The Browns most likely are not done at the cornerback position. After the signing of Terry Cousins, most Clevelanders thought that we would get another Terry Cousins-like name to bolster our numbers. Turns out that could be very true, because it seems as if Mr. Savage has eyes for Denver’s Domonique Foxworth:
Foxworth could be more available than most starting-quality corners because he is not a penciled-in starter in Denver. Foxworth has played extensively at both cornerback and safety in his three NFL seasons.
Because he is a nickel cornerback and is entering the final year of his contract, the Broncos’ asking price might be reasonable to the Browns.
I’m not so sure this is the answer for the Browns at corner, but if we are getting into bargains, this could be the next move. According to his page at pro-football-reference.com, Foxworth hasn’t played corner since 2005, but he is young enough that he could be an impact player for years to come. Plus, he’s British. That’s gotta be worth something, if for no other reason than it would freank Santonio Holmes out.
Carl, this is Jim Thome. You may know him as the Chicago White Sox designated hitter that has absolutely mauled your pitching staff this season. What you may not know is that this man should NEVER EVER EVER get a hit off of any of your pitchers.
How, you may ask, can a guy with an OPS of 1.086 against your pitchers (despite a .250 AVG!) be held hitless? Well, Carl, it’s stunningly simple: throw him inside curveballs.
Now I know you’re very busy trying to strike a balance between one of the best starting staffs in the bigs and one of the shakiest bullpens (see: Elarton, Scott), but should that really preclude you from so much as glancing at a scouting report? I mean, it’s not exactly a closely guarded state secret that Jim Thome has a gargantuan hole in his swing over the inside part of the plate; Cleveland fans have known since the mid-90’s that Thome looks like he’s batting against Bugs Bunny when a pitcher throws him a breaking ball inside.
There are numerous acconts of players that have left the Indians and become great successes. Recently, some of these names have popped up in sort of a, “wow I wish we still had them because nobody can hit” kind of way. Kevin Kouzmanoff had his first multi-homer game this weekend, Brandon Phillips is raking for the Reds, as is Ryan Ludwick for the Cardinals. One player that’s still terrible? Russell Branyan. I still don’t understand why this cat has a job to be honest with you. Check out his line this afternoon for the Milwaukee Brewers:
0-5, 4 K, 4 LOB
Impressive stuff. This is not a blog where we make a habit of just crushing people, but I just can’t resist ol’ Russ here. The pot is really calling the kettle black considering that this line wouldn’t keep him out of an Indians lineup. But I mean, four strikeouts? Against the Washington Nationals? Jeez-oh-petes, Russ.
No, this title does not mean that someone is now in the Cleveland Clinic. What it does mean is that former Tribe slugger Albert Belle failed yesterday in his bid to quailfy for the 2008 US Open. What a shame. Here’s the quote that I found most interesting, from his caddie Jeff Helmick, a Clevelander:
“It was 110 degrees, the hottest day of the year,” said Helmick. “Albert and I must have drank 15 to 18 bottles [of water] each. Albert did all right, but he had some problems putting.”
Albert had trouble putting. You’re telling me that Joey had problems with his nerves? Get out of town. He shot an 80, putting him a good 16 shots out of the money, or in this case, out of the next qualifying round. I personally would have loved to see Belle in the field. Can you imgine him and Tiger in the same group? If a photographer following that group arrived in the clubhouse with no facial scars and his camera in one piece, the USGA should cut him a certified check of one million dollars.
Better luck next year, Albert. What you should do is make Jason Grimsley your caddie next year and cork your irons.
I’m pretty sure everyone is frustrated with the way the Tribe is playing at this point. That includes members of the Indians as much as the rest of us, as WFNY so accurately pointed out earlier today. Turns out though that we have someone in our corner. His name is Ozzie Guillen:
”I don’t think it’s just them, it’s [all of] baseball,” Guillen said Wednesday. ”They are going to come out of it. Hopefully, they will panic and won’t come out of it, but I know they will.”
Ugh, makes me sick to my stomach that he is now saying that the Indians will get out of their season long slump at the plate. Can’t he just keep his mouth shut? Sure, you’re leading the division thanks in no small part to Carlos Quentin playing out of his mind.
Bottom line: Ozzie Guillen is pitying us. Can we please turn this ship around now?
As reported by the PD’s [very underrated beat reporter] Mary Kay Cabot, Browns TE Kellen Winslow Jr. will not be skipping mandatory team activities this summer and is not positioning himself for a contract showdown with the Browns. Her source? Why, it’s KW2 agent Drew Rosenhaus himself, stressing that OTA’s are optional, a stance he apparently takes with all his clients:
That’s good news, and this morning obviously we can use all the good news we can get. Continue reading →
Cavs are done, Browns are on the horizon, and I for one am not going to sit here and watch the Indians languish in the American League Central. I just will not stand for it. They are the ones who need to carry us into the fall, and they are letting us down. Sure, the bats can be blamed more than the arms, but this is a team, darnit.
Somebody needs to give this team a kick in the butt, and that person will not be me. I cannot be as eloquent or forceful as I feel I need to be to get the point across that an entire Tribe nation is counting on them. So, after the jump, I will present some motivational clips that I hope will inspire the Cleveland Indians to turn this ship around. Some of the clips are NSFW, unless you have headphones. Continue reading →
The Indians scored two runs and thought they could just take the rest of the night off. After Travis Hafner’s double in the sixth inning, Cleveland tallied four more hits. None for extra bases, although three did leave the infield.
If I were Eric Wedge, I would feel like Dunder Mifflin’s Jan Levinson felt when dealing with her Scranton Branch Manager Michael Scott. Wedge has tried the sticks, he has tried the carrots. Nothing seems to work. What is the solution? Is there one? We are squandering some of the best pitching in the game right now because we cannot get the bats off of our shoulders. Continue reading →
You ever feel like you are working in a dead-end job? Hated the folks you were working with, couldn’t stand your direct superiors, but had a soft spot for the owner because you felt his heart was in the right place? That must be how LeBron James feels to a certain extent. His teammates are inconsistent at best, his bosses Danny Ferry and Mike Brown have made their share of mistakes, but then there is Dan Gilbert, the guy who is on LeBron’s side. So mistakes from top to bottom are somewhat ignored because LeBron believes that Dan Gilbert knows what is going on. This theory is really put to the test in my mind after reading Brian Windhorst’s article on Wednesday. The man in charge on where he feels the Cavs stand after year three of the Gilbert regime:
”I believe that it was another year of experience for Mike Brown and LeBron and everybody else on the team,” Gilbert said in a season-ending teleconference with reporters Tuesday. ”I think we had better team chemistry than (last season). What you had was a different set of circumstances in the Eastern Conference. All things being equal, I think we are closer.”
I find quite a few things wrong with this statement. Let’s chat about it after the jump. Continue reading →
Currently, I am a man of moderate income. Out on my own for the first time, not at the point where I’m trying to make ends meet, but between flying home to my beloved Northeast Ohio and all of the alcohol I drink, there isn’t much room for disposable cash. So, when I hear that one of my favorite teams may be relieved of some of their financial burden a little earlier than expected, I begin my life as the vicarious spender.
After reading this on WFNY today, I quickly became exuberant. It also didn’t take me very long to figure out what to do with the cash, thanks to reports out of the Racine Journal Times:
In the last week, several officials from both the Eastern and Western Conferences acknowledged the Bucks have been gauging the interest other teams may have in some of their players. The most notable one is All-Star shooting guard Michael Redd.
The Browns most likely are not done at the cornerback position. After the signing of Terry Cousins, most Clevelanders thought that we would get another Terry Cousins-like name to bolster our numbers. Turns out that could be very true, because it seems as if Mr. Savage has eyes for Denver’s Domonique Foxworth:
There are numerous acconts of players that have left the Indians and become great successes. Recently, some of these names have popped up in sort of a, “wow I wish we still had them because nobody can hit” kind of way. Kevin Kouzmanoff had his first multi-homer game this weekend, Brandon Phillips is raking for the Reds, as is Ryan Ludwick for the Cardinals. One player that’s still terrible? Russell Branyan. I still don’t understand why this cat has a job to be honest with you. Check out 
No, this title does not mean that someone is now in the Cleveland Clinic. What it does mean is that former Tribe slugger Albert Belle failed yesterday in his bid to quailfy for the 
I’m pretty sure everyone is frustrated with the way the Tribe is playing at this point. That includes members of the Indians as much as the rest of us, as 
That’s it.
Cleveland 2, Chicago 7. 
You ever feel like you are working in a dead-end job? Hated the folks you were working with, couldn’t stand your direct superiors, but had a soft spot for the owner because you felt his heart was in the right place? That must be how LeBron James feels to a certain extent. His teammates are inconsistent at best, his bosses Danny Ferry and Mike Brown have made their share of mistakes, but then there is Dan Gilbert, the guy who is on LeBron’s side. So mistakes from top to bottom are somewhat ignored because LeBron believes that Dan Gilbert knows what is going on. This theory is really put to the test in my mind after reading 
Currently, I am a man of moderate income. Out on my own for the first time, not at the point where I’m trying to make ends meet, but between flying home to my beloved Northeast Ohio and all of the alcohol I drink, there isn’t much room for disposable cash. So, when I hear that one of my favorite teams may be relieved of some of their financial burden a little earlier than expected, I begin my life as the vicarious spender.
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