Chin Up, Browns Fans

You've got this nugget of history going for you.

(h/t Deadspin)

Like a Stroll Through Baghdad on a Friday Afternoon

I understand it's been a tough season in Cleveland, but this is just a bad idea.

Good grief. I like Marty. He seems to be a decent guy and a hard worker. But how can anyone legitimately believe that he can bring any long-term success anywhere? Will Browns fans be happy if they become a chronic 10-6 team that can't win a single game in January? Doubtful.

Come on, Cleveland. You can do better.

LeCharles Bentley Back: Pretty Fing Cool

Today from the local branch of BSD LeCharles Bentley returned to the Browns practice for the first time in nearly two years. For those that aren't aware Bentley signed with his boyhood favorite team two years ago. However on the first play of the first practice blew out his knee. Afterwards a series of staph infections nearly cost him his leg. Today he was medically cleared to practice with the team. There's no guarantees he will make the team, let alone return to his former Pro Bowl form, but still an incredible accomplishment. Congrats big guy. Here's hoping he helps the Browns defeat the hated Yinzers this year

Cheers and Jeers: New York Sour Edition

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Blended whiskey
• Juice of 1/2 Lemon
• 1 tsp Sugar
• Red wine (Claret)
• 1/2 slice Lemon
• 1 Cherry

Well its almost the weekend, thank goodness. After a long week of sports related court dramas, investigations and dismals we could all use a little break. I for one plan on doing a series of dances to ensure that nobody gets hurt on the Browns. Last year the big free agent signing (Lecharles Bentley) blew out his knee on the first play of training camp. The previous year the big free agent signing (Gary Baxter) blew out his knee during the few games of the season. Both players this year are trying remarkable comebacks. So tonight its a lot of rhythmic movements, building of totems and reading from the Necronomicon to ensure that Eric Steinbach remains healthy (and possibly the rest of the team)

Cheers:Its not often I'll cheer a Red Sox player, even less likely when the Red Sox play the Tribe. However this week Jon Lester made a pretty remarkable comeback from lymphoma. The young fireballer barely had scratched the major leagues when he had to take a leave to fight cancer. Well he finally made it back and had a great start. It's a feel good story that if it doesn't move you a little, you have no soul and probably were the starting QB for the Atlanta Falcons.

Jeers: To the Tour de France riders. This week a number of riders were disqualified, arrested, disbarred, and possibly thrown into the Bastille. Michael Rasmussen of the nation of beer drinkers (Denmark) was thrown off the tour. Why do they even hold this event anymore as every winner, leader, rider , possibly spectator has used performance enhancing drugs or gamma radiation. Can we just skip it for awhile?

Jeers: Partially to me. In my questions on college football I forgot to mention the ACC. However in my defense the ACC is the worst conference of the big boys. For all our making fun of the Big 12 at least they have a few semi-decent teams. The ACC is 1-8 in BCS bowl games and 3-31 versus top 10 teams since 2000. That's just jaw dropingly craptacular. This year V-Tech is the favorite but that's possibly only by default as the rest of the programs are rebuilding or under investigation for participating in harvesting organs (Miami Hurricane. well possibly)

Cheers: To Curt Schilling. Who always has such insightful, well thought, articulate, and brilliant insights into the sports world and society in general. And by that I mean most bags of elephant dung could do better.

Cheers: To the Incredible MJ's b-day. To celebrate he's traveling a secret route through the Misty Mountains to visit Publius and myself. Currently we are researching if we can rent a pony for him to ride around in while he wears a pretty pretty princess outfit. In honor of the great MJ Cheers and Jeers presents two lovely ladies: our girl Scarlett and Kelly Brook