MLB News: Indians re-align three coaching positions
October 7, 20132013-14 Cleveland Cavaliers Season Preview
October 8, 2013“While We’re Waiting” serves as the early morning gathering of WFNY-esque information for your viewing pleasure. Have something you think we should see? Send it to our tips email at tips@waitingfornextyear.com.
Harry Potter approved. “Um, my team name is Barkevious Mingo’s Mum. I just think Barkevious Mingo is the greatest name I’ve ever heard, and the fact that his mum invented that name is also amazing. And in that league I have the Cleveland defense as well, and they had an amazing game the other day against Buffalo, so I’m incredibly grateful to the Cleveland defense, Barkevious Mingo and his mother.” [Henig/The Times]
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“Despite Bennett being initially asked to focus on learning the power forward position exclusively, behind veterans Tristan Thompson and Anderson Varejao, expect the rookie to eventually make multiple starts at small forward this season.
While it might not happen until after the All-Star break, plugging Bennett in as a hybrid small forward alongside Kyrie Irving, Dion Waiters, Tristan Thompson and either Anderson Varejao or a healthy Andrew Bynum could eventually become the Cavs’ most explosive lineup.” [Bowers/Bleacher Report]
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“Going into the season, the most glaring need was starting pitching and it wound up becoming the strength of the team. Over the past nine months we’ve seen a core of talented pitchers develop and it’s been exciting to watch. Hitters actually fear facing Indians pitchers. When is the last time that happened?
Of course they’ll have some holes to fill once they lose Jimenez and Scott Kazmir, who will both be free agents when the MLB off-season officially begins. The team might have a shot at re-signing Kazmir, but Ubaldo Jimenez will surely move on to ‘greener’ pastures.
Francona doesn’t seem too worried about the possibility of losing two of their best pitchers, mainly because of the depth they now have at the position.” [Foltin/FSO]
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Video: One heck of a high school punt return. [Deadspin]
6 Comments
You’ve got to love some Bleacher Report. They are always good for the LULZ. I doubt Bennett sees much time at all at the SF spot. Unless he becomes a really good defender at the 3, he’ll probably be stuck at the 4 for the entirety of Mike Brown’s tenure here.
That punt return is one of the weirdest plays I’ve ever seen, with so many Qs.
1) Why didn’t he catch it or pick it up right away?
2) Once he didn’t, why’d he bother?
3) Why didn’t ANYONE block for him?
4) Why didn’t the refs blow it dead the first time he was wrapped up?
5) Why didn’t anyone block for him again? And again? And again? Geez.
And oh yeah, can anyone tackle?!
watch again, one of the blue team guys actually wrapped up and tackled his teammate. That counts, right?
My respect for Daniel Radcliffe just increased exponentially. No, wait, since I’ve never paid attention to him at all it’s increased infinitimally. As in oodles.
Bennett starting at SF for Mike Brown … after one year of college where he played no defense … guarding quicker scorers … in a lineup that has Kyrie and Dion still needing to learn the defensive basics … after Brown said clearly Bennett is a power forward only …
This smells of “Bold Gets Attention/If It Happens I’m the Genius/If It’s Wrong Who Remembers.” C’mon, Brendan, less heat, more light.
Bowers is one of the best Cavs writers in Cleveland. He knows his stuff. As to your point though, the ratio of wheat vs chaff on B/R is quite awful normally.