http://www.theclevelandfan.com/The One Stop Shop For The Cleveland Sports Fanrichswerb@gmail.comItand#39;s kind of hard to believe that less than three months separate us from the date on which Danny Ferry blew up half the Cavaliers roster. It was Feb. 21, the NBA trade deadline, and Ferry was under pressure to improve a roster that had likely topped out its potential. Good, but not great.andnbsp; The new look Cavs sputtered to the finish line, but here in the playoffs, some of the key acquisitions in the deal have stepped up to be key supporting cast members to King James.andnbsp; Erik Cassano revisits the deal in his latest.14 May 2008http://www.theclevelandfan.com/article_detail.php?id=3224http://www.theclevelandfan.com/article_detail.php?id=3224There are pieces we run on this site that withstand the test of time, and are so good, weand#39;ll rerun them.andnbsp; This is one of those pieces.andnbsp;Our Cavs beat writer John Hnat, a fantastic wordsmith, is a helluva guy that Iand#39;ve gotten a chance to get to know alot better over the last couple years. In addition to his work for us, John is a distance runner who is trying to qualify for the Boston Marathon. And this pursuit got even more difficult this year due to some unexpected changes in his personal life. This is his story, at least Part I of it. Parts II will run Thursday and Saturday weand#39;ll run an afterword to this piece from John. A great, great read.13 May 2008http://www.theclevelandfan.com/article_detail.php?id=3223http://www.theclevelandfan.com/article_detail.php?id=3223Talk about a strange doubleheader.andnbsp; Asdrubal Cabrera records only the 14th unassisted triple play in baseball history.andnbsp; And Fausto Carmona and Cliff Lee both shut the Blue Jays out through nine innings, yet the good guys can only come away with a split.andnbsp; In todayand#39;s B-List, Buff looks back at the twinbill, breaks down the performances of Fausto and Cliffie, hits on the triple play, and talks about the display of offensive ineptitude displayed last night at The Prog.13 May 2008http://www.theclevelandfan.com/article_detail.php?id=3222http://www.theclevelandfan.com/article_detail.php?id=3222Whatandnbsp;a basketball game.andnbsp; And just like that Cavs fans, this series is deadlocked.andnbsp; King James and the bench bunch led the Cavaliers to a 88-77 game fourandnbsp;win over the Celticsandnbsp;... in a game much closer than the final score indicated.andnbsp; If youand#39;re a fan of defensive basketball, this one was enough to bring a tear to your eye last night, and predictably, John andquot;The Anti-Bransonandquot; Hnat is seriously jacked up about this win.andnbsp; And he writes about it for us in his latest.andnbsp; Game five, Wednesday night in Beantown.13 May 2008http://www.theclevelandfan.com/article_detail.php?id=3221http://www.theclevelandfan.com/article_detail.php?id=3221Super piece here from Tony that has been in the workd for some time now.andnbsp; In it, our Consigliere offers up an expose on the release process in the minor leagues.andnbsp; Tony contacted a handful of minor league players, all of whom we kept anonymous, and all of whom have been released over the last two years in spring training or the offseason.andnbsp; The interviews provide great insight into what happens to the vast majority of minor league players that donand#39;t make it to the bigs.andnbsp; And how the Indians organization handles breaking the news to these players. 13 May 2008http://www.theclevelandfan.com/article_detail.php?id=3220http://www.theclevelandfan.com/article_detail.php?id=3220Despite interference from Mother Nature on Sunday, it was a good weekend to be an Indians fan.andnbsp; The Tribe offense sprang to life, erupting for a six run seventh inning on Friday night to beat Roy Halladay, then came back and scored six more in the first inning on Saturday to spearhead a 12-0 win for Aaron Laffey, who looked excellent once again.andnbsp; As he does each Monday, Buff recaps the weekend of action from the Indians ... and gets us ready for todayand#39;s twinbill.12 May 2008http://www.theclevelandfan.com/article_detail.php?id=3218http://www.theclevelandfan.com/article_detail.php?id=3218Friday night, Cavs fans were talking about a potential sweep and what players the team may target this summer in the off-season. 24 hours later, the discussions revolved around tying this series with the Celtics and making this thing a best of three. In the Weekend Wrap, Peeks hits on the Cavs huge game three win, the must win game ahead of us tonight, the emergence of Ben Francisco and Aaron Laffey for the Tribe, and a big Monday in CTown with a doubleheader with the Jays and Cavs/Celtics game four on the lakefront.12 May 2008http://www.theclevelandfan.com/article_detail.php?id=3217http://www.theclevelandfan.com/article_detail.php?id=3217As we get ready for tonightand#39;s monumental game four clash between the Cavs and the Celtics, itand#39;s time to take a quick look back at last yearand#39;s magical playoff run for the wine a gold, a run that ended with the franchiseand#39;s first ever appearance in the NBA Finals.andnbsp; In Jesseand#39;s latest, he recalls the signature games, plays, and moments of that run ... starting with the chain reaction on the last night of the regular season, and ending with Boobie Gibsonand#39;s barrage of three balls to advance the Cavs to the Finals.12 May 2008http://www.theclevelandfan.com/article_detail.php?id=1892http://www.theclevelandfan.com/article_detail.php?id=1892The first big budget film of the 2008 blockbuster season has arrived.andnbsp; The Wachowski Brothersand#39;, they of The Matrix triolgy and also the excellent andquot;V For Vendettaandquot;, take on andquot;Speed Racerandquot;, the mega popular Japanese anime cartoon from the 60and#39;s.andnbsp; There was a lot of fan fair surrounding this film, and Mitch has a very strong opinion on it after trekking out to the theaters to see it for us this weekend.andnbsp; Did he love it or hate it?andnbsp; Find out in his latest movie review for us ...11 May 2008http://www.theclevelandfan.com/article_detail.php?id=3216http://www.theclevelandfan.com/article_detail.php?id=3216Check that patient doctor. I swear heandrsquo;s breathing. The Boston Celtics, continuing to clamp down and minimize the effectiveness of LeBron James on the offensive side of the court, were outdone and dominated by a much maligned and thought to be gasping for life Cavalier supporting cast in a Cavs 108-84 blowout win at andlsquo;The Qandrsquo; Saturday night.andnbsp; It was all Cavs from start to finish, and weand#39;re back in this series baby.andnbsp; Peeks recaps the game three win. 11 May 2008http://www.theclevelandfan.com/article_detail.php?id=3215http://www.theclevelandfan.com/article_detail.php?id=3215