A Bunch of Stuff Today

Today, it’s a Cleveland Sports Potpourri…

·          When a team is an underdog, why don’t they take more of a gambling attitude?  Why not take more risks?  That’s why Ohio State should have gone for a touchdown in the second quarter instead of settling for a field goal.  It’s also why the Browns should have thrown the ball in the second quarter instead of giving it to Josh Cribbs in the wildcat formation twice.

·          It appears Tribe manager Eric Wedge seems resigned to his fate.  Last night, a pick off play at second resulted in Oakland baserunner Adam Kennedy stepping on the glove of SS Luis Valbuena, which was on the bag.  The runner was clearly out.  Wedge never came out to argue the call.  You have to wonder what Valbuena and the other players think about that.

·          Major league baseball has a problem again with the umpires.  The men in blue are back to being more antagonistic in dealing with players and managers, and the strike zone is getting smaller and smaller.  The Angels complained about the zone against the Red Sox after Wednesday’s game, and in Minnesota earlier this week, Tribe lefty Tony Sipp couldn’t get a strike call against Joe Mauer despite throwing a couple of pitches right over the plate. 

·          Still can’t believe that Shaquille O’Neal will be wearing a Cavalier jersey this season.

·          Defenders of Eric Wedge say that his team never quits.  They haven’t been watching the Indians performance since Grady Sizemore was shut down for the year. 

·          Did you see Ryan Garko has just two at-bats for the Giants in the past two weeks?  San Francisco is playing Juan Uribe at 3B, moving Pablo Sandoval to first.  Garko is the odd man out.  Don’t the Giants know he can play the outfield?

KM