Recent Rant from my pal Rik on the Sabathia trade

I think they should have traded Shapiro and Wedge as well.......while I wasn't a huge CC fan, I'm tired of these geniuses growing great, even Hall of Fame prospects and letting them go. They can't be that stupid to think that big players don't get big bucks but that also brings big dollars back to the organization and city ) as well as other players wanting to join).

I think all owners should be required to take a psychology/sociology course on community dynamics. Especially in Cleveland, where I am more convinced than ever, that sports is the heart of the city. It colors the attitude of the environment (and those who were exposed to the C Town gene as kids). There is just some depressing component there that can only be over shadowed by successful sports franchises.

It's the Prozac of Northeastern Ohio. I don't see it recovering as an industrial base anytime in the foreseeable future so what's left to give the area a lift? Michael Stanley? There hasn't been a GOOD band to come out of there since the Raspberries, who never got the acclaim they deserved in town (even from me). So it's back to sports for a remedy...."it's not just entertainment".

Hey, think we could package that slogan and sell it to one of the teams (probably the Browns) or a newly formed "city sports council" to oversee all that's wrong with their professional sports teams.....?