Archive for October 13th, 2007
Rockies continue amazing run, down D’backs in 11 innings
PHOENIX — Willy Taveras raced toward the gap for a diving catch, then walked to first base to keep the Colorado Rockies streaking toward the World Series. Jose Valverde walked Taveras on four pitches with the bases loaded in the 11th inning, and Colorado beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 Friday night for a 2-0 lead [...]
A sigh for C.C., Indians as Red Sox roll in ALCS opener
BOSTON — Only one of the starting pitchers for Game 1 of the American League Championship Series on Friday night held up his end of the Cy Young bargain. And it wasn’t C.C. Sabathia. With the Indians’ ace laying a postseason egg, the Red Sox landed the first blow in the ALCS showdown between baseball’s [...]
Tribe notes: Fausto’s success forged by last year’s failure
BOSTON — Those who claim to have predicted Fausto Carmona would be one of the most dominating starting pitchers in baseball this year are lying. After watching Carmona’s season on the brink as the Indians closer in 2006, no one could have guessed as much. “I think it’s part of who he is,” said Cleveland [...]
Doug Clarke: College football ratings are rank and should be filed
On a day when the baseball playoffs fill the house with either joy or angst, or some combination thereof, permit me to slip in the side door and plop a small rant down on the kitchen table. Here it is: The college football polls, both the Associated Press and the Harris Interactive, are whack. The [...]
Browns’ Cribbs vs. Miami’s Ginn: Matchup has special feel
BEREA — Forget running to the concession stand. Don’t even risk racing to the fridge. Punts and kickoffs, normally the perfect opportunity to seek refreshment, will be must-see events Sunday at Cleveland Browns Stadium. Miami rookie Ted Ginn Jr. grew up in Cleveland, but it will be the Browns’ Joshua Cribbs trying to defend his [...]
Browns notes: Taylor-made test for Thomas
BEREA — Rookie left tackle Joe Thomas will feel the heat of the spotlight Sunday when defensive end Jason Taylor and the Miami Dolphins visit. Taylor is the reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year after posting 13.5 sacks and 10 forced fumbles. He will spend most of his time lined up across from Thomas. [...]
Cavaliers use Sonics game to get ready for China trip
CLEVELAND — Next stop: China. The Cavaliers played their third exhibition game in four nights Friday at Quicken Loans Arena, a 96-90 loss to the Seattle SuperSonics, then boarded a jet 90 minutes later for an 18-hour trip to Shanghai. Cleveland, which will play a pair of preseason games against the Orlando Magic next week, [...]
Ohio State vs. Kent State: Signs don’t point to an upset
COLUMBUS — Kent State’s coach says he wants to rotate players to reduce the chances of injuries. The quarterback says the offense has been sloppy. Those statements don’t exactly lead one to believe there’s a mammoth upset in the making as the Golden Flashes gird for today’s game with No. 3 Ohio State. The Buckeyes [...]
Boston 10, Cleveland 3: Tribe got socked
BOSTON — This isn’t exactly the start the Indians were hoping for. Riding a head full of confidence after dispatching the Yankees in four games in the division series and with their ace C.C. Sabathia on the mound, the Indians were brought back down to earth a bit, thanks to a 10-3 drubbing from Boston [...]
Who has the best food? Cleveland:
Indian food — cornmeal, deer meat, fruit plucked from trees? Ohio’s Shawnee and Kickapoo tribes would have been in bewildered stupors when faced with the dogs, brats, pizza, nachos and ice cream today’s “Indians” can stuff their faces with, only to wash it all down with $7 beers or $4 pops dispensed in souvenir cups [...]
Who has the best food? Boston:
You can always tell when it’s game day at Fenway. The smell of fresh Fenway Franks — the park’s specially boiled hot dogs — begins wafting down Yawkey Way hours before the first pitch. Inside Fenway Park, these “dawgs” are by far the biggest sellers, easily topping the peanuts and Cracker Jacks. Fenway’s walls cannot [...]
Tribe fans experience an away game at home
CLEVELAND — As Boston crept ahead on the scoreboard Friday night, Tribe fan Jim Waite wasn’t discouraged. Waite, 42, of North Ridgeville, joined the party at Jacobs Field to watch the first game of the American League Championship Series being played in Boston — a game that didn’t play out as Waite and others hoped. [...]
NOACA board OKs Nagel Road interchange
CLEVELAND — Avon will get its interchange.Following months of back and forth and questions about what the regional impact of building a new interchange off Interstate 90 will be, the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency voted in favor of the proposal Friday. But Avon had to make concessions — agreeing to create a joint economic [...]
Interchange ordeal sours some on NOACA
ELYRIA — The fighting over Avon’s new Interstate 90 interchange, approved Friday by the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency, almost tore the regional transportation planning organization apart. It still might. Lorain County Commissioners Betty Blair and Ted Kalo, who serve on the NOACA board, threatened earlier this week to pull the county out of the [...]
Q and A: All about NOACA
Despite its power to make or break transportation projects in a five-county area, the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency is a fairly obscure body. But the agency that was at the center of the debate over the construction of a new Interstate 90 interchange has an important mission. Here are the basics about what NOACA [...]
Three women hurt in two-car crash on Cleveland St.
ELYRIA — Two helicopters were used to transport two women to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland Friday after a two-car crash at Cleveland Street and state Route 57. One passenger, Marguerite Purdue, 49, no residence listed, was listed in critical condition at MetroHealth, according to a nursing supervisor. The car’s driver, Dorothy Pujalte, 79, of [...]
No deal yet in Wellington school staff talks
WELLINGTON — Negotiators for Wellington Schools and the union representing non-teaching staff were unable to reach a tentative settlement on a new contract after more than four hours of talks Friday, according to representatives of both sides. Ralph Wright, spokesman for the Wellington School Support Staff union, said he was concerned about the lack of [...]
Want fall fun? Visit Cascade fest today
Elyria Parks and Recreation Department is hosting its annual Fall Fest at Cascade Nature Center from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today. The event includes hay rides, games, arts and crafts, balloon art and pumpkin decorating. The Elyria Public Library also will offer children a story reading, while St. Jude’s Boy Scout Troop will cook [...]
New Holiday Inn planned
Sheffield franchise could replace one at Midway Mall, Mayor Ondercin says SHEFFIELD — Village officials are poised to approve a developer’s plans to build a 106-room Holiday Inn at the northeast corner of Detroit and Abbe roads, and it’s possible the plan could replace the Holiday Inn in Elyria. CHUCK HUMEL / CHRONICLE The Holiday [...]
Off the beat: Oct. 13, 2007
Another Red Sox fan sounds off You never know whom you’re going to hear from when you’re bashing Boston. The Cleveland vs. Boston rhetoric being dispensed by me and Boston native Michael Baker (he’s still a nice guy) in the pages of The Chronicle-Telegram for the American League Championship Series drew the attention of no [...]
A first for Second Harvest
Food bank to distribute high-quality produce this week Farmer Loren Buurma is a happy man. The fruits of his labor — beets, cucumbers, peppers, kale and turnip, mustard and collard greens — won’t be plowed under the ground as excess produce. Farmer’s market giveaway Food offered: Potatoes, onions, turnips, spinach, acorn squash, butternut squash, suntan [...]
Husband receives probation for porn charges
Man whose wife drugged their kids last year pleaded guilty in July ELYRIA — A Lorain man whose wife attempted to poison their two children and drive them off a cliff last year was sentenced Friday to five years probation for having child pornography on his computer. Jeffrey Fennell, 37, also will have to register [...]
Some residents argue, but road may be done deal
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — The debate to connect two dead-end roads on the city’s north side is being resurrected by residents who want to stop the project dead in its tracks. They already have signed and turned in a petition with more than 300 signatures to Council asking that the road connection not go forward. Now [...]
Small protest greets center’s grand opening
LORAIN — A small group of Lorain County Right to Life members stood outside the grand opening of the Women’s Center in Lorain in protest of the facility, which brings Planned Parenthood to the area. President Larry Zaleski said the group opposes the facility because it promotes abortion. CHUCK HUMEL / CHRONICLE Larry Zaleski, president [...]
Sheffield police blotter: Oct. 13, 2007
Tuesday, Sept. 25 10:30 a.m. — East 31st Street, Jose Romero, 25, Lorain, charged with no driver’s license and expired plates. Wednesday, Sept. 26 8:26 a.m. — Dave’s Dyna Guard, 4095 Colorado Ave., Carlos Merced, 40, Lorain, charged with driving under suspension. 10:12 p.m. — Abbe Road, Thomas Kmetz, 45, Lakewood, charged with DUI and [...]