Tue, Jun 30 | from No name's space
A few years ago, the Tribe knew three key components were about to be free agents after the 2008 season: C.C. Sabathia, Jake Westbrook, and Travis Hafner. As of the end of the 2006 season, these three players represented the team’s best power hitter, the ace of the pitching staff, and a solid...
· Do we really need to see more of Ben Francisco and Kelly Shoppach? I understand Shoppach catches Cliff Lee, but why doesn’t Victor Martinez catch the rest of the time? As for Francisco, if you’re not Andy Sonnanstine, he can’t hit you.
Thu, Jul 2 | from No name's space
The Cleveland Indians made the first move in what is becoming its annual fire sale, dealing Mark DeRosa to the St. Louis Cardinals for reliever Chris Perez and the infamous player to be named later. This leaves the disappointing Jhonny Peralta, whom Eric Wedge went out of his way to praise a...
Sun, Jun 28 | from No name's space
The lowest ranked players who have seen significant playing time for Cleveland are OF Ben Francisco (-0.5), Kelly Shoppach (-0.9), and Grady Sizemore (0.3). Sizemore has his elbow injury as a reason for his struggles, and if that has been a problem since spring training, it could explain hi...
Wed, Jun 24 | from No name's space
Ryan Braun grounded to third baseman Jhonny Peralta, who appeared to have a shot at Counsell but did not hesitate in throwing to first. Peralta was benched Tuesday for substandard performance. Wedge criticized Peralta during his pregame meeting with ...
Wed, Jun 17 | from Cleveland Plain Dealer
Brad Thompson allowed just one unearned run in six solid innings against the Indians Saturday in Cleveland. Thompson picked up his first win of the season by doing what he does best: throwing strikes and inducing grounders. ...
Sat, Jun 13 | from Rotoworld.com
by Dennis Manoloff, Plain Dealer Reporter CLEVELAND -- Indians right-hander Jake Westbrook's rehab start for Class AA Akron was scrapped Thursday night because of inclement weather at Canal Park. Indians brass made the decision during a delay before ...
Thu, Jun 11 | from Cleveland Plain Dealer
Last year, the Tribe waited until the beginning of July before trading free agent to be, C.C. Sabathia for prospects. At the time, the Indians were clearly out of the pennant race, sitting at 37-51, trailing the first place White Sox by 13-1/2 games.
Wed, Jun 10 | from No name's space
If it weren’t for trades for other teams’ prospects and the Latin American scouting department, the Cleveland Indians would be in a lot bigger trouble than they are right now. The days of drafting and signing guys like Manny Ramirez, Jim Thome, Brian Giles, and Sabathia seems like a long t...
Thu, Jun 4 | from No name's space
Spring training saw a number of good individual performances from the hitters. Jhonny Peralta, Ben Francisco and Victor Martinez all tied for the team lead with 13 RBI. Peralta batted. 391 for the spring, Grady Sizemore hit .373 and Mark DeRosa hit .364 upon returning to the Tribe after the Wor...
Sun, Apr 5 | from papacass (Blogspot)
Travis Hafner must rebound from a horrible season (.197, 5 homers, 24 RBIs in 57 games) and there are rotation issues. Cliff Lee had a great year, but is it reasonable to assume he'll have another? Look for GM Mark Shapiro to pluck a low-cost veteran starter (Carl Pavano?) off the free agent he...
Sun, Jan 4 | from Yahoo! Sports
I was saddened to find out that Herb Score died today. I used to listen to every single Cleveland Indians baseball game on the radio growing up. If the game was on TV, I would sometimes turn off the sound and put the radio on because I liked the way Herb Score announced it.
Tue, Nov 11 | from uglychart.com
The Cleveland Indians have released their first spring training schedule in Arizona. According to Anthony Castrovince at www.Indians.com, the Indians will be playing 17 games at the new spring training facilities in Goodyear, Arizona. The Indians’ Cactus League schedule opens up with t...
Fri, Oct 17 | from mlb-indians(mvn.com)
Written by: lady_lilith for sslyricwheel. Title: ....And I Feel Fine. Fandom: MLB: Cleveland Indians. Characters: Grady Sizemore. Lyrics: The Sleeping Sickness, by City and Colour. Word Count: Rating: PG. Summary: Grady knows what's coming. Author's Notes: I used to be a hockey writer, then it w...
Mon, Jun 16 | from vyvolat-hokej (Livejournal)
Pete joins The Pitch for its Indians edition of the program’s 2008 MLB Season Preview, covering Cleveland’s strategy for retaining C.C. Sabathia’s services during his walk year, Travis Hafner’s return to MVP candidacy, who “the real” Fausto Carmona is, the Tribe’s nasty bullpen and the...
Fri, Mar 14 | from MVN
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Mon, Jul 30 | from Rediff
Manny Ramirez hit the thirdlongest home run at Jacobs Field, a treeclearing solo shot, and added a tworun homer as the Boston Red Sox outslugged the Cleveland Indians.
Fri, Jul 27 | from AZ Central.com