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The one where we provide a few more links than normal on this rainy Thursday morning…
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Indians:
Carl Pavano’s trade value did not increase last night [Let's Go Tribe]
“Things are changing rapidly,” says one source with knowledge of the Indians’ thinking. The Phillies, Rays, Brewers and Dodgers are on Lee, and the Rangers have expressed continued interest. [Fox Sports]
“They call Nick Weglarz “Big Red” because of his enormous size and red hair, but these days many opposing pitchers call him “Code Red” after the pounding he has given them in the Eastern League this year playing for Double-A Akron.” [Indians Prospect Insider]
“Major league sources say the Indians would trade last year’s Cy Young winner if they could get enough pitching in return. Right-hander Clay Buchholz would be a good starting point, but ESPN reported Wednesday that after Boston turned down a trade that would have sent Buchholz to Cleveland for first baseman/catcher Victor Martinez, the Red Sox acquired first baseman Adam LaRoche from Pittsburgh on Wednesday for prospects.” [Paul Hoynes/Plain Dealer]
Bartolo Colon. Buffalo. Bobbling. [Vince Grzegorek/'64 and Counting]
Cavaliers:
”Probably the most disappointed person out there right now is Jordan Crawford. People had him figured for a young Shawn Kemp when he was doing rounds on radio row. Not so much though.” [Stepien Rules]
“Reporting [The Anderson Varejao contract] as a six-year, $50 million deal would be erroneous. The Cavs hold a team option for that sixth season for up to $9.8 million. GM Danny Ferry’s new contracts have always been such that the team has complete control over that final year of the contract, which is exactly what made Sasha Pavlovic such a great trade asset last month in the Shaquille O’Neal trade.” [Cavalier Attitude]
“It’s not like LeBron has never gotten dunked on before. Jordan Crawford even said that LeBron didn’t think he was going to dunk it and LeBron jumped late. I’m not trying to take any credit from Crawford, but it happens. Hell, even Shaq gets dunked on from time to time and if all you have on LeBron is getting dunked on then I’ll take it.” [King James Gospel]
The braintrust at Cleveland Clinic Courts prides itself on shocking the world. In the perfect world, when they make an offer to a player, they want to announce it. They don’t want any leaks of news sneaking out. In the Internet world, that’s not always possible. [Bob Finnan]
Browns:
Breaking down the Rod Hood/Brandon McDonald position battle [Dawgs by Nature]
And don’t forget the Quarterbacks… [No Logo Needed]
“ESPN’s continued refusal to report the [Ben Roethlisberger] story wound up attracting nearly as much attention as the story itself, at least on the internets. They became part of the story. It remains to be seen if they use their vast resources to cover Roethlisberger’s case aggressively from now on.” [Pro Football Talk]
Your AFC North “Hot Seat” [James Walker/ESPN]
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