Cavs Shoot Their Shot Against Raptors: Game 2, Behind The Box Score
May 3, 2017
Blistering Bullpen: Between Innings
May 4, 2017Dear R.J.,
First of all, great win last night. I’m so glad you guys got up on the Raptors early, and stayed there. I think the closest they came was within 10 or so? Yikes.
Anyways, I’m not going to waste your time, so let’s get right to it. I’m writing to you today with a desperate plea. Please, Richard, please… unblock me on Snapchat.
I get it. I committed a cardinal Snapchat sin when I screen-grabbed one of your Snaps last year. But hear me out.
I was one of your earliest followers. A friend had passed along your username to me, and I was absolutely thrilled. That’s the cool but uniquely frustrating thing about Snapchat, isn’t it? It’s not as easy or intuitive to seek out people you want to follow. Getting passed your name shortly after you joined was like striking Gold—the kind that pairs best with Wine.
Your Snaps were as entertaining as they were fleeting; rare glimpses into the “behind-the-scenes” Cavs, a version of our team so many of us Clevelanders never get to see. Beer pong with Delly and Channing. LeBron actually driving a KIA. Planes, trains and automobiles. It was pure magic in the palm of my hand.
I felt so inspired by your Snaps, it gave me an idea. I wanted to write a piece for Waiting for Next Year called “The Cleveland sports fan’s guide to Snapchat.” At the time, many fans were just figuring the medium out. I planned to provide usernames and quick profiles for as many Cleveland athletes I could find. I wanted our readers to see what kinds of posts they’d be seeing from their favorite athletes, and you were the top of my list. I took a screen grab one afternoon and planned to include it in my piece.
Soon after, a co-worker asked me, “Oh my gosh, did you see RJ’s Snap today?” I hadn’t, so I opened up the app to look. You weren’t there. Confused, I assumed it was an error and moved on.
And then… it happened again.
And again.
That’s when I, positive Snapchat was just “acting weird,” attempted to re-add you to my list of friends. To my horror and heartbreak, I couldn’t. You were there when I searched, but I couldn’t—and still can’t—add you.
So close, yet so far.
I was blocked. Blocked like Iguodala in Game 7. Banished to a life of FOMO and looking over others’ shoulders to see your Snaps. Sentenced to a Snapchat existence where I missed the inception of Lil Kev, your vantage point of winning the NBA Championship and your un-retirement from the league.
All for one little screen grab?
At the time of “Grab-Gate,” a name I just made up, your Snapchat was a bit unknown and certainly flying under the radar. I totally get why my screen grab may have raised a red flag for. But now? You’re HUGE on Snapchat! I see screen grabs of your Snaps all over Twitter. Here’s a whole USA TODAY article full of them, actually. Did you block Alysha Tsuji, too?
Richard, listen. I’m a huge fan. Honestly, I am. I listen to your pod, Road Trippin’, every week. I even wrote a piece awhile back, encouraging our readers to do the same. Fun fact: I also once wrote a piece that condemned “open letters” like this, because I generally think they’re pointless. But here I am, so desperate to be let back into the magical world of your Snapchats that I’m doing the unthinkable—writing an open letter to you.
You know what else? I looked back and I can’t even find it. I CAN’T EVEN FIND THE SCREEN GRAB THAT GOT ME BLOCKED. But yet I’m still paying for it?
If you find it in your heart to forgive me for “Grab-Gate,” please take me off of your block list. I’d love to re-join your loyal legions of followers, and I promise I won’t take anymore screen grabs. Go Cavs.
XO,
Jessica
@jessaforrester on Snapchat
41 Comments
You are simply not allowed to come up with your own scandal name. Therefore, since you used -gate, we are left with but one choice:
Grab-Ghazi
Screen-Gazi? Snap-Gazi?
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Grab-water? Is that reference too 90’s?
I too am blocked. Not asking him about it during our podcast was a huge omission on my part. I regret it mightily.
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I feel like this could also be the title of a porno.
You should save that question for the aftermath of another Game 7 victory over the Warriors.
Deflate-grab might be too soon.
Ok….I like this.
Why are we trying to better what was already perfected? Not only is Grab-Ghazi pleasing for the alliteration but we can shorten it to GiGi in a pinch, which makes it even more horrific (which is good since we are talking scandals here).
I can’t remember – it’s just Browns, right? If not, good luck with #19…
You’ll be seeing his partner in crime in a few days.
Good thing I have 3 months to research it.
32 is going to be hard.
I like GraGha… rhymes with MAGA!
Don’t count on it…
I’m the worst at recognizing players… who is this?
Meder is sad
Speaking of which, there is one other player who wore number 1, but there is no photographic evidence.
WHAT?!?!?!
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/3de335065fa044742bfe9039d434ffaf82c16dcbfee0fb0e65dd213ebf6e6a0f.jpg
Coach Lue! Scott from WFNY.
TL: oh my favorite country radio channel. You are the guy who has a man crush on Iman Shumpert!
SS: uh yeah. Anyway, I’m not going to ask about my favorite swaggy scrub Iman even though he is so swaggy. So cool. Listen: Are you considering talking to R Jeff about his role in the Jessica Forrester scandal? Considering benching him? Fining him or Dahtay Jones just ’cause? Team meeting? Is this our latest Cavs drama?
Hint: I’ve been told he’s a Pleasant man to meet.
Holy crap, Anthony Pleasant? Man, I didn’t even remember that he was once a Brown.
I mean, it was only for like six years and 33.5 sacks of his career…
Too soon!
I believe that pic is from the 94 game at Dallas where Eric Turner made the game saving tackle on the goal line.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TD-exEU3SD0/UiAv7w3c5fI/AAAAAAAAA5E/k556YvBRSmQ/s1600/embarrassed-bear.jpg
Should be about correct – otherwise would go way back to 1990.
I almost went with this pic…
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Well, just be ready. There’s going to be a lot of popcorn crunched over the next 97 days.
Loved those Oiler baby blues
I love it.
Sounds reasonable to me.
Well if he had an even 34 sacks, it would have been a memorable difference maker….
Already moving the bar on the toughest job in sports. Love this place.
Get Rich scandal?
You make a compelling point. If there’s one thing I like more than alteration, it’s snarkily using obnoxious abbrevs.
Edit: I see now it’s less obnoxious in text. I should have spelled it phonetically.
Seriously. More like Anthony Unpleasant…amiright?!
Oh, RGB got the proper Texas team, and one of their poster children to boot.
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