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Summary:

The Indians are playing much better ball of late. They entered action this week in 1st place. The NBA Draft Lottery is a week away. Who will evil David Stern’s rigged system

Hosts: Mike Kresic, Tom Kresic

Running Time: 32:33

1Q: Indians Getting Hot

Good pitching of late.

• Ubaldo has thrown three consecutive impressive starts, including Saturday’s win against Justin Verlander.

• Masterson looked like an ace in Monday’s 1-0 complete game shutout.

• McAllister pitching better.

• Lack of save opportunities for Perez.

• Lots of good hitting, coming from all spots of the lineup.

MLB leaders:

• Reynolds leading with 11 HRs already 5th in RBI.

• Santana a league leader in BA

• Bourn back from the DL.

2Q: More Tribe

• New players providing big contributions (Reynolds, Swisher)

• Yan Gomes calls a good game (pitchers ERA < 3 when he catches) and throws out runners.

• Chisenhall sent down to AAA Columbus. His throwing error that led to a Tiger run probably sealed the decision since he was already struggling at the plate.

3Q: NBA Lottery Next Week

• Cavs have the third best shot at landing the top overall pick.

  • Orlando 25%

  • Charlotte 19.9%

  • Cleveland 15.6%

  • Phoenix 11.9%

  • New Orleans 8.8%

• The also own the Lakers pick (#19) and #31 and #33.

• Play the Lottery game to see what might happen.

4Q: Who Might the Cavs Select?

• Nerlens Noel is the top candidate for most teams.

• Oladipo, McLemore, Burke, Porter are other top prospects but may not all fit with the Cavs.