Here’s something I haven’t had the chance to post in a long time: my hometown Cleveland Indians clinched the American League Central division title for the first time since 2007! My Tampa Bay Rays were unfortunately dead last in the East, but Cleveland baseball in October, yeah! Go Tribe!
Tears. Cleveland is used to that, although for 52 years they’ve been salty. The sports history in that town is more than ready to welcome a new addition. From The Fumble to The Drive to The Shot, there is finally something to hug: The Championship. Unbelievable. For the first time in franchise history, the Cleveland Cavaliers …
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My brother and I had to take another break from our annual trip out west to the Cactus League for Spring Training. Since I was “stuck” at home and my daughter was on spring break, I took a few days off and the two of us went to a few local Grapefruit League games instead.
Usually in May and June I’m watching baseball but this year was different because both my Tampa Bay Lightning and Cleveland Cavaliers were in their respective playoffs, both teams making it all the way to the finals. Unfortunately, a strange pattern emerged as both teams ended up falling short of a championship, losing in 6 …
I just got home from a two-week business trip to New York City. I was here last October for a software systems upgrade but this time I was assisting with moving the office (corporate headquarters) from Park Avenue to 1 Rockefeller Center. This ended up being 15 straight days in the office, averaging 13 hours …
Our last full day in Arizona. 🙁 We woke up at a more normal time this morning, intending to go to breakfast at the Black Bear Diner before heading over to batting practice in Goodyear. We got a later start than expected, though, so we ended up dropping my brother off at the training facility …
Day/night double header! It was a long day yesterday for all of us, but the late (early) night and even climbing Camelback Mountain didn’t stop my brother from getting up early and going for a 14-mile run (marathon training!) while my sister and I slept in. By the time we were all up and showered …
St. Patrick’s Day has passed, March Madness is in full swing, so it’s time for my annual Spring Training trip to the Cactus League with my little brother (and little sister, this year!). Spring has already arrived in Florida, but I’m sure my siblings are ready to get out to warmer climes for a few days. This …
First the Cleveland Browns worked their magic and picked Johnny Manziel (aka, Johnny Football or LeBron James in Cleats?) in the first round (22nd overall). Reports have it that Manziel will be hometown hero Brian Hoyer‘s backup, not the starter, but hopefully this time around picking a quarterback finally works out for the Browns. Then …
Incredible! By beating #3 Syracuse 55-53 in third round of the 2014 NCAA tournament, my #11 Dayton Flyers are in the Sweet 16 for the first time in 30 years (in 1984 they made it to the Elite Eight)! They will face #10 Stanford on Thursday. GO FLYERS!!