by Scott Sargent, Waiting For Next Year
Now that the season has come to an end, Cleveland Indians All-Star outfielder Grady Sizemore has some free time on his hands. With said time, Sizemore has decided to grant an interview with Men's Vogue, in which he touches on several items including two of the more Cleveland-centric items: Grady's Ladies and Brady Quinn.
The magazine likens Sizemore's followers to those that are latched on to Yankee favorites Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter; aside from - you know - the whole paparazzi, following into Madonna's apartment thing.
A few fun facts:
- Grady rushed for over 3,000 yards in high school
- He drives a 1966 Lincoln Continental convertible
- He prefers sleeping over clubbing
- He's a video game buff
And when asked about his low-profile way of life, Sizemore had this to say about LeBron James and Brady Quinn:
"Interview those guys. Follow them to the clubs. Put their pictures on a Web site. Let me play ball."
Ironically, two of three criteria took place in this exact interview. Regardless, at least it sounds like Sizemore isn't exactly longing for the big cities; something Cleveland can at least hold on to...for now.
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by DMtShooter, Five Tool Tool
Dan Gilbert, the owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, says that rampant speculation that LeBron James will leave town after his contract expires in 2010 is "an insult to the city." Heck, we can do better than that!
10. With the inevitable choice of T-shirt
9. By letting Randy Newman do it, back when Randy wasn't, well, making his living by having Disney execute #10 on him
Randy Newman - 17 Burn On, Big River
8. Point out that their baseball team and logo is the baseball equivalent of the Washington Redskins, New York Kikes, or San Francisco Butt Pirates
7. Note that their president wasn't even good enough to serve consecutive terms
6. Confuse their home town with Dayton, Columbus, Cincinnati or Detroit
5. Hold them personally responsible for Drew Carey, Phil Donahue, Don King, George Steinbrenner and Jim Tressel
4. Constantly drop things in front of them while chastising yourself for being such a Byner
3. Ask who was pitching when they blew the World Series (for the record, Jose Mesa)
2. Note that since no Cleveland team has won a championship since 1964 (!), the NHL's Cleveland Barons (1976-78) are really the town's most successful franchise of the last 45 years, since they've wasted the town's time the least
1. Visit, and be inspired for a lifetime
Add your own in the comments, Steeler and Bengal Fan...
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by Scott Sargent, Waiting For Next Year
First, you have Browns wide receiver Braylon Edwards gallivanting around practice without shoes on - ultimately resulting in stitches and three missed preseason games.
Now, we have the picture to the right - apparently one of the "artistic" variety. Truthfully, I don't really get it but then again, I'm about as far from Annie Liebovitz as you may find. I'm sure some people dig this sort of thing.
Either way, can we get this guy to keep his clothes on? Please?
(photo courtesy of BE's official site)
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Calling all baseball fans to top Dellucci as the worst Designated Hitter in the AL. Double-D is currently mashing at a rate of .225/.294/.388. Last series against the lowly Mariners? Dellucci responds with an 0-for-6. Sure, Hafner wasn't doing much better but can any of your teams top this?
(And that Gina Lee Nolan thing? Wikipedia told me so!)
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by Brian P. Foley, The College Baseball Blog
Since ESPN decided to do Titletown, Epic Carnival will be doing their own countdown looking at the worst cities in Sports. The first city we check out is Cleveland Ohio which is home to the Browns, Indians, and the Cavaliers.
The last championship by a Cleveland sports team was in 1964 by the Browns when they defeated the Baltimore Colts 27-0 in the NFL Championship game. The Browns have not made an appearance in the Super Bowl with six division titles but zero conference championships. They even lost the team for three season when Art Moddell packed up the team and moved them to Baltimore. The NFL decided to award the city another franchise which started playing in Cleveland in 1999 at the new stadium that was built where Municipal stadium stood. The Browns since coming back in the league have not appeared in the playoffs barely missing out of the playoffs in 2007 as they lost some tiebreakers. It was the best season for the franchise since 1994.
How about the NBA team which the best player in the league plays on you say? Yea, those Cleveland Cavaliers who have one NBA finals appearance in 2007 and only one division title in 1976 since their inception in 1970. The biggest moment in Cavaliers history is when Michael Jordan hit a jump shot over Craig Ehlo to win Game 5 (deciding game) of the first round playoff series. Now the Cavaliers have local legend Lebron James leading the team but have not been able to get the big prize of an NBA title. There are rumors floating that once James is done with his current contract that he will jump the ship and head to New York to be a part of the Knicks or Nets. This would devastate the Cleveland area as Lebron is from Akron OH.
The final team in the Cleveland market is the most pathetic in the Indians. They were founded in 1901 and have won two titles in 1920 and 1948. They have won the AL Pennant in only three other seasons in 1954, 1995, and 1997. They ended up losing the 1954 World Series to the where they were swept by the New York Giants. In 1995, they made it back to the World Series after a 41 year absence. They lost the series in six games to the Atlanta Braves while in 1997 they made it to the World Series and lost to the Marlins in the seventh game after blowing a lead in the bottom of the 9th. Since then, the Indians have not been able to get back to the World Series including in 2007 where they had a 3 games to 2 lead on the Boston Red Sox but ended up losing in seven games.
Epic Carnival would like to welcome Cleveland to Loserville and maybe someday they can get out of being perennial losers.
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Now that the season has come to an end, Cleveland Indians All-Star outfielder Grady Sizemore has some free time on his hands. With said time, Sizemore has decided to grant an interview with Men's Vogue, in which he touches on several items including two of the more Cleveland-centric items: Grady's Ladies and Brady Quinn.
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