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**The Official Waiting For Next Year Podcast**

The WFNY Podcast is hosted by Craig Lyndall and friends. It is largely about Cleveland sports including the Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Cleveland Indians.

Latest Episodes:

Tom Brady, GOATS, and LeBron James Feb 09, 2017

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Andrew and Craig got together to talk about sports. We speak of Tom Brady, GOATs, and other things.

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Hello Fresh vs. Blue Apron in a non-commercial
Portion control and having perfect ingredient checks
GOAT and Mount Rushmore
Tom Brady vs. Peyton Manning and Aaron Rodgers
Gayle Sayers vs. Emmitt Smith
Trying to rank quarterbacks with the NFL being a team game
Jim Kelly vs. John Elway
If Peyton Manning played in New England, would he have won more Super Bowls?
Ozzie Newsome and being lost to the era
Bernie Kosar and loving him as a Browns fan
Watching Al Bubba Baker playing basketball
Watching Kenny Lofton play rock and jock
LeBron James, David Griffin, Ty Lue, and their chats
Ty Lue telling LeBron he needed to do more in Game 7
Frank Isola chasing his feelings
Lying versus being wrong
LeBron is the most powerful player in league history since Michael Jordan
Does Carmelo Anthony help the Cavaliers?
The Cavaliers and their "defense"
LeBron James and his minutes
LeBron James has changed his regular season style as well
For the Cavaliers, Defense is a choice

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2017 Cleveland Indians Positional Previews: Shortstop Feb 08, 2017

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The EHC Podcast is proud to introduce to you an intense battle at shortstop for your Cleveland Indians! Okay, that's all a lie. This podcast is simply Jim Pete and Mike Hattery finding different and strange ways to say amazing things about Francisco Lindor, who at 22, is already creating a "once-in-a-generation" legacy, if all things remain equal. We talk Indians depth in the organization, with Jose Ramirez, Yu-Cheng Chang, Willie Castro and Ivan Castillo, and ponder Omar Vizquel's Hall of Fame run, vs. Lindor's already two stout seasons.

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1:45--Mike continues his ongoing rally to force Great Lakes Brewing to keep Conway's Irish Ale on the docket year round, and equally tries to find a friend to have a burger with.

3:00--Erik Gonzalez...the Defender of the Universe

5:15--Can we talk about Francisco Lindor as a generational player, THE superstar of this winning era for the Indians yet?

7:00--SUPERSTAR

7:45--20/20 Lindor

9:45--Five-Tool Lindor

10:35--Mike begins to amp up for an Omar Vizquel Hall of Fame fight...Jim doesn't bite...

11:42--Is Lindor already better than Omar Vizquel?

14:25--Lindor--is he the Indians version of Derek Jeter (and..the commencement of the ridiculous comps)

16:30--Improve power should push Lindor over the 7+ WAR ceiling

18:00--Lindor seems to fix his weaknesses, which ultimately enhances the rest of his game...and...he has a sweet jumper.

19:45--#JRam

20:00--Yu-Cheng Chang...and what's so special?

21:30--Chang is undervalued, Willie Castro, and Ivan Castillo

22:47--The Indians just sorta get the middle infield, and have for awhile

23:10--Does Chang profile to the corners in the infield and the outfield?

23:40--The flex-player as a market inefficiency

24:10--The Ben Zobrist model, and how the Indians and Terry Francona are set to take advantage

25:50--Omar Vizquel and the Hall of Fame...it just won't go away..

26:40--Let's Argue...whining and moaning...and how Jeff Nomina recently had his ass handed to him (Mike paid me to say that)

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Dane Brugler on the 2017 NFL Draft Feb 06, 2017

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With the NFL season officially in the rearview mirror, we decided to waste zero time in shifting our focus to the upcoming NFL Draft. In doing so, we are very excited to have been joined by CBS Sports draft analyst Dane Brugler.

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Dane is fresh off of his trip to Mobile, Alabama for the 2017 Senior Bowl. In addition to the final collegiate game of the year, we had the chance to talk about a number of other items.

Covering the NFL Draft 365 days per year
Players who used the Senior Bowl to elevate their draft stock
The Cleveland Browns' handling of the Senior Bowl practices
DeShaun Watson skipping the Senior Bowl
Did Clemson's championship change Watson's draft stock?
The difficulty in evaluating the quarterback position
Is Myles Garrett the no-brainer No. 1 pick?
Hue Jackson's role in the upcoming draft
How can the Browns mess this up?
What quarterbacks does Dane like more than others?
Is Mitch Trubisky's height a concern?
How much will draft boards fluctuate over the next few months?
What positions are the deepest?
How many starters should be able to be obtained by the Browns?
What's the ideal scenario for the first round?
The NFL Draft season in the Twitter age

Follow Dane on Twitter at @dpbrugler and read his work at CBSSports.com. His 500-player, PDF NFL Draft guide can be purchased here. http://www.myfootballnews.com/product/2017-Guide

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2017 Cleveland Indians Positional Previews: Third Base Feb 05, 2017

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Jim Pete and Mike Hattery return to continue the 2017 Positional Previews. This week, Mike and Jim get to take their victory lap, as Jose Ramirez, their muse, broke out with a team-MVP worthy season. The EHC Podcast looks at Ramirez, his 2016 season and how it projects heading into 2017.

Will Jose Ramirez be the full-time third baseman, or will Yandy Diaz or Giovanny Urshela take over third base duties in part, to allow #JRam to move around the field, as he did during the first half of last season?

Catch up on the positional previews:

Catcher
First Base
Second Base

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2:18--Mike's Great Lakes Brewing Company protest continues: Conway's Irish Ale should be a year-round beer.

2:30--Is Great Lakes Brewing Company a craft brewery, when Jim can find it in a local beer store in Raleigh, NC?

5:15--The case for #JRam regression, and who actually trusts Ramirez, and who doesn't

6:33--#JRam and Great Expectations

9:00--The case for #JRam's continued excellence

10:00--Contact Rules All

12:00--JRam is settled at third, right?

12:50--Is #JRam's value more as a third baseman, or is it as an uber-utility player?

15:25--The fallacy of the prototypical third baseman

17:06--Ramirez vs. Altuve, are there actual similarities, disregarding the fact that one plays third, and the other plays second?

19:55--Ranting with Jim

22:14--Yandy Diaz, and where he plays in 2017

22:50--Will Diaz break camp with the Indians?

22:51--To hell with Michael Martinez

26:54--Service time for a 25-year old?

28:20--Giovanny Urshela's one second of podcast time...alright...maybe two.

29:30--Michael Brantley's role, and how it could impact Ramirez and Diaz

30:00--The plugs of the week

***Special thanks to Mike's brother-in-law, Jonathan Becker, who put together our new intro music! If anyone else is out there that wants their music to be heard, shoot me an email at pojorisin@gmail.com!

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The Super Bowl, Tom Brady, plus LeBron and the Cleveland Cavaliers Jan 31, 2017

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Jeff Nomina joins the podcast to discuss all manner of sports topics. We jumped all over the place, but we hit the Super Bowl being tired, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Cleveland Browns and even a bit about social media.

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Kids saying hysterical stuff and how to deal with it
Kids thinking you're laughing at you instead of with you
Katy Perry and kids
Kids hear stuff that we don't hear
The Super Bowl and breaking it all down
Dolphins fans can't root for Tom Brady
Tom Brady and overcoming Roger Goodell's punishment
Separating Tom Brady and Bill Belichick is impossible
The Patriots aren't even fun to watch
Tom Brady was at his best with Randy Moss in terms of watchability
Ben Roethlisberger and how lucky he was to get in trouble before the internet
The Steelers lead with their helmets in 2017
Online video and how it's changed the Super Bowl commercial game
Progressive Insurance bingo card
Banned commercials by GoDaddy
A Dolphins fan fixes the Browns
Winning the draft and the Browns
The Browns won't draft guys like Johnny Manziel and Justin Gilbert
You can't learn anything from the Cavaliers and their championship
LeBron James complaining the Cavaliers are top-heavy
LeBron either likes to create drama or whether he gets emo a couple times per year
Ranking Shumpert and J.R. Smith in the NBA
Selling Mike Dunleavy out down the river was really quick
Team chemistry and how to build teams
Universal NBA community and NBA Twitter
The NBA should buy Vine
MLB and video clips and embedding
Will Twitter last forever?
Snapchat and Miscal.ly

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The Super Bowl is a bit tired Jan 30, 2017

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We're talking about the Super Bowl and how tired a lot of the traditional pomp and circumstance has become. Why do we need a week off between the Championships and the Super Bowl? Media day doesn't yield anything interesting anymore. Super Bowl commercials don't really move the needle anymore either.

Finally, it's been a big topic around these parts lately about drawing lines between politics and sports. We try hard to be wary of it at WFNY, but sometimes it's unavoidable.

Any feedback? Want to make a point and have your opinion on the podcast?

Send me an email. craig@waitingfornextyear.com will get it done.

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Cleveland Cavaliers Panic and Cleveland Browns Draft Talk Jan 25, 2017

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LeBron James is talking loudly and with profanity about the Cleveland Cavaliers roster! The Cavaliers aren't having a good run of it in the last ten games! Our pets HEADS ARE FALLING OFF!

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Here's what we talked about...

LeBron's annual freakout is upon us
The Cavaliers need a backup point guard
Have the Cavaliers left anything on the table in terms of the roster?
NBA business and the roster inflexibility
LeBron's rant and the realism of having a perfect roster
How much of being top-heavy is roster construction and how much is coaching?
LeBron and the way he reacts to sitting
Would you complain if LeBron took two weeks off?
LeBron went and worked out with Wade last year
How miserable would the Cavaliers fans be if they hadn't won the title?
Dion Waiters beating Miami and how nice cities are schedule losses
The perfect storm that allowed Kevin Durant to go to Golden State
People who want to trade Iman Shumpert
How did Shumpert learn to shoot this year?
Trying to figure out how much to blame Ty Lue vs. David Griffin
Mo Williams and Kay Felder
Felder was a vanity pick for Dan Gilbert
Going back to Golden State and that drubbing
The Browns and whether Ben tuned them out
Not even getting mad at the Browns and marvelling at the suckitude
Yards after catch and explosive plays that we don't see
Cleveland Browns draft opinions
Dream scenarios for the Browns in the draft
Jamie Collins signing
Finding a market inefficiency in the Jamie Collins signing
Deshaun Watson, Mitch Trubisky and Deshone Kizer
The unnecessary harshness on RG3
Trying not to get too cute and outhinking yourself.
Ben's library ejection story

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Cleveland Browns and celebrating Encarnacion Jan 19, 2017

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It's Harv's third appearance on the podcast and his first as an in-person guest. We catch up on all the happenings of 2016 including all three teams' historic runs.

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Here's what we talked about...

David Modell's passing and reflecting on the Browns' move
What would the reaction to the Modells be if the Browns were better?
Does one win matter in a season?
Browns fans' penchant for hating the media because the team is bad
The Indians team without Mark Shapiro
Trying to enjoy a World Series loss
Trying to place Encarnacion signing in the history of the Indians
The baseball hall of fame and Manny Ramirez falling short with 24%
Reconciling the NBA's regular season with the playoffs

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Cavs demolished by Warriors, plus Tribe Off-Season Jan 18, 2017

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I don't really know how I ever got to know Tom Valentino. He's been in and around the Cleveland sports scene for a long time and I feel like I've always known him on social media. He was nice enough to have me on his newish podcast, The Nail in the Coffin to talk about WFNY and Cleveland sports. You can catch up with Tom on Twitter and make sure you subscribe to his podcast for another fresh perspective on Cleveland sports.

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Here's what we talked about...

Covering the Browns in a really down year
Trying to name a podcast
The passing of David Modell and the reaction online
David Modell being a real human representative of something awful
How bad the Browns were and the reaction
How disastrous would a winless season be?
The Cleveland Cavaliers getting blitzed by the Warriors
Not upset by the loss to the Warriors
The Cavaliers losing to the Warriors is a schedule loss, practically
Are the Cavaliers and Warriors bad for the league?
Jose Bautista and whether you like him or not
Not caring about the Dolan family's finances
The Cleveland Indians signing Edwin Encarnacion and rumored to be in on Bautista
The Indians' financial situation with their starting pitching staff
How much of the Indians' makeup has to do with Shapiro leaving?
The Indians overvaluing their prospects forever and ever
The Indians off-season is such a good attempt even if it doesn't work

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Cleveland Indians position preview: Second Base Jan 16, 2017

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It's WFNY Podcast episode #579! The boys from EHC continue their Cleveland Indians position previews. Now they're moving over to second base! How long can these two go talking about Jason Kipnis? Well, it's true that the JK Kid is the most important part of the conversation regarding the Indians and second base, but Jim and Mike go much deeper into the Indians roster of players throughout the entire organization.

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