Tonight on the radio version of News, Notes and Rumors

 

We’re BACK!

 

Cleveland sports legend BOB KARLOVEC joins us to talk about the Indians and what they will do at the trade deadline.  Will they be buyers or sellers?

 

Howard Bloom, editor of sportsbusinessnews.com,  joins us to talk about the NFL

 

Tony Williams. Knicks and Giants beat writer for Metro New York Paper, joins us to talk NBA free agency and the Caves trade rumors.

 

 

Our NNR Sportsims.net football league will start in July.  The league is free to our listeners and readers.  Email me at [email protected] to register.  The draft order will be determined by the date of registration.

 

 

NNR at 6PM EDT follows the Moohead show at 5PM on http://mooheadradio.com/2.0/.  Press the Green arrow at 6 for NNR.

 

 

The archive of the show is available the following day at https://fryingpansports.com/radio-show/.

 

Be part of the show by calling our SportSims.com hotline at 216-539-0607.

 

Bill Smith is a former coach of several semi-pro teams, has officiated both football and basketball, done color on radio for college football and basketball and has scouted talent. He edits https://fryingpansports.com and was a senior writer for .  He has also published several Read more at FryingPanSports

Tonight on the radio version of News, Notes and Rumors

 

Cleveland sports legend Bob Karlovec joins us to talk about the Browns and Indians.

 

Howard Bloom of sportsbusinessnews.com joins us to talk about the business of sports.

 

I will also preview my views of the NBA draft.

 

 

 

Our NNR Sportsims.net football league will start in June.  The league is free to our listeners and readers.  Email me at [email protected] to register.  The draft order will be determined by the date of registration.

 

 

NNR at 6PM EDT follows the Moohead show at 5PM on http://mooheadradio.com/2.0/.  Press the Green arrow at 6 for NNR.

 

 

The archive of the show is available the following day at https://fryingpansports.com/radio-show/.

 

Be part of the show by calling our SportSims.com hotline at 216-539-0607.

 

Bill Smith is a former coach of several semi-pro teams, has officiated both football and basketball, done color on radio for college football and basketball and has scouted talent. He edits https://fryingpansports.com and was a senior writer for .  He has also published several novels on and a non-fiction work at http://www.merriam-press.com/.

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Tonight on the radio version of News, Notes and Rumors

 

Tony Williams Knicks beat writer for Metro New York Paper joins us to talk about the playoffs and the NBA draft.

 

Joe Cooper, 2 year captain of the Buckeyes and with the Jets and Rams in the NFL joins us to talk about his days with the Bucks and in the NFL.

 

Dave Kay lead basketball writer for waterfootball joins us again this week to talk about his new 2012 Mock NBA draft.

 

Samantha Bunten joins us to talk about the Browns and Indians.

Next Wednesday we will have a mock draft with the local writers for the teams.  And again we will have live coverage of the NBA Draft through all the Cavs picks.

 

 

Our NNR Sportsims.net football league will start in June.  The league is free to our listeners and readers.  Email me at [email protected] to register.  The draft order will be determined by the date of registration.

 

 

NNR at 6PM EDT follows the Moohead show at 5PM on http://mooheadradio.com/2.0/.  Press the Green arrow at 6 for NNR.

 

 

The archive of the show is available the following day at https://fryingpansports.com/radio-show/.

 

Be part of the … Read more at FryingPanSports

Tonight on the radio version of News, Notes and Rumors

 

Tony Williams, beat writer on the Knicks and Giants for Metro New York Paper joins us to talk about the NBA playoffs and NFL news.

 

Oren Shiri, Ex. Editor of profootballzone.com and nfldraftinsider.net joins us to talk about the leagues OTAs and mini-camps.

 

Dave Kay NBA writer for waterfootball joins us to analyze the Championship series game 1.

 

Samantha Bunten joins us to talk about the Browns’ mini camp and the Indians.

 

 

Our NNR Sportsims.net football league will start in June.  The league is free to our listeners and readers.  Email me at [email protected] to register.  The draft order will be determined by the date of registration.

 

 

NNR at 6PM EDT follows the Moohead show at 5PM on http://mooheadradio.com/2.0/.  Press the Green arrow at 6 for NNR.

 

 

The archive of the show is available the following day at https://fryingpansports.com/radio-show/.

 

Be part of the show by calling our SportSims.com hotline at 216-539-0607.

 

Bill Smith is a former coach of several semi-pro teams, has officiated both football and basketball, done color on radio for college football and basketball and has scouted talent. He edits https://fryingpansports.com and was a senior Read more at FryingPanSports

Tonight on the radio version of News, Notes and Rumors

 

Denise Charles, Bleacher Report beat writer for the Spurs joins us to talk about tonight’s win or go fishing game.

 

Tim Bielik Browns and Cavs beat writer for the Loraine Morning Journal joins us to talk about the Mini Camp.

 

Dave Kay, waterfootball basketball editor joins us to talk NBA Playoffs and Cavs draft

 

Samantha Bunten joins us to talk about the Browns and the Indians.

 

We also will celebrate the anniversary of D-Day June 6, 1944 by reading from my father’s memoirs.  He was on Omaha Red Beach 2 hours before the invasion.

 

Our NNR Sportsims.net football league will start in June.  The league is free to our listeners and readers.  Email me at [email protected] to register.  The draft order will be determined by the date of registration.

 

 

NNR at 6PM EDT follows the Moohead show at 5PM on http://mooheadradio.com/2.0/.  Press the Green arrow at 6 for NNR.

 

 

The archive of the show is available the following day at https://fryingpansports.com/radio-show/.

 

Be part of the show by calling our SportSims.com hotline at 216-539-0607.

 

Bill Smith is a former coach of several semi-pro teams, has officiated both football Read more at FryingPanSports

The Year of the Injured or Ineffective Closer

Mariano RiveraSome baseball fans and so-called experts discount the importance of closers, insisting that what they do is just one inning of a game, and act like they are no more important than any other pitcher in the game. However, other fans and fantasy baseball team owners may disagree with that assessment. Not only do saves matter when it comes to fantasy baseball, but what a closer does can help protect starters’ wins.

At any rate, what has happened so far in 2012 has shown just how volatile the position is. As of press time, 14 of the 30 Major League Baseball closers at the start of the season have been replaced in the first five weeks of the season. Injury and ineffectiveness are the two culprits.

Closers Lost to Injury

The injury bug has decimated a slew of closers this season, with some of the biggest names in baseball – Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees, and Brian Wilson of the San Francisco Giants – getting hurt. The 42-year-old Rivera, considered to be the greatest closer of all time and a big reason for the Yankees’ success over the past fifteen years, tore his ACL and meniscus while shagging … Read more at FryingPanSports