I'm interested if you're interested...

Let me get the happy stuff out of the way.. So we aren't all doom and gloom.

A belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY goes out to one of.. nay nay.. THE legend of Cleveland Indians baseball.... Bob Feller!

That's right.. Yesterday, Old Bobby celebrated number 90.. 90!!! NINTY!!!!!!

He's still going strong too. Gotta love a legend like Bob Feller who is still around the organization as much as he is. He's larger than life, but he's always a friend to the fans.

The story that Castrovince starts the article off at Indians.com is hilarious. At 90 years old this guy is throwing for fantasy camp?

I mean who doesn't love that?!

Topping off the gifts was a suitcase bearing the Indians logo, which Feller, who still travels frequently for everything from All-Star Games to autograph shows, will no doubt put to good use.

"Will this fit in the overhead cabin?" Feller immediately asked, drawing a laugh from the crowd.

DiBiasio assured him it would. And Feller's son, Steve, thought the new suitcase would be an immediate improvement on the one Feller is currently using.

"Typical of my dad," Steve was heard to say, "[the current suitcase] is falling apart and covered with duct tape."

Ahhhh... I love it

Let's get to more offseasony type deals okay?

Let the bodies hit the floor, all our free agents are officially free agents.

Juan Rincon filed a few days ago and now Sal Fasano has done the same.

Rincon want's to actually be back... Probably is while we might want him back, we don't want him taking up a spot on the 40 man roster.

"I told them I don't want to be bouncing around," Rincon said last month. "I hope we can work something out. I like the clubhouse and the atmosphere and my teammates here. They gave me a chance here, so why turn my back now? That's my feeling, but it's not up to me."

I think if no one wants Rincon, we bring him back on a spring training invite, because he doesn't want to deal with the minors and since he's spent time here, if he has to go into 2009 as a spring training invite, why not go to a place that he's spent his past few months with and go from there?

That's where we stand on Rincon.

Now.. As the title of the article said.. Off with the stache...

Awwww..

What does it tell you when the only reason you are popular with the fanbase is because of your mustache?

Actually I think while a lot of people like the stache, I like Sal for better.. no sorry, baseball related reasons. Nothing can be better than that stache.

There is no way in hell that a team will bring Sal Fasano onto their 40 man roster. Which means he'll go into next season, if he does want to play that is, as a spring training invitee. Once again, why not Cleveland?

If Kelly Shoppach is traded, we need a veteran in Buffalo on stand-by. He could have the situation he had with Atlanta, and if someone needed his services, I don't think the Indians would stand in his way.

I did not add Jon Garland to the targets list.

New Mailbag is out and one of the topics posed is Jon Garland to the Tribe.

Garland will be looking for something over 10 million, maybe closer to 15 than to 10, per year..

No way man... No way.. I'd rather shell out 22 million over 6 years to CC Sabathia than 15 to Garland over 3.. You kiddin me?

CastroTurf put the kaboosh, yes not kabosh, we say kaboosh here, on the Orlando Hudson idea. Too much money guys, too much money.

One lighthearted question was about Jensen Lewis and David Price. Price lost the bet to Lewis about who would get their first major league win, Lewis and Price are former Vanderbilt alumns and roomates btw, the loser would pay rent.

Thank god, Jensen doesn't have the first overall pick money to be doing that stuff.

Casey Blake thing real quick...

"We know Casey," Shapiro said. "We appreciate Casey. We know what he does as a teammate and athlete. That doesn't mean he's at the top of our list, but he's a guy we have definite interest in."

Have fun with that..

Let me get to what I've been waiting for.

We are definitely a suitor for Garrett Atkins. The Rockies probably won't trade both Atkins and Holliday, but there isn't anything wrong with holding onto either one for the Summer Trade Deadline.

We already knew we were in on the Huston Street market, but why not reaffirm that.

A new name out on the Indians list..... Ready?

Ty Wigginton.

I guess if the Astros want to trade him?

Not sure if that's the greatest idea in the world, but you have to like Wigginton's versatility if anything.

It wouldn't be the worst option is what I would say.

MLBTR lists the top 50 Free Agents and their predictions for landing spots. The Indians have THREE winners.

28. Mark Grudzielanek - Indians. Grudz only makes sense here if the Indians miss out on bigger infield targets and shift Jhonny Peralta and Asdrubal Cabrera.

Call me crazy but is Mark Grudzielanek the 28th best free agent out there?

I don't know about that one, a stretch if you ask me. I also don't think Grudzielanek, yes I like typing that name, is young or healthy enough, to be an everyday second baseman. We'd need to pair him with Josh Barfield, having Peralta be the full-time third baseman, backup shortstop and giving Jamey Carroll starts at third base only. HEADACHE! Maybe before he got hurt.

32. Freddy Garcia - Indians. Not sure if he'll sign for one year, but Garcia could stabilize a shaky rotation.

I've been on this bandwagon for awhile.... Definitely something we should go after and consider.

35. Jeremy Affeldt - Indians. Affeldt could be a creative closer candidate for the Tribe. He may jump at the opportunity to pitch the ninth inning.

Creative closer candidate? By God I'd rather throw Jensen Lewis out there. I've seen enough of Affeldt to know that this isn't a logical idea. Of course he would jump at the chance to be a closer, but man should we jump at the chance to let him do so? No.... Way.... Jose....

Juan Cruz on the other hand, who is a "dark horse closing candidate" for the Tigers, would be a way better option for the Indians. I'd go with that before I went with Jeremy Affeldt, who.... I do believe sucks..... Sucks............. Boosh..

I leave you with the greatest thing i've read all day.

Now that Grady Sizemore appeared in Men's Vogue, do you see Fasano appearing in any publications?
-- Pete W., Cleveland

If Sal's not one of People's "100 Most Beautiful" for 2009, I'm going to cancel my subscription. Well, first I'd have to subscribe, but then I'd cancel.

Fasano could at least be featured in Fu Manchu Monthly.