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Bullpen better, but Perez, Lewis still shaky

August 12, 2009

CLEVELAND: It took more than half a season, but the Indians’ bullpen finally is becoming an asset.
Manager Eric Wedge credits the relievers’ recent success to the rotation, at least in part.
“We are in that position because of what the starting pitchers have done,” he said Wednesday.
Because the starters have been staying in games for six [...]

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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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8-1-09 Morning Highlights

August 1, 2009

INDIANS 6, TIGERS 5 (13 INNINGS) – Jamey Carroll’s RBI single in the 13th inning made the difference after Carlos Guillen tied the game at five with a two-run home run off of Indians closer Kerry Wood in the ninth inning. Fausto Carmona allowed two earned runs over five innings in his debut. BOX SCORE
RAYS [...]

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Now is no time to quit

July 10, 2009

DETROIT: Why not call it a season after the All-Star Game?
Forfeit the rest of the games and tell the guys, “Don’t fall in any holes over the winter; eat your granola, and see you in Goodyear next spring.”
Sounds like a plan for the Indians.
Of course, there’s a catch, maybe two: The commissioner wouldn’t allow it, [...]

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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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5-22-09 Morning RoundUp

May 22, 2009

Winning consecutive games? Haven’t seen that to often this season.
Beating up on someone else’s bullpen while the Tribes’ pen flourished? We’ve seen that even less. 
Sheldon Ocker game story. 
MLB.com game story.
Paul Hoynes game story. 
Kansas City Star game story.
HAFNER UPDATE
Indians designated hitter Travis Hafner seems to be doing well on his rehab assignment at Columbus. Pronk has [...]

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5-21-09 Morning RoundUp

May 21, 2009

I had to double check what channel I was on last night. The Cavaliers choked late and the Indians came back to win. That can’t be right can it?
Kerry Wood rebounded to save a 6-5 win as the Indians finally won again.
Sheldon Ocker game story.
MLB.com game story.
Paul Hoynes game story.
Kansas City Star game [...]

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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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DeRosa still seeking comfort level

May 10, 2009

CLEVELAND: You can tell that Mark DeRosa is new to the Indians.
The Tribe third baseman didn’t see much of the darker side of baseball in his years with the Braves and Cubs.
“I haven’t gone through a record like this,” he said after the Tribe’s 5-3 loss to the Tigers Sunday at Progressive Field. “”When I [...]

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Laffey assigned to save bullpen

May 6, 2009

With few moves to make and lots of holes to fill in the Indians’ bullpen, General Manager Mark Shapiro and manager Eric Wedge are using the creative approach.
Why not ask a starter to become a reliever, at least temporarily, or maybe not. At this point, nobody can say when the bullpen crisis will end, or [...]

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DeRosa back on track

May 3, 2009

The siege appears to be over for Mark DeRosa, whose batting average fell to .195 in the middle of last week before his bat began to spit out a few hits.
The slump cost DeRosa the No. 2 spot in the batting order, which now belongs to Asdrubal Cabrera, who does not intend to surrender it [...]

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May 2, 2009 Morning RoundUp

May 2, 2009

If only they could get that bullpen straightened out as well.
On Friday Carl Pavano and the offense already built a big enough lead so the bullpen couldn’t blow it, but they still tried in a 6-5 win over the Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit.
Put April behind us, it’s a new month, wrote Sheldon Ocker. 
Pavano [...]

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04-29-09 Morning RoundUp

April 29, 2009

 
It was one of those games the Indians had no business winning, but they found a way with Boston shining the light.
The Red Sox committed three errors — some could argue four with that Jacoby Ellsbury sliding attempt in centerfield — including the final play of the game that allowed the Indians to snap the [...]

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4-28-09 Morning RoundUp

April 28, 2009

The Red Sox extended their winning streak to 11 games last night. The Indians struggle hard enough to get just one.
So with the score tied at zero in the ninth inning the Indians went for the power play in front of the home crowd. Bringing in closer Kerry Wood to calm the Boston bats and [...]

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Reyes pitches out of crucial jam

April 23, 2009

Manager Eric Wedge likes to say it starts with starting pitching.
The manager of the Indians isn’t being redundant. What he means is winning probably isn’t going to happen if the starting pitcher lets a game get out of hand.
With that in mind, Anthony Reyes deserves to be pleased with his outing Thursday, even though he [...]

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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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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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4-17-09 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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4-13-09 Morning Roundup

April 13, 2009

The Cleveland Indians played their best baseball game yet in this early, early season. The result?
It’s first win.
It’s amazing how that works.
Trevor Crowe pick up his first major league hit, a two-run double in the fifth.
Travis Hafner hit a home run in his third consecutive game.
Anthony Reyes, unlike the other starters, made it to the [...]

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4-6-09 Morning Roundup

April 6, 2009

The start of the season is finally here as the Indians are set to face the Texas Rangers at 2:05 today at the Ball Park at Arlington. More on that though in a later post.
Not too much information to “roundup” this morning. It appears as though the beat writers are recharging their batteries for [...]

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