IT IS BREAK PUMPING SEASON

Everybody pump your breaks!

Lebron James is an all-time unique figure in the history of The NBA. When he sneezes the whole league says "God bless you." If he puts his fist on instagram  the whole sports media needs to dissect it.  Lebron's team The Cleveland Cavaliers are off to a 5-6 start and all of sports media are in a tizzy.
I declare it to be break pumping season. Don't forget people the NBA had a shortened off season and the regular season is 82 games long. There is plenty of time to fix our 1 game under 500 start.
Now there are issues with my hometown favorite team but don't forget we have a talented squad including The Big Homie." Lebron is the best player in the league and a basketball savant.
We will figure it out and go back to the NBA Finals barring injury. I will appease you and give the
top 5 problems with The Cleveland Cavaliers.

1. WE ARE OLD--- There will be nights where we just don't feel like playing. There will be nights that the 82 game regular season will take a toll. When it rains our arthritis may act up.

2. WE ARE INJURED--- Isiah Thomas is the most important of our injuries( I hear he could be back  before Christmas) don't discount Tristan Thompson whose hustle and defensive energy we miss.
I like Derek Rose but you must rap that dude in bubble rap as his history of injuries suggest.

3. WE MISS KYRIE IRVING--- Yes I admit it, you can't take 25 points per game off of a team game where chemistry matters the most. There are only 5 starters at a time on the floor. In football eleven and baseball 9. (defense has the ball in baseball which makes pitchers really important)
You don't have many players to make up the difference which is why our defense, which was never that hot is missing that 25 point per game deodorant.

4. WE SHOOT TOO MANY THREES-- Did you notice Kevin Love scored 32 without shooting any threes against the Bucks? We miss Kyrie from that aspect also, but now we have a different team where mid range shooting, driving to the basket, going to the free throw line is among our best attributes.

5. THE EAST IS BETTER--- The Bucks just traded for Eric Bledsoe, The Unicorn seems ready in New York, Philadelphia, Orlando, Indiana and of course Boston have all improved. The East isn't on par with the West but it is closer than the experts think. The Cavs will win the East but the struggle will be real to get to The Finals this season.

The Great Distraction 1.5

                                                       Now that Russia Investigation shit has hit the fan.......
     
                                                       LOOK FOR MORE DISTRACTIONS FROM TRUMP.
Hoping for the soon coming day I can say, "Ding Dong the witch is dead The President is Impeached!!
A brick has been placed in that wall with the indictment of  Paul Manafort, Rick gates and George Papadopolis. (who has a plea deal for lying to the FBI)
The high ranking Trump aide already admits to communicating with Russian officials regarding the election. I am not diving deep into this topic at the moment, just know that there are more facts to come. Just like watching the Browns when they have the lead in a football game the other shoe will drop. (in this case the shoes are on the feet of an octopus)
Of course the Trump technique of accusing others of what he in fact is guilty of continues.
There is an accusation of a uranium deal made during the Obama administration and of course Trump screams "do something" in regard to Hillary Clinton as he accuses her of Russian dealings.
Don't fall for it, we have a man in the highest ranking office who has no obligation to the truth.
 The foreign policy adviser George Papadoplis is already being devalued by the Trump administration as a "coffee boy"  and liar.
Now that Papadopolis is singing like a canary,the Trump "deflect and distract" mission is in full affect.  I guarantee there will be doctored up race controversies to distract us from impeaching the President. Which is one of the reasons Trump inserted himself into the NFL protests.
Now that "big papa" is telling what he knows  there is a timeline of  his emails being released, also look out because twitter, face book and google time lines are on the way.
All of this eventually paves the way to treason, espionage, money laundering too many charges to type and the eventually impeachment or perhaps arrest of the most unpatriotic, irresponsible, bigoted, dangerously inept President we've ever known.

Obit for our Tribe

                                                             When a good year isn't good enough....


Can't deny that the season for the Cleveland Indians was good. We had a record breaking winning streak, we've returned to the playoffs, good pitching, nice free agent moves.
 WE FAILED TO WIN THE BIG ONE THOUGH!!!

To be honest this is the fault of Indians Manager Terry Francona. Major League pitchers are use to starting on 4 or 5 days of rest. Baseball is a marathon of a season there are 162 games in the regular season.
The starting of pitchers on 3 day rest has stopped us from winning the championship of baseball for two straight seasons. The Cleveland Indians have one of the deepest Pitching staffs in baseball.
So deep that Ryan Merritt who has a playoff victory on his resume pitches batting practice.
 What is the use of having a deep pitching staff if you don't have faith in them?
Last year in the 2016 playoffs, we pitched Corey Kluber  started 3 games out of 7 winning on 3 days rest in game 4 Vs. The Chicago Cubs.
 The man has already done a herculean job, but nope not enough! At some point there needed to be trust in the remaining (albeit injury riddled) staff. WE WERE UP 3-1!  Josh Tomlin started on 3 days rest in game 6 of the World Series the Tribe lost. By the way that was the first time he did that in his career.
  Kluber started on back to back 3 days rest in the Game 7 of The World Series and lost. The Cubs beat us 4-3 in the 2016 World Series.
Francona didn't learn as he started Bauer on 3 days rest in game 4 of the 2017 ALCS  Series and was burned again. (by the Yankees)
This is not the day of Bob Gibson, Nolan Ryan, or Cy Young...... Pitchers need rest in 2017.
 According to Zachery D. Rymer, between 2000-2013 teams who start pitchers on 3 days rest are 24-34 in the postseason.
As it relates to winning in best of 5 or 7 games series your best foot must be put forward.
To be honest Vs. the Yankees our ace crapped his pants, Errors were made by our defense, and our hitting went cold at the wrong time.
 The manager's job is to place his team in the best position to win and by starting our pitchers on 3 days rest unnecessarily, he didn't do that.

Much Love / shout outs/ New picks

                                                                  Much love!

Too all my people who follow me I took a little birthday break. Please read my previous blogs I believe I've been able to give a modicum of insight. Sports, Life and Poetry...

                                                                    Shout outs to:
Nas, Jemelle Hill, TD Sheppard,

The whole UFC, The Cavs, The Indians,

 The Incredible Hulk, My Noble and Boulevard
 Chess Kids, The Nfl Owners and players,
 
 My Uncle Buddy boy in Memphis, RIP Antonio.


                                                                             

                                                                                              Cfl Picks

                                                                     USC VS. NOTRE DAME $$

                                                   I am really impressed by the Georgia Dawgs this year. Notre               Dame lost by 1 point to them at home. The Irish win, USC does a lot of things well, nothing     consistently.
                                                                      MICHIGAN VS. PENN STATE$$

                                                     The Nittany Lions have a tough road for the next three games.                                                              Saquon Barkley and an underrated Penn State defense win @ home.

                                                                        UCF VS. NAVY$$
                                                                     
                                                              The option style Navy offense will give the undefeated                                                                            UCF Bulls in a close wild game.

                                                                                 NFL Picks
                                                                   Oakland vs. Kansas City$$
                                                               I still believe this is the best team in the league. Andy Reid                                                                 will go back to the drawing board in a short week. Chiefs win.

                                                                     Tampa Bay Vs, The Bills$$
                                                                 
                                                                    The Bills are tougher @ home, so shall they win.

                                                                       Arizona Cardinals Vs. The LA Rams

                                                                         I love the addition of Adrian Peterson I expect the                                                                         Cardinals to go on a playoff run from here with Bruce Arians.
                                                               
                                                                        Nba Pick
                                                                     
                                                                  $$  Cavs Vs. Bucks

                                                                   The greek freak looks amazing, Cavs spoil the opener, I                                                                            love the depth and versatility of the bench       
                                                                     

                                                                        WEEKLY PICKS: CFB/ NFL/ MLB

                                                                                      CFB

                                                                            West Virginia Vs. TCU$$

                                                   The Horned Frogs will get revenge against the Mountaineers, they                                                          were blown out last year. Kenny Hill is a bit underrated at Qb.
                                                     Frogs win with good defensive effort.

                                                                                   Miami Vs. Florida State$$
                                                       
                                                       I just think that FSU is too desperate, to lose to the Hurricanes at                                                           home.  This is the best version of  The U we've seen in a while, I                                                            also believe the Seminoles are better than 1-2. Seminoles win.   
                                                   
                                                                                      Wisconsin Vs. Nebraska$$
                                                         Nebraska gets an upset in a defensive struggle.

                                                                                             NFL
                                                                           Green Bay Vs. Dallas
                                                           Not an easy game to pick look for Dallas to rise to the occasion.
                                                           
                                                                             Carolina Vs. Detroit
                                                             I really like the balance of the Lions this year. Cam has been                                                                   inconsistent at times. You also need him to run the ball in order                                                               for the Panthers to be successful. I expect Stafford to be                                                                         focused and the Lions win again.
                                                                                 
                                                                                 Chiefs Vs Texans
                                                               The Chiefs have fluidity between offense and defensive                                                                           performance. I love Deshawn Watson this is easily the game                                                                   of the week in my opinion. Texans win in a thriller. No more                                                                   undefeated NFL teams.

                                                                                        MLB
                                                                                    New York Vs. Cleveland
                                                                  Pitching and defense wins championships. Indians are up 1-                                                                    0 coming off a shut out of the Yankees. The Tribe beat the                                                                     Yanks tonight and win the series.
                                                                         
                                                                                Houston Vs. Boston                                             
                                                                 The Astros lineup is too powerful and prolific, they beat                                                                         Red Sox today and win series.

                                                                    JoJo is 13-12-1 on his picks. Partially because he picks the                                                                       sorry ass Browns on occasion                                                                       

                                                                NEW PICKS COLLEGE PRO 9-30/ 10-1



   The journey to evade mediocrity continues. I was 3-3 last week, 9 -10-1 overall...


                                                                              CFB
                                                        $$Ohio State vs. Rutgers

                                         We are going with a gimme, if my buckeyes screw this up I'll be pissed.

                                                             Clemson Vs. Va Tech$$
                                            Virginia Tech will find a way. Watch out for their special teams unit
                                             to aid in the victory.
                                               

                                                             Miss St. Vs. Auburn$$
                                             
                                                 Mississippi State has a tough defense so do the Tigers...
                                                  "War eagle" Tigers in a close one.

                                                               
                                                                             NFL
                                                             Redskins Vs. Chiefs$$
                                                     So far the best offensive scheme in football belong to the Chiefs.
                                                      Travis Kelce has gone from the number 1 option to the 3rd option
                                                       which is why you see the improvement of Alex Smith. Chiefs win.

                                                                $$Browns Vs. Bengals
                                                            I'm from Cleveland. No other logic involved Browns win!

                                                                 Minnesota Vs. Detroit$$
                                                             If you ask me the Motor City kiddies are really undefeated.
                                                             No luck to aid Minnesota the Lions win with balanced play                                                                     and an underrated coach.

The great distraction

                                                               KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE PRIZE HOLD ON!!

I'm sure you seen and heard there are a multiplicity of protests in our society these days. The most attention has been garnered by the NFL players and the kneeling. locking arms, etc... due to police brutality, unfair human rights, and things of that nature.
I am in favor if these protests but only to a point. There has to be a plan put in place to discuss the issues with people who can make real changes. The people who marched in the era of The Civil Rights Movement eventually had to have a plan to create real change. (boycotting for example)
Amazingly our Commander and Chief has gotten involved and has tweeted out disrespectful words that have cut some of the NFL and NBA players deep. Of course these "deep cuts" in turn has created responses from high profile athletes.
Yes our Commander and Chief: guilty of collusion with Russia, Sedition,Treason, is a Bigot, Misogynist, an Immature, amateur, unfit President.  People he has hired in his cabinet have been fired like a revolving door. {reminds you of how people are eliminated in reality shows}
A man who has no obligation to truth and behaves as a dictator, threatening to abolish our Democracy as we know it.
He ain't dumb though!
The President knows he is in over his head with this new job. There are multiple investigations in place to position for impeachment hearings. According to CNN, Russia bought advertisements for the purpose of instigating racial tensions in Ferguson and Baltimore.
He tweets these random verbal attacks to stop us from looking at The Russia investigation.
He calls others unpatriotic for the purpose of distraction.
What is more unpatriotic than treason? What is more unpatriotic than a President colluding with another country and according to congresswoman Maxine Waters, for the purpose of getting to our oil reserve for the purpose of money.  Lest we forget Putin runs Russia as a dictator...(game recognizes game)The Steph Curry snatched back invite to the White House is an example of yet again an attempt to take the public's eyes off his vastly dangerously inept administration.
The same is taking place with these protests. The real issues of human rights, bigotry, police brutality and so forth are under the guise of distraction thanks in part to the President.
THIS AIN'T BOUT NO FLAG!!
 I'm inclined to believe most of us love America but dislike police brutality.
 The movement is muddled by people who are prostituting the flag as a whore to render political commerce. The movement is being shaded by the sacred cow that is our National Anthem.
When you break down the lyrics of The National Anthem the song is about the flag representing America in war times and times of peace. Why are most wars fought? Wars are fought for land and money. Obviously the self-defense of the country as well but when was the last time we were invaded?  I contend September 11th was an inside job sorry folks.
I say all this to say let's stand for the real issues. Let's not protest for the sake of protesting.
We must create a plan to sit with lawmakers and politicians who can create tangible change.
We cannot make the mistake of being a watchdog who barks at other watchdogs while the burglar is robbing our house. 
We have to interrogate  the police regarding their training practises.
There has to be real heartfelt conversations about race.
 Due to the dangerously inept sitting President who is himself is unpatriotic the call for impeachment of this unfit President has to be LOUDER AND LOUDER AND MORE CONCISE!