April 14, 20169 yr Yes, they looked good today. What, 5 guys with at least 2 hits? Santana went 0-5 though. Indians can't have their DH batting under 200.
April 15, 20169 yr Yes, they looked good today. What, 5 guys with at least 2 hits? Santana went 0-5 though. Indians can't have their DH batting under 200. Agreed. There are no doubts about the strength of Indians' rotation, yet still concerns whether they will receive adequate run support. Even in yesterday's 4-1 win, the PD's Paul Hoynes noted the Punch 'N Judy method we had to use in order to manufacture runs, save Kipnis' solo insurance HR bomb late in the game, on top of the fact that Indians struck out a whopping 11 times. Today though, obviously the whole club had it going on.
April 15, 20169 yr Yes, they looked good today. What, 5 guys with at least 2 hits? Santana went 0-5 though. Indians can't have their DH batting under 200. I'll take it, even though the DEVIL Rays suck. At the rate Santana is batting, might as well let the pitcher bat! "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 15, 20169 yr Can someone update/change the poll at the top of the page? Poll has been reset for 2016.
April 15, 20169 yr Can someone update/change the poll at the top of the page? Poll has been reset for 2016. New year, new poll, I'm voting the same as last year... :(
April 23, 20169 yr Good night for Cleveland in Detroit last night. Cavs go up 3-0 on the Pistons and the Indians beat Verlander, 2-1. Great pitching performance by Tomlin. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 23, 20169 yr This team has the capability of having a low 90s wins type of a season. I think the pieces fall into place for once and that ends up happening. On a separate note, Brantley should be returning soon which will help tremendously.
April 23, 20169 yr They take the first two from Detroit. They won 10-1 today. Kluber pitched a two hitter.
April 23, 20169 yr The Indians have won a series in Detroit, gave Kluber lots of run support, and we're now above .500 in April (having already exceeded the total number of wins in April 2015). All things not typical of this Indians team, but I like it
April 23, 20169 yr and check this out - yikes! HARD SMASH In the seventh inning, Miguel Cabrera hit a hard grounder to short that MLB StatCast measured at 107 mph. Indians SS Francisco Lindor fielded the short hop, but was knocked over backward. He scrambled to his feet and threw Cabrera out before breaking out into relieved laughter. "I have no idea if he did a great job of staying in front of that ball or if he just didn't have time to move," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "Miggy killed that ball."
April 24, 20169 yr That was a hell of a smash by Cabrera. And Lindor came up laughing. I don't think he was relieved. He just loves playing baseball and appreciates an all-time great like Cabrera. Geez, with this pitching staff, just a little bit more hitting by the Tribe will immediately translate into winning. It already has resulted in a better April than the last three. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 24, 20169 yr Indians Look to Follow Mets’ Lead Extra Bases By TYLER KEPNER APRIL 23, 2016 When the Cleveland Indians hosted the Mets last weekend, they saw the kind of team they want to be. The Mets reached the last World Series with a group of young, hard-throwing, right-handed starters who have yet to reach free agency. If the Indians get there this fall, it will be for the same reason. “It’s going to be around our starting pitching,” General Manager Mike Chernoff said. “I think when you look at the success the Mets had last year, you can see that that can be successful. You read the fans’ reaction or the media’s reaction to ‘Do you have to trade a starter to balance your team more?’ What we saw last year with the Mets was no, you don’t have to do that.” http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/24/sports/baseball/indians-look-to-follow-mets-lead.html
April 25, 20169 yr Great, clutch series for the Tribe in Motown - they needed to get the monkey off their back with Detroit - and now, we've changed the narrative of a losing April and having to come from way behind - (I know, there's a week left in April...) And the way KC has started, we're going to have to stay fairly hot
April 25, 20169 yr And the way KC has started, we're going to have to stay fairly hot Sucks to have the reigning champs in our division. But they came out of nowhere and we can too. This team should clean up in the playoffs. And hitting like this, plus Brantley, should be enough offense to get there.
April 26, 20169 yr I'm actually a little bit relieved that Carrasco is not out for longer than 4 to 6 weeks. I was scared he might have been gone for the season. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 27, 20169 yr When "wins" is part of your name, it's tough to lose... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
May 16, 20169 yr whoa dat smak from twinkietown: How to fix the Twins? Play Cleveland They are always good for a laugh by Paul Bunyan on 05.15.16 5:37pm
May 20, 20169 yr boy the reds are really in freefall after this sweet 4 game home & home tribe sweep: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2016/05/cleveland_indians_cincinnati_r_39.html#incart_m-rpt-1
May 29, 20169 yr Congrats to the Indians for being in first place BEFORE June! And if you really want to be impressed, check out Salazar's all-star quality pitching numbers. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
May 29, 20169 yr Congrats to the Indians for being in first place BEFORE June! And if you really want to be impressed, check out Salazar's all-star quality pitching numbers. First time being in sole possession of 1st place since July 2, 2013
May 29, 20169 yr First place didn't last long thanks to poor pitching and, worse, to no clutch hitting. Several runners in scoring position in the 8th and 9th innings and none scored. Sigh. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
May 30, 20169 yr h8trs trynna h8 on the beeramid: http://deadspin.com/mlb-on-colossal-beer-pyramid-wow-1779303992#replies&_ga=1.15413302.1831592920.1464209240 im so glad hulk hogan and that facebook/paypal rich guy thiel are suing gawker blogs out of business. buncha jerks got what they deserved.
June 4, 20169 yr Tribe keeps rolling http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2016/06/cleveland_indians_kansas_city_89.html EDIT: check out he crowd tonight featured on the MLB Twitter page https://mobile.twitter.com/MLB/status/738900588553867264/photo/1
June 4, 20169 yr Well this is weird. http://www.letsgotribe.com/2015/4/11/8385243/boog-powell-ballpark-mystery-the-curse-of-the-bleacher-creature
June 5, 20169 yr a royal beatdown of the royals puts the indians in first place: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ao8ypppUJTU&feature=onebox
June 5, 20169 yr That was a good game last night. I'm glad the nation got to see the Tribe beat up the Royals. Now we have to protect first place by taking this afternoon's game. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 6, 20169 yr That was a good game last night. I'm glad the nation got to see the Tribe beat up the Royals. Now we have to protect first place by taking this afternoon's game. And we did. The Tribe outscored KC 20-2 in the last three games.
June 6, 20169 yr This team is also our best hope for a title this year. Not sure it counts if there isn't a quorum of fans to witness it, though.
June 6, 20169 yr There will be. A lot of dejected people are about to divert their heart broken selves solely to the Indians. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
June 6, 20169 yr This team is also our best hope for a title this year. Not sure it counts if there isn't a quorum of fans to witness it, though. They'll show up in October like they always do!
June 6, 20169 yr This team is also our best hope for a title this year. Not sure it counts if there isn't a quorum of fans to witness it, though. Of course it would count, in fact there are only three championships that could be won that would technically break our drought. IMO, the Crunch, the Monsters, Stipe Miocic, etc. are all feathers in our city's cap, but they don't end our 52 year "curse." But I'm actually forming a new worst-case possibility for the Indians: They'll win the AL Central and get to the World Series, giving everybody in this town a new hope. Once in the World Series, they will meet the Cubs, and you guessed it, that series will go 7 and we'll have front row seats as another long streak that isn't ours is broken. I mean, that's the only way the Indians success this year can logically play out.
June 6, 20169 yr This team is also our best hope for a title this year. Not sure it counts if there isn't a quorum of fans to witness it, though. Of course it would count, in fact there are only three championships that could be won that would technically break our drought. IMO, the Crunch, the Monsters, Stipe Miocic, etc. are all feathers in our city's cap, but they don't end our 52 year "curse." But I'm actually forming a new worst-case possibility for the Indians: They'll win the AL Central and get to the World Series, giving everybody in this town a new hope. Once in the World Series, they will meet the Cubs, and you guessed it, that series will go 7 and we'll have front row seats as another long streak that isn't ours is broken. I mean, that's the only way the Indians success this year can logically play out. Obviously I hope you're wrong (well, not about the Indians in the WS of course)... Don't forget our manager is the ultimate curse buster: Terry Francona broke the Curse of the Bambino -- the BoSox hadn't won the WS after trading Babe Ruth in, what, 1918? On a more mundane level, the acquisition of Mike Napoli has been HUGE. His bat in the middle of the lineup has stabilized our hitting attack by taking pressure off of other guys... And obviously Lindor hitting and speed on the bases has been another major lift to the offense... ... It's all good for the Tribe. Just keep on mowing down AL Central opponents... even maybe the (worst in the MLB) Twins once and a while.
June 6, 20169 yr ^ How is it that we have more losses against the Twins than we do against the rest of the AL Central combined?
June 6, 20169 yr Looking forward to our 1-month-long baseball season to start soon. I think the Indians will be good until the Browns' training camp makes them disappear again. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 6, 20169 yr Looking forward to our 1-month-long baseball season to start soon. I think the Indians will be good until the Browns' training camp makes them disappear again. I disagree with that. As long as they stay in contention and look legit, people will show up. Just look at 2007.
June 6, 20169 yr ^ How is it that we have more losses against the Twins than we do against the rest of the AL Central combined? It's like Minnesota has a hex on the Indians... weird.
June 7, 20169 yr ^ How is it that we have more losses against the Twins than we do against the rest of the AL Central combined? Baseball's a funny sport. I disagree with that. As long as they stay in contention and look legit, people will show up. Just look at 2007. If they start showing some serious dominance and it's clear that they're going to win the AL Central, this might be a possibility. But if they're just hanging around, I don't know. The Tribe have had some clubs in recent years that have looked decent and hung around into August, but the fans didn't turn out. That said, in my personal opinion, as I've said I do think that this team has the pieces to really assert themselves in the division and maybe put some daylight between themselves and 2nd place in the next few months.
June 7, 20169 yr I disagree with that. As long as they stay in contention and look legit, people will show up. Just look at 2007. You may be right, and my comment was intended more as an over-exaggeration for purposes of humor. Maybe not LOL humor, but... :) "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 7, 20169 yr ^ I know, I know. But it's sadly true for a lot of people in this town and I hate that the Browns have such loyalty despite being a pathetic, losing franchise.
June 7, 20169 yr ^ I know, I know. But it's sadly true for a lot of people in this town and I hate that the Browns have such loyalty despite being a pathetic, losing franchise. Because people like me (ages 40 and older) remember when they weren't and how exciting those years were when we were young. We remember how our families and friends and the entire city was united by them for decades. We keep hoping for the return of those feelings, which really isn't possible because we're older and made more cynical by our years and experiences. But few things bring back those good memories like the start of Browns training camp when anything is possible, however fleeting that hope might be. By the time we realize the Browns aren't going to be any good (again), baseball's regular season has ended. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 7, 20169 yr ^ And I suppose I'll always feel similarly about the Indians, having grown up in the '90s.
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