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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 winning their [...]

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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 Sizemore followed with [...]

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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 (three). It [...]

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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 settle the [...]

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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 to [...]

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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 you… [...]

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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 to the [...]

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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 pinch hitter [...]

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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 them [...]

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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 are [...]

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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 Ocker, it was [...]

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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 corps is [...]

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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 were effective, but [...]

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And it only cost $1.5 billion

April 16, 2009

There is a time warp effect for fans sitting in the new Yankee Stadlium.
The shape and sight lines of the grandstand, the dimensions of the field, the location of the bullpens, the scoreboard filled with ads and the iconic slatted frieze that rings the facing of the upper deck are nearly identical to old Yankee [...]

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4-16-09 Morning Roundup

April 16, 2009

 
Aaron Laffey may have pitched yesterday’s game with a bit of a chip on his shoulder. Reasonably so. the left-hander felt as if he belonged in the big league rotation from the get go.
He finally had a chance to prove it Wednesday and he didn’t dissapoint.
Laffey limited the Royals to two runs and three hits [...]

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4-15-09 Morning Roundup

April 15, 2009

If it’s not one thing, it’s another with these Indians. After getting a better performance from starter Carl Pavano, who allowed four runs in six innings, the bullpen couldn’t come through.
Rafael Perez allowed a run before loading the bases in the eighth inning. With just one out, Perez was removed for Vinnie Chulk, who promptly [...]

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Wanted: clutch hitters

April 14, 2009

Raise the topic of excessive striking out, and Eric Wedge’s blood pressure doesn’t budge. But mention that the Indians have 21 strikeouts with runners in scoring positon, and the manager begins to bristle.
“We’ve been striking out entirely too much with runners in scoring position,” he said Tuesday. “I don’t get too caught up in strikes [...]

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4-14-09 Morning Roundup

April 14, 2009

The Indians lost the series opener to the Royals last night 4-2 in the newly refurbished Kauffman Stadium.
It was more of the usual suspects for the Tribe. Fausto Carmona struggled through five innings and the Indians could not find any timely hitting, according to Paul Hoynes.
MLB.com’s Robert Falkoff notes that the Indians doubled the Royals [...]

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Manny (probably) can’t go home again

April 13, 2009

It didn’t take long for Manny Ramirez to realize he never had it so good playing for the Indians.
After signing an eight-year, $160 million contract with the Red Sox after the 2000 season, he communicated his desire to return to the Tribe to clubhouse personnel and some of his former Tribe teammates, particularly utility infielder [...]

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