Click to see the beacon journal online
Homes   Jobs   Cars   Shopping
Beside the Point: The Blog by Patrick McManamon

Posts tagged as:

Kerry Wood

More Indians highlights

August 17, 2009

Joe Posnanski ranks the contracts given to Travis Hafner and Kerry Wood as the ninth and eighth worst in baseball.

Read the full article →

Why not let Cliff Lee go nine?

May 20, 2009

Classic second-guess: Should Cliff Lee have started the ninth last night? Now that we know Kerry Wood was not going to succeed, we can yes it should have been Lee. But the problem nowadays is managers are so programmed. The closer pitches the ninth, so he starts the ninth. Me, I don't know what's wrong [...]

Read the full article →

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 [...]

Read the full article →

Shapiro: Different camera showed it was a HR

April 20, 2009

Indians GM Mark Shapiro just concluded a conference call with local media. Shapiro has been a strong proponent of replay, especially as it relates to home runs, and he said the umpires got the call right when they ruled Jorge Posada's ball went into the stands in New York on Sunday.
Between stating that the Indians [...]

Read the full article →

Taking a look at the Indians moves

December 11, 2008

Item: The Indians acquire second baseman Luis Valbuena and relief pitcher Joe Smith for Franklin Gutierrez.
Let's see. Gutierrez is an excellent defensive player, but his production at the plate dropped dramatically last season. He hit .241 and other teams learned in the 2007 playoffs that Gutierrez can't hit a breaking ball. That does not bode [...]

Read the full article →
 

© The Akron Beacon Journal • 44 E. Exchange Street, Akron, Ohio 44308

Powered by WordPress
Entries (RSS) and Comments (RSS).