? Covid Beats Guardians + Cannabis Vote Lawsuit + Cleveland In Chaos

The Guardians and Chicago White Sox are the first teams in MLB who had to postpone a game due to Covid-19 cases this season. We’ve got the scoop! We’ve also got some cannabis news, Cuyahoga County’s prosecutor challenges Cleveland cops to step up, and our friend Tim Couch weighs in on the Baker Mayfield situation.

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1) ? Guardians Game Called On Account Of Covid

Cleveland Guardians manager Terry Francona, 63, is out indefinitely after testing positive for Covid-19. His diagnosis, along with the positive tests of several team coaches and personnel, forced the Guardians and Chicago White Sox to postpone their Wednesday game.

• Francona has had several health issues in recent years but reportedly is doing well; others in the “traveling party” were symptomatic, reports ESPN.
• The Guardians and White Sox are the first teams to call off a game this season due to Covid-19.
• The Guardians next game is Friday at the Minnesota Twins.
• ESPN reports that Sandy Alomar Jr. could fill in as manager. If he’s not available, writes Paul Hoynes on cleveland.com, then a minor league coach could be called up to manage the team for a while.

Learn more on ESPN.com and cleveland.com

2) Suing To Get The Cannabis Vote: The Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol — the name says everything — filed a lawsuit against several state officials to compel the state to put a cannabis legalization question on this November’s ballot. Here are five key facts about the cannabis legal action:

• The proposed law would allow anyone 21 and older to grow, buy and possess marijuana.
• The law would impose a 10 percent tax on all sales.
• Republican lawmakers want to delay any action on legalization until 2023.
• A Franklin County judge could issue a ruling in June.
• Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, House Speaker Bob Cupp and Senate President Matt Huffman are defendants.

More details at cleveland.com

3) Cleveland In Chaos? The City Council and the Cuyahoga County prosecutor tag-teamed a hearing on juvenile crime, and their foe appeared to be the city police force. Prosecutor Michael O’Malley brought a Fox 8 I-Team report “showing the chaos in the streets,” according to Fox 8 News. O’Malley described a spike in carjackings and violence carried out by teens. He challenged police to do better.

• What the prosecutor thinks: “It’s giving the impression to me, and I’m just speaking from the heart, that this city is becoming lawless and it doesn’t happen anywhere else, but this goes back to the question: how much of this are we going to accept?”

• The police chief said his force is at least 250 officers short of a full staff.

Learn more at Fox8.com

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4) ❤️ Huff-N-Puffer Heart Attack: Benny Sebastian plays in The Huff-N-Puffers softball league for men 60 and older at James Day Park in Parma. He’s 72. On Monday, he was huffing and puffing in the on-deck circle, suffered a heart attack, lost his pulse and heartbeat, and was almost called out for good. His friends and teammates saved his life with CPR.

Watch the video at Fox8.com

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5) A View From The Couch: The Cleveland Browns first-round draft pick in 1999 had a few things to say about the Browns first-round draft pick in 2018 on the Ultimate Cleveland Sports Show.

• Tim Couch, who knows a little something about playing battered and hurt, said Baker Mayfield should have been given one more season to prove himself and recapture the touch he had in 2020. He’s better than an average quarterback.
• Couch said there’s absolutely no reason to believe the Browns “sabotaged” Mayfield in the final game of the season against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
• Apparently, Couch is also quite buff now.

Catch Couch’s comments on the Ultimate Cleveland Sports Show

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5 Headlines You Need To See Today

• For the first time in more than two years cruising returns to Cleveland, which has a new customs facility for passengers (cleveland.com)
• Northeast Ohio grocery shoppers dealing with inflation (News 5 Cleveland WEWS)
• JACK Cleveland Casino celebrating 10th anniversary (WKYC.com)
• Who are the 5 best cafes in the city of Cleveland? Luna, Lucky’s, Heck’s, West Side Market and UnBar. Do you agree? Check out the details (Kev’s Best)
• Carvana ‘transitioning’ away from Euclid inspection center amid layoffs companywide (cleveland.com)

3 Things To Do

• Party like it’s the Cretaceous. The Cleveland Museum of Natural History invites high-school students to TAKE OVER the museum for a night! Teens can experience live animal encounters, science demonstrations, and a video game tournament in Murch Auditorium powered by E Sports, as well as conversations with exhibitors from local youth organizations. Pizza, music and dinosaurs are on us. This Friday, May 13, event is FREE but registration is required.
• Celebrate Asian/Pacific American Heritage month this May with a trip to the Cleveland Museum of Art, where four exhibits of Asian culture are on display. Experience art from Japan, India, China and Korea. Admission is free.
• The Three Musketeers at the Cleveland Play House. Get ready for exhilarating action that will have you cheering, “All for One and One for All!” The Three Musketeers, an adventurous tale of brave friends fighting injustice, is jam-packed with secret plots, treacherous spies, dazzling swordplay, and sweeping romance. Shows through May 22. Tickets are $25 to $75.

1 Bite Of Silly Fun

• Is the Romanburger a hamburger or sandwich? Cleveland’s favorite meats-and-cheese on a bun could be one, the other or both. Birthed in 1965, it’s the best-selling dish on Mr. Hero’s menu by far. But is the Romanburger a hamburger or a sandwich? Burger snobs believe hamburgers are not sandwiches. If that’s true, what is Cleveland’s Romanburger? Have your say in our just-for-fun Cleveland Patch poll.

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CrimeTime

• Cleveland man loses everything he owns on a Greyhound bus to Oklahoma. Then his missing Xbox started sending him messages (Cleveland 19 News)
• Traffic ticket investigation in Independence leads to big lawsuit payout for whistleblowing officer who complained (Fox 8 Cleveland)
• Man shot on Cleveland’s Public Square. The shooter remains at large (Cleveland 19 News)

Today In Cleveland

• 2022 Cuyahoga County Solar Co-op In Person and Online Info Session (6:00 PM)
• Self Care with Art Therapy Studio – Cleveland Public Library Main Branch Virtual Events (6:30 PM)
• Boy Scouts Beaumont Roundtable – Augustus Training Center (7:00 PM)
• Malibu’s Dreamhouse: Are you smarter than a Drag Queen? (9:00 PM)

Cleveland Gets Sociable

• Cleveland Public Library: “What is your favorite comic/graphic novel series? ?: The Superman Homecoming: The Heritage of Ohio’s Own Superhero. Only display at Main Library” (Facebook)
• Cleveland Cavaliers: “”So, you’re telling me there’s a chance…” ? #LetEmKnow” (Instagram)
• Cleveland Clinic: “Images from our archives tell a story of the important role nurses play and have played in the evolution of healthcare. #NursesWeek https://cle.clinic/3FsmYJv” (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Wilson Mills/Lander: “Does anyone have any connection to Ukrainians who may need blankets,coats,etc.? I know most are in Parma but I cannot drive there with my clothing. Thank you. (I am in Highland Heights)” (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Indian Creek: “What’s happening on I-71 northbound. – The East side of freeway has some wooded telephone things. Seems like a bad place to have. Any car that sides off freeway in winter storm will have major accident.” (Nextdoor)

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