SPORTS SIDE BAR

This week Captain Bill and Dave spend the hour breaking down the Browns upcoming season and make predictions of what will happen and the win / loss records

This week Sports Side Bar is going to the dogs. And the sports leagues are weighing on making vaccinations mandatory for fans. Captain Bill finally gets the the lists of oppsoing coaches and Quarterbacks that are facing the Browns this year.

Today Captain Bill and Dave talk about the Field of Dreams game and a few movies to go with it. CFL or NFL - which is more popular in Canada. Kevin Stafanski seems to be the real deal and Baker Mayfield is waiting for his stock to rise as contract extension negotiations continue into the season. And why it's good to have a former player in the broadcast booth.

Captain Bill and Dave run the Guardians into the ground and the Browns right into their first preseason game. also a bit about the Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductees that were installed for the 2020 & 2021 season.

This week Captain Bill and Dave look at the Guardians (or will they be?) as there is a Roller Derby team in Cleveland already by that name. Terry Francona is out for the rest of the season and so is maybe Shayne Beiber. How Simone got the Twisties. The Russians and the Olympics. And the extreme foods down a Canal Park.

This week Captain Bill and Dave do some head scratching. The Guradians??? Also there is talk of the Covid and physicality of sports. How the Covid is effecting the Olympics. And the NFL has new covid rules which could include the forefiting of games. c

This week Captain Bill and Dave talk a big range of sports as covid rears it's head again and is effecting sports in general and the Olympics is specific. And a lot of baseball talk with Trevor Bower still not allowed to pitch, umpires wearing sponsorships on their uniforms, how the Indians are doing, and the shots heard outside the Washington stadium.

This week Captain Bill and Dave are trying to plug up the holes so the rain can't come in. It's the All Star break an what will the Indians do nest? (sell or buy?) Worries about the Browns being over hyped. And a Bit of talk about the Summer Olympics starting next week.

This week a wide variety of side bars as Captain Bill & Dave discuss Pitchers getting caught in Major league Baseball. More baseball with surviving pitcher injuries (but not very well) and Rameres and Bieber making the All Star team, and Nayler makes the futures game. The NBA Finals are FINALLY here. Must Love go from the Cavs? And how will the new NIL affect college teams?

This week Captain Bill and Dave discuss how athlete's choice to not get the vaccine continues to plague college and pro sports. The Univ of Akron pole vaulter making the trip to the Tokyo Olympics. The local blind pole vaulter. The Supreme Court / NCAA decision. The cavs moving up in the draft to 3rd. And another major injury added to the Indian's roster.

This week Captain Bill & Dave discuss how sports betting has been sanctioned by the Ohio senate. Is there anyone left to pitch for the Indians? The Basketball season that never ended. The Cavs constant waste of resources. And are we about to see the first woman head coach in the NBA?

This week Captain Bill & Dave look at the M*A*S*H unit ... I mean the Indians Pitching Staff, The college football playoff expansion, the 74 year old who had 2 holes in 1. Rahms $1.6 million vaccine refusal. Tim Tebo football or baseball? A tribute to pitcher Jim "Mudcat" Grant. All this and more!

This week Captain Bill and Dave have a discussion about the Canton coaches fired for a Pizza violation, compensation for college athletes, Ohio State going back to full capacity, Coach K retiring from Duke, and the Tribe only 4 games out of first. That's a lot of talk in one hour.

This week Captain Bill has a bad day at the plate ... and I don't mean at the buffet. There's conversation on whether athletes should be forced to do press conferences. Also what to do about Kevin Love and the Cavs. Does only winning bring talent to the Cavs? A a bit of squawk about the injury laden Tribe.

This week Captain Bill experiences the Smart Phone Ticket in order to go to a baseball game. Time Tebo is back in the NFL? Will there be Olympics in Japan this summer? Phil Mickelson and the Browns TV schedule is all on the discussion table this week.

This week Captain Bill & Dave hit a plethora of topics including: Is the shift good for baseball or is it just killing batting averages. The future of sports with how kids are - and aren't - playing baseball & football. The Baseball Hall of Fame. And will the Cavs ever be any good again after the LeBron era.

This week Captain Bill and Dave have a lot to talk about with the Browns. A Little to talk about the Cav's. And even less to talk about the Tribe

This week Captain Bill and Dave look at how others looked at the Browns Draft. Is there is a direction the Cavs are actually heading. Also there are two questions. Will Aaron Rogers be a Packer and who will be the new permanent host?

This week on Sports Side Bar Captain Bill and Dave take a look at the Cleveland Browns and what they have done postseason to boost the roster, and what they may be looking at in the NFL Draft later this week. Later, they reserve a little time for the Indians hitting which is all they may deserve.

A lot of baseball talk this week as Captain Bill and Dave talk about perfect games, instant replay, early season home stands and how sports are cozening up to online betting. That and racial slurs for errors? Really??

This week as the baseball season gets under way Captain Bill and Dave spend most of the time talking about Browns Football - go figure.

It's spring as baseball season has opened Captain Bill and Dave Talk Baseball, Baseball, Tribe, and Baseball.

This week Captain Bill and Dave spend their time chomping at the bit as the baseball season begins on April fools day. How will the tribe do? Who will hit the ball. One thing we do know is that Who is NOT on first.

This week Captain Bill and Dave wrap up discussion of the late, great, Hall of Fame Broadcaster Joe Tait. And with baseball spring training wrapping and football free agency free for al in full swing we see what the Tribe and the Browns are up to.

This week on Sports Side Bar we pay tribute to NBA Hall of Fame announcer, Joe Tait, who recently passed away at the age of 83. In the podcast we also include a 2012 interview we had with Joe.