Not a bad day for the Browns

Well, the front office surprised me. Going into yesterday's draft, I was quite scared about the Browns in the draft. I was pretty convinced that the Browns would find yet another way to mess up a high draft pick. This was not helped by numerous mock drafts having the Browns taking Brady Quinn with the #3 pick when an offensive lineman that could step in next year and start was sitting there. Then, the Browns did the smart thing. They drafted Joe Thomas with the #3 pick. Fantastic. Maybe the organization has finally turned the corner, I thought. Later in the day the completed what could be one of the best first rounds in Cleveland draft history by trading with Dallas to draft Quinn at #22. While unexpected, this move makes perfect sense (even while giving up next year's #1 pick). You have a quarterback that was on everyone's list as a top-5 pick that dropped all the way down into the 20s. He will have a chip on his shoulder that will force him to work that much harder to prove those other teams wrong. Plus, he grew up rooting for the Browns. Now, am I ready to print playoff tickets? No. Heck, I'm not even ready to buy a Brady Quinn jersey. But for a franchise that has been in disarray since returning in '99, finally a step in the right direction.

And yes, the Browns play both the Raiders and Dolphins next season.

Joe Borowski is not the Answer

Yes, the Cavs won tonight, but if the Wizards had Arenas I would be paying a lot more attention to the series. I just don't see them being challenged in this round.

The real story tonight is the Indians. Somehow, they found a way to win another game in extra innings. Of course, I should be talking about C.C. running his record to 4-0 on the season. However, he imploded in the 6th and then Joe Borowski gave up a run in the top of the 9th with two outs and blew the save. Obviously, the game in New York last week was worse, but with a short turnaround for tomorrow's game, it would have been nice if Cabrera didn't have to go 2 innings (but he did a fantastic job). Borowski also gave up a run in yesterday's win and has allowed a hit or a walk in 8 of his 10 appearances this year. If this team is going to make a run at the playoffs this year, Borowski can't be the guy.

Welcome

Hello everyone, and welcome to Captain Redbeard's Rants. Hopefully you will find this blog enjoyable as I write about sports in general, but specifically Ohio sports. As a lifelong Cleveland/Ohio State sports fan I have been through a lot. I was living in Colorado during The Drive and The Fumble and I was in Glendale for the Debacle in the Desert. After the 1997 World Series, my friends were not sure if they would see me the next day. Of course, there have been some good moments as well. I was at Game 6 of the '97 ALCS in Baltimore and the 2002 OSU National Championship was fantastic. I'll be posting on all things Cleveland and Ohio State while also commenting on other sports events through the year. I'm also a high school track coach, so I'll probably dive into that as well at times.