The Official Waiting For Next Year Podcast

An author from the Bay Area named Eric Simons (pronounced SIMMONS I screwed up!) wrote a book about sports fans and their psychology. Naturally, desiring a unique subject to study, he scoured the Internet and came across WFNY's own resident head case TD. Eric's book is called The Secret Lives of Sports Fans and it attempts to answer a lot of questions about how sports fans are the way they are. Th...

Really happy to get Pat McManamon on the podcast. I wanted to talk to him about Fanhouse and how the media landscape has changed both for him and also around him over the years. We also had some good conversation about the Browns, Chuck Klosterman and Twitter. Click here for Pat's Fox Sports Ohio Page - Also keep up with Pat on Twitter AOL Fanhouse and what it was like to work there Working virtua...

Rick is running a contest for a free WFNY t-shirt. He will be posting a link of the show on his twitter page @RickWFNY and you need to RT it for a chance to win. We will pick a winner at random. (There is no purchase necessary. There are no guarantees of winning, but we guarantee we will make an attempt to give someone a free t-shirt. Please don't sue us for trying to do something nice.) Just how...

It was a record-setting day I think for Scott and me. We went just over an hour, but it was all good conversation. If you're daunted by the length, just don't be. Listen to it over the course of a day. I don't mind. The Tribe tying the game and scaring my three year old Michael Bourn and what a coup it’s turned out to be so far Is Michael Bourn’s market value really undervalued? Bourn’s age and wh...

Brian and I talked at great length about The Great Gatsby. It was a film I wasn't looking forward to at all. It exceeded expectations for me, but that wasn't saying a heck of a lot. Should they have made The Great Gatsby? Carey Mulligan and how well she was used? Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire Casting the Great Gatsby with the cast of The Fast and the Furious Romeo and Juliet as Baz Luhrman’s...

It was good to catch up with Denny again now that he finished the Big Sur marathon. Radler is similar to the Shandy Hoppin Frog Turbo Shandy The Bee’s Knees Mixed drinks vs. beer The Big Sur marathon Lack of control in pre-race conditions Boston Marathon chairman of the board The Boston Marathon influence over the running community The negative psychology of doubting people’s connection to tragedy...

We did talk briefly about the attendance, but really not much at all. We've both agreed that it shouldn't dominate the headlines a second year in a row. Lackluster attendance and how tired we are of talking about it Bud Shaw’s article about the long-term project TV ratings and how far they’re up year over year You can’t get the pulse of casual fans that stopped going Nick Swisher truly has intangi...

Andrew and I got rolling and in what seemed like a few minutes, 50 of those bad boys went floating by. We talked about some business of sports by comparing it to the business of the music industry. We talked about the NBA playoffs, the Cavs, the Browns draft and pretty much everything else other than the Indians. We like the Indians though. Spotify and the business of music Ben Gibbard of Death Ca...

I was a bit tired this morning and you'll just love how I sputter out at the end with an awkward laughing at myself moment. Really though, a very nice conversation this morning about sports and culture and Questlove, who Scott spoke with for the most recent issue of Esquire.  Scott Raab talking to Questlove People who work hard vs. people want you to think he works hard Behind the Q&A with Que...

First 10 minutes of this podcast are spoiler free. The last 25 minutes are not... Brian was really excited to see Iron Man 3. His pre-movie rating on excitement was a 9. Mine was an 8, and we both walked away from the movie with a 7. In the realm of summer movies, Iron Man 3 did its job.  Robert Downey Jr. and if anyone can follow him as Iron Man Gwyneth Paltrow, why she's unlikable and her perfor...

Brian Spaeth has decided to take on summer movies and he is going to drag me along for the ride. We'll have strict policies on spoilers, and not springing them on you, but we're going to document the entire 2013 summer movie season. At least that's the plan until I get served divorce papers. Here are the movies that we plan on seeing with a few changes and audibles along the way I'm guessing. List...

Jon and I ended up not talking at all about the Cleveland Indians offensive explosion tonight, but we had a good conversation just the same. Mad Men, Stan and why they keep Betty Draper around at all Roger Sterling’s likeability and charisma Lost and getting spouses caught up on shows Deadwood and its awful ending Long runs for shows and short shows The end of the Sopranos and the end of Lost Loui...

In a final breakdown of the 2013 NFL draft, Brendan Leister goes over the Browns' performance. Barkevious Mingo and whether or not the Browns grabbed the right guy Passing up the trade with New Orleans The lack of stats in college for Mingo How did LSU use Mingo? Cornerback and Leon McFadden Ray Horton and where he’ll use Barkevious Mingo Mingo working on the same side as Desmond Bryant Jabaal She...

Scott Raab wasn't enthused this morning after the Browns' draft. Craig is cautiously optimistic about the value and strategy. Both finish by saying, "We'll see."  The Browns’ strategy and value Scott’s dismayed by the Browns draft Attacking the quarterback vs. filling defensive backfield Are the corners really too short? 20+ players are going into their second year 15+ third year players Joe Banne...

Dave Bryan from SteelersDepot.com helped me break down what everyone in the AFC North did in the first round of the draft. Barkevious Mingo and how quickly he can make an impact Ray Horton and whether he can teach these guys the system Jabaal Sheard converting Paul Kruger and Desmond Bryant and their implementation into the defense Ahtyba Rubin and his future Paul Kruger’s brother Joe Kruger Steel...

Brendan Leister has been working his tail off since December getting all the draft info together that you can possibly handle at DraftBrowns.com - He shares a little bit with us. Kenny Vaccaro from Texas Tyler Eifert and whether the Browns could take him Dion Jordan and just how good he can be Barkevious Mingo and whether he’ll be a better pass rusher than Jordan Bust potential in the top ten Shar...

Nate Ulrich's first appearance on the podcast was a good one. We talk about what it's like to be a beat writer, and also some more specifics about what to expect from the Browns on Thursday. Covering the Browns and how it’s been over the last four years Jimmy Haslam’s approval at the ownership group Pilot Flying J scandal The layers of management in Berea Fan negativity and paranoia and distancing...

It's the weekly check-in with Scott Raab with plenty plenty plenty to talk about with the bombings, firings and FBI investigation that all occurred last week. Houston Astros in the American League The Boston Marathon news playing out online New York Post and their mis-identified suspects The terror of the citizens of Boston Milking the emotion of the audience Cable news vs. Twitter vs. Reddit for...

Andrew and I talked about Byron Scott before we talked about Pearl Jam. Then I posted the podcasts out of order. Talk about trippy!  Byron Scott and his firing with the Cavs Losing with a lack of style Camp Scott and running his players ragged Jason Lloyd’s article about player complaints Metrics and Byron Scott Was Byron willing to listen to the front office? Mike Brown and the potential for his...

Please feel free to post your favorite Pearl Jam songs in the comments. As always, these are personal lists. Andrew’s list... No Way State of Love and Trust Alive Given to Fly Present Tense Off He Goes Corduroy Blood Porch All or None Craig’s list... Alive Given to Fly Corduroy Rearviewmirror Black Porch Release Amongst the Waves Glorified G Not for You   Pearl Jam - Not for You - (Saturday Night...

Jimmy Haslam and Pilot Flying J How does it impact the Browns? What can the NFL do for themselves? The PR hit of having an NFL owner like Haslam This is not a Cleveland story Roger Goodell has to answer to Cleveland Football fans just want to win football games Cleveland fans inescapable obsession with ownership Pro Football Talk and their ban on Wonderlic score news Learn more about your ad choic...

At the end of this podcast we talked a bit about Jon's post about the Boston Marathon. Jason Giambi and his lead-off homer as an Indian Giambi’s double bird Joe Haden and the Yahoo! reported financial scam Kareem Abdul Jabbar and his diving show appearance Pensions and retirement vehicles Being trained to be a cog Office Space and how you don’t need money not to do anything Are fans complicit with...

Buzzfeed and their content strategy Driving to Target with Brian Craig lets the dogs in Buzzfeed, Myspace and Digg Turner buys MySpace Marissa Meyer and Yahoo! Cleveland Plain Dealer culture change Social media presence and whether it’s necessary or not Creating a buzzfeed parody Game of Thrones premiere buzzfeed meme TV recaps Browns game recaps NFL Browns Draft party at Map Room Learn more about...

Ann Coulter at a Mets game Quitting smoking Josh Hamilton and quitting chew Nolan Ryan and his critiques of him quitting mid-season Humans breaking addiction $123 million for Josh Hamilton Cavaliers and trying to compete this year Kyrie Irving and the Uncle Drew campaign Flukey injuries and Kyrie Irving Parsing failure Huge leads and no-shows and blowing games Tiger’s penalty and non disqualificat...

Hey everyone, this is not a typical WFNY podcast. We decided to go lifestyle with the latest episode and talk about cooking and running and stuff. We'll call it a casual Friday. Barbecue vs. grilling Stack the charcoal Fuse method / wick method Pork shoulder Pizza kettle pizza oven Deadspin’s grilled chicken recipe Deadspin’s mac and cheese recipe Cast iron skillet deep dish pizza Running a half m...