Terry’s Talkin’

Highlights: What Andrés Giménez's new contract extension means for the Guardians - and Amed Rosario? How the Guardians will weather the injury that might shelve Triston McKenzie for eight weeks; Terry's prediction for the 2023 Guardians and their season record; Appreciating the playoff-bound Cavs. who avoided the fate of many teams that spin their wheels in a rebuild; Who the Cavs should want in t...

Highlights: Terry talks about what he saw in Goodyear at Guardians spring training; What Shane Bieber pitched through last season - it may surprise you; Why Triston McKenzie and Myles Straw are different this year; A Guardians pitcher to watch in the minors this season; Are the Cavs underrated? Evan Mobley: Why he's getting better and better; The final letters from podcast listeners about their ti...

Highlights: Terry is in Goodyear, Arizona, and has his early impressions of the Guardians; It may be Amed Rosario’s final season in Cleveland – why he shouldn’t be underappreciated; Terry’s pick for the young player to start the season as the utility player is ….. What’s the future hold for Zach Plesac? After Terry’s wife, Roberta, called it on Steven Kwan, she has honed in on her 2023 prospect to...

Highlights: Terry shares info on his upcoming library appearance. It's free; The Browns have a waiting list for season tickets. Given their losing past, why is that? Terry wants answers Why the Browns' coaching changes this offseason are a good thing; Who was behind all these coaching moves, anyway? Why new senior offensive assistant Bill Musgrave and special teams coach Bubba Ventrone can make a...

Highlights: Terry will be speaking at the Niles McKinley Library on Tuesday, March 7 at 6:30 PM. It’s free. He’ll take questions and sign books. We look at Kevin Love's legacy with the Cavs, the good, the bad and the buyout; Should Love's number be retired? What grade Terry gives the Cavs at the All-Star break; Terry talks about his conversation with Cleveland slugging great Rocky Colavito, 89, an...

Highlights: Thoughts on the holding call against the Eagles late in their Super Bowl loss to the Chiefs: Right call or not? Terry’s take on why the Cavs are unbeaten this month; Why Danny Green is a perfect fit for the Cavs, on a number of levels; The Cavs aren’t getting their share of national attention, and that’s OK; Previewing Wednesday night’s Cavs game vs. the Sixers, and why the Cavs might...

Highlights: Terry’s thoughts on the Cavs and their impressive three-game win streak; The rise of the Cleveland big men, Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley; Isaac Okoro has started to make shots; is that related to Kevin Love’s decline in minutes or are they independent of each other? What Terry thinks the Cavs might do by Thursday’s 3 p.m. trade deadline; Terry reflects on LeBron James and his Akron ro...

Highlights: Remembering John Adams, Cleveland’s baseball drummer and “the heartbeat of the ballpark”; Terry shares some of the moments he spent with Adams, and thoughts on what the Guardians might want to do to consider Adams’ legacy; The demise of Bally’s Sports network and what it means for the Guardians and Cavs; Why the Bally’s financial woes could be the opportunity MLB needs to improve its v...

Highlights: Should the Cavs make a deal? And if so, who? J.B. Bickerstaff says the Cavs’ rotation isn’t going to get longer. Who Terry sees as being in and out; Should Myles Garrett have been a finalist for Defensive Player of the Year? And why new Browns defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz can help him make it next season; Comparing and contrasting the rookie seasons of Phil Dawson and Cade York;...

Highlights: Terry’s thoughts on the Browns’ hiring of Jim Schwartz to be their new defensive coordinator; A quick discussion of the “Wide 9” scheme and why it could be huge for Myles Garrett; What will change, and which kinds of players will Schwartz need to run his defense? What we learned about the Browns’ potential approach to roster building because of their Schwartz hiring; What we learned ab...

Highlights: Terry on the Browns’ firing of Joe Woods on Sunday night, a move he advocated for weeks ago; Are changes coming? And will Kevin Stefanski give up play calling? Why Mike Priefer might not be keeping his job as Browns special teams coach; What the Browns locker room seems like it’s missing; Do the Browns need more vocal leaders? Why there was a big difference between the way the Lions pl...

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/...