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Plain Dealer's New Cavs Beat Reporter: Chris Haynes

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Fedor sticking around too, I'm sad to say. Jeez, their standards must've been really low for the 3rd member of their team..
 
Fedor sticking around too, I'm sad to say. Jeez, their standards must've been really low for the 3rd member of their team..
Then again, it is the third member. Cavs and Indians never had more than 1 beat reporter until the MSB/JV era. Really don't need someone talented to be the #3 guy.
 
Then again, it is the third member. Cavs and Indians never had more than 1 beat reporter until the MSB/JV era. Really don't need someone talented to be the #3 guy.

Just sickens me that a talentless hack can get a job like that, even if it is as the 3rd guy, when in all honestly, I can think of plenty of people here who would be better suited..
 
Fedor sticking around too, I'm sad to say. Jeez, their standards must've been really low for the 3rd member of their team..

Clarifying MoFlo's point, the Cavs hiring a "LeBron beat writer" in addition to a Cavs beat writer. Plus Fedor as the third guy on the team.

Vince Grzegorek @vincethepolack
Some media news: Your brand new NEOMG/cleveland.com/PD LeBron beat writer: @joevardon. Your new Cavs beat writer: @chrisbhaynes

9:09 PM - 2 Sep 2014

Per Anthony Lima, this is who Joe Vardon is:

New LeBron reporter for @NEOMG_news (and PD) was statehouse reporter in Columbus. (My old beat, no seriously)

Glancing at Haynes' Twitter feed, he appears to have some sort of professional relationship with Rich Paul. For instance:

Chris Haynes @ChrisBHaynes · Jul 11
LeBron James' agent, Rich Paul, confirms to @CSNNW that his client is going to the Cavs.

He also had a number of Cavs-related tweets back in July, related to Waiters, Wiggins, and Blatt.
 
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Meet Chris Haynes, Joe Vardon and Chris Fedor, the new Cavaliers reporting team for the Northeast Ohio Media Group

"...

Previously he covered the NBA for Slamonline.com. In Portland, Chris has built a reputation as the go-to NBA writer, the one who breaks the big stories. NBA reporter Marc Spears of Yahoo Sports says "there is no NBA team beat writer that breaks more news than Haynes." Chris has a bachelor's degree from California State University in Fresno.

..."

http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2014/09/chris_haynes_joe_vardon_and_ch.html
 
I wonder if decisions would reverse if I tossed my name into the b-hole???
 
A question to you guys:
Who do you do follow on twitter besides those Cavs beat writers for Cavs related stuff?
It's not that easy for me to stay up to date as I live in Germany. ;)
So right now I have:
Chris Haynes
Joe Vardon
Chris Fedor
Sam The Bullshit Whisperer
Bob Finnan
Mike Cairns (?)
Tom Withers (?)
Jason Lloyd
Zac Jackson (?)
 
Haynes has been active, even during the summer months of a rather quiet off-season for the Blazers. As mentioned, he also seems to have some sources that allow him to tap into bigger stories. Looking forward to see what he can deliver. We all know it can go nowhere but way up when it comes to PD coverage. I hope he has insights into basketball, and I hope he likes blogging for the PD.
 
Haynes has been active, even during the summer months of a rather quiet off-season for the Blazers. As mentioned, he also seems to have some sources that allow him to tap into bigger stories. Looking forward to see what he can deliver. We all know it can go nowhere but way up when it comes to PD coverage. I hope he has insights into basketball, and I hope he likes blogging for the PD.

Wuck is right I heard of this guy and he is active and plugged in usually. Don't expect a new Windy pre ESPN but do expect HUGE improvement of the three headed lackluster group we had before. I am kinda excited by this.
 
Great hire. Haynes is legit. Actually kinda shocked the PD got one right.

Although Fedor and the other dude have plenty of ammo to mess it up.
 
I hope he becomes our new Windhorst.
 
Haynes seems well respected and I'm excited for the coverage he'll bring. On the other hand, the "LeBron beat" seems weird
 
Surprised they aren't lining up now.

We don't know that, I will say if Spears of Yahoo is a fan you all should be. Yahoo has been the best beat reporters the NBA had for a while. For how the PD has been in terms of over all coverage and news reporting, they scored a top guy somehow and I am more shocked he took the job than how many applied.
 

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