Subtitled - "Thank God for LeBron James"

The Cleveland Indians

The Major League Baseball season is wrapping up at the end of next week, and much to my chagrin, The BBC hasn't discussed the Cleveland Indians much at all this season. Truth is, I WANT to have the Tribe be a regular discussion at The BBC...but I can't see why I would spend time, effort, and bandwidth writing about a team that clearly doesn't care about my enjoyment of their own baseball club. I'm not going to be covering them and promoting them until I feel pride for them again.

I honestly can say that since they traded Victor Martinez, I have not watched a single inning of Indians' baseball, nor do I plan to.

But I'm watching the standings right now, and it is for one reason only.

Will the Cleveland Indians win more games this year than the Cleveland Cavaliers did last year?

I say no. The Cavaliers ended the 2008-2009 season with a 66-16 record. 66 wins is a LOT for an NBA team (since they play only 82 games a year), not so much for a MLB franchise (162 games a year).

The Indians have 13 games left in their season, and they stand at 61-88. Their remaining games are littered with teams that must win, and will therefore take the games more seriously than the Tribe.

Tonight they start a three-game set with Detroit, who are in first place of the Central Division, but only by 2.5 games over Minnesota.

Friday begins a 3-game set against Baltimore, who is equally as bad as we are.

Monday starts a 3-game series against Chicago, who are fighting for a playoff spot but will likely be eliminated by the time they come to town.

Thursday, we travel to Boston for four games against the Red Sox, who will make the postseason, but want to do so as a division champ instead of the wild-card team they are now.

Can the Indians go 6-7 over their final 13 games and salvage the embarrassment of having their hometown NBA franchise earn more wins than them in 80 fewer games?

I doubt it.

Hell, I think I'm cheering against them.

The Cleveland Browns

Once again pitting our franchises against each other, I have to ask myself....who will win a game first this year, the Cleveland Browns or the Cleveland Cavaliers?

The Browns have a decided head-start for this question. They'll play seven full games before the Cavs get underway at home on October 27th against Boston. But will they win before LeBron and Shaq, or will the Cavs again reign supreme? Here's the Browns' schedule;

• This weekend -at Baltimore
• October 4th - Cincinnati
• October 11th - at Buffalo
• October 18th - at Pittsburgh
• October 25th - Green Bay

Other than Cincinnati, I'm not holding ANY hope that this current Cleveland Browns team will win a single game before the Cavs have a chance on the court. Come to think of it, after watching Cinci beat Denver (save for a miracle tip) and take out Green Bay IN Lambeau, I'm not so sure we will win that one either.

The Cleveland Cavaliers

In 35 days, the pain will be over and we can begin another quest for a title.

The Cavs picked up some HUGE bonuses in Shaquille O'Neal, Anthony Carter Parker, Leon Powe, and Jamario Moon. On October 27th, we will get to see how they fit into our game plan. And if you're not excited for this era, then you're not paying attention.

We will get further into discussion of the Cavaliers as their season approaches, and we will cover them wall-to-wall as they gun for an NBA Finals trophy. And to help you get geared up for the 2009-2010 season, here's the trailer for "More Than A Game", premiering in Cleveland on October 2nd.

I can't wait for that film, and I can't wait for the season.

Dear LeBron and Company - please save us from the current state of Cleveland sports. We can at least believe in you!