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Despite being America's golden child of basketball, LeBron can indeed get in a little bit of trouble himself.

On December 30, LeBron was pulled over just south of Cleveland on Interstate 71 (I drove I-71 this summer heading from Cleveland to Columbus/Cincinnati!). He received a ticket.

Big deal, right?

Wrong.

The King was going a cool 101 MPH. That's quick.

Granted, it was 2:43 A.M., but the last thing you'd want to hear is that the world's most famous basketball player was killed driving 101 MPH down the freeway because he thinks he's invincible.

LeBron had his attorney enter a "not guilty" plea, and a hearing is scheduled for Feb. 11.

Just another candidate for the "Idiot of the Week" award. But, in LeBron's defense, at least he wasn't drunk too...

Labels: basketball, Cleveland, idiot, Kevdog, LeBron, NBA

Lebron James was seen at Game 1 of the New York Yankees/Cleveland Indians series wearing a hat to show his allegiance to the team he loves. The problem? The Cleveland Cavaliers star was sporting the black and white of the Evil Empire, the New York Yankees. This gesture, unsurprisingly, pissed off quite a few Cleveland fans.


Having been to Cleveland earlier this year, I can attest to the fact that the Quicken Loans Arena is literally right outside of Jacobs Field. It's just outside the gate behind left field. Sitting from my nosebleed seat behind home plate, it was a prominent feature of the skyline. One couldn't help but think of Lebron. He is the Cleveland Cavaliers. He is Cleveland.

But now he's wearing a Yankee's hat? How utterly, frustratingly, irritatingly...

No big deal.

So he's a Yankee fan, get over it. It's a different sport. He fights for the people of Cleveland night-in and night-out, even brought them an Eastern Conference Championship, but now we're going to tell him who to root for in a sport that he doesn't play or have any stake in? As much as he may represent the city, it doesn't matter. It may have been a bit of a jerk-move to prominently display his Yankee love, but really, who cares?

I'm sure Lebron grew up loving the Yankees, and just because he now plays for the Cavs, he has to support the Indians. It'd be like if any of us Southern Californians, Angels fans, were drafted to play a sport for the city of Toronto, now we've got to be Blue Jays fans? I don't think so.

So, Cleveland, get over it. You're winning the series anyway, which is great. So long as Lebron doesn't blot Cleveland for New York because of all this, I'd say his actions were just fine.

Labels: ALDS, Cleveland, hat, Jacobs Field, Kevdog, LeBron, Yankees

Our journey began on Saturday with a 6 hour drive from Arlington, VA to Cleveland, OH. A little traffic, a stop for lunch, and a stop in Pittsburgh to pick up tickets for our Monday night Pirates vs. Giants doubleheader, and we arrived in Cleveland about 4:30 for the 7:05 game. Blasting "Cleveland Rocks" (of "The Drew Carey Show" fame) on the iPod, we drove through downtown, by Lake Erie and past the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

We parked and headed towards Jacobs Field. On the way was Quicken Loans Arena, where LeBron and the Cavs just surrendered their chance at the NBA Championship to the San Antonio Spurs. After a stop in the Cavs team store, we headed to the baseball game.

We arrived at Jacobs Field to pick up our seats from Will Call in the left field bleachers. The instant we walked into the stadium, I was a fan. We went through the gate in the "Toyota Home Run Terrace" to watch batting practice. After a few chances at grabbing a home run ball during BP, we walked around the stadium before heading to our seats.


It felt a lot like PetCo Park in San Diego. Very clean and new looking, despite opening in 1994. There's a big bar area in Centerfield, which was packed throughout the game, as well as a "Marketplace" food court area out there. There was also a gaming area with a radar gun to try out your pitch speed in right field. If I remember right, Michael threw 63.

We headed up to the nosebleeds (see picture below) to our seats to watch the game. The Yankees were in town, which was pretty entertaining to see. One look around the stands, and it was easy to see that there were more Yankees fans in the world Cleveland than there were Indians fans. Chants of "Let's Go Yankees" were prevalent, while only about 3 people even put forth an effort of a "Let's Go Tribe" chant.


A Victor Martinez sacrifice fly gave the Indians' fans something to cheer about in the first inning, but a 7-run second inning for the Yankees shut them up quickly. Yankees fans were loving it, and it was pretty entertaining to see. Paul Byrd got ripped on, as A-Rod hit 2 homeruns in the Yankees 11-2 victory. The first 2 innings had that sort of playoff atmosphere at fans jeered back and forth at each other. Then, the Indians fans were forced to simply shut up.

As for the ballpark itself, it probably ended up being my favorite of the trip. It didn't quite have the location as Pittsburgh and Cincinnati did (right on the water, more on that later), but the stadium itself was the best. A restaurant with big glass windows in left field was a nice touch, as well as the bar area in center so Indians fans could drink away their sorrows and have fun after the game still in the park was pretty sweet too. Also, the Indians Hall of Fame in center was fun to see.

All in all, a cool city and a great ballpark.

Labels: A-Rod, Byrd, Cleveland, Indians, Jacobs Field, Kevdog, Road trip, Yankees