Recklessly Optimistic

We're back to celebrate Opening Day! On this episode we talk potential. We're talking about the potential of the young players that the Guardians will be counting on. We're talking championship potential for the Cavs. And we're talking about the potential for the Browns to find some solutions in the next month.  Are we also talking about Dak Prescott?  Potentially.

On this episode we're talking about Myles and the trade request development. Then we spend a few minutes on the Cavs working through their setback this week to the Celtics.  

Ohio State wins big over Oregon and looks like the team to beat.  We talk about 2024 highlights and 2025 expectations.  Happy New Year!

We've got way more questions than answers as the Cleveland Browns season winds down.  We talk Stefanski and Jameis.  We talk about front office changes and draft options.  We make a bold prediction about the upcoming showdown with the Chiefs.  For the Guardians, we discuss the surprising Andres Gimenez trade and other possible new looks for a team that we believe can continue to be one of the best...

Browns beat the Steelers on a great night for football in downtown Cleveland.  We talk Jameis, Myles, Nick Chubb and a win that will be remembered.  We also celebrate the Cavs 16-1 start and the our MLB AL Manager of the Year.

The Browns win and the Cavs are unbeaten.  It has been a solid week of nothing but winning.  That has a nice ring to it.  Let's keep it up and beat a Harbaugh two weeks in a row.  On this episode we get Recklessly Optimistic about Jameis and the new energy in the Browns organization. And the Cavs hot start has us looking forward to what should be a fun season.

We're back to wrap up one of the more eventful weeks we can remember as Cleveland fans.  From ALCS highs and lows to a massive shift in the Cleveland sports landscape, we discuss the end of the Guardians season and the end of an era by the Lake.  Plus, we cover the return of Nick Chubb and the departure of the QB.

We're celebrating a big game 3 Guardians win in the ALCS and a massive moment for this franchise.  The Guardians come back from the brink with a game tying bottom-of-the-ninth Jhonkensy Noel home run.  Then they put this one away on a walkoff by David Fry.  We discuss the highlights and look forward to a game four with the Yankees.

Your Cleveland Guardians win game 5 in the ALDS and advance.  Lane Thomas leads the way. The bullpen is as advertised and this improbable season continues.  We refelect on the ALDS and look forward to a series with the Yankees.

On today's episode we discuss another bad Browns loss.  We're staring down the real possibility of a full return to irrelevance.

Sonny and Tony get ready for the Guardians and Tigers ALDS.  And we stay optimistic about The Browns even in light of another tough loss in Las Vegas and a 1-3 start.  

Fun to watch the Guardians playing with house money as they wrap up the regular season.  Sonny makes a case for promoting Chase DeLauter for the post season push.  And Tony says the Browns start should not be a surprise considering the massive changes the offense is installing.  And we talk a little bit about the forgotted 50/50 season. Thanks for listening!

We're talking about another ugly game and another ugly Cleveland Browns loss.  And we catch up on the Guardians with some reckless optimism about the upcoming post season.  

The Guardians are navigating the dog days of summer with some new faces and prepping for a late season runup to the postseason.  They'll need to regain some offensive energy and lean on some new starters.  We're recklessly optimistic about how far this team can take it.

We're 100 games into a special season for Guardians baseball.  Lately it's been a grind and the team is toughing its way through a stretch of very uneven baseball. We talk the past, the future and the setup for what could be a fun fall for Cleveland sports.

The Guards start win the series opener with KC and we're talking highlights of this latest home win and the season so far.  Sonny makes his prediction for this year's Royals win total and Tony takes the over.  We talk Vogt, Jose and Josh ... AND Freeman, Schneemann and Fry.

The Cavs turn it on in the second half and win game 7 to advance!  We're talking about a big game 7 performance against Orlando and takeaways from an up and down series. Let em know!  Then we get caught up on Guardians baseball.  A hot start continues in a suddenly hot division and one of the most exciting prospects in recent years gets his shot this week when Kyle Manzardo debuts for the Guards. ...

The Guardians have one of the best records in baseball through 20 games.  And The Cavs have something to prove in the postseason.  Welcome to another episode of Recklessly Optimistic.

We're reviewing the first 7 games of the Cleveland Guardians 2024 season and celebrating some of the many positive things about their 5-2 start.  We talk about the top stories of the early Guardians success and we reveal our new favorite MLB player to hate.  

We're back after a haitus to start a new season following Guardians baseball.  We talk Spring Training and the opening day roster.  Go Guardians!

We have a post game conversation about Super Bowl 58. We recap an incredible week in Las Vegas with congratulations to the victors from a Cleveland perspective. Next year's Super Bowl is in New Orleans. Browns fans, we'll see you next year on Bourbon Street.

On this episose - more Cleveland Browns season-in-review. And we're optimistic about the Guardians with Spring Training on the horizon. We sprinkling a little golf conversation into this one. Plus, be honest, how much cheating are you comfortable with?

The Cavs take on the Nets in Paris, The Browns face CJ Stroud and the Texans, Guardians baseball is coming back soon but most importantly... Sonny has a new shirt.

A special season continues with a big home win over the Jets to earn a playoff spot. On this episode we talk about the best defense in football and the incredible story of Joe Flacco. Happy New Year Cleveland fans!

A 9-5 Browns team is a thing to be celebrated. There have been too few seasons like this since 1999. Credit to the players that have been fortunate to stay healthy and to the backups that have done more than expected. And credit the coaching staff that has game planned and coached through a tough set of circumstances. This team is on the doorstep. Let's get a road win in week 16.