Comments on: Now is no time to quit

By: Rick

Rick — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:49:25 +0000

Yeah, the way Tom Hamilton was gushing after that 4-out save by Wood, you woulda thought someone had just pitched a perfect game. It was one of the most absurd things I’ve ever heard, and one of the most embarrassing postgame interviews he’s ever conducted. Are you telling me, Tom, that you really think Kerry accomplished something that hadn’t been done…oh, about a million times prior? Get a grip.

By: larry d.

larry d. — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:59:32 +0000

How can Shapiro and Wedge be undecided about the abilities of Garko and Francisco when those two have been around for about three years now? There is something fundamentally wrong with the organization’s approach to developing young players.

By: Marilyn

Marilyn — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:16:13 +0000

Excellent observation that Sean has…How pitiful again and again what the
offense is doing when Cliff Lee is pitching…check the stats on the games he is and has pitched and you will get an ugly picture…Comment this morning in the
sports news it is beginning to show on him…Oh what a surprise…Change should
be NOW not at the end of the season…It is painful to watch…how sad that the Indians are in this pathetic shape…Regardless of anything and everything it all starts at the top…

By: Brian

Brian — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:01:56 +0000

Thru 87 games, Cleveland has scored 3 or fewer runs 33 times and lost all but one of those games.

Conclusion: Unless we score AT LEAST four runs per game, we have ZERO chance of winning. How scary is that? A team that doesn’t score, and pitchers who can’t stop the opposition.

By: Jackson

Jackson — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:32:36 +0000

Sizemore, Victor, Peralta….pretenders. Grady is so overrated, it’s not funny. A season-long slump…or a true indication of the whiffer he truly is? Victor….a month-long slump? All-stars do not operate like this. Jhonny…just go away. The amazing this is: Shapiro actually “sold” so many on the notion that these non-performers (the entire team) was a contender, foundation players. Cliff and Choo are the ONLY solid performers. That’s 2 of 25 players.

I’m not a Dolan basher. And I know the family is friends/loyal to Shapiro, but that trust seems misplaced now. He and his regime have gutted and ruined your family’s investment, alienated the fanbase, and produced a last-place team…one of the two worst in all of baseball.

Some type of change, even just for appearances, is needed right now. This group isn’t the “future,” so why not bring in true talent-evaluators (like Gabe Paul did with John Hart prior to the ’90s run), and clean house now. I don’t think the owners fully comprehend what is at stake here. The fans have left the building, and Shapiro/Wedge and their so-called talent are the reason.

By: Ray

Ray — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:37:28 +0000

Sean: Ditto!

By: Sean

Sean — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:37:29 +0000

A couple observations:

1) PUH-LEEZ stop the fussing over Kerry Wood’s “4-batter save.” Are you freakin’ kidding me?? This is NEWS?? I grew up with guys like Tom Buskey and Ernie Camacho and Dan Spillner and Dennis Eckersley and Jim Kern and Dave LaRoche and Sid Monge, et al, who—-shhh—-didn’t get tired after 3 batters. Sometimes they even pitched (gasp!) two or three innings!!!!!!! P.S. Other premier relievers around the league still pitch more than one inning, so just SHUT UP with this nonsensical praise.

2) Garko and Francisco have regressed to AAA players. Their presence and lack of production has mightily contributed to our horrific offense.

3) I said it earlier this year, and I’ll say it now: Trevor Crowe did not hit at AA or AAA, so why did anyone think he’d hit in the big leagues? Exactly WHAT is special about this kid? Nothing. Another miss.

4) Why are Wedge and Shapiro evaluating ANYONE? Haven’t they done this for years, and that’s why we’re in this mess?

5) Everyone cries about the Tribe’s horrible pitching. But until the offense is addressed, we can have Cy Young every 3rd day and we’re not going to win. HOW MANY games do we have to suffer thru with this team scoring 0, 1 or 2 runs?? It’s almost nightly. It’s horrible, boring baseball….and I’d not only NOT pay to watch it, I can’t stand to have it on my radio.