May 15, 200619 yr what the hell is going on????????? There better be one hell of a 15/20 game win streak after this (mud) slide!
June 14, 200619 yr Every year I haul my ass up to the Bronx, subject myself to verbal abuse and have to suffer the humiliating subway ride back after the Indians lose. Did so again last night. Sometimes I wish I could cure my masochistic Indians fandom.
June 14, 200619 yr Yeah, but that would have made me a little happier in May than it does now. I'm having a Cleveland sports futility crisis today.
June 21, 200618 yr they just traded him to the bosox for a player to be named later. and cash! who knew jj was worth money?
July 5, 200618 yr gloating over routing the yankees in a yankee pub was a hellava nice way to spend some time on the fourth. in the ninth i said, "hey hang on if they put wick in to close you may have a chance." luckily wedge knew better - heh. (Tuesday, July 4th) Final Score: Cleveland 19, New York 1 Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - Travis Hafner and Jhonny Peralta each hit a pair of homers as the Cleveland Indians crushed the New York Yankees, 19-1, in the second of four games at Jacobs Field.
July 5, 200618 yr ^ you're obliged to say that on a tiggers forum! ps -- today was george steinbrenner's birthday. too funny. can you believe that sob was born on the fourth of july? aww it figures.
July 5, 200618 yr That game was great fun. Wish it were still early June and that the lead were closer to 10 than to 20 games... This year's Indians team is completely shredding the stupid Pythagorean predictive W-L stat.
July 8, 200618 yr well at least the red sox and the white sox will make the championship series worth watching....
July 10, 200618 yr the dallas newspaper rates wedge the worst manager in mlb: DISHONORABLE MENTION The worst first-half performances in each award category Manager: Eric Wedge presided over a monumental collapse last season, when Cleveland lost six of its last seven games to miss the playoffs. He has been unable to rouse the Indians from that hangover. The Indians are a terrible fundamental team. 1. Wedge. 2. Sam Perlozzo. 3. Mike Hargrove. Read more at http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/columnists/baseball/stories/070906dnspobasebreak.14ca876.html
July 20, 200618 yr Let's see what we'll get for him. Indians trade Wickman to Braves The Indians traded Bob Wickman to Atlanta for a minor league prospect.
July 20, 200618 yr well that's just fantastic... the Wick was not exactly my favorite player, but many of the fans really seemed to like him and his numbers were some of the best on the team an in the league. We'll see what happens with this unnamed prospect! I just love rebuilding!
July 20, 200618 yr I saw on ESPN that we got a prospect that was ranked as the Braves' 20th best. What!!! Did Wick lose a limb between yesterday and today?! What kind of trade is that?
July 20, 200618 yr I didn't know teams ranked down that low in their prospects. can indians fans cross their fingers that it was 20th overall in the minors?
July 20, 200618 yr "Ramirez, 21, was rated Atlanta's No. 20 prospect by Baseball America before this season. He was hitting .285 with nine homers in 267 at-bats for the Braves' Class A Rome affiliate. He was picked for the South Atlantic League All-Star Game."
July 20, 200618 yr ^probably not: From www.mlb.com: Minor League catcher Maximiliano Ramirez Ramirez was hitting .285 with nine homers and 37 RBIs at Class A Rome this year. The 21-year-old catcher established himself as a solid prospect while hitting .347 at Danville last season. His success at the rookie level led him to be named the Appalachian League's co-player of the year. Although Ramirez is a solid prospect, the Braves are well stocked at the catcher's position. All-Star catcher Brian McCann is just 22, and he should be in Atlanta for many years to come. Jarrod Saltalamacchia has struggled at Double-A Mississippi this year, but he's still considered one of the game's top catching prospects.
August 4, 200618 yr heh, we went to watch the indians game in the nyc red sox bar 'the riviera' again last night. they were lovin it up 3-0 at at the start, but the ninth inning was a special hoot. davis mows down big papi, raggedy manny and some schlub and....tribe holds'em and wins 7-6. :banger: it's fun to laugh at the rs fans, they are the dopiest fans in mlb. :laugh: shin soo choo hit a grand salami !!!
August 4, 200618 yr lol! i know, i watched that whole first game of the series on espn and almost threw the tv out the window! worst of all you could just see it coming. ugh. the next wins and esp last night totally made up for it tho. just goes to show you how the pros actually playing the game can get over it easier than us fans can.
August 4, 200618 yr davis mows down big papi, raggedy manny and some schlub Well, I wouldn't exactly say he "mowed" them down... Papi and Manny both hit bombs deep to the outfield. Mirabeli...well, he didn't do so well. I say we start a new trend in baseball. It's called the 1-2 closer punch. We'll use Carmona to get the first two outs and then put in Betancourt/Davis/Cabrera to close it out. Carmona actually did mow down hitters number 1 and 2 the other night, before falling to pieces... Whaddya say? Could it work?
August 4, 200618 yr davis mows down big papi, raggedy manny and some schlub Well, I wouldn't exactly say he "mowed" them down... Papi and Manny both hit bombs deep to the outfield. Mirabeli...well, he didn't do so well. yeah break their hearts for a change. i bust out laughing each time. oh they loved it. time will tell with carmona, but i like that setup-closer idea if he can handle it. that all we got now anyway. at least for the moment i can say a few less hail marys with that than with wick in there.
August 8, 200618 yr The timing of this comes as a surprise. Its good to know that we've got a quality lefty signed for 4 more years. Indians sign Lee to three-year, $14 million extension
August 17, 200618 yr Just wanted to share my delight at how tremendous our starting pitching has been in recent months. Even though they're not always getting the wins, they are setting our bullpen up the way they should be...pitching 6, 7, 8 innings and leaving us with leads. We're also getting complete games out of all of them, which is unfortunately necessary when you consider that our bullpen has far more blown saves than saves. Case in point was today's performance by Paul Byrd, giving up just 2 runs over 9 innings. He did that in exactly 100 pitches! It's just too bad that they're playing so well and still not getting the W's. Anyways, kudos!
August 18, 200618 yr I agree. With the 21-yr old phenom Andrew Miller giving up just 2 earned runs in his last 46 innings down at Akron, there is some more help on the way. We also just moved last year's first round pick, Trevor Crowe, over to 2nd base. He's been hitting .318 with 40 stolen bases this year. Can anyone say 'future lead-off man'? I hope we throw a lot of money at relievers this winter.
August 18, 200618 yr i disagree on the reliever portion of your post. Outside of a few elite closers and even less set-up men (see guillermo mota) relievers are mostly a crap shot.
August 19, 200618 yr what? Wim, I like that you're keeping tabs on the farm system. I've slipped in that regard! Last night was another display of bullpen implosion. Sabathia delivered a two-run lead in the 9th and the blew it for him. Aside from Wickman, our closers have posted a ludicrous 1 save in 16 attempts. And that's just the people who are still on the roster!
August 24, 200618 yr Mets Acquire Guillermo Mota From Indians In Daring Midnight Raid August 24, 2006 | Onion Sports CLEVELAND—Mets GM Omar Minaya announced yesterday that Guillermo Mota has checked out as healthy and relatively unscathed after being acquired last Sunday at midnight when intrepid Mets scouts used smoke grenades and the cover of a moonless night to rappel into Cleveland's Jacobs Field and acquire the 33-year-old right-hander. "We expect Guillermo to report as soon as the effects of our tranquilizer dart have worn off," said Minaya, who began planning the operation soon after Mota impressed him by beaning then-Mets catcher Mike Piazza with a pitch in the spring of 2003. "Once he comes to and realizes he's a Met, we expect his gratitude to show in a high standard of play, just like Orlando Hernandez did when we smuggled him out of the Diamondbacks camp in that laundry cart." The Indians organization has released a statement saying they will be seeking compensation in the form of a Mets player to be suddenly, swiftly, and silently named later.
August 24, 200618 yr despite byrd-brain and all the runs given up to the crummy royals, i have to admit that was one exciting comeback win. i mean coming back from ten freakin runs down in the first inning is just crazy. what a team. it's just too bad about all the pitching problems, the tribe most certainly knows how to score runs.
August 25, 200618 yr ^Was it last year or two years ago that the Indians had a similar comeback against the Mariners?
August 25, 200618 yr I think it was 2001 for the big 12-run come-back. Even though this season was lost months ago I'm getting excited again by this team and all those new kids (Garko, Choo, Marte, Sowers). If we can get some bullpen help this winter...god I'm such a sucker.
September 16, 200618 yr too funny!!!! Fan's insults crude but legal Appeals court clears arrested Jacobs Field heckler Saturday, September 16, 2006 Bill Sloat Plain Dealer Reporter Cincinnati - Cleveland Indians fans have a right to heckle ballplayers from Jacobs Field's bleachers as long as they are not drunk or too rowdy, a federal appeals court ruled. From www.cleveland.com
September 20, 200618 yr the fans of the Detroit Lions are looking for a similar decision (i'm assuming this one would apply). The stadium SS was given orders to eject any fan for signs or criticism of the GM/Ownership, i.e. "fire millen"
November 8, 200618 yr From www.cleveland.com: Indians get Barfield from Padres The Indians have acquired second baseman Josh Barfield from the San Diego Padres. The deal is expected to be announced this afternoon and could include infielder Kevin Kouzmanoff and right-hander Andrew Brown. I'm excited about Barfield (how's his defense?), but I really liked the potential of Kouzmanoff. Unfortunately, we've got a little bit of a line forming at 3rd in the "prospects" department. We'll see how it all pans out in time...
November 8, 200618 yr If the neutral sources are correct, then the Indians made out on this deal: "It's stunning that the Padres would give up Barfield for two lesser talents, even if this is some sort of sign they're close to acquiring Marcus Giles. Kouzmanoff is older than Barfield by a year and a half and has had injury issues in his past. He'll probably take over as the Padres' third baseman, but he doesn't project to be much better than average. While we've always been fans of Brown, his command was pretty awful last season and his strikeout rate was well down in Triple-A. Also, he's out of options. Barfield isn't likely to develop into a star, but the Indians are doing well here."
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