Notes from the Wigwam: Wins continue to pile up
The wins continue to roll in for the Cleveland Indians, who now sit alone atop the American League Central with a record of 26-17.
So, how good was this past week and a day? Well, for starters, the Indians had three, yes count that, three walk-off wins during the past series against the Seattle Mariners, which ended up being a four-game sweep.
Even when the Indians made mistakes...
Indians exemplifying “next man up” thus far
Once upon a time, nagging injuries were analogous to death knell in Cleveland. When Grady Sizemore started finding his name on the disabled list more often than not, the Indians were forced to replace him with Ezequiel Carerra. When Shin–Soo Choo was shelved in 2011, right field would subsequently be occupied by the likes of Austin Kearns. Chris Giminez, Jerad Head, Travis Buck...
Carlos Santana’s Coming Out Party
You probably won’t be surprised when I tell you who the best hitter in the American League has been so far this year. 1
(Oh. You should probably read the last footnote if you care about how we’re defining “best hitter”.)
Anyway, the best hitter in the American League so far this season has been Miguel Cabrera, and if that surprises you then you should come over here...
The Phils increased their winning streak to three games as they defeat the Indians, 6-2.
The Phils yesterday won their third straight game as they defeat the Indians, 6-2.
The Phils took the lead in the bottom of the first as, with one man out, Kevin Frandsen hits a solo home run, his second home run of the season, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Indians took the lead in the top of the second as, with runners on second and third, and with one man out, Michael Brantley...
It’s Time for Fun with Numbers…
Everyone likes numbers right? Every once in a while I like to see what story the numbers tell. Today, ‘Fun with Numbers’ checks in on the Indians, Cavs and Browns. Let’s have some fun-
Let’s start this piece off with the hottest team in the Majors- the Indians!
23- The Indians have hit 23 home runs since April 29th, best in the majors.
.839- The Indians OPS with 2 outs this...
Yan Gomes, Miracle Worker
As the Cleveland Indians clawed their way to a 4-3 extra-inning win over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday afternoon, Tribe faithful rejoiced that the Wahoos were atop the leaderboard in the AL Central with Mother’s Day in the rear view mirror. Sure, the Indians were able to top the Minnesota Twins and Oakland Athletics, but it was what they did against the Tigers and their infinite...
Most Underrated MLB Player per Position
Catcher: Carlos Santana (Cleveland Indians)
It has taken Cleveland three years to realize that Santana is the real deal. In three years he tallied 300+ hits, 58 home runs and has an amazing defensive presence. Currently Santana is leading all catchers batting .358 and has tallied 7 home runs and 30 hits, he is also hitting .400 against lefties and .327 against right...
Indians 4 A’s 3: Its Better To Be Lucky Than Good
When this series with Oakland began, I wrote that umpire Angel Hernandez was arguably the second worst umpire in the game behind C.C. Bucknor. Tonight, the crew chief was at second base. Three nights ago he did the Tribe a favor when he didn’t toss Oakland starter Jarrod Parker for throwing at the head of Mark Reynolds after giving up two homers earlier in the inning. If he had...
Animated: Nick Swisher celebrates… a lot
Nick Swisher was in rare form as the Tribe took three of their first four against the Oakland Athletics in Cleveland tonight. Swisher bombed a homer himself and made sure to celebrate everyone else’s as well.
First of all, he gave the crowd the old O-H after crossing home plate from his own home run trot.
He also slow-played the celebration on Carlos Santana’s homer.
...
Indians Nick Swisher & Carlos Santana, hit back to back 6th inning home runs, to propel the Tribe past the A’s
The Cleveland Indians just won their 3rd game in a row over the Oakland A’s giving the Tribe its 9th win out of their last 10 games. Tonight it was Justin Masterson who took to the mound for his Tribe. Masterson was struggling and so was the Indians offense. The A’s looked like they were going to take this game until Nick Swisher & Carlos Santana hit solo shots in the 6th...
5/8 Recap: A's - Indians
Player of the Game
The Indians ace showed his stuff once again tonight, pitching seven innings and striking out seven to earn his fifth win of the season. Masterson wasn't perfect, giving up three runs, all in the fourth inning, but other than that was fantastic. His final POG score was 4.70, his best start of his last five.
Feathers Up
The Indians needed some luck...
A’s Offense Stymied, Fall to Indians in 1-0
Despite a stellar performance by starting pitcher Tommy Milone, the A’s fell for the second consecutive night to the Indians. Milone matched zeroes with Indians’ starter Zach McAllister until the fifth inning where an unearned run was all the home team would need to pull out a victory over the A’s.
The lone run of the game crossed the plate in the bottom half of the fifth inning...
Smoke Signals: Episode 6.6
Smoke Signals is back on the cyberwaves tonight from 10:00pm – 11:00pm EST. The one hour show airs every Tuesday and is hosted by IndiansBaseballInsider.com’s Tony Lastoria and Jim Pete and is brought to you by the Akron Aeros.
In tonight's episode, Tony and Jim discuss if some things are real or just a mirage. The Indians have played much better of late and they appear to...
While We’re Waiting… Tribe Trends, No Free Pass For Chudzinski, and Eliminating MLB Playoffs?
While We’re Waiting serves as the early morning gathering of WFNY-esque information for your viewing pleasure. Have something you think we should see? Send it to our tips email at tips@waitingfornextyear.com.
Leading off, Michael Hattery at IBI takes a look at some early season trends with Tribe hitters Lonnie Chisenhall and Carlos Santana, “I think in Chisenhall’s case we...
Trend Spotting: Breaking down Chisenhall & Santana's start
In Trend Spotting, I will be looking at current Indians performances and some of the peripheral statistics in order to see if they can provide any insight into whether good or bad performances are likely to continue.
To this point in the season the Indians as a team have had a total of 977 plate appearances so our lack of sample size on each player definitely has an impact. What...
Tribe Smash Seven HRs, Thump Phils 14-2
Move along, not much to see here: the Indians hit seven HRs, most high and deep into the stands on a warm Cleveland night to beat the Phils 14-2.
DOC CRUSHED
As quickly as the optimism developed that Roy Halladay had turned the corner (1.71 ERA in his previous three starts), it evaporated three times as quickly. The Tribe got to Doc quickly – Carlos Santana and Mark Reynolds each...
Smoke Signals: Episode 6.5
Smoke Signals is back on the cyberwaves tonight from 10:00pm – 11:00pm EST. The one hour show airs every Tuesday and is hosted by IndiansBaseballInsider.com’s Tony Lastoria and Jim Pete and is brought to you by the Akron Aeros.
In tonight's episode, Tony and Jim discuss the Indians just completed 11-day nine-game road trip that they have returned home with a successful 5...
Second Thoughts Game #23: Indians 9, Royals 0
Who was that on the mound?
Monday marked the first guest appearance of the good version ofUbaldo Jimenez in 2013. I'm not falling for the aberration, but it was an excellent start that he deserves credit for. Early on, it occurred to me that something looked different in his delivery. I'm not going to pretend to be an expert on pitching mechanics, but whatever the difference...
Cleveland Indians Recall Catcher Yan Gomes From Triple-A Columbus
The Cleveland Indians recalled Yan Gomes from Triple-A Columbus to take the place of catcher Lou Marson who was recently placed on the 15-day disabled list with inflammation of his right shoulder. Gomes will serve as Carlos Santana‘s backup.
The post Cleveland Indians Recall Catcher Yan Gomes From Triple-A Columbus appeared first on FFLockerRoom | NFL - MLB News | Fantasy Sports...
Santana pitches Royals past Indians
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Ervin Santana is pitching like he did in 2010, when he won 17 games for Anaheim.Santana threw seven scoreless innings, Salvador Perez hit a two-run homer and the Kansas City Royals held on to beat the Cleveland Indians 3-2 Saturday night.Santana (3-1), who was acquired in an Oct. 31 trade with Anaheim for minor-league pitcher Brandon Sisk, allowed six singles...
Santana pitches Royals past Indians
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Ervin Santana pitched seven scoreless innings, Salvador Perez hit a two-run homer and the Kansas City Royals held on to beat the Cleveland Indians 3-2 Saturday night.
Santana (3-1), who was acquired in an Oct. 31 trade with Anaheim for minor-league pitcher Brandon Sisk, allowed six singles, struck out five and walked none.
Greg Holland, who logged his sixth...
Royals 3, Indians 2
Ervin Santana pitched seven scoreless innings, Salvador Perez hit a two-run homer and the Kansas City Royals held on to beat the Cleveland Indians 3-2 Saturday night.
Santana (3-1), who was acquired in an Oct. 31 trade with Anaheim for minor-league pitcher Brandon Sisk, allowed six singles, struck out five and walked none.
Greg Holland, who logged his sixth save in seven opportunities...
Second Thoughts Game #19: White Sox 3, Indians 2
Pre-Game Commentary
Coming off three straight wins to climb back to 8-10, the Indians needed to solve Jorge Quintana to leave Chicago with a rain-shortened series sweep. Two weeks ago, Quintana pitched seven innings of one-hit baseball against the Indians, and he was facing a lineup without Michael Bourn, Carlos Santana, and Asdrubal Cabrera during this game. From the start,...
4/21 Recap: Indians 5 - Astros 4
Player of the Game
Carlos Santana took home the Player of the Game today in his first game at first base in 2013. Santana hit a huge home run to left in the fifth inning to give the Indians the lead and had doubled and scored earlier in the game. His POG score of 4.41 just beat out Yan Gomes who had a home run and triple of his own.
Feathers Up
When Lou Marson is set...
Indians stop slide with 19-6 win over Astros
HOUSTON (AP) -- Jason Giambi, Mark Reynolds and Carlos Santana homered, and the Cleveland Indians routed the Houston Astros 19-6 on Saturday night.
Giambi had five RBIs and Reynolds drove in four runs, but Scott Kazmir was unable to get the win in his first major league appearance since he recorded five outs in a start for the Los Angeles Angels at Kansas City on April 3, 2011. The...
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