Browns' rookies report — yay, football!

Today's post will be a roundup, because that's my favorite brand of weed killer:

• With the Indians season basically a lost cause and the Cavaliers in the throes of their most disappointing off-season in team history, it's with some degree of excitement that we welcome the start of Browns' training camp. Rookies reported today, and that includes presumed future starting quarterback Colt McCoy, who signed a four-year contract yesterday. McCoy will be third on the depth chart this year, behind Trent Dilfer and Jeff Garcia — sorry — behind Jake Delhomme and Seneca Wallace, but the winningest quarterback in NCAA history will get his shot, and probably soon. I predict he's the starter in 2011.

• The Tribe was hot out of the gates in the second half, and though they were never in Wednesday afternoon's 6-0 loss to the Twins, they're still 6-1 since the break. No, they won't contend this year, but if some of these youngsters start reaching their potential, a division title in 2011 wouldn't be that far-fetched.

• Shin-Soo Choo will reportedly be in uniform tonight for the series opener against the Rays. With Asdrubal Cabrera having been activated earlier this week, the Tribe is pretty darned close to full strength. The only key player still out is Grady Sizemore, who will miss the rest of the season. Maybe these guys can keep it going. Who knows. I do know this—the Indians have a surprising 17-game winning streak over the Rays at Progressive Field, even though the Rays have clearly been a better team than the Indians for the past three years.

• I've been invited to watch tomorrow night's game from the Tribe Social Deck, apparently because of my extreme blogging power. And I'm taking my most faithful reader — my lovely wife, Lisa — with me. Sorry if you were hoping I'd give you that other ticket. A lot has been written in other places about the Tribe Social Deck, so I won't bore you with any pregame details, but I'm sure I'll be moved to write a few words about it post-.

• The Cavaliers continue to be spurned by players who'd rather play for superior teams for less money. Matt Barnes, who played for the Magic last year, turned down an opportunity to replace a certain departing All-Star in the starting lineup, choosing instead to sign with the defending champion Lakers. He'd have made $7 million in two years here, but will pull in "just" $4 million in the same time frame in L.A. The Cavs can't seem to catch a break.

• Speaking of that departing All-Star, Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson were among the former superstars who spoke out against what he did in leaving Cleveland for Miami. I heard a rumor on WKNR, quoting an unnamed blogger, that while LeBron doesn't give two turds what you and I think, Magic and Michael's comments made him reflect upon turning his back on Northeast Ohio, and now he regrets it. It's just a rumor, and anyway, no matter what LeBron thinks now, he's under contract to the Heat for the next six years. But regardless, I hope it's true. I hope he does regret it, I hope he never stops regretting it, and I hope he someday dies a bitter old man because of that regret. If that's hateful of me, then I guess I'm hateful.