave Sterling (@dimoko on twitter) didn't happen on Thursday night because I was at the Cavaliers game. So, we broke into our big Friday night social calendar and decided to chat it up then.

We talked about the Cavs game. We talked about the Serial Podcast and about big name radio people getting into podcasting. We talked about the Browns against the Buccaneers and we re-did a bit about paintball Halloween commercials. :-)

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Brian Spaeth and Craig Lyndall were both at the Cavaliers' home opener against the New York Knicks. This is their account of the experience of being downtown for this monumental moment in Cleveland sports history.

LeBron played a basketball game and it didn't matter

The concert on East 4th street

Usher's National Anthem and the Cavs fan sing-along

The ill-fated fan-interactive "chalk toss"

The volume on the scene versus the volume of the crowd on TV

The party scene downtown

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I apologize in advance for the technical difficulties. After trying to edit some out and trying to fix others, I chose to give you new content at the expense of a professional sounding broadcast. We strive to be better, but Skype just wasn't cooperating today.

We talked about LeBron James and the Cavaliers and the value of the various sports tickets in town. We talked about Browns fans and the volatility of NFL fans. We talked about fan fights and the fight videos that seem to hit every Monday morning from the previous Sunday's extra-curricular action.

We talked about a lot more. Always good to chat up TD.

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As with every Monday morning, I stepped into my "studio" to jump on the skype line and talk to Andy Baskin and Andre Knott for Dawgs on the Run. Today, we talked about the Browns ugly 23-13 win over the Oakland Raiders. The game was pretty ugly, but it took the Browns over 500 to 4-3 on the season.

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Craig and Dave Sterling (@dimoko) talk about everything from CDs and whether you need to keep them to sports talk radio commercials.

We also went through our Amazon order histories dating back as far as our first orders. Make sure you screen cap the oldest orders that make you look cool and lame.

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The Browns were so extremely awful yesterday, but I'm stopping short of calling it a moment that defines them. They are still an average to above average team and that's what I said to Andy Baskin and Andre Knott on this morning's version of Dawgs on the Run for channel 5 WEWS.

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Dave Sterling and I had our weekly chat about all the various things on our minds. Here's what we talked about...

Sports Talk Radio Commercials

Danny Veghs

Joebees

LAN parties

Command and Conquer

Unreal Tournament

Warcraft 2

Browns beat the Steelers

The Fish that Saved Pittsburgh

Stockard Channing

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Ben Cox came on the podcast today to talk about the "Season of Huh" book he's putting together with some of the best writers in the Cavs blog community. We also talked about the Browns beating the Steelers, but not that much. We mostly focused on the last year of Cavaliers news culminating in the return of LeBron James.

Anthony Bennett and Andrew Wiggins

David Blatt hired

Chris Grant and Mike Brown fired

Is Mike Brown that bad of a coach?

Steve Nash talks about Mike Brown

Andrew Bynum

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Dave Bryan from Steelers Depot (@steelersdepot) is a great podcast guest. He knows the AFC North (as well as the rest of the NFL) backwards and forward. We discussed the Browns and Steelers final game against each other in the 2014 season.

The Steelers progress rebuilding

Bringing back James Harrison

What do the Browns do with Hoyer and Manziel?

Should the Browns consider trading Josh Gordon?

Where could the Browns be at the midway point of the season?

What are the Steelers' biggest issues?

The Steelers last minute loss to the Tampa Bay Bucs

Kyle Shanahan and the Browns offensive line

Ben Roethlisberger and how bad the Browns have been against him

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Dave Sterling (@dimoko) joined the podcast again to talk about the week's sports news. We also discussed WFNY's new partnership with UBER and our new sweet Uber code, UBERWFNY which will give you $20 off your first Uber ride. Use it. Tell a friend.

Here's what else we talked about.

Sports talk radio commercials

Chris Bosh's needy attitude toward LeBron

The max player salary in the NBA

Cleveland Browns receivers not sucking

Dave's all Browns fantasy football strategy

More...

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Mike Burgermeister joined me to discuss the Browns' miraculous come-from-behind victory over the Titans. Here's what we discussed.

Kyle Shanahan love

Ben Tate running the ball

Why doesn't Jabaal Sheard play more?

Is Barkevious Mingo a bust?

Brian Hoyer's comeback

Justin Gilbert, Joe Haden and man vs. zone

The Titans losing poise after Locker hit

Chris Kirksey's illegal hit on Locker

NFL refs are bad and have no accountability

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I was on this morning with Andy Baskin and Andre Knott on the streaming sports show, Dawgs on the Run. In case you missed it here's what it sounded like.

We discussed the Browns win over the Titans. We bashed Ken Whisenhunt, Charlie Whitehurst, the Browns defense, and a lot more.

Thank goodness the Browns won, or who knows how bitter I would have been?

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Dan Parker (@DP_Cannon) of Jackets Cannon joined me on the podcast. DP is a former WFNY'er so we talked about all the Cleveland teams and a bit about the Jackets.

The Browns and Joe Banner

Barkevious Mingo and Justin Gilbert

Skipping Julio Jones and Sammy Watkins

The Indians season and off-season

LeBron James back with the Cavs

The Wine and Gold Scrimmage

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We've talked to @sportsyelling about the Indians for a while now, and I asked her to come on and help me wrap up the 2014 Cleveland Indians season. We did just that by going through her top three best and worst things about the 2014 Cleveland Indians.

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We made a big announcement today on WFNY that Brian Spaeth will be delivering five Cavs thoughts to email subscribers after each Cavs game this season. I had Brian come over to my house and we talked about it on the podcast.

Please make sure you go sign up for the newsletter. I'm really excited for it and the first one comes out after the Wine and Gold scrimmage on Wednesday.

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Dave Sterling (@dimoko) joined me to talk about all the sports iinactivity. The Browns are on their bye. The Tribe said goodbye for the year. The Cavs haven't started yet. We talked about fun stuff like ceiling fans.

Bye week activities

Life without a QB controversy

Judging the Indians differently

Browns dysfunction isn’t a defense of the Tribe

Derek Jeter’s retirement party

UBER ride refusal

Tweeting at athletes

Greg Little on Twitter

Interacting with athletes on Twitter

Shawn Marion podcast intro

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I welcomed back my friend Joe Petrich from the Cleveland band Something Involving a Monkey to discuss the 2014 Cleveland Indians. Joe is a brilliant guitarist and musician, but he also is about as knowledgable a Cleveland Indians fan that I know.

We discussed the following...

Chris Antonetti and his future with the Indians

Expectations and whether the Indians met them for 2014

The job that Terry Francona did

Corey Kluber's phenomenal year

Michael Brantley

Jason Kipnis' struggles

The signing of Nick Swisher

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Craig Lyndall (@WFNYCraig) and Dave Sterling (@dimoko) discuss the Browns' 23-21 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. The Browns did everything well for much of the game except win.

Here's what else we talked about.

Browns lose to the Ravens

Pettine’s penalties

Dave’s Uber riders

Craig Calls for Joe Banner to come on the podcast

The looming QB controversy

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I've been a guest of Joe Lull's (@lullonsports) on his radio progrum on 92.3 the Fan and for whatever reason I never asked him to come on the podcast. I sometimes feel like guys who talk sports for a living would be doing me a favor to come on the podcast. Anyway, that ended today as Joe came on to tell us a little about where the hell he came from and his perspective as a host here in local sports radio.

We talked about how much national stories have been talked about here locally. We talked about Cleveland as a one-station sports talk town. We talked about the ill-fated DSN and finally the launch of 92.3 the Fan.

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I can't even begin to tell you everything that Chad Zumock (@chadzumock) and I discussed today on the podcast. Chad is an obvious veteran to talk radio and the conversation just flows.

Here's some of the stuff we discussed.

Ray Rice and Adrian Peterson

Roger Goodell and the NFL

The Browns big win over the Saints

Brian Hoyer and how Cleveland needs to embrace him

Why honoring Derek Jeter stinks

Bemoaning the loss of Victor Martinez and baseball love

More...

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The Cleveland Browns won a football game! They won their home opener for the first time since 2004. They beat the New Orleans Saints. They did it with a game-winning drive engineered by Brian Hoyer.

Here's what else we talked about. We didn't talk about Johnny Manziel at all, I don't think.

CLEVELAND BROWNS WIN

Browns start fast

Lose the lead

Game-winning drive

Karlos Dansby

Eating Chili

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Brian Spaeth joined the podcast today to try and talk about sports. Brian talks to us more about media and things like that than sports, which is why I love having him on as a guest.

Topics include:

Traditions and codes

Twitter and Turtle calls

Doing impersonations of people

Roger Goodell screaming vacuum

Cavs ticket lottery system

Josh Gordon suspension

Mineral at the Grog Shop

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Andrew Juge @SaintsNationBLG invited me to discuss the Browns on The Saints Nation and I asked him to come talk about the matchup on the WFNY Podcast.

Here are some of the things we discussed.

The Saints opening week loss to the Falcons

Drew Brees as he gets to his mid-30's

Rob Ryan love in New Orleans

Drew Brees playing away from the dome

Saints fans reaction to Roger Goodell in hot water after bounty sanctions

Browns running game vs. the Saints defense

Score predictions

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Craig and TD get together to talk about the latest in and around the Cleveland sports world...

TD talks about sales people and hating being sold hard

Are the Indians finally cooked for the 2014 season?

The Browns’ opening week loss to the Steelers

Terrance West and Isaiah Crowell running the ball

The matchup with the Saints

Ray Rice / Roger Goodell ruins week one

Sports stadium bucket lists

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Mike Burgermeister and I break down the Cleveland Browns and their matchup with the Steelers to open the 2014 season. How good are the Steelers actually? Beyond Ben Roethlisberger, what do the Steelers have going for them. When will their defenders hit the age wall? Joe Haden matching up with Antonio Brown.

We also discussed the finer points of the programming battle between DirecTV and Raycom.

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Brian Spaeth joined the podcast today to discuss a bunch of different things. Here's a list.

Dan Gilbert’s gambling statue

Cavaliers training camp

Browns season opener

Guardians of the Galaxy

Instagram

Indians attendance

Josh Gordon’s selling cars

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TD was able to find some time for me while he's on the road. Here's what we talked about.

Topics include:

Indians gut-punch losses to Detroit

Cody Allen’s blown save

Indians’ pitching prowess

Indians’ hitting struggles

Browns opener against the Steelers

Expectations for the Browns overall

Ben Tate and betting on running

Predicting victory is impossible with the Browns

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It's been since LeBron joined the Cavaliers since I talked to Andrew. A lot has happened since. Here's some of what we spoke about...

Topics include:

Browns preseason game against Chicago

Brian Hoyer looking decent

Kevin Love’s opening press conference

Nationalize sports / communism

Nirvana and whether they really deserve the credit

Pearl Jam and Sirens

Star Wars, Robin Williams and living obituaries

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I was happy to have Dave Sterling (@dimoko) back on the podcast. We started out accidentally discussing public urination and ended with the breaking news that Josh Gordon's year-long suspension has been upheld by the NFL.

We also talked about Kevin Love and his "decision" to come to the Cleveland Cavaliers. We talked about LeBron James as a recruiter and the fallacy that some sports fans have at times when a great player is out that the team is "better off" without him.

We ended with the #FreeJoshGordon chat. How depressing.

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I had Jeff Rosenberg from OJ the Musical on once before to promote his movie. I've been trying to get the Cleveland native back since it's been released on iTunes and other VOD places. To my benefit this time he brought the movie's star, Jordan Kenneth Kamp.

We talked about the movie, what it was like to take it to festivals, and what it was like to be a comedy at the festivals.

We talked a lot about the Cleveland Cavaliers and how crazy an off-season it has been. Jordan tells us about how he attended the draft, bought an Andrew Wiggins jersey and either introduces to or reminds me of the nickname Hot-Wad Williams.

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The fake Jim Kanicki who is also the real Mike Burgermeister came on the podcast to talk about the Browns today.

We talked about the following...

Brian Hoyer's MNF game

Johnny Manziel's MNG game

The offensive line vs. the defensive line

The Cleveland Browns running attack in 2014

Jerome Harrison

Browns unhealthy relationship with running backs since Jamal Lewis

much much more

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Matt Dery from 105.1 FM in Detroit jumped on the podcast to discuss lots of Cleveland sports topics.

Johnny Manziel vs. Brian Hoyer

The QB curse and Matt Stafford

Does Detroit appreciate Matt Stafford?

The Cavaliers getting LeBron James

The Dolan "cheapness" bit

The Cleveland Indians in 2014

Indians trade deadline

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We had planned on talking about LeBron James and Kevin Love, but then he considered going down to Ferguson to try and help out with his legal skills.

So, we did end up talking about LeBron James and Kevin Love, but we spent a lot of time talking about what's happening in Ferguson as well.

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I got a chance to talk to TD about all three Cleveland teams. That's always a blast for me. Today we spent a good amount of time talking about the Tribe and the season they've put together.

We also talked about LeBron coming home and what that means for a sports family like TD's that is baseball, and football first.

Lastly we talked about Johnny Manziel, the Browns and what it must be like for Brian Hoyer to try and win the starting job. We talked about how even as we expected hype around Manziel that it's surprising just how crazy things are around him.

Oh, and we led off talking about Cedar Point, which rules.

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Denny texted me to podcast last minute and despite my beverages, we did it. Great time talking about a whole host of topics including...

Home improvements and Denny's new kitchen

babies and missing them

ultrarunning with alcohol

running 5Ks and shorter runs

Trulia, Zillow

Sports on Earth

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The fine people at the Anything to Add Monty podcast were kind enough to have me on to discuss Draft Day a few months ago. I'm a disorganized fool and never reciprocated, but I was more than happy to have Dave Sterling on. When I did that podcast there was really good chemistry as we went from liking Draft Day to nearly despising it as we talked about it.

Here's what else we talked about...

Dave decides to become an Uber driver

Anything to Add Monty and sports movies like Ladybugs and Goon

Art Modell doesn't belong in the hall of fame ever

Being a Cavs frontrunner now that LeBron is back

How to root between Johnny Manziel and Brian Hoyer

General bitterness from Craig

Other Pleasantries

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I talked to Zac Jackson at Browns training camp today about coming on the podcast and eight hours later he was on it. I'm a fan of Zac's work and was glad he was willing to come on.

We discussed the following...

LeBron James coming home and that impact on media

Fantasy football

Twitter block parties

Whether Zac ever reads the comments

Zac's hybrid role of reporter and columnist for FSO

Local media strategies for covering LeBron James

The vast disparities between athlete culture and fan culture

Twitter death threats

much much more

I'm sure I'm forgetting a lot of things, but it was a great conversation and Zac was on for over 30 minutes.

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Dave Bryan of Steelers Depot is one of the most well-informed people when it comes to the AFC North. Steelers Depot might cover the Browns mortal enemy in football, but it's really well done. Whether he's breaking down players or their contracts, Steelers Depot does it right. So today we talked about the Browns, the Steelers and the rest of the AFC North.

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Chad Zumock joins the podcast for the first time. Here's what we talked about.

Chad talks about his relationship working with Jim Florentine

We talk about LeBron James coming home and Chad reporting sports

Johnny Football vs. Brian Hoyer

Cleveland Browns training camp and zip lines

The boringness of the Cleveland Indians

Is baseball boring in general now?

The steroid era

The Jim Thome Statue

And much much more.

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I like to have @SPORTSYELLING on the podcast and she's gracious enough to make the time. Today we had another fun conversation about the following.

Being dragged into watching WWE wrestling with her husband

Dangerous tweets

The impact of the LeBron James signing on a hardcore Tribe fan

The Indians chances of making a run at the playoffs

Winning streaks and whether or not you can ever see them coming

Is there blame to go around for the Indians record so far and if so to whom?

The LeBron James kids book that Craig bought stinks

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Anthony Lima joined Craig to talk about local sports media, LeBron James, Johnny Manziel.

Anthony Lima and what it was like to break the LeBron news live on the air.

The Plane, Zydrunas and more on the reporting of the story

The risks of being wrong and getting punished

Opie and Anthony and losing your job for what you say on twitter

The pitfalls of a public life on twitter

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I haven't had Les Levine on in a while, but it's always great to catch up. Here are some of the topics we discussed.

Reporting in the modern world

Chris Broussard and needing to be right a minute ahead of the next guy

Les' history of reporting things and "being wrong"

LeBron James coming home

Johnny Manziel's partying lifestyle and social media

Not living dangerously

Joe Lull's report on Dan Gilbert's plane

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Cleveland Kate set the topic for this one and Josh Flagner of More Than a Fan was happy to oblige. We took our seats as men in the independent sports media environment to discuss... women in sports media.

We talked about Erin Andrews, Suzyn Waldman and a host of other females in the game. We talked about the opportunities or lack thereof. We also discussed the fact that we can't remember a single female sports talker in the history of Cleveland sports radio.

Lastly, I played the Kirk Minihane audio for Josh and we discussed the way he talked about Erin Andrews and her reporting.

Of course there was a lot of talk about the local sports media and local sports talk radio as well, including the 92.3 the Fan's Fan Phenom competition.

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It's been a while since I chatted with Denny, but he had some time this evening so we did it up on the following.

LeBron James coming back to Cleveland impacting Denny

The vague, but unmistakable feelings of "home"

Cleveland and the generational preference for city living

athletics impact on cities

Raising a family in a city

Johnny Manziel and the negative obsession with his partying

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I've been a follower of Busted Coverage for a while. Even though they do things far differently than we do at WFNY, but that doesn't mean I don't read and enjoy a site like Busted Coverage.

Joe Kinsey was kind enough to come on and tell us about the site. He told us about what it was like to start it back in 2007 and what it was like to be acquired in 2011.

He told us what it was like to get sued by the Big Ten.

The athlete wedding registry bit is one of my favorites. I talked to Joe about what it's been like to run that hysterical gimmick over the years. He recounted buying a wedding gift for Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries.

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I talked to Brian Windhorst a year ago when the Cavs re-hired Mike Brown and I was taken aback when I started to think about all the things that have changed since then.

Brian was gracious enough to join me for about a half hour to talk about LeBron coming back to the Cavaliers.

The free agent market shakeout after LeBron signed

The Houston Rockets' bad off-season (so far)

LeBron's relationship to the player's union and being involved with the CBA

The culture of the Miami Heat vs. the culture of the Cleveland Cavaliers

Reporting on a story that directly impacts your home town

LeBron's visit to Cleveland for the Zydrunas Ilgauskas number retirement

What's next for Brian

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You knew it was going to happen. Scott Raab joined me this morning to discuss the return of LeBron James to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

We discussed the letter that LeBron wrote with Lee Jenkins of Sports Illustrated. We also discussed the sourcing frenzy that led up to the LeBron article coming out. Scott talked about what it's been like for his son to welcome back LeBron James and also a little bit about what he'd like to see in terms of coverage of LeBron James from the region's biggest paper, the Plain Dealer.

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A description for the podcast....

This is so unnecessary. Andrew and I talked about the return of LeBron James. We talked about what it means to us personally and what our reactions were to how it all went down.

From the beginning rumblings all the way to the letter transcribed by Sports Illustrated.

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Andrew and Craig talk about the fact that LeBron didn't make a choice.

When will he make a choice?

Which source will you trust?

The practical realities of Cavs vs. Heat

Pat Riley vs. Dan Gilbert

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I've followed Matt Moore of Hardwood Paroxysm and CBS for years on Twitter. I'm sure I've argued with him a time or two, but I've always valued his opinion and writing. I'm really happy he agreed to come on the WFNY podcast in the midst of a very busy NBA off-season.

We talked about Twitter, his process, and his goals as a web publisher. We talked about LeBron James, NBA player culture growing up, and a whole host of other topics.

Very good iinsight into what makes @HPBasketball tick.

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Today's chat with Brian Spaeth was all over the place, but it was good. Brian and I discussed LeBron, Transformers, the Potato Salad Kickstarter and then I got sad that my favorite radio show was broken up.

Brian's return to twitter with the LeBron James situation

LeBron James' potential return to Cleveland

The potato salad kickstarter

People hating the potato salad kickstarter

Brian talks about Turtlecalls experience

The new Transformers movie is really bad

Teflon Mark Wahlberg

Anthony fired from Opie and Anthony

Is he a racist?

Should he have been fired?

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It was a wild weekend on Twitter with all the sports news. TD and I ran it down.

LeBron James coming back to Cleveland?

Dan Gilbert's plane!

The practical issues surrounding the Miami Heat rebuilding

LeBron facing Pat Riley and what that might be like

New song from Craig's band The Company Line

Josh Gordon getting pulled over for speeding and DWI

Johnny Manziel rolling up dollar bills. Is it a story?

Michael Brantley makes the all-star team

The Indians should trade Asdrubal Cabrera and Justin Masterson

As I said in the podcast, I have a new album coming out this week. My band name is The Company Line and the album is called "Losing My Voice." It's available right now for pre-order on Amazon. It's supposed to be on iTunes and Spotify as well. Please search it out. Please listen to it. Please tell a friend. Please enjoy it.

Here's the story behind the album.

Here's a track from it.

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Mac vs. PC

World Cup 2014

USMNT and Klinsmann’s goals for the future

Landon Donovan’s comments about Klinsmann’s strategy

NEOMG posts Cavs beat job on Craigslist

NBA Free Agency Miami Heat

LeBron, Wade, Bosh opt out

Cavs Free Agency

Kyrie Signing the max extension immediately

Tyronn Lue leaving Doc Rivers for David Blatt and the Cavs

The pressure on Pat Riley

What would LeBron returning to Cleveland mean?Listen to The Antlers

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For one last time for the 2014 World Cup, I talk to Pete Barr about the USMNT and their run to the knock-out round and eventually out.

Tim Howard is a sports hero

Did Clint Dempsey play out of position?

Discussion of Keith Olbermann's seven suggestions for American soccer

Michael Bradley, Graham Zusi and Wondo's miss

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I decided to take my podcasting gear to the #CavsTwitter draft party and spent about ten minutes or so talking to people as the Cavs were getting ready to select Andrew Wiggins.

I spoke with Jeff Nomina, Summit Omar, Jacob, Kirk and Brendan Bowers. The podcast finishes with the room reaction to the Cavaliers' pick.

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Pete Barr joined me today to talk about soccer. And of course we also touched on LeBron James and his decision to opt out.

Michael Bradley's struggles

Michael Bradley playing without Landon Donovan

Tim Howard and Jurgen Klinsmann

LeBron opts out

The Chances that LeBron could return to Cleveland

The chances that LeBron could bring Carmelo Anthony to Cleveland

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Whenever the bat signal goes up and Scott Raab wants to go long-form on Cleveland sports I jump at the chance. This morning I talked to him for over an hour on the following topics.

The World Cup and the USMNT's tie to Portugal

Cleveland's "savior" complex

Johnny Manziel and his personality

LeBron James and his potential return

Mike Pettine and Scott's forthcoming profile of the Browns coach for Esquire magazine

The Cavaliers hiring of David Blatt

Kyrie Irving, the Cavaliers and Joel Embiid

Cleveland Indians attendance talk in the media

Sports journalism and the use of anonymous sources

There was even more than all that, but like so many of my conversations with Scott, it all just flowed pretty naturally. Until next time...

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Tom Reed was kind enough to join me today to talk about the World Cup, the Browns and much more.

Jozy Altidore's injury

Landon Donovan left off the roster

The matchup with Portugal

The ugly win over Ghana

Who will replace Altidore and what will Deuce be like with his broken nose?

Johnny Manziel and Mike Pettine's reactions to him

Lastly, Tom had a book recommendation from one of his former colleagues. It's The Hard Way on Purpose: Essays and Dispatches from the Rust Belt by David Giffels.

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John Turner of The Sporting News was kind enough to join me and talk about his time covering Johnny Manziel way back in high school. We talked about just how good and competitive Johnny Manziel is. We talked about his off-field antics.

We also spent some time talking about the existing sports media culture including "gotcha!" headlines and slideshows.

Even though he's a Detroit fan, you should give him a follow on Twitter.

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Ben Cox wanted to get in on the movie podcast with Brian Spaeth, but we couldn't get the scheduling worked out. That's OK, because Ben's a great guest all on his own too. So, I took an hour out of this Father's Day to chat with Ben.

We talked about:

The NBA Finals

LeBron James

Edge of Tomorrow

X-Men Days of Future Past

Cable TV and sports networks

World Cup

Music

I also mentioned on the podcast that I have a new album called Losing My Voice coming out on July 8th. For more information about that, click here.

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Brian Spaeth gives advice in a new bit called Advice with Brian.

After that we talked about movies and a bit about sports.

Edge of Tomorrow starring Tom Cruise and X-Men Days of Future Past

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George Pappas came on the podcast to discuss his new book, A Tribe Reborn: How the Cleveland Indians of the ’90s Went from Cellar Dwellers to Playoff Contenders (available at Amazon.)

We talked about those famous teams from the 90's from Vizquel and Thome to Albert Belle.

We talked about the current Indians and also the Jim Thome statue.

Make sure you check out the book. George tells us about some upcoming book signings and also it's important to note that a portion of the proceeds from the book will benefit Cleveland Indians charities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I nabbed TD to talk about the Tribe and we ended up talking about a whole lot more.

TD can't believe how square Craig is with regard to Johnny Manziel's partying lifestyle.

TD can't believe how much residual hatred there is for Cleveland fans and LeBron James.

TD talks what he knows best. The Cleveland Indians, where they are today, Lonnie Chisenhall's monstrous night with nine RBI and the impending return of the Zach Attack.

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It's been a bit since I caught up with Peter Barr, but he's a soccer officionado, so I figured we better check in to discuss the latest USMNT news.

Of course we discussed the decision not to take Landon Donovan.

It's good to talk some World Cup. Can't wait for it to start.

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Brian Spaeth was in my house talking into a microphone and I recorded it... poorly. I apologize for the audio quality. It's not great for some reason, but it is very listenable just the same.

We talked about the fact that I haven't seen X-Men yet. We talked about Johnny Football's weekend trip to Vegas. We talked about the Johnny Football nickname too, actually. Finally, we talked about the economy surrounding sports and what the future might hold for it.

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Brian Spaeth was on once again to talk about movies. This time we also talked about the Cavaliers and the fact that they won the lottery once again.

Brian saw Million Dollar Arm starring John Hamm. He reviewed that one for me since I didn't see it.

Then we talked about Godzilla and how much money it made in its opening week.

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The Cleveland Cavaliers won the 2014 NBA Draft lottery!

So, at the last minute I fired up the old podcast and Andrew and I discussed the Cavs' ridiculously good fortune.

What should they do?

Kevin Love?

LeBron James?

Does this change the thoughts on the Cavs coaching search?

Also, just for fun, we discussed the new album "Boys" by Herzog. Cleveland band on a Cleveland night. Such a great night!

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Always fun to talk to @sportsyelling about everything. This time I wanted to help everyone get to know her even that much more before we talked about sports.

So, I asked about movies, music, internet cliches and some other stuff before talking about...

Lonnie Chisenhall

Michael Brantley's walk-off winner

Carlos Santana's struggles

Jason Kipnis' statements about bandwagon fans

Johnny Football

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I did a solo podcast today breaking down Johnny Manziel's post-practice press conference.

What did he have to say about Loggains' comments about his text messages during the draft.

Were the Browns the only team that Johnny Manziel was texting with during the draft?

Why did Johnny Manziel want to come to Cleveland?

How does Manziel feel about Texas A&M and "The House that Johnny Built?"

I comment on all of that.

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The summer movie podcast is in full swing now. Brian and I saw Neighbors starring Zac Efron and Seth Rogen. While there wasn't a heck of a lot to say about it, we both kind of liked it.

We also talked about the Cavaliers removing Mike Brown and how little there really was to say about that either. Somehow we managed to fill up 30+ minutes just the same.

And don't miss it. Brian sang a podcast intro for the WFNY podcast that was simply divine.

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I have some interesting friends who embark on interesting pursuits. My friend Joe Petrich of the experimental rock band Something Involving a Monkey stopped by on Tuesday to talk about his band and the local music scene as well as his recent campaign to get the Cleveland Indians to retire Ricky Vaughn's #99 jersey.

We also talked about Wahoo for a bit as Joe is a proponent of keeping Chief Wahoo.

It's always great to have these podcasts with in-person guests and Joe is a fun, knowledgable guy to talk to.

Please consider going to see his band at the Agora on May 25th. It is absolutely FREE if you print out this flyer.

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It's been quite a while since I talked to Jon on the podcast, but I asked him to keep tabs on the NFL draft as a passive Browns fan who is married to a real Browns fan.

We ended up talking a lot about draft value, trades, Johnny Football, Josh Gordon's impending suspension and the cultural moment of Michael Sam being drafted.

In addition we talked about the Miami Dolphins' punishment of Don Jones for his two tweets about the Michael Sam kiss on television.

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A lot of people asked for it, and I got the fateful text last week that said Scott was ready and had something to say!

In all seriousness, I loved talking to Scott Raab every week and I love talking to him whenever I get the chance to now. With the Johnny Manziel draft pick and the Josh Gordon rumors that cropped up, there was little doubt that he and I would get together on the phone and talk about the Cleveland sports news of the moment.

We also found occasion to talk about the Sin Tax and Chief Wahoo briefly.

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2014 NFL DRAFT! The Cleveland Browns are almost on the clock and Rick and Craig are talking about everything. Should the Browns take Johnny Manziel? Should the Browns take the offensive tackle? Should they take Sammy Watkins?

We've got all the talk that you've heard everywhere else, but now with 100% more Rick and Craig!

Cleveland Browns Super Bowl is the NFL draft. Listen now!

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We had some trouble getting our schedules to match in the first few weeks, but with the opening of SpiderMan 2, we finally got our act together. It's going to be another busy movie season, so we rocked out four movies in one podcast.

Spiderman 2, Transcendence starring Johnny Depp, Divergent as a Hunger Games ripoff, and finally Draft Day.

It actually worked because there wasn't a whole lot lot lot to say about any of these movies.

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I had originally reached out to Will Leitch just before the Olympics and he said he'd gladly come on after them. Time flies in my world and I never got back to him, which is especially stupid on my part. Leitch joined me today and discussed his recent work on Donald Sterling, Leitch Across America, and Chief Wahoo's future.

Make sure you check out Will's work at Sports On Earth and also make sure you keep up to date by following him on Twitter.

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Sorry for the lack of podcasts this week, but I'm traveling for work. I just happened to be in Columbus though and had a chance to meet up with Andrew in person at my hotel. I looked pretty funny carting my podcasting gear through the hotel lobby, but whatever.

Andrew and I had a chance to talk about sports, music, media markets, technology and a whole host of other topics for about 40 minutes.

It was fun to have a beverage with my friend and chat in person. Hope you enjoy it as well.

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I've been meeting a lot of cool new people as a result of the podcast. Recently I had a filmmaker named Peter Barr reach out to me. He makes documentaries and has been a lifelong Cleveland sports fan who is currently stuck in the world of New England sports.

He's also an avid soccer fan, so we talked about USMNT and World Cup 2014 in addition to talking about the Tribe and the Browns draft.

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I got Ben Cox to come on the podcast to discuss the 2014 Cleveland Cavaliers. He dubbed it the season of huh.

From the Cavaliers drafting Anthony Bennett, to hiring Mike Brown, to firing Chris Grant to Matthew Dellevedova being the Cavs' best rookie this year.

It was one for the ages.

Make sure you go read Ben's post at WFNY on the topic.

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The fake Jim Kanicki or the real Mike Burgermeister joined me to talk through some Browns topics.

We talked about the 2014 NFL draft, specifically who the Browns should take at #4. Mike Evans vs. Sammy Watkins and talking about three studs on the offensive line.

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I really enjoyed my first podcast with @sportsyelling, so I asked her to come back and she said yes.

We talked about Lonnie Chisenhall and his paternity leave, the Cleveland Indians early results, the Browns and if they should do Hard Knocks, the Cavaliers and whether you'd rather have a hockey team and lots lots more.

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When will Cleveland sports be about sports again? Well, for right now, there's a lot of interest in issues off the field. I had a chance to catch up with Peter Pattakos of Cleveland Frowns on both the Cleveland Sin tax issue as well as the Chief Wahoo situation.

You can find Peter at his website or on Twitter.

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Spoiler alert! Brian and Craig both enjoyed Captain America 2. We discuss that movie in depth and how Marvel continues to impress with their massive film undertaking.

We also spoke about the viral photo that came out of the first day of Brian's filming of the Chief Wahoo documentary he is making.

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It's always fun to have Brian Spaeth on the podcast and this time he happened to be in the neighborhood so we did it in person.

First things first, we talked about Brian's movie project that he will be doing about Chief Wahoo. If you would like to talk about your pro or anti-Wahoo stances on camera, please follow this link to Brian's site.

We talked about the summer movie season starting with Captain America. Somehow we forgot to talk about Draft Day, but there'll be plenty of time for that later.

Lastly, we talked about anything and everything else we could think of just like Brian and I always seem to do. The time just flew by for me. Hopefully it does for you too.

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Jeff Rosenberg (@jeff_rosenberg or @rosenbergsports) is a Shaker Heights native living in California and he has his film, OJ: The Musical in the Cleveland International Film Festival this weekend. We discussed his movie, Kickstarter and the rest of the Cleveland sports scene.

Make sure you check out the trailer to Jeff's movie and also see the times it's screening this weekend.

We discussed the Cavaliers, Chris Grant, Tristan Thompson and Jeff's dislike of Mike Brown.

We discussed the elation at not having Joe Banner in the mix anymore in Berea.

Lastly, we made Tribe predictions for 2014.

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It has been far too long since I talked to Jacob and now that his Dayton Flyers have taken down Syracuse, we decided to chat.

We also talked about Justin Masterson and his contract situation with the Indians as well as Alex Mack and his contract situation with the Browns.

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Denny had some availability, so we decided to catch up on the podcast. We talked about Denny's new fatherhood and all that's gone on in the last eleven weeks. We talked about my surgery and all that's going on with that.

We decided to even talk a little bit about sports.

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First things first, please go vote for WFNY as a website and the WFNY podcast at Cleveland Scene Magazine's awards.

Secondly, it's been a bit, but it's good to be back. I had no voice for about a week thanks to a surgical procedure, but thankfully it came back. With today being the start of the NCAA tourney, I just had to get resident tourney nut TD on to talk about that, plus the Tribe. Here's some other stuff we talked about.

The first day of the NCAA tourney and Ohio State vs. Dayton

The Indians pitching rotation

The Justin Masterson contract proposal to the Tribe

Cincinnati vs. Harvard

Oregon vs. BYU

Deadspin article about oddsmakers vs. NCAA bracket builders

TD is to Kansas as Kirk Herbstreit is to Ohio State

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In a last minute effort, I grabbed Mike Burgermeister of JimKanicki.com to talk about the Cleveland Browns' first day of free agency. It was a lot of fun.

We talked about Karlos Dansby, Dante Whitner, Arthur Moates, Emmanuel Sanders, Alex Mack, T.J. Ward, Shawn Lauvao and much much more!

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Andrew and Craig break down a bunch of things regarding Cleveland sports. Chief Wahoo, Cleveland fans battling each other, Rashard Mendenhall's retirement decision, Zydrunas Ilgauskas' number retirement, Dion Waiters tweeting at fans, and all kinds of TV stuff.

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I was very happy to welcome in @sportsyelling for the first time on the WFNY Podcast. She (yes, she) is a Tribe first sports fan, so we talked a lot about the Indians. We talked about Ubaldo Jimenez, the rotation, Chief Wahoo, and Ervin Santana. We also touched on the Browns and how the NFL has dominated the sports world to the point there's really no "off-season."

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Jim Kanicki (Mike Burgermeister) joined me today to discuss all things Browns. We talked about the Browns decision to release D'Qwell Jackson, the shakeup of the front office, the free agencies of Alex Mack and T.J. Ward, Mike Pettine and lots about the combine. Is the combine meaningful? If so, how meaningful?

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I am out of town this week, but I recorded this podcast with Mr. Brian Spaeth prior to departing. Hopefully our takes on two movies and the all-star game aren't too stale from Monday night.

We saw the Lego Movie with my son and then saw RoboCop without my son a different night. We didn't watch the All-Star game together at all, but we talked about Pharrell, Nelly and Busta Rhymes in addition to the slam dunk contest.

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It's been far too long since TD showed up on the Podcast. We talked about the Indians, spring training, the rotation, Ubaldo Jimenez.

Then we took a Tribe break and talked about the Browns and all their moves.

Then my power went out, I lost TD and had to call him back.

Then we talked about the Tribe again.

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Honestly, Scott Raab has been trying to get away a bit from the Cleveland sports thing. I've left this platform completely open to him for whenever there's something worth talking about, and a mere days after Chris Grant was fired and we fired up the podcast, Jimmy Haslam drops the hammer in Berea. So? We loaded it up again.

There's no mystery about the things we talked about. The Browns, Joe Banner, Michael Lombardi, Jimmy Haslam, Ray Farmer, Alec Scheiner, Mike Pettine and more...

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I've talked about Stipe Miocic over the past few years as he's made his way through the ranks of the UFC. I've gotten to know some of his friends from the fire house, and I decided to talk to one of them, Jamie Meklemburg, about the experience of traveling to see his biggest fight to date in Chicago.

As we all know, Stipe beat Gabriel Gonzaga to keep his momentum going and to find himself ranked 6th among heavyweights in ESPN's latest MMA rankings.

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It's always great to have Scott Raab's perspective when big things happen. We spent about an hour talking about all the different dynamics surrounding the Cavaliers and their decision to dismiss Chris Grant from the team.

As always, it was a discussion that went beyond what is normally covered in the rapid-fire sports talk settings we're normally used to.

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Tom Reed from Northeast Ohio Media Group joined me to talk about the Browns. It's always fun to talk to Tom. Here are some of the things we discussed.

Kyle Shanahan's apparent hiring, Dan Quinn and whether the Browns should have waited, Browns ticket prices and where they're going, Davone Bess and why the Browns haven't done anything with him yet, and finally, we discussed Ray Farmer's return to the Browns after turning down the possibility of a promtion in Miami.

Last, but not least, I forced Tom to recommend something, whether it's a movie, album or TV show, and he chose a book.

Tom Reed recommends a history book on prohibition. Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition

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It's always great to catch up with Dennis Manoloff (follow D-Man on Twitter) and it has been too long since I have done so. D-Man talked to me about a variety of topics today from the Browns hiring Mike Pettine, philisophically how he treats the Pilot Flying J case as a Browns story, and Anthony Bennett.

Does Anthony Bennett still belongs in the d-league after his breakout night?

What are the chances that Ubaldo Jimenez is back with the Tribe?

Will T.J. Ward or Alex Mack be back with the Browns?

How much blame should Mike Brown take for the Cavs' woes?

What does D-Man think of the cold-weather Super Bowl?

What are his predictions for "The Big Game?"

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I don't go to the "friend" card on the podcast very often but when you have a friend who works in the business of the spoken word, it seems like a good place to go. My friend Chris grew up in Cleveland and relocated to Charlotte about 15 years ago. He keeps up with all the CLE sports just like the rest of us and sometimes uses them in his art, namely his poetry. CB has a poem he recently did about his revelations about Chief Wahoo and we talked about that... you know after we got the Browns and Anthony Bennett talk out of the way.

You can follow Chris on Twitter.

Here's the movie he referenced on the Podcast. Asphalt Revolution.

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We don't do a regular Monday morning podcast with Scott Raab anymore, but whenever there's something that needs to be discussed, he's there for us. With the Browns' hiring of Mike Pettine and ending the lengthy coaching search, it was a good time to catch up.

We discussed the Browns' search. We discussed Mike Pettine as a candidate. We discussed the challenges facing the Browns going forward and we even fit in a bit of Cavs talk with Chris Grant and Anthony Bennett.

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It's always great to catch up with Martin Rickman, even without a locked down agenda. We ended up talking about lots of cool topics. Make sure you follow Martin Rickman on Twitter.

The Browns and their coaching search

The Browns only won four games and yet nobody thought they should have fired their coach

Is the Browns’ plan awry? Is there any proof that it is?

Is there anything available in the way of proof to indicate the Browns are doing anything well?

Free agency and what the Browns’ reputation does to the roster and personnel

Martin talks about what he knows about Dan Quinn

Trying to deduce who will be a good coach from a nebulous resume

Needing opposing voices in a successful organization

The Browns competing with the Colts in Craig’s household

Martin Rickman’s best of 2013

Ghostface and Chance the Rapper

Chvrches and Arcade Fire

The kind of crowd that Lou Reed used to draw

Signing day and Martin’s thoughts about it

The hat fake-out maneuver

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It may be January 20th, but Andrew and I just got to our top music of 2013. We used Andrew's top ten, played some short clips, and then I unleashed some of my favorites at the end in a less-structured way. Andrew will have a more detailed write-up with lists and things on WFNY tomorrow. For now, enjoy the podcast.

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Denny continues to be a doting father and Jon came in to do some podcasting. We talked about a lot of random things.

WFNY going viral with Mike Pettine’s daughter’s tweet

Baby photos and storage

Owning the IT solution vs getting the job done

Reading the instructions helps a lot

The genius bar and putting fanciness above convenience

Buying a touch screen notebook

Loving the music from your high school years

Listening to music while running

Setting up a musical playlist for races

The corporate lifestyle and whether you can do it or not

Corporate rules to try and make good employees out of bad

Short sleeve and tie

What is Jon watching?

Masters of Sex, Homeland and Walking Dead

Shaving and having the five o’clock shadow

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Dave Bryan from Steelers Depot (@SteelersDepot) is one of the best podcast guests we have. He's super knowledgable, and is always great at breaking down what's happening without the rose-colored glasses.

Dave Bryan and not being a homer for the Steelers

Is there ever a justification for firing a coach after one year?

Brian Hoyer and whether he can get the Browns to the next franchise QB

The perception of the Browns head coaching job

Adam Gase and why is he such an attractive candidate?

Josh McDaniels and his taking his name out

Jim Caldwell and Whisenhunt

Jake Locker and what can become of it

Chris Johnson and his poison contract

Ray Horton ending up with Whisenhunt in Tennessee

Ray Horton’s defense and Dick LeBeau’s defense

Chud talking to other potential coaching candidates

The hiring of Mike Tomlin in Pittsburgh

T.J. Ward and Alex Mack better be brought back

Alex Mack and how the Browns need to bring him back

Moving Schwartz to guard and getting a new right tackle

The All-22 version of the national championship game

Football attendance at games

Making NFL stadiums smaller over time

Browns fan experience in the stadium is far better

The government attacking TV blackout policies

Dave would be shocked if the Browns didn’t bring back Ward and Mack

Did the Browns waste a year of not front-loading deals?

The Browns can only franchise one player between Ward and Mack

The Steelers and the Shamarko Thomas deal with Cleveland

Johnny Football and whether the Steelers would be concerned about him

Johnny Manziel is a guy that you root against

Manziel as a boom or bust guy

Could Brian Hoyer be that bridge to the QB of the future?

The Ben Roethlisberger extension

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Today I wanted to talk about the national and local perspective of the Cavs and the Browns. It feels so paranoid, angry and negative locally, but that also can sometimes feel accurate. In various cases, that perspective is backed up nationally. So what's the right perspective?

I talked to Cleveland Scene's new owner Andrew Zelman and on of Scene's many resident sports fans, Sam Allard.

You should follow these guys on Twitter as well.

Andrew Zelman is @AZFromCleveland

Sam Allard is @SceneSallard

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While Denny is still taking care of his adorable baby in her first days, Brian Spaeth (@BrianSpaeth) and Ben Cox (@WFNYBen) stepped up to help out with the Casual Friday podcast. So, naturally we talked about sports and movies.

The Wolf of Wall Street discussion with Brian Spaeth and Ben Cox

Telling the story of Jordan Belfort as he told it

The agent in the subway allowing Belfort to win as a directorial decision

All the extra scenes of excess and how that was a device for Scorcese

How excited is Ben to see Luol Deng’s first game?

How mediocre did the Deng trade just make the Cavaliers

The NBA and tanking

You can draft anywhere and succeed

What’s the success rate of the #1 pick in the NBA draft?

What’s the success rate of the #1 pick in the NFL draft?

Kevin Costner had no work for a decade and now he can’t stop working

Brian takes on Man of Steel again

The Superman movie needs to have the Thor tone

Was Zack Snyder’s take on Superman worthwhile?

What movies does Ben rush out and see?

Brian never saw the Alien movies prior to Prometheus

American Hustle and how it didn’t quite deliver

The Walking Dead as compared to American Hustle

Sometimes Craig can be distracted with a pinwheel

Kevin Smith and how he makes everyone think he’s their friend

The Star Wars prequels and how Brian likes them

The less is more model to keep art precious

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I was very happy that Marla Ridenour was willing to come on the podcast today. She's always a great read, but her work has been particularly noteworthy in her coverage of the Browns since they decided to fire Rob Chudzinksi. She's pulled no punches as she put Joe Banner and Michael Lombardi on notice. We discussed that for most of the podcast before also touching on the Cavaliers, their trade for Luol Deng and Ridenour's belief that the Cavaliers will not send Anthony Bennett to the D-League.

You can follow Marla Ridenour on Twitter @MRidenourABJ.

Also, see some of her Browns coverage that I was referring to in the podcast.

Browns’ three-ring circus leaves Joe Banner, Mike Lombardi next in firing cannon

Also on the Luol Deng trade...

Young Cavs needed Deng trade for their battered psyches

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I wanted to catch up with Dan Parker to talk about the Browns, music and other stuff.

Pictures of thermometers

Regardless of if the Browns made the right move, they embarrassed themselves

The Rob Chudzinski rumors and when you finally believed it

How much of the Chud firing was the “pissed off billionaire” ethic?

Could Jimmy Haslam become a Jerry Jones type?

Joe Banner and what is his burden

Chud and his relationship to Hoyer

How hard is it to decide on a QB in training camp?

Josh McDaniels and whether he would impress us in an interview

Jim Schwartz and what defense he might run

It’s typical Cleveland to watch the Chiefs blow a lead in second half

Chud + McGahee

DP is ticked off by A Perfect Circle’s boxed set

A Perfect Circle’s version of The Spaghetti Incident

Holding music hostage in the digital age

The weird relationship between bands and artists in the modern world

The Super Bowl in New York and having a cold weather Super Bowl

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This turned out to be a wholly depressing podcast where Ben talked down the idea of bringing in Pau Gasol because there's just no means to an end with what the Cavaliers have put together. At least that's how it felt on January 6th, 2014.

Ragging on Josh Flagner to start the podcast

Is Andrew Bynum indicative of a larger NBA problem?

Player movement and trying to control it

Separating union conversations from pro sports financial conversations

Ben doesn’t even want Pau Gasol

What does Pau give the Cavaliers?

How quickly will Pau Gasol be able to integrate into the team?

If the Cavs were playing young, then the Cavaliers should compete for the playoffs

Should Anthony Bennett play more?

So now that the Cavs are a mess, what do you do?

Bringing in Pau Gasol feels like chasing a bad poker pot

The only player the Cavs could trade that would make another team act stupidly is Kyrie Irving

The Wolf of Wall Street and what Ben didn’t like about it

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First week in a long time without Scott Raab. First pinch hitter out of the gate was Andrew. We spent some time talking about the Browns and all their maneuvers along with how quiet it has generally been about Davone Bess.

Scott's post on Davone Bess is an interesting place to start.

why is this topic going so under the radar? on the one hand we've heard that he has problems in his personal life, likely with his family. I understand the media not wanting to report that, but his pot pictures indicate some sort of meltdown.

- on the other hand, some of the reaction to Scott's post seemed to indicate, "what's the big deal? It's pot and it's basically legal now!" that's something we talked about with chris perez earlier this year. Even if you don't have an ethical dilemma about pot (and I don't) that doesn't mean that it isn't some sort of self-destructive meltdown to have it shipped through the mail / post pics on instagram

- does the Bess thing just have everything to do with the fact that the Browns are such a mess otherwise?

As for the Browns, obviously confidence is extremely shaken in the entire organization now, but does that preclude them from being right? Is it even possible in your mind that their story is just 100% true and they couldn't work with Chud despite their reasons for hiring him in the first place?
if Chud was hard headed about playing McGahee, Little, Lauvao and others as opposed to moving on, would you consider those decent enough reasons for firing a guy? If they were so far off from being on the same page, isn't it the right move?

- Are you shocked that a first time head coach like Chud would seemingly be willing to push back on his superiors? Do you think it was guidance from Norv Turner - who reportedly blew up at Banner in his meeting - for standing his ground?

Lastly, we'll talk Cavs. What are the going to do with Bynum. I'm hoping it's done before we record, honestly. Otherwise, we can talk about Grant and how hot his seat might be at this point.

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The first podcast of 2014 goes to Brian Spaeth. (Follow Brian on Twitter @brianspaeth) - We'd been meaning to talk for a while about the Cavaliers, and the news has been so intense around the Browns that Brian talked about that team for once. He doesn't do that one often.

An enjoyable conversation to start the new year. Here are some of the particulars.

Brians Spaeth talks sports

Is New Year’s Eve a breakup holiday?

The Cleveland Browns and what Brian’s take is on them

It’s hard for Brian to take them seriously

The timing of the Browns blowing it up

Alec Scheiner taking responsibility for the snow mess-up

The Browns just look dumb

Interesting for the Browns it would have been easy to keep Chud

The Cavaliers are a joke as well

The Cavs and how little sense the roster makes

Is Dan Gilbert a good sports owner?

What the Browns said about Chud “not needing more time” applies to the Cavaliers

Not wanting to talk about Cleveland sports

Talking about attendance in 2014 and comparing Browns to Indians

The movie business and why it’s hard for things to converge

Early adopters of technology

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Scott Raab couldn't be finished with the WFNY Podcast for 2013 after what happened over the weekend, so we decided to do one more in 2013. We touched on all of the obvious topics including...

Scott Raab talking about the Browns

Dumpster fire’s use in the mainstream

Joe Banner and the ego that goes with firing Chud

Jimmy Haslam’s role in the firing

The informational path from Mike Lombardi to the media

How should fans react to this today?

Was Rob Chudzinski the wrong guy for the job?

Rob Chudzinski’s own issues and how they impacted his own firing

Tony Grossi’s post about Chud refusing to cut Greg Little and Shawn Lauvao

Professional sports leagues are cartels, not pizza parlors

Scott: “We’re prisoners, not customers”

Is there anything Haslam and Banner could say for Scott?

Media should have an adversarial relationship with the front office

The Kyrie Irving situation is going to end the same way the LeBron one did

The Art Modell move continues to haunt coverage of the Browns

Andrew Bynum, the media and the Cavaliers’ future

Brian Windhorst continues to be one of the best Cavs beat reporters

The Kyrie Irving scenario and how it’s playing out

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Denny and Jon and I talked about lots of stuff.

Denny waiting out the baby

The water breaking isn’t always totally obvious

Is Denny uniquely qualified compared to Craig to handle the birth in the hospital?

Birthing classes and how strange they are

Converting movies onto iPads

Am I breaking laws when I back up movies to my iPad

Re-reading books through iBooks that you read as a kid

Spotify and how it works for artists

Scooby Doo and how Ben loves it

Do you watch the Oscars?

Do you care about them?

Going to the movies

Jon doesn’t even like movies anymore

The Christmas without family while waiting for Arfie

Skype calls to get home for the holidays

Jon’s Christmas at home

Protecting the home Christmas so the kids can wake up in their own house

Do you like to drive for the holidays?

The chemist looks at ingredients

The look of horror that a mom gives to a dad

Moms who do researching

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The very best Browns sports talk that money can buy, but you get it for free! I finally got Mike Burgermeister of JimKanicki.com back on the podcast to talk through the Browns' miserable season. We talked about all the failings.

Cleveland Browns podcast with Mike Burgermeister (jimkanicki.com)

The Joe Banner press conferences

How do the Browns show accountability in a year where nobody needs to be fired

The cap rollover money that Tom Heckert left $12 million

How does the NFL cap rollover work?

Counting the Cleveland Browns’ holes

Does D’Qwell Jackson hold the team back?

Fixing the offensive line

Offensive guard and whether the Browns can fix it in a year

Not having scouts in the room

Barkevious Mingo and whether or not the Browns should have drafted him

How many games did the Browns think they could win?

Do you like the coaching staff?

Chud was their third choice

Did Banner turn off Chip Kelly?

How desperate are the Browns going into next year?

Could the Browns franchise either Alex Mack or T.J. Ward?

The Browns’ 3-4 and whether they like Ray Horton’s version of it

Colt McCoy is still better than Brandon Weeden

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There really wasn't much of an email to Scott yesterday as I was driving to Pittsburgh to see Mansions play at The Smiling Moose. So, here's the rundown. Scott and I talked about the Browns and what their season means in terms of what they are and accountability.

We talked about Scott going to see a play with Jeff Goldblum, who he is interviewing for Esquire. We talked the continuing infighting that seems to be occurring with Cleveland sports fans.

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Denny's nearing the pregnancy finish line and we talked about that, international travel, swimming and plenty of other stuff.

The pregnancy “go bag”

The difference in animals when your wife is pregnant

Babies breaking ribs in their mom

International travel and whether or not you want to do it

Denny talks about Paris and this series from The Atlantic

Travel vs. setting up shop

Kids flying for the first time

What do you actually remember vs. what’s made up via stories that you’ve heard

Underwater headphones and listening to music while working out

Swimming vs. biking and whether Denny can ever do a triathlon

The contents of the go bag

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Scott and I had another good chat this week running down all the Cleveland sports stories worth talking about. As usual, here's the email I sent to Scott on Sunday night...

Hope you had a nice weekend.

Some thoughts this fine Sunday evening...

The Browns should know conclusively that Jason Campbell is a nice backup and nothing more. Probably better than Seneca Wallace and Jake Delhomme, so not a candidate to be the long-term starter. Maybe they really did know this all along as he was consistently their last choice all year until they mercifully concluded that Weeden couldn't play either.

Edwin Baker ran hard and it didn't leave me impressed with him as much as I'm shocked that the Browns haven't been able to find guys to run the ball with that level of energy all the time. Even Brandon Jackson seemed to run with more urgency than Willis and Fozzy. Seems like it should be easy to find, although maybe it's confidence. Confidence is something rarer.

I loved Mike Brown getting himself run from the game while standing up for his guys against MIA. NBA reffing is whatever, of course, but it was symbolic for him as head coach. The Cavs are currently playing like they might not despise each other. That's a step up for these Cavaliers.

Do you remember a good CLE sports team that did well and seemingly despised each other? Albert Belle's time with the Tribe might be the closest thing I can think of in my lifetime, but I don't know that Belle's teammates disliked him.

The longer we go in the offseason, the more I think there's a chance Ubaldo will be back. Do you want him back, and if so how much?

Lastly non-sports... I'm currently reading the first fantasy book that I've read in a long long time. The Lies of Locke Lamorra by Scott Lynch is the first book in the Gentlemen Bastard series. I'm trying but it might not be for me. It takes place on a fictional planet and I get so bogged down in fake city, race and country names that I think I ruin it for myself.

Can you do fantasy / sci fi? Is there a specific kind of fiction that you seek out more than others when looking to read?

Talk to you tomorrow.

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Talking to Brian Spaeth is almost always a good time. I thought maybe this one would be depressing because he's such a big Paul Walker fan. Still, this felt more like a celebration of Walker than a funeral. We talked about Cavs basketball and other stuff too.

Brian Spaeth’s love for Paul Walker

Brian’s love for the Fast and Furious films

Paul Walker compared to Keanu Reeves

What to do with the Fast and Furious movie franchise

The Boney trolling podcast and Brian’s response to it

AOL Chatrooms and civility online

Comedians and snark and freedom and originality

The Sound of Music and hate watching stuff

Aging out of the snark and negativity

Twitter being the specific group of hardcores

Enjoying the Browns bye week

Brian’s Cavs podcast false-starting

Praising Kyrie Irving and needing to be careful about it

Is Kyrie Irving the next Stevie Francis

Is Dion Waiters the next Vinnie Johnson?

Tristan Thompson as John Hot Rod Williams

Sitting in awe of TD’s piece about the Browns vs. Bears game

Charlie Manson and serial killers

Candy Crush addiction and how much money you spent

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It was a nice chat with Scott Raab today. As I expected, he refused to entertain any "loser talk" about referees and bad calls. He's right of course, but I tried to drag the conversation that way anyway! We also talked about the Indians rotation and whether they'll sign someone. We talked about the Cavs and their growing chemistry. We also talked about how he doesn't feel much of anything for the Buckeyes and how my generation does.

As usual, here is the email I sent Scott ahead of the podcast...

I will have to formulate my thoughts about the Browns game over the evening. I hate to spend a lot of time talking about referees, I just don't think it can be avoided this week. Sometimes when a ref makes a meaningful call at a meaningful point in the game and blows it against the visiting team at the end of a game... It just can't be avoided.

My only criticism for Chud today is that he didn't fire on all cylinders in post-game comments about the referees. He's got these guys still playing and he's obviously inspiring them. I think he's done a hell of a job as a rookie head coach and probably for any head coach. Still, I'd have loved him to earn his first NFL fines this week.

We've never really talked about the Buckeyes, but whenever the Buckeyes and Browns lose in the same weekend it's tough. I'd kind of forgotten that the Buckeyes could lose, which is a testament to their last two years of play. Ohio State headed to the Orange Bowl to face Clemson.

This little tidbit from 11Warriors had me thinking...

"The game will be played nearly 35 years to the day from when former Ohio State coach Woody Hayes punched Clemson linebacker Charlie Bauman in the Gator Bowl, leading to Hayes' dismissal at Ohio State. That game, won by Clemson 17-15, is the only meeting between the two schools."

I'd be interested in your thoughts on that if you have any to share. That's before my time, but I obviously was told the story and have seen it referenced numerous times over the years.

Of course we can touch on the Cavs as well. The Indians are basically idle.

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It's a Joncast. What else is there to say?

Do the Cleveland Browns losses actually happen everywhere?

The great screw job of 2013

The referee already had the flag out

Should Chud have gone for two?

What is a catch in the NFL and how do you decide what is or isn’t?

Should the Browns have challenged Rob Gronkowski’s catch?

NFL referees are more capable than they’ve ever been

The rules themselves are really suffering

Losing hurts more than it helps make a draft better

What would Pierre Garcon have become if he played with the Browns?

What does today’s game say about Rob Chudzinski

The moneyball part of football with coaches

The Eric Wedge Seattle Mariner storyline (http://seattletimes.com/html/mariners/2022420240_mariners08xml.html)

The first time firing the people you hired

The savior complex amongst sports fans

Relying on faith as a sports fan vs. looking for tangible results

The 2012 first round NFL draft and how far it will set the team back

Carlos Carrasco and how he belongs in the bullpen

Carlos Carrasco’s personality for closer

Can a fan base ever get to know Cody Allen?

It isn’t brave to be the Yankees. It is brave to spend like the Yankees in Cleveland.

Hate tweeting and hate watching The Sound of Music Live

Suffering through “How I met Your Mother”

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This week's casual Friday Podcast with Denny was a lot of talk about Cleveland and it's development. We talked about the land bridge from at the Horseshoe casino and also the city's deal with the stadium.

Hanging out in downtown Indianapolis for Thanksgiving

Not traveling with a pregnant wife

Spatchcocking a turkey

How big a turkey fan are you?

Denny’s slashed tire

Denny painting with a stencil

The Long Winters

When a record label holds together with like bands

The Cleveland music scene

The development of Cleveland as a city

How do you pronounce Oregon?

Landbridges, casinos and Cleveland

Regionalism and where Cleveland needs to start

Taxes, stadiums and Jeff Saturday

The Washington Nationals stadium

D.C. United playing at RFK

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Today after writing a post striking back at someone who I thought attacked me, so I decided to go after one of the pre-eminent Cleveland trolls, Boney. He and I have had our ups and downs and I wanted to talk over his trolling comments on Twitter and what he looks to accomplish. And as a Detroit fan, I also wanted to pick his brain on what Detroit is doing this off-season and how it might end up for them and for the Indians as they continue to chase the Tigers in the Central. (Also, Brian Spaeth there was intermittent mention of you during this podcast, so you'll want to listen.)

What's the point of trolling

What reaction do you hope to get?

Trolling Jason Kipnis

Trolling Scott from WFNY

Talking Tigers baseball

Prince Fielder trade

Doug Fister trade

Shin-Soo Choo to Detroit?

The Cleveland Indians' moves

Jason Kipnis and how good he can be

Lonnie Chisenhall and his upside

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It was a somber sports day on Sunday and this is what resulted.

The real highlights of this podcast for me are:

Talking about the Artie Lange book "Crash and Burn" that I'm reading
Talking about a Cleveland sports fan who lives in Colorado and has a really great rock band called Instant Empire. I closed today's podcast with his band's song, "Keep Up!" and hope everyone enjoys it half as much as I did.

Here's the email I sent Scott yesterday

After traveling to Indianapolis this weekend I don't have a long email in me.

I did catch the Browns game on my phone on the way home via slingbox.

The future is a pretty amazing place to be, really.

I've had it with smug Browns fans who act like winning now isn't important with the offseason lined up with draft picks. Had it! It's nice and all to have hope via picks but you can't count on anything until they prove they can win. This team shouldn't be favored in any game the rest of the year. That's a disgrace no matter who is injured.

We can talk about the Cavs too. We seem to know more about the Waiters / Thompson screaming match.

I'm reading Artie Lange's book which is the most graphic addiction story that I think I've personally read. I'm unsure if there's any discussion there, but I thought I'd mention it on the chance.

That's what I have for now. Talk to you tomorrow.

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Hate week and what chances Michigan has this year

What’s happening at Michigan?

Is Michigan engaged in a process or is it off the rails?

Al Borges and the Michigan offense

Comparing Devin Gardner to Brandon Weeden

Losing the four overtime game to Penn State

Michigan’s struggles against Akron and Connecticut

But Michigan couldn’t mount a game against the Ohio State defense?

Ohio State and who they are compared to who they will be down the road

Ohio State and how they compare to the national schedule

Cleveland Browns vs. Steelers debacle

Are you OK with it if they’re going to do it right?

Trent Richardson trade and what it signaled to fans

Brandon Weeden getting booed

The culture of booing and if it’s allowed or if it’s ever allowed

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It was another awful week in Cleveland sports. It was so bad in fact that I don't think Scott or I could even muster up any anger over it. When you get lulled out of anger and into straight depression, it doesn't mean it's any easier. It's just sadder.

Anyway, here's the email I sent to Scott on Sunday night before we recorded on Monday morning...

I was at the Browns game today. We don't need to spend too much time on that. It's over. The season is over. They'll be favored against the Jags, but I wouldn't bet on the Browns to beat any other NFL team right now.

I'm missing next week's game driving back from thanksgiving. I normally rally the family at 6 AM to leave Indy so we can make it home in time for kickoff. Not doing it for this team. It's the first time that I'm missing a game in a long time and I really don't even care. I don't hate this team but I've never been with less passion in my life.

Jhonny Peralta signed a 4 year deal for more than $50 million. Would Asdrubal get that today if he was working free agency? Plus this is the second straight year that a PED user went and got a deal after a suspension. Melky Cabrera last year.

Taking the anger out with regard to the Cavaliers, what do you do if you're Dan Gilbert? I know he's not a sympathetic figure really, but what do you think he's thinking and feeling right now?

Last but not least, I saw a really great movie filmed in Chagrin Falls. The Kings of Summer starred Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally and some great unknown younger actors. While Cleveland / Chagrin Falls wasn't really a character in the film, it still have me pride. Local producer doing good work. Surprisingly funny.

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Denny and I got together for a Casual Friday podcast on the Internet. It was a chat with very little agenda, but it worked pretty well this week, I think.

24 hour crippling sicko hangoverWhat makes a real martini?Are flavored martinis real?Caribbean drinks even when you’re not in the caribbeanMissing out on the Cavs fan bickeringDenny deciding to heckle Casey BlakeMike Brown taking 20% of the blame60% of the blame goes to Chris GrantKyrie Irving and his lack of leadershipKyrie Irving calling himself a leaderMariano Rivera and his retirementMalcolm Gladwell and the 10,000 hours theoryFreakonomics and Gladwell and what they’ve done for the cultureScience and math and how it’s looked at in the United StatesApplying science in non-scientific situationsNew music and listening to new musicVan Morrison on iTunes RadioVan Morrison and James Taylor in the same category?Losing all my Netflix movie ratingsThe kid playlist for the babyChild birthing classThe rules of raising a baby and how there are no rulesBathing babies in kitchen sinksGirls in giant sunglassesWould you want to wear a uniform?Oversized clothes in the 90’sLooking at pictures in the modern age vs. the oldern daysCameras and lenses

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Bernie Kosar is near and dear to Cleveland fans' hearts. To a person, there's probably not anyone who doesn't want one of Cleveland's most beloved athletes to be well and feel well. Years of playing a brutal sport in the 80's has obviously taken a toll on Kosar and last year he came out heralding the treatments of a specific doctor. It all sounds great in theory, but what help is he really getting from this doctor? What does the medical and research community think of the claims of this doctor and others like him?

Senior Editor of Boston Magazine, Jason Schwartz, wrote an article exploring this topic for The New Republic and we had him on the WaitingForNextYear.com podcast to discuss it all.

Click here to read Jason's article: These Fringe Doctors Say They Can Cure NFL Concussion Victims

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Scott and I touched on a lot of topics today, including the impending fight over stadium funding in Cleveland. We talked about the Browns loss to the Bengals and the mostly disappointing start for the Cavaliers.

12 Years a Slave by Steve McQueenPete Franklin and his history revolutionizing radioThe way Pete Franklin handled callersScott booing a live podcast of “Hang up and Listen”Mike Trivisonno, Tony Rizzo, and Ken CarmanThe Cleveland Cavaliers and the lack of criticism right nowPatience with talent is one thingPatience with losing and lack of effort?Dion Waiters and what happened with his “flu”Brian Windhorst’s report that the player’s only meeting got heatedChris Grant and what he can be held responsible for with regard to Anthony BennettThere’s a good player in every draftCleveland Browns stadium improvements and how to pay for themThe sin tax and how regressive it isThe Browns game and how flukey bad it wasThe Browns defense is still good and so is the BengalsBrian Hoyer and Jason Campbell and how consistent either one of them can beThe Browns’ draft needs Thank goodness ESPN hired Pat McManamon to cover the Browns for Cleveland

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Andrew and I decided to talk about some music after the Cavs podcast last night. There's been a lot of good new music lately, so here you go!

Wooden shjips and Andrew’s love of the albumSan Francisco drone rock. Psychedelic.PledgeMusic and Kickstarter for rock albumsSpeakers vs. headphones and how you listenHow to defeat your OCDWhat do you do with CDs?The future rules and everyone loves itThe 160 gig iPod classic Grumpy old man Andrew complains about Apple’s business modelNight Terrors of 1927 is accessible and greatWrecking Ball by Miley CyrusDid Rivers Cuomo make it OK to love pop hooksWhat’s Andrew anticipating?The Cloud Nothings and what their new album might beListening to Pompeii

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Andrew was fired up after the Cavs won. I can only imagine what this podcast would have been like if they lost.

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Kyrie IrvingPlayer’s only meetings and what’s going on with thatDion Waiters and maybe not taking a leap as quickly Anderson Varejao and his ageCan Varejao be traded?What is this thing that Chris Grant built?Anthony Bennett and how brutal it is that this is the #1 draft pickThe game doesn’t look natural to Anthony BennettAndrew wanted Oladipo. Craig Wanted Ben McLemore

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Soccer and kids

Marathons with no training

Hanging with internet friends and eating bad food before the marathon

Walking down the highline on the west side of Manhattan

Swimming for the winter season

Denny’s brick wall in his room

Using a concrete sealant to keep the dust in

Smells transmitting across the brick

I76 Antiques market

Hitting Melt Bar and Grilled and the hype

Throat Punch drink at Melt

3D movies and 3D TVs

IMAX movies

Child birthing classes

Doing the dry run for the birthing process at the hospital

City Bikes and how people could complain about it

Netflix, Walking Dead, Orange is the New Black

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This week, with the Browns on the bye, Scott and I spent a lot of time talking about things that weren't specifically related to Cleveland sports. We talked about the ongoing story of the Dolphins. We talked about the word "bullying" vs. the actual harassment. We talked about Richie Incognito and his checkered past. We talked about the culture of football and the culture of fans.

We also talked about the Cavaliers and the roster that Chris Grant has built. As it is undoubtedly early, there are still some real concerns over the roster that has been constructed by Chris Grant with the holes that are still left. Where will the roster go from here and how long will it take to find out exactly who they are?

Finally, we discussed the Bengals and their end-of-game strategy to kick an extra point to tie it at 17 rather than go for two and go home either as a one point winner or as loser on the spot.

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After the Cavs talk we decided to keep the tapes rolling to talk about the Dolphins, bullying, Richie Incognito and Jonathan Martin. It's a hot topic. Brian Spaeth has certainly been outspoken about it on his blog. We get into the meat of the issue.

It's an interesting subject. There are details to come out and there are details that have come out since we initially talked about 1 PM on Wednesday November 6th.

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Today we meet Mitch who will be talking some Cavs with Brian Spaeth and me somewhat weekly during the Cavs season. Here's what we talked about.

Cavs out of the gate and how well they’re doing

Spacing issues in the offense early on

Managing expectations on early basketball

Trying to figure out if Tristan is actually good or not

Kyrie Irving waving off Mike Brown’s plays vs. LeBron rolling over the whole Cavs organization

Mitch bores Brian with advanced statsAnthony Bennett and how bad he looks

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Rick and I talked about the Browns game from Sunday. We also talked a bit about the Browns heading into the bye week.

Is this one of the weirdest up and down Browns seasons in memory?

How did the Browns come to play the QBs they've played so far this year?

The nuance of talking about the running game issues without getting lost in the Trent Richardson debate

Willis McGahee and just how ineffective he's been for the Browns

Davone Bess and how some people wanted to cut him just a week before

The reactionary nature of Browns fans

The hiring of Chud and comparing his handling of the Browns to Pat Shurmur

Norv Turner and his influence on the quarterback decisions

Ray Horton's defense gaining traction

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Scott Raab ended this week's podcast telling everyone to go to the dentist, don't do drugs and stay in school. You should listen all the way to the end to see how we got there. As per usual, here's the email I sent Scott last night.

They beat the Ravens. It was a "proof of parity" game for the Browns. The Cleveland Browns with Jason Campbell are no longer defying the rules of parity in the NFL! There's nothing like going into a bye week with a win. Love it. Love being consistently mediocre with a chance to win. I hate myself for loving it as much as I do.

Farewell Chris Perez. There was a lot of talk about Chris Perez' legacy this week in Cleveland and it seems like a waste of breath. I supported Chris Perez talking when he was in Cleveland because I kind of like it when athletes don't shy away from saying something real as opposed to a cookie-cutter phrase. But Perez is proof positive that you can erase anything good you did by being an asshole.

You look at Vinnie Pestano and how he imploded this year and how the fans stuck by him, and it kind of tells the tale. Pestano didn't have anywhere near the success for the Tribe that Perez did, and because he was such a nice guy they supported him even when he failed them on the field.

There's a Josh Cribbs thought in here as well. Totally different case, but he seems to put all that good will in jeopardy from time to time with a quote or a tweet.

Granted, I still don't understand why fans would be upset with Josh Cribbs for talking trash about his former teammates and coaches. It isn't like he said Browns fans quit at any point. But here were a bunch of Cleveland fans presumably getting bent out of shape as if they needed to spring to the defense of Mike Holmgren, Pat Shurmur, Eric Mangini Braylon Edwards, or Romeo Crennel.

Lastly, I asked on Twitter, despite how early it is, what if the Cavs stink this year? How much rope does Chris Grant have? Again, I know it's ridiculously early, but Michael Carter-Williams and Ben McLemore (for example) are already showing things in the NBA. Anthony Bennett has two points in three games with those two points coming on free throws. Plus as you've noted time and again, he's out of shape.

So, does Chris Grant get until after the presumed LBJ free agency if they fail to win this year?

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Scott Raab was on his way to the airport and it was a perfect opportunity for us to do our podcast as he was driven through NY traffic. Here's the email I sent him the night before.

Hope all is well.

We'll obviously talk about the Browns. I'm not going to say too much, just that I wasn't horribly disappointed and that I'm looking forward to next week's game against the Ravens.

I also really want to talk about Lou Reed. I'm sure lots of people will too, but I would guess your perspective will be as good or better than nearly anyone's. Even before Googling, I just assumed you had talked to Lou Reed at some point in your career and sure enough, I found this. http://www.esquire.com/features/what-ive-learned/lou-reed-learned-0400

I was late to understand Lou Reed. The first time I ever heard Sweet Jane it was the Cowboy Junkies version from Natural Born Killers. The Velvet Underground came into my world in high school, but even then I wasn't sold. I couldn't escape Lou Reed in my travels as a music fan, but it was weird. I loved all the bands that Lou Reed influenced in indie rock more than I loved the originator. Most notably the Pixies name-drop Lou Reed in one of their songs. Can't remember which one right now.

It's not right, but that's how it worked for me. I never questioned his importance to American music though. Kind of like even if you don't like Dylan, you can't deny his importance.

Ron and Fez close every show on Sirius XM with Satellite of Love and it's become my favorite Lou Reed song by a longshot. It makes me feel like a fraud though. I feel like loving that song makes me a Bowie fan more than a Lou Reed fan. Anyway, he should be talked about.

Lastly, I'd be interested to know if you're watching the World Series.

Talk to you tomorrow!

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Craig and Andrew talk new music including their own insecurities about darlings of critics.

Pearl Jam Lightning BoltComparing Lightning Bolt to Hesitation MarksSirens moving to the top of the Pearl Jam chartsKevin Devine delivers Bulldozer and BubblegumThe thought of writing two albums as a solo artistAndrew and Craig both love RedbirdThose Darlins - Blur the LineArcade Fire - ReflektorCraig and Andrew both took to Neon Bible first before FuneralArcade Fire and the CMJ fest James Murphy and LCD SoundsystemThe idolatry of musicians and how annoying it is at timesComparing Arcade Fire with ToolComparing Arcade Fire to Bright EyesAnticipating the new Mansions albumAnticipating Wooden Shjips

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Craig and Andrew love music. They also love to support the musicians who make that music. That's why it's so very frustrating to have a legal option like Spotify and then find out that some of their favorite artists like Radiohead and David Bazan have serious and real problems with the business model. On the one hand, it's a business model, which seems like a better scenario than the Napster free music days. On the other hand, if it isn't working for small and medium sized artists, how do you fix it?

The business of music and Spotify New music versus legacy songsCompensating artists at subsistence or better level and how to do itOld music industry and winning the lotteryExcluding labels from the profitsIs Spotify good for artists? Perfecting the model without burning down technology If Death Cab had come out in the early 80’s would they be U2?

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Always good to catch up with Martin Rickman. Today we found ourselves talking about sports and media and college football.

Event at the Happy Dog

Enjoying the interview style of Scott Raab and Zac Jackson

The player interview

Trying to cover younger players

Covering Jameis Winston and how much he has it in terms of talking to the media

Interviewing vs. writing

The targeting rule and Martin’s opinion on it

The yellow card red card scenario

Roby’s celebration and reaction

Owning up to the head injuries

Getting sick when hits like that happen

Are you more basketball than football?

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Rick was on hand today for Rob Chudzinski's press conference and also Jason Campbell's media availability. We talk about a lot of other Browns stuff.

Did the Browns try hard enough to compete in 2013?Brandon Weeden and whether he can ever start for the Browns againJoe Thomas and his free pass for not talking to the media todayThe hurt man locker in the Browns locker roomWhy haven't the Browns signed a third quarterback yet?Couldn't the Browns have signed better running backs than Bobby Rainey and Willis McGahee?

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This week we talked about the Browns' loss to the Packers, but we branched out a bit. We talked about Robert Redford, movie criticism and passing pop culture down generationally. We also talked about Scott Raab coming home to speak at Cleveland State and also the Happy Dog on Wednesday night at 7:30 PM with Zac Jackson as well.

Here's the email I sent to Scott in anticipation of our podcast this morning.

We'll talk about the Browns. Specifically, I think I can say without hyperbole that the Browns should cut Brandon Weeden. It seems inconceivable that Michael Lombardi could be involved with the Browns cutting Bernie Kosar and yet can't find it in this iteration of the Browns to cut Weeden loose.

I really want to talk about Robert Redford. I read your movie review of All is Lost. Unfortunately I didn't catch the profile from April. Something you said in the review surprised me.

Call it a product of our age difference, but I had no idea that Redford wasn't a critical success his entire career. Obviously I believe you, but I think it's fascinating that the translation of Redford from my father to me was nothing but positive and so I always just assumed he was like a George Clooney who was both popular and critically acclaimed.

Is there an actor today that lines up with Redford in that way where he takes a little from the critics, but time will erase almost all of the criticism? I have one in mind, but I'll save it and run it by you "live" on the air.

That's all I've got right now. I am looking to read some of the post-game quotes from the Browns to see if they have anything to say for themselves.

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Jon and Denny and Craig do Casual Friday podcastDenny’s cancelled soccer gameCivic responsibility and drinkingPlayoff major league baseball and the Detroit TigersThe similarities between St. Louis Cardinals hatred and the Ohio State Buckeyes hatredThe national hatred for St. Louis Cardinals fans right nowThe Eye of Sauron reference by DennyHow insufferable are Cleveland fans going to be when the Browns win a couple playoff gamesMillhouse Manning as future quarterback for the Cleveland BrownsHector Marinaro, Otto Orf, Kai Haaskavi and why their championships don’t countWillis McGahee busting up his knee and Miami losing the championshipThe Boston University championship over Miami of OhioDenny’s longform piece on StrideNationJon doing grading vs. editingLong reads, writing with quality and trying to figure its worth in the blogging universeComment sections and their worthWriting letters to friendsThank you notes and whether or not you should ever bother writing them or not

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Scott and I had a chance to sit down and talk about the pretty extensive profile he did of Jessica "Evil" Eye who fights out of the Cleveland area.

Women in MMA and Dana White saying they wouldn’t do female fightsJessica Eye training and sparring with menStepping up to the UFC vs. a smaller promotionSarah Kaufman is not an easy first testThe backstory and the car accidentHow did Jessica find herself in combat sports?The StrongStyle team is now her familyJessica Eye’s brother

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As I've done in previous (but not all) weeks, here's the Sunday night email that I sent to Scott. It largely saves you from hearing the tap tap tap of me taking notes during the podcast.

Here we go...

The Cleveland Browns lose not simply because Brandon Weeden had a bad day, but it's impossible to get over that embarrassing shovel pass he threw. In a week where Brandon Weeden was simply outplayed by someone like Thad Lewis in Buffalo, is it fair to hope we never see Weeden play again for the Browns? Is that an overreaction? Does Weeden still give the Browns the best chance to win even if we all know he has no future as a starter in the league? Is he even the best backup available to play for the Browns right now?

I want to do some follow-up on Chief Wahoo. The debate raged on after we talked last week. You and I agree on the topic, but it's worth looking at a couple of the arguments. I don't represent these arguments/questions, but they are ones that I saw in the comments of a WFNY post this week in which Andrew from WFNY was saying it was time for Wahoo to go. It's not even unanimous among WFNY writers, by the way.

First of all, we've talked about political correctness. Why is it alright to bow down to the P.C. pressure on Native Americans with regard to Chief Wahoo but still hate political correctness in other arenas?
Following up on the first question, what is your response to the slippery slope argument that if you allow Chief Wahoo to go that all sports team names will be scrubbed next?
How much of this whole debate boils down to the fact that people really just hate to be told what to do?

Now for some of my new personal enlightenment on the topic, here's what I've been thinking about since the Wahoo debate has been re-ignited among Clevelanders.

I started thinking about the Redskins name and all the hubbub over Riley Cooper's use of an n-bomb. The NFL might be able to survive the Redskins name and just not care about criticism if they weren't also the same league that jumped through hoops whenever anything remotely racist was said by one of the players. The Riley Cooper situation further reveals a hypocrisy with the NFL's willingness to have the word Redskins as a team name.

What would the Indians do if one of their players referred to someone as a "f***ot" in a post-game presser? I'm sure the player would be punished by the team, league or both like Kobe was in the NBA. If you're going to run a business that is so sensitive to controversial and discriminatory language by a player, you really can't stand by Chief Wahoo.

Chief Wahoo is actually antithetical to MLB's business plan. Pro sports are built to be these big safe things for mass audiences. That's all the more reason that these antiquated names - now racist by most everyone's modern definition - have got to change. Did the world change around them? Did standards change? Yes. That observation doesn't allow you to ignore reality.

I want to finish up on a positive note. The Cleveland Cavaliers are a team that I don't know very well right now, but I want to get to know them better. This team might be deep, but in the very very promising kind of way. They're not deep in the Miami Heat kind of way with proven stars only capable of playing 12 minutes per game because they are aged. These are up and coming depth pieces and the Cavaliers will get to choose the best of them over the course of this year. I'm simultaneously excited for the present and the future with these Cavaliers even though it's just pre-season.

That's what I've got. Look forward to talking to you tomorrow.

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This week was light on podcasts because my life got in the way, but I still got Casual Friday in with Denny.

Field Turf fields and how novel they were when Denny was in high schoolThe cost of putting in a field turf fieldCo-ed sports and rag-tag teams that are tossed togetherDenny’s egregious foulDenny getting chippy with the competitionPlaying rec leagues for charityPink in the NFL for awarenessThe awareness arms raceThe ribbon shaped bagels at PaneraThe Microsoft Office Live yellow commercial scroll looked like flagsXBox and video game platformsMobile gaming vs. MP3 playersFLAC files and OGG Vorbis filesThe console gaming industry that slows down the PC gaming industryDiablo 2 and Medal of HonorChief Wahoo article on WFNY by AndrewDenny and why his not understanding Craig’s post about StevieFacebook commenters don’t read posts and just commentThe cost of changing with the IndiansThe Rock and Roll Half Marathon and being pumped up for your friendsDenny’s lack of marathon trainingMatt Schaub and fans chasing him down

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Here is the email I sent to Scott prior to our podcast this week.

Indians year in review. The team was maddening. They finished great. They actually made the playoffs. They got shut out in the playoffs.

Do you need a short-hand "good" or "bad" rating for the season? I'm curious if your son had a take on whether it was a good or bad season and how that conversation went. I still just talk "at" my three year old about sports so I told him that they made the playoffs and that it was a good year. Maybe next year they can have an even better one. I imagine the 14-year-old sports fan opinion is a bit more nuanced.

Speaking of nuance, the Browns won to make it three wins in a row, but the biggest reason (other than the defense) for making it three in a row tears his ACL. I worked really hard to enjoy the win, but in the end, the feeling of gloom rose to the top. I never imagined it would happen when he was named starter, but I looked forward to watching Brian Hoyer play.

I did a podcast with Sam Allard and Brian Windhorst last week and we talked about how the Mike Brown story should probably be much bigger in Cleveland. Because Brown was here once and people mark his exit as the same time frame as "The Decision," Mike Brown has largely been labeled a failure. Windhorst told me that he doesn't necessarily think that's fair and that Mike Brown's resume should have made his hiring in Cleveland a bigger deal.

At the time, I thought Mike Brown should have been fired after the Orlando series, if I'm being perfectly honest. Maybe I was crazy, but it seemed to me that even though he won coach of the year that year he had coached badly against Orlando and even in the sweep of the Hawks before it.

Maybe I'm too fickle though. I said the same thing about Eric Wedge when he won Manager of the Year in 2007. Later on in 2010 I said that those two coaching awards were some of the worst things that happened to the respective franchises because it made those two coaches untouchable. Am I nuts to have put Eric Wedge and Mike Brown in the same category?

Lastly, I truly am excited to have Mike Brown back. That being the case, it occurs to me this is the most excited I've been about all the coaches of the respective Cleveland sports teams in a long time and maybe ever. It's hard to think we'll look back and regret Terry Francona. I think there's a good chance that Chud and his staff are the real deal. Am I jumping the gun? If so, how much?

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While I was watching the Browns game, I was also talking to Denny about a wide variety of topics.

Drinking before playing soccerThe Internet makes sure that none of us drink aloneVacations after kids and going to the Virginia Beach AquariumLoving aquariums and Sea WorldThe aquarium in Monterrey CaliforniaSea horses and how they shouldn’t really exist for weirdness purposesGhost crabs and their side to side motionCatching eels and rays and crabsThe creepiness of eelsVacation schedules and locking it inApolitical discussion of how the shutdown affects Denny’s lifeThe lack of representation of citizens in the District of ColumbiaTrash pickup and the rat problems in Washington D.C.Guaranteeing backpay to furloughed employeesThe Cleveland Rock ‘N Roll Half MarathonTraining for the NYC MarathonDenny updating the brick wall exposition projectCleveland fans’ intents on being depressed over the IndiansThe sliding scale of sports fans’ desires with teamsChris Perez and what he could know having shown up in Cleveland in 2009 as a 23 year oldOhio State and LeBron

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I was still up wallowing in some Burger King. Martin Rickman was up and about to drive home from Progressive Field. I gave him a call and we talked about the Indians.

Martin Rickman and the champagne bath

How many champagne baths should be allowed?

The Indians season-ending game was sad, but it wasn’t a gut punch

The struggles of Nick Swisher and Asdrubal Cabrera

Expecting the playoffs and playing with house money

The Cleveland Indians off-season and making tough choices

The Indians game tonight wasn’t a newspaper across the nose

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Brian and I had talked about the Breaking Bad finale in other podcasts because Brian wanted to know how much money it would take for me to skip it. Now that it's all over, I wanted to see what he though of the whole thing.

Rewatching Breaking Bad finale vs. rewatching Browns gamesThe Breaking Bad finale and how redemption defied what Vince Gilligan said he was going to doFinding redemption and whether Walt actually found redemption or notHow do you explain the Jesse Pinkman outcome?Does that defy the “Breaking Bad” thing?The last minute decision to tackle JesseBad guys as complex characters who are capable of more than just evilThe Breaking Bad finale as a referendum on the Lost finaleThe Lost bloat on the networkThe common thread between Breaking Bad and Lost was popularityAMC’s propogation of the Breaking Bad brand was a bit over the topNot ordering the Breaking Bad boxed set because it comes in a barrellSix Feet Under, The SopranosRay Donovan and the bragging on shows before they even startThe modern male anti-hero and where Walter White fits in with the modern versionsHan Solo as an anti-heroAre you feeling a void in your life now that Breaking Bad is gone?The instantaneous reaction of twitter and how it takes something away from forming your own opinion

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Scott and Craig have their first of (hopefully) many really happy podcasts. I admit that I was practically giddy talking about the Tribe game on Wednesday.

Can Scott Raab be happy when Cleveland sports enables him to do so?Criticism vs. love and all the emotions in betweenThe amount of hate in love and lifelong commitment“Please stay away, don’t come back”Interviewing Patrick Stewart and racing home for the Tribe gameScott streamed the Browns even though he swore them offThe Muni Lot and the the 7 AM opening timeTailgating in your living room the night before the gameThe “here we go Brownies” chant and how it’s been a parody because the team hasn’t wonBrian Hoyer and his overwhelming competence on the fieldBrandon Weeden and the position he was put inThe effect of confidence and calmnessNaming the starting quarterback for ThursdayTrying to find long-term referendums from short-term resultsHolding the front office accountable for the Trent Richardson tradeI guess I shouldn’t try to talk anyone out of being optimisticCraig thinks he was wrong about Buster SkrineDanny Salazar starting the Wild Card gameThe Jason Giambi era in ClevelandTerry Francona pulling all the right stringsChris Perez talking to the press yesterdayTrying to defend Chris Perez and how he’s just immature in Craig’s opinionWe all know we have holes in our gameJustin Masterson as a weapon in the bullpenSix seasons is a lifetime in baseballCleveland is not St. Louis, but it’s definitely not Tampa eitherThe Indians sold out the Wednesday Wild Card gameThe loss of big name players and how they haven’t been replacedScott prefers that the Indians get Texas over TampaChris Antonetti and giving him credit for onceFrancona and Brian Hoyer showing extreme competenceStipe Miocic’s tweet to end the podcast

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We showed Will Leitch around when he was in Cleveland and now I got him to come talk on the podcast. This was scheduled for a while, and it was just dumb luck that there was something big like the Trent Richardson trade to talk about.

The USMNT and the hipster patriotismLee Greenwood and how that song sucksThe Trent Richardson trade after Will Leitch visitedThe value of the trade and making that choiceThe tone deafness of Trent Richardson trade“It’s a business” for everyone but sports fansThe tone deafness of the Indians and the Thome statueRebranding the championship the Super BowlThe dead jersey graveyard in Cleveland vs. the dead jersey graveyard in IndianapolisThe accountability punted down the road for Joe BannerThe parity of the NFL and how everyone gets a turn

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The Browns won, the Indians won and I also forced Scott to talk to us about his writing process. I just figure to have a writer of Scott's stature on the podcast and not occasionally talk about the job of writing would be insane. He's nice enough to put up with the topic on occasion.

Craig on vacation in Virginia BeachThe Cleveland Browns win against the VikingsThe Trent Richardson deal goes downRooting for the team but tuning out so you don’t have to invest in itJoe Banner and his reputationMichael Lombardi’s potential for floating rumors about Josh GordonThe franchise quarterback conundrumBernie Kosar and the Browns competing for Super BowlsThe media and fans congratulating the Joe Banner / Mike Lombardi front office for getting a first round draft pickTrick plays and gimmicking their way to a winChristian Ponder and when he was pickedThe AFC North and the lack of #1 quarterbacks in the divisionBrandon Weeden and when we should see him again“We’ve got to see what we have in….”Tony Grossi, Eric Mangini and the finger that needed to be pointed at LernerThe Cleveland Indians and Michael BournTechnical writing information on environment from Scott Raab

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Tom Reed is a great reporter and always a really thoughtful podcast guest, so I wanted to get his take on the Browns trade, the mood in Berea following the trade and what it all means for the future.

Tanking and how the idea of it ever came to beHow did the Browns do selling this to the fans?Giving up on Trent Richardson this early is truly shockingThe pressure that Joe Banner and Michael Lombardi just put on themselves yesterdayBrandon Weeden and what are the chances he’s going to be the QBCould the Browns comment on how they feel about Brandon Weeden?Michael Lombardi’s plans have all come to fruitionRay Horton and his ability to keep the defense focusedWhat does this do to the Browns ability to keep their free agents?Recommending everyone listens to “Sirens” by Pearl Jam

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There's very little to say about this in terms of show notes. I wanted Scott's take on the Browns trade of Trent Richardson and I didn't think it should wait until the following Monday morning. Scott and I talked about the trade itself, the spin job that's brewing in the media and just how shocked that we're even shocked as a Cleveland sports fan base seems to be a way of life.

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Sigur Ros show at Nautica

LeBron’s wedding on Yom Kippur

The Cleveland Indians and their ability to grab the casual fans

Michael Bourn and the attendance question

Scott screams “I’m not done!” at Craig to continue his point. :-)

The beginning part of the Bourn quote

The Indians pitching staff with Kluber, Salazar and Ubaldo Jimenez

Carlos Carrasco and his ability to be in the bullpen

The Indians never sign one of their own guys so they don’t have the leverage

Grady Sizemore and his star power

The Indians sold that they were the smartest in the room and people bought it

Looking at the attendance from series to series and game to game

The front office should initiate the conversation about year over year attendance

Would the Indians sellout a home playoff game?

Who asked the Michael Bourn question?

The Cleveland Browns and the lack of entertainment

The Cleveland Browns and how they don’t have an NFL quarterback

The pass to Chris Ogbonnaya and the sideline reaction to him missing it

The Browns coaching staff and what’s happening with the Browns offense

What’s the deal with Trent Richardson?

Just how boring it is to watch the Browns

The penalties and the delays of games and illegal formations, etc.

The element of despair for long-time Cleveland sports fans

Chief Wahoo and the Cleveland Indians name

Being on the wrong side of history with your team name

Cleveland fans as crabs in a bucket

Barkevious Mingo looking good

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Another week of Casual Friday in the books talking to Denny. We talked about away fans, Apple (the company,) home construction, brand rivalries and preferred vacation styles.

The Browns playing in Baltimore and Denny’s lack of desire to go to the gameAway team gear in a foreign stadiumAway fan cheering and the desire for confrontationWomen walking around without fear of physical confrontationThe chain home depot vs. the neighborhood hardware storeFixing a cracking roofOld school roof tarringUsing safety equipment doesn’t make you a wussHow old is a house with plaster walls?Plaster is more artistry than it is technical know-howVacation preferences… Resort or rental house?Resort experiencesActing like you’re a local when you’re on vacationWatching movies on the way down is selfish for parentsBeing underwhelmed by the iPhone announcement and AppleTV technology will continue to underwhelmiPad mini and what to get when you get frozen by specsHow important is the retina display?How much time we spend arguing and parsing technological decisionsWhere does the brand rivalry come from and where is it perpetuated?Totino’s pizza rollsHaving access to a deep fryer in your houseCraig nearly setting his house on fireJ Roddy Walston and the Business

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I wanted to talk to Will Burge about life after WKNR and also the latest on the Cleveland Browns. It was a really nice chat about that and Master Pizza and everything else.

Leaving WKNRWill Burge trying stand up comedyStand up comedy is a writing gig more than a performance gigBleacherReport and 92.3 the FanThe “radio rivalry” between sports stations in ClevelandOneil Cousins playing guard in game 2Weeden and his role in the failures of protectionThe Browns defensive line against the Baltimore’s offensive lineLooking at Desmond Bryant’s mugshot instead of paying attention to the quality of the acquisitionThe Bleacher Report and second thoughts about joining them considering their historyTony Grossi and what it was like to work with him

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Jon and Craig haven't talked in a very long time, so we went and talked for a very long time.

Cleveland Browns gameday experience and the third down musicThird down music and Craig’s attempt to fix itBuster Skrine vs. Francisco LindorRick’s Oneil Cousins film room pieceCrucifying the player vs. the player who was forced into dutyCasey Blake vs. Mike Aviles and Ryan RaburnSpot players vs. everyday playersYan Gomes and his growing playing time with Terry FranconaThe respect for Terry Francona allowing the team to do what they wantHow can the Indians get better next yearIs Lonnie Chisenhall going to be replaced this offseason?What to do with Asdrubal Cabrera and Chris PerezThe media and the state of beat reportingRyan Seacrest and how hating people like him and Matt Underwood says more about you than it does about themIndians attendance and how it sucks us all inThe LeBron effect on all Cleveland sportsMichael Bourn’s quote about Indians attendancePaying for my playoff shares of ticketsJust how long ago the 2007 playoffs wereMLB’s one game playoff should never have happenedPlayoff chaos theory in baseball

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What would Monday mornings be if there was a bunch of happy stuff to talk about? Someday I hope to find out during the run of podcasts with Scott Raab. This week, though, we discussed the Browns' loss to the Dolphins yesterday and also the conitinual shaming of Cleveland sports fans by the media over attendance issues.

Scott Raab drives into NYC to hang with a local chapter of the Browns backers

Cleveland Browns Andre Rison jerseys

The prediction culture in the NFL

Predictions vs. holding the team accountable

Brandon Weeden and who gives them the best chance to win

The Browns absolutely will be looking for another quarterback

Ryan Tannehill and his battery with Brian Hartline

Are you a real fan?

The media pointing at fans and blaming them for attendance

The attendance and the factors that lead to this

Stability is a good thing, but it can also be a bad thing

The failure loop of the Cleveland Indians

Terry Francona’s arrival bought Shapiro and Antonetti one last chance with Craig, but not with Scott

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Every now and again we like to talk music at WFNY. Andrew and I are huge fans of Nine Inch Nails and we both had an urge to talk about the latest from Trent Reznor and also how it fits into his career arc.

The first good album since The FragileWith Teeth was a disappointment and Reznor seemed offWhat happens to music when you don’t have things to scream about anymore?Writing sad songs and how that grabs peopleRage Against the Machine has to burn out after a whileWhat do bands scream about when they don’t have anything to scream about anymore?Fred Durst and his career choicesPearl Jam and getting to the point where they didn’t talk about themselvesTrent Reznor getting back to NIN after saying it was doneTrent Reznor sounds confident or comfortable or ready to be where he isThe danger of instantaneous feedback loops and art

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Week one is finally here! Craig and Andrew break down the matchup week one between the Cleveland Browns and the Dolphins.

Ravens vs. the BroncosThe value of Anquan Boldin What do you make of the Dolphins? Can the Browns come out and take care of business week one Moving on after the departure of Reggie BushBrowns leading by playing defense and running the ball

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Denny and I continue the Casual Friday series of podcasts with talk about fantasy football, beer pong, Brian Dunkleman and more.

Why do people hate Ryan Seacrest?

Thinking about Brian Dunkleman

Denny’s brush with bro dude beer guy at a party

How do you play beer pong?

Is it beer pong or Beirut?

Craig’s fantasy draft moving to an auction style

Fantasy basketball

Instantaneous reaction and how it affects your relationship with art

Running and the NYC marathon

Trying not to sound like a snob

Running on towpaths vs. roads

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Cleveland Magazine put out their football issue last week and I wanted to talk to my friend Jason Brill about it. Jason is the Assistant Editor of Cleveland Magazine and he talked to me about the issue and some of the behind-the-scenes things that went into putting it together.

Jason Brill - assistant editor of Cleveland MagazineAndre Knot talking to a lot of the NFL players and former BrownsHigh school football in Cleveland and the extensive historyBrowns backers map and talking to 35 different groupsThe high school charity game at the stadium where 70,000 people showed upWhat’s it like to email Condoleeza Rice?The Cleveland Browns could have become America’s TeamTalking to Greg PruittAnthony Lima’s being named one of Cleveland’s 20 sexiest singles

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As I've been doing the last few weeks, I'm passing on writing notes as the podcast goes along so that I can be "in the moment." So, here's the email I sent to Scott on Sunday night that sparked the rest of the podcast.

Tebow is cut. Nobody makes a waiver claim. Is the NFL finally free of Tim Tebow? More importantly, we know Bill Belichick is great, but can we stop pretending like he can turn dog poop into gold? He has a track record of finding good players and finding ways to use them to their maximum. He's never been known for taking non-players and doing anything with them other than cutting them... which is what he did to Tebow yesterday.

Good news! Buster Skrine rose up and won the second cornerback job opposite Joe Haden. Maybe these guys know what they're doing, but they've really left their chins open on this one if Buster get burned early and often this season.

Same with kicker. I got a Facebook message from a friend who went into his fantasy draft and took Shayne Graham because USA Today had him rated as the fifth best fantasy option at kicker. Apparently not so much for the Browns who still don't have a kicker after having a punter kick field goals in the fourth pre-season game.

On the bright side, the Browns do have a #1 running back and they attempted to use cuts to get better at the position by bringing in a couple of Dion Lewis types from Baltimore and Houston in Bobby Rainey and Dennis Johnson. Running back is the perfect position to try and improve via undrafted free agency and roster cuts. No sarcasm. Even with the Browns' history involving Ben Gay, I believe this to be true.

Finally on the Browns, they did a couple things that were notable merely because the Browns haven't been very competent in the past. The Browns not only hit the deadline for cuts but they almost immediately had coach Chudzinski available for comment. They don't deserve an award or a prize for it, but this level of competence to talk instead of being talked about is novel for Berea even if it shouldn't be.

I was taken aback by my own feelings on Sunday. After the Tribe stinking up another series with Detroit, somehow I still found myself eager to see the Tribe and their newest addition Jason Kubel on Sunday. I know that's kind of silly, but it's true and I couldn't help it. They reward us with a huge grand slam win in extras.

I listened to the end of the game because we were going somewhere, but I can only imagine what Chris Perez' outing looked like.

That's all I have for now. I also wanted to briefly talk about Cleveland Magazine's football issue in which you had a brief section. I'm going to talk to Jason Brill later in the week about the rest of the issue as well.

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It was a good night of talk with Denny. No real agenda, but we were able to concentrate on a few things.

Bulleit Rye Whiskey for Denny and decaf for Craig

Watching a high school soccer game with my son

Are any of the high school parents at games drunk?

Doing calisthenics with Ben before bed

Am I too old for 162 games of MLB baseball?

MLB app for baseball fans

MLB data centers for hosting video and cutting it up

Watching highlights on the MLB app could be a replacement for actually watching the game

Paychecks breed responsibility

The start of college football for Denny cutting the cord to TV

Apple TV ESPN not available for non-cable subscribers

Illegal streaming of sports broadcasts

Watching EPL games on the notebook

The SEC vs. the Big Ten

Backing up a brand like they’re a member of your family

ESPN hate and the SEC

Hiring Darren Rovell and whether you can cast an ESPN shadow on every employee

Getting creeped out by high school player ranking services

Rice cookers

Could you go without a microwave?

Brown rice vs. Jasmine rice

What do you generally use to cook the most?

Copper pots vs. stainless steel pots

Interning at a butcher

Starting a program that lets you intern for trades you’d like to learn

Does the modern world still value education?

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It's been a bit since I talked to Martin Rickman on the Podcast so we went to work. No agenda to speak of and all of a sudden 45 minutes flew by. Hope you enjoy it.

Martin Rickman’s polished podcasting career with Chasing Mimi

Voyage of the Mimi and who exactly remembers it

Taking on a project with self-made deadlines and trying to explain it to family members

Learning how to make a solar still with Voyage of the Mimi

Martin’s new writing gig and how he took the call just before Star Trek started in the theater

SI.com gig for Martin

Doing your very best work at all times

Relating to editors and using them

What if WaitingForNextYear could have an editor?

How outraged was Martin by Miley Cyrus on the VMAs?

Britney Spears and the Madonna kiss

Robin Thicke and his nude-filled video to gain attention

The least entertaining part of Blurred Lines is Robin Thicke and that’s not an insult to Robin Thicke

Are you in the MTV generation?

The commercials during the VMAs will let you know whether you’re in the generation or not

Slut-shaming Miley Cyrus and the rest of the outrage over the VMAs

Ja Rule’s most essential songs

What people are willing to say without a level of anonymity

People who want to identify as being a hillbilly

This is the End really stuck out to me as the best movie of the summer

Figuring out if you’re the audience for something before offering criticism

Is Craig a customer of McDonald’s?Bojangles breakfast being superior to McDonald’s breakfast

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It's all over folks. The Summer movie podcast of 2013 is in the books. Brian and Craig discuss some entertainment topics, review Kick-Ass 2 and then Brian ranks his movies of the summer. Craig's ranks will be up tomorrow.

Brian edits a video live on the podcast

How much money would you need to not watch the last episode of Breaking Bad?

How much would you need to not watch the Browns in the Super Bowl?

Ben Affleck as Batman and the outrage and hyperbole

Zach Snyder and whether or not he has the leeway to make the film he wants to make

Kick Ass 2 and how it missed the tone of the first film

Craig needs to embrace his feelings about Kick Ass 2

Jim Carrey’s role and performance

Jim Carrey’s refusal to promote

Brian Spaeth's Summer Movie Ranks for 2013

Tier 1 - Best movies of the summerFast 6

Tier 2 - ExcellentPacific RimGatsbyIron Man 3

Tier 3 - Liked a lot some with reservationsStar Trek2 GunsWorld War Z

Tier 4 - Decent enough with major reservationsThis is the EndElysiumThe Wolverine

Tier 5 - Some great some good but the bad overshadows everythingMan of Steel

Tier 6 - Watchable I guess but not actually goodThe InternshipWhite House Down

Tier 7 - Bad moviesKick Ass 2RIPD

Tier 8 - Lowest TierAfter EarthThe Lone Ranger

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Again this week, I thought I'd skip the bullet points and just send you the email I sent to Scott the night before the podcast. Wherever we end up is based on this email and the conversation that ensues. We ended up talking about concussions in football, Tribe attendance and any number of other topics including some from my Sunday night email below.

I'd love to spend some time talking about a packed pre-season game in a dome with cheerleaders and their fans wearing irrelevant jerseys. Because they've been so good for so long, save one bad year, even their dead jerseys aren't embarrassing. Dwight Freeney is gone but they still wear his jersey. Jeff Saturday is retired, but he was well represented. Peyton Manning, of course. Edgerrin James. Meanwhile I saw a Tim Couch jersey on the way in. Took a photo for evidence as if anyone would question it. As for the game itself...

Brandon Weeden stares down receivers. He's going to get Jordan Cameron murdered this season. I'd love to know your thoughts from TV. I feel like I missed a lot from being live.

Josh Cribbs cut by the Raiders. Is this the end for Mr. Cribbs? Now that he's not on the Browns anymore it makes it easier to be sympathetic toward him. Just a perfect example of how brutal the NFL is when it spits out 30 year olds, even if they have made a nice amount of money first.

It isn't Cleveland related, but Mark Sanchez and the Jets have been a favorite topic of mine for years now. I'm guessing you're close enough to that team (geographically) that you might have a take or two about Rex Ryan and all that went down this weekend. I can't help but get some interest out of the fact that Sanchez was the Browns' slotted pick and now MoMass threatens Braylon Edwards' roster spot in NYJ-land. Love that team for all the wrong reasons. I know it's unbecoming to pump yourself up by dragging others down, but it's sports.

Indians 1.5 back of the wild card as I type this. A's headed to Detroit. Indians have ATL, DET, BAL and NYM. I'm still disappointed that they didn't do more at the deadline than Zep-Chin-Ski, and I didn't get to watch a ton of live action this weekend, but I'm really focused on the Tribe anyway. I go back and forth between loving it and feeling salty that they haven't addressed enough needs. I think it might be me and not them at this point. And then I don't think it's my fault at all. I'm pretty schizophrenic about my feelings for the Tribe.

That's all I'm thinking of right now, but driving 6 hours to Indy on Friday and 6 hours back on Sunday with two kids is a pretty good reason why I might have missed a big topic.

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We've debated having this podcast for a while, and finally decided to do it. Denny opens up about becoming a dad soon and we talk about all the important things like naming your kid, accumulating the right stuff, overthinking things and trying not to be overwhelmed and scared of other stuff.

The kid podcast with Denny

Finding out what you are having before the birth

Keeping secrets and having girls

Rooting for boys or girls?

Ultrasound tech telling jokes

Ultrasound pics on facebook

Taking classes for child birthing

Putting yourself on the birthing spectrum of prepared and unprepared

Infant CPR and forcing grandparents to go take that class

Being ready to have a kid in the house

The process of getting used to the kid being around

The wife gets to be project lead when it comes to baby time

Denny working hard to not make jokes

The baby registry and being very careful

Finding out Denny’s wife was pregnant before the Big Sur marathon

Pregnant wives make great designated drivers

Doing homework on kids stuff

Avoiding “stroller porn” and buying stuff on Craigslist

Picking out a daycare

Trying to describe the moments directly after your baby is born

Putting baby furniture together and the larger purpose

Naming the baby and the various processes

Naming your kid after Twilight

Having the kid fit the name you give them

Worrying about life choices for way too long when they don’t matter

Denny choosing cloth diapers

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Craig and Mike Burgermeister (@jimkanicki) talked about lots of things from the Cleveland Browns to Soccer and the UFC. If you want to get in on the Cheddar Bay competition this year, please go to the site.

Talking Browns football with Jim Kanicki - Mike Burgermeister

Jim Kanicki’s actual history with the Browns

Why did Mike start his own site?

The Art Modell hall of fame post on Kanick’s website

Sports talk radio and how everyone becomes a critic of the medium

WEEI in the rockstar days in Boston

Talking UFC on WFNY

Mickey Ward vs. Arturo Gatti

UFC vs. Nascar vs. Soccer

Twitter criticism is fair, but doesn’t need to be sent directly to an athlete

Mike’s take that the Browns have too much cap space

The Browns had six holes and Browns addressed one of them

Could the Browns have invested more to winning this season?

The defensive line physicality at the point of attack is legit

Josh Gordon looking lazy because of his stride

Comparing Josh Gordon running to Terrelle Pryor

Davone Bess and how he might never be able to get through the diva act of his young receiving corps

Josh Gordon having a bullseye on his back

Cheddar Bay and the rigors of being involved

Rick is going to contribute to Cheddar Bay

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This week, I'm going to save you the bullet points. Instead I'm going to share my pre-show email to Scott Raab (@ScottRaab64) with my ideas to discuss on the show. Doing this enabled me to stay in the podcast a bit more without typing notes as I went along. So here (with very few edits) is what I sent to Scott the night before we were ready to talk.

I enjoyed the Q&A with Andy Samberg. I just wanted to talk a little bit about how big he would have been in a different era with all his different talents around comedy. Just like we can't have another Beatles because of the change in the music business, it's increasingly difficult - even with the same TV show as a launching pad - for there to be another Bill Murray or even Sandler or Will Ferrell.

I enjoyed your Freedom Tower piece too. I wanted to discuss how anything 9/11-related is such a difficult "sell." World Trade Center movies haven't done particularly well. Kathryn Bigelow wins awards, but largely doesn't blow anyone away with box office receipts. And here you are telling an important story about the political dynamics of what should be the most important part of the re-development at the WTC site, and I still get the feeling that nobody wants to talk about it. What is it? Is it a defense mechanism? Fatigue? Something else? Do the blustery politicians from your piece prefer it that way?

The importance of our developing language has never been more apparent than seeing the real legacy of the New Orleans Saints bounty scandal. Not new safety rules for the game, but the media's incessant use of the term "cart-off" this pre-season. I don't remember "cart-off" being used so much prior to the Saints scandal, but now I see it on NFL Network and ESPN TV scrolls for injured player news. Why would they adopt something that they spent an entire year painting as completely dastardly?

Indians have a stronger record this season, but it's still a fade. Is a drastic record improvement over last year good enough, or is a year without playoffs a total waste? Are there shades of gray in this conversation?

Browns looked good, but Weeden still stares down his receivers. I'm heading to Indianapolis next week for the third pre-season game with my father-in-law, so let's talk about domes. Are you an outdoor football traditionalist? I'm not, and like the tailgating conversation, when I talk about domes I get into trouble with a percentage of the hardcore Browns fanbase.

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Today I decided to talk to Rebecca Meiser who recently wrote a feature for SB Nation on Underwater Hockey.

Here's Rebecca's bio:

Rebecca Meiser is a freelance writer living in Cleveland. She's won awards for sports writing, personality profiles, and investigative reporting. A graduate of Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism, her long form stories have been featured in Cleveland Magazine, Tablet, Village Voice publications, and SB Nation. You can find her on twitter @rebeccameiser and on the web at rebeccameiser.com

Here's a video of Roger Bacon playing underwater hockey in 2011.

Underwater hockey with Roger Bacon

Why hasn’t underwater hockey gone viral yet?

A silent sport under the water

Michigan State being a rivalry with Roger Bacon and the rivalry

Underwater hockey as a recruiting tool for the high school

The dynamics of a co-ed sport that limits verbal communication

How did she come to write it for SB Nation?

Long form pieces at SB Nation

Paul Wittekund and his carrying on the tradition of underwater hockey

What’s Becky’s relationship to sports, especially Cleveland sports

Cleveland is starting an underwater hockey team

Jewish athletes in sports

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I couldn't get a proper cold cuts conversation out of Brian Spaeth, so I saw an opening with TD and I grabbed it! Also, make sure you let us know what you think of the two songs I put together as potential replacements for our opening sounder.

The Indians collapse

Craig tries out two new songs as potential openers for the podcast

Is it good enough to just contend late in the season?

Do the Indians have any more free agency options in the bank?

Dropping the payroll to the bottom of the league in payroll

Asdrubal Cabrera probably won’t be in Cleveland next year

Where does the growth come from in Terry Francona’s second year?

Has Prince Fielder been a problem of a contract?

Asdrubal Cabrera as cleanup hitter is a joke

Mark Reynolds had one of the strangest seasons I’ve ever seen in my life

Lonnie Chisenhall and what he can become or not

Nick Swisher and how nobody kills him

Chris Perez’ time in Cleveland is just over

Could it have been any different?

“If I told you in April” arguments

Making the playoffs and whether it is a mandate for this season

Never changing names in the front office for the Indians

Eric Mangini’s draft in 2009

Tim Couch’s career

Barkevious Mingo and how it’s nice that he’s not pressed into starting right away

This could be the healthiest coaching staff we’ve ever seen

Paul Kruger and Desmond Bryant

Explaining tailgating to your 5 year old son

Improvements around Cleveland Browns Stadium

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Brian Spaeth (@brianspaeth) and Craig Lyndall (@WFNYCraig) talk about lots of stuff and also the movie Elysium.

Why did I have a viral podcast?

Bronie and The Postal Service?

Deli meat and why the world accepts turkey over chicken

Brian’s thoughts on deli meats

Brian’s intimidated by the deli counter

Craig offers to show Brian the ropes of the deli counter

Who has $150 dinners?

Tipping and talking to the deli counter

Elysium should have been directed to 14 and 15 year olds

World building and how critical we should be of it

Jodi Foster’s performance and how distracting it was

Jodi Foster seemed to be a caricature of a bad guy

Jodi Foster’s facial expressions didn’t seem to have any life

Matt Damon was playing a Hispanic character

Neill Blomkamp’s goals were high and he failed to reach them

Sharlto Copley looked like Kenny Loggins and was really sinister as the villain

Spoilers begin and Brian goes in on world building

Sweatshops and technology and why people are working in factories

The human fixing machines are distributed one per home

Elysium made me think of Caprica more than anything

Brian fixes Elysium

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Scott Raab (@ScottRaab64) and Craig Lyndall (@WFNYCraig) talk about all the Cleveland sports topics from Bernie Kosar to the floundering Cleveland Indians. Here's what else we talked about.

Marketing 101 with Brian Spaeth (@brianspaeth)

Bernie Kosar’s comments about Kellen Clemens and the Pope

When you take local comments national the context changes

NFL AM hypocritically mocks Mark Sanchez after slapping Bernie Kosar’s wrists

Wolf Blitzer vs. Walter Cronkite

Casa D’Barons memories from Scott Raab

Peter King and Jeff Fisher sharing the same agent

Nate Jackson’s book and how they worked with the same editor

Bernie’s demons and how fair game they are

Should Joe Banner have apologized for Bernie?

Sports has turned into a reality TV show

Johnny “Football” Manziel and Scott’s thoughts on that

The hatred for people with money from Manziel to Lindsey Lohan and Paris Hilton

Exploring the nature of fanhood

Scott Raab interviewing Michael J. Fox

George Kokinis and what happened with the Browns is a mythical giant

Tom Heckert and the stories of his drinking

Eric Mangini’s last season as a Jets coach

The Indians and what happened in only a week since Scott and Craig talked

Cleveland fans and their “Detroit’s Bankrupt” chant

Mike Polk’s hastily made tourism video

Away fans going to games

Do you try to draw attention to yourself as an away fan?

Jason Giambi’s players only meeting after the Tigers sweep

The Indians haven’t added the one star in the past five years

Choose disgust over anger

The WFNY comment section and how we try to keep it better

Why is the podcast uncensored when WFNY is not?

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Denny Mayo @dennymayo and Craig Lyndall @WFNYCraig do the casual Friday thing talking running, the post office and Denny's relationship with Ohio's sports fans.

Morning coffee

Movie quote guys vs. unoriginal people

Craig’s worst ever running glory story about the older guy in wind pants

Denny’s five miler race in Media Pennsylvania

Aiming for a sub-7 pace in a five miler

Not wanting to get beat by a 50-something uncle

Under 20 minutes in a 5k

Fake competitions within a race

How fast can you run a mile?

Denny’s post office story

The growing standards of the day

The post office hires their own mechanics

Have you ever seen a broken down UPS truck?

The word signage and how I want to “fire it into the sun”

Bronies who like My Little Pony

Trying not to disparage others for their hobbies

How old were you when you realized you would hate dating an 18 year-old?

Anime convention

How’s Denny’s relationship with Ohio sports fans today?

Being a walking elitist with no justification

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Brian and I talked about a lot of things today other than the movies. Check out Brian on Twitter @brianspaeth or at his website Brian23.com

The Plain Dealer laying off employees

cutting delivery dates

the future of the newspaper business

2 Guns movie review

Is Mark Wahlberg somehow underrated?

Brian Spaeth takes a bathroom break

The Indians attendance issue and how contentious it is on twitter

NBA Twitter vs. NFL Twitter vs. MLB twitter

The Wolverine and whether it needed to be made or not

Michael Bay movies

Should Darren Aranofsky have stayed on Wolverine?

Craig is lazy about putting plugs in his show notes

He shouldn't be so lazy with his show notes

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On Mondays I talk to Scott Raab, but I don't talk to WFNY's own Scott nearly often enough. We found some time to do it up podcast style. We discussed Chris Perez, and the Browns' salary cap situation.

Ariel Helwani and his awesome video blog show setup

Jamison Hensley’s video from Berea was an embarrassment

Chris Perez and his meltdown against Detroit

Scott Sargent is in the bag for Chris Perez

Chris Perez loses games in big big spots

Mariano Rivera and Craig Kimbrel

Carlos Carrasco, Danny Salazar and Fausto Carmona as failed closers

Craig thinks Jonathan Papelbon is good looking

Chris Perez not talking to the media last night

Did Perez let his teammates down by not talking?

Francona has a history of taking up for his guys

The Perez marijuana case and how that’s impacting fans

Perez’ bed and how he made it

Not wearing the scarlet letter and also not condoning bad fan behavior

Alex Mack and his extension... where is it?

You would take Alex Mack over Mark Sanchez 100 times out of 100

How hard would it be to replace Alex Mack?

Browns extending Christian Yount for five years

Are the Browns thinking about extending Joe Haden?

Could this be the last season for D’Qwell Jackson in Cleveland?

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Everyone loves when @SteelersDepot comes on the WFNY podcast. Yes, he's a Steelers blogger, but his knowledge of the AFC North is gigantic. He's as dedicated to it as anyone in the world, I think. So, when I want to find out what's happening around the division, it's an obvious call. Drop him a compliment on Twitter Browns fans. @Steelersdepot

Dave Bryan from the Steelers Depot talking AFC North football

Backhanded compliments for Dave

Browns training camp practices setting records

Michael Lombardi and what he knows

Davone Bess and how big a move that is for the Browns

Ray Horton and how good a corner he can be

Is it a crime not to spend for the Browns with holes?

Saving money for franchise quarterbacks

Alex Mack’s extension and when that will get done

T.J. Ward extension and whether the Browns will get that done

Losing Phil Dawson and whether or not Browns fans are crazy to be so big on Dawson

The Bengals and whether they’ve peaked with Andy Dalton

Can Andy Dalton do what it takes to win a few games?

A.J. Green is easily the best receiver in the AFC North

BenJarvus Green-Ellis is a plodder and not a feature back

James Harrison with the Bengals is like Willie McGinest was with the Browns

Rey Maualuga and whether he can finally put it together

Jayson DiManche and whether he can be a pleasant surprise for the Bengals

Ozzie Newsome filling in the defensive holes and lucking into Elvis Dumervil

Replacing Paul Kruger and Anquan Boldin

Torrey Smith picking up the slack for Anquan Boldin and Dennis Pitta

The Ravens are worse than they were last year

Super Bowl hangover real?

Does ten wins take the division?

Offensive line in Pittsburgh is the biggest question mark

Losing Mike Wallace isn’t insignificant, but they’re OK with Antonio Brown

Ben Roethlisberger and staying healthy

The Kansas City Chiefs offensive line running against the AFC North is what the Steelers will try to do

Heath Miller is a huge loss for the Steelers for at least the first four weeks it looks like

Can the Steelers defense stay healthy?

The loss of Casey Hampton and whether his replacement can fill the hole

LaMarr Woodley and his conditioning and shape

Shamarko Thomas and how quickly he can contribute

Third safety in some big nickel packages

Shamarko Thomas learning from Troy Polamalu

Shamarknado and how the Steelers could carry five safeties

Steelers fans that think Dick LeBeau needs to hang it up

Tracking explosive plays and test the correlation with winning percentage

Ranking the AFC North

Setting expectations for the Browns

Bengals are probably better but they can’t run away with it

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Scott Raab and I went on an audio journey this evening. It started very focused on Cleveland sports, but once we hit the Plain Dealer topic, things went all over the place. Enjoyed it just the same.

J.G. Spooner’s dislike of the cancer kid touchdown run

Servicemen surprising their family on a football field

P.R. stunts and whether or not they’re harmful

Roger Goodell’s head injury youth football camp

The NFL and head injuries compared with tobacco companies and cancer

Should the media have asked anything but Jimmy Haslam questions?

Could I have thought of anything to ask Roger Goodell?

What’s the dynamic between Jimmy Haslam and Roger Goodell?

Danny Salazar and his potential to be better than Jaret Wright

How important is it to make the playoffs for the organization?

The Indians took the payroll down into the $40 million range

Scott’s dramatic pause makes me think he hung up

The Plain Dealer dropping circulation and staff

What does the future look like?

Darwinism in capitalism

Healthcare and government and dollars getting in the way of logic

Riley Cooper and the “racism thing”

Riley Cooper’s apologies and how good they were

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It's always a love-fest when I get Les Levine on the podcast. I won't even apologize for it. We discussed the Indians attendance, the perception of the Dolan family and the latest Browns announcements that came out yesterday.

When was the last time Les was nervous for a shift on radio?

Les’ history in the radio business after Ohio State

Jasper Indiana near French Lick Indiana

Les’ career playing with the Jasper Red semi-pro baseball club

Cleveland Indians attendance discussion

The hatred of the Dolans and whether it’s fair or not

Mark Shapiro and Chris Antonetti and whether or not they get a fair shake from fans anymore

Matt LaPorta was a really desirable commodity

The Cleveland Indians need to make the playoffs

It’s all about playoff appearances

Browns tailgating culture and how the Browns are going to attack that

Happy hour in order to get fans in earlier

The really “off-the-rails” fans

The new Browns executives and how they’re not from Cleveland at all

The drum corps but not the cheerleaders

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This week with Scott Raab talking Cleveland sports we talked about the trade deadline, the training camp storylines and Jimmy Haslam. Here's what else we discussed.

The pear trees in my yard and the dogs that eat them

False memory studies in MIT

Training camp storylines

Tape recorders vs. audio recorders

Training camp storylines and how the “summer superlatives” have begun

The obsessed sports fans and how little was available in the past

Pat Shurmur’s year-over-year change

Pierre Garcon thinks the Redskins can be the best offense ever

Over 4400 Browns fans at Training Camp yesterday

Chris Antonetti’s sales job to the Cleveland fans

Lonnie Chisenhall’s performance since being brought back up

Defining “all in” at the trade deadline

Lefty relievers and using Joe Smith against lefties

The Indians are a good fun team and that’s why they should add talent

How much of this is Chris Antonetti’s bad sales job?

Managing expectations with the fanbase and what the Indians need to do

Is this the last gasp of Mark Shapiro and Chris Antonetti?

The NFL, and elusive parity with the Cleveland Browns

The Browns cap space and what it means for Browns fans

McFadden should be a player

Dick Jauron can be good even while you pine away for Ray Horton

Getting after the quarterback

Joe Namath and his iconic figure status

Frank Ryan and his PHD in mathematics

Chip Kelly and giving all the credit to Pat Shurmur

HGH testing and blood tests

Biogenesis lab and how young people were to get in there

Jimmy Haslam’s cases and trying to settle everything

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After a week off, I caught up with Denny for another casual Friday podcast. We had no real agenda other than drinking a few beers and talking about food and music and movies and stuff. It was fun.

Dogfish head IPA 90 minute IPA

21st Amendment Brew Free or Die IPA

Milton Delaware where Dogfish Head is

120 Minute IPA

Portland Oregon and the cans that you have to open with an opener

Lebowski and how Craig isn’t as big a fan as everyone else

Zoolander and how hysterical it really is

Blades of Glory starring Will Ferrell

Redbox pressure and renting movies

Generation Um starring Keanu Reeves

Chasing Amy recommended to my mom

Thom Yorke dismissing the loud soft loud song structure

Creep and whether or not Radiohead should dismiss it

Marc Maron’s interview with Thom Yorke

Mumford and Sons and how their “growth” isn’t really growth

The Lumineers and the flatness of “Slow it Down”

“Fever Dream” by Iron and Wine

Iron and Wine with Calexico maybe should have been a one-off

Home brewing beer

Distilling at home is illegal

Prosciutto takes a year to make

Steak and whether or not it’s really good

Bone Sucking BBQ Sauce

Vacuum sealing storer called “mealsaver”

Making BBQ Sauce from scratch

Making spaghetti sauce from scratch

Dogs + Habanero

The media vs. the appetite for that thing

Ohio Things

Dan Devine and Allston Mass

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One of my buddies from college is a comedian, actor and personal trainer in New York City. He's headlined Caroline's Comedy club a number of times, been in Saturday Night Live sketches and has also been one of a miniscule number of clean bodybuilders in the world. I've been looking for a reason to talk to him, and I figured talking about Ryan Braun was as good a reason as any.

You can get his most recent comedy special on iTunes called "Pumping Irony."

Natural bodybuilding is an oxymoron

PEDs and whether it is really clear to steroids

The Red Sox vs. the Indians

Black ballplayers and having the “O’Leary” name

Giambi getting forgiven

Alex Rodriguez and how much everyone hates him

Alex Rodriguez has no home fans anywhere in the world

Rafael Palmeiro and his lies in front of congress

Creatine and other GNC supplements

Whey protein shakes

Gay Spartan warrior in a Gerard Butler sketch

Carolines on September 17th

Making fun of Yoga

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A nice little journey that had very little to do with RIPD.

RIPD and Kevin Bacon being hidden from the trailer

Hippies and why anyone would choose to be an archetype

Hipsters and hippies and emos and punks

Brian judges Craig unfairly

Town Hall in Ohio City

Brian’s judgement of his people in the theater

Kid making phone calls in a movie theater and begging for a tongue lashing

The movie will be on TNT for years to come

Leans on the same jokes throughout the film

Looking at Men in Black comparisons, making them and still feeling badly about it

Envy starring Jack Black and Brian’s script that got him an agent

Ryan Reynolds in The Proposal

The movie looked very good but I thought they were in Washington D.C.

Mary-Louise Parker and having a crush on her

Orange is the new Black and how much Brian liked it

Orphan Black on BBC America

Christian Slater and how he can’t carry a TV show

Craig loves Untamed Heart

Fringe and Jen’s appearance

British shows knowing how to end

The X-Men movies and how much Craig liked them

X-Men first class

Captain America

Citizen Kane and the Magnificent Ambersons

The blood spatters on the camera during Children of Men

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Scott Raab is talking this Monday morning about the Tribe mostly. The weekend series against the Twins, Matt Underwood, Superstition, Jason Kipnis, Lonnie Chisenhall and getting excited about the Browns.

Jinxes and whether or not we believe them

Matt Underwood and why Indians fans hate him so much

Superstition on the field and how it has leaked into the stands and in front of the TV

Man rules and whether or not you’re allowed to carry a glove to the game

Gun culture and how it interacts with man rules

People hate Nickelback for the same reason people hate gloves at the game

Matt Underwood conspiracy theories

Justin Masterson’s no-hit bid

Jason Kipnis blundering the next ground ball after the bloop hit

The meaningful nature of the games out of the break

What is the decision to decide whether to buy today vs. plan for the future

Chisenhall for Matt Garza and whether it’s worth it

Is Lonnie Chisenhall the next Casey Blake?

Miguel Cabrera and Jhonny Peralta making up for defense with offense

Mark Reynolds and how excited people got interested in extending him

Mark Reynolds bat control with two strikes vs. hitting free throws in basketball

Would you rather trade Asdrubal Cabrera or Francisco Lindor?

We vs. they in Cleveland sports

John Oliver from The Daily Show noticing the Chief Wahoo tattoo

Joe Banner and his aggressive play style

Talent is going to win or lose, but how much does risk taking impact

It’s legitimate to get excited about the Browns on defense

Phil Dawson and how embarrassing his dominance was to offensive coordinators

Steelers home games in Cleveland

Sports talk and how difficult it is to fill time

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Always good to catch up with Jon. He had a night available and I was starting my vacation, so I had to log in and fire up the notebook to do it. It was a typical meandering podcast.

Being a creature of habit and a bit of a completist

The summer movie podcast and whether it would have continued

The Lone Ranger and how quickly I would have wanted to turn it off

The All-Star game and the Mariano Rivera entrance

Neil Diamond was bad but it didn’t matter. He’s Neil Diamond.

The All-Star game could be missing the star power

Interleague play and how it changes the All-Star game

Access to players on TV has ruined the spectacle of the All-Star game

Start times aren’t the target. Game ending times are the target.

Who is the star of MLB?

Omar Vizquel being the best means something because I say it

Slow pitch softball on TV

Baseball vs. Soccer as a game for kids

Socioeconomics and football. Will privileged kids play football forever?

The future of football and what it just might be

Front offices and how they aren’t really connected to the history of their teams

Salary caps and where they are good and bad

Parity in baseball

Bud Selig and how the history books will look back on him

What are the chances that Mark Shapiro could be the next commissioner of baseball?

Indians trade deadline piece by Jon

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Something a little different today to start. We talked about the business of writing, specifically Esquire's decision to experiment with asking readers to pay for a feature rather than giving it away for free.

“The Prophet” by Luke Dittrich and the fact that Esquire was charging for it

Scott has been at Esquire since 1997

How do you delineate between what’s worth charging for?

Tom Junod’s three movie star cover story series with Matt Damon, and Leonardo DiCaprio

My Rolling Stone subscription and my wall of covers

Nate Jackson’s book called “Slow Getting Up” about the NFL

Nate Jackson’s take on Eric Mangini and his reign in Cleveland

Willie McGinest and what he would say about Eric Mangini and Romeo Crennel and Bill Belichick

Andrew Bynum and the tone of the coverage

How can you criticize the Bynum move without the alternative?

The Jimmy Haslam story and the continuing coverage

The Aaron Hernandez picture taken down in the Pro Football HOF

The World Trade Center and the fetishization of tragedy

The Indians heading into the all-star break

Danny Salazar and his performance in his debut

The four foul ball guy and the one in a trillion odds

If a guy can catch four foul balls maybe we can all see a championship

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This week's movie was Pacific Rim by Guillermo del Toro. It stars the cast of Sons of Anarchy and also reunites del Toro with Hellboy himself Ron Perlman.

Guillermo Del Toro and the Hell Boy movies

Kaiju and how Brian loved the film

Pacific Rim is a movie for ten year old boys

This movie understands what it means to have heroes

The world building was amazing in Pacific Rim

You get a sense of geography in this film

Character development that is effective and makes you like them better

Mako Mori as a strong female character

When movie characters look alike

The marketing failed this movie

Were they trying to keep us away from the characters in the marketing?

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Another casual Friday with Denny where we talked about anything and everything. If there's anything you want discussed in future episodes, recommend it and we'll consider it.

Denny and not writing about sports anymore

Originally stopping for real life reasons overall

Denny’s own “The Decision” in July 2010

The NBA vs. the rest of the professional sports

The Decision maybe ended Denny’s NBA fandom and Brian Spaeth’s too

The relief of finding that you’re done with a project and that it’s time to move on

Getting addicted to the WFNY email chain

The podcast has given me a richer relationship with the people from the site

Back to Work podcast on productivity and stuff

Scheduling a rotation of phonecalls with your friends is weird but it works

How the real world changes us and departing the site

Writing about culture vs. pop culture

Sharknado and whether or not anyone should watch it

In the 20s and 30s people would go out and watch people sit on flagpoles

Hipster culture and honoring older culture

The departure from video games in our older age

Getting less judgmental with age

The difference between being entertained and being engaged

Blues Clues and the pauses for interactivity

Scooby Doo meets Batman from 1972

Facebook kid photos

The reckoning for Facebook someday

The brain pattern studies of people who use Twitter

The point where the phone becomes a distraction instead of a useful tool

Photography and the justification for things

Shipping pallets as a free source of wood

The Man Cave Arms race

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Andrew Bynum signs with the Cavs and Scott and I were planning on talking anyway so we talked about it and everything else.

Andrew Bynum and Craig Robertson’s tweet about Britney Griner in Dallas

Choosing vs. money and basketball reasons

$6 million guaranteed with incentive based money at $6 million

Nobody is guaranteeing Andrew Bynum is going to be a success

The Alonzo Gee theory of roster building for depth

There will be no naysayers for this free agency signing tomorrow

Byron Scott going backwards

The Browns and the PR and game experience news

The Josh Cribbs Soulja Boy thing

Do you think the fan experience changes the crowd enough that it could affect the game on the field?

Cleveland Browns PSLs and why the team got rid of them

The league and how PSLs are pretty standard around the league

Cliff Lee and if there’s any chance at bringing him back

Scott blames Twitter for everything

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I decided to try something for the first time. I decided to turn the mic on and just record my own solo podcast. Let me know what you think.

Andrew Bynum and whether or not it is a good idea to sign him

Spending Dan Gilbert’s money

Browns fan obituary and the Browns’ response

Browns gameday improvements report from WKNR

Nick Cannon and the drumline factor

Upgrading the music

Female drumline

Ray Donovan kind of stinks

Slow selling a show instead of overhyping it

Homeland, Dexter, Weeds, House of Lies

Do Jon Voight fans exist?

The Indians and their trade prospects

Needing to do something now

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Brian and I were in catch-up mode today as the summer movie schedule has raced past us. Brian helps talk through White House Down and The Lone Ranger.

Quitting caffeine

Monster Energy Drinks

Diet Coke addiction

White House Down

Throwback action movie calling to the 90’s

Another movie that was too long

Roland Emmerich and what he’s done

The effects in the movie was pretty good

Basically a Die Hard remake

Toy Soldiers starring Wil Wheaton and Sean Astin which Brian has never seen

The building has no character and it could have

Cutting some of the repetitive mis-direction

Channing Tatum’s a Capitol policeman in charge of a congressman

The Rock and Con Air achieved what WHD should have

Jamie Foxx’s character’s defining characteristic is that he’s played by Jamie Foxx

Michael Jordan IV’s and how it was a non-sequiter

Was there a good bad guy in this film?

The marketing for WHD was all over the NBA playoffs?

The Lone Ranger

It was an awful awful awful movie according to Brian

Brian’s pre-movie experience with the nachos

The surroundings in a movie can just end a movie experience

Brian slept through portions of this film

Armie Hammer was in the Social Network and was in the Lone Ranger

Gore Verbinski and his descending movie

Mocking out the Lone Ranger for wanting to follow the rules

The action movie and length needs to be adjusted

The William Tell Overture

Johnny Depp and his career feels like a mess

The Green Hornet is the Lone Ranger’s grandson

Despicable Me 2

Pacific Rim and Guillermo del Toro

Man of Steel

Fast and Furious 6 again...

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It has been way too long since I caught up with Jon. So, naturally we talked about everything from TV and sports and stats to the Browns and whether or not Jon can ever be an NBA fan. Hint. Probably not.

Old stores like Children’s Palace, Kiddie City, Best, Fretter, Bernie Shulman’s

K-Mart, Wal-Mart and Target

Would a drunk podcast worthy of listening to?

Talking about everything but football when talking about the Browns

Talking about optimizing strategies and contract language

Barkevious Mingo and how it would be refreshing to just talk about him

When your team doesn’t make the playoffs you really get short-changed as a fan

Enjoying the aesthetics of the sport vs. water cooler fandom

Watching the end of a basketball game without watching the early part of the game

Which sports are you willing to watch no matter who is playing?

Watching sports as a stakeholder is a totally different thing

Keeping timelines free and clear

Kyrie Irving and if he’s actually one of the superstar types

How good is Kyrie Irving and how good will he be by the end of his career?

Scott Raab’s question about if the Cavaliers have a plan or not

Would Dan Gilbert follow through with his feeling that he would trade a guy that wouldn’t commit?

The Indians and having actual athletes and baseball players on the field

Kipnis = Pedroia = Eckstein

Guys who put up numbers who are not entertaining to watch

Guys who don’t put up numbers who ARE entertaining to watch

Moneyball and analytics

The analytics of movements in basketball and soccer

Do we ruin sports with the way we analyze them?

Sports stats and analytics are like Bobby having a train set in the Sopranos

Mad Men finale and Don Draper. Is he redeemed?

Taking people down with the ship is the antithesis of redemption

If you find yourself as an artist then you need to let the art speak for itself

If The Sopranos are Nirvana then Ray Donovan is Limp Bizkit

What will life be after Mad Men and Breaking Bad

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World War Z starring Brad Pitt was the topic of conversation with Brian Spaeth this week.

It was almost distracting how non-violent it was

This movie was mostly a mystery than it was a traditional zombie film

The science of the movie and whether the zombies were good

Should zombies have any superpowers or should they just be resilient?

Matt Bellamy from Muse and the soundtrack

Brad Pitt’s project from beginning to end

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Scott Raab and I talked about all the weekly Cleveland sports news and so much more.

How many shows aped The Sopranos?

Mad Men and the distance between it and its authenticity

David Chase left us involved with the humanity of his characters

Jimmy Haslam and the Forbes and WSJ covering Pilot Flying J

Breaking down the debt and bond rating of the company

Aaron Hernandez and his murder charges being contrasted with Jimmy Haslam

Guilty until proven innocent and whether we actually live by that

The NSA warrants and wiretaps

Anthony Bennett and Nerlens Noel and Otto Porter

Nobody criticizes the Cavs

Kyrie Irving vs. Kevin Durant and the Cavs building like Oklahoma City

Rating Chris Grant on the deals he didn’t make

Paul Pierce and whether you could ever have him on your team

The LeBron James projection in the starting lineup on ESPN’s graphic

LeBron James will forever be a part of the Cavaliers storyline until he retires

Mike Brown and saying other teams would “feel” his team from the defensive end

Deron Williams and Jerry Sloan

Jerry Sloan was begged to stay according to Sports Illustrated

Dan Gilbert admitted that he should have known when LeBron didn’t sign the max max

I didn’t sign on for that We are the World video on Youtube

The Tribe swept the Sox

WEEI and how awesome The Big Show was

Zac Jackson and Andre Knot and the good show they do on Fox Sports Ohio

Jim Thome, the PED era and the statue

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Wow, did Denny and I cover a lot of ground. Or did we cover no real ground at all? I prefer to think the former, although the biggest news of the day - the 2013 NBA draft - went completely undiscussed. Still, there was a lot there, which is what we aim to do on casual Fridays.

Potty training and how to teach the kid to go

Coffee and Scott Raab calling my Keurig

Brewing temperature of the Keurig

Grinder vs. pre-ground coffee

Joe Rogan and his Onnit coffee

Buying raw coffee beans that are green

About 20 minutes to roast the coffee, but 12.5 minutes of pure roasting time

Using the Whirley Pop to roast coffee beans

A French roast coffee bean and just how dark it is

The Aeropress coffee maker

Google Reader replacements

Covering Mangini’s NFL draft where they traded out of Mark Sanchez for Alex Mack

Jacob and Denny played chicken with the NFL Draft weekend

Beat reporters and whether or not they’re born or created

Applauding the Supreme Court is an odd phenomenon

Steve Jobs was almost apolitical

Washington D.C. residents don’t have representation in Congress

Having recall of what you said a long time ago

UFC pay per views and what time they start

Cutting the cable TV out of your life

Not watching any filler on TV anymore

Do you watch TV with others on Twitter?

USMNT and the Columbus Crew soccer games

Hector Marinaro, Otto Orf, and Kai Haaskivi with the Cleveland Force

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Kirk and I took the last opportunity before the draft to talk about all the possibilities. I also signed off by saying "Don't drink too much" so there's that.

The Kevin Love rumors and what that might have meant

Quantity vs. quality and Bill Simmons’ thoughts that four quarters don’t always equal a dollar

The trade rumors with the Pelicans and Greivis Vasquez

Do you think Chris Grant’s board is really so equal at the top or is it all smoke?

The Thomas Robinson trade rumor for the #19 pick

Houston trying to make a run for Dwight Howard

Thomas Robinson was supposed to be NBA ready

Nerlens Noel and the concerns about him

Noel might be an athlete and not a basketball player

Does Alex Len have the chance to be Hibbert?

Could Alex Len be Rick Smits?

Anthony Bennett and what he can be for the Cavs

Anthony Bennett’s dribbling ability and three point shooting ability

Victor Oladipo and his chances of being the number 1 pick

Victor Oladipo has the highest floor of any of the top six

Defense translates from college to the NBA

Ben McLemore and the Ray Allen comparison

Otto Porter from Georgetown

Otto Porter has the potential to be a complete basketball player

The Tayshaun Prince comparison

Sergey Karasev and the chances to have him with Dallas’ pick

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Brian was on vacation this past week, so I don't think he ever got around to seeing Monsters University. As a result, I replaced him this week with my son Ben who saw Monsters U in the theater with me. It was Ben's first ever movie in the theater, so I figured I'd just throw a few minutes together with him. He was probably better than I was on this podcast.

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I was very happy to be able to get Joe Kotoch to join me a few days before the NBA draft. You should know Kotoch from his website ProBasketballDraft.com and also his work at SheridanHoops.com and his twitter account @probballdraft.

Joe Kotoch and where he came from

Sports law and agency work

ProBasketballDraft.com and their mission

NBA fans getting better at looking at the draft analytically instead of emotionally

Chris Grant and his ability to keep his secrets this year

Teams typically don’t play games with the first pick

The Cavaliers want to trade the pick, but they can’t get anyone to pay their price

Should the Cavaliers be keeping the price this high?

Can the Cavs get LaMarcus Aldridge?

Can the Cavs get Shawn Marion or Paul Pierce?

The CBA, salary cap and luxury tax

The Miami Heat and their incentive to trade Chris Bosh

Kevin Durant and the agency switch?

Jay-Z, Rich Paul and CAA

Does Kevin Durant’s place in OKC seem in doubt now?

What do rookies choose when they pick agents coming out of college?

What was behind all the negativity surrounding Nerlens Noel?

College players and their winking side deals

How scary is the representation to a guy like Chris Grant?

Do the Cavs think they should be further along in their own development?

The Cavaliers keeping Jamahl Mosely who developed Tristan Thompson

Can the Cavaliers count on Anderson Varejao?

Would anything in this draft shock you three years from now?

The Cavaliers and 2014

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Scott and I had a conversation over the weekend prior to the podcast in which we decided it was time to see if there's a greater purpose that we can serve. With all the news of LeBron James, Josh Gordon, Greg Little and Tristan Thompson last week, we decided to discuss whether or not Cleveland fans need to redefine who they are. We've lost our way. Our organizations, from owners and players are more temporary than we are and it is time to stop letting everyone else define us. We need to define ourselves.

LeBron and his legacy is secured now

Can we let storylines unfold?

Did this cement the Spurs legacy?

Do the ends justify the means?

Magic Johnson and how much butt he kissed of players during the finals

Philanthropy and who the most generous people in the world are

The word genius and the senior superlatives

The quarterly earnings announcements and Apple

Tax avoidance in corporate life and “branding”

Josh Gordon and Greg Little hanging with the Heat and “branding”

Let’s assume that they were down there trying to do business

Tristan Thompson and Rich Paul hanging out with the Heat

Cleveland sports fans have lost their way

Browns fans didn’t lose their identity when the team was left

We need to define ourselves and who we are as fans as something more than victims

The fans and their fandom will outlive all the players and owners

Scott Raab and his conversation with Dwyane Wade

Cleveland internalizing the worst of their self-image

Tom Brady and wearing the Yankees cap around Manhattan

The symbol of Dan Gilbert’s original sin was LeBron’s Yankee cap at Jacob’s Field

You can’t indict players for their personal relationships or who they want to associate with

Josh Cribbs using Dan Gilbert’s seats and tweeting about LeBron

Jim Thome statue is pathetic and it defines Cleveland

You can’t define your ceiling as Jim Thome

Devil’s advocate, but aren’t we being too overly sensitive?

This doesn’t happen in other cities

Do the owners ever talk to each other?

The letter that Dan Gilbert wrote was truly great

Who’s more important to you as a business? Employee or customer?

Please let us know what you think.

What can we do?

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Amazingly enough I hadn't caught up with Brendan Bowers on the podcast since I relaunched it. So, today I finally did. We talked about the game seven happening tonight in Miami. We talked about the draft and what the Cavaliers should really be focused on as they head into 2013/14.

The 2013 NBA finals and what the subtext is

The storylines in the game for Cleveland

Watching the two very best teams in the NBA right now

Could the NBA benefit from a shorter schedule?

Spreading the game out to 50 games

Does the game come down to the three point shot tonight?

Does it just come down to the supporting casts?

Manu Ginobili was awful in game six and great in game five

What do you think of the referee storyline with Joey Crawford

Should Joey Crawford have ever reffed game six?

LeBron James can set the tone at times without stuffing the stat sheet

2013 NBA draft and what the Cavaliers should do

Bowers took Otto Porter

The healthy relationship that the Cavs fans and media have with the draft process now

The Cavs overvaluing the #1 pick in trade talks according to rumors

What are you looking for the Cavs to achieve should they trade the pick?

In his third year Kyrie Irving deserves a chance to make the playoffs

Are we looking at risking the maturity of the roster or are we risking Kyrie Irving leaving Cleveland?

The sense of urgency to the sense of patience

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I love chatting with Tom Reed from the Plain Dealer. I am continually pushing the boundaries of topics with him and lo and behold he ended up pushing the boundaries for me by giving me an assignment for our next podcast. He has vowed to get Cleveland talking about Trailer Park Boys. So check it out before I talk to him next time.

Also be sure to check out his article on Browns lineman Joe DeLamelleure and his walk for charity.

Alec Scheiner and the Browns had to cancel the Bon Jovi concert

Is this a Bon Jovi problem or a Cleveland problem?

The Browns and leaving the news cycle to the public’s imagination

The public relations difficulty all the way back to Colt McCoy’s concussion and Mangini’s mural

The Chuck Klosterman article nightmare

Do you think the Browns are discouraged by their luck so far?

Alec Scheiner’s willingness to get out in front of the PSL story

The success of the USMNT soccer game in Cleveland this year

Getting soccer into Cleveland after Randy Lerner sells the team

Is it hard to be a soccer fan and being tasked with explaining it to people all the time?

People starting to cheer nice exchanges of passing

ESPN’s decision to put soccer on their channel isn’t an accident

Clint Dempsey is a good player no matter where he’s playing in the world

I can’t picture the Browns doing Hard Knocks on HBO

Would the Browns do it if they stabilized their team for a few years in a row?

Marvin Lewis and his long-standing tenure

Jason Isbell and how people who don’t like country like him

The Drive-by Truckers and how the roots are more in rock

Jason Isbell and how he avoids the pitfalls of cheesy country

Ryan Bingham and the Trailer Park Boys

Former Browns player Joe DeLamielleure

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I can't sugar-coat it. This movie wasn't anywhere near as good as Brian and Craig's expectations. Brian definitely had more issues with it than Craig, but neither thinks the franchise is without a future, necessarily.

Brian pre-rated Man of Steel as a 9 and ended up at a 4

Taken and how it was ripped apart by Jim Norton

Superman is the iconic archetype superhero and must be protected

My three year old knows Superman and will never not know him

Tone, plot and character.

Screwing up the character of Superman

The portrayal of Krypton was great

Clark as a wanderer of the earth was also great

Jonathan Kent and his confusing lessons to Clark

Teaching Clark to watch people die

The action overload in the film

The film series isn’t dead

Henry Cavill was pretty good as Superman

After Earth and Man of Steel ending with bad jokes

The brutality of comics as writers tested the boundaries of taste

Should the Superman universe have had the same tone as The Avengers?

How could they have fixed Man of Steel?

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This is the end got generally good reviews around the country and also from Brian and Craig. Here's why...

Seth Rogen still has a cool factor that hasn’t died down yet amongst his hardcore fans

The Apatow universe

Danny McBride and his ability to steal this film

The Exorcist scene didn’t disappoint surprisingly enough

The Emo storyline with Seth Rogen and Jay Baruchel was a bit annoying

Playing parodies of themselves and how the improv worked so well

Emma Watson, Michael Cera, and Rihanna cameos

The technology of the action was really good

Very consistent comedy and very good

Reviewing the Grown Ups 2 trailer

Adam Sandler's career

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Here's the second part of my monday morning podcast with Scott Raab where we talk about some more sports. Please let me know if you appreciate me breaking it into episodes or if you liked just having one longer one.

Michael Irvin hates Joe Thomas’ rank on the top 100

The difference in opinion between ESPN and their misery montage

The ESPN 30 for 30 on the negative Cleveland sports history

Mike Polk and his hastily made Cleveland tourism video

Michael Irvin anecdote from when Scott profiled Troy Aikman for GQ

Danny Green and the fact that the Cavaliers didn’t keep him

Scott’s article about Danny Green and how it’s not a Cleveland story

Danny Green and Coby Karl

Using all this evidence to be wary of the Cavaliers and Mike Brown going forward

Cavaliers draft rumors via Sam Amico and Jason Lloyd

How will Dion Waiters feel if the Cavs draft Ben McLemore?

Spoelstra starting Mike Miller

Scott Raab on Esquire.com on the NBA playoffs

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This week I broke my conversation with Scott Raab into two parts. This first one is about 35 minutes. We discussed the following.

Jason Whitlock and how half the people hate him

Does Whitlock troll?

The reaction to Jason Whitlock has been pegged

How old were you when you got your sense of entitlement?

Finding racists on twitter and putting a microscope on them

The racist Boston Bruins fans on twitter

Roger Goodell and his letter to Congress over the name Redskins

Redskins is like the n-word?

There’s no way to defend Chief Wahoo and the old caricature

Mumia Abu Jamal and the death penalty

You have to leave people room to come to your side in a debate

Jason Whitlock pisses me off sometimes, and that’s OK

Terry Pluto and the mantle of Hal Lebovitz

Stephen Strasburg and his change of speeds

Corey Kluber vs. Jeremy Sowers and David Huff

Father’s day and how worthless a father is in the early part of a kid’s life

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Always good to catch up with the Browns observations with Nate Ulrich from the Akron Beacon Journal. Here's all that we discussed.

How good do you feel not having to talk Tebow?

Bill Belichick out to prove he doesn’t have to talk about anything.

Gregg Popovich and how he just defies everyone to do what he wants.

Ray Horton’s new attacking scheme and how evident it might or might not be at this point

T.J. Ward in the box a bit more, maybe like Troy Polamalu?

Ray Horton’s Phoenix radio station and how it was going to mirror that of the Steelers

Maybe Horton’s change in tune is to avoid player comparisons from Pittsburgh

Josh Gordon and the league’s CBA that limits the fact-finding

Dawgs by Nature post about changing to Drew Rosenhaus and the timing with the change

Joe Haden and his change to Drew Rosenhaus as well

Davone Bess and his ability to fill in for Josh Gordon

Davone Bess replacing Josh Cribbs as the leader of the wide receivers

Fullback and Cleveland Browns and Vonta Leach

Leach’s agent talked to Mike Lombardi but no visit was scheduled

No real interest on the Browns’ part

Owen Marecic’s future and Brad Smelley’s future with the Browns

Browns had two backs in the backfield a lot including Ogbonnaya and Hardesty together

The Brandon Jackson signing and how weird it was

The injury history of Trent Richardson and at the RB position in general

If there was one position group where the Browns might supplement the roster, which one would it be?

Chris Owens, Buster Skrine, Leon McFadden all battling it out opposite Haden and in the nickel

Brandon Bogotay and his competition with Shayne Graham

Expected player extensions and why we haven’t seen any just yet

Mike Lombardi said it was “a little early”

Moving training camp to 4-6:30 PM and how packed camp has been anyway

Fan experience and how important it seems to be to the new regime

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Denny and I decided to do a casual Friday podcast and it went in all sorts of directions. Here's what we discussed.

Holding back podcasts and why it doesn’t make sense

Magic Hat and how many I drink

21st amendment Back in Black IPA

Eagle rare 10-year bourbon

Kamchatka vodka

Making bitters and what exactly they are

Bitters aren’t a mixer as much as they’re an additive

Growing basil

Selling Bonsai trees in Solon

Soccer and how people want you to prove that it’s good to watch

The American Outlaws and how awesome they are

USMNT vs. Germany in RFK

USMNT vs. Belgium in FirstEnergy Stadium

Field turf and learning to play soccer on football fields

Kids and what kinds of expectations you have for your kids

Sigur Ros and Jonsi - The Tallest Man on Earth

Jason Isbell and his new streaming album

Ryan Bingham and Crazy Heart

Queens of the Stone Age’s new album

The National’s new album and the ambient sound similar to Explosions in the Sky

Iron and Wine and the love of horn sections

Sam Beam and his growing career

Kiss Each Other Clean

Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova, The Swell Season, The Frames and Once the movie

The Drive-by Truckers

The neighborhood store and how the local hardware store should thrive

Denny’s hardware store burnt down

This is the End with Brian Spaeth

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A WaitingForNextYear.com Joncast! It's been too long since I caught up with Jon and we talked about a whole host of topics from sports to television to Captain America filming in Cleveland.

ScarJo kissing Chris Evans

The cost/benefit of the movie filming in Cleveland

Traffic and the luck of Clevelanders with their rush hour

Do you have a “list” with your wife? If so, is it real?

Amanda Seyfried and how my wife would approve

Jon’s theory that the Indians should have traded Chris Perez and Asdrubal Cabrera this off-season

Personally judging an athlete and having it skew your analysis

Jose Valverde and his ability to ruin a good team

The money assigned to Brett Meyers never made sense

The weakest link of the Indians is the starting rotation

The Indians losing streaks didn’t seem to be possible for this kind of streaking

Do strikeout prone teams make themselves more susceptible to a losing streak?

Codeine and the facts of the situation

Collectively bargained rules and what’s going on in the NFL

Drug testing and privacy grounds

Cycling and the dirtiness of it

Performance enhancing vs. healing

The ethics of giving NFL players “the spike”

The witch hunt on players who did nothing but make everyone happy by using

Bud Selig being complicit and now having to drop the hammer on drugs

Mad Men and Don Draper’s blatant unlikeability now

Can Don Draper ever be sympathetic ever again?

Can they plan the third act so that Don Draper becomes a better man at the end?

Once you get used to the charisma of Don Draper and Tony Soprano what are you left with?

The moment of adultery and its wide-reaching implications

The sexiness of the advertising industry and how it also fell downhill

Wanting Goodfellas to end before it jumped off the rails

Zero Dark Thirty and Band of Brothers

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Scott started off the day making fun of my Keurig machine. After that we talked a lot about sports and a bit about neckties and contrived fashion.

Keurig machines and how communist they are

Neckties and bow ties

The idea that the necktie is a marker at all is strange

The band concert uniform

Suspenders vs. belts

Gallagher and an impromptu balloon animal show for porn stars

Dwyane Wade and his short pants

LeBron James and “The Block”

The Beatles were New Kids on the Block before they were

Brody Baum and the Chris Perez debacle

It’s hard to lose this many baseball games in a row

Bullpens are the most volatile things in baseball

Rafael Perez and Betancourt fell off year over year

People feeling alienated from baseball

The Gus Johnson effect and whether it could hit baseball

Bruce Buffer and his brother Michael Buffer

Owen Wilson’s alleged suicide attempt

Josh Gordon and his problems

The two game suspension and what it means

Codeine and whether or not you could know about it

The cultural awareness of codeine and how it’s tough to claim ignorance

The marijuana culture and how we’ll look back on it

Dehumanizing the opposition

National service and if we could really implement it

The ESPN-ification of sports

Esquire.com for sports commentary with Scott Raab

The Raab Factor

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Brian and I saw The Internship this week starring Vince Vaughn and Luke Wilson. It's their first movie together since Wedding Crashers. We also decided to cover a home movie this week because we both saw Upstream Color by Shane Carruth. That led to a talk about sci-fi, Duncan Jones, and a lot more.

The Internship

The heavy handed Google infomercial

Vince Vaughn and Luke Wilson with rhythm

Luke Wilson plays Luke Wilson and Vince Vaughn plays Vince Vaughn

Michael Cera playing Michael Cera forever

Modern Family and how I gave it up

The Internship is forgettable and fleeting as opposed to a repeat watch

Melissa McCarthy and how she’s in the Kevin James role

Kevin James and Patton Oswalt’s sitcom

The PG-13 vs. the Rated R movie

Upstream Color and how comfortable it was

Comparing it to Terence Malick

The tourguide character

Shane Carruth’s first movie Primer

Lack of exposition in the films

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Brian and I decided to talk a little basketball today after the movie podcast. But, I'm posting the basketball podcast first, so you can pretend like it happened before the movie podcast... which will be posted later.

Breaking down the Heat game 2 vs. the Spurs

LeBron has fulfilled his potential as a player and he’s almost unhateable

LeBron wasn’t putting in effort during Cavs games

Dwyane Wade loves making excuses

LeBron James and his stage awareness back in the day

Dwyane Wade has the same game he had in 2006

Kind of feeling sorry for Chris Bosh

Bosh’s hysterical nature on the court

You can’t really have an opinion of the Spurs

“You don’t like basketball if you don’t like the way the Spurs play.”

Liking the NBA for stars

The fascination in the Heat when they lose

Brian would love to see the Heat get swept

Carmina Burana and O Fortuna

The Volatility of the Heat vs. the collected nature of the Spurs

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There's not much conclusive news about Chris Perez right now, and that took some of the wind out of our sails. Still, we had a conversation about a lot of the "what ifs" before getting into the real meat of the Indians' troubles right now as they work through the hardest part of their schedule so far this season.

The historical perspective and how the world will look at Marijuana

Chris Perez and the marijuana debate

The 10,000 foot view and whether or not this is a big deal

This isn't shocking and the rich and famous get caught up in this

The national drunk hotline and Jim Rome's celebrity drunk bus

The Bosch case in Miami and the looming penalties

Jamey Carroll and the lack of a backup shortstop

The benefit to the Indians if Jhonny Peralta gets suspended

Asdrubal Cabrera and just how long he might be out

Mike Aviles and the general state of umpiring in MLB

Indians benefit from the calls too. Not a homer take.

The umpires that shouldn’t be working anymore. CB Bucknor, Tony Randazzo, and Angel Hernandez

J.C. Romero as the left-handed option in the bullpen

Carlos Carrasco and how he’ll fit into the bullpen

Cody Allen and how much George Carlin would hate his name

Jose Lindor and how little you want to start the clock on him

The wild card games and how they hamper them

Is there anything sillier than a one game playoff?

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I tracked down Dennis Manoloff to talk about some injuries. That was Asdrubal Cabrera, Trent Richardson and the 2013 NBA draft. That morphed into a conversation at the end about LeBron James, of course.

Asdrubal Cabrera’s injury and just how bad it is

Cabrera’s toughness and wanting to power through the injury

Is the sense of panic lessened by Terry Francona?

Inconsistent offense, a scuffling bullpen and a rotation without an ace

This is a different club than the ones of the last two years

Can the Tribe hang with the Tigers for the whole season?

Baseball isn’t a plug and play statistics league

The rainout and whether or not everyone handled it well

The philosophy of MLB to want to play games at that hour of the morning

Trent Richardson and how much of a concern it is

Richardson has never been healthy as a Cleveland Browns player

Will Norv Turner mitigate the risks of Trent Richardson with utilization of other backs?

Should the Cavs trade the pick or which players are exciting out there?

Ben McLemore and how exciting he is to watch

Being attractive to LeBron James

Setting yourself up with cap space to be a player in 2014 regardless

LeBron needs to win three rings to set up Cavs return

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Went a little long this week, so you'll want to split it up if that's your deal. Apologies, but I didn't feel like cutting it up. All killer no filler, just the same.

Roy Hibbert saying “No Homo” and getting fined

Dave Zirin at The Nation and his thoughts on Hibbert

Hate speech and whether or not Hibbert hates anyone

The news covering the word without telling us what people said

Am I allowed to use the word “pansy?”

I’m back in the NBA and watching the playoffs

Doc Gooden getting squeezed and not being able to scream until I’m hoarse

The Indians get rained out and hell comes down on them

The Indians apologizing for the rain out

Stand-up comedians and whether they ever have to apologize

Tracy Morgan is crazy and anyone who gets crazy deserves it

Free speech and the first amendment and whether or not people should stand up

Don Draper hitting a hash hookah and why we can’t be more consistent

Opie and Anthony’s stance on apologies and how they never mean them

Parsing the difference between Camel advertising to kids and SNL making jokes

Jim Brown and whether or not he needs to be around anymore

Ozzie Awesome on the Muni Stadium scoreboard

LeBron opting out and joining the team

Cleveland losing ownership of its rockstars, Scott Weiland, Trent Reznor

Sports is the last nationally identifying factor for Cleveland

Gordon Gee and whether he’s allowed to tell a joke or not

Gee is a symptom, not a disease

Flame wars on Twitter

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We normally do spoiler free podcasting at least for a few minutes, but there's just no point. You shouldn't see this film. You should just listen to us talk about the idiocy. And even then don't go see it. It's not even bad enough to be good. Here's a rundown of what we discussed.

After Earth and just how horrible a movie it is

The Happening and whether we were in on the joke or not

M Night Shyamalan’s career arc

Rain Rain Go Away by Isaac Asimov

Shyamalan and whether or not he has people to tell him “no.”

Jaden Smith and not wanting to smash him

Tri-Chopsticks and the obsession with Asian culture

Will Smith and put him in a chair with no personality for the whole film

This is a Jaden Smith movie

Cipher Raige is a sci-fi name for a bad parody movie

A planet that evolved to kill humans after all the humans left

The accent of the characters in the movie

The final line in the movie attempting to give levity for the only time in the entire movie

The bird and just how bad it was

A complete failure

Checkpoint storytelling

Snake equivalent of a flying bird

CGI was really bad

Completely unengaging on every level

Brian's previous use of "Ranger Corps" in his movie Who Shot Mamba?

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It's been far too long since I did a Joncast. Always nice to catch up with him. Enjoy as we ride the conversation for nearly an hour covering a wide range of topics.

Vacations and how we don’t take nearly enough of them The European method of taking a month off in August Our pursuit of happiness and self-inflicting wounds culturally Defining needs vs. wants and how we’ve become spoiled Swisher and the bro dude stare at the mound Tom Hamilton and what he said Rob Neyer and comparing baseball to a soap opera Derek Lowe and Dusty Baker Liking Craig Calcaterra’s blog and writing The gotcha culture and why people shouldn’t have an opinion on anything Godwin’s law Getting ingrained in a culture and having it ruin the things you love Did we create obsessive compulsive disorder or at least augment its existence? Is sports talk radio a guilty pleasure? Have you ever injured your voice screaming at talk radio? Jim Rome and forcing the audience to eat their own Hiram and why long form is so much better for so many people The Indians and how you could see this coming on the schedule Walk-offs and overtime NHL goals are the best endings in sports Playoff NBA officiating is worse than regular season NBA officiating NHL playoff officiating is better than regular season NHL officiating The nebulous nature of blocking and charging calls USMNT coming to Cleveland St. Louis and how it is a big soccer town

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Kirk wrote a fantastic article exploring the trade market available to the Cavs and I wanted to go over it and push him further on it since it has been out there a few days. Of course we also talked about some other stuff like Dwight Howard.

Kirk’s NBA Draft Rumors article

Being an eighth seed and the pains of it

The finishing of one three year plan and starting another to compete for a title

Oklahoma City trading Harden one season too early to Houston

Should OKC have played one more year and taken a CLE deal?

Did people expect Harden to be as good as he’s been this season in Houston?

Demarcus Cousins and how scared we all are of him

Luol Deng and why he might or might not work

Joe Johnson contract hell

Deron Williams and the Brooklyn cap space situation

Dwight Howard and whether or not you can gamble with him

Would you take a chance on Dwight Howard with the Cavs? (hypothetically)

The Dream scenario and how Kevin Love is not a possibility

What if the Cavs do nothing?

How coachable are the Cavs’ young guys like Kyrie Irving, Tyler Zeller and Tristan Thompson?

Missing Delonte West and loving his game

Ben McLemore and Nerlens Noel and who they can become

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I wasn't looking forward to Furious 6 and Brian really was. How do we feel about the flick now that we've both seen it finally? By the way, this is by far the most I've laughed into the mic on my own podcast.

The sequence of the Fast and Furious movies

Tokyo Drift is actually the last movie in the series

Fast and Furious franchise and what kind of precedent there is for it

The audience and how the archetypes in the movie play to different audience members

Michelle Rodriguez and how badly everyone wanted her back

Fast and the Furious is a testament to going to the theater

Furious 6 as compared with Rocky IV

Furious 6 as compared with Oceans

The Rock does a parody of himself

The tank from the poster and the ensuing scene

Vin Diesel is the anti-Dwyane Wade

The Hangover 3 and hitting the notes

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Scott and I found time on this holiday Monday morning to carry on as normal with our podcast. Here's the rest of what we discussed...

Memorial Day and working on it

Chris Perez and his apparent shoulder injury

Has anyone been hired as coach or manager to give faith like Terry Francona

Randy Lerner and his hire of Mike Holmgren

Good hires and just because things don’t work out don’t make them a bad idea

Browns public relations and media relations

Granular results and outcomes versus trends

Tom Heckert and his performance

Pat Shurmur and Howie Roseman and whether Chip Kelly wanted Shurmur

Valley View and the Fast and Furious 6

Stopping feeling guilty about the pleasures

Craig likes Roxette and the Pretty Woman soundtrack

Bubblegum pop artists and the cycles with Justin Bieber and New Kids on the Block

The Monkees and their pop hits

Zach Lowe and the criticism of Dan Gilbert’s entourage in Grantland

Being cool by not caring what other people think

Scott Sargent is not cool :-)

The Comic Sans letter and making fun of Dan Gilbert for it

The San Antonio Spurs and how they were picked

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Scott joined me for about 20 minutes to discuss the Cavaliers goings on since winning the NBA draft lottery last night. Here's what we talked about more specifically.

The turmoil of having the first overall pick in the draft

What do you think about the trade down cuteness?

Due diligence and just how little fans and media can do

Nerlens Noel and how good he needs to be in order for Grant to justify taking him

Do you trust Chris Grant to avoid the tendency to chase height and need?

Kevin Love and how unavailable he really is

James Harden wasn’t available until he was either

Lamarcus Aldridge and his availability

Marc Gasol and his ability to be moved

Chris Bosh’s name and how nobody has talked about it yet

Free agency pool and who you would look at in free agency

Zach Lowe’s critique of the NBA lottery event and the Cavs

Players and how goofy they look on the dais

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Scott and I spent a lot of time talking Tribe today. We also touched on Brian Hoyer and whether we should be talking about it or not and also the Chuck Klosterman controversy with the Cleveland Browns.

Scott Raab will be on the Ken Carman show weekly every Friday at 9 PM

Talking about not talking about Brian Hoyer and his signing

Which team should win a championship if you had a choice?

Losing in 2007 and a hated Red Sox team in 2007

Cleveland fans and the amount of palpable hate for a fanbase that’s never won

If the Indians put up a statue in center field it ought to be Steve Olin

Is Jacob’s field a pitcher’s ballpark?

You have to get down to the seventh or eighth hitter to find a slow player

The contrived nature of the save in baseball

Chris Perez = Joe Borowski with a six pack in him

Julio Franco and the obsession with the holes in his game

Chris Perez talked about the organization and not just the fans

How much of the credit goes to Terry Francona?

Writing and how important it is to work with a good editor

David Granger and how important a good editor is for writers

Do novel writers have to have adversarial relationships with themselves?

The disadvantages of blogging are the lack of working it over and over

Balancing speed and quality / length

Guys who cover the NFL and how they feel about the Browns P.R.

The Browns and their adversarial relationship with the media

Chuck Klosterman whining about lack of access

It’s to Tony Grossi’s credit that Art Modell isn’t in the Hall of Fame

Access in the NFL is tightly tightly controlled

It’s better to be out there and not saying a lot than not out there at all

Talking about hockey with @NHLinCLE

The Cleveland Barons and Freddy Glover

Hockey fans and how they’re a different breed than the other sports

BrianHoyerSuperBowl.com

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My wife made a brief and reluctant experience on the podcast to give her take. We did spoiler free talk for the first 10 minutes, so feel free to listen away whether you saw the movie or not.

Star Trek Into Darkness

Watching Wrath of Khan?

My wife makes an appearance on the podcast

Should the movie have aped the catalog so much?

Rebooting the series and whether or not they’ll make a third one

Did anyone need to really need that guy to be Khan?

Just how perfect the effects are and how it allows movies to get back to characters

A car alarm goes off in Brian’s background

Who will the next group of writers be?

Being super-entertained by an XD movie and whether or not we should micro-analyze

Movies vs. films and the multiple tiers of summer movies

Christopher Nolan and how much to trust him as a producer

Kirk and whether he’s supposed to be smart or dumb like impression

Battlestar Galactica and the comparisons to Star Trek

Other show notes:

Brian's Saved by the Bell reboot proposal

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An author from the Bay Area named Eric Simons (pronounced SIMMONS I screwed up!) wrote a book about sports fans and their psychology. Naturally, desiring a unique subject to study, he scoured the Internet and came across WFNY's own resident head case TD. Eric's book is called The Secret Lives of Sports Fans and it attempts to answer a lot of questions about how sports fans are the way they are. There's some science and plenty of interesting stories including some about TD. I talked to him about his book and other topics for a bit.

Why do sports make me feel so angry all the time?

The physical reflexes we get when we actually watch sports

Mirror neurons in the motor cortex

MMA and why we dodge punches while watching a sport

There are a lot of different ways to like sports

Cleveland is a really good case study for sports fans anchoring to local teams

People’s brains get confused about who the action is happening to

Expectations and what it does to your brain

Is this going to feel like a science book?

Getting a word in edgewise with TD

The sense that Cleveland is the best or worst sports city in America

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Really happy to get Pat McManamon on the podcast. I wanted to talk to him about Fanhouse and how the media landscape has changed both for him and also around him over the years. We also had some good conversation about the Browns, Chuck Klosterman and Twitter.

Click here for Pat's Fox Sports Ohio Page - Also keep up with Pat on Twitter

AOL Fanhouse and what it was like to work there

Working virtually with coworkers and editors on Fanhouse

Talking to people on the phone and how much richer that communication is

Fox Sports Ohio and the STO purchase

Reporting on the Pilot Flying J story and how to cover it

Sticking to the facts as opposed to writing lots of opinions

Jimmy Haslam’s controversy and how much to report on it

The Browns and transparency with the media

Chuck Klosterman’s piece on the Browns 2013 NFL Draft night

Should the Browns have traded picks or not?

Do the Browns know why their secrets are secrets?

Open practice vs. closing it 15 minutes after it started

Twitter and how it has changed Pat’s job

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Rick is running a contest for a free WFNY t-shirt. He will be posting a link of the show on his twitter page @RickWFNY and you need to RT it for a chance to win. We will pick a winner at random. (There is no purchase necessary. There are no guarantees of winning, but we guarantee we will make an attempt to give someone a free t-shirt. Please don't sue us for trying to do something nice.)

Just how open are the Browns right now in terms of their public face

The Chuck Klosterman article on Grantland

What was the lead time of the trip to Cleveland?

Where is the split in the Browns home building?

Is there a split in the Browns building?

Jimmy Haslam’s trucking company troubles and how it changed Klosterman’s access

Missing the opportunity of having Chuck Klosterman in the room

Grading the front office on the pass rush should be easy

The Browns front office casts a vote against Pat Shurmur by bringing them all back

Brandon Weeden and his ability to get incrementally better

The possibility that Chud and Norv Turner will try to put guys in abilities to achieve

Finding the next Darren Sproles or finding a true change of pace back

Are the Browns going to have a third down back, or a second featured back?

What are Montario Hardesty’s chances of making the Browns?

The Lake Erie Crushers in the independent league

The Frontier League and their 14 team league

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It was a record-setting day I think for Scott and me. We went just over an hour, but it was all good conversation. If you're daunted by the length, just don't be. Listen to it over the course of a day. I don't mind.

The Tribe tying the game and scaring my three year old

Michael Bourn and what a coup it’s turned out to be so far

Is Michael Bourn’s market value really undervalued?

Bourn’s age and whether he’ll be worth it at the end of the deal

Speed on the basepaths and Kenny Lofton

Grady Sizemore and his inability to stay healthy

Diamond Mine fantasy baseball using Satchel Paige

Mark Reynolds and enjoying his season without obsessing on contract extensions

Reynolds and how he’s become what Tribe fans wanted out of Kevin Youkilis

Hating the New York Yankees

There’s nothing not to like about Mariano Rivera

How to treat your kids with vulgar language

My kid got in trouble for saying “shutup” in daycare

Using the word “hate” and whether banning a word bans a feeling

Daniel Snyder and how he will “never” change the name of the Redskins

Chief Wahoo is a racist caricature

Keyboard warriors and slacktivism

When will Chief Wahoo and the Redskins disappear?

Armonty Bryant and whether he should have been brought to the Browns

The Cleveland kidnap girls and how the media jumped on it

The branding of the Cleveland kidnapping tragedy

Walking that tightrope between horrible details and telling the story

The Great Gatsby and making books out of movies

Silver Linings Playbook and whether you liked it or not

Bobcat Goldthwait and independent film

Brian Spaeth and his independent movie

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Brian and I talked at great length about The Great Gatsby. It was a film I wasn't looking forward to at all. It exceeded expectations for me, but that wasn't saying a heck of a lot.

Should they have made The Great Gatsby?

Carey Mulligan and how well she was used?

Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire

Casting the Great Gatsby with the cast of The Fast and the Furious

Romeo and Juliet as Baz Luhrman’s movie

Shoehorning H to the Izzo into the movie

Who had the best movie coming out of it?

John Carter and why stories that people clamor for shouldn’t be made

The Fast and Furious cast as Gatsby

The Rock makes everything watchable

Playing it completely and 100% straight

Bad headlines with plays on words with Great

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It was good to catch up with Denny again now that he finished the Big Sur marathon.

Radler is similar to the Shandy

Hoppin Frog Turbo Shandy

The Bee’s Knees

Mixed drinks vs. beer

The Big Sur marathon

Lack of control in pre-race conditions

Boston Marathon chairman of the board

The Boston Marathon influence over the running community

The negative psychology of doubting people’s connection to tragedy

Taking pictures of everything and whether you should or not

The truth about running up hills

Bixby Canyon Bridge

Rocky Creek Bridge

Is California really that picturesque or are we sheltered flatland midwesterners?

Nepenthe Big Sur restaurant and its amazing views

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We did talk briefly about the attendance, but really not much at all. We've both agreed that it shouldn't dominate the headlines a second year in a row.

Lackluster attendance and how tired we are of talking about it

Bud Shaw’s article about the long-term project

TV ratings and how far they’re up year over year

You can’t get the pulse of casual fans that stopped going

Nick Swisher truly has intangibles

LeBron dancing and picture-taking vs. Nick Swisher’s mugging and dancing

Grady Sizemore and Travis Hafner while great guys and decent players weren’t electric personalities

Mike Aviles throwing sunflower seeds at Terry Francona during in-game interview

Francona setting his own bar so very high for himself in Boston

Jonathan Papelbon and how purely hateable he is

Theo Epstein and how he’s disappeared into the Cubs job

Brett Meyers, Daisuke Matsuzaka and the also-rans in the system

Ubaldo Jimenez and how Francona is managing him

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Andrew and I got rolling and in what seemed like a few minutes, 50 of those bad boys went floating by. We talked about some business of sports by comparing it to the business of the music industry. We talked about the NBA playoffs, the Cavs, the Browns draft and pretty much everything else other than the Indians. We like the Indians though.

Spotify and the business of music

Ben Gibbard of Death Cab yelling at me on Twitter

Nine Inch Nails and their sales experiments

The business of baseball and the bubble

You can’t make it harder for people to buy what you do

The network battles and bringing it to the people

The emergence of Steph Curry as a superstar

The Bulls and the coaching job that Tom Thibodeau is doing

Derrick Rose still in the street clothes

Can Mike Brown coach a team to stop LeBron James?

Why are there no more Bruce Bowen types of players?

Has the lockdown defensive specialist become extinct?

Jason Kidd’s late career three point ability

Armonty Bryant and whether there’s a spot for him in Cleveland

Are the Browns going to be an organization that turns troubled players around?

Javarris James’ arrest when he was a member of the Colts

What about trading a pick to the Steelers?

Shamarko Thomas and how exactly could the Browns keep the Steelers away?

The Browns coaching staff and whether or not it’s better than what they replaced

How much Browns stigma can Browns fans thrust on new people?

Are Browns fans doing it to themselves?

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I was a bit tired this morning and you'll just love how I sputter out at the end with an awkward laughing at myself moment. Really though, a very nice conversation this morning about sports and culture and Questlove, who Scott spoke with for the most recent issue of Esquire.

Scott Raab talking to Questlove

People who work hard vs. people want you to think he works hard

Behind the Q&A with Questlove

Questlove and D’Angelo’s last minute show

The Roots in Philly

LeBron’s MVP and just how far away it is from a Cleveland storyline

LeBron not winning his 5th MVP because of The Decision

LeBron is even better today than he was

The burned jersey and how it represents us

Reactions and whether you should feel badly about it

San Diego and just how perfect it is

Developing the lakefront in Cleveland

The Cleveland region

The Indians winning streak

Chief Wahoo

Terry Francona and faith in coaching for the first time since Charlie Manuel

Charlie Manuel as one of the greatest hitters ever

Omar Vizquel’s hitting improvements under Charlie Manuel

Cheap hotels in the Poconos

The wonder of travel

The wonders of modern technology and how lucky we are to live in the future

Profiling Dan Patrick for Esquire

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First 10 minutes of this podcast are spoiler free. The last 25 minutes are not...

Brian was really excited to see Iron Man 3. His pre-movie rating on excitement was a 9. Mine was an 8, and we both walked away from the movie with a 7. In the realm of summer movies, Iron Man 3 did its job.

Robert Downey Jr. and if anyone can follow him as Iron Man

Gwyneth Paltrow, why she's unlikable and her performance

Did they utilize Guy Pearce and Ben Kingsley adequately?

The Jon Favreau-verload potential

Was the movie too long at 2 hours and 15 minutes?

Has technology reached a point that this movie won't look antiquated in a decade?

When did comic book movies finally look good enough that the CGI seems almost perfect?

The darkness of the comics themselves vs. the screen adaptations

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Brian Spaeth has decided to take on summer movies and he is going to drag me along for the ride. We'll have strict policies on spoilers, and not springing them on you, but we're going to document the entire 2013 summer movie season. At least that's the plan until I get served divorce papers. Here are the movies that we plan on seeing with a few changes and audibles along the way I'm guessing.

Listen to our plan and make sure to comment and let us know what you'd like to see from this project.

Iron Man 3 (5/3) The Great Gatsby (5/10) Star Trek Into Darkness (5/17) Fast/Furious 6 (5/24) Hangover 3 (5/24) After Earth (5/31) The Internship (6/7) This is the End (6/14) Man of Steel (6/14) World War Z (6/21) Monsters University (6/21) White House Down (6/28) Lone Ranger (7/3) Pacific Rim (7/12) RIPD (7/19) Red 2 (7/19) The Wolverine (7/26) Two Guns (8/2) Kick-Ass 2 (8/16)

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Jon and I ended up not talking at all about the Cleveland Indians offensive explosion tonight, but we had a good conversation just the same.

Mad Men, Stan and why they keep Betty Draper around at all

Roger Sterling’s likeability and charisma

Lost and getting spouses caught up on shows

Deadwood and its awful ending

Long runs for shows and short shows

The end of the Sopranos and the end of Lost

Louis CK’s most recent special on HBO

Is it time for a break for Louis CK

The NFL draft and the baseball guy’s perspective

Gauging the reaction to the draft

Balancing the draft vs. free agency

The opportunity to get a corner and a safety

Micro-managing physical attributes

Mingo and his lack of sack statistics at LSU his last year

The meaninglessness of those college stats

Justin Blackmon and his question marks biting the Jacksonville Jaguars

From Elway to Marino 30 for 30

Jim Kelly’s press conference when he was drafted to Buffalo

Randy Moss and how he quit on the Raiders

NFL GMs and their enormous egos

Setting goals and trying to figure out what success looks like

Personal over/unders vs. what Vegas might do

Pat Shurmur and whether or not he was actually good at anything as a head coach

The summer movie podcast

The sinking cultural relevance of movies as more movies get made

House of Cards and TV vs. movies

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In a final breakdown of the 2013 NFL draft, Brendan Leister goes over the Browns' performance.

Barkevious Mingo and whether or not the Browns grabbed the right guy

Passing up the trade with New Orleans

The lack of stats in college for Mingo

How did LSU use Mingo?

Cornerback and Leon McFadden

Ray Horton and where he’ll use Barkevious Mingo

Mingo working on the same side as Desmond Bryant

Jabaal Sheard and his versatility

Leon McFadden and whether he can be the #2 instantly

Browns trading picks and how they did value-wise

Shamarko Thomas and how good he can be

Thomas’ recklessness and potential for staying on the field

Slaughter and his chance to start over Tashaun Gipson

Kerry Rhodes and whether they should call him

Armonty Bryant and his character issues

Garrett Gilkey from Chadron State

Davone Bess and just how solid he can be

E.J. Manuel

James Carpenter and Bruce Irvin in the first round in Seattle

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Scott Raab wasn't enthused this morning after the Browns' draft. Craig is cautiously optimistic about the value and strategy. Both finish by saying, "We'll see."

The Browns’ strategy and value

Scott’s dismayed by the Browns draft

Attacking the quarterback vs. filling defensive backfield

Are the corners really too short?

20+ players are going into their second year

15+ third year players

Joe Banner and his credit for success

Should the Browns have traded their fourth rounder to the Steelers?

What are the Browns’ goals for wins in 2013

Re-hiring Mike Brown and Scott likes it

Doing due diligence on Phil Jackson

Mike Brown growing and changing

Halftime adjustments and getting better

Is Kyrie Irving going to learn how to play defense?

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Dave Bryan from SteelersDepot.com helped me break down what everyone in the AFC North did in the first round of the draft.

Barkevious Mingo and how quickly he can make an impact

Ray Horton and whether he can teach these guys the system

Jabaal Sheard converting

Paul Kruger and Desmond Bryant and their implementation into the defense

Ahtyba Rubin and his future

Paul Kruger’s brother Joe Kruger

Steelers pick of Jarvis Jones

Can Jarvis Jones set the edge in the NFL?

Is there a bigger winner than Andy Dalton?

Tyler Eifert and the Cincinnati Bengals

The departure of Ed Reed and the call for Matt Elam

Ozzie Newsome and the Ravens strike again?

What’s next for the Steelers? Justin Hunter? Robert Woods? Eddie Lacey?

Joe Flacco's contract

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Brendan Leister has been working his tail off since December getting all the draft info together that you can possibly handle at DraftBrowns.com - He shares a little bit with us.

Kenny Vaccaro from Texas

Tyler Eifert and whether the Browns could take him

Dion Jordan and just how good he can be

Barkevious Mingo and whether he’ll be a better pass rusher than Jordan

Bust potential in the top ten Sharrif Floyd

Value later in this draft?

Tight end, safety and corners

Offensive skill positions and what the Browns might do

Andy Dalton and quarterback purgatory

Dee Milliner and the injury situation

Honey Badger and where you would consider taking him?

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Nate Ulrich's first appearance on the podcast was a good one. We talk about what it's like to be a beat writer, and also some more specifics about what to expect from the Browns on Thursday.

Covering the Browns and how it’s been over the last four years

Jimmy Haslam’s approval at the ownership group

Pilot Flying J scandal

The layers of management in Berea

Fan negativity and paranoia and distancing yourself from it in the professional capacity

Solving pass rush or corner first?

Trading down

Rob Chudzinski and the read option

What does Nate have in his provisions for the marathon draft weekend beat?

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It's the weekly check-in with Scott Raab with plenty plenty plenty to talk about with the bombings, firings and FBI investigation that all occurred last week.

Houston Astros in the American League

The Boston Marathon news playing out online

New York Post and their mis-identified suspects

The terror of the citizens of Boston

Milking the emotion of the audience

Cable news vs. Twitter vs. Reddit for news attention

Crowd-sourcing on Reddit

False Flag conspiracy theories

Personal tweets

Jimmy Haslam and his FBI investigation

Will Jimmy Haslam own the Browns this time next year?

John Compton and his outlook on being replaced

In a vacuum, Jimmy Haslam would have been a good owner

Phil Jackson is coming to Cleveland!

Would you run Chris Grant out for Phil Jackson?

Analytics and Mike Brown

Who made the call on Byron Scott’s firing?

Eric Mangini and history’s look back on him

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Andrew and I talked about Byron Scott before we talked about Pearl Jam. Then I posted the podcasts out of order. Talk about trippy!

Byron Scott and his firing with the Cavs

Losing with a lack of style

Camp Scott and running his players ragged

Jason Lloyd’s article about player complaints

Metrics and Byron Scott

Was Byron willing to listen to the front office?

Mike Brown and the potential for his second stint with the Cavaliers

Public perception and how that plays into it

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Please feel free to post your favorite Pearl Jam songs in the comments. As always, these are personal lists.

Andrew’s list...

No Way

State of Love and Trust

Alive

Given to Fly

Present Tense

Off He Goes

Corduroy

Blood

Porch

All or None

Craig’s list...

Alive

Given to Fly

Corduroy

Rearviewmirror

Black

Porch

Release

Amongst the Waves

Glorified G

Not for You

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Jimmy Haslam and Pilot Flying J

How does it impact the Browns?

What can the NFL do for themselves?

The PR hit of having an NFL owner like Haslam

This is not a Cleveland story

Roger Goodell has to answer to Cleveland

Football fans just want to win football games

Cleveland fans inescapable obsession with ownership

Pro Football Talk and their ban on Wonderlic score news

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At the end of this podcast we talked a bit about Jon's post about the Boston Marathon.

Jason Giambi and his lead-off homer as an Indian

Giambi’s double bird

Joe Haden and the Yahoo! reported financial scam

Kareem Abdul Jabbar and his diving show appearance

Pensions and retirement vehicles

Being trained to be a cog

Office Space and how you don’t need money not to do anything

Are fans complicit with athletes spending habits?

The NFL’s rookie symposium

Salary Caps and splitting up the pot

The NBA salary cap situation and what it should be

The quality of baseball vs. the revenues

Drafting vs. spending in free agency

Boston Marathon

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Buzzfeed and their content strategy

Driving to Target with Brian

Craig lets the dogs in

Buzzfeed, Myspace and Digg

Turner buys MySpace

Marissa Meyer and Yahoo!

Cleveland Plain Dealer culture change

Social media presence and whether it’s necessary or not

Creating a buzzfeed parody

Game of Thrones premiere buzzfeed meme

TV recaps

Browns game recaps

NFL Browns Draft party at Map Room

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Ann Coulter at a Mets game

Quitting smoking

Josh Hamilton and quitting chew

Nolan Ryan and his critiques of him quitting mid-season

Humans breaking addiction

$123 million for Josh Hamilton

Cavaliers and trying to compete this year

Kyrie Irving and the Uncle Drew campaign

Flukey injuries and Kyrie Irving

Parsing failure

Huge leads and no-shows and blowing games

Tiger’s penalty and non disqualification

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Hey everyone, this is not a typical WFNY podcast. We decided to go lifestyle with the latest episode and talk about cooking and running and stuff. We'll call it a casual Friday.

Barbecue vs. grilling

Stack the charcoal

Fuse method / wick method

Pork shoulder

Pizza kettle pizza oven

Deadspin’s grilled chicken recipe

Deadspin’s mac and cheese recipe

Cast iron skillet deep dish pizza

Running a half marathon at a slight heavier weight and losing minutes

Denny and the Big Sur marathon in California on the Pacific Coast Highway

Injuries and their tendency to linger

Age and worrying about injury

Craig recounts his marathon walk-off

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Tom Reed makes his first appearance on the WFNY Podcast to talk to me about his journey to the Plain Dealer.

Commuting from Columbus to Cleveland

The underwhelming NFL draft

The Colt McCoy trade

Joe Banner and accountability

Mike Lombardi's hiring

The Cleveland Cavaliers' abysmal defense

The silence from Chris Grant and Dan Gilbert

Byron Scott's future

Hiring a defensive coordinator for the Cavs

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Les talks about his history in the Cleveland market

The freedoms and restrictions of being a self-reliant show producer

17 years of More Sports & Les Levine

Mark Shapiro's statements about winning on Les's show

Splitting up the Browns' radio rights between WKNR and 92.3 the Fan

The Browns regimes and how quickly we get negative about them

Cell phone service at ball games and if we ever thought that'd be a valid storyline

Les's great show-ending tagline vs. my abysmal one

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Indians home opener

Ubaldo Jimenez

Travis Hafner

John Sterling

Free agency and MLB

Swisher and his bro dude attitude

Replacing the guy who replaces the guy

First Energy Field

Making money on bad teams

Byron Scott and silence from Chris Grant and Dan Gilbert

Shaq and his bloated contract

Rutgers and Mike Rice’s firing

Putting a mic in front of the mother of a player

Roger Ebert and the online reaction to him

Journalists worshipping journalists

The meaninglessness of apologies

The word police send Scott a letter

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The Tribe start 2-0

Perez blowing a save isn't that big of a deal

Ubaldo and his upcoming start in the home opener

Brandon Phillips

Michael Brantley and Carlos Santana in the 5-6 holes

Protection from Swisher

Eric Wedge and how Mark Shapiro had to fire his "partner"

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Access to Twitter and Facebook changing the way writers do their job

Browns culture of tailgating

Protecting drunkenness

Keeping comments sections clean and family friendly

Colt McCoy getting shipped to San Francisco

The Browns roster moves cutting Chris Gocong and Usama Young

The Indians' off-season and whether it will work

Ubaldo Jimenez' different Spring from 2013 compared to 2012

Approach to writing about sports and longevity

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Sports talk radio

Mike Holmgren and his defensive rant

Colt McCoy and his concussion

The act of incompetence of putting him back in the game

Patton Oswalt in The Fan

Ratatouille vs. The Fan

Oswalt and his hunger and desire to be good

Louis CK and his thoughtfulness

Kevin Ware and his injury

Kim Jong Un

Cleveland Indians roster not inspiring confidence

Tony Grossi and accountability

Mark Shapiro and his break

Kyrie Irving and the Cavaliers

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Outside the Lines report on athlete charities being shams

The right ways to do charity

Brandon Weeden vs. Jason Campbell and heading into year two

What the Browns should think about with the 6th pick

Trading down and the benefits

Dee Milliner and Dion Jordan

Projecting corners vs. other positions

Free safeties and the blending of the definition of safety

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Walking Dead finale...

Faces of Death

Daniel Pearl and gruesome video

Game of Thrones and the soft core additions

The Sopranos and how sex shaped Tony's character

David Chase and unlikeable characters

Chasing Amy and Banky being anti-gay

Byron Scott's trashing by anonymous sources

Manny Acta's trashing last year

Byron Scott and the ever-younger Cavaliers fan

Eric Wedge and Mike Brown

Putting your name on criticism

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Scott and Craig caught up on the day's "triplecast" Browns radio moves. Who are the winners and losers in the deal? Where do all the pieces land? Joe Banner and Jimmy Haslam speak to the world. Mike Lombardi is still absent. Who's going to speak when the Browns have troubles? Listen in for the contest.

Remember, you need to send an email to craig@waitingfornextyear.com with subject "Contest" with Craig's favorite color and favorite number in order to win Cavs vs. Knicks tickets. Good luck!

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Craig and Ben Cox break down the Cavs loss to the Celtics. Moral victories stink. Injuries happen, but losing doesn't have to. Cavs crowds. What would Dan Gilbert tell you to do with all this losing? Basketball fans skew young. Why is that? The Spurs and their inimitable style.

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Traveling and eating

Hotels all need to have bars in them

Are the Indians the most inconsistent pitching staff in the majors?

Not the worst, but most inconsistent?

Manny Acta and Chris Perez helped pave the way for the Dolans' spending spree

Did the Indians overpay this off-season or is it just participating in free agency?

The Minnesota Twins, the Houston Astros and real sucking

Cord Phelps vs. Josh Barfield vs. Kevin Kouzmanoff

Oz the Great and Powerful vs. Spring Breakers vs. James Franco

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In addition to the music podcast, Andrew and Craig spent a few minutes talking about the NBA, specifically the Miami Heat streak. We also talked about the Cavaliers and Byron Scott and losing big leads with inferior teams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew and Craig like to talk music on occasion. As such we decided to discuss our personal top ten music list of favorite albums. Check it out and be sure to let us know what your favorites are. @WFNYCraig and @rockWFNY on twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Craig Lyndall and Rick Grayshock of Waiting For Next Year discussed the Cleveland Browns' off-season so far.

Rob Chudzinski and his talk with Mike Florio

Phil Dawson and the Browns communication about his departure

Jordan Cameron and the Browns' tight end situation

The Cleveland Browns' signing of former Chicago Bears tight end Kellen Davis

D'Qwell Jackson and his value to the organization

Josh Cribbs and his value going forward

Joe Haden and just how much he's worth on an extension

The pre "rookie wage scale" draft picks and if they're in for a rude awakening

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