Matty & Patty are back as the King in Exile, LeBron James, stands on the verge of making history. But can Lakers fans fully appreciate the scope of his career accomplishment the way Cleveland fans can? We'll also check in on the Baby Cavs learning how to take care of business out of the shadow of the Once (and Future?) King.

Episode 68 - The King In Exile

Cavs ride a 7-game win streak into a crucial stretch of 12 games that will decide how their regular season will pan out. Will they come to regret staying so quiet at the trade deadline? Or was the best move to make no move at all? Plus: Pitchers & Catchers report on Friday, so Matty & Patty take a look at the Guardians top prospects ahead of the new season.

Episode 69: TCOB

After four long years away, the Cavs are finally back in the playoffs. Matty and Patty preview the series and identify who will be Public Enemy #1 before this series is over. Plus, Guards out to a positive 7-6 start, but there's already reasons for concern.

Episode 70 - Cavs Playoff Preview 2023

How should we feel about Cavs-Knicks being tied 1-1? Did JB Bickerstaff's Game 2 adjustments solve the Knicks, or will Thibs have a devastating countermove in Game 2? Does it come down to shooting? Will Okoro stay in the starting lineup... or the rotation? 

One thing is clear, just two games in, the Knicks have not yet provided enough fuel for our sports hate, so we're going to have to expand our horizons at this point.

Episode 71 - Cavs-Knicks Series Tied 1-1

Feeling pretty doomy in here! Despite Patty attending Game 4 at MSG, the Cavs fall to 3-1 in their first round series with the Knicks. It's time to talk about JB Bickerstaff and how his first experience coaching a playoff series has been going.

Episode 72: We're Doomed - Knicks 3-1

The Cavs were unceremoniously bum rushed out of the playoffs by a good not great Knicks team in just five games. At home, no less.

There are more questions than answers right now, so Matty & Patty take a few calls to figure out who to blame and where to go from here.

Episode 73: An Ignominious End

The 2024 Guardians Postseason is trying to kill us. Matty and Patty are back for an instant reaction podcast after witnessing whatever the hell that was. Left for dead after Judge and Stanton hit homeruns off the peerless Emmanuel Clase, the Guardians rise from the dead, down to their last strike in the bottom of the ninth with a prodigious 2-run blast from Big Christmas, followed by a walk-off blast from David Fry. Enjoy this one Cleveland, because another game is coming right up.

Episode 74 - Big Christmas Comes Early

The Cavs season arrives just in time to rescue Matty & Patty from any Guardians related funk. And WHAT a start! The Cavs remain unbeaten and though it's early, Matty & Patty are ready to take a little credit for saying the roster needed a coaching change long before an overhaul was considered.

Episode 75 - Cavs Unbeaten

UPDATE: The full 60 minute podcast is uploaded here. Apologies for the cut-off version previously. 
Matt Youngner and Pat McMenamin talk about nothing but Cavs Basketball. We explain why the Atlanta Hawks just can't crack the "Kill List," ask "What the Ref?" about curious way that illegal screens are called in the NBA Playoffs, and explain why a little part of us still expects the Cavs to find a way to blow this thing.

Episode 2 - Cavs Take Commanding Series Lead On Hawks

Matt Youngner and Pat McMenamin talk about nothing but Cavs Basketball. THE CAVS ARE GOING TO THE FINALS! We explain why Delly is not a dirty player even if he'd be at the top of anyone else's Kill List, why Anderson Varejao knows all about Kyrie Irving's quick hands,  and why Patty may be responsible for the Cavs' big win in Game 4.

Episode 3 - The Cavs Are Going To The Finals!

In Episode 4, Matt Youngner and Pat McMenamin talk nothing but CAVS IN THE FINALS. In an NBA Finals Preview, they examine the Pick and Roll options for the Cavs' defense, identify what the Cavs have to do and explain why Kyrie Irving holds the key to pulling off the impossible.

Episode 4 - Cavs NBA Finals Preview

The Cavs beat the Heat in the most lopsided playoff series in history... yet Matty and Patty are still nervous as the Cavs prepare to take on the Pacers in Round 2. Join us for a series preview -- and a philosophical discussion about different schools of sports hate.

Episode 76 - 2025 Cavs Playoffs: Round 2

Matt Youngner and Pat McMenamin talk nothing but Cavs Finals Game 1... and existential dread. In Episode 5, they recap a thrilling Game 1 in which "The Bounce" broke more than hearts, why Kyrie Irving's injury shouldn't overshadow his magnificent performance, why the remaining Cavs offer the 2008-09 Cavs a shot at redemption, and reasons why this Finals series -- while daunting -- isn't over yet.

Episode 5 - Cavs Fall To 'The Bounce' - NBA Finals Game 1

Matt Youngner and Pat McMenamin talk nothing but THE CAVS WON THEIR FIRST FINALS GAME IN FRANCHISE HISTORY. In Episode 6, they recap a heart-stopping Game 2, analyze how much of Steph Curry's lackluster performance was due to the Dr. of D (Matthew Dellavedova, MD), why LeBron has become NBA's Oprah, and how much deeper the existential dread grows with a victory like this...

Episode 6 - Cavs Win First Finals Game Ever - NBA Finals Game 2

Matt Youngner & Pat McMenamin talk nothing but the Cavs in Game 3 of the NBA Finals in Part 1 of Episode 7 -- from who rises to the top of the hateable "Kill List" and the glory of the first three quarters of Game 3 -- what could possibly go wrong after that? In Cleveland of all places?

Episode 7, Part 1 - Cleveland Feels So Good Right Now - NBA Finals Game 3

Matt Youngner & Pat McMenamin talk nothing but the Cavs in Game 3 of the NBA Finals in Part 2 of Episode 7 -- from where the similarities to the Grizzlies 2-1 lead over the Warriors begin and end, whether Golden State may be poised to break out offensively, and what the Cavs have to do to keep this thing going.

Episode 7, Part 2 - Cleveland Feels So Good Right Now - NBA Finals Game 3

Matt Youngner and Pat McMenamin talk nothing but the Cavs in Game 4 of the NBA Finals. Our "Kill List" overfloweth after the Warriors re-discovered their strutting peacock swagger, we debate whether the Small Ball lineup "solved" the Cavs Defense, plus a special Matty & Patty exclusive report from Cavs fans in the Q both before and after Game 4.

Episode 8 - Fear & Loathing In Cleveland - NBA Finals Game 4

From the latest on the Cavs activity in Free Agency to whether you should start paying attention to the Browns and whether you can stop paying attention to the Tribe, Matty & Patty give you an overstuffed hour of the informed Cleveland fan's perspective on all things Cleveland Sports.

Episode 11 - Cavs Free Agency

In this very special episode of The Cleveland Sports Hour, Patty says goodbye to an old friend... and hello to a new (and improved?) friend. The betrayal involved cuts so deep, it needs to be heard to be believed. Also: As a new Cavs season debuts, we take stock of what went wrong in the 2025 Playoffs, what to make of their opening night loss to the Knicks, what the season ahead holds in store... plus a few words about the Guards and the Browns.

Episode 77 - BETRAYAL

It was a beautiful Sunday. The Browns did not play. Instead, the Cavs played. And won! Yet somehow... we still find ourselves talking about the Browns. Because that's how bad they are. They are a disaster of biblical proportions. But, hey, just remember: At least the Cavs are 6-1.

Episode 22 - Nice Thinking, Ray

After Monday night's carnage, the Cavs are now 0-3 against the teams that matter. Can the Cavs win a title with this roster? Or does Blatt simply need to change the gameplan to put them in a better position to succeed? What do the Cavs do with Mozgov and Love? Does Love deserve this much grief? Matty & Patty have the answers. (Open question whether those answers are any good.) Plus, the Browns season is over and they are doing interesting things!

Episode 26 - Something Vexes Us

It’s been a long, weird, frustrating six months, but the real season is finally here.  Matty and Patty are ready for it.  Are the Cavs?

Episode 33 - Cavs Playoff Preview

The Drive. The Fumble. The Shot. Jose Mesa. 

None of that matters anymore. It can't hurt us. Because Cleveland just won the greatest NBA Championship ever. We are The City of Champions.

Join Matty & Patty for an extra special Championship Edition of the Cleveland Sports Hour(s) as we celebrate an unbelievable night

Episode 41 - Cleveland Is The City Of Champions

It's a Special Matty & Patty Double Feature! A Tribe World Series Preview and a Cavs Title Defense Season Preview in the same episode! On Tuesday night, the Indians open the World Series at The Jake while across the pavilion the Cavs host their Championship Ring Ceremony at The Q before their season opener vs. the Knicks

Episode 44 - Double Feature!

Game 1 of the most anticipated NBA Finals matchup in decades is in the books and it was... underwhelming. To have a chance, the Cavs needed to win in 5 key facets  of the game -- and they won absolutely none of them. Man, if we weren't already champions, this would be hard to stomach.

Episode 50 - 2017 NBA Finals Game 1: Cavs Make Fart Noises In Front Of Rihanna

It was Christmas Day. It was Cavs vs Warriors. It was a lot of drama for a game that will look nothing like a potential fourth NBA Finals matchup. But let's overanalyze anyway, and take a look at the Tribe's quiet offseason and the Browns quest for perfection

Episode 57 - Christmas Day Game 3:  Die Harder

We take it all back. All of it. Never doubted the Cavs for a second.

59 - We Take Back What We Said

As the Cavs gear up for their playoff run and the Browns try to trick us into paying attention, the Indians are poised to open their season against the Mariners this week. Oh, and Matty & Patty are facing each other in their Fantasy Basketball Championship this week.

Episode 60 - Tribe Season Preview 2018

It's finally happened. Cleveland has a professional football team and Matty & Patty have returned with a podcast. Everything has changed yet everything remains the same. You're welcome.

Episode 63: Cleveland Has A Pro Football Team

Need more Warriors slander? We are here for you. Celebrate the greatest 19-win Cavs season in history by reveling in exquisite schadenfreude with Matty & Patty. Come for the grave dancing, stay for the Cavs, Tribe & Browns chatter.

Episode 64: Castles Made Of Sand

No sports? No problem. Matty & Patty return for a very special Quarantine Edition of the Cleveland Sports Hour, delivering sizzling hot takes about the Cavs, Tribe and Browns to keep you company while you shelter in place. (All apologies for the opening theme song.)

Episode 65 - Quarantine Edition

The Cleveland Sports Hour has taken a firm stance against talking much about the Browns, but lately, our hand has been forced. Matty & Patty dig into the Browns 2020 Draft and when sports might return, so we never have to speak of this again.

Episode 66 - Forced To Talk About The Browns

We are two self-aware but unapologetic homers who spend far too much time watching, reading and thinking about the Cavs, Browns, and Tribe. So if you’d like the informed Cleveland fan’s perspective on all things sports, you’ve come to the right place.

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