The new sports station in town hit the airwaves today. It's 92.3 The Fan. And if you have suffered through listening to WKNR, there is finally an alternative.

I like some of what I heard today. I admit I was a big fan of Kiley and Booms when they were on Fox nationally. So, I'm sorta in the tank for those two. Some of their throwaway lines are the best. Like today when the Indians sent them a welcome basket of cookies and pastries and they implied a player had been cut to pay for it. Lots of folks hate Booms, but I like the chemistry these two have.

Andy Baskin is on middays and it sounds like they are still trying out partners for him. It had been announced that job was going to Jeff Phelps, but Reggie Rucker and Dennis Manoloff from the PD each pulled a 2-hour shift with Manoloff clearly the better of those two. The D-Man has overall sports knowledge that suits the show better.

Adam the Bull and Dustin Fox handle afternoons. Adam came from New York and really should do the show solo. Fox is too much of a novice right now. Too eager, needs to relax. He'll do fine on OSU, not much else.

So, there you have it. It's only Day One. Once the Browns get going, we'll know for sure where they are headed.

Meal of Links

MoviePass is back. Movie exhibitors still chafe at this idea. I'm not sure if this ever gets off the ground. If it does somehow ring popular, I can see the theatre chains offering this themselves.

"Curb Your Enthusiasm" locations. Cue the tuba!

My thing for Judy Greer continues. She joins "Two and a Half Men" as Kutcher's ex-wife. Sill on "Archer", which returns next month for a few shows after "Sunny" returns on FX.

was Irene overhyped? Deaths and damage say no. Is the feeling a bullet was dodged? Yes.

Exercise Yard

Tiger Woods will play the Frys.com Open. Now, before you say WTF?, this a move more golfers should pull.

Show up at minor tournaments (although this purse is $5 million) where you are perceived as the best golfer there. Play and win. Boosts attendance and player confidence.

When you hear golfers who "haven't learned how to win", this is a great strategy. Works for injured and mentally whipped golfers, too. No idea why it isn't employed more.

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