BOMBSHELL WEDNESDAY

WELL THE RED NUMBER BY THIS DATE, SEEING I HAVEN'T BEEN ON IN OVER A MONTH IS I BELIEVE 88.....YIKES. I AM PRONOUNCING THIS DAY, MARCH 31ST, BOMBSHELL WEDNESDAY. A LOT OF THINGS HAVE HAPPENED IN THE LAST MONTH WITH CLEVELAND SPORTS AND HERE IS WHAT I THINK ABOUT IT ALL, WITH THE BOMBSHELL BEING THE LAST TALK OF THE DAY:

BROWNS: HAVE MADE SOME MOVES. THEY TRADED BRADY QUINN FOR SOME PICKS AND PEYTON HILLIS, A BRUSING BACK. SIGNED JAKE DELHOMME AND TRADED FOR SENECA WALLACE. TRADED KAMERION WIMBLEY FOR ANOTHER PICK. LOOKS LIKE THE BROWNS ARE SET FOR THE DRAFT. BEFORE MORE PEOPLE CONTINUE TO MOAN, THINK ABOUT THIS, THE BROWNS HAVE REALLY YET TO PLAY A GAME UNDER NEW MASTERMIND, YES THAT IS WHAT I'M CALLING HIM, MIKE HOLMGREN. NOW HE MAY HAVE TRADED AWAY THE FAN FAVORITE AND THE MOVES HES MADE YOU'D MIGHT BE SKEPTICAL OF BUT YOU NEVER KNOW HOW THINGS WILL PLAY OUT. IF WE TAKE A STEP BACK AND THINK, HOLMGREN HAS YET TO MAKE A WRONG DECISION. SO UNTIL DRAFT DAY AND UNTIL THIS NEW PRODUCT STEPS ONTO THE FIELD, RELAX FOLKS, YOU JUST NEVER KNOW. THE BROWNIE ELF WILL RETURN WITH REVENGE IN 2010.

CAVS: WELL, SHAQ IS RECOVERING FROM HIS BOOBOO, AND ANDY IS RESTING WITH A SORE HAMMY UNTIL PLAYOFFS. Z IS BACK. THE CAVS GOT WHO THEY WANTED VIA TRADE IN JAMISON AND DESPITE A HORRIBLE FIRST GAME WITH US, JAMISON'S PLAY HAS BEEN FLAWLESS THE PAST MONTH. IF ALL GOES THE WAY IT SHOULD, THE CAVS STILL HAVE 3 MONTHS OF B-BALL LEFT TO PLAY ON MY WATCH.

BLUEJACKETS: SURE THEY ARE NOT FROM CLEVELAND BUT I STILL WATCH THEM. THEY HAVE HAD A TOUGH YEAR AND EVEN THOUGH THEY AREN'T GOING TO THE PLAYOFFS, THE FAN SUPPORT IS STILL THERE. IF THEY CAN STAY HEALTHY NEXT YEAR, THEY WILL BE RIGHT BACK IN IT FOR THE CUP.

MONSTERS: STILL IN THE PLAYOFF RACE WITH 8 GAMES LEFT BUT THEY NEED TO LEARN TO FINISH GAMES.

GLADIATORS: OPEN THEIR SEASON ON SATURDAY AT THE Q AGAINST THE ARIZONA RATTLERS. WELCOME BACK. GO GLADS HUNT THE SNAKE. MORE ON THEM LATER THIS WEEK.

AND FINALLY THE CLEVELAND INDIANS....THIS IS THE BOMBSHELL SO HERE IT GOES: THE INDIANS HAVE HAD A STRONG SPRING TRAINING AND FINALLY WITH A MANAGER WHO HAS A LOT MORE EMOTION, WILL THINGS LOOK GOOD FOR THE TRIBE IN 10', ONLY TIME WILL TELL. THAT'S NOT THE BOMBSHELL, THIS IS. THE INDIANS ANNOUNCED THAT CURRENT GM MARK SHAPIRO IS MOVING UP IN THE ORGANIZATION AND THAT ASSISTANT GM CHRIS ANTONETTI IS MOVING INTO MARK'S CURRENT SPOT, EFFECTIVE NEXT YEAR. THE DOLANS ARE MOVING MORE BEHIND THE SCENES. SO NOW HERE IT GOES, CALL ME CRAZY BUT ARE THE INDIANS ON THEIR WAY OUT OF TOWN? THEY GET A NEW SPRING TRAINING FACILITY, MOVE INTO THE CACTUS LEAGUE AND PLAY MORE WEST COAST TEAMS. THEY HAVE SPENT VERY VERY LITTLE IN FREE AGENCY, DON'T REALLY SEEM TO CARE ABOUT THE PRODUCT THEY PUT OUT ON THE FIELD, AND RIGHTFULLY SO THE TICKET SALES ARE DOWN. THE DOLANS GOING BEHIND THE SCENES WOULD PUT SHAPIRO UP FRONT AS THE SCAPE GOAT FOR MOVING THE TEAM. WITH NEW POSITIONS IN THE FRONT OFFICE, THAT COULD MEAN A NEW START WITH A NEW TEAM AND CITY. HMMMM, ITS BEEN TALKED ABOUT THAT LAS VEGAS MAYBE WAS LOOKING TO GET A TEAM. THEY SURE NEED SOME OF THOSE TEAMS OUT WEST. THIS TEAM HAS A CHEAP LOGO ON THE FRONT OF THE STADIUM THAT COSTED ABOUT WHAT, 50 CENTS? THE BUYOUT IS PROBABLY CHEAP WITH PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE. DOLANS LOST MONEY LAST YEAR WITH A BAD PRODUCT AND THE YEAR BEFORE. THEY MIGHT LOSE MORE WITH THIS SEASON. SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD TIME FOR THE DOLANS TO MOVE THE TEAM ELSEWHERE. ANOTHER THING, IT WAS REPORTED THAT SHIN SOO CHOO WAS BEING OFFERED A 5 YEAR EXTENSION WITH THE CLUB OPTION FOR A 6TH AND HE DOESN'T WANT TO SIGN IT, KUDOS TO HIM. ITS ABOUT TIME PLAYERS START TURNING THEIR BACKS ON THIS CHEAP ORGANIZATION. IF THINGS DON'T GO RIGHT, GRADY COULD BE TRADED BY JULY ALONG WITH PERALTA. SO DOES CHOO KNOW SOMETHING WE DON'T, ONE MIGHT WONDER LIKE MYSELF. ONE LAST THING, IT HAPPENED WITH THE BROWNS, MOVING THEM, WHATS STOPPING IT FROM HAPPENING WITH THE INDIANS? ARE THE DOLANS THE NEXT ART MODELL?