February 11, 201312 yr the thing about these pitchers is it is low risk to pick somebody up who is on the second year of recovering from tommy john surgery. They actually have a chance to be productive. The tribe doesn't seem to be banking on production from these guys, so i think that it fine since they are not expected to do anything.
February 11, 201312 yr This is becoming hilarious. It's like they're putting together a roster of washed-up stars from the late 2000s Yankees and Red Sox. Board Member 1: I've never heard of half of these guys and the ones I do know are way past their prime. Charlie Donovan: Most of these guys never had a prime. Rachel Phelps: The fact is we lost our two best players to free agency. We haven't won a pennant in over thirty-five years, we haven't placed higher than fourth in the last fifteen. Obviously it's time for some changes. Board Member 2: This guy here is dead! Rachel Phelps: Cross him off, then!
February 12, 201312 yr It was just reported that the Cleveland Indians just signed Michael Bourne to a 4 year 48 million dollar contract! http://www.waitingfornextyear.com/2013/02/mlb-news-indians-sign-of-michael-bourn/ MLB News: Indians sign OF Michael Bourn In a surprise move Monday night, the Indians have signed free agent OF Michael Bourn according to CBS Sports’ Jon Heyman, and confirmed by Ken Rosenthal. Heyman reports that the deal is for four years and $48 million, with a vesting option that could make the deal worth $60 million over 5 years.
February 12, 201312 yr holy $hit. We actually have, at least on paper, one of the best lineups in baseball: Our line up should be: Bourn Kipnis Asdrubal Swisher Santana Brantley Reynolds Chizennal Stubbs. Good god!!
February 12, 201312 yr Yowza! Folks had casually speculated because of the draft pick issue, but I really never saw this happening. If this team can flip Asrubal and other pieces for a sp upgrade, we might have us a big time ball club.
February 12, 201312 yr OK... NOW we can buy tickets! "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 12, 201312 yr holy $hit. We actually have, at least on paper, one of the best lineups in baseball: Good god!! Do we? It's clear we've upgraded, but I'm not going to get too excited yet. Some of these guys strike out a lot and their career BA are pretty mediocre, although they have good run production and RBI production over a 162-game average. I'm hopeful that Francona can get them to cut down on their strikeouts (SOURCE http://www.baseball-reference.com): Bourn .272, 85 Runs, 40 RBI Kipnis .260, 95 Runs, 82 RBI Cabrera .279, 84 Runs, 78 RBI Swisher .256, 92 Runs, 90 RBI Santana .247, 84 Runs, 83 RBI Brantley .274, 78 Runs, 62 RBI Reynolds .235, 90 Runs, 95 RBI Chizennal .260, 64 Runs, 56 RBI Stubbs .241, 95 Runs, 59 RBI BOLD = FA pickups I'm probably just as happy with the signing of Brett Myers. If we can pick up Kyle Lohse, I'd be even more excited! But that could be a longshot (https://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN/status/301393445354893312). Some seem to think we've got a better shot at signing Ryan Theriot (https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/301310866014470144). "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 13, 201312 yr Oh we absolutely have a top line up. We've got 4 legit speedsters, 5 guys who can hit 20+ homers, and the best defensive outfield in the majors. Strikeouts are frustrating but probably an overblown stat. The starting pitching is an unbelievable mess, and I am baffled why retained that head case Ubaldo for another couple years. Carrasco has never been good, Mcallister finished weak as hell, Masterson is absolutely unproven and overrated, and Dice K has been crap all but his first few years. So we have more work to do, but never has crow tasted down good!
February 14, 201312 yr I agree with the above that strikeouts don't concern me much. Bourn had an OPS of .739 last year, which is good, but not great (his OBP of .348 is more than adequate for a lead-off hitter). However his ability on the base paths and in center field more than makes up for it. Swisher's OPS of .837 will be a big boost to the lineup. No complaints here. Reynolds' OPS of .763 is a bit below what I'd like to see from a guy who plays one of the power-hitting positions, but assuming the Tribe will get power from elsewhere and he'll be near the bottom of the lineup, this, too, is not an issue. Overall this is going to be a very solid lineup. Certainly not murderer's row, but it's a lineup that will put some runs on the board, provided they key parts stay healthy. As others have noted, the rotation is where the biggest problems will be. I'm bullish on Masterson and Carrasco as solid 3/4 starters. I have low expectations for Ubaldo. Trevor Bauer could be the key, though. Hopefully he will grow and develop into a top-end rotation guy. It's probably ridiculous and unfair to expect that of him now, but he certainly has the tools and maybe a change of scenery will get him refocused and he can develop into reaching his potential. Either way, I'm infinitely more excited about this team than I was just a month ago. If things fall into place, they will have a shot to compete for one of the Wild Card spots. I always go to games and follow the Tribe, but perhaps this will be one of those rare summers (in recent years) where the entire city really gets behind the team again.
February 14, 201312 yr Trevor Bauer could be the key, though. Hopefully he will grow and develop into a top-end rotation guy. It's probably ridiculous and unfair to expect that of him now, but he certainly has the tools and maybe a change of scenery will get him refocused and he can develop into reaching his potential. He's certainly got the raw talent, but if we want a change of scenery to change him, then maybe a few months in the bus leagues might straighten him up. There's no law that says he deserves to be in the majors right now. Exactly. I'm actually going to pay attention to (ie: listen/watch) spring training games over the next month. HOW LONG until opening day?? "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 14, 201312 yr According to Hoynsie, the tribe sold more season tickets on Tues (day after the bourn signing) than they do during a whole month in a normal offseason.
July 11, 201311 yr Ugh, another heartbreaking loss last night. And yet they were in it until the last batter. The bullpen is a mess.
July 11, 201311 yr He actually pitched better than his line, believe it or not. His one BB came after Chiz lost an easy foul pop up in the sun and the first hit came after an egregious (and I don't say that lightly) missed strike call on a ball literally right down the middle of the zone. He was just utterly dominating. This was the most eagerly anticipated pitcher debut for the Indians since Sabathia, probably, so happy it went well.
July 11, 201311 yr 1 ER, 7 K in his debut This is because I didn't add him to my "wait until next year" keeper team.
July 11, 201311 yr Salazar was amazing today. Indians may consider not making this a 1-shot start. Keep this fireballing kid on speed-dial; lets see how McAllister comes back.
July 13, 201311 yr Salazar was amazing today. Indians may consider not making this a 1-shot start. Keep this fireballing kid on speed-dial; lets see how McAllister comes back. I heard on the radio that so far this year he's pitched almost as many innings as he did all of last year. They may want to continue to bring him along slowly and not increase his workload so much that it risks injury.
July 14, 201311 yr Great night of baseball - Tribe win, tigers lose. I'm looking forward to the 2nd half of the season considering this team hasn't played its best ball yet. Lets get that sweeeeeeep tomorrow!
July 14, 201311 yr Throwbacks looked pretty good on a scale that includes the countless awful gimmick special uniforms that exist across sports. Chisenhall's grand slam w/ Tom Hamilton call, because the Indians and MLB are total see you next tuesdays, but nonetheless a silver lining. http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=28872465&topic_id=vtp_longest_drives&c_id=mlb&tcid=vpp_copy_28872465&v=3
July 14, 201311 yr I'm more interested to see how some of these young pitchers will perform. I like what I see so far. Salazar's first game was amazing. But Kluber has been the most pleasant surprise to me so far. When McCallister returns, I think we might have something when it comes to our starting rotation. Now about that bullpen..... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 15, 201311 yr Can't really complain about that first half. Fingers crossed they continue to beat up on the bad teams in the second half.
July 15, 201311 yr Throwbacks looked pretty good on a scale that includes the countless awful gimmick special uniforms that exist across sports. Chisenhall's grand slam w/ Tom Hamilton call, because the Indians and MLB are total see you next tuesdays, but nonetheless a silver lining. http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=28872465&topic_id=vtp_longest_drives&c_id=mlb&tcid=vpp_copy_28872465&v=3 I liked them too--but they look tacky with the regular batting helmets!
July 15, 201311 yr Throwbacks looked pretty good on a scale that includes the countless awful gimmick special uniforms that exist across sports. Chisenhall's grand slam w/ Tom Hamilton call, because the Indians and MLB are total see you next tuesdays, but nonetheless a silver lining. http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=28872465&topic_id=vtp_longest_drives&c_id=mlb&tcid=vpp_copy_28872465&v=3 I liked them too--but they look tacky with the regular batting helmets! What's the alternative? Batting helmets are on the more expensive side as far as baseball equipment goes, so I'm not sure it's feasible to create one just for this game. They could have simply gone fully authentic and not worn helmets, as was customary in 1902. ;)
July 15, 201311 yr In regards to this team's performance in the first half, I don't think we can really complain. This team is right where they need to be if they're going to battle for a playoff spot. I really wish they would have at least split with the Tigers last weekend to more forcefully announce their presence, but other than that I'm not sure that I can point to any specific games/series that I'm disappointed about. We'll see what happens as the trade deadline approaches, but I'm very optimistic about the Tribe and if things fall into place they could very well wind up winning the Central. Not incredibly likely, but they've put themselves in a good position.
July 29, 201311 yr Nice sweep of the Rangers! Masterson and Ubaldo were awesome. And I have to say, so was Perez. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 29, 201311 yr the rangers have really been down and out lately, but way to take advantage of their misery. so now we get the white sox at home and then the marlins, two not very good teams. hopefully the tribe will win both series, but really they need to go on a rampage and pick up a lot of wins. its a throwdown in detroit after that.
July 29, 201311 yr my question is, how did the dbags down in the warehouse district NOT punch AJ Pierzinski? Our fighting meatheads need to be aware of the situation and execute. Im very disappointed in them. If you get in a skirmish with three texas rangers and you are going to hit one, and one of the three is AJ P, you need to make sure you land the right punch.
July 29, 201311 yr btw...anything less than 5-2 for the next 7 against Chicago and MIami would be a disappointment and probably set us back with the way Detroit is playing. Starts tonight to kick off the series with CHW...ill be down there. Dog Days of an Indian Summer
July 29, 201311 yr my question is, how did the dbags down in the warehouse district NOT punch AJ Pierzinski? Our fighting meatheads need to be aware of the situation and execute. Im very disappointed in them. If you get in a skirmish with three texas rangers and you are going to hit one, and one of the three is AJ P, you need to make sure you land the right punch. A.J. may have been sick of Scheppers's bee ess and did the post 2am Warehouse District equivalent of Crash Davis dealing with Nuke Laloosh blowing off signs.
July 29, 201311 yr CLEVELAND (AP) — Texas Rangers pitcher Tanner Scheppers sustained facial bruises after he said he was ”sucker-punched” while walking in downtown Cleveland this week. Scheppers had cuts above his nose and bruising around his left eyes when he spoke to reporters prior to Saturday night’s game against the Indians. UPDATED STORY: Rangers, Police Investigate Scheppers Altercation ”I’m just lucky nothing serious happened,” Scheppers said. Scheppers said he was attacked Thursday night. He was unavailable Friday night but said he could pitch Saturday. Scheppers said he didn’t file a police report. The reliever said he was going out to dinner a few blocks from the team’s hotel after the Rangers arrived in Cleveland on Thursday night following their afternoon game in Texas. http://cleveland.cbslocal.com/2013/07/27/rangers-scheppers-attacked-on-walk-in-cleveland/
July 29, 201311 yr And Cleveland Scene says he instigated a bar fight at 2:30am in Paninis and was on the losing end. I'd link to the site but THIS COMPUTER IS FROM THE CRETACEOUS PERIOD
July 29, 201311 yr Here ya go: http://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2013/07/27/texas-rangers-pitcher-sucker-punched-in-cleveland-police-say-no-big-deal Signed, The Cenzoic Era "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 29, 201311 yr Oh.... I suppose you were just legitimately trying to be helpful to us Indians fans by posting that story here
July 29, 201311 yr Oh.... I suppose you were just legitimately trying to be helpful to us Indians fans by posting that story here Why do you think I have any issues with the Indians or Indian fans? I don't follow AL teams.
July 29, 201311 yr Perhaps not.... but I'm glad to see that you do read our local CBS website enough to pull out a random 'story' like this to share with us. That is how you found it, right? Just by browsing the local Cleveland media?
July 29, 201311 yr Oh.... I suppose you were just legitimately trying to be helpful to us Indians fans by posting that story here Why do you think I have any issues with the Indians or Indian fans? I don't follow AL teams. Especially when there is already a thread discussing this farce! Can the post leading up to this one be deleted, and the conversation be continued in the Cleveland Crime thread?
July 30, 201311 yr Way to go Cleveland.... "@twithersAP: #Indians, in thick of playoff race, draw 14,868." "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 30, 201311 yr Way to go Cleveland.... "@twithersAP: #Indians, in thick of playoff race, draw 14,868." Completely embarrassing...I swear, we're gonna lose the team one day...
July 30, 201311 yr ^This is most important! Way to go Cleveland.... "@twithersAP: #Indians, in thick of playoff race, draw 14,868." But this is sad.
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