Terry’s Talkin’

Highlights: Breaking down Donovan Mitchell’s franchise-record 71-point night vs. the Bulls; How Mitchell did it (and how Terry suggested it last week); Terry’s stories about Wilt Chamberlain, president of the 70-point club; Why Wilt hated to talk about his 100-point game; What Michael Jordan game vs. the Cavs Terry was reminded of after seeing Mitchell’s performance (it’s not The Shot); How Brad D...

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Terry’s Talkin’ podcast with cleveland.com and Plain Dealer columnist Terry Pluto, and host David Campbell.  Highlights: A dome in Cleveland? Terry says some fans are big on the idea. We break it down; Why the cold-weather Browns got beat by the dome-home New Orleans Saints on Christmas Eve; Were the Browns out-toughed by New Orleans on their home field? Why t...

Highlights: The top Christmas songs of all time, and what’s at the top of Terry’s list; Why Terry would make the Cavs’ trade for Donovan Mitchell in a second if he had to do it today; Why the Cavs got Mitchell at exactly the right time; Why the deal has worked so well; The Cavs’ physical defense vs. the Jazz on Monday night, and what it means going forward; What Terry wants to see from the Cavs on...

Highlights: The NBA’s 20-year club: Can you name them? What catcher Mike Zunino will bring to the Guardians; Why Josh Bell was a good fit, and why his contract had an interesting structure; Josh Naylor playing the outfield: Good idea or not? Why the Cavs keep starting slow and losing on the road; The striking disparity between Darius Garland’s home stats and road stats; Deshaun Watson’s performanc...

Highlights: Getting into “goblin mode”; What looked off with Deshaun Watson’s debut on Sunday; And what a successful outing would look like against the Bengals this Sunday; The Browns’ defense and special teams had their best day of the season in Houston – what it means; What’s next for Baker Mayfield; What’s behind the NBA’s crackdown on traveling, and what’s wrong with it; How to feel about LeBr...

It’s time for this week’s edition of the Terry’s Talkin’ podcast with cleveland.com and Plain Dealer columnist Terry Pluto, and host David Campbell. Highlights: A skunk, a roadrunner and “the Dibber”; What the Browns’ win over the Bucs means; Can David Njoku become the Browns’ version of Travis Kelce? What Terry wants to see from Deshaun Watson in Sunday’s game vs. the Texans; Jacoby Brissett’s Br...

Highlights: How the Cavs went from being fat cats into being junkyard dogs again; Lamar Stevens and his instant impact; Why Terry thinks the time is right for the Browns to move on from Joe Woods; Who’s responsible for the bad defense: Woods, the front office, Kevin Stefanski? What the Browns player statements this week tell us about how the defensive players might be feeling; The second-best grad...

Highlights: Good news: Robots have stopped following Terry; Terry will be at the Wickliffe Library on Thursday, Nov. 17;  Darius Garland’s 51 points, what it means; The Cavs have hit a rough patch, but fans should give them time to stabilize after a weird start to the season; Which lineups are working for the Cavs based on a limited sample size; Is it time to worry about Isaac Okoro’s shooting? Ou...

Highlights: Terry discusses his hiking trip to western Maryland and the Appalachian Trail; Are the Cavs playing arrogant basketball? J.B. Bickerstaff said they are after Wednesday night’s loss at Sacramento; What Bickerstaff can do to help the team find its defensive identity; The Dolphins are loaded on offense – what the Browns have to do on Sunday to come out of Miami with a win; Terry’s take on...

Highlights: Terry’s take on what he heard from being at Andrew Berry’s bye week press conference; Are the expectations different in Berea because of the Deshaun Watson situation? Or is “maximizing the team’s potential” enough of a goal? Will the Browns make the playoffs? What Monday night’s convincing win over the Bengals tells us about the Browns; Terry’s take on the Cavs’ devotion to defense and...

Highlights: Terry will appear at the Wooster Library and sign books on Wednesday, Nov. 2; Terry’s take on why the Browns should trade Kareem Hunt;  Is this OBJ all over again? Why the Browns are showing they can’t use the offensive weapons they do have in an effective way; Terry’s impressions of the 2-1 Cavaliers so far, including Donovan Mitchell and the surprising Cedi Osman; What you should exp...

Highlights: Was Monday night’s rainout good or bad for the Guardians? Did it matter? Why Shane Bieber’s non-start in Game 5 reminds us of Andrew Miller pitching in the 2016 playoffs; Why Terry thinks there was a better third option instead of Bieber or Aaron Civale to start Game 5 vs. the Yankees; One thing the Guardians have to improve of the field - not in terms of talent - for the 2023 season;...

Highlights: A Tom Brady joke; The “relentlessly resilient” Guardians and what they have to do against the Yankees; What the wild-card walkoff win over the Rays meant; Who’s the most to blame for the Browns’ terrible run defense? After a “five-alarm fire” response in Berea the last few days, we discuss new additions Deion Jones and Tyeler Davison and whether they can make a difference; The Browns u...

Highlights: Go figure: Weights are falling out of walleye; We got some response from our question from two weeks ago about which Cleveland pro team is closest to winning a championship; Terry’s Guardians vs. Rays preview; The Guardians and Rays are living in the land of the big-payroll teams by making the playoffs again; How Terry Francona’s performance this season ranks among top recent coaching/...

Highlights: The Guardians are doing anything but crumbling, as Elvis Andrus and the White Sox are finding out; How the Guardians are doing this, and the pressure they put on opponents; Terry on how Myles Straw found “it” again; What the Guardians should do with Amed Rosario, who has one year left on his contract; Forget breaking down the playoffs, just enjoy the ride with the Guardians; Which two...

Highlights: Is this one of Terry Francona’s best managerial seasons of his career? How Francona makes everyone feel important and how that translates onto the field; Terry’s take on the new MLB rules that will institute a pitch clock and outlaw infield shifts in 2023; First impressions of Jacoby Brissett in Sunday’s Browns win over the Panthers; How the Browns might be able to “weaponize” the kick...

A programming announcement: Terry will appear Tuesday (Sept. 13) at the Medina Library at 6:30 p.m. to meet fans and sign books. It’s free. How the Guardians keep finding a way to stay atop the AL Central; Shane Bieber reached some milestones in Tuesday’s 4-1 win at Kansas City; Is Bieber the most important pitcher on the Guardians staff? What it says about Steven Kwan and Andres Gimenez that they...

Note: This podcast was taped Monday right before reports surfaced that Jimmy Garoppolo and the 49ers had agreed to terms on a new contract. Highlights: Terry talks about memories of Cleveland-Yankees games of past years, in the wake of a nearly flawless Mickey Mantle rookie baseball card being sold recently for a record $12.6 million at auction. Who would have thought a Guardians-Orioles midweek s...

Highlights: Who should play in the Browns’ final preseason game Saturday against the Bears? And how much should they play? Why it was good that Browns guard Joel Bitonio clarified his “Cleveland against the world” comments from after the preseason game in Jacksonville; Should the Browns have a player-run practice like the Lions did earlier this week? Terry on why young pitchers on the Guardians st...

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Terry’s Talkin’ podcast with cleveland.com and Plain Dealer columnist Terry Pluto, and host David Campbell. On this week’s podcast, Terry talks Guardians, Browns and Cavs, as well as his Faith & You column for the weekend. Highlights: Terry weighs in on MLB’s rules about catchers blocking the plate, and why Tuesday night’s controversial play doesn’t capture th...

Highlights: The demise of the Choco Taco; What Terry’s expecting to see as the Browns start 2022 training camp; Can the Browns rely on Anthony Schwartz? Why it’s about time we’re seeing more Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt in the backfield together; Terry sits behind Roger Goodell’s desk and we think about how the commissioner might handle the Watson ruling when it comes down; Why Oakland A’s catcher S...

An appreciation of Emmanuel Clase’s performance in Tuesday night’s MLB All-Star Game, where he struck out three straight National League batters and almost had an “immaculate inning” – three strikeouts on nine pitches; Terry discusses the deal that brought Andrews Gimenez to the Guardians, and why it’s working; What Terry is looking for in the second half of the Guardians season, and how he sees t...

Highlights of this week's episode with Terry Pluto and host David Campbell: Why the Guardians brought up Nolan Jones instead of Will Brennan, and why it’s working out wonderfully so far; Why Franmil Reyes could be on the move as trade deadline looms; What grade Terry gives Guardians manager Terry Francona for the first half of the season; Terry’s take on the Baker Mayfield press conference in Nort...

Why the Guardians can recover from this rough stretch and challenge in the AL Central; Terry on Myles Straw’s struggles, and why Will Brennan is an option for the Guardians in the outfield; What the Browns and the the Tennessee Titans have in common, and what Terry thinks it says about the Browns’ approach with Baker Mayfield and Deshaun Watson; Why the Cavs’ signing of Darius Garland was the righ...

This week’s edition of the Terry’s Talkin’ podcast with cleveland.com and Plain Dealer columnist Terry Pluto, and host David Campbell: The Guardians are tied for first heading into Wednesday night’s game at Minnesota. How are they doing this? Why Emmanuel Clase has the best stuff of any reliever Terry has seen since … Jose Mesa? And speaking of comparisons, Shane Bieber’s curveball has Terry think...