Scott Baker pitched five scoreless innings, but he wasn’t having a good day even then. You could tell each inning that he wasn’t very good. In four of his six innings he allowed the leadoff man to reach, and it was almost as if he threw to many strikes early on.In the sixth inning he   more...
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Did Roger Clemens lie about his lack of involvement in baseball's performance-enhancing drugs scandal? And are the Texas Rangers pursuing another right-handed bat, such as Mike Piazza or Nomar Garciaparra?
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I never thought I'd be writing that headline this season. After last year's performance and the addition of a few seemingly useful bodies over the winter I thought the closer position might be the only problem with the pen this year.But it seems to be a much larger problem.I knew the relief corps   more...
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They say that breaking up is hard to do.CC Sabathia is making it a whole lot easier.Sabathia has taken the mound three times this season - his walk season - and has had three awful outings, with tonight's being the worst.If this continues too much longer Tribe fans won't care where the big man is   more...
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The Enigma of Cliff Lee: It's distinctly possible that what made Cliff Lee the pitcher that went 46-24 from 2004-2006 is the same trait that dropped him to 5-8 and sent him to Buffalo in 2007. On Saturday, Cliff Lee showed the 46-24 side, going 5 innings, giving up only 5 hits and one earned run,   more...
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If you had told me before the Indians' final regular season series ever at Yankees Stadium that the Tribe would take two out of three, I'm quite sure I would have taken that deal.With two games in the bag heading into this afternoon I tried to tell myself that a win today would be the "eating it   more...
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Those of you who drafted Aaron Fultz as the sleeper lefty for you fantasy team, time to pull the plug.The Tribe realized it was plug-pulling time today, telling the lefty reliever he would not make the 25-man roster.They will either eat his $1.5 million salary or designate and trade him.Fultz was   more...
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Unless David Delucci's arm falls off tomorrow, the Tribe's 25-man roster is set.Tom Mastny has been sent to the minors, meaning that newly acquired Craig Breslow will take the final spot on the pitching staff as the second lefty in the pen.Talk about stepping into it.Breslow got cut from Boston at   more...
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Andy MartEE is seeking the final spot among the position players on the Tribe's roster.With the Tribe tabbing Jorge Julio for a spot in the pen and sending Scott Elarton to Buffalo today, newly arrived lefty reliever Craig Breslow is in a similar situation out in the pen - battling Tom Mastny for   more...
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One of the few things about being in Yankeeland is that the winters here aren't quiet as rough as in Cleveland, and seem to break a little earlier,I don't think ever - in the 24 years I've lived here - have we had snow on Easter and we've got a nice, sunny 45-degrees going today.So for those of you   more...
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Taking a closer look at the bullpen management of Cleveland Indians manager Eric Wedge. Tom Mastny's struggles, Jensen Lewis and former Indian Craig Breslow's success with the Minnesota Twins.
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It's been no secret that the Phillies want another left-handed pitcher for their bullpen, and they may be looking to bring back a familiar name. Former Phillie Aaron Fultz was unable to earn a spot on the Cleveland Indians this spring, so the Tribe announced they will either trade or release him.   more...
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Andrew Kneeland talks about the state of the Minnesota bullpen at the mid-way point in the 2008 season.
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