For a moment, let's take a break from all of the talk of uncertainty about which glove Victor is going to use in the field in 2009 or whether Jenny Lew's performance over the last few weeks has reduced the need for a closer in the offseason. Those are all topics that can be hit on and debated from today to the end of the Hot Stove Season.  No, today it's time to acknowledge and extol the accomplishments of one Grady Sizemore, who is having a season of epic proportions.  Paulie talks about it in his latest.

A team returning all four starters from their defensive backfield of a year ago, including a consensus All-American senior captain, should be able to concern themselves with other positions. But off the field events have kept the Buckeye defensive backs in the offseason news, and they'll begin the season with a starting cornerback suspended for two games. Fortunately, the talent pool is large and deep at the cornerback spot, and the Buckeyes will be fielding a formidable defensive backfield overall in 2008.  Buckeye Dan looks at the Ohio State DB's.

In the same vein of the GCL and Kinston recaps posted a few weeks back, Tony decided to go to Lake County late last week to get the 411 on a lot of the walking wounded and also spend a little time talking to some of the guys he had not had a chance to speak to yet this season.  And this special version of Minor Happenings is loaded with great tidbits from that trip.  It's really been an unbelievable season of coverage of this organization from Tony, and it isn't over yet.  Also, don't forget to check out Tony's radio show tomorrow night!  Details inside.

The Browns' preseason finale against the Bears is starting to loom large, at least from a peace of mind standpoint.  After watching the Browns turn in back-to-back preseason performances that ranked somewhere south of west tissue paper on the mental fortitude scale, Thursday is one last chance to prove that this season isn't shaping up to be as bad as we think it might be.  Erik Cassano gives us his thoughts on this years Browns as the regular season quickly approaches.