The Diff: Building the Cleveland Indians’ 2014 rotation
The Diff is your weekly Wednesday WFNY look into the amazing world of sports statistics. For a complete log of articles, click this link. Last week, The Diff covered a trio of topics related to Cleveland sports. This week, it’s time to focus on the Tribe’s starters.
Entering 2013, the starting rotation was said to be the biggest weakness for the Cleveland Indians. While many...
Long term planners at the Corner of Carnegie and Ontario
8-13.
18-4.
4-16.
5-2.
There is your Cleveland Indians in numbers, as I stand staring here at the Corner of Carnegie and Ontario. They started the season 8-13. During this stretch, the offense was prone to big innings, but not much else. The starting pitching was suspect, but the bullpen was as dangerous as they come.
The next phase of baseball was dominant. The starting pitching...
Second Thoughts Game #70: Royals 3, Indians 4
Ugly wins still count
At times, it felt like the Indians were doing everything in their power to giftwrap a win for Kansas City. Between the wild pitches from Ubaldo Jimenez, a mind-numbingly bad throw to first base by right-hander Cody Allen all the way to the ninth inning where the Tribe had the lead but the Royals had the bases loaded with two outs, nothing was easy for the...
Indians comeback late to stun Royals 4-3
CLEVELAND--Things did not look good early at the corner of Carnegie and Ontario, but just as they have been accustomed to all season long at Progressive Field, the Tribe would fight back.
Down 3-1 with one out in the eighth, the Indians battled back to score three runs in the bottom half of the inning to sneak by the Kansas City Royals for the 4-3 victory.
The win puts Cleveland...
Weird game provides right outcome for Indians
CLEVELAND -- The Indians have lost some tough ones lately.Tuesday it was their turn to win a weird one. A very weird one. So weird that manager Terry Francona joked he might head right to the casino after his postgame meet with the media.Full uni, he said. If you see anyone over there in a full uni, thats me.It was such a weird game that the Indians watched closer Vinnie Pestano...
6/18 Recap: Royals 3 - Indians 4
Roster Update: Desparation forced the Indians to finally bring Lonnie Chisenhall back despite the fact that he has been completely destroying AAA pitching for the past month. Matt Langwell was sent back to Columbus to make room for Lonnie, bringing the Indians bullpen down to the standard seven pitchers.
Player of the Game
Ubaldo Jimenez threw 5.1 innings of two hit baseball...
Smoke Signals: Episode 6.11
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 talk about how the Indians have rebounded from a rough stretch to in late May and June to play much better over...
MLB Game Picks - Tuesday: June 18, 2013
When you start off a picking night at 5-1 and only twelve games are on the schedule, things should go pretty well, right? Wrong. The rest of the picks went 1-5 to add up to another mediocre day of picking. Here was the best idea that happened along the way: With a tie game in the ninth and Giancarlo Stanton up, why not shake off the catcher and throw him a fastball. That was a good...
Second Thoughts Game #65: Indians 5, Rangers 2
Pre-Game Commentary
After breaking their eight-game losing streak on Tuesday, the Indians entered this game looking to make up some lost ground and grab what has become a rare series win. Ubaldo Jimenez takes the mound for the Indians trying to put his last start (three innings, five runs) behind him. Jimenez has a 2.91 ERA on the road versus 7.53 at home. It’s a good thing...
Cleveland takes series with second-straight 5-2 win
ARLINGTON – The Cleveland Indians completed a nine-game road trip with their second-straight win as they topped the Texas Rangers 5-2 on Wednesday.
Right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez (4-4, 4.86) received the start for the Indians to counter Texas righty Nick Tepesch (3-5, 4.34).
The Indians posted a pair in the second inning as designated hitter Jason Giambi was hit by a two-out...
IBI Digest: 6/1/13 - 6/8/13
The MLB draft -- the busiest days of the year for Indians Baseball Insider -- once again crashed the site. A blessing and a curse -- you guys really do love us, though we are sad that the site went down during a big moment -- IBI will continue to update you on all the new players, as well as keeping you knowledgeable on the players already in the system.
Here are all of the pieces...
Second Thoughts Game #60: Indians 5, Tigers 7
No Fastball + No Strikes = No Good For Ubaldo
After arguably his best start in an Indians uniform last weekend, Ubaldo Jimenez pitched his way to an early exit on Friday night against the Tigers in a 7-5 loss. The right-hander took his fourth loss of the season while only pitching into the fourth inning despite throwing over 80 pitches.
His problem was throwing strikes as he only...
Indians visit Tigers looking to end skid
Justin Verlander and Ubaldo Jimenez have already become quite familiar with each other this season.
They'll renew acquaintances again Friday night as Verlander and the Detroit Tigers host Jimenez and the Cleveland Indians in the opener of a three-game series.
Detroit (32-26) hopes Verlander can continue the recent dominance by the team's starting pitchers, while Cleveland...
Orbiting Cleveland: Jimenez's resurgence continues
Ubaldo Jimenez was brought to Cleveland for nights like tonight.
That’s at least what Cleveland Indians General Manager Chris Antonetti would have said nearly two years ago.
The Indians open a three-game series tonight against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. There may be no such thing as a must-win series in June, but this one has to come pretty close.
With their record at...
Indians-Tigers Preview
Justin Verlander and Ubaldo Jimenez have already become quite familiar with each other this season.
They'll renew acquaintances again Friday night as Verlander and the Detroit Tigers host Jimenez and the Cleveland Indians in the opener of a three-game series.
Detroit (32-26) hopes Verlander can continue the recent dominance by the team's starting pitchers, while Cleveland...
Series Preview: Indians at Tigers 6/7-9
Panic! The Indians are 4-12 in their last sixteen games and have lost five of their last six series. But...the Tigers have lost five of their last seven and maintain a slim lead on the AL Central despite the Tribe's struggles. Even the White Sox who, the person who usually writes these articles picked as his surprise winner for the Central, have lost eight in row against the...
Nine innings: Indians go 4-12 after going 18-4
1) Chris Perezs situation does not sound good. Not at all. But how it plays out will tell the tale. At this point these are the facts as we know them: An investigation by Rocky River police, the WEB (Westshore Enforcement Bureau) Narcotics Unit and the Postal Service surrounds a package delivered to Perezs rented residence that, Rocky River police chief Kelly Stillman said, contained...
Smoke Signals: Episode 6.10
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 will discuss the Indians struggles through their month long stretch of games against playoff caliber opponents...
Notes from the Wigwam: Bullpen woes take toll
When a problem arises, it’s imperative to quickly find a solution. Unfortunately for the Cleveland Indians, there does not appear to be any definitive solution in sight to the Tribe’s bullpen woes.
In particular, left-handed relief has been an immense problem for the Indians and also played a key role in why the Tribe scuffled and finished 3-4 this past week.
Few things went...
WFNY Stats & Info: Ubaldo Jimenez’s best starts with Indians
The star of the show on Saturday afternoon for the Tribe was starter Ubaldo Jimenez. Just 10 hours after the odd finish to Friday night’s rain-delayed marathon, Jimenez provided an outstanding performance in the 5-0 Cleveland victory.
Overall, Jimenez has been nearly an entirely different pitcher over the last several weeks. Let’s go inside the numbers to see when the change...
Tribe Happenings: Indians left-handed relief is letting them down
Some news, notes and thoughts from my Indians notebook…
Left-handed relief problems
The Indians starting rotation has really turned a corner over the past five or so weeks. The offense has had its ups and downs, but for the most part has been an above average unit all season. And the right-handed relief options with Cody Allen, Bryan Shaw, Joe Smith, Vinnie Pestano and Chris...
Jimenez leads Tribe to 5-0 win
Cleveland, OH -- After finishing up Friday night's game early Saturday morning, Ubaldo Jimenez pitched eight innings of shutout baseball as the Cleveland Indians beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-0 Saturday afternoon at Progressive Field.
After the second game, the home team was happy to have a game without delay.
"Everybody's tired," said Indians manager Terry Francona...
Jimenez has another encouraging start
CLEVELAND -- It might never be wise to breathe easy when it comes to a starting pitcher, but maybe, must maybe, Ubaldo Jimenez is reaching that point where the Indians know what to expect from him.After two years of struggles and chaos, Jimenez has shown he has not forgotten how to pitch, and that he can provide winning outings for the Indians.
This is not based simply on Jimenezs...
Ubaldo Jimenez continues impressive streak, Indians beat Rays
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This is the pitcher the Cleveland Indians hoped to have acquired when they traded for Ubaldo Jimenez. On Saturday against Tampa the 29-year-old put on a impressive show.
Jimenez threw eight scoreless innings whiles striking out seven as the Indians cruised to a 5-0 win. Tampa Bay managed just four hits and a walk against Jimenez who threw 72-of-108 pitches for...
Indians 5, Rays 0
Ubaldo Jimenez pitched eight scoreless innings and the Cleveland Indians defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 5-0 on Saturday.
Jason Giambi and Asdrubal Cabrera hit two-run homers in the game that began about 10 hours following the conclusion of Friday night's contest that ended at 2:53 a.m. on Saturday after nearly five hours of rain delays.
Jimenez (4-3) gave the Indians exactly what...
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