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New reliever ready to go

August 5, 2009

CLEVELAND: Apparently, Jess Todd is quick study.
In his first two minor league seasons with the Cardinals, he was a starter almost exclusively. Then he came to the spring training this year and got the word.
“They told me I was going to the bullpen,” Todd said Tuesday, after being recalled from Columbus by the Indians. “”I [...]

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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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Tribe completes DeRosa deal, gets closer Todd

July 26, 2009

The Indians completed the June 27 deal with the Cardinals Sunday by acquring a right-handed closer who has spent most of the season at Triple-A.
Added to the 40-man roster and assigned to Columbus is 23-year-old Jess Todd, 4-2 with 24 saves and a 2.20 earend-run average at Memphis of the Pacific Coast League. In 49 [...]

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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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DeRosa heads to DL

July 7, 2009

While some Cleveland Indians fans may not be thrilled with the return on the Mark DeRosa trade, especially after that return (reliever Chris Perez), gave up four earned runs in his debut.
It may give some fans consolation to know that DeRosa is not helping his new team, the St. Louis Cardinals,  either.
DeRosa is heading to [...]

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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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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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5-26-09 Morning RoundUp

May 26, 2009

Could the Rays be cursed in Cleveland? The Indians come-from-behind 11-10 win marked the 14th consecutive time Tampa Bay has dropped a game at The Prog/Jacobs Field.
The midges were unleashed last night (Albeit not as bad as Joba Chamberlain got it). The Seagulls were in attack mode (The guy next to me throwing them food [...]

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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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Trading away the Tribe

May 18, 2009

Plenty of rumors have already swirled this season as the Indians carry the worst record in the American League and the second worst in all of baseball.
If the Indians continue their downward slide who might be traded away for top of the line (pitching) prospects?
We have already heard the Cliff Lee rumors plenty of times [...]

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5-16-09 Morning RoundUp

May 15, 2009

It’s nice to see the Indians bats come alive all of the sudden, and well the pitching held up well enough to get the Indians its second consecutive win. Just ignore Fausto Carmona’s sixth inning implosion and you’ll feel much better about it.
Sheldon Ocker game story.
Paul Honyes game story….
This one belonged to the offense [...]

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5-12-09 Morning RoundUp

May 12, 2009

The four-game losing streak has ended as the Indians beat the White Sox 9-4 last night at The Prog.
MLB.com game story.
Plain Dealer game story.
Chicago Sun-Times game story.
Eric Wedge had a lot of good tidbits about the Indians moving forward.
– Grady Sizemore could be moving down in the order. The lead off hitter is struggling [...]

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Wedge too busy to worry about job

May 11, 2009

CLEVELAND: Once the subject of a manager’s job security is broached publicly, the story tends to take on a life of its own.
After the Indians’ loss to the Tigers Sunday, two players were asked whether manager Eric Wedge should be taking heat for the team’s ugly start. Both players, Victor Martinez and Mark DeRosa, emphatically [...]

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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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Barfield sees the whole spectrum

May 5, 2009

Josh Barfield took a whirlwind tour of the best and worst that baseball has to offer Monday night.
In a span of four innings, Barfield went from hero to goat to hero again, as the Indians rallied three times to earn a 9-7, 12-inning win over the Blue Jays. 
Until then, his only appearance for the Tribe [...]

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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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5-3-09 Morning RoundUp

May 3, 2009

Rafael Betancourt step right up. It’s your turn to cough up a lead!
The Indians have been able to score back-to-back wins just once this season and are now fighting to get over that hump.
In Saturday’s 9-7 loss to the Tigers the Indians responded to a five-run deficit early before eventually taking the lead in [...]

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