Blake and DeRosa – I Say “No-sah”

The Browns are an absolute abomination. Why do we do this to ourselves each week? At what point is there going to be some sort of backlash? I can’t take it. Thank goodness they aren’t the only game in town. The team that is closest to contention in this three-pro sport town is clearly the Indians at this point. But they obviously have their flaws. It seems like I keep coming back to the same Tribe topic. So here again, is my weekly look into the on-going search for a real right-handed, middle of the order bat. This weekend brought some under the radar Tribe news. Late last week, reports surfaced that the Indians were making inquiries into the health of infielder Mark DeRosa, who hasn’t been relevant since 2009 when the Indians dealt him to the Cardinals for two relievers (one of whom turned out to be closer Chris Perez). He will be 37 years old in 2012 and hasn’t played in more than 47 games since that ’09 season. DeRosa’s best year is now four seasons behind him with the Cubs (149 ...