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Friday Feels: Blind HS football player scores first touchdown

October 24, 2014 Ai Leave a comment

I know this isn’t Cleveland-related, but we don’t’ geographically discriminate here on Friday Feels. This week’s story comes to you from Dallas, Pennsylvania. A couple weeks ago, the Mountaineers of Dallas High School welcomed the Warriors of Wyoming Area High for a Saturday night gridiron tango. They did so with a special honorary captain at their side.

Justin Olenginski is a 15-year-old freshman at Dallas High. He was born without sight and has trouble walking, but neither of those things have stopped him from being a fan of the Mountaineer football team. That night both teams came together and gave him a moment him and his family won’t soon forget. Video below.

Now that you’re good and glassy-eyed, go back and watch it again. That Dallas player that leads Justin into the end zone and lifts him up after the score? Number 30? That’s his older brother Mike, a senior captain. Sweet Jesus if one of the refs was their dad coming back from a tour of duty I honestly think my heart would explode. Direct hit, right to the feels. Mike said this after the game:

“My coach gave us the okay to have Justin over here go out for a touchdown after the halftime,” brother Mike Olenginski told WNEP. “It was just a great opportunity to share that experience with him because I honestly never thought I’d be able to take my brother out on the field.”

Oof. What a moment for the brothers, their parents and anyone that was there.

How about Justin with a Gronk spike to top it off though? With authority!

Ten out of ten all around.

PS Someone send this to Terrance West. That’s how you hit a GD hole.

Cleveland

Cleveland man refuses to pay $2.25 train fare because he’s “the f***ing commander”

October 23, 2014 Ai Leave a comment

From Cleveland.com:

“A 39-year-old man flashed a Cleveland police badge and told an RTA train operator he didn’t have to pay the fare because he is “the f—–g commander,” according to a police report.”

“Philip Stryjewski boarded the train at Shaker Square about 6:25 p.m. Oct. 16. When he got on, he immediately flashed a Cleveland police badge.”

“RTA police found Stryjewski on the station’s platform. He admitted to flashing a badge. Officers repeatedly asked him where he worked. Stryjewski said he worked as a commander of security at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, and as an instructor at a private security agency.”

“An airport spokeswoman confirmed that Stryjewski is not an employee there.”

First of all, props to the train operator for even responding, let alone insisting the guy pony up. If a some dude comes up to me claiming to be the fucking commander, I’m certainly not going to ask him for money. But this is just a classic case of lying to cover up a lie. “I’m the commander.” “No you’re not.” “I’m a cop.” “No you’re not.” “I only have a $50 dollar bill.” “No you don’t.” “I work security at the airport.” NO YOU FUCKING DON’T BRO. It’s a good bid by the guy but I’d say once the badge bit fails, just pay the goddamn fare. There’s no way he couldn’t afford it because there’s no way a lady cop would be banging a homeless guy right? Cause spoiler alert, RTA investigators, that’s one million percent how he got this badge. She didn’t give him, idiots. The fucking commander takes what he wants.

PS “Because I’m the fucking commander” is going to be my only response to any “Why” questions for the next, oh, six months.

Cavs

Kevin Love kicks off his writing career for The Players’ Tribune with a BANG

October 23, 2014 Ai Leave a comment

How I Spent My Summer Vacation – Kevin Love

I’m not even going to quote the article because you absolutely need to read it in its entirety. Unless you don’t like things that give you the chills from your toes to your nose.

The first half of it praises Andrew Wiggins for how he handled the whole situation, and how Love himself went through the same type of stuff while they both were in “NBA purgatory” for much of the off season. He follows that up with a heartfelt thank you to Minnesota, even throws in a little video thanking fans for not burning his jersey. The man just oozes with class.

It was the second half where Love talks about the Cavs trip to Brazil where I helplessly succumbed to my Cleveland Boner. It’s an interesting visual when he describes boarding the plane as the first day of school. We think about these guys as million dollar athletes but they’re just regular dudes that have regular awkward moments before getting to know people, just like us humans. It makes you appreciate the importance of veterans like Mike Miller and James Jones. And also the best basketball player on the planet.

“I came to Cleveland because I want to win. I’ll grab a broom and sweep the floors if it gets me an NBA title.”

I can’t even.