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If you haven't heard enough about the NFL draft and who the Cleveland Browns should take, come on over to The News-Herald (7085 Mentor Ave., Willoughby) on Wednesday. From 7 to 8:30 p.m., Browns beat writer Jeff Schudel will be taking your questions on the 2012 NFL draft.

To reserve your seat, call 440-207-0630 or RSVP to Sports Editor Mark Podolski at MPodolski@News-Herald.com.

For those of you who can't make it in person, we'll be livestreaming the discussion online and have a chatroom open for you to ask questions.

And if that's not enough Browns for you, check out the NFL draft preview podcast with Jeff Schudel.


-- Cheryl Sadler | CSadler@News-Herald.com | @nhcheryl

The early spring weather has really put me in the mood for baseball, so I'm looking forward to the Indians starting three weeks from today. Say what you will about the talent (or lack thereof), I love me some baseball and I love me some Indians.

Get ready for the season by re-reading @jitribeinsider's series on the 10 most important Indians for a successful 2012 season (accompanied by slideshows put together by yours truly).

Ubaldo Jimenez


Justin Masterson
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Carlos Santana


Asdrubal Cabrera


Shin-Soo Choo


Josh Tomlin


Grady Sizemore


Jason Kipnis


Casey Kotchman


Vinnie Pestano



-- Cheryl Sadler | CSadler@News-Herald.com | @nhcheryl

I'm a week late on this video, but because it's about the terrible Browns, I have a feeling this could be replayed every week and still be applicable. Note: One of the words he uses about 20 seconds isn't exactly school/work/child friendly, but otherwise the video is clean.




-- Cheryl Sadler | CSadler@News-Herald.com | @nhcheryl

I have been a fan of the Cleveland Indians since I knew what baseball was. I love the team and know that it won't always have a winning season.

Too bad the Cleveland Twitterverse doesn't feel the same way. During every game, my Twitter stream has been full of hatred toward the Tribe.

How mean is the Cleveland Twitterverse? Mean enough that Matt LaPorta deleted his Twitter account after fan harassment. That's cyber bullying.

If you don't like the Indians and how they're playing, don't watch. Why even waste the energy typing about it?

The whole situation reminds me of a blog post from Railbird J Slim, which said social media is making us mean and rude (in slightly more PG language). There are plenty of more productive things you could be doing with your time than complaining about something over which you have no control. (And yes, I know I could spend my time doing something more productive than complaining about complainers, but I'm almost finished here.)

It was a rough season, but I'm not a fair-weather fan (which is something else that garners complaints in the Cleveland Twitterverse). I'm going to like the Indians whether they're in first place or last, and I'm not going to harass players or fans who think otherwise.




-- Cheryl Sadler | CSadler@News-Herald.com | @nhcheryl

When news that slugger Jim Thome would be returning to Cleveland hit the Internet, social media users were buzzing with excitement.

Here's a quick Storify I put together with comments from Indians fans and information about Thome.





Danielle Capriato | DCapriato@News-Herald.com | @DCapriato

On Tuesday morning, Alex White posted a message on Twitter that elicited some varied and sometimes colorful responses from Cleveland Indians fans. Check out the Storify below to see what he said and just how passionate Cleveland fans can be.



My thoughts on the tweet: It was an immature comment, not well thought out. Sure, maybe Denver is a more beautiful city than Cleveland, and maybe it has more to offer. But the "With the exception of a few people" comment at the end of his tweet implies that there is something wrong with the people of Cleveland, the Indians organization and its fanbase. White should think before he tweets in the future - a lesson he probably learned well this week.


-- Cheryl Sadler | CSadler@News-Herald.com | @nhcheryl