This week on Sports Side Bar Captain Bill and Dave are excited about the first place Guardians and their chances at hanging on and making it to the playoffs. Then there are the Cleveland Browns in their first game of the season and their match up against Baker Mayfield and the Carolina Panthers

The NFL season finally kicks into gear and Captain Bill and Dave look at the Browns season and give their prediction for their season. Tune in and compare notes.

This week Captain Bill and Dave start off the show with something other than Deshaun Watson. That's right - We start off with the first place (at least for now) Guardians. We do find some time to discuss the not so first place Browns.

This week Desaun Watson as mediated a punishment which is 11 weeks out and a $5 million fine. That is fine for him but is that fine with Captain Bill, Dave, and other Football fans? And what will happen to Cleveland with the backup in charge? All this and more this week on Sports Side Bar.

This week Captain Bill and Dave talk about ... you guessed it - DeShawn Watson. Will this never end??? We also leave a few minutes to talk about the first place Guardians.

This week is about ... you guessed it DeShawn Watson as the NFL appeals the arbitrators decision. Captain Bill goes through the Collective Bargaining Agreement and the appeals process. And there's still a bit of time to go over the changes to the Guardians and where they presently stand.

This week Captain Bill & Dave discust ... discuss the six game suspension of DeShawn Watson. Will the NFL appeal that decision and find out what the appeal process is. We also spend a bit of time talking about the Guardians.

After we learn of Captain Bill's tornado warning it's off to Philadelphia where Pete Rose will appear at a Phillies celebration - his first since his lifetime ban. Terry Francona is now the winningest Manager in Cleveland baseball history. Big Poppy is inducted into Cooperstown. And the problems of electronics of attending a professional sporting event.

This week - still no word on DeShawn Watson. Captain Bill and Dave also talk about the Cleveland representatives to the All Star Game and the game itself. There's also talk about the future of baseball with rule and electronic changes coming up in the next two years.

It's All Star time (almost) as we reach the half way mark for baseball so Captain Bill and Dave talk about the Guardians three representatives to the game and a look at the Guards here at the half way mark. And the DeShawn Watson decision should be coming at any moment. There is an informative discussion on how this whole arbitration / hearing proceeded.