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Peralta’s stats deceiving

September 25, 2009

CLEVELAND: It’s been a struggle for Jhonny Peralta this year.
But when you look at his numbers, there is little indication that this has been anything but a normal season for the Indians’ new third baseman.
Going into Friday night’s game against the Orioles, Peralta was batting .262 with 11 home runs and 78 RBI. Granted, his [...]

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Wedge owes it all to many

September 23, 2009

CLEVELAND: Managers are made not born, but who makes them?

In just 10 days, Eric Wedge will complete his seventh season as manager of the Indians. Even though he has a contract for 2010, Wedge might not be back. More than likely, we will learn Wedge’s fate one or two [...]

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High draft pick at stake

September 21, 2009

What is left for the Indians to play for?
No matter how many of the last 13 games they win, they will not induce the fans to visit Progressive Field next year. Neither can they significantly improve their place in the standings nor come close to finishing .500.
But they can reach for one goal: They can [...]

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Tribe still has something to play for

August 10, 2009

The Indians have won 12 of their past 18 games and recently have taken two of three from each of the Central Division contenders: Detroit, Chicago and Minnesota.
If the Tribe were to continue to play at a .667 pace the rest of the season, it would finish with a plus .500 record of 82-80. But [...]

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Sizemore injury hangs on

August 3, 2009

Grady Sizemore’s batting average continues to hover below .230, but he says his elbow feels relatively strong.
“My elbow feels good,” the Sizemore said. “It’s just one of those things you have to deal with. You have to be careful that it doesn’t cause bad habits that you have to overcome.”
Sizemore tries to walk a fine [...]

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7-29-09 Morning highlights

July 29, 2009

INDIANS 6, ANGELS 7 — The Indians loaded the bases with no outs in the top of the ninth to force Angels closer Brian Fuentes out of the game, but reliever Jason Bulger saved the day. Bulger got Indians catcher Victor Martinez to ground into a double play before getting Jhonny Peralta to ground out [...]

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7-28-09 Morning Highlights

July 28, 2009

INDIANS 8, ANGELS 6 — Victor Martinez and Jhonny Peralta hit back-to-back home runs in a four-run ninth inning to earn the com-from-behind win. The Indians had to overcome back-to-back-to-back home runs by Angels hitters Juan Rivera, Kendry Morales and Mike Napoli in the second inning off of Indians starting pitcher Carl Pavano. Morales added another [...]

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7-27-09 Morning Highlights

July 27, 2009

INDIANS 12, MARINERS 3 — Travis Hafner, Jhonny Peralta, Grady Sizemore and Ben Francisco all hit home runs, Peralta’s of the grand slam variety, and Cliff Lee pitched seven strong innings to finish the three-game sweep of the Mariners. The Indians are now on a four-game winning streak and have won five of their last six. [...]

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Scouts in Toronto to watch Lee

July 21, 2009

Toronto Sun columnist Bob Elliott tweeted tonight that scouts from at least four teams are in Toronto tonight to watch Indians starter Cliff Lee pitch. Here is what he had to say:
Dodgers, Brewers, Phillies and Red Sox scouts here to see Cliff Lee, some staying ’til Friday when its Halladay all the day
He also wrote, [...]

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Where does Peralta stand? At third base

July 19, 2009

CLEVELAND: On this date last year, Indians shortstop Jhonny Peralta was batting .263 with 16 home runs and 50 RBI.
Today, Indians third baseman Jhonny Peralta is batting .256 with six homers and 39 RBI.
This is one and the same person, of course, which makes it more difficult to explain the disparity in the numbers. The [...]

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Heyman: Peralta, Wood and Pavano available

July 6, 2009

Third baseman Mark DeRosa may have been the first Indians player dealt this season, but it is likely he won’t be the last.
Sports Illustrated writer Jon Heyman reports shortstop/third baseman Jhonny Peralta, closer Kerry Wood and starting pitcher Carl Pavano could all be shipped out before the trade deadline.
In the same column, Heyman delivers his [...]

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Hafner starts to pick up the pace

June 17, 2009

CLEVELAND: Wednesday was another scheduled night off for Travis Hafner, whose return to the Indians’ lineup, while sporadic, has been marked mostly by success.
Hafner says his surgically operated right shoulder is less subject to soreness and fatigue, and in his first 29 at-bats, he is hitting .310 with three home runs, eight RBI, and characteristically, [...]

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Wedge issues for Tribe manager

June 16, 2009

CLEVELAND: Manager Eric Wedge doesn’t mind identifying two aspects of the Indians’ game that cause a spike in his blood pressure: walks and strikeouts.
Only one American League team’s pitchers have issued more walks per game than the Tribe. The Yankee staff has walked an average of 3.97 batters per game, the Indians 3.95.
Among the league’s [...]

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Ups and downs of a rookie

June 14, 2009

CLEVELAND: Trevor Crowe has yet to establish himself in the big leagues, but he knows the joys and disappointments inherent in the learning process.
He earned a place on the roster in spring training but was back in Triple-A by May 2, when the Indians optioned him to Columbus.
“It was very exciting to break with the [...]

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Westbrook enters home stretch

June 9, 2009

CLEVELAND: Nothing against suburban Phoenix, but Jake Westbrook is happy to be gone from Arizona and the Indians’ extended spring training program.
“I was there four months,” he said Monday. “I glad to be out of there. My tan is good enough. Now, I get to see the guys and pitch under the lights.”
Just like the [...]

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6-9-09 Morning RoundUp

June 9, 2009

It is draft day for the Cleveland Indians. It sounds like a good day for the Tribe, but will it be?
Traditionally, The Indians haven’t been strong on draft day. CC Sabathia, a 1998 draftee, is the last first rounder to be a major contributor at the major league level. 
As Dennis Manoloff writes about the Indians [...]

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Cabrera out two-four weeks

June 3, 2009

MINNEAPOLIS: The Indians’ body count continued to rise Wednesday with the news that Asdrubal Cabrera was placed on the 15-day disabled list. 
Rather than being struck down with a dislocated shoulder, as Cabrera thought, the diagnosis, made in Cleveland, is a sprain.
“An MRI and an exam by Dr. (Mark) Schickendantz confirmed that it’s an AC joint [...]

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6-2-09 Morning RoundUp

June 2, 2009

Those darn Midges couldn’t slow Joba Chamberlain this time. The mass of Seagulls had no affect either. What living creature can we throw at him next?
The Yankees didn’t really beat the Indians Monday. They just circled the bases as the Tribe offered free passes 11 times. It is a miracle the Yankees scored just five [...]

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6-1-09 Morning RoundUp

June 1, 2009

When the Indians need a win they turn to… Carl Pavano?
The Indians are now 6-1 in his May starts after Sunday’s late-inning win over the New York Yankees. The veteran right hander lost three times in April in four tries, the Indians lost his other start as well. 
There was also another strange sighting at The [...]

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5-20-09 Morning RoundUp

May 20, 2009

The bullpen just keeps getting worse and worse.
Kerry Wood took his turn Tuesday giving up two home runs balls, a walk, a triple and a sacrifice fly to blow a three-run lead in the ninth inning.
Sheldon Ocker game story.
MLB.com game story.
Wood said he didn’t have a second pitch out there. Some could argue [...]

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