Are The Cavaliers Really Struggling?
waitingfornextyear.com 12/1/2009 — Earlier today I vented my disgust and frustration with the Cavaliers. Particularly, I took exception with Mike Brown humiliating Zydrunas Ilgauskas by giving him his first (that we know of) DNP-CD of his career on the night he had friends and family in town to help him celebrate breaking Danny ...

Cleveland: Don’t be the Turkey
lebrownstown.com 11/26/2009 — As is custom on this day throughout the United States, we here at LeBrownsTown offer our thoughts regarding the wonderful holiday that is Thanksgiving. The best advice I have heard to date regarding being thankful comes from the recent book, The Black Swan, by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. While not ...

Cavs Lethargic in Loss at Charlotte
lebrownstown.com 11/28/2009 — With the return of Shaq on Friday night it appeared as if the Cavs recent defensive issues, especially in the paint, could fall by the wayside. This, however, was certainly not the case early on as the Cavs gave up 58 first half points to a team averaging just 88 per game so far this [...]

What’s Bigger Than a Game? A Meaningless Record
nbatoday.net 12/2/2009 — On Saturday night, long-time Cavaliers C Zydrunas Ilgauskas sat the bench against the Mavs. Is this news? Well, ask LeBron James if it is. Done asking? Well, then you know that it is NOW news, because ‘The King’ said so. Head coach Mike Brown chose to sit Big Z to favor a smaller, quicker lineup ...

Thanks to Some Rare Criticism from LeBron, Z's Special Night is Famous!
thewineandgoldrush.com 12/2/2009 — For Zydrunas Ilgauskas, there is a bright side. He may have had to wait an extra game to set the Cleveland Cavaliers' all-time games played record . . . but now, a distinction that would've come and gone in the local media has become a national news story. It's a team games played record . . ...

Cavs 87, Bobcats 94 – Unlike Chuck Norris’, LeBron’s Tears Don’t Cure Anything.
waitingfornextyear.com 11/28/2009 — Hey look – I’m in Ohio and got to watch a game! That’s the extent of the fun news for me. The Cavs played in Charlotte last night and looked not good. The troubling aspect of the game was the horrendous defense played by the Cavs in the first 3 quarters. Gerald Wallace [...]

Thanksgiving Games: The Usual, The Unusually Bad, and the Unusually Great
thewineandgoldrush.com 11/29/2009 — The Cleveland Cavaliers played three games over the Thanksgiving-ish holiday week-to-weekend.  And like any Thanksgiving cornucopia, it was filled with all kinds of things:  The usual wins,  the unusual losses, and the unusual wins. And grapes.  Because all cornucopias ...

Analysis: LeBron Defends Z, Rips Brown
lebrownstown.com 12/1/2009 — Following one of the strongest performances of the season last Saturday night, one would think all would be chipper at Cleveland Clinic Courts on this day. The Wine and Gold punished the Mavericks 111-95 in a night where nearly every Cavalier played well. However, it wasn’t who played but ...

Game Preview - Phoenix Suns vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
brightsideofthesun.com 12/2/2009 — Amar'e Stoudemire must start AND FINISH with his gorilla game for the Suns to have a chance in Cleveland tonight. (Photo by Max Simbron) View full size photo » Hopefully the Suns can make  like ...

Indians trade catcher Kelly Shoppach to Rays — The Seattle Times: Sports 12/2/2009
Kelly Shoppach wants to get back to being the player he was in 2008. That's exactly what the Tampa Bay Rays are counting on.

Meetings should offer idea of market — Major League Baseball News 12/2/2009
Given the Indians' limited resources this winter, it's going to be a while before the team has a firm grasp on what it will be able to do in the Hot Stove market. So when the Tribe arrives at the annual Winter Meetings next week, don't expect a lot of ...

Indians to give Grilli a Minors deal — Major League Baseball News 12/2/2009
The Indians have signed reliever Jason Grilli to a Minor League deal, The Denver Post reported Wednesday. The 33-year-old right-hander will make $17,500 per month in the Minors and $800,000 if he's promoted to the big leagues.

Santana leaves winter ball — Major League Baseball News 12/3/2009
Indians top catching prospect Carlos Santana has been hit with the flu bug and left winter ball to return to his home in the Dominican Republic.

Cleveland Indians: Sizemore's Blunder Helping Or Hurting Image? — Bleacher Report - MLB 12/3/2009
It's the quiet ones that you never suspect. If you asked who is the least likely on the Cleveland Indians to be involved in any sort of public situation unrelated to baseball, Grady Sizemore would probably the last person I'd think of. Here is ...