Cleveland Sports Forum

Best part of following the US Open this past weekend was discovering that the Golf Channel has some nice looking women on air to balance off those crusty old guys.

Hillbilly wrote:50 mile bike ride? Damn. I would barely make that on an ATV.

LOL, it's all flat though. It's an old railroad bed that is nicely paved and meanders along neighborhoods, schools and some businesses that grew up around it as this part of The Bay Area grew.

I'm not big on biking with significant elevation changes....unless I'm going to Sausalito which is a long downhill coast from the northern side of the Golden Gate Bridge. I don't pedal back uphill...I throw the bike on a ferry and ride back to to San Francisco getting a beer from the boat bar on the way. That's my kind of exercise program.

Yuengling finally coming to Ohio


Posted on June 20, 2011 by Rick Armon

D.G. Yuengling and Son will enter the Ohio market later this year — possibly as early as October.

“It’s going to be so exciting,” said Pat Noone, the brewery’s business development manager and the one spearheading the move into the Buckeye State.” The launch in your state is going to be huge. It’s probably going to be the most successful launch in Yuengling’s history.”

Yuengling is the oldest operating brewery in America and has a cult following for its popular brands, which include Traditional Lager, Original Black & Tan, Porter and Lord Chesterfield Ale. The company — which is in 14 states now — isn’t distributed in Ohio, forcing hardcore fans to drive to neighboring Pennsylvania to stock up.

“The reason we haven’t been in the state is because we haven’t had the beer to service the state,” Noone said. “Ohio is one of largest states in the country and in terms of beer consumption, and we needed to make sure that when we did come, we were able to service the state properly.”

The company, based in Pottsville, Pa., is expanding its Mill Creek brewery in Pennsylvania to handle the move into Ohio. Noone recently traveled around the state meeting with potential distributors, retailers and customers.

“The level of excitement across the entire state is high, very high,” he said. “They want us and they can’t wait until we get here.”

The company is shooting for an October launch. It may be later than that, though, depending on the expansion and time involved setting up a distribution network, Noone added. Yuengling is the fourth-largest brewer in the U.S., according to the Brewers Association.

To honor the day:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeWC59FJqGc

I'm not sure what the final high for the day was here, but I know at one time this afternoon is was 104 degrees.

I'm one of the rare animals that loves the heat. I'll take 104 degrees every day over the consistent 50'ish maritime early evenings.

Though I do like to "cheat the heat" and go into San Francisco for the frequent 50's and 60's when it's triple digits here inland a few miles.

I'm REALLY looking forward to The Tribe Game in San Francisco on Friday night, and especially to the Sunday evening game. With a 5:05 PM PDT start, most or all of the game should be daylight for some nice scenery back for Cleveland viewers in some decent evening hours. Orel Hershiser will be in the broadcast booth.

I'll be the guy in The Indians hat in the stands.

I have a great Bio up right now on (ironically) The Bio Channel.



Danny Greene, who operated in Cleveland in the 1970's, is profiled.

That's all I'm going to say about that.

This sucks.....

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My wife went to a "retro sock hop" and heard these guys at her schoool about 35 years ago.

I'm gettin' those Good Vibrations.

Double click to play.

I missed the Exacta, but a good bit of pork on the winner. I think it takes a double click to play it.