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That loud THUD is the Indians

May 20, 2009

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 the Indians dropped to 14-26, worst in the American League and better only than the miserable [...]

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A creative idea for the Indians

May 14, 2009

The Indians like to bat Grady Sizemore in the leadoff spot. Well, they don't like it. They love it. For good reason. Sizemore gets on base a lot, drives in runs, runs well and is a pretty good leadoff hitter.
Too, Eric Wedge seems to really stick with some convictions.
But this year Sizemore is struggling and [...]

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We interrupt the NBA playoffs to opine on the Indians

May 11, 2009

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 to finish the season 79-51. That's 28 games over .500, and a .607 pace. It can [...]

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Revisiting Grady Sizemore

May 1, 2009

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, Geoff Beckman of the Tribe Report, pointed out that Sizemore's walk and strikeout totals are high [...]

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An Indians thought

April 30, 2009

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 to Jhonny Peralta. When was the day we thought we'd see Sizemore's strikeouts up with [...]

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

April 24, 2009

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 hit. Sizemore took him deep for the game-winning home run. Their chances until that point [...]

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Maybe this jumpstarts the Indians

April 16, 2009

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 saluki, or salami, or whatever it is. Victor Martinez had a big game. Jhonny Peralta and [...]

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