Cleveland Frowns is written by Peter Pattakos, an attorney in Northeast Ohio who's native to Northeast Ohio, loves its towns and its teams, and is optimistic that there's a less crappy future ahead for them (and us) all. What's written here is not written as legal advice. What's written here is journalism, literature, or scientific record. Email: clevelandfrowns@gmail.com.
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"Given their singular devotion to Cleveland sports, the Cleveland Frowns guys have spent a lot more time thinking about this than I have and, not surprisingly, have a much more thoughtful take on the subject. . . . Either way, I highly recommend that you read the Cleveland Frowns' post because it is devoid of the kneejerk p.c. sentiment so many people accuse the anti-Wahoo camp of harboring." -- Craig Calcaterra, The Hardball Times
"10-1 picking the 2010 NFL playoffs against the spread in print, correctly picking the winner of all eleven games and the real Super Bowl MVP. 24-16 (60%) picking NFL playoff games against the spread in print since the 2009 divisional round " -- Facts, Speaking for Themselves
"I want to provide a bit of balance to this Lerner love-in. . . . Browns fans aren't so enamoured with him. Here's a very funny blog that explains where many of them are coming from." -- Matt Slater, BBC
"Pete puts together what seems to me a cogent response and an argument that Mangini is not being given a fair shot. I admire that argument a lot." -- Posnanski
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"Although someone purporting to be Mr. Thurman satisfactorily answered our researcher's questions prior to the letter's inclusion in our magazine, further research reveals the letter to be fraudulent. . . . Thank you for bringing this to our attention. It is clear that the Cleveland Frowns also have great respect for our letters section . . ." -- Sports Illustrated Letters Department
"If you can't trust the word of some Cleveland blogger who saw some letter to the editor from some guy who says he saw Lebron's agent on TV claiming that there was a misunderstanding and Lebron sent more money to clear it up, who can you trust?" -- Deadspin Commenter, BingoLong