Yardbarker: Joe Smith

Smith has knee surgery

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:57:12 -0500

Cleveland Indians pitcher Joe Smith had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Wednesday. Smith had loose bodies removed from the knee in the operation and is expected to be ready when spring training opens.

P Sipp demoted; Smith activated

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:33:17 -0500

Cleveland Indians reliever Joe Smith was activated from the 15-day disabled list Tuesday.

LAIndianFan - Why do Cleveland Indians relief pitchers need rehab assignments

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:05:07 -0500

Raphael Betancourt and Joe Smith, relief pitchers for the Indians, are on the disabled list. When they are ready to pitch why do they need a rehab assignment in the minor leagues?Since their outings from the bullpen are usually a few innings or less, why can’t they just throw in the bullpen for the Indians, then pitch a simulated game, and be ready to pitch quickly?Smith has already pitched one inning for the Columbus Clippers. If he throws in the bullpen before the Indians games and then p...

Lebron James = Michael Jordan circa 1989

Wed, 27 May 2009 12:47:57 -0500

One of the first sports books I ever read was "The Jordan Rules" by Stan Smith. One of the main features of the book was a philosophy by Detroit Pistons head coach Chuck Daly (RIP) on the best way to defend Michael Jordan. The interesting thing was Daly knew you couldn't totally stop Jordan, but the plan was to force him to play 1 on 5 and to beat his brains in for the entire series. Fast forward to 2009 and you are Lebron James. You have your "Scottie Pippen" Mo Willi...

SPORTS LOSER OF THE DAY: RASHEED WALLACE

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:21:32 -0500

Rasheed's stat line from yesterday's embarrassing game 40-7 from the field, 4 fouls, -14Sheed scored 26 points in this series and pulled down 25 rebounds...Only two of those rebounds were on the offensive end. In comparison, Sideshow Bob, a man who doesn't have nearly the talent that Rasheed does pulled down 8.Rasheed's defense was beyond atrocious, sporting a -56 for the series. Now granted, the entire team was in the minus category but a player of Sheed's caliber has the...

The Glory Lines 4/21/2009

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:23:39 -0500

It's time for the daily linkage. You know the drill, here's some stories from around the 'net that we like and you SHOULD too!Chicago, KG Has Some Disparaging Things to Say About Your Mother…A Photo Progression (Friends Of The Program)Maskot Kombat (More Hardball)Above The Rim is the Greatest Basketball Movie Ever Made (Ed The Sports Fan)Real Interviews With Actual People: John Buccigross (Barry Melrose Rocks)BCHL Hockey Player Tries To Fight Everyone On The Ice Including The Refe...

Joe Smith Has a Rap MixTape Out...Yes That Joe Smith

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:27:48 -0500

So I am checking out my Twitter direct messages (http://www.twitter.com/BlkSportsOnline) and I have one from my friends over at Sporting News First Cuts (http://www.twitter.com/FirstCuts) telling me about the Joe Smith "Mixtape Thing". So I am thinking that Joe Smith maybe started a record label or he is dabbling in some producing. I was sorely mistaken. Joe Smith is the actual rapper. He goes by the rap name Joe Beast (at least it isn't Lil Joe) and yes this is the same Joe ...

Spurs vs. Cavs - Open Thread

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:28:23 -0500

The Cavs are looking to turn this thing around on Sunday vs the San Antonio Spurs. Follow along here as the Cavs look to do it even more short-handed than normal as Anderson Varejao sits out with a bruised wrist. Darnell Jackson gets the start to keep Joe Smith coming off the bench. Who knows? [...]

The Lefty Guard Barack Obama , Chris Paul, and The Trade Deadline

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:44:30 -0500

Embedded video from CNN Video

As a left handed person, this is the first time I’ve ever heard anything good about a lefty in basketball since Lefty Drizzel. CNN got quite an assortment of former and current players to break down President Obama’s game. They go a little soft on el Presidente, but considering we desperately need a point guard who knows how to pass and screen away on my men’s league basketball team, I’d be more than happy to pick up the Hawaiian kid from ChiTown. Bill Russell is an old head for sure and he shows it in this clip. Chris Paul had some interesting insight on having a dual personality, one on the court and one off. Magic was probably thinking, kid, I could score on the court and off, no difference.

Chris Paul doesn’t have to worry about Magic’s approval because C-Paul continues to blow up the league and is clearly in top 10 if not top 5 players in the league. Right now he is averaging a double-double with 22 points and 11 assist per game. Dwight Howard probably wondered how Chris Paul got access to his Super Man cape as he went for 36 points and 10 assists last night against Orlando. Speaking of kids from Chi-Town, Chandler, or his big toe didn’t pass the team physical in Oklahoma so he’s on his way back to New Orleans. And so, Joe Smith and Chris Wilcox going back sooner to the Sooner state then they had anticipated.

In my last post, I based my trade proposals on the concept of chemistry, not because I anticipated any of the trades to go through, but I took an old school approach to thinking about trades. But, there was one thing missing, not everyone’s looking to win a championship as J.A. Adande points out over at ESPN in his post Trades Are About More Than Who Got the Best Player. While times are tough and budgets tight it makes sense to move budgets around. But maybe that’s part of the problem, GM’s want to run a business so much they forget about how to win games, with team chemistry. When you don’t have chemistry, force it, like Isaiah has tried to do in NY. That’s done a lot of good for him.

Thom Wallace writes about the convergence of media, art, technology, and sustainability at www.thomwallace.com and contributes to Walker Sports when a great Baltimore basketball mind is needed.

Ric Bucher Does Not Care For Your Rumors, Even If They Turn Out To Be True

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:33:47 -0500

Brian Windhorst, of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, has broken just about every single Cavaliers story/trade that's gone down over the past few years. He had the Mo Williams information first, and more recently, had the Joe Smith deal before anyone else. Most people would speak highly of someone with such a stellar record of finding things out, but apparently ESPN's Ric Bucher isn't most people. Bucher is the latest person to head onto the B.S. Report, and the NBA analyst decided to t...

Buyout players find new homes

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 01:13:51 -0500

What team is Joe Smith on this year again?

2008 NBA Preview: #14 Cleveland Cavaliers

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:48:39 -0500

Offseason Movement: The Cavs swung a good deal by trading Damon Jones and Joe Smith (to the Bucks and Thunder, respectively) for Mo Williams, a dynamic scoring point guard who can also pass the ball (17.2 ppg, 6.3 apg). It's not clear just how much he'll get to handle the ball, but the Cavs would be wise to let him take some of the offensive load off of LeBron. Williams was basically a salary dump by the Bucks, who just signed him to a long deal in the summer of 2007, so the Cavs are ...

Joe Smith of the Mets heckles the Wrigley Bleachers

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:11:25 -0500

Mets reliever Joe Smith told the Wrigley Field Bleachers that they "ain't shit" the other day.