Cleveland sports bloggers have plenty to discuss today, including LeBron's Larry King interview, why the Indians have struggled since 2007 and the Browns' mostly absentee owner.
View full sizeCavaliers fans have loved seeing LeBron James on the floor the past seven seasons, but are growing tired of the free agency hoopla surrounding the star forward.Cavaliers
'64 and Counting: "LeBron has done nothing to earn the undying trust we've bequeathed him thus far. The fickle happenstance of ping-pong balls landed the Akron sensation here in 2003. (Unlike the deft and intentional maneuvering by Bernie Kosar to land on the roster of the Cleveland Browns.) LeBron's existence in Ohio has so far been a matter of convenience, chance and dough. All that, but not loyalty — at least not loyalty to us, as most seem to assume. LeBron might fill that void by re-signing this summer, and by God let's hope he does. For the sake of the Cavaliers and for the chance to validate our belief that he is indeed a civic King — a title he's done little to earn so far but could put a lifelong claim on if he chooses. Either way, it ain't validating you. It ain't validating me. And it ain't validating our city." » Read more
Cleveland Frowns: "The transcript of the Larry King interview is clear enough. An hour of pure self-indulgence, an apt microcosm for the whole free-agency drama. The coy schoolgirl bit really isn't coming off well at all. Worse that it's so hard to see how LeBron could take it someplace better from here, the meaninglessness of it all taking on a pulsating glare thanks to LeBron's titanic failure in the playoffs coming into it." » Read more
Cavs HQ: "Also in that picture, you will see Mr. Larry King. That is because King actually flew to Akron to do this interview at LeBron's house. This is why we have stopped reading all of the stories of how LeBron has to leave Ohio in order to reach his marketing potential. LeBron James is arguably the most marketable athlete on the planet right now, and as such he can make people come to him." » Read more
Cavs: the blog breaks down the good, the bad and the ugly on Cavaliers coaching candidate Byron Scott.
Stepien Rules updates us on Cavaliers' first round pick Christian Eyenga.
Indians
WaitingForNextYear: "Wanna know why your Cleveland Indians are a last place team and have been such a disappointment over the last three years? I've got the answer. After months and months of over-thinking, trying to understand why GM Mark Shapiro does what he does, watching game after game of maddeningly inconsistent baseball and seeing our high-priced (or soon-to-be high-priced), talented players sent packing for prospects, I've figured it out. Take your two index fingers on each hand and point them in the direction of two men – Grady Sizemore and Travis Hafner." » Read more
Browns
Cleveland Reboot: "To sum up the two most convincing arguments Browns fans make regarding Lerner: 1. He's not Art Modell. 2. He cares. He just cares so much. As to point No. 1, great. It's good to have an owner with money. As for No. 2, merely 'caring' is not quite enough. If Lerner truly 'cared' as much as people claim he does, he would have hired a Mike Holmgren type seven years ago, ignored the whispers of every single Browns great in the process and created the type of functional management found by every other successful NFL organization. But at least he 'cares.' That counts for something, right?" » Read more