Wednesday Wraparound: Is a bad win possible and P&C's report!
Okay, so I have a big huge bone to pick with someone, and I don't know who it is, so you all have to hear my rant. ((Truly, you can skip to the big black bold letters if you don't wanna hear a dad rant.)) I use this space to tell you about some of the random things in my brain so you are gonna hear my biggest bugaboo recently. My youngest has been sick for a few days, with a fever that she couldn't seem to kick, and a fairly high one at that, so I knew it wasn't molars or the on-again-off-again-we-were-on-a-break of the warm weather we've been having in Northeast Ohio. Her pediatrician prescribed her amoxicillin, which has been great, but the dosage is 7.5mL. The yellow dropper we have from the kids Tylenol is only 5mL, and the one the pharmacy gave me was only 3mL. So now, three times a day I gotta go in, double-barreled gunslinger-esque, ((And I did *not* take the dual-wielding feat.)) with nearly two full droppers of bright pink bubble gum medicine whilst trying to pin down my target who considers any and all of this poison and an assassination attempt. Why not just make a huge dropper? Surely, I can't be the first and only person to run into this issue. Anyway, thank you for today's WFNY Parent Corner, yet another thing I definitely stole from Bill Simmons. Let's get to today's Wraparound.
A Bad 18-Point Win? Yerp
CavaliersIt's truly a different level when blowout victories become things like "lessons" and "teachable moments", but we were there Monday for Cleveland's 117-109 drubbing of the San Antonio Spurs. It reminded me of a time when I was growing up when our family cat, this big massive orange tabby named Mr. Bojangles, brought a grinny to the front door. ((A grinny, for those not familiar with the near-Appalachian language of some Northeast Ohioians, is a chipmunk. I don't know why there is a different word for it, there just is.)) Mr. B was not as skilled a huntsman as our female cat Pumpkin, so his "prizes" were special. Which made sense cuz when he dropped it out of his mouth and onto the concrete of the front steps, the thing lay there for a few moments, then took off running, the cat after it in some primordial sense of "hey get back here". Mr. Bojangles didn't kill the grinny, he just delivered it. Monday's win did not feel earned, it felt delivered.There were a few minutes of game time Monday, early in the fourth quarter, where the Spurs were within four points of the Cavs. It was the closest the Spurs would be in the game, and the first time they were within four since 8:22 in the first quarter. This was a game the Cavs dominated throughout, yet it felt oddly cold by the time we got to enjoy the finished product, the same way your fries might taste when the DoorDash guy picks up your Steak N Shake and chills out at Sheetz for 20 minutes before finishing the order. ((Hi, Dave!)) If you're going to dominate, dominate. Stop playing with your food and eat. Of course, the Cavs are on a now seven-game winning streak, with a big national matchup at 8pm tonight against the Philadelphia 76ers, so there might have been some hang back in their game, but make sure you finish the job and don't leave the fans cold.Whats Next?: Duh, I just told you - national game against the Sixers tonight on ESPN. Get your popcorn ready! If Joel Embiid sits, expect Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley to *eat* tonight.
That Sound *Chefs kiss*
GuardiansI'm of course referencing the sound of the bat to ball, the loaded "pop" of a well-placed barrel on a hung curve. That, and the unseasonably warm weather that climate change has dropped onto our doorstep in mid-February ((70 today! I had to put on deodorant!)) has me feeling like it's July. But it's also a sign that pitchers and catcher have reported to their spring training destinations, and baseball will soon be underway. Baseball is a sport I could wax poetically on like a TikTok thirst trap, but I'll let this sound help you get in the mood with me.https://twitter.com/mandybell02/status/1625561358845743104?s=46&t=z_4CzPbg7hmmz6IBI98FMAIt truly helps that MLB.com's Mandy Bell got Josh Bell blasting off shots in batting practice as he was the biggest catch of the offseason for Cleveland. Do not expect much spring movement for the Guardians going forward. There will be a few cuts, and there will be some names sent down that might surprise you, but mostly the roster will be what it is currently. As much as we might want a Bryan Reynolds, and god wouldn't we love that for Cleveland, big trades just aren't made this late in the offseason. And that's fine! Cleveland is poised to run it back and their competition in the AL Central is floundering. I'm sure we will have more Guardians stuff here on Waiting For Next Year coming this season as we get closer.What's Next?: Technically, the pitchers and players don't even have to report yet, that's the 17th and 21st, respectively, but intrasquad games should start soon after those dates.