Samantha was born in Arizona, but grew up in Cleveland. There she acquired the childhood nickname of Buh, after Al Bubba Baker (fortunately not due to any physical resemblance), the requisite chip on the shoulder that all Cleveland fans have, and permanent frostbite from attending Browns games in December. Her love of sports and tendency toward attachment to teams that choke began with the 1986 Browns.

After suffering through The Drive, watching Bill Belichick run her team into the ground while blaming it on Bernie Kosar, and even forcing herself to root for Vinny Testaverde, the Browns rewarded her for her loyalty by leaving town.

Unable to find a suitable replacement NFL team to adopt, she switched her primary devotion to baseball. She has since forgiven the Browns and now splits her time between watching the Indians lose and watching the Browns lose.

Samantha now works in sports journalism full time and has proudly never put the B.A. in Art History that Penn State gave her to any use. She blames Art Modell for her trust issues, her Cleveland Stadium Dog Pound training for the time she got kicked out of a Penn State game for throwing
things, and 10-Cent Beer Night for the fact that she can no longer upgrade her seats at ball games through squatters rights.

Her fastball tops out at 55.

Scott Swerbinsky is Swerb's cousin, and goes by the moniker "Spoon". He was born and raised in Willowick, Ohio. He is a student of the sport of boxing, which he knows inside and out, and is also a big fan of mixed martial arts fighting.

Spoon will be covering the sport of boxing for The Cleveland Fan, and is known as the "FightDr" in the forums. He is a die hard Cavs,Tribe, Buckeyes and Browns fan.

Steve Buffum grew up in Akron, Ohio. He received BA degrees in Mathematics and Physics from the University of Virginia, which he does not use. He then moved to Austin, Texas, where he bailed on his PhD program and got a Masters in Mathematics, which he does not use. He currently works for a chemical management firm in Austin as a data cudgeller.

He lives with his wife, two sons, one daughter, and the two dumbest cats in North America.

Buff is a passionate and incredibly knowledgable fan of the Cleveland Indians, whom he covers for The Cleveland Fan.

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Tony Lastoria was born in Northeast Ohio and has lived there all 35+ years of his life. His love for baseball is only superseded by his love for his family, namely his wife Heather and two children Nicholas and Alyssa.

While he is a Cleveland sports fan and loves the Browns, Cavaliers and Buckeyes, he grew up with a passion for baseball and has been following the Indians since he was 6-years old. Over the past 10-12 years that passion for Major League Baseball has permeated the minor league baseball scene. With the numerous affiliates and future players of the Indians to follow, minor league baseball now rivals his love for the Indians and major league baseball.

Tony follows, reports, and writes exclusive minor league content on the Cleveland Indians minor league system for TheClevelandFan.com, SportsTimeOhio.com, and his own site at IndiansProspectInsider.com. He travels to all the Indians affiliates and talks with numerous players, coaches, front office personnel, scouts and more.  He has also published three books on the Indians farm system.

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