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...
Second Thoughts Game #43: Mariners 8, Indians 10
For the second time in as many weeks, the Indians put themselves in a position to sweep an ever-difficult four-game series. In a game where their starter got through just three innings and their three impenetrable backend relievers all faltered, naturally, they pulled it out. In game-winning fashion. Again.
Kazmir takes a step backwards
For a team whose biggest question mark coming...
Daily Notes: Scott Kazmir’s Increasing Velocity, Animated
Table of Contents
Here’s the table of contents for today’s edition of the Daily Notes.
1. Featured Game: Seattle at Cleveland, 12:05pm ET
2. Today’s Notable Games (Including MLB.TV Free Game)
3. Today’s Complete Schedule
Featured Game: Seattle at Cleveland, 12:05pm ET
Regarding This Game, Who’s Starting It for Cleveland
Starting this game for Cleveland is left-hander Scott...
Dixon’s Picks: Waiver Wire Additions for the Week of May 20
Photo courtesy of Tom Hagerty.
Another week, another set of Dixon’s Picks. This is something of an odd week in that most of the good two-start aren’t readily available in most leagues. The bulk of the others aren’t people I’d gamble on at this point. So, we have to improvise.
The first two names you’ll read are available in most leagues. But, that only gets us to four...
MLB Game Picks - Monday: May 20, 2013
What a blah day of picking! With the rain-out of the Yankees - Blue Jays game and what would have surely been a correct pick, the final tally was a .500 day. Blah. When I went to bed, I was sure the day would end up barely in the black. The Tigers had a 3-1 lead on the Rangers. But apparently, when I went to bed, all heck broke loose and the game became batting practice. And despite...
Start/Sit: Monday’s (5/20) Probable Starters
It’s a pretty straight-forward day in terms of start/sits. There are only 13 games today so make sure your starts count! Remember, bold = start.Monday’s Probable PitchersHisashi Iwakuma, SEA @ Scott Kazmir, CLE — Iwakuma has started nine games this year with seven coming against very good lineups (OAK twice, TEX, DET, LAA, TOR, NYY). In those starts, Iwakuma has a 1.37 ERA...
Tribe Happenings: Third time the charm with this hot start?
Some news, notes and thoughts from my Indians notebook…
Quarter pole review
The Indians just passed the quarter pole in the season, which is typically the time when the fans and the front office reassess the team. Sitting at 24-17 and winners of 16 of their last 20 games, the Indians are playing well and hitting on all cylinders.
The Indians are ahead of last year’s pace by...
Don’t Call It A Comeback!
The immortal words of L.L. Cool J will forever ring true for everyone who wants to proclaim they are still relevant. Here we’re going to look at a number of pitchers who are trying to reclaim that previous glory. Are they still the washed up has been we thought they were, or something else? Lets take a look.Scott Kazmir, SP, IndiansUp until a few weeks ago this is the baseball...
Gameday: Phillies (18-21) vs. Indians (21-16)
Philadelphia Phillies (18-21) vs. Cleveland Indians (21-16)
RHP Jonathan Pettibone (2-0, 3.63 ERA) v. LHP Scott Kazmir (2-1, 4.87 ERA)
TIME: 7:05, Citizens Bank Park
TV: Comcast SportsNet
Weather: 50, few clouds
Media: Twitter and Facebook
On April 30, the struggling Phillies arrived in Cleveland expecting to play a team that was also suffering from early-season inconsistency...
Kazmir goes for third win against Phillies
The Cleveland Indians head into Philadelphia as one of the hottest teams in baseball and are hoping to stay that way by repeating their most recent performances against the Phillies.
The Indians will seek their 14th win in 18 contests in the opener of a two-game series Tuesday night.
Cleveland (21-16) earned another victory in its brief return home Monday as Jason Kipnis hit a solo...
Just How Far Gone is Ubaldo Jimenez?
A few weeks ago in one of my FanGraphs chats, I was asked who had a better chance of rediscovering his old self, between Scott Kazmir and Ubaldo Jimenez. I made the same sort of crack any one of us would’ve made at the time, like how you’d respond to the idea of Rich Harden or Nick Johnson staying healthy. Kazmir or Jimenez getting on track was practically unthinkable, or so...
Call to the Bullpen 1.5
Jake, Mike and Hayden are back for the fifth weekly episode of Call To The Bullpen!
The Indians meet arch division rival Detroit for a 3-game weekend series trailing the division-leading Tigers by one game. The Tribe comes into Motown riding a 10-out-of-11 game winning streak. And are we seeing a revival of the old Scott Kazmir in Cleveland?
Is it time for a crackdown on MLB umpires...
Welcome Back, Scott Kazmir
Scott Kazmir‘s return to Major League Baseball has been pretty well documented at this point. After bottoming out by pitching in independent ball, Kazmir’s velocity started to pick back up this winter, and the Indians brought him to spring training on a non-roster invite. The velocities continued to impress and he pitched extremely well in Arizona, and with the Indians in need...
Scott Kazmir making big comeback with Cleveland Indians
Scott Kazmir was masterful yesterday for the Cleveland Indians. With 10 strikeouts (no walks) among his 18 outs in six innings of one-run pitching to lead Cleveland Indians to a 9-2 triumph against Oakland, but even if the veteran left-hander still was with Sugar Land,TX for a second season it seems doubtful the Skeeters would be doing much better than they already are in their second...
Tribe sweep A’s, ready for series in Detroit
MLB.com Having lost their previous eight games against the Oakland Athletics heading into to this past week’s four-game series that began Monday, the red-hot Cleveland Indians knew that things would be different this time around. With a 9-2 win over the A’s on Thursday night to close out the series and secure the sweep, the Indians once again showed the rest of the A.L. Central...
Scott Kazmir K's 10, dominates Athletics
When Scott Kazmir made his first start of the season against the Houston Astros it wasn't pretty.
Staked to a huge lead, he coughed up six runs in just over three innings, walked three and struck out four. Not exactly what you'd expect after posting some great numbers in spring training.
Since that start, the Scott Kazmir everyone has been waiting for has finally shown...
Scott Kazmir continues thriving as a member of the Cleveland Indians
Fanning 10 batters and looking utterly dominant, reclamation project Scott Kazmir led the Indians to a 9-2 blowout victory over the Oakland Athletics on Thursday in Cleveland. Even more impressively, the 29-year-old Kazmir (2-1, 4.87 ERA) threw 72 of 103 pitches for strikes over six innings. Inexplicably losing his velocity and command overnight hurling for the Tampa Bay Rays and...
Indians 9 Athletics 2: Kazmir Sweeps Out Oakland
The Indians just keep the train rollin’. They do it with power. They do it with some speed. They do it with solid defense. They do it with a lock down bullpen. They do it with quality starting pitching.
Wait….what did I just say?
Yes, that’s right, they do it with solid starting pitching.
A night after Justin Masterson was sharp for six of his seven innings of work and the...
Home runs, Kazmir lead 9-2 Cleveland win over Oakland
Cleveland, OH — Jason Kipnis, Nick Swisher, and Mark Reynolds hit home runs that needed no review and Scott Kazmir struck out 10 as the Cleveland Indians beat the Oakland Athletics 9-2.
With the win, the Indians completed a four-game sweep of the A’s and have now won 10 of their last 11 games.
After Wednesday night’s controversial call in the ninth inning, the Tribe sluggers...
Indians beat A's day after controversy
Jason Kipnis, Nick Swisher and Mark Reynolds hit indisputable home runs and Scott Kazmir struck out 10 in six innings, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 9-2 win over Oakland on Thursday and a four-game sweep of the Athletics.
The Indians ended the series with a convincing blowout, one day after they won 4-3 with the help of a blown call in the ninth inning when umpires, after watching...
Scott Kazmir strikes out ten in Indians rout of A’s
Indians pitcher Scott Kazmir put up another strong performance on Thursday striking out ten batters in a 9-2 rout of the Oakland A’s.
Kazmir’s only allowed one run, a solo home run to Josh Donaldson in the sixth, while allowing five hits.
After allowing six runs in his season debut against Houston, Kazmir has allowed just five runs over his last 17 innings of work. The left-hander...
The Cleveland Indians couldn’t be stopped by Bartolo Colon either, they swept the Oakland A’s.
The Cleveland Indians have another winning streak going. They have now won 10 of their last 11 games. Today they beat former Indians pitcher Bartolo Colon and they beat him badly. The Indians knock Colon all over the park and out of the game in the 4th inning. By the time Colon realized his day was over the Indians had scored, 6 earned runs on the big man. Colon couldn’t get it...
BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 196: The New Scott Kazmir/The Future of the Angels by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
Ben and Sam discuss Scott Kazmir`s win over the weekend, then talk about the Angels` outlook for the rest of this season and beyond.
Indians Rack Up Sixth Straight Behind Kazmir, Early Power
I’m not sure to me what’s truly more startling during this six-game winning streak: the Indians’ offensive explosion or the team’s consistent starting pitching. Scott Kazmir earned his first win in three years, lasting six innings and striking out seven with the Tribe using 12 hits (for the sixth straight game) to take game two of the series from the Twins 7-3. With eight...
Dugout Digest - welcome back, Scott
The Indians beat the Twins7-3 on Saturday night. OK, there's nothing too ordinary about that...except for the winning pitcher for Cleveland: former Rays and Angels starter Scott Kazmir. Kazmir legitimately pitched well on Saturday, and his win was his first in three tries this season. Perhaps more importantly, it was his first win since September 19, 2010 with the Angels (ironically...
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