Screw the All Star Game let's put together a roster from those that have been utter disappointments this season.C: Victor Martinez - He's supposed to be the best hitting catcher in the league. Instead he doesn't have a single home run this season and has been on the DL for about a month now.1B: -   more...
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There is a new look to the Closer Report this week with expanded coverage of bullpen situations around baseball and rankings for the top fantasy closers and middle relievers. This week AccuScore analyst looks at the All-Star relievers, and has a problem with the selection of one player in   more...
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Jon Heyman of SI.com has 19 players that will likely be traded:1. CC Sabathia, Indians2. Rich Harden, Athletics3. Erik Bedard, Mariners4. A.J. Burnett, Blue Jays5. Randy Wolf, Padres6. Livan Hernandez, Twins7. Greg Maddux, Padres8. Kevin Millwood, Rangers9. Joe Blanton, A's10. Jarrod Washburn,   more...
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I'm heading to Cleveland for a long weekend in an hour or so.Contrary to what you may think, I have not been invited to participate in the big pow-wow being planned for today by the Tribe brass.Tribe manager Eric Wedge and his coaches will be meeting, and Wedge will also participate in a conference   more...
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Stay away from Mariano Rivera, Jonathan Papelbon, and Frankie Rodriguez. In fact, stay away from all the great closers - they just aren't worth it.
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For all of those outside of Cleveland, the Indians have now lost ten in a row. We've also lost CC Sabathia, Joe Borowski, Travis Hafner, Fausto Carmona, Victor Martinez, and Jake Westbrook. And Jason Michaels.ÂAnd last year, with all those players, we were one game from the World Series.Which   more...
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The White Sox spent some serious money and mortgaged some of their future this winter, while the Tribe tried to get through this season with a pat hand and keep their future intact. This week's three-game series between the two is a good indicator of which team had the better approach.,
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Injuries have created new ninth inning situations in both Seattle and Atlanta. Brandon Morrow steps in for the Mariners while the Braves welcome back an old face who should step right into the closer role. Also, there is a shake-up at the top of the rankings in this week's Closer Report.
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I was at Yankee Stadium tonight, making my Yankee-fan daughter happy by taking her to a game, watching Joba the Great look pretty ordinary and (this was my main focus) watching the out-of-town scoreboard to see what was going on in ChiTown.Am I nuts or what?As I watched the updates being posted, I   more...
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The Indians brass, led by Mark Shapiro, Chris Antonelli and Eric Wedge met in Minneapolis today to discuss immediate and future changes to the Tribe lineup. As previously noted here at Tribe Report, the Indians will immediately address the bullpen. The first move will be Joe Borowski's removal as   more...
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Cleveland Indians designate Joe Borowski and call up Jensen Lewis
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The Indians made what many would call a long overdue by designating closer Joe Borowski for assignment. With the Indians struggling and Borowski sporting an ERA over seven, the move was a no-brainer. While Borowski finished with 45 saves last year, he seemed to always make the game close and   more...
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I can't believe that some of these names are on here, but you can vote for your favorite on MLB.com. Voting ends 11:59 p.m. ET on September 30, 2006. Here are your choices:National League:Nomar Garciaparra - DodgersJohnny Estrada - DiamondbacksCarlos Beltran - MetsScott Rolen - CardinalsJoe   more...
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After week one of the MLB season, there have been several teams, including Trevor Hoffman and the Padres, that have already run into bullpen issues, particularly on Opening Day, so we decided to examine each of the 30 major league teams bullpen performances thus far and see which teams should   more...
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Big name struggles and injury concerns are creating bullpen issues for several major league teams. AccuScore analyst Jonathan Lee has it all sorted out for you in this week's Closer Report.
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