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Tribe win streak at four as retreaded bullpen puts brakes on Rays
May 28, 2009 by
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When the Tribe announced the signings this winter of journeymen relievers Matt Herges, Greg Aquino and Tomo Ohka, I paid about as much attention to those signings as I did to the wispy snow flurries that were probably falling outside my window at the time.Which is to say, I paid them...
Same old, same old - more or less
May 26, 2009 by
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Well, it's been a week of wetness for me. Soaked is the better word as Orlando had between 10 and 11 inches of rain in the five days the family and I darted from one covered area to another at the Magic Kingdom. Still we managed to get on every coaster-type ride in the main four...
Now that was fun !!!
May 26, 2009 by
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Seems I picked just the right game to end my week-long break from the Tribe.Most of you saw it so I won't go into too much detail, but MAN I haven't had this much fun all year.Down 10-zip early the Tribe battled back - including 7 runs in the ninth - to hand the Rays their...
Taking a vacation from the Tribe
May 17, 2009 by
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Going to be gone for a week - a well-deserved vacation if I must say so.No Tribe for a week would seem like vacation enough, but we'll be doing Disney - my daughter's pick for her senior-year family getaway.So it should be a good time.But before I go, there are number of things...
Indians Blow 7-0 Lead to Rays; Are We Having Fun Yet?
May 15, 2009 by
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Long about the top of the fourth inning of Friday night's game, just about the time Shin-soo Choo blasted his two-run homer giving the Tribe a 7-0 lead, I began to think - "I'm finally having fun." The baseball season is just about six weeks old now, and not one of...
Gathering my thoughts on the Tribe
May 14, 2009 by
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Missed a day of posting yesterday as my oldest arrived for a visit for the first time since setting off to make his way in the world in January.A lot of things have happened since my last post just two days ago. Not surprisingly, I have a few thoughts on many of them.Most importantly...
Getting regular, or why La Porta is still on the bench
May 12, 2009 by
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Eric Wedge has taken heat from pretty much everywhere for allowing rookie Matt LaPorta to rot on the bench while David Dellucci continues to play - and not hit.Last night, the fourth night in a row La Porta sat in favor of Dellucci, Wedge explained his continued reliance on Dellucci...
Show Wedge LaPorta
May 10, 2009 by
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I have already written that I think it is time to show Eric Wedge the door, but while he's still here would someone please introduce him to la porta - as in Matt LaPorta.The Tribe has played 9 games now since LaPorta and fellow rookie Luis Valbuena arrived from Columbus. The Tribe...
Time for Wedge to go
May 09, 2009 by
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Every dog has his day.Some even have six years and a month or so.For Eric Wedge, his day has come and should now be gone.It is time to fire the manager. Back on April 20 I wrote that it was time to seriously consider firing Wedge, who is in his seventh season as Tribe manager. I suggested...
Shapeup Part Two - The Bullpen
May 07, 2009 by
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Woa!!Vinny Chulk DFA'd just 5 weeks into the season? Who saw that coming out of spring training.Ah, but for every Vinny Chulk, there's a Matt Herges.The Indians, as you probably know by now, shook up their moribund pen a little last night, designating Chulk for assignment...
Will last night's win provide a jolt?
May 05, 2009 by
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Last night's win over Toronto (despite the continued failings of the bullpen) provided all the makings of a season-turner. Or at least a road-trip turner.Three times the Tribe overtook the Jays for the lead. Fortunately they only gave it back twice - while trying very hard to give...
The guy next door who also happened to manage the Tribe
May 03, 2009 by
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I could write once again about how the Tribe's bullpen stinks and about how the season may once again be sabotaged by morale-deflating, late-inning losses night after night.Or, I could go on ad nauseum about the Friday night overhaul and where those four new players are going to...
And the answer is ..... The Looch
May 01, 2009 by
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I don't remember the exact quote but when the Indians brought up Rich Rundles to replace Travis Hafner on the roster, skipper Eric Wedge was clear that Rundles was a one-night deal. But there was talk about turning over every stone and taking their time to make some decisions ...
Food and some thoughts
April 29, 2009 by
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The Tribe game ended pretty late last night so I didn't have time to post (my alarm goes off at 5:00).So I figured I'd tick off a few quick thoughts while on my lunch breakGood thing I wasn't eating while watching last night's game. It was butt ugly, beginning with...
Tribe one-game streak screeches to a halt
April 27, 2009 by
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The Boston Red Sox came to town on a 10-game winning streak.The Tribe entered tonight's game on a 1-game streak - their fifth 1-game winning streak of the season so far, and just one win shy of their longest winning streak of the year.Something had to give.I'll give you three...
Hot under the collar
April 26, 2009 by
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Don't know what it is like where you are, but today - for the second straight day - the thermometer is flirting with 90 degrees here in the northern suburbs of NYC.I waited as long as I could because I can't really accept turning on the AC in April, but with the inside temperatures...
Baby steps for the Tribe as they take the Royals series
April 23, 2009 by
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It's not exactly a reason to kill the fatted calf, but the Indians have their first series victory of the season to hang their hats on today.A three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth by Grady Sizemore gave the Tribe a 5-2 win today at Progressive Field and their first series...
My first trip to the new Yankee Stadium; Why it may be time to fire Wedge, and a few other passing thoughts
April 20, 2009 by
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My first trip to the new Yankee Stadium ended up much the same way as so many trips to the old park did - the Tribe holding on to a lead late into the game, only to be done in by a bad call, a bad bullpen, bad fielding, lousy clutch hitting, stupid managing, or just bad karma. Sunday...
Shea Stadium salutations; Or how the Mets tried and failed to steal the heart of one Tribe fan.
March 11, 2009 by
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Photo credit: Katy ValloI'm watching a fun - if sloppily played and pitched - baseball game right now. As I begin writing this, the Tribe is up 10-8 with Brendan Donnelly making his Tribe debut as the 8th inning begins.It is, in truth, the second fun - if sloppily played and pitched...
Tribesman looking good under the microscope
March 11, 2009 by
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It's been a rough week as far as posting goes.I have been having serial outages with my Internet, requiring the "cable guy" to come out to the house twice to fix things. Or least to bring the outages down to a minimum.My Internet provider is a huge cable company headquartered...
Our own Indians hall of fame
March 11, 2009 by
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On the weekend of the Indians' Hall of Fame festivities, my brother - Greg Vallo - put together a little slide show of Tribies from year's gone by. How many can you name? I'd say I got 95% of the ones after 1960.
My doubts about the Tribe as camp is days away
February 09, 2009 by
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Before I get into the Tribe, let me just say - as you can tell by the photo to the left - that, pre-preseason or not, NY tabloid headline writers are in mid-season form. Unless you've been in a cave the last four days or so, you know what that cover of today's NY Post is all...
Carl Pavano - a gamble worth taking
January 06, 2009 by
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My Yankee-fan co-workers will be laughing in the morning. In fact I'm certain they are laughing right now, but I'm not within earshot at the moment so I can't hear them. They are laughing because, while they signed CC Sabathia (just for starters), the Indians have inked...
Tribe gets reliever, 2B prospect for Gutierrez
December 11, 2008 by
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The Tribe was one of the teams involved in a three-team, 12-player trade agreed to last night. It's complicated. The Tribe gets reliever Joe Smith from the Mets and 2B prospect Luis Valbuena from Seattle and sends outfielder Franklin Gutierrez to Seattle. It's too busy on...
The one thing I didn't want to see this winter
December 10, 2008 by
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The ink has not yet been applied - let alone dried - on a Kerry Wood contract with the Indians and a little bit of the joy of the likely signing has been zapped. Zapped by the following headline found this morning on the New York Post Web site: CC SABATHIA PICKS YANKEES Although...
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