Let's Go Tribe!

It's Van Everyday!

emd2k3 — Wed, 14 May 2008 19:49:08 -0000

The Cleveland Indians, your one-stop shop for extra outfielders. Curious to see how he does with this cup o' joe. http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore?gid=280514101

Lefties in Altoona

dgcambridge — Wed, 14 May 2008 17:27:38 -0000

Lofgren and Huff Double Header Today, starting at 5 et. http://www.akronaeros.com/2008scores/akr5130.html

Getting released

APV — Tue, 13 May 2008 17:03:21 -0000

Tony Lastoria's got an interesting set of interviews with anonymous (altough it'd probably be pretty easy to figure out who they are) minor league players about how the process of being released by the team works. An interesting read. http://www.theclevelandfan.com/article_detail.php?blgId=3220

Stop the Presses! Tribe, Tigers Both Disappointing

Fiddlesticks — Tue, 13 May 2008 16:16:15 -0000

Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports digs inches below the surface to explain the struggles of the Good Guys (they can't hit) and the Bad Guys (they can't hit or pitch.) http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=Ajjc3U8Nl.ENrJsOAtpVsKCpu7YF?slug=ti-indianstigers051208&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

He didn't keep the ball!

JulioBernazard — Tue, 13 May 2008 04:08:18 -0000

Who ended up going home with one of the best souvenirs in history? http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/05/12/bc.bba.indians.unassisted.ap/index.html?cnn=yes

Lee's road back to stardom was a short one

Jay — Tue, 13 May 2008 03:15:21 -0000

SI's Jon Heyman tackles a very easy subject. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/jon_heyman/05/12/heyman.lee/?eref=sircrc

Choo starting Rehab

hans — Mon, 12 May 2008 21:41:09 -0000

It says that Choo's rehab assignment can last up to 20 days, so assuming the max twenty, we're looking at a June 1st decision timeline on where Choo fits in. Looking at Franklin Gutierrez's split vs. RHP so far (.615 OPS), Choo's bat can fit nicely in RF spelling Gutierrez on days against tough righties. Based on the limited use of some bullpen arms this year, I wonder if the Indians will go with an eleven man staff, and carry the extra fielder giving them more time to decide what to do with Marte and Choo. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080512&content_id=2686706&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb&partnered=rss_mlb

More old home week -- Tavarez DFA'd

peter m — Mon, 12 May 2008 19:17:10 -0000

Trade talks with the Rockies are allegedly dead. Any interest from Indians fans? http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/sports/rob_bradford/index.php/2008/05/12/tavarez-dfad/

Think Shap (or Antonetti) might do the same?

macasson — Mon, 12 May 2008 19:13:27 -0000

Apparently Paul DePodesta, currently working in the front office of the Padres, has started a blog. How cool would it be if an Indians front office staffer did likewise? (I came across the link via Neyer, as usual.) http://itmightbedangerous.blogspot.com/2008/05/its-time.html

Tyner up, Mastny down

Jay — Sun, 11 May 2008 15:55:17 -0000

Huh? Speedy, light-hitting OF Jason Tyner gets Michaels' old 40-man roster spot and apparently half his old job — the pinch-running and defensive replacement parts. I guess. Speculation has it that this situates the Indians better for interleague play, but aside from next weekend's trip to Cincinnati, the Indians' only games in National League parks are over a month away, June 17-22, when they'll visit the Rockies and Dodgers. Now that he's on the 40-man, Tyner can't be sent back down to the minors unless he has an option remaining. That seems highly unlikely, as does the idea that the Indians will go with 14 position players and only 11 pitchers for very long. http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080511&content_id=2680421&vkey=news_cle&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle

I don't know if anyone else here is a big baseball card geek like I am, but I've been making a few of these and thought I'd share one. Trying to ruin the photo to match the original set is the most enjoyable part. This isn't a particularly good job; the hue needs to be off, and I think I added too much "noise." But here it is!

Voltaire — Sun, 11 May 2008 00:06:57 -0000

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii200/tytrain/RafaelBetancourt.png I don't know if anyone else here is a big baseball card geek like I am, but I've been making a few of these and thought I'd share one. Trying to ruin the photo to match the original set is the most enjoyable part. This isn't a particularly good job; the hue needs to be off, and I think I added too much "noise." But here it is!

Might as well make it an even 200.

Jay — Sat, 10 May 2008 19:44:09 -0000

Kenny Mayne talks to Grady about Guitar Hero and jailbait. http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3385269

Twins' Neshek to miss remainder of season

Fiddlesticks — Sat, 10 May 2008 18:18:32 -0000

"Neshek, the Twins' eighth-inning setup specialist, will miss the rest of the 2008 season while he rehabilitates from a partial tear in an elbow ligament." He will not have surgery and anticipates being ready for the full 2009 season. http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_9212910?source=rss

The cost of young talent continues to rise

macasson — Sat, 10 May 2008 16:59:56 -0000

"The Florida Marlins and shortstop Hanley Ramírez agreed on a contract extension for six years and $70 million, according to a source who spoke with ESPNdeportes.com. Ramirez would have been eligible for arbitration after this season and would likely have earned a significant pay raise." And to think, only two years ago Sizemore signed a fairly similar extension for $23.5 million, though I confess I'm not sure how the arbitration years align between the two contracts. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3389809

Tired of Pronk? Maybe this guy would like Cleveland.

Fiddlesticks — Fri, 09 May 2008 17:02:13 -0000

[Rangers GM Jon] Daniels expects Broussard to land with another organization quickly even though the native Texan is hitting only .159. Obviously he's keeping tabs on our lineup. http://www.star-telegram.com/284/story/632934.html

It is what it is. If he wants to yell and scream after a strikeout, I guess that's what gets him...

Jay — Fri, 09 May 2008 02:24:54 -0000

It is what it is. If he wants to yell and scream after a strikeout, I guess that's what gets him going. It's May baseball. The home run was in a much bigger situation. I didn't dance and scream. If a hitter did something like that, it would be bush. It's kind of interesting how a pitcher gets away with it. Dave Dellucci

Even more reason to love Masa

Pronktastic — Fri, 09 May 2008 01:02:25 -0000

This could explain why we struggled today: 'Lastly, a quick anecdote from last night's postgame. Masa Kobayashi brought out a bottle of celebratory saki to share with his teammates, I guess it was pretty strong stuff. Hafner said it tasted like tequila. Dellucci took one sip, winced and said, "I could put this in my car and get 30 miles to the gallon."' http://castrovince.mlblogs.com/archives/2008/05/new_york_citys_like_a_friendly.html

J-Mike and J-Bay to be teammates after all

Brick. — Thu, 08 May 2008 21:28:37 -0000

Suddenly Castrovince's blog is a great place to get breaking news. Cash and Michaels to Pittsburgh for a PTBNL. http://castrovince.mlblogs.com/archives/2008/05/jmike_to_the_burgh.html

To The Stadium and Back (with Cliff Lee)

Ryan — Thu, 08 May 2008 17:04:08 -0000

Rich Lederer's chance encounter with Cliff Lee on the way to Yankee Stadium last night. http://baseballanalysts.com/archives/2008/05/to_the_stadium.php

B-Ref Query: Starter, Min. 44 IP, Average Game Score (1956-2008)

Ryan — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:03:17 -0000

--- !map:HashWithIndifferentAccess "0": Bob Gibson, 1968 (76) "1": Cliff Lee, 2008 (74) "2": Pedro Martinez, 2000 (73) "3": Pedro Martinez, 1997 (71) "4": Dwight Gooden, 1985 (70)