Classic LeBron LeShilling

here is a little info on this bad boy:  Made by Lebron Manufacturing in Omaha, Nebraska, its purpose is to improve the airflow into the grille, thus providing the engine with cooler air. According to the ad, from the February 1959 issue of Road & Track, installing this device also eliminates the need to replace the chrome grille.

I somehow feel like this could actually be turned into a some sort of modern ghetto grille for your caddy.  who knows. 

Things I have missed

Since at this point no one still checks this blog, I assume that means that no one has received news on Ohio Sports in the past 2 months.  I am deeply sorry, but let me quickly recap what has happened. 

The Indians still suck royally.  I mean they are awful.  From #1 presason ranking (remember don't jinx the Bucks) to getting rid of our old, fat closer, it's been a truly awful season.  Even with Grady Sizemore still part of the All-Handsome Team, we just can't play pitch or play defense.  Crazyness. 

The Browns have been plauged with injuries and here is Terry Pluto being a really old pissed off CLE Sports fan.  My buddy went last Friday night and basically said "It's going to be a long season."   I believe in Frye and hope we can win at least 5 games.

And the Cavs..well they had a nice little offseason so far.  After locking up Bron for 3 or 4 more years, we obtained a nice set of hair in Scott Pollard.  I mean with Andy and Scott, we are easily on our way to becoming the stylish team in the NBA..yea and Bron knows how to dress too.  But this guy will be a great addition and very excited to have another proven big man on our squad.  Still a shame all our big men are white but with time.  Finally, as everyone knows, our schedule was releasd and we open vs the Wiz.  Very psyched about this new rivalry and look forward to another year of almost getting beat up at Cavs vs. Wizards games.  Oh and there are 33 Cavs games on National TV, which is a franchise-record and the league max.

So yea the Cavs had a nice offeason and the deals are definitely not over.  We have a huge roster still and will surely be dropping a few names soon.  Exciting stuff. 

Finally, I read this beauty from Mistake by the Lake Sporting Times which shows Pronk's fair territory inside our great earth.  This is absurdly brilliant. 

And really finally, it was sad to see LeCharles Bentley going down on literallythe first down of the Browns camp.  What's even worse than this Ohio native gone for the season is that the Le prefix can not live on in multiple CLE sports.  It's quite sad as I was really hoping Le would catch on this year amongst everyone.  It's still destined to happen..don't you worry. 

Oh My..

I'm not sure if it was lazyness, maybe it was lack of passion, or it could simply be the lack of anything solid to come out of Ohio sports in the past few months.  But anyways..after reading the headline this morning that LeBron is taking Mandarin Chinese lessons..I got chills.  I got the LeBlog chills.  Once again the King has proven to me and hopefully now the world, that he is willing to take those extra steps to becoming the greatest (and richest) athlete ever. 

So onto the loving..Brain Windhorst has this ridiculous article about the extravagence that is LeBron.  I mean check this:

"Just inside room 748 at the Renaissance Hotel, two mannequins guarded the door and marble hallway like Nike sentinels.  Dressed head-to-toe in Team USA basketball garb, on their feet were LeBron James' two newest shoe designs. The walls were plastered with James photos, model action shots, studio shots and high-fashion glamour shots.  In front of gold curtains and a giant rack of Nike basketballs, the man himself lounged on a black leather couch, his back resting against a throw pillow with his picture on it."

Umm..that's freakin sweet.  Maybe it was LeBron commitment to his HOME that caused Nike to really commit to marketing him as the greatest ever...no wait, it was money that drove Nike.  Well anyways, I see no other way to treat a true athlete from Akron (except I am wondering about the lack of women with snakes around their necks).  I hope all his post game interviews are conducted in a throne.  I think a petition might be in order for this treatment if he can bring the city of CLE a championship. 

Speaking of CLE pain, I was reading the Browns preview on Deadspin and this guy, James Frey (yes, that James Frey) basically sounds like um..every CLE sports fan over 30 years of age.  I think the 20's are still inspiring, but I can imagine another 5-10 years of true sports pain could cause a man to have a pretty awful outlook on life.  Glad I have these things to look forward too. 

But yea..as far as I hear, the Browns are going to have another long season, but tis might not be the case for our boys from Franklin (County).  The Bucks were ranked decently high for the pre-season.  Who knows though.  I am finally feeling alive again with football around the corner and the Cavs season on the horizon.  I am sorry I haven't been around for a while, but I think times have changed.  A summer of awful Indians baseball just kills yea, but things are looking up for our teams. 

Ohio is the State..

Danny is a happy man

Well wasn't last night a nice surprise. I think Danny is probably a very happy man right now given who we picked up in the draft.  I mean we were almost able to pick up the laptop thief. But when Mark Price's number rolled around, we had a very nice selection of Guards to choose from.  In fact, when our second round pick came, we also had a nice selection of players.  Man that was a weird draft.

So now we have a Big Ten athlete and a Texas baller.  It's funny that we still had to focus on guards given we spent so much freakin money on Damon and Donyell. But either way we have some solid guards that we can groom for our future.  Man..they have to be pumped to play with LeBron.  That's just a rediculous opportunity. 

So even ESPN (insider) was giving us some love as we got graded an A.  Check out their comments:

Round 1: Shannon Brown, SG, Michigan State (No. 25 overall)

Round 2: Daniel Gibson, PG, Texas (No. 42)

               Ejike Ugboaja, F, Nigeria (No. 55)

Analysis: When you pick late in the first round, you're usually looking for someone who has a chance to be a rotation player.

When you pick in the second, you're looking for someone with a pulse.

I think the Cavs exceeded expectations with both picks.

Brown is going to be a dynamite player and a real steal at No. 26. He has the strength and athleticism of a lottery pick. He's a little undersized, but I think he'll be a great sparkplug for the Cavs.

I also like the Gibson pick in Round 2. As a point guard, Gibson is a so-so prospect. But as a scoring two, he could be a Ben Gordon type player.

Grade: A

sup now..alright well a solid draft and now we wait for the King on July 1.  2 more days..

3 days..

some links for today:


Ohio Sports road trip

remember to vote for the King for the ESPY's next month

Cavaliers Dance Team Music Video..uhh ya.

and someone is definitely takin care of the Cavs entry in Wikipedia.


until the draft...

4 more days

ok finally some NBA action.  Tomorrow night, the Cavs will hopefully make our first pick in years.  Obviously, we need a PG and that's really all that matters this year (unless Danny can make some fancy moves).  The realistic options on the table around our pick (#25) look to be either Shannon Brown or Jordan Farmar.  Both seem to be solid picks and to be honest I don't care who we draft as long as it's a PG.  Windhorst seems pretty indifferent about who we get and I am sure Ferry will attempt to shop some of our stars around for the right player.  Now there are rumors of Larry wanting out..geez.  Who knows.  I just know for me it's exciting to talk Cavs basketball again. 

So looking around about info on these two potential picks, I am noticing that Shannon Brown seems to be a pretty hot country singer whose album, Corn Fed, is in stores now.  Pretty exciting person to share your name with a farmer of the opposite sex who writes country songs about corn.

And Jordan Farmar...well I learned Jordan is Jewish, which we all know is the perfect pedigree for pro athletes.  Jordan was the 2004 Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame High School Athlete of the Year.  Wow..thats quite a title.  Either way..if he can ball and especially play PG, bring it on. 

so who knows if one of these guys will be sporting a Cavs uniform in the fall, but either way I am just psyched to finally have something to watch Cavs related on TV.  It won't be the 03 draft, but hey a King from Akron only comes around once in a long While.

10 days

so..yea..what's up people.   I think today is an appropriate time to write a new entry into this blog.  I must admit I had no interest in the NBA after we lost and honestly had no desire to update this blog.  But I think today provided a little motivation.

Ok so first let me say I probably watched 20 mins..no maybe 30 mins of the NBA Finals.  And honestly, I just wanted to see Cuban on TV.  I know the Mavs came out strong then just faded bad.  I have to admit I felt a little upset to my stomach this morning when I heard the Heat had won it all.  This team just doesn't feel like they should be the NBA Champions.  I think Bill Simmons said it best (and Mark Cuban agrees) that we just took a step backwards in the progress of the Association.  You can read his commentary for yourself, but basically the Heat are not part of the new NBA.  The Mavs, Cavs, Suns are the new NBA.  Read the first few paragraphs for yourself to get a better idea.

Also, there are some fantastic Bron tidbits in this article.  Check out this one: 

As a basketball fan, I think this would be terrible [the Heat winning]. A tragedy, even. Nothing against Wade -- after all, it isn't his fault his team sucks and he has to play this way -- but seeing an individual triumph over a team YET AGAIN would erase every positive outcome from the 2005-06 season. Basically, the team with LeBron or Wade will win the next 10-12 titles, and it will come down to which guy made more 20-footers with two guys on him and which guy got the most cheap calls from the most spineless referees.

Hmm..I am not sure why this would be a bad thing..giggidy.  Also, one more quote:

Believe me, I understand why we reached this point -- in the late-'90s, an entire generation of players weaned on hard fouls (like the McHale-Rambis clothesline), trash-talking superstars (like Bird and MJ) and constant woofing (from the Fab Five and UNLV in particular) ended up taking all three of those elements to inappropriate levels. I concede this point.  But haven't we swung too much the other way now? For instance, when LeBron psyched out Gilbert Arenas at the free-throw line in the final game of the Cavs-Wiz series, that was one of my favorite moments of the playoffs -- not only that LeBron had the confidence to do something like that, but that it reminded me of something that would happen on the playground, just two ballers talking smack before a big moment.

LeAwesome memories..


ok folks..so the real story here.  LeBRON.  Le-freakin-Bron.  Today the countown begins.  10 more days..yes folks, 10 more days till we can offer Bron THE contract.  You know..the contract that will hopefully change the destiny of CLE and our troubled sports city forever.  Oh yeah..that contract.  Well, apparently Mr. James is confident about signing this piece of paper that will be put in front of him on July 1, 2006. 

Man I hope so..