Penn State playing a non-con game against a team that has made a bowl game in the last decade. Well, they DO play @Alabama this year, so..... But the 2012 non-con right now has Navy and @Virginia with one TBA (which will probably be a joke like Coastal Carolina). The Big Ten has some pretty decent non-con games this year, though: Illinois @ Missouri Purdue @ Notre Dame Michigan @ Notre Dame Ohio State vs. Miami (FL) Penn State @ Alabama Michigan St vs. Notre Dame Minnesota vs. Southern Cal
That Marlon Byrd AB was sooooooooooo frustrating. I know he's been a good hitter this year, but jesus, take an effing strike before you start hacking away with 2 outs. Franklin has 2 pitches.....make him throw you a fastball before you go fishing for balls in the dirt. And then you take one right down the middle for a called 3rd. I should have just turned it off at that point
If the first batter in an inning hits a HR, but the next three make outs, you've slugged 1.000 for the inning. You have 1 run and made 3 outs. If the first four batters walk in an inning, you've OBP'd 1.000. You have 1 run, and made 0 outs.
But all things weren't equal. Cleveland had the best player in the game. And they still couldn't get anyone to play there. If all these vets are (supposedly) willing to play for peanuts in Miami, why wouldn't they do the same to play in Cleveland? Rhetorical question, BTW
LeBron had significant input on all those transactions. And he also hamstrung the team by taking shorter contracts himself. Oh come on. You think Cleveland management went to James to see who he wanted and he said Jamison?
This all seems to be a pretty bad indictment of Cleveland. LeBron is the best player in the league, yet the Cavs couldn't get anyone to play with him. If you're LeBron and the best your team can do for you is a broken Shaq and a fifty year old Antawn Jamison, wouldn't you leave too?