The Cleveland faithful probably never had Manny Being Manny or Man-Ram until Ramirez left for Boston

The Cleveland faithful probably never had "Manny Being Manny" or "Man-Ram" until Ramirez left for Boston. Then of course, Kenny Lofton, the three-time Indian, could have a dozen nicknames.Now it's your turn Share your nicknames with me and the rest of the world. Even if you don't like the Indians, bring your own team into the fold, because I love to hear things like "Big Donkey" for Royals' first baseman Billy Butler.. SINGAPORE, April 24 (Reuters) - Keppel Land (KLAN.SI),Singapore's third largest developer, said on Friday it plans toraise S$712.3 million via a rights offering. Keppel Land will offer nine rights shares for every 10existing shares at S$1.09 a share, which marks a 42 percentdiscount to its last traded price of S$1.88. Oil rig builder Keppel Corp (KPLM.SI), Keppel Land'smajority shareholder with 53 percent, will take up its share ofthe rights issue, the stock exchange filing said (Reporting by Kevin Lim; Editing by Valerie Lee).

Many long time and old school Notre Dame Football fans state that games were, are and will be determined by offensive and defensive line play That sentiment would be hard to argue. There are the rare exceptions where a team's offensive skill position talent is so overwhelming (see SC at the end of the 2002 season – but it had good line play, too) that mediocre line play is good enough to win against top-notch competition. With that said, Notre Dame started to build its offensive line three years ago with a talented recruiting class and followed that recruiting class with two more good offensive line hauls.With an offensive line that will simply be massive this upcoming fall, not to mention experienced (finally), Notre Dame now needs to develop quality depth for the 2009 and 2010 seasons when Notre Dame will have a realistic opportunity to play for National Championships. The most important name without a doubt, Matt Romine, who played briefly last season before being held out for the remainder of the season in an effort to gain a medical redshirt down the line, must make his mark, and soon. He can play left tackle in coach Weis' offense, which says quite a lot about Romine's physical skills Then again, Romine must prove he can remain healthy, period He seems to be dinged up frequently He must stay healthy, now, period. Yeah, that may not be fair, but without a left tackle, Jimmy Clausen will not be upright long enough to play into the second game of any season. Romine will likely be the starting left tackle to open the 2009 season, if not sooner…could he eventually beat out senior left tackle Paul Duncan? Duncan has flat out underachieved at times despite his physical talent.

This will be an interesting battle to watch moving into fall camp.Another possible left tackle could be incoming freshman Lane Clelland from Maryland. Overmatched at times during the post season all-star game down in San Antonio, Clelland needs more strength before playing at the major Division I level, not that that is a surprise, but still a necessity. He possesses great quickness for a young man his size, and a willingness to drive block as evidenced by his high school film. He did, however, play against several high school players that were overmatched by his sheer size.

Clelland's development, if rapid, could help push Romine and could even lead to Clelland (or Romine?) moving to right tackle to earn playing time. Time will tell, but Clelland's talent will be welcomed in South Bend regardless of his exact position.More tomorrow… This article is also featured on Domer Sports Report. (For more stories on the Japanese economy, click [ID:nECONJP]) TOKYO, April 24 (Reuters) - Japan's corporate service priceindex (CSPI) fell 2.1 percent in March from a year earlier,the Bank of Japan said on Friday. The index, which tracks prices of business-to-businessservices, was up 0.9 percent from the previous month, the datashowed. The Toronto Maple Leafs’ search for a new General Manager continued today despite the recent announcement by Doug Armstrong that he would be helping out in St.

Lou-eey. One can assume they'll continue to line up the necessary interviews and prepare waivers indicating that, if they do [accept the position], they will quickly dispense with any notions of actually doing anything useful without full buy-in from Toronto City Hall. Toronto can never be allowed to win the Stanley Cup. The city fathers, and anyone who’s lived there for a significant period of time, knows that if they did, the ensuing celebration and riot would make Chechnya look like a pizza party. Loyal Leafs fans are so hungry for another cup they would most likely reduce Yonge Street to a 50-block trench of rubble and beer if the Leafs were to go all the way. In fact, there is little doubt in the Mayor’s mind that some residents might actually lose their lives. The good news is, there seems to be a trend sweeping the hockey nation; one that the Leafs may take advantage of It is the new approach of hiring two GMs to manage a team. This is a stroke of genius that, if it becomes widely practiced, could change the face (and underpants) of professional hockey for the better. The New York Islanders were almost on to this innovative approach when they instituted the Garth Snow era. While another would concentrate on the business of crafting those long-term contracts, Snow would be the hockey savvy personality who could face the media and defend giving Rick De Pietro a contract longer than a third degree murder sentence. However, they missed the team bus when they reportedly decided to run the operation by committee. Thus, the Islanders floundered in 2007, because no one could agree on a definitive strategy, except for the brilliant hiring of Ted Nolan. (There's a dirty rumor that alleges the Islanders' "brain trust" is still trying to agree on the price of slushies) There's also evidence that the Blues are looking at this  Co-GM tactic, if only as a “What-If,” scenario. The Dallas Stars seem to have stumbled on this approach early by naming Brett Hull and Les Jackson Co-GMs.