That would be difficult as the Browns do not have a 2nd round pick. We used it last year in the supplemental draft.
Allow me to re-phrase . . . That would be difficult as the Browns do not have a 2nd round pick as of this moment. We used it last year in the supplemental draft. I forgot Mr. Nickpicker was lurking.
Mariano Rivera says goodbye to Cleveland. April 11, 2013 11:32 am CLEVELAND (AP) -- Before [Mariano Rivera] answered questions from Indians employees he wanted to personally thank on his last visit to Progressive Field, the greatest closer in history had a request of his own. ''Where's the drummer?'' Rivera asked. He wanted to finally meet the man who has kept a steady sports beat in Cleveland for 40 years, the guy sitting at the top of the bleachers year after year pounding away to spark a rally. ''Right here,'' [John Adams] said, raising one of his drum sticks so the New York legend could see him in the back of the room. ''Hey, you the man,'' Rivera said. ''Being loyal, being there day in and day out. I really respect that.'' ''Thank you,'' Rivera said. During his final trip around the majors, Rivera, who is retiring at the end of this, his 19th season with the Yankees, is taking time to visit with team employees who work behind the scenes. On Wednesday, Rivera met with 25 Indians employees - ushers, ticket salespersons, custodians and others - for 30 minutes before the Yankees played the Indians. They came to say goodbye to Rivera, who answered questions, posed for pictures and handed out autographed baseballs to Clevelanders who seemed in awe of the classy gesture. ''I appreciate what you guys do,'' Rivera said. ''We see mostly what goes on when we're on the field and not what's going on behind the scenes. I wanted to say thank you for everything that you guys do, for the love and passion you have for your team. It doesn't matter if you are a Yankee fan or not. You are a baseball fan. ''Thank you for being here. I know you are busy, but thank you for taking a little bit of time. I appreciate that.'' With that, Rivera said he was ready for questions and braced himself to be peppered by some Indians die-hards who have watched No. 42 come in and close out comebacks and dash more than a few special seasons in Cleveland. ''You can say whatever you want now,'' Rivera said with a laugh. It didn't take long for one of the employees to ask Rivera for his favorite memories in Cleveland. In 1997, Rivera famously gave up a game-tying homer to Sandy Alomar Jr. in the eighth inning of Game 4 of the AL division series. The Indians went on to win and take the series in five games, denying the Yankees a chance to defend their World Series title. For Rivera, it was a rare moment of failure. But looking back, the 43-year-old said it provided motivation. ''Let me tell you something, if you think '97 was bad,'' he said. ''For me, it was the stone where I stepped to push forward because it helped me to become better. If that wouldn't have happened, God only knows where I would have ended up. But because that happened, it pushed me to be better in moments like that and in situations like that.'' Rivera recalled facing dominant Cleveland teams of the 1990s, when the Indians had one of baseball's most feared lineups with Jim Thome, Manny Ramirez, Kenny Lofton, Omar Vizquel and Albert Belle. ''All those years it was a battle here,'' said Rivera, who announced on March 9 that this would be his final season. ''It was never easy.'' Rivera, though, often made it look so. He has 609 career saves, and has converted his last 17 save opportunities against the Indians since 2003. Rivera recoiled playfully when Adams told him he's been drumming at Indians games since 1973. ''This is stress relief for me,'' he told Rivera. ''And you've given me a lot of stress.'' Rivera plans special goodbyes during the remainder of his final season. Last week in Detroit, he met with a longtime member of the grounds crew who worked at Tiger Stadium and Comerica Park. He also visited with other members of the Tigers' extended family, faces not as recognizable as his own but people he feels indebted to. He told them Edgar Martinez was the toughest hitter he ever faced, and he grew up worshipping Pele, the Brazilian soccer legend. At the end of the visit inside the Indians' press conference room, Rivera met with each of the employees, taking a moment to talk about their jobs, families, whatever they wanted to say. Mary Forkapy has worked for the Indians since 1996, handling the team's payroll. She shook hands with Rivera, posed for a picture with his valuable right arm around her shoulder and accepted a baseball with the signature of the future Hall of Famer. ''It was very genuine, very heartfelt, very nice,'' she said of her one-on-one time with Rivera. ''He told me I was a very important person.'' So did this soften her hatred toward the Yankees? ''A little,'' she said. As the group dwindled to just a few, Rivera shook hands with Adams, who tried to get the reliever to take a whack at his large drum. ''No, I can't,'' Rivera said. ''That's your thing.'' With Wednesday night's game postponed by rain, the Indians will also delay a ceremony to honor Rivera. The Yankees were only scheduled to play four games in Cleveland, but will have to come back at a future date for the makeup.
Glad you finally made it over BPP. Doesn't look like too many Rams fans yet. Maybe you can drum up some business. And as always, you're welcome in the DPL. Here......I had this made up special to hang on the back of your chair........
Bluez- Pretty classy thing of Rivera to do. You gotta love and/or appreciate a player who has that much respect for the game, the fans and even the ballpark workers.....even if he is a Friggin' Yankee. Class act. Now I just hope he blows a few more saves against the Tribe before retiring.
Thanks Duff for the sign, I did go to the Rams site and found just one, but I will private message guys @cbs that make the site better, the crap can stay.
Well, the mods over here said they want people to be respectful. Nobody banned or tossed yet, I think. Hopefully, we won't get that far. Have a Kool-Aid ============= (_)>
Nothing "nit-picking" about it. I think they have a shot to trade down and re-coup that missing pick. That's literally all I was saying.
welcome dogside ..BPP ..Glad you guys found the place . with cBS acting a fool we are in a better place . i got tired of doing the time warp back to Feb13 .. reminds me of the Rocky Horror Picture show ..Awsome movie BTW .cool tracks in it .
i would be all for a trade down this year .unless of course if Millner is somehow still there at 6 by all means run dont walk to the podium with his name on the card .
Yes it was . i was shocked to read that .how many players do what he did ? that was super cool . looks like he will be back after the rainouts this week .
Jimmy Haslam III is expecting big things from Brandon Weeden in 2013, but he has not closed the door on getting a high-profile quarterback in the three-day draft beginning April 25 to challenge him. The Browns owner was the featured speaker Thursday morning during the Lake County United Way annual meeting at LaMalfa Conference Center in Mentor. Haslam was on a tight schedule and had to leave before the meeting portion of the breakfast began. After speaking to the group of about 400, Haslam practically sprinted to his car to catch a flight to Knoxville, Tenn. Before leaving the building, however, he spoke about Weeden with the reporter that kept pace with him on the dash across the lobby. Haslam wants to be a hands-on owner, but he is trusting CEO Joe Banner and General Manager Mike Lombardi to make sure the Browns have a quarterback that can win, whether it's Weeden or someone not on the roster yet. "I think Joe and Mike will work through the quarterback situation," Haslam said. "And I think we're all excited about Brandon's second year. He had a good first year, and I think he'll have a better second year. "I think Norv and Chud (offensive coordinator Norv Turner and head coach Rob Chudzinski) will be a huge help to him." Does Haslam want to draft a quarterback? Weeden was 5-10 starting as a rookie in 2012 and was ranked 29th among starting quarterbacks. "Mike and Joe will decide that," Haslam said. The Browns have the sixth pick in the draft April 25. They do not have a second-round pick. They would like to acquire one in a trade. Banner has said it is unlikely the Browns will use the sixth pick on a quarterback, but rumblings in mock drafts predict they might pursue Geno Smith and might be able to trade down and still get the West Virginia quarterback. This has been one of the most active offseasons the Browns have been involved in since free agency began in 1993. They have signed nine players since free agency began a month ago. "We were in good position under the salary cap and wanted to take advantage of it," Haslam said. "We'll see over time, but we feel good about who we signed and we're still in good position on the cap." Linebacker Paul Kruger and defensive end Desmond Bryant were the marquee additions. The Browns also signed former first-round pick Jason Campbell. Weeden will head to training camp as the starter, but Campbell, selected by the Redskins in the first round in 2005, will have the chance to compete, Banner said last month. Haslam stood in front of about 400 United Way volunteers and members of the Lake County business community and vowed to make the Browns successful for the long haul. Haslam and his family have deep roots in the United Way in his hometown of Knoxville. He, his father, wife and brother have all served as United Way chairpersons, so the CEO of the Pilot Flying J travel center empire wasn't at LaMalfa just to talk about the Browns. But when he did talk about the team he purchased from Randy Lerner on Aug. 3, he sounded like a man determined to reach a goal that has nothing to do with fundraising. "We are totally committed to bringing a winner to the Cleveland Browns," Haslam said. "The love of football (here) is just overwhelming. "Somebody asked me that when we starting thinking about buying the Browns. I had always heard this was a good football town and have been here for games with the Steelers (as a minority owner) and seen the crowds, but I had no idea of the intensity and love for football here. We're competitive people anyway and we want to win, but I can tell you we want to win now more than ever having been up here eight months and spent a lot of time in Northeast Ohio. You guys deserve it because your support has been so unwavering. "Our goal is to be a consistent winner. We have two model franchises in our division. If we're going to be good, we have to beat those two teams. One is the Steelers and the other is Baltimore. They have both won two Super Bowls in the last 10 or 12 years. That's the kind of franchise we want to be ? not one that shoots up and is good one year then goes back down, but one that is consistently good." The Browns haven't been NFL champions since 1964. Browns acquire running back Continued... The Browns traded linebacker Emmanuel Acho to the Philadelphia Eagles for running back Dion Lewis on Thursday. Acho was a 2012 sixth-round draft choice. He missed his rookie season with a knee injury and was one of 13 players on injured reserve. "Dion is a back who runs with very good quickness and vision," said Browns Head Coach Rob Chudzinski. "He is a promising young player who will add depth, which is extremely important at that position." Lewis was a fifth-round draft choice by the Eagles in 2011. "Happy to be a Brown," Lewis wrote on Twitter. "Feeling the love." Lewis will battle Montario Hardesty and Chris Ogbonnaya for playing time as Trent Richardson's backup. He carried 36 times for 171 yards and two touchdowns in 24 games with the Eagles. He returned 31 kicks for 669 yards as a rookie. Lewis could challenge Travis Benjamin for the job of kick returner with the Browns.
I was hoping the Browns would make a run at free agent RB Larod Stephens Howling . the trade for Lewis which was much cheaper cap wise will do . Lewis is a COP back we need . he can catch & return kicks . this might end the Busterio Hardesty expierement which FAILED .. i hope he is the odd man out !
anybody else have Greienke in FBB ? .Gets his ass whipped in a bench clearing brawl and breaks his collar bone ..learn to fight Zack or don't do it . cost me a Two start pitcher for next week in Capt'n league .
Football is a religion in Ohio ..espcially in NE Ohio . past time for the Football Godz to smile upon us Warning! The following errors must be corrected before your message can be posted: ?At least 60 seconds have to pass between posts. Please wait a while and try posting again. am I back on cBS ???
