Jim Ingraham

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Sports Columnist at The Chronicle Telegram

Sports Columnist at Medina County Gazette

Sports columnist, Elyria Chronicle-Telegram/Medina Gazette, contributor to https://t.co/0QAqoJRSfv, and author of "Mike Hargrove and the Cleveland Indians: A Baseball Life"

Articles

Commentary: Draft Day? More like Groundhog Day as Browns still seek quarterback

5 days ago | brownszone.com | Jim Ingraham

The best part about being the worst team in the NFL is you get the first pick in the NFL Draft. Technically, the Browns were not the worst team in the NFL in 2024. But if you saw them play last year, I mean, come on! I defy you to find another team that was worse. Go ahead, I’ll wait. See? Told you so.
Jim Ingraham: The Deshaun Watson Era that never was is finally over

3 weeks ago | brownszone.com | Jim Ingraham

“Let’s address the elephant in the room,” the elephant in the room said to reporters at the NFL owners meeting in Florida earlier this week. “We took a big swing and miss with Deshaun (Watson),” said Browns owner Jimmy Haslam. “We thought we had the quarterback, we didn’t and we gave up a lot of draft picks to get him.
Parker Messick's Stuff Ticks Up With Added Strength At Guardians Camp

3 weeks ago | baseballamerica.com | Jim Ingraham

Skip to content The Guardians used 13 of 21 picks in the 2022 draft to select pitchers. Their third-highest bonus in that class went to second-round Florida State lefthander Parker Messick. From college ace to pro routine, Messick has made a smooth transition.
Jim Ingraham: Special Cavs season needs to have a special finish

4 weeks ago | chroniclet.com | Jim Ingraham

Jim Ingraham: Special Cavs season needs to have a special finishThis will come as no great revelation to you, but when it comes to success in professional sports, it’s a pretty basic formula: your stars must be stars or you are not going anywhere. Sorry. You just aren’t. If you are the owner of a team that doesn’t have a minimum of at least one star, when two, three or four are preferred, you might as well be a window washer.
Jim Ingraham: When it comes to picking average quarterbacks, the Browns really know their stuff

1 month ago | brownszone.com | Jim Ingraham

So, the Browns ownership wants a new stadium, the Browns fans want a new team and the Browns coaches, presumably, want a new quarterback. I don’t know about you, but I could use a new set of golf clubs, and I don’t even golf. But that’s OK, the Browns barely play football.
Jim Ingraham: Winning is an issue for the Browns — but money never is - BrownsZone with Scott Petrak

1 month ago | brownszone.com | Jim Ingraham

When it comes to the Browns, money is never the issue. Winning games is, but money? Mere money? Please. Don’t make ownership laugh. If there is one thing we have learned since the Browns’ current ownership became the current ownership, it’s that money is the least of its worries. That’s right, pal, (snaps fingers) easy come, easy go. Just ask Deshaun Watson, who didn’t want to accept a trade to Cleveland until ownership made him an offer he couldn’t refuse.
Jim Ingraham: If the Browns need to restructure anything, it’s ownership

1 month ago | brownszone.com | Jim Ingraham

OK, America, in case you were wondering, here is where we are when it comes to the current state of professional sports in Cleveland:The first-place Cavaliers have won more games and lost fewer games than any team in the NBA. The defending American League Central Division champion Guardians, who last year came within three wins of reaching the World Series and have reached the postseason in six of the last nine years, have begun spring training.
Jim Ingraham: A long, long time ago, the Browns were something special

2 months ago | brownszone.com | Jim Ingraham

In case you were wondering, the NFL combine starts Monday in Indianapolis. That is always an exciting time of the year for football fans, who, through the magic of television, can watch the scouts from their favorite teams watching former college players as those players go through a series of sprints and drills and other types of football-ish activities, while hoping they do not get drafted by the Browns. Needless to say, that puts a lot of pressure on all these young NFL wannabes.
Angel Genao Checks Many Boxes For Guardians

2 months ago | baseballamerica.com | Jim Ingraham

Genao scuffled through an injury-plagued season at Low-A Lynchburg in 2023 before mastering the level at the outset of 2024. He continued to torment pitchers in the the Midwest League following his June promotion. The switch-hitter slashed .330/.379/.499 with 10 home runs and 25 stolen bases in 110 games between the two stops. Genao, who turns 21 this season, also offers defensive versatility. Last season, he started 73 games at shortstop, 19 at second base and 13 at third base.
Jim Ingraham: Browns probably won’t trade Myles Garrett because they are the Browns

2 months ago | brownszone.com | Jim Ingraham

Do you ever get the feeling that the Browns are their own worst enemy? I’ll bet they do. I mean, how could they not? Every time they try to improve their team they diminish it. Whatever it is, the harder they try, the more they fail. The more they fail, the worse they get. And the worse they get, the more Myles Garrett wants to leave … like right now. Seriously, who could blame him? Who could blame anyone on the Browns’ roster if they wanted to leave? This isn’t a football team, this is a punch line.