Posted By Glenn S. Moore on Tuesday, June 15th, 2010, 6:06 pm
Tom Izzo will remain Michigan State’s basketball coach, rejecting the head coaching position with NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers, WDIV Channel 4 in Detroit reported Tuesday night. An announcement is said to be made at 7pm ET, which was also reported by WDIV.
Izzo, 55, has coached the Spartans for 15 seasons with a record of 64-146, and a National Championship in 2000.
There has been a week of speculation on whether Izzo would take the Cavaliers job. Bryon Scott has also been contacted by the Cavaliers.
The Cavaliers fired Mike Brown at the end of their 2010 playoff run, in which they were knocked out by the Boston Celtics.
Posted By Glenn S. Moore on Monday, June 14th, 2010, 5:25 pm
“The Dugout Sports Show” was live from Ganley Volkswagen/Subaru in Bedford, Ohio on June 12th. I was joined by Tony Mazur from theCleveland Sports Report. We talked about everything ranging from Tom Izzo coming or not coming to Cleveland to coach the Cavaliers, Steven Strasburg pitching against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field. We even had a little baseball trivia with “The Ganley Man”. And finally, we had some burgers courtsey of Ganley Volkswagen/Subaru. All in all, a great show.
We compared Izzo taking his time in making a decision to LeBron James and his upcoming free agency tour. Tony and I agreed that the Cavaliers should get a coach that has experience at the professional level. Maybe Bryon Scott?
Is Strasburg the real thing or is he just hype? We discussed how big Strasburg could become or how hard he can fall.
“The Dugout Sports Show” is live every Saturday from 11am-1pm ET at Ganley Volkswagen/Subaru in Bedford, Ohio.
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Posted By Glenn S. Moore on Sunday, June 13th, 2010, 8:45 pm
When word spread around the Washington Nationals pitcher Steven Strasburg was going to make his second big league appearance at Progressive Field verses the Cleveland Indians, the whole city buzzed with the chance to see the man labeled the next greatest thing.
The Indians as an organization did their best in promoting Strasburg’s appearance. Each day during the Boston Red Sox series, they flashed the scheduled pitching matchup between Strasburg and the Indians David Huff.
Ticket sales went through the roof. The only thing that could ruin the day was rain. But the sun shined down as the first pitch was thrown.
I went to the game as a fan. I was able to snatch tickets five rows from the Washington Nationals dugout to get some good pictures of Strasburg and actually see how fast this guy throws.
I wanted to check out Strasburg warming up in the bullpen before the game and knowing that fans can watch the opposing pitcher warmup, I thought this was the perfect chance to get up close and personal with the man they call the greatest pitcher since Walter Johnson.
As I started to get closer to the bullpen, I realized there were a lot fans wanting to catch a glimpse of the big righthander. This did not surprise me, but what I saw next did.
Usually the bullpen grants fans a great view of warm-ups. But it’s kind of hard to do that when three-quarters of the potential views are blocked off by pop and chips.
Pop and chips block off the view of Steven Strasburg warming up at Progressive Field. (Katie Brinager/DSS)
Yes, pop and chips. Now, I do not know if this huge stand of pop and chips have been there all year. But I know when I was a kid, I relished in the fact that I could see David Wells, Roger Clemens, Orlando Hernandez, Randy Johnson, and Brad Radke warm up. To hear the pop of the glove and also catch some chatter between the pitcher and coach is what I looked forward to as a kid.
But not on this day. The only people allowed to see Strasburg warm up were the ones that had seats along the bullpen and the five fans that were able to see Strasburg from the top of the section. I’m sure the grumbling from the fans who could not watch could be heard from Lake Erie.
The Indians could have moved the hundreds of pop bottles and chips for one game. Just one game. To be able to have fans get a close view of Strasburg. But no. The sale of pop and chips are more important. (FYI: I did not see one person get anything form that stand while I was there. Just four workers standing around.)
The 32,876 fans who showed up to the game did not come because the Indians were on a four game winning streak. They came for one man and one man only. Maybe next time, they can do their sales of a $4.25 pop somewhere else.
Posted By Glenn S. Moore on Wednesday, June 9th, 2010, 9:34 pm
Kelli Stack, 2010 USA Womens Hockey Team on DSS
On June 5th, DSS welcomed KELLI STACKfrom the 2010 USA Womens Hockey Team to the show live from Ganley Volkswagen/Subaru in Bedford, Ohio. Kelli won a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
We discussed playing hockey growing up, playing at Boston College, and also at the Olympics. We also hit on her plans for the next few years leading up to the next Winter Games. She told us about what she does in her free time, other sports interests, and also what she would do if she was LeBron James. She even brought her silver medal and hockey jersey on set.
Posted By Glenn S. Moore on Wednesday, June 9th, 2010, 9:03 pm
“The Dugout Sports Show” was live from Ganley Volkswagen/Subaru in Bedford, Ohio on June 5th. I was joined by Tony Mazur from theCleveland Sports Report and Brendan Bowers from StepienRules.com. We started the first half hour of the show talking about Danny Ferry resigning from his post as general manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers. The discussion then turned to LeBron James and his “Free Agency Tour”.
Kelli Stack, USA Womens Hockey Team 2010
For the last hour of the show, we welcomed KELLI STACK live on set. Stack won sliver medal in the 2010 Winter Olympics while playing for the USA Womens Hockey Team. She even brought her silver medal and jersey with her! We discussed playing at Boston College, in the Olympics, her teammates, and also what she would do if she was LeBron James. You can listen to the interview portion here.
Other topics discussed were the “Imperfect Game”, John Wooden passing away, and where other free agents in the NBA might end up.
“The Dugout Sports Show” is live every Saturday from 11am-1pm ET at Ganley Volkswagen/Subaru in Bedford, Ohio.
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Posted By Glenn S. Moore on Friday, June 4th, 2010, 3:25 pm
Two of these men are unemployed. That a good thing or a bad thing?
In the matter of a month, the Cleveland Cavaliers have gone from being the favorite to be 2010 NBA Champions to a team without a head coach, general manager, and now living with the surrounding speculation that their star player LeBron James might bolt Cleveland this summer.
With the announcement on Friday that Danny Ferry has resigned from his general manager post just adds to the circus that is currently settled in on the corner of Huron and Ontario at Quicken Loans Arena. (more…)
Posted By Glenn S. Moore on Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010, 11:40 am
For almost the past year, eight of the very best in world of NBA blogs get together once a month to discuss everything that is going on in the NBA.
This month, the respectively Conference Finals were the discussion. And also we hit on the news of some free agent…what’s his name…oh yea, LeBron James.
We had a very special guest on the show this month as well. MARC SPEARS from the NBA side of Yahoo! Sports joined us for a few minutes and took questions from the guys.
