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Silent Tribe offense should have Shapiro talking
April 20, 2008 by
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The Tribe's offensive woes in the early going have been well-documented.Six runs over the last four games (three of them losses) against three guys named Moe and one named Joe. Blanton that is.In yesterday's win, the Tribe scored its two runs on a booted double-play ball and...
Whew! Tribe gets monkey off their back
April 17, 2008 by
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It feels like the circus elephant just got off my chest.
After the fiasco last night and six losses in seven games, tonight's blowout win against the Tigers is a huge relief.
Just when you were sure this team had forgotten how to hit, pitch and field they did all three tonight...
The Tribe's butt-ugly bullpen
April 16, 2008 by
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I never thought I'd be writing that headline this season.
After last year's performance and the addition of a few seemingly useful bodies over the winter I thought the closer position might be the only problem with the pen this year.
But it seems to be a much larger...
A Wedgie for Tribe fans
April 15, 2008 by
Tribe Fan in Yankeeland
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At the risk of sounding like one of those morons who post on the fan boards of the newspaper Web sites, I'm wondering, is Eric Wedge trying to lose games?
The Tribe's skipper came into tonight's game with a bullpen running on about three cylinders due to "injury"...
And the new Tribe closer is...
April 15, 2008 by
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Joe Borowski has been placed on the DL with a right triceps strain (and I pulled my gluteus spending too much time on the computer).
Convenient or actual, Borowski has an injury and won't be coming out of the Tribe bullpen in the ninth inning - at least for a while.
So who...
JoBo Must Go!!
April 15, 2008 by
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Not long after I moved to New York in the 1980s, the Jets had a much-vilified head coach by the name of Joe Walton.
Walton was known primarily for being a bad head football coach and for his penchant for picking his nose on the sidelines.
It was primarily because of the former...
CC making it easier to say goodbye
April 11, 2008 by
Tribe Fan in Yankeeland
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They say that breaking up is hard to do.
CC Sabathia is making it a whole lot easier.
Sabathia has taken the mound three times this season - his walk season - and has had three awful outings, with tonight's being the worst.
If this continues too much longer Tribe fans...
Ben Francisco - a treat that will have to wait
April 11, 2008 by
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The Tribe breaks camp in six days and plays it's season and home opener in 10 days.As you can see in this photo from the Plain Dealer's Chuck Crow, Jacobs, uh, Progressive Field is every bit is ready as it was last year at this time.I don't really want to talk in this piece...
Fausto in the fold forever!
April 10, 2008 by
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OK, not forever.
But for this season and SIX more after it.
Having Fausto around for the next seven years is, of course, the best part about this contract.
But if there ever was a team-friendly pact, this is it.
The first four years of the contract are guaranteed - at ...
Where the heck was Victor?
April 09, 2008 by
Tribe Fan in Yankeeland
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Anyone know what the deal was with Victor Martinez today?
He wasn't in the starting lineup and the Angels broadcasters (on the dish) didn't really find it worth investigating why.
The so-called blog on Cleveland.com made no mention of why Martinez was out.
No games...
Three fives and two aces
April 09, 2008 by
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UPDATE : Sowers, Laffey have off days IP H R ER BB SO HRCLEVELANDC Lee 1 1 0 0 0 0 0A Laffey (L,0-1) 2-3 3 5 5 3 1 0M Ginter 1 1-3 2 0 0 0 0 0J Sowers 1 4 2 2 1 1 0----------...
Silent Tribe offense should have Shapiro talking
April 07, 2008 by
Tribe Fan in Yankeeland
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The Tribe's offensive woes in the early going have been well-documented.
Six runs over the last four games (three of them losses) against three guys named Moe and one named Joe. Blanton that is.
In yesterday's win, the Tribe scored its two runs on a booted double-play...
CC reaches for trouble
April 07, 2008 by
Tribe Fan in Yankeeland
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It's been tough trying to find something truly newsworthy to write about in the first few days of spring training. Fortunately that is still true tonight, though it could have been different. CC Sabathia today reached out with his bare hand for a shot back to the box and had to...
CC talks about not talking contract
April 06, 2008 by
Tribe Fan in Yankeeland
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As the full Tribe squad assembled in Winter Haven, CC Sabathia held court yesterday to talk with reporters for what he said would be the first and last time about his decision not to talk contract with the Tribe until the season is over.Fat chance! (no pun intended)Do you think there...
Sabathia continues his salarly drive
April 05, 2008 by
Tribe Fan in Yankeeland
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CC Sabathia's walk season is not starting out so well, to say the least.
The big man - with big salary numbers dancing in his head - is putting up big numbers of his own, big, crooked numbers on the other team's side of the scoreboard.
On Opening Day CC didn't make...
Juan Uribe - Tribe Slayer
April 04, 2008 by
Tribe Fan in Yankeeland
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Sitting in my office yesterday, watching the simulated live-cast of the Tribe game on the computer, it dawned on me just how much I hated the little dot named Uribe circling the bases in the sixth inning.
Is it just me, or does it seem that Juan Uribe hits all his homers against...
A-Rod makes more than Marlins - all of them
April 01, 2008 by
Tribe Fan in Yankeeland
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Yes it's true.
According to an Associated Press study of Opening Day rosters and salary figures, A-Rod out earns the Florida Marlins - $28 million to $21.8 million.
Those of us who know the distaste of watching CC Sabathia make what was likely his last Opening Day start for the...
Tribe tr - umps ChiSox in opener
March 31, 2008 by
Tribe Fan in Yankeeland
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A lot good happened at Progressive Field today.
A lot of bad happened as well.
And so too, there was a lot of ugly.
Let's start with the bad, because it was a big part of the Tribe's win 10-8 over the ChiSox.
A lot depends on what side of the fence you are sitting on, but...
It's the most wonderful time of the year
March 31, 2008 by
Tribe Fan in Yankeeland
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Spent the better part of the past three days in upstate New York, where it is still snowing by the way.
Got home and found that two fantasy baseball teams had been birthed while I was gone.
Both were top-heavy in closers and had outfields reminiscent of the late 70s Indians with...
Inching closer to opening day
March 28, 2008 by
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I'm sitting here in my suburban NY living room - a virtual no-Tribe zone during the spring.It's hard to comment on what I can't see, since the spring games are not available on satellite.But, with about half of the spring games now in the books, it seems like a good time...
The Santana Deal; Read it and weep
March 27, 2008 by
Tribe Fan in Yankeeland
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UPDATED TO CORRECT TERMSThe Minneapolis Star-Tribune is reporting with more detail the terms of Johan Santana's deal with the Mets. It's six years of absolute commitment, plus one year of likely commitment:Santana got a six-year deal with an option for 2014. The terms: 2008...
Hot Dog! Ketchup's wearing "Wild Thing" glasses!
March 26, 2008 by
Tribe Fan in Yankeeland
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The new Progressive Field sign was hoisted earlier this week to much fanfare.
And that's just the start of the excitement.
While the Tigers were busy adding and signing Miguel Cabrera, the Tribe's front office was cooking up new ways to spice up the already-pants-wetting...
Delucci, Breslow round out Tribe roster
March 26, 2008 by
Tribe Fan in Yankeeland
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Unless David Delucci's arm falls off tomorrow, the Tribe's 25-man roster is set.
Tom Mastny has been sent to the minors, meaning that newly acquired Craig Breslow will take the final spot on the pitching staff as the second lefty in the pen.
Talk about stepping into it...
Blessed are the optionless; Marte, Breslow make bid for Tribe's final roster spots
March 25, 2008 by
Tribe Fan in Yankeeland
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Andy MartEE is seeking the final spot among the position players on the Tribe's roster.
With the Tribe tabbing Jorge Julio for a spot in the pen and sending Scott Elarton to Buffalo today, newly arrived lefty reliever Craig Breslow is in a similar situation out in the pen -...
A little fun on a slow day
March 24, 2008 by
Tribe Fan in Yankeeland
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With the Tribe's intra-squad game being rained out yesterday, there is precious little to talk about this morning.The Plain Dealer reports that Jhonny Peralta spent the day working on his range at shortstop - which seems like a helluva good idea to me.MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince...
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