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October 2007

On Kenny, the Red Sox, the Cavs and Scott Boras …

October 27, 2007

1 — Kenny we knew ya well.
Kenny Lofton did much for the Indians during his late-season stay, but it appears he will not be back. Though neither ruled it out, neither GM Mark Shapiro or manager Eric Wedge mentioned Lofton when listing left-field candidates for next year. Lofton's return was fun, and he came within [...]

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One day it will happen

October 22, 2007

Red Sox fans on the T after the game were singing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" and "Sweet Caroline" and generally whooping it up pretty good on the streets.
To the victors ….
But you just wonder when the local team will win one of these. The Indians had three chances to close out [...]

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Post Game 6 stuff

October 21, 2007

What were the Indians saying after the Game 6 loss?
Here are some quotes:
From Fausto Carmona:
"I'm really disappointed. I didn't have luck on my side." (said through a Spanish language reporter)
About the home run ball to J.D. Drew: "It was a little down, but right on the middle of the plate."
Carmona admitted he did not like [...]

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Tough night, plus "Beckett and the singer"

October 19, 2007

Well, that was not the way to end a series. The Indians still have two more games to reach the World Series, but their best chance clearly lies with Fausto Carmona in Game 6. Jake Westbrook can win Game 7 of course, but let's be honest: Who wants to get this thing to a Game [...]

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Oh what a night

October 18, 2007

Two hours until gametime and I wonder: When did October become July in Cleveland? The night at Jacobs Field is gorgeous. Crystal clear blue skies. Temperature in the low 70s. Amazing weather for what could be an amazing night.
Meanwhile, there's Manny Ramirez, who told Boston reporters Wednesday: "If we go play hard and the thing [...]

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Ortiz's struggles

October 16, 2007

After Game 3 I wrote a story about how the Indians fared against Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz. Turns out Ortiz's injured knee has been really bothering him. It flared up in the marathon of Game 2 and bothered him in Game 3, as the Boston Globe reported here.
Give Ortiz credit for fighting through [...]

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Counting on Jake

October 15, 2007

In the last 10 games of the regular season, Jake Westbrook pitched 65 2/3 innings and gave up 25 runs, an ERA of 3.43. Included in those outings was an appearance against Detroit when he gave up 12 hits but only three runs. This is vintage Westbrook. He is a guy who is able to [...]

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First inning

October 12, 2007

Not a good first inning for C.C. Sabathia. He had said he has his best control and command when he's between 91 and 94 miles per hour. In that inning he was up around 95 or 96, and the Red Sox hit four balls hard. One turned into an out when Sabathia threw his glove [...]

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Time for the ALCS

October 12, 2007

Some places are hyped and they don't live up it. The atmosphere at Fenway Park, though, is something else. Crowded streets around the park. Bands playing. Small concourses. Lots of concrete. A vendor walking through the stands selling "chowdah." It's trite, but Fenway Park is one special place.
Wind appears to be blowing in from [...]

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Seen in New York

October 8, 2007

There's a New York establishment called Foley's on 33rd right across the street from the Empire State Building. It has all sorts of offbeat sports stuff … including a bottle of Off signed by Laz Diaz. That was the bottle used in the "bug game" Friday night in Cleveland, and Diaz was the home plate [...]

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Indians nine innings for game four

October 8, 2007

Few thoughts on Game Four vs. the Yankees:
1) Well … let's be blunt. Most of us are fully expecting the Yankees to beat up on Paul Byrd tonight and send this series back to Cleveland for Game Five. And if that happens, it sets up a fascinating pitching matchup between C.C. Sabathia and Andy Pettitte.
2) [...]

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Steinbrenner was steamed

October 7, 2007

Yes, the Boss was pretty irate over the fact that his team, the New York Yankees, had to play with all the bugs buzzing in the Indians Game Two win. The Boss — not Bruce Springsteen — apparently thought the game should have been delayed.
Yankees owner George Steinbrenner told the Bergen Record that Bruce Froemming, [...]

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Bug this

October 5, 2007

Here are some of the comments of Bruce Froemming, the crew chief for the umpires in the Indians win in Game Two of the ALDS. Froemming was asked by a pool reporter about the bugs that descended in the eighth inning.
Q. Did you consider stopping the game at any point?
A. No, because it was a [...]

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Pettitte double tough

October 5, 2007

Andy Pettitte has frustrated the Indians through six. The sixth inning represented Cleveland's best chance to tie the game as Grady Sizemore led off with a triple.
But Asdrubal Cabrera — with the infield back — grounded back to Pettitte on the first pitch. Had he hit the ball anywhere else, the tieing run likely scores.
The [...]

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Game Two is tense

October 5, 2007

It's the fourth inning and the Indians bats have yet to wake up. Jhonny Peralta was thrown out at home in the second inning by 10 feet. Jason Michaels was stranded at third in the third. Travis Hafner was at second with one out in the fourth, but went no farther.
This is what the Yankees [...]

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Message for King James

October 4, 2007

Fans at Jacobs Field apparently noticed James' hat.
A loud roar went up from the boisterous crowd when the scoreboard showed a gentleman holding a sign that read: "Lebron, it's not too late to change your hat."
Touche.

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King James no longer in the house

October 4, 2007

In the seventh inning the Indians led the Yankees 9-3 and LeBron James was still in the house.
But he wasn't wearing his Yankees hat anymore.
Hmmm.
After Travis Hafner homered to make it 10-3, James left, carrying his Yankees hat.
Apparently it was [...]

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King James in the house

October 4, 2007

Seated about six or seven rows behind home plate at the Indians-Yankees AL Division Series game was LeBron James. We assume you've heard of him.
James was wearing a Yankees hat.
That prompted some boos from the crowd.
James has said he's been a Yankees fan [...]

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The Playoffs Begin

October 4, 2007

Amazingly beautiful night at Jacobs Field for the start of the American League Division Series.
The Indians seem like a relaxed, easygoing group. But the Yankees have already had the goofy injury of the series. Apparently first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz tripped over a cameraman as he got off the Yankees [...]

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