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Andrew at IPI goes around the farm, starting with Columbus first baseman Beau Mills, “While not quite hitting as hot as he was in Akron, he’s still been a force to recon with in the Clipper lineup. After coming off a few disappointing seasons, Mills hasn’t disappointed this season since being activated off the disabled list in May. Between Akron and Columbus, he’s hitting .293 with 15 HR and 60 RBI. While there’s no chance you’ll see him in Cleveland by year’s end, he’s making a strong case that he’s still a prospect to watch going forward. ” [Indians Prospect Insider]

Former Browns QB Brady Quinn is pushing Tim Tebow for the Denver Broncos’ backup QB job. MJD at Shutdown Corner has the details, “With the Notre Dame pedigree, the manicured hair and the dripping-with-schadenfruede draft slide, it’s been easy (and for some, pleasurable) to dismiss Quinn. But there’s got to be something there. He has had two or three games as a professional where he’s looked like a viable NFL quarterback.” [Shutdown Corner]

Joe Posnanski discusses the drawbacks to adding a second wild card team in each league for Major League Baseball. As you can see here, I’m in favor of it, “Well, does that seem fair? Sure, the wildcard teams have no right to complain. But the Red Sox, who are currently in second place, are CLEARLY better than the Rays or Angels — especially the Rays, who are obviously in the same division. The Braves, at the moment anyway, are a few games better than the Giants, Diamondbacks or Cardinals. I mean we are talking about a noticeable gap between those teams.” [Joe Blogs]

Finally, former Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand continues to be an inspiration regarding the will of the human spirit following his paralysis, “Having broken two vertebrae on a kick return in that Army game, LeGrand has already beaten the odds once by coming off a ventilator five weeks after doctors said he never would. Now, he looks to face a far greater challenge by walking again. LeGrand said that in the 10 months since the injury, he’s progressed to the point where he’s standing on a regular basis. “Everything is going well right now. The longest I stood up for is 45 minutes. I have to keep on standing up for at least a half-hour, so I can get on this locomotive training mat … It serves as a treadmill that they put these stems on. A therapist is behind you and you’re in a harness and they just basically retrain your legs how to walk again.”" [Shutdown Corner]