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4-27-09 Morning RoundUp

April 27, 2009

Leave it to Aaron Laffey to stop the Tribe’s bleeding again. The left-hander allowed two runs and five hits through 6 1/3 innings to improve his record to 2-0. Through six innings though it was a three-hit shutout.  In the seventh inning Laffey loaded the bases and was replaced by Jensen Lewis, who gave up [...]

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4-26-09 Morning RoundUp

April 26, 2009

What positives could be taken from Saturday night’s 7-1 loss to the Minnesota Twins at Progressive Field? Starting pitching? Carl Pavano allowed five runs and 11 hits in five innings. He walked one. But as Sheldon Ocker points out, the Twins two, fourth-inning runs were made possible by four consecutive groundballs. relief pitching? Rafael Perez [...]

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Chulk making impression?

April 25, 2009

Vinnie Chulk pitched two strong innings Friday night, throwing 94 mile-per-hour fastballs.  So far Chulk has been almost an afterthought in the bullpen — he pitched once in six days — and was called up from Columbus as the eighth reliever when the bullpen was struggling mightily.  Manager Eric Wedge had planned to return to [...]

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4-25-09 Morning RoundUp

April 25, 2009

Oh those Cleveland Indians. The cure for what ails you. The Twins entered Friday nights game having trailed in all 17 games this year. Minnesota sprinted out to a 1-0 lead in the first and never looked back in a 5-1 victory at Progressive Field. Indians starter Fausto Carmona pitched well. Perhaps the best he [...]

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Miller probably headed for risky surgery

April 24, 2009

The conservative approach to Adam Miller’s finger issues hasn’t worked, so the next step probably is surgery. Injuries have created nothing but grief for the promising Indians right-hander for more than a year. For the past two months, he has tried to learn a new grip on the ball to avoid putting pressure on his [...]

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Pedro won’t be in Cleveland

April 24, 2009

Far from groundbreaking information on the Indians front, but the Pedro Martinez sweepstakes is starting to heat up, according to fox sports’ Ken Rosenthal. The Indians, who offered Martinez a contract in December, no longer have the financial flexibility to sign him. The Mets, Martinez’s previous team, say they are not interested. The Nationals, though, [...]

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4-24-09 Morning RoundUp

April 24, 2009

  Thursday’s game against the Royals was one the Indians had no business winning, but somehow, they still did.  They survived three errors and 16 batters with out a base runner before Grady Sizemore bailed out the team with a three-run home run in the eighth inning. The Indians went on to win 5-2, thus [...]

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Indians win rubber match with Royals

April 23, 2009

  It didn’t look promising for seven innings, but, perhaps, the Indians were just biding their time. Kansas City starting pitcher Gil Meche retired 16 straight batters at one point before an error by second basemen Alberto Callaspo allowed the tying run to score in the eighth, making the score 2-2. The next batter Grady [...]

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4-23-09 Morning Roundup

April 23, 2009

The starting pitching seems to be turning a corner, but where were the bats Wednesday? Cleveland Indians starter Cliff Lee pitched eight innings Wednesday night. He allowed two runs, nine hits, struck out five and walked one. As April gets closer to May though, Lee has already equaled his loss total from a year ago [...]

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Good news surprises Sipp

April 22, 2009

Tony Sipp figured he was in big trouble Tuesday night.  Columbus manager Torey Lovullo phoned Sipp at his digs long after the game was over, asking him to drive back to the ballpark. “I thought I did something wrong,” said Sipp, who was summoned from Triple-A for the first time in his career to help [...]

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4-22-09 Morning Roundup

April 22, 2009

Wasn’t the bullpen supposed to be a strength this season? The bullpen did its best to lose another game last night, Luckily starting pitcher Aaron Laffey was so good through the first seven there was room for error. The Indians escaped the Kansas City Royals 8-7 at Progressive Field. Laffey was the first Tribe pitcher [...]

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Indians to face Bannister instead

April 21, 2009

It looks like Royals pitcher Brian Bannister will affect this series after all. The Royals recalled Bannister from Triple A Omaha today, according to the Kansas City Star. Bannister will start Wednesday’s game instead of Horacio Ramirez. Ramirez will remain in the bullpen though. Scroll down to the previous post to read about both pitchers.

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4-21-09 Morning Roundup

April 21, 2009

The Indians may have had a few problems to start the season as their starting pitching and relief pitching has struggled. Those problems don’t come anywhere close to the Washington Nationals though. Yes, the Nationals are 2-10, but it was their grammar issues that brought them into the light Friday. Ladies and Gentleman I give [...]

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Wood halfway to team record

April 20, 2009

Just found this tidbit on Jayson Stark’s blog. I know it is a few days old, but I think it is still interesting enough… Per Jayson Stark: • 3-K mart: Kerry Wood already has finished out two games for the Indians this season by punching out the side. Believe it or not, he’s already halfway [...]

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4-20-09 Morning Roundup

April 20, 2009

It may or may not have been Jeffrey Maier out in the right field stands Sunday at the series finale between the Indians and Yankees, but the results were still the same. This time though, there was replay to save the day make it more confusing in the Indians 7-3 loss. Stepping in as a [...]

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Wedge busier in wake of epic rout

April 19, 2009

How did Eric Wedge’s life change after the Indians beat the Yankees 22-4 Saturday? “I got a lot more e-mails and texts from my friends and family,” the manager said Sunday. “”This morning was as lot crazier. I don’t know how many interviews people wanted me to do; I had to turn a few of [...]

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4-19-09 Morning Roundup

April 19, 2009

The House that Ruth Built is long gone. How about Homer happy field? The Indians belted six home runs, including Asdrubal Cabrera’s first career grand slam, to destroy the Yankees 22-4 Saturday. ESPN’s Buster Olney is quick to point out that the Yankees may have a real problem on their hands, with the way balls [...]

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4-18-09 Morning Roundup

April 18, 2009

Solo home runs and errors and bad calls! Oh My! There were a lot of different things Friday’s 6-5 loss to the Yankees could be pinned on. While the media acknowledged the five solo home runs the Yankees hit, the Indians main three beat writers each focused on something a little bit different. For Sheldon [...]

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Relievers wanted: Call Tribe

April 17, 2009

The knee bone’s connected to the thigh bone, and the thigh bone’s is connected to the hip bone… Depending on whether all the parts of work together, life will be easier or a struggle. Eric Wedge is painfully aware of this fact, which is a key component of the Indians’ 3-8 record.  The Tribe’s relief [...]

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4-17-09 Morning Roundup

April 17, 2009

The Indians really know how to crash a party. After outlasting former ace CC Sabathia, the Tribe bludgeoned the Yankee bullpen for nine runs in the seventh inning to spoil the opener of the New Yankee Stadium with a 10-2 win. It is the Indians second consecutive victory. Both Sabathia and Indians starter Cliff Lee [...]

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