Cleveland.com Comments of the Week: 8/9/15

August 9, 2015 Ai Leave a comment

During my daily peruse for content on Cleveland.com, I sift through some of the comments and save a handful to share with you all once a week. So when you’re hungover and clinging to life on a Sunday morning, come on over to Bottlegate and let us talk you off the ledge.

Previous weeks: 6/21/15 – 6/28/15 – 7/6/15 – 7/12/15 – 7/19/15 – 7/26/15 – 8/2/15

North Olmsted High School starts mandatory student drug tests

Cleveland Pride Parade is on for Saturday

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Indians

Indians send Swisher, Bourn and cash to Atlanta for Chris Johnson

August 7, 2015 Ai Leave a comment

We’ve acquired INF Chris Johnson from ATL for Nick Swisher, Michael Bourn & cash.

More soon: http://t.co/jwr0rBKYM5 pic.twitter.com/alkilMKjVv

— Cleveland Guardians (@CleGuardians) August 7, 2015

Good luck to Nick and Michael in the future — thanks for being great teammates and community members! pic.twitter.com/sh06NjvIOb

— Cleveland Guardians (@CleGuardians) August 7, 2015

Swisher and Bourn would've accounted for about 1/3 of the Indians' payroll next year, completely handcuffing the franchise. Not anymore.

— Zack Meisel (@ZackMeisel) August 7, 2015

First of all, I don’t think anyone around here dislikes either of these guys as people, they were great in the community, Swish “came home” to try and win a World Series, it didn’t work out and that sucks. That being said……

WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh happy day. Happy frickin day. I don’t know how much cash we’re sending Atlanta and I don’t really care at this particular moment. I also do not give one single shit about Chris Johnson. He can hit lefties and that’s cool. And of course, as I write this….

Source: Indians sending more than $10M to Braves along with Michael Bourn and Nick Swisher in deal, with Chris Johnson going to Cleveland.

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) August 7, 2015

Whoa. Still though. Not gonna get into numbers and statistics because that’s not at all what this is about. The Braves didn’t actually want Swish or Bourn and we didn’t actually want Chris Johnson. It’s a business transaction, like Beyonce and Jay-Z’s marriage.

I’m over-the-moon happy with it though. Johnson will be here a year longer than Swish and Bourn would have been but his contract is a lot less annually. Even though the 10 mil we’re sending over essentially makes it an equal swap money-wise, it gives us roster flexibility to get looks at some of our young guys in the OF (Holt, Ramsey, Naquin, Walters, etc). Hopefully this is a metaphorical turning of the page for the club (and for all of the INSUFFERABLE “bro” jokes from all the Dolan critics).

Indians sending more than 10 million could have sent prospects instead the Dolan's stepped up and opened their wallets

— Jeffmlbdraft (@jeffMLBdraft) August 7, 2015

A team that can't use a designated hitter just traded for Nick Swisher

— August Fagerstrom (@August_DF) August 7, 2015

Browns

Who was responsible for the rogue drone spotted over Browns training camp practice today

August 6, 2015 Mike Leave a comment

Browns are flying a drone around the practice today in Berea, likely filming the events. #HardToSee pic.twitter.com/yd60pDmaOY

— Hayden Grove (@H_Grove) August 6, 2015

The drone was NOT owned by the Browns. It was a rogue drone and security is handling the issue.

— Hayden Grove (@H_Grove) August 6, 2015

Pettine joked that maybe the #Steelers #Ravens #Bengals were spying; airspace over #Browns practice facility is private

— Daryl Ruiter (@RuiterWrongFAN) August 6, 2015

#DroneGate2015

HUGE news out of Browns training camp today when a drone was spotted over the practice field this morning. Apparently the drone was not owned by the Browns and was immediately captured and placed in drone jail.

Who would want to watch the Browns holding practice? Was it a rival team? A former exec? A spy? So many questions and no answers. Here are my theories:

A Columbus city official

Everyone knows Columbus is making a big push for the Browns to hold training camp there in the future. This guy was probably operating his drone looking to see what Berea offers and what it doesn’t offer to get a leg up. Real sly move, Columbus. I’m on to you.

Rex Ryan

This jolly bastard. The Browns travel to scrimmage the Bills before their nationally televised preseason game on August 20th in Cleveland. Rex used to coach with Mike Pettine in Baltimore and New York. Rex probably wants to ~~get a bird’s eye view of some feet~~ see what his former co-worker’s team looks like.

Some idiot from the Steelers (probably Big Ben)

They’ll need all the help they can get after the 31-10 bludgeoning at First Energy Stadium last season. Related: Big Ben is looking very trim and slim for this upcoming season.

Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots

The Browns don’t play the Patriots this season but this sure seems like something Belichick would do. We all know he loves filming other teams’ practices. Wouldn’t put it past him to be flying drones over all AFC teams’ practices this summer.

Jason La Canfora

We all know his source inside the Browns last season was Kyle Shanahan. This prompted him to write all sorts of negative BS about the team. Well, since Shanahan is gone this is Jason’s only chance to get some eyes on training camp and see what’s really going on.

(nice pic, J)

Holmgren

He wants to see how an NFL training camp is run and to see if the Browns finally put in that outdoor all you can eat buffet he asked for a couple seasons ago.