Cleveland Sports Chatter

[POJO_Risin]

Mr. Gilbert--

Know this. As long as you own the Cavaliers, I'm following them. I don't fucking care if the Cavs lose 70 games this year...

I don't think the Cavs will be able to sign any big names in the future, because LeBron likely controls that shit on the inner-circle...I really believe that...

But who cares...finally...FUCKING FINALLY...someone comes out and says it like it is.

[twonabomber]

so yer sayin' only the white guys will come to Cleveland? that's not even true, 'cause Z is going to sign with Miami later this week.

[POJO_Risin]

Holy shit, the cavs have signed Kyle lowry to an offer sheet! NBA titles shall commence...

[POJO_Risin]

He's a solid point, but is that what they need? The rockets are supposedly going to match anyways...

[POJO_Risin]

Wow, 4 year, 24 mil...that's a lot for a backup point...I still think the rockets will match. What about scola?

[Little Texan]

This LeBron situation reminds me of Rocky 5 for some reason...

[POJO_Risin]

Rumor has it that LeBron has bought space for a full page ad in the Cleveland Plain Dealer for tomorrow...

Oh shit, this is going to be fucking fantastic...

Funny thing is, had the fucker taken this approach about two months ago, things could have been different...

I'd be surprised if the Plain Dealer sells a paper tomorrow...

[chefcraig]

Rumor has it that LeBron has bought space for a full page ad in the Cleveland Plain Dealer for tomorrow...
Oh shit, this is going to be fucking fantastic...
I'd be surprised if the Plain Dealer sells a paper tomorrow...

Or quite the opposite...remember that line in the Rutles (the Monty Python/SNL parody film about the Beatles) when their fans were angry over a member's blasphemous statements and started throwing their albums on bonfires?
"People were buying them just to burn them."

[twonabomber]

someone at work mentioned the ad, too. if it's going to happen i would bet on a Sunday. i guess we'll see.

[Romeo Delight]

I don't understand why Lebron couldn't have come clean sooner about the move and given the Cavs an opportunity to land anothe FA?

It's not like there was any doubt looking at the events after the fact. He owed the city that much.

No way he threw the series against Boston on purpose. But, his head was already thinking about the TV special and so on, so the Cavs had no chance.

Bizarre how he couldn't see the importance of winning verus concentrating on his personal propaganda campaign.

[Romeo Delight]

Mr. Gilbert--


I don't think the Cavs will be able to sign any big names in the future, because LeBron likely controls that shit on the inner-circle...I really believe that...

It says so much about the character or lack therof of the NBA players. In what universe does a professional sports league with a global marketing perspective allow a team to move from Vancouver to Memphis?

I don't know how you fix the league - maybe it is broken for good. At least there won't be 6,000 fans at Miami games this year. Oh, but official attendance was likely close to 15,000. Yeah sure.

[chefcraig]

At least there won't be 6,000 fans at Miami games this year. Oh, but official attendance was likely close to 15,000. Yeah sure.

You should see some of the inflated attendance figures for Marlins games. You could roll bowling balls in the stands, and not hit anyone. Mysteriously, it gets reported that 3,000 people showed up. And let's not forget that no-hitter pitched by Roy Halliday from earlier in the season. The Marlins put the remaining tickets on sale a few days after the game, and added them in the official attendance figures! For a game we lost!

[Bob_R]

You should see some of the inflated attendance figures for Marlins games. You could roll bowling balls in the stands, and not hit anyone. Mysteriously, it gets reported that 3,000 people showed up. And let's not forget that no-hitter pitched by Roy Halliday from earlier in the season. The Marlins put the remaining tickets on sale a few days after the game, and added them in the official attendance figures! For a game we lost!

I can't believe MLB is allowing them to do that, Craig. The part about adding it to the "official" attendance. So, if I look up the game today it'll read for example 19,478. And, then if I check 2 months from now it'll be 26,002.

One day they will say it was a sellout and by the footage of the game you can tell that it was a small crowd. I believe I posted the attendance in another post but I don't recall if it was here or at my place.

[chefcraig]

I can't believe MLB is allowing them to do that, Craig. The part about adding it to the "official" attendance. So, if I look up the game today it'll read for example 19,478. And, then if I check 2 months from now it'll be 26,002.

One day they will say it was a sellout and by the footage of the game you can tell that it was a small crowd. I believe I posted the attendance in another post but I don't recall if it was here or at my place.

The initially reported attendance (the following day) was 25,086. Considering we only drew 19,000 for inter-league play against Tampa, who had the best record in baseball at that time, you really have to wonder. Bear in mind that the tickets will remain on sale until the end of the season, so it will be interesting to see how this pans out in the year end figures.

In addition, check out this chart from ESPN. We are second from the bottom. There have been rumors of Marlin's attendance figures being manipulated for years now, as part of getting the new ball park built. We can't draw flies, but all of a sudden attendance has increased ?

[Romeo Delight]

Look at this:

http://espn.go.com/nba/attendance

So Miami had an avg attendance of 17,730 per game. That's about 11,000 inflated and I am not exagerrating. Look at any highlight from last year. Just look at the empty seats! No way that Arena is anywhere near half full.

Grizzlies at 13,485...which means about 5,000 paying customers lol