CLEVELAND — "You Said It" is a reader participation column based on the premise that if you don't laugh about Cleveland sports you'll cry.
And that if you do laugh about Cleveland sports, you might still end up crying. But at least friends and family might occasionally like being around you.
YOU SAID IT
Bud: If Baker Mayfield was a major league pitcher would his only pitch be a fastball? — Brent Collins, Strongsville.
Possible. But to be fair he’d be able to throw it anywhere from 95 miles an hour to 96 miles an hour.
Bud: So what is it exactly that the refs see on those tablets, because the coverage on Fox showed the ball in Jarvis Landry's hand against the hip of a defender about four inches over the front of the goal line. Don't they have access to EVERY angle possible? Was the ref playing Candy Crush or what? — East Side Eddie.
Not all are playing video games. Many are just checking work emails from their full-time jobs.
Bud: Did we give up when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? — Vince G., Cincinnati.
"Animal House" references are always welcome in this column, especially when the Browns seem to be following Freddie’s lead the way the Delta house followed Bluto out the door after his pep talk.
Bud: (Taking a cue from Freddie Kitchens)…what are you doing to make this "Group: of YSI contributors a “Team,” to make us better going forward? — O. Bill Stone.
It’s not easy building a team when the group is more interested in how the acclaim of being a published YSI contributor will pay off on Tinder.
Bud: Do you think NFL refs are possibly getting paid by the number of flags thrown and reviews taken? — Jim Walsh, Olmsted Falls.
Yes. But since they’re also docked pay every time they shrug their shoulders and huddle together, no one is getting rich.
Bud: Seen enough of Mayfield. He’s bringing down the whole team. Too short and he stinks. — Jay Shulman.
Would it worry you if I said you sound just as sure of yourself on the topic of Mayfield as Freddie Kitchens does about his clock management at halftime against Seattle?
Bud: ". . . . . . . . . . . .good night everyone and don’t forget to tip your passes!" — Jim Corrigan, Fairview Park.
Funny. Less funny, though, if you’re directly quoting the Browns head coach addressing his offense pre-game.
Bud: Why did they change my eponymous dish to General LeBron's Chicken? — General Tso (Michael Sarro).
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