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Found: Tall right-hander, Answers to the name 'Fausto'
August 23, 2009 by
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Fausto Carmona - missing in action for nearly two years now - has been found.And he was right where the Tribe left him - on the mound at Progressive Field (though it was Jacobs Field when he was last seen prior to Sunday).For the past two seasons - we have learned - an impostor has...
Why we still watch
August 20, 2009 by
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Wow. Wasn't that fun?Just finished watching the Tribe take it to the Angels tonight.If you're anything like me you ask yourself nightly, Why am I still watching these guys?The games mean nothing for this season.And, as we've learned the hard way time and again in the Wedgie...
How's Wedgie doin'?
August 18, 2009 by
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It was the 4th of July weekend when Tribe GM Mark Shapiro went public with his promise that Eric Wedge and his coaches would be around at least until the end of the season, when all would be evaluated.Since that time the Tribe has played 35 games and put up and 18-17 record. Better...
The Cleveland Indians - forever riding in coach
August 08, 2009 by
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So how 'bout that Tomo Ohka?.OK. That's not really what I want to talk about.It's been a few days since the Dolan family told us all that the hard reality of MLB in the 2000's is that Cleveland, and other towns like it, has to accept second-class status. At least as...
Is it Rocky Colavito all over again?
August 03, 2009 by
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The past week or so has been depressing and difficult for Tribe fans. This fan included.That is especially true coming, as it does, on the heels of last year's forced dumping of CC, and his eventual donning of pinstripes. Cleveland fans are justifiably angry by the team's performance...
With Victor gone what are we to think?
July 31, 2009 by
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It's taken me a bit of time to get something up on this site tonight because I've been struggling to put into words just how I feel about the latest punch in the stomach - the Victor Martinez trade.I was wild-eyed angry the other night with the trade of Cliff Lee.I was angry...
Tribe trades Lee, Francisco for underwhelming package of prospects
July 29, 2009 by
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Let me say right off that as I begin writing this, the Cliff Lee trade to Philadelphia has not been officially announced and the details have not been run through the Shapiro spin machine.I think it's better that way.If there are any more Kool-Aid drinkers left among the fans,...
Bodies on the move, as the Tribe's future hangs in the balance
July 27, 2009 by
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Wow.Went away for a few days - down to Virginia to help my brother-in-law celebrate a milestone birthday.And while I was away sampling pulled pork in like seven different varieties of barbecue sauce - and darting from car air conditioner, to home air conditioner, to hotel air conditioner...
Tribe spinning their wheels in a pointless second half
July 19, 2009 by
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Not sure what the exact quote was, but as the All-Star break was coming to an end Eric Wedge made the comment that he was looking for stability in his lineup in the second half.And then there's the one about the bishop, the priest and the rabbi...In the four games since the break...
Battered and frustrated, Tribe heads into break with lots to do
July 11, 2009 by
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Ahhh, the All-Star break. Where does the time go? Seems like only about six years ago the Tribe began the season (with a loss) in Texas, and now, here we are, already at the break. And if a team ever needed the break, this one does. If a fan base ever needed a break, this one clearly...
Tribe "Quotes of the Day"
July 08, 2009 by
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There's nothing really new to say about the Tribe after last night's disaster - which featured the usual mid-inning disappearance by Jeremy Sowers and a huge blowup by the Tribe's two newest relievers, Chris Perez and Winston Abreu.So I though I'd just have a little...
Wedged in for the foreseeable future
July 05, 2009 by
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Finished up my trip to the home front on the 4th with a visit to the MetroParks Zoo. The last time I was there, my cousin and I were pulling around our now-20-something kids in a red wagon.I ran into a big flock of seagulls while I was there (non-residents). Apparently they too got...
Another Tribe head scratcher
July 02, 2009 by
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I want to write something positive. I desperately do. You have to take my word for it.But again tonight I find myself with nothing good to say about the latest Tribe development - minimal though it may be.The Tribe added another warm body to its bullpen today. A 32-year-old righty...
Traumatized? Or just bored to death?
July 01, 2009 by
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This year's summer trip back to Cleveland has been a nostalgic one for me to say the least.It started with a wake for a boyhood friend of mine, which reunited me with neighborhood "kids" I hadn't seen in 30 years or more.Then there was last night's trip to Progressive...
The Tribe - dead on my arrival
June 30, 2009 by
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Made the long trek Tuesday from suburban New York to Cleveland for the annual summer visit with the family.As often seems to be the case, the Tribe is pretty much at its worst as I come to town to make my once-a-year trip to the local ballpark.That's scheduled for tonight, and...
The Tribe on a treadmill
June 28, 2009 by
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Well, ‘that time of year again’ has come a few weeks early this year. It’s the time of year when we as Tribe fans are supposed to get all excited because we ‘stole” one of somebody’s best prospects.And we’ll probably be doing it again at least sometime over the next five...
The questions continue to mount for the Tribe and the Dolans
June 23, 2009 by
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Let's start with the positives - things it was good to see tonight.It was simply good to see the Tribe win a game again.It was great to see Grady Sizemore back in the lineup again, chasing balls down in CF and coming out of the box hitting the ball. (Added bonus - no Ben Francisco...
As another Tribe season crashes and burns, change at the top should be on the agenda
June 21, 2009 by
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Ladies and gentlemen, the captain has turned on the fasten-seat-belt signs as Cleveland Indians Flight 2009 is in its final descent into oblivion. Another season dead well before its time.In one of the most depressing weeks in the history of the franchise, the Tribe just completed...
A Tale of Two Ballgames
June 15, 2009 by
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It was the best of games and then the worst of games.With apologies to Charles Dickens, that pretty much sums up the Tribe's two-night stand on ESPN.Sunday night, of course, Cliff Lee and Chris Carpenter were slinging.Lee, as we all know, was throwing a no-hitter into the 8th inning...
Back in the basement
June 10, 2009 by
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Well the flirtation with fourth place didn't last too long.The Tribe has fallen back into the Central Division basement - with a huge THUD! The somewhat re-energized team we've seen over the past few weeks was not in evidence at Progressive Field this evening. In fact all the...
Is it time to start thinking about punting on this season?
June 06, 2009 by
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I won't be able to watch the Tribe on TV today. FOX monopolizes Saturday afternoon TV rights and, even though I do believe the Tribe-Sox game might be on where you live, I am forced to watch the Yanks, Mets or Red Sox most Saturday afternoons. When it's not one of those three...
Time to farm out Fausto
June 04, 2009 by
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He started the season as the No. 2 starter.He was supposed to be the Tribe's next ace.But so far this season Fausto Carmona has proven that 2007, not 2008, was the fluke.And today it has become more than evident that Fausto needs to go back to Columbus to figure out just what the...
Good riddance to the Yankees
June 02, 2009 by
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This most-recent Tribe-Yankee series didn't have the same feel as many others in the past.Sure Yankee TV play-by-play guy Michael Kay (nearly two years after they first appeared in the playoffs) went on and on about the midges - as did the rest of the media, as you can see from...
A win for the Tribe, a Wedgie for Pavano
May 31, 2009 by
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Jhonny Peralta drove a ball past 3B with one out in the 9th today, giving the Tribe an exciting first victory of the weekend against the dreaded Yanks. It was Perlta's third ribbie of the day, putting him and starting pitcher Carl Pavano in the spotlight. Pavano didn't win...
To boo or not to boo, as CC returns to Progressive Field mound
May 30, 2009 by
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CC Sabathia will take his first trip to the hill at Progressive Field since being traded last summer to Milwaukee.He'll be doing it in a Yankee uniform and if you will excuse me for a moment while I lose my lunch, I'll pick up from here.That's better.Now back to CC.When...
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