There were smiles everywhere at All Pro Freight Stadium on Monday. And not just because the Crushers won their 9th game out of 11. The front office was abuzz because their contract offer to LeBron James, first reported in the Morning Journal, had been picked up by the National media including leading off the 6:30 p.m. SportsCenter.
Crusher manager John Massarelli played it straight when asked about it. He insisted he wanted LeBron to play center field.
His current center fielder Dom Duggan, who entered the game hitting .215, must have heard him. Duggan hit a two out grand slam in the second inning and drove in another run with a two out single in the third for all 5 RBIs in the Crushers 5-0 win over Windy City.



"I think he heard the rumors before the game," Massarelli said. "Came out and saw the early video tape heard he was going to play center, may have motivated him. We are thinking of moving LeBron behind the plate."

When told that there was some fear that people might misunderstand his comments in print as being serious. Massarelli said he was being serious and added he wanted to be interviewed by Jim Rome.

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Crusher manager John Massarelli on LeBron








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