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Video: Indians Fall Victim to Chicago Home Run Smoke
We discussed it here, but in the event you missed it live, MLB.com allows fans to see the miscue for themselves.
Notice the completely different, and expected, reactions from the two broadcasting crews.
[Related: Matt LaPorta: We Won’t Get Fooled Again…Will We?]
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28 days ago
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28 days ago
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Matt LaPorta: We Won’t Get Fooled Again…Will We?
Matt LaPorta clubs one of his two home runs on Monday
He’s doing it again, folks. And so many of you are falling for it.
Good old Matt LaPorta. The one-time top 10 MLB prospect who was the crown jewel of the CC Sabathia trade back in 2008 is dominating AAA pitching once again and trying to make his way back to the big leagues. He’s on his last legs in the organization...
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29 days ago
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29 days ago
Indians Minor League News: LaPorta raking early
Matt LaPorta’s defense hasn’t been missed in Cleveland so far as the Tribe faithful have enjoyed every minute of Casey Kotchman’s glove at first. At the plate though, Kotchman hasn’t impressed just yet with his one hit in 16 at-bats. While it is early, for Kotchman, it is also early for Matt LaPorta who is off to a hot start in Columbus.
.375 (6-for-16), 3...
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April 09, 2012
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April 09, 2012
Indians send LaPorta and Chisenhall to AAA
GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) -- Matt LaPorta, the key player acquired by the Cleveland Indians in a 2008 trade with Milwaukee for CC Sabathia, was sent to the minor leagues Tuesday.
LaPorta and third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall were optioned to Triple-A Columbus, while outfielder Chad Huffman was reassigned to minor-league camp. Cleveland still has 43 players in major league camp.
LaPorta...
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March 27, 2012
MLB News: Indians option Chisenhall and LaPorta to Columbus
The Cleveland Indians made a round of roster cuts this morning, most notably sending third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall and first baseman Matt LaPorta to Columbus. Lesser known Chad Huffman was also sent to minor league camp. That is good news for all you Casey Kotchman and Jack Hannahan fans out there.
It will be nice to know that Chisenhall is available in Columbus this year in case...
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March 27, 2012
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March 27, 2012
Is Matt LaPorta Quad-A?
I have never cared much for the distinction of “Quad-A” — the thought that some players can be so precipitously worse just one rung higher in the organization seems somehow absurd or narrow-focused to me. But nonetheless, we have players such as Matt LaPorta who seem to fit the cliched mold all too well.
LaPorta — unlike most players designated Quad-A —...
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February 21, 2012
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February 21, 2012
The can't miss kids
Matt LaPorta (Photo: AP)These are the "can't miss kids". Players that are former members of the Top 100 Prospect club as named by Baseball America. With over a thousand players in the minors every season, at one time these "can't miss kids" were considered the best 100 prospects going into that season and were thought to end up being at worst solid major...
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February 03, 2012
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February 03, 2012
Prospects in the wind and free agent first basemen
Matt LaPorta (Photo: AP)Many voices have shouted from their teepee’s about what the Indians should do at the not-so-hot corner.Carlos Pena and Case Kotchman are available and potential fits (though left-handed in the heavily tilted Tribe lineup). Matt LaPorta is the struggling not-so-green prospect (but right-handed). It is very clear to say that Kotchman or Pena are more guaranteed...
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January 20, 2012
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January 20, 2012
Indians might have bat they're looking for
With the start of spring training about a month away, the Indians still hadn't acquired the impact bat they had hoped to get at some point during the offseason.
If and when that bat is acquired, it's possible it could be a first baseman, replacing disappointing former phenom Matt LaPorta.
However, should the Indians be unable to trade for or sign as a free agent a first...
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January 17, 2012
Tribe Happenings: LaPorta's should be playing winter ball
Some winter ball action would have onlyhelped LaPorta and his bat (Photo: AP).Some news, notes, and thoughts from my Indians notebook…Winter no showThe Indians have several players currently participating in winter ball this offseason in places all around the globe in Australia, Panama, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Colombia, and the Dominican Republic. While some Latin stars play a...
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December 18, 2011
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December 18, 2011
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