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Hey Cleveland, Are You Ready To Believe?

That's 11 in a row at home, the most since '96.

That's 17 April wins, the most ever.

That's a late inning comeback after being down 3-0 and 5-2.

Santana hit that ball ten minutes ago and I still have goosebumps.

I haven't felt this way about a team since 1995.  It's appropriate that Grover was in the booth.

Cheers.

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Little Experience

I know that I have sounded pessimistic about all of the Brownies picks so far, so I will do my best to highlight the upside of #59 overall pick Greg Little.  Little was one of the infamous NC Tar Heels who were suspended for the entire 2010 campaign following illegal contact with an agent (sounds dirty).  Little is a big dude (6'2", 230) with tons of potential, but he only has two seasons at wideout from which he will be a full year removed from by the time he gets to training camp (if there is one).  Everything that I have heard suggests that he is a physical freak (see his combine stats here) who has the tools and make up to become an "impact playmaker."  Still, many graded him as a 4th or 5th rounder.  I guess I'm just not smart enough to see why this is a better pick than Leonard Hankerson.

Ob la di.

Cheers.

Sheard Madness

Yesterday we we treated to Peyton Hillis, today Paul Warfield made a guest appearance to announce the Browns first of two second round picks (#37), Jabaal Sheard.  At defensive end, the 2010 Big East defensive player of the year, supposedly will pressure both the run and the pass.  Let us hope that the brain trust knows something that we don't about Da'Quan Bowers.


Draft Preview: Jabaal Sheard by FOX_Sports_Interactive

Cheers.

Suicide Squeeze - Versatility! ('92 Upper Deck)

Mark Ingram Is People Too

No joke, it was a nice moment.

Cheers.

The Kate MIddleton Dilemma

If you had to pick one of these three would it honestly be the real one.  I would take Allison Williams (#3).

Will & Kate: Before Happily Ever After (Ep.3) from Allison Williams

OMG! Did you watch the wedding? It was so... I can't even put it into words. Because I didn't watch it! Wankers.

Cheers.

Damn, Clip Joint's Crowded

We can now officially dub Jack Hannahan the Indians' starting third baseman.  That is because Jason Donald was activated from the disabled list today, and optioned to Columbus.  Wow.  I did not see that one coming.  With all of the rampant speculation surrounding the big league pitching staff recently, the fact that Donald's 20-day rehab stint had run its course slipped to the back burner.  One would assume that Donald (.250) will receive regular playing time for the Clippers, but they do have a glut of infielders.  Top prospects Lonnie Chisenhall (.270) and Jason Kipnis (.242) are well entrenched at third and second respectively.  That leaves shortstop open for Donald, an en fuego Cord Phelps (.324), and the just returned Josh Rodriguez.  J-Rod was taken by the Pirates in December's rule 5 draft and given back after collecting one hit in twelve MLB at bats.  It is likely that the trio will also find some ABs in the DH slot, though manager Mike Sarbaugh will want to keep the bats of Jordan Brown (.286), Travis Buck (.333) and Chad Huffman (.288) in the lineup.  The moves do not bode well for players like Wes Hodges (.150) and Jerad Head (.333, but 28 years old).

The Clips did indeed play a game last night, taking their third straight from Gwinnett.  The victory boils down to two men: Chisenhall and Zach McAllister.  McAllister (3.38 ERA) started and threw seven shutout innings (6 H, 0 BB, 6 K) to earn his fourth straight win.  Chisenhall, suddenly mashing, slugged a two run homer to account for all of the offense and added a double. 

I have to get it through my thick skull that the schedule structure at AAA is very different that that of MLB.  For instance, the Clippers play the fourth and final game of their series with Gwinnett tonight and move on to Charlotte tomorrow.  Corey Kluber toes the rubber at 7:05p, seeking his first W of 2011.

Other Minor Points of Interest --

Catching prospect Chun Chen, off to a slow start, bashed his first dinger of the season last night for Akron.  Chun is batting .246 with more strikeouts (17) than hits (15).  The RBI from the solo shot was his 7th of 2011.

Lake County catcher Alex Lavisky doubled and launched his 3rd bomb for the Captains.  Lavisky's season is similar to Chun's with 14 hits to 24 K's and a .209 average.  Alex has driven home 13 in 17 games.

2010 #1 overall pick Bryce Harper has settled in nicely with the low-A Hagerstown Suns.  After a rocky first week, Harper has raised his OPS to 1.070 (.323 AVG, 5 HR) and has added 18 RBI and 4 SB.  Over his last 10 games Harper is hitting .419 with four of his home runs.

Cheers.

Pretty Girl 04.29.11 - Niki Gudex

Here's a draft day athlete for you.  She rides a bicycle in the mountains or something.