true. how about a f**king fake kneel down and then throw the ball long? nah, let's do a five yard pass. That'll get 'em.

Perhaps Charlie Weis can follow the lead of Jerry Faust and go from Notre Dame to Akron U. AU may very well be looking. Does anyone think that Weis can get another NFL job, or a job at a higher profile school than say and Akron U?

Well, nevermind. Now Castro is reporting it's Cliff and Francisco for 4 prospects. The prospects seem to be Carrasco, Marson, Donald, and Jason Knapp, a big Right-handed starter with a 97 MPH fastball in A ball, who's not even 19 yet. I can't understand Marson or Donald at all...but Carrasco and Knapp both make a lot of sense, one young, close to major league ready starter with top 2 potential, and a huge upside guy in A ball.

@cimo. said:I'm with John. Garko's a fine player, but with Victor playing half Not a great trade at face value, but the organization got better, and it's definitely not enough to make me turn in my fan card. Hey, Barnes was born and raised in Chicopee, MA. That is about as good a pedigree you can hope for.

Good for him, I hope that works out well for him and he can ride that train to a successful career. I always liked Phil, and was sorry the way things turned out here.

Lane Kiffin Mike Tice Mike Nolan Scott Linehan Cam Cameron Dick LeBeau Romeo Crennel Mike Sherman Mike Martz Mike Mularkey Steve Mariucci Bill Callahan Kevin Gilbride Jim Haslett Dick Jauron Dave McGinnis Gregg Williams Bud Carson Chris Palmer Chan Gailey Herm Edwards Rod Rust Lindy Infante Marty Mornhinwheg Vince Tobin Joe Bugel To name a few.

In all fairness to Romeo, it isn't like he had a whole lot to cheer about on the sidelines while he was here...

The channel went live 6 p.m. New Years Day. They showed off the sets, there was an intro from Bud Selig, then they did the first Hot Stove show. This was followed by Larson and Yogi commentating about Larson's World Series perfect game between innings as they showed the original game film. Interestingly, it started in the 2nd inning as "nobody knows what happened to the footage of the first inning". 100+ years of content. It looks to be a great channel. Just learned why the Dodgers were named the Dodgers (probably common knowledge I missed along the way. For those who are in the same boat, they were of course in Brooklyn initially, and the were the "Trolley Dodgers" to reflect how the community walked and dodged around the trolleys in streets of town. They quickly became known as simply the Dodgers). If I knew, I had forgotten.

Rob Ryan? That wouldn't be a bad hire. But doesn't Ryan and the Raiders run a 4-3 defense, while Mangini ran a 3-4 in New York? Would Mangini and the Browns change or would Ryan have to change his approach?

Chud is one dimensional to put it mildly..he was a major part of a troubled regime that failed at every level of management from the owner down..chud is a quitter he layed down and let his players lay down..furthering the disaster by having absolutely no faith in anyone to get the job done and going with predictable gameplans and non dynamic playcalling a pee wee coach wouldnt use... Chud was a half a year wonder until there was enough film to determine there is no variation to anything he does...chud has to go bye bye and you wont see any nfl team looking to take him in..

@merlin said:Great, let's all bash BE again. I don't suppose anyone noticed he stopped dropping passes his last several games? Admittedly our weak 3rd and 4th string quarterbacks didn't get him the ball much, but he caught it whenever it was humanly possible to do so. I think he's finally out of his slump. So maybe we can lay off the hate? Hmmmm, let's see - when he FINALLY stopped dropping the ball after coming out of his 14 game 'slump' he also then decided to come out and chirp about the fans here and how we'll never accept him because he's a Wolverine. Screw BE. Honestly. If fingers were to be pointed at anyone this season, it's him. If he catches 3/4 of those drops, especially the ones on 3rd downs or in the red zone then DA never relinquishes his starting role and we win several more games. If that happens, who knows. Confidence isn't shot, maybe the winning breeds better attitudes and we grab a couple more wins out of that. Dropped passes and penalties KILL offenses. He is paid and paid WELL to simply catch the damn ball. He throws his face on every endorsement and commercial he can when times are good. If he so loves the spotlight, he'd better be able to take the heat when things are bad instead of whining like a little baby. When they announced his name on draft day I thought of the OSU/Mich game when they were mounting a last drive comeback. 4th and short - pass to Brayon in the flat. Had the first in his hands with no Buckeye within 10 yards. I don't even have to finish with what happened as even those of you that didn't see the game already know what happened on that play......

I suspect DeRosa will play 2B. Jhonny P has been playing 3rd exclusively in winter ball, and doing well by reports. I suspect this seals Jhonny P moving to 3B, and Astrubal to SS.

@shepwrite said:Lerner has done EVERYTHING right. EVERYBODY wanted Savage. EVERYBODY wanted Crennel (except me, I think). Lerner has shown a willingness to spend money on coaches, facilities, and free agents. He is NOT part of the problem. Crennel and his staff own that. You like the guy, for some reason, Shep so you say something outrageous like you just did. EVERYBODY?????????????? You?? Members of this message board?? Tony Grossi? Triv?? LOLOLOLOLOLOL Lucky his daddy was rich because Randy will never amount to anything if he continues to make moves based on the advice of 'Everybody and his brother'. Randy Lerner = David Modell. Sell Randy. Give this once-great franchise a chance.

Cleveland is not on the list of teams that he is willing to go to. Also, SD wants a starting picture, a left handed outfielder and a couple of prospects for him. There's a reason nobody is taking them up on a trade. I believe it will be chicago cubs or nobody.

@ytownbrownsbacker said:Hoffman's best pitch is a changeup. You've mentioned this a couple of times. I can understand "hating" a closer who has a change-up as his best pitch, but Hoffman? Man, that deceptive bitch of a pitch is driving him to Cooperstown. Still looks just like a fastball (same plane, same arm speed) and brings hitters to tears. His peripherals last year were pretty terrific and his groundball rate (39%) was perfectly reasonable. Obviously, the more his velocity drops (not that he's touched 85 much in the past several years), the more its effects diminish. However, I don't look at it as a negative that his best pitch is a change-up. That said, I'm happier with this guy! Wood set to take physical for Indians If exam is passed, closer expected to sign two-year contract By Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com LAS VEGAS -- Kerry Wood is en route to Cleveland, with a planned arrival on Wednesday night and a planned physical on Thursday. Should Wood pass the physical, it is expected that he will sign a two-year contract with the Indians worth just under $20 million. It is believed the contract will include an option for a third year, though it was not clear whether that option would be a club option, player option or vesting option. The Indians are cautiously optimistic that the deal will get done, but they also know these things can fall apart in a hurry. Passing their physical is no easy task, and it's no secret Wood has had more than his share of injury woes over the years. Knowing that a deal is never done until it's done, the Indians continue to show an interest in Mariners closer J.J. Putz, who is available on the trade front. Should the Wood deal be completed, as expected, the 31-year-old Wood would take over the club's closing duties from Jensen Lewis. Wood went 5-4 with a 3.26 ERA and 34 saves in 40 chances over 65 appearances for the Cubs last season, striking out 84 batters and walking 18 in 66 1/3 innings. Wood has a long list of past medical problems. His right elbow required Tommy John ligament replacement surgery in 1999, and he had right shoulder surgery performed in 2005. His health has stabilized since a '07 move to relief work. He went on the 15-day disabled list in '08 -- his first season as a closer -- but that was with a blister on his finger, not an arm injury. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20...8&fext=.jsp Beanpot