Oh Geez

so yea..to be honest I don't know if I should comment on this one.  I think a few people out there know a few letters/numbers to describe this, but regardless he is still the King. 

thanks to penya2 on flickr for all the great World Basketball shots. 

Oh Come On

Daniel Gibson, one of the Cavs new draft picks, was recently interviewed on Cavs.com about training camp, the season, etc.  Now, we were all very excited to pick up Mr. Gibson so late in the draft given he was projected to go 1st round.  And we were doubly excited since he is a freakin PG.  But his answer to the final question might make ya think twice: 

cavs.com: Last question: In the Texas-OSU game on September 9th, how many points do you think the Buckeyes will win by?
Gibson: (Pauses, laughs) WOW! No offense to the Ohio fans, because I’m looking for full support this season. But Texas is going to smack ‘em!

Ohhh..snap.  So yea he did go to UT and I guess he should root for his team, but I would hope he gets some real crap when they go down.  Maybe having LeBron throw on a white glove and backslapping him across the face might work.  who knows..

So by the way..we are at 4 days till kickoff of the Buckeye's season.  It's "supposed" to be a good year, but I personally would like to take this game by game.  I mean this year we are playing Lessert ball so who knows. 

yea..Lessert Ball..
 

Coming this Fall..

This is a pretty solid fake movie trailer from the 05-06 year which shows some nice early clips of the man-child.  Regardless of the odd noises and awful quality of youtube, it's still worth a view. Also, notice the sign when he says "uncharted island."

3-3-0

Holy Freakin Crap..I wake up to read that LeBron..yes that LeBron James, just got 2 more tats.   They will be making their world appearance vs. Japan (the country destined to make this Akronite a true international superstar).   So what did he get you ask???

#1 - The Right Calf of Mr. James now reads "Witness"  Man that Nike is good at marketing.  ok folks ready for the second...

#2 - Oh wow, oh wow, oh wow.  On his right arm, below his elbow, is a large "330'' which is a beautiful reference to his hometown's (aka: AKRON) area code.  This "330" also has four stars around it.  Oh my goodness..

Not sure what else I can say besides, sup now..

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..