Dwight Howard is a Giant Child

“Don’t believe the hype.”
Orlando has been screaming this line since probably 20 minutes after they bumped off Boston in reference to league MVP LeBron James, led by Orlando Sentinel ‘writer’ Mike “My 15 minute egg timer is down to four” Bianchi.
Well I’m here to tell you right now that you shouldn’t believe the hype… about [...]

Well That’s Just Great

I don’t really know what to say right now. My thoughts aren’t very organized so I suppose I’ll have to just structure them through–surprise–the magic of bullet points to try and get my entire stream of consciousness recorded for all five of you who read this blog to see.

It’s official: Orlando can no longer claim [...]

Bad Shooting, Worse Coaching Doom Cavs

After I’ve made some previous profanity-laced blog posts on old blog projects coming off enfuriating Cleveland playoff losses, I’ve pledged since the 2007 ALCS to never again write while angry. And I won’t. I am writing this sentence at 11:31 PM EDT, and walking away. I’ll let you know when I come back.
11:51 PM. It’s [...]

Monday Morning Round-up (aka Seaward Loves Bullet Points)

It was a busy weekend in Cleveland and I spent almost all of it out of town and away from a computer, so let’s take just about my favorite thing in the history of blogs–BULLET POINTS!–and wheel our way around the weekend that was along America’s North Coast.

Ohh… the Indians. People often look for turning [...]

Follow-up: Team Pavlik Denies Staph

Well… this is an interesting twist to what we discussed yesterday: this morning the Youngstown Vindicator reported that co-manager Mike Pavlik, Sr., has denied the Friday report of a staph infection in Kelly’s hand, going so far as to say the Ghost has maintained a clean bill of health.
That could certainly put a spin on [...]

Fight Delay is the Right Move

As you may have heard by now, Kelly Pavlik’s impending title bout against Sergio Mora in Atlantic City has been postponed for… some reason or another. According to ESPN.com’s Dan Rafael, it’s a staph infection; according to Team Pavlik it’s… something.
Whatever the actual reason may be, if Pavlik is ailing–whether the opponent is a preferred [...]

Observations from the Pro – 5/11/09

So last night was my first trip to Progressive Field.
No, no, I’ve been to Indians home games since the start of the 1994 season–many, many home games, including Game Four of the ‘95 ALCS–but this was my first trip to the corner of Carnegie & Ontario since it changed names because, as you may remember, [...]

Hawks Fans Beg Mike Woodson to Put in Chipper Jones

Stop me if you’ve heard this before: Atlanta fans are just terrible. I realize that this concept pre-dates my high school career (See: Justice, David circa 1995) but from time to time, there needs to be a sort of reminder, or reboot. I’m sure Celtics fans were all over this notion last year when Mike [...]

The SoN Also Rises

Well, friends, it certainly has been awhile… and after months of discussions, negotiations, brow beatings and the occasional street fight, Table and I have finally decided that now is the time and here is the place to revive your old friend on the Cleveland sports blogging scene, the Sons of Nev.
We realize our previous disappearance [...]

A Quick Congrats

I know, I know… we haven’t written here in months. It’s sad, I agree, but when you go from a job where you work 2 hours a day to one where you actually work all day plus weekends, sacrifices sometimes need be made. That said, Table and I continually discuss ways that we can get [...]