Comments on: We interrupt the NBA playoffs to opine on the Indians

By: terje

terje — Mon, 11 May 2009 22:13:23 +0000

two cy youngs in a row. two other cy young candidates the same two years. that is very impressive. you'd think a team could win with that.

so the offense is struggling. wedge won't drop sizemore (look at sizemore's 2007 vs 2008 stats, esp. the rbi and hr totals), sticks with peralta and delucci. that is on the manager. better to lose with kids than lose with vets.

constants under wedge:

poor starts to the season
poor situational hitting
by the book bullpen management (which blows up on him all the time)
has no feel for how long to go with the starters
poor baserunning
poor fielding (especially at ss!)

this doesn't just extend to this season. the writing was on the wall last year. wedge has to go. he is stubborn like a mule and just about as smart as one too. shapiro has given him players. wedge blew those chances and now shapiro's moves aren't so hot. shapiro's main problem is loyalty to wedge. either he fires wedge or they should both go.

By: jack

jack — Mon, 11 May 2009 22:04:15 +0000

come on terje—where's the talent–name me one regular you'd take over every other starter in the american league–Garko? JJHHOONNYY? Derosa? Francisco(ha ha)? Choo? maybe Victor—how bout that dynamite starting pitching??—and that bullpen

By: terje

terje — Mon, 11 May 2009 21:57:49 +0000

"but what on earth possesssed him to DH JJJHHHOOONNNYYYY the other day??"

you must be new to the "what on earth possessed eric wedge" club. eric wedge IS the problem.

By: larry d.

larry d. — Mon, 11 May 2009 21:56:16 +0000

I don't know why everyone's so worried–trade Lee and Carmona then draft another average first baseman to move to left field and they'll be right back on track this winter.

By: jack

jack — Mon, 11 May 2009 21:45:24 +0000

this team is PATHETIC—Wedge is not the problem…TALENT is—but what on earth possesssed him to DH JJJHHHOOONNNYYYY the other day??—I'm suddenly not concerned about losing Grady when his contract expires—have lost total interest in watching these bums—Cavs carry us to end of June, then Buckeyes and Browns right around the corner

By: alan t.

alan t. — Mon, 11 May 2009 18:58:43 +0000

John Hart did not succeed with the Rangers. With that being said, if I was the guy who owned the Indians, I'd seriously consider talking with the Rangers to see if Hart can be released from his "senior advisor" contract. Which is really nothing more than Tom Hicks' version of a non-compete agreement, Hart doesn't do anything. Hicks just defaulted on a loan yesterday, so no doubt he'd like to shed some payroll.

How many years does Shapiro have left on his contract?

By: terje

terje — Mon, 11 May 2009 18:39:29 +0000

shapiro definitely has his hands in this year's mess but wedge is to blame to for the collapse of 2005, being exposed as a weak manager in the 2007 alcs and last year's sale of sabathia (the real punishment for slow starts–being forced to sell your best players).

counting c.c.'s split season last year, wedge has had 4 cy young caliber performances in 2 years. in 07 they had a good bullpen. but wedge manages to bungle the games with his stubbornness. indians hitters continue to be undisciplined at the plate, runs are wasted by leading off sizemore and wedge's misguided loyalty to subpar players (delucci, peralta) kills games.

shapiro is too attached to wedge. if he won't get this long overdue firing done then he deserves to get the ax too.