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CLEVELAND -- Coco Crisps return to Cleveland moved him from last place to first and brought him back to where he began his career.The Cleveland Indians acquired Crisp from the Oakland Athletics for a minor leaguer Wednesday. The Indians lead the American League Central while the Athletics are last in the West -- but the trade means much more to the switch-hitting outfielder.The 36-year-old Crisp is returning to the team he broke into the majors with in 2002, a day he says seems like it was just yesterday. He remembers where his old locker was located and where his former teammates had their lockers.Crisp arrived at Progressive Field at 11:30 a.m. Friday for the Indians night game against Miami.Coming back in here and not feeling out of place is great, he said. You walk in here and youre familiar with the way the clubhouse is laid out, where everythings at. Its not like I have to walk around here and search out new areas.Crisp is even staying at the same hotel in downtown Cleveland he lived in when he first joined the Indians, which brought back another memory.There was a guy out front who said, As it should be, Crisp said. Every time I left the hotel hed open up the door and hed say that to me. Im back there again, just like when I got called up. The only bad part is that guys not there. I wanted to know what hes saying nowadays. I kind of miss that guy.Crisp had no idea at the time what those wise words meant, but he may have finally figured it out 14 years later.Being older I can probably make some sense out of it, he said. Im here and this is exactly where youre supposed to be. Everything is how it should be.Crisp is feeling like a rookie again. The Indians have led the division since June 4 and own the second-best record in the AL (76-56).This is a special case in its own because theyre playing so well -- I should say we now, he said. To be involved in a playoff run and a team thats playing so well like this is special, especially coming from a team that hasnt done so well this year. It brings a little bit of light to this year for me.Crisp batted .234 with 11 homers and 47 RBIs in 102 games with Oakland. Cheap Replica Shoes China . Fred Couples, captain of the U.S. side, put it all into perspective. "We know whos in charge," he said. Wholesale China Shoes Free Shipping . -- Jonathan Drouin gave Halifax the boost it needed to edge host Sherbrooke Phoenix 3-2 in a shootout in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. http://www.wholesaleshoes.us.org/ . -- Anaheim Ducks defenceman Luca Sbisa will be out at least six weeks with a torn tendon in his right hand. 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But this year, South Africas batsmen will not have to worry about the threat of Johnson running in on a zippy pitch with a breeze to help him swing the ball. And yet another left-arm danger could be just as effective, if not more, when the home summer begins: Mitchell Starc.Johnsons retirement during last season stripped 313 wickets from Australias Test attack, but the transition to a post-Johnson era has been smooth. That is largely thanks to Starc, whose swing, pace and mastery of the yorker have made him one of the most challenging fast bowlers in world cricket at the moment. If Australias recent series in Sri Lanka was a disaster it was not because of Starc, who topped Australias wicket list with 24 at 15.16.It was the highest series tally ever by a visiting fast bowler in Sri Lanka, and it was followed, in the one-day series, by Starc breaking the world record for reaching 100 ODI wickets in the fewest matches. Australia will be greatly looking forward to seeing what Starc can achieve during the six home Tests this summer, after he missed the second half of last season due to an ankle injury that required surgery and a long recovery.It was really exciting to see Mitch Starc perform well, Johnson said in Perth on Wednesday. I thought he was really close when we went over to England for that last Ashes series, and wasnt quite there. But hes shown that after his injury hes really committed to working really hard and did all the work. Ive kept in touch with him and he was really positive going into that series. To be the leading wicket-taker in Sri Lanka in those conditions was a real positive and a good step forward.He can dominate again [at home] on wickets that are goingg to provide bounce, and with his height, its going to be very difficult.dddddddddddd. He bowls the fuller ball, gets the ball up there, and especially on a wicket like the WACA where it can get good bounce, its really vital to be up there. Hell swing the ball when he pitches the ball up.That yorker hes got is very dangerous. Hes always working to improve his game. Hes still pretty fresh in Test cricket. Hes only going to get better. Hes going to keep breaking records, I think, as well. Its really exciting to see him play really well.The first Test against South Africa will be Australias first in Perth since Johnson farewelled Test cricket there last November. The three bowlers who rounded out Australias attack alongside Johnson in that match - Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon - have continued to steer Australias Test bowling with success since then.Its nice to be able to finish and have him performing in the line-up that Australia have, Johnson said of Starc. Its a pretty inexperienced bowling line-up. Theyve got Nathan Lyon there, whos got plenty of experience spin-bowling, and Josh Hazlewood is still trying to find his feet. Theres always going to be pressure on him to be like a [Glenn] McGrath.But I think weve got a really good bowling line-up at the moment, and its really well-balanced. Those guys are really tall as well, so in these conditions theyre going to be really difficult to play. Coming up against South Africa at the start is really going to test Australia. But the bowling is really good at the moment. Im really happy where its placed.Johnson, like the current Australians, is less happy with where the team is placed on the Test rankings - No.3 after losing top spot in Sri Lanka - but it is also a time of change for South Africa, who are currently ranked fifth.South Africa are going through a bit of a change at the moment but there are a few guys that have just come into really good form, Johnson said. Dale Steyns back in form, Morne [Morkel] is floating around there as well, and theyve got a great batting line-up as always. Australia have always competed very hard against them. ' ' '