Category Archives: Grady Sizemore

Manny Acta talks Indians at the winter meetings

New Indians manager Manny Acta met with the media at baseball's winter meetings in Indianapolis this past week. Obviously, I was not there, but MLB provided a transcript of the interview. Here are a few highlights from Acta, and he … Continue reading

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Regarding Grady Sizemore and those photos … huh?

Now that Christmas is here I think I'll get that special someone a naked photo of me with a certain body part behind a coffee cup. Send her running and screaming from the room, that's what it'd do. I mean … Continue reading

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Three make the top 100

Grady Sizemore ranks 38, Victor Martinez 51, and Cliff Lee 61 on Joe Posnanski’s list of the top 100 players in baseball. I'd have Sizemore lower and Lee higher. Perhaps they should have swapped spots.

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That loud THUD is the Indians

Well perhaps last night was the low point for the Cleveland Indians. Rock bottom. Cliff Lee pitched outstanding, but Kerry Wood – the guy brought in to solve the late-inning problems of a year ago – blew a save and … Continue reading

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We interrupt the NBA playoffs to opine on the Indians

Noticed from afar that the Indians are 11-21. That would not seem to be good. Let's do the math. The Indians have lost nearly twice as many as they've won, and if they want to win 90 games they'll have … Continue reading

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Revisiting Grady Sizemore

I offered some thoughts yesterday on Grady Sizemore, and the main one was that his batting average is too low and his strikeouts too high for my taste. A good friend I've never actually met but have communicated with frequently, … Continue reading

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An Indians thought

Isn't Grady Sizemore too good a hitter to be hitting .239? That's what we're told at least. Or have been told. This was a guy projected to be an AL MVP. He also has 23 strikeouts, second-highest on the team … Continue reading

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Indians win Thursday wasn't well-played, but it was a win

I wasn't overly impressed with the Indians game Thursday, except that they won. Kansas City did the Indians a great favor by leaving in Gil Meche for one inning too many, then by bringing in a lefty Grady Sizemore could … Continue reading

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Maybe this jumpstarts the Indians

Good for the Indians. They took what could have been a very difficult setting – the first real game in the new Yankee Stadium against CC Sabathia – and turned it into an easy win. Grady Sizemore hit a grand … Continue reading

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Interesting stuff on Grady Sizemore

This baseball stats site points this out about Grady Sizemore: "Grady has made $4.2 mil in his young major league career while producing at levels valued around $102 mil, a mind-boggling number." The in-depth numbers tell the story — if … Continue reading

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