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Browns vs. Bills Preview
February 04, 2008 by
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Can the Browns buffalo Buffalo? Will Braylon Edwards be doing the pancake dance in the endzone? Will we all be doing the pancake dance Monday morning? Do you think I can phrase every sentence in this Browns preview in the form of a question?Hey, did you know that the stats in this...
A.L.D.S? More like A.L.C.S!
January 29, 2008 by
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The Indians advancing to the A.L.C.S. certainly warrants recognitionâ€"most certainly, in fact! The problem is that all of my bases are covered by other websites. Or, at least, I assume they'll be covered. For baseball, there are other writers doing the kind of analysis...
Born and Raised on the Bye Week
January 27, 2008 by
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The Browns may be home re-alphabetizing their Hemingway first editions, but there's no off-week for Alex and me! You see, the bye week gives us a perfect opportunity to catch up on answering some of the thousands of reader e-mails we receive. There's just not enough time in...
Larry's Hues
January 26, 2008 by
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For my first post of 2008, I'll be getting back to our roots here at the Mistake by the Lake: criticizing Larry Hughes. It's taken a while, but I think the public is coming around on the issue of Larry Hughes's low-percentage shooting finally. Just look at the attention...
Mind Your Ps and Qs
January 26, 2008 by
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Ahhhhhh.... it sure is nice to be back here, ready to blog about all those 2008-type happenings, after that long vacation I was definitely just on. McMurdo Station is gorgeous this time of year!So, let's see here, what blog fodder does 2008 have to offer? For one thing, the Indians...
Naming and Necessity (and Bill Livingston's Warped Perception of Reality)
January 26, 2008 by
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Yes, I just made a philosophy joke.In one of the most-creatively titled articles I've seen, Bill Livingston masterfully lays the case against the renaming of Jacobs Field.Bill "Macy's" Livingston here.Has a nice ring, doesn't it? Like Bob "Texaco" Hope...
Oh Yeah, Basketball
January 25, 2008 by
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Firstly, I swear I was totally going to finish up the last two editions of Are They Improved? but the N.B.A. season is so far along by now, what's the point of writing a season preview? Anyway…Earlier this month, when the Writers Guild of America went on strike, it dominated...
Born and Raised on the Cleveland Browns: Week 12
January 25, 2008 by
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I don't have much to say by way of introduction this time around, but I'll say this. When was the last time you heard someone calling for Brady Quinn to be starting? When was the last time you heard someone calling for Romeo Crennel to be fired? Or Phil Savage? After this week...
Browns at Rams Preview
January 25, 2008 by
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Round off those corners, and buy a set of tiresâ€"it's time for more Browns football! Let's preview the snot out of this game!First, you know the drill: DVOA reports. How DVOA works. Okey doke?Browns offense vs. Rams defense: CLE offense STL defensetotal DVOA 3.7% 7.4%passing ...
Browns at Ravens Preview
January 25, 2008 by
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What's that, you say? You can't live without another Browns preview? You want to marry this Browns preview? Well then, let's get to it!Per tradition, the statistics below are taken from Football Outsiders' DVOA reports. A detailed explanation of DVOA can be enjoyed...
Born and Raised on the Cleveland Browns: Week 9
January 24, 2008 by
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I'm sorry "Born and Raised" is so late this week. It is entirely the fault of a vast conspiracy of anti-Mistake by the Lake Sporting Times radicals, among them the Pittsburgh Ketchup Lobby, the U.S. government, the woman on the horse, the guy with the hose, and that damned...
Are They Improved? The Starting Lineup
January 24, 2008 by
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For the third consecutive year, I present the first edition of the closest thing to a Cavaliers season preview you'll see in the Mistake by the Lake Sporting Times. "Are They Improved?" historically has come in three installments: the starting lineup, the bench, and whatever...
Born and Raised on the Cleveland Browns: Week 10
January 24, 2008 by
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This week, I'm skipping the debate of why the Browns defense has been so bad. I think Corey did a good job outlining possible arguments in this week's preview. But to know for sure what's behind the collapse of the pass defense as an outsider, you'd need coach's...
Your 2007 Cleveland Browns… Or Are They???
January 24, 2008 by
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Last Sunday, every fan in attendance at New York City Browns Backers got a copy of this season's team photo. Happy to not have to listen to the CBS pre-game show any longer, I did what I always do when handed a picture of the Browns: try to name all the obscure ones.Then I noticed...
Jamal Lewis
January 17, 2008 by
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After the Browns' thrilling victory over the Texans the other day, our most loyal reader, Anonymous, posted the following comment:700 yards and 7 touchdowns later....still sticking to your pre-season statement that Jamal Lewis is going to do absolutely nothing this year?Now, this...
LeBron Day 2007
January 15, 2008 by
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Well, here we are again. I hope everyone had a joyous LeBron Day! Alex and I sure did. The Chosen One turned 23??"that holiest of numbers??"so we knew we had to make it a good one! What follows is a photo montage of our celebration.If you're confused, you must be new...
Browns vs. Ravens Preview
January 09, 2008 by
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Since the dawn of civilization, man has yearned to preview the matchup between the Browns and the Ravens in Week 4 of the 2007 NFL season. So let's make it count!As always, stats in this preview come from Football Outsiders' weekly DVOA ratings. Unfortunately, it's still...
Born and Raised on the Cleveland Browns: Week 8
January 09, 2008 by
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There's a reason the Rams are 0-8. They haven't had their bye week yet, otherwise they'd be 0-7. Thank you, thank you. I'll be here all week.Seriously though, the Browns didn't demolish the Rams like we had hoped, but played, I don't know, decently enough. The...
Browns at Bengals Preview
January 09, 2008 by
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It's Pepto Bismol vs. Steptoe Bismol (or something...) as the march to pancake glory continues. That's right: it can only be time for another Browns preview!All stats are borrowed from Football Outsiders' DVOA reports. Click here for a detailed 'splanation of how DVOA...
Born and Raised on the Cleveland Browns: Week 6
January 08, 2008 by
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Something is seriously wrong with the Browns' defense. Against an offense with one obvious weapon and a pedestrian, inexperienced quarterback, they gave up 21 second-half points only to be saved copious amounts of blame by the Browns offense out-scoring the Dolphins.Many times...
Born and Raised on the Cleveland Browns: Week 16
January 08, 2008 by
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Much as Corey got to enjoy last week's blizzard from his throne in one of Cleveland Browns Stadium's opulent loges, I endured the Browns heart-breaking loss (and the searing cold winds) from Paul Brown Stadium, albeit not in a Pleasure Dome. Unfortunately, I don't have...
Browns vs. Seahawks Preview
January 05, 2008 by
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Hey Cleveland, it's Corey. Of the teams remaining on the Browns' schedule, only Pittsburgh rates higher than the Seahawks, according to DVOA. Are the Browns up to the challenge? Let's preview.As always, statistics are borrowed from Football Outsiders' weekly DVOA reports...
Quarterbackism
December 30, 2007 by
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Here are a few mostly unrelated thoughts about Brady Quinn I've been meaning to write down for a while.Last draft day, the Browns traded their second-round pick (thiry-sixth overall) and their 2008 first-round pick for the Cowboys' first-round pickâ€"essentially, Brady...
Browns at Cardinals Preview
December 29, 2007 by
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Hey, it's still Friday! Voulez-vous Browns Preview avec moi?DVOA reports. How DVOA works.Browns offense vs. Cardinals defense: CLE offense ARI defensetotal DVOA 13.8% 2.4%passing 26.3% 4.3%rushing -0.3% -0.3%The Browns continue to chug along with their...
Browns at Jets Preview
December 29, 2007 by
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B! R! O! W! Brow! Brow! Brow! ns!As always, the stats in this preview come from Football Outsiders' DVOA reports. Click here for an explanation of how DVOA works.Browns offense vs. Jets defense: CLE offense NYJ defensetotal DVOA 13.5% 15.3%passing 25.5% 18.9%rushing ...
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