Cleveland Indians

The Indians’ pitching staff is second in the league in allowing walks and are second last in the AL in striking out hitters.  That’s a bad combination.  In essence, it says the pitchers don’t miss bats very often, and they compound that problem by falling behind in the count.

A few years ago, the Tribe knew three key components were about to be free agents after the 2008 season:  C.C. Sabathia, Jake Westbrook, and Travis Hafner.  As of the end of the 2006 season, these three players represented the team’s best power hitter, the ace of the pitching staff, and a solid...

In completing a four-game sweep of the Rays with a 2-1 victory Thursday in a game that started at 12:05 pm and didn't end until 5:03 pm because of a rain delay and a instant replay review of a home run, the Indians' bullpen allowed one run in five ... VENUE: Progressive Field CBSSports.com

By noreply@blogger.com (Papa Cass) Spring training saw a number of good individual performances from the hitters. Jhonny Peralta, Ben Francisco and Victor Martinez all tied for the team lead with 13 RBI. Peralta batted. 391 for the spring, Grady Sizemore hit .373 and Mark DeRosa hit .364 upon returning to the Tribe after the Wor...

CLEVELAND INDIANS — If the rotation holds up, the Indians have a legitimate chance to win the Central Division title. One thing in their favor: If a starter falters, waiting in Triple-A are three starters — Jeremy Sowers, Aaron Laffey and David Huff ...

 MA The Indians home ballpark was renamed Progressive Field before the 2008 season after being named Jacobs Field for the length of its existence. This did not make Tribe fans happy, and many still refuse to call the ballpark by its new name. ...

By James Pete The Cleveland Indians have released their first spring training schedule in Arizona. According to Anthony Castrovince at www.Indians.com, the Indians will be playing 17 games at the new spring training facilities in Goodyear, Arizona. The Indians’ Cactus League schedule opens up with t...

By James Pete The Cleveland Indians have moved their AAA team from Buffalo, NY to Columbus, OH. It’s an interesting piece to the move is that the Indians are moving from one of the most successful AAA cities in Buffalo. The front office in Buffalo is arguably the best in the business, and the attendance in B...

By James Pete Second part of a three-part all-star break review by the writers at Tribe Report. Part one focused on the Indians’ hitting, written by Ron Vallo. Today’s focus is the pitching. Tomorrow, the newest writer to Tribe Report, Brian La Shier will write about the Tribe’s front office, and field ma...

By Rob(noreply@blogger.com) Sabathia, 6-5 with a 2.16 ERA in his past 14 starts, is scheduled to pitch twice more before the All-Star break. His next start is Tuesday, but several baseball people expect he will be traded before then. Class AA right-hander James McDonald, Class AAA shortstop Chin-Lung Hu and third basem...

American League Roundup A First for the Rays: 5 Games Over .500 New York Times, United States - BLUE JAYS-INDIANS RAINED OUT With their game postponed by rain, the Toronto Blue Jays and the Indians are scheduled to play the first single-admission ...

Huntington confims deal to send Bay to Indians dead  PA - The Pirates explored a deal that would have swapped Bay and catcher Ronny Paulino for Indians outfielder Franklin Gutierrez, catcher Kelly Shoppach and one ... Bucs, Tribe end Bay trade talks MLB.com

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By Jim McLennan You can tell the Diamondbacks' season is over: for the first time in a long while, there was absolutely no mention of them to be found in the Republic sports section this morning. Not even all that much baseball, just a little bit about Eric Wedge of the Indians, whose team are one game from the...

Boston Globe • Cleveland Indians to face the Boston Red Sox's Tim Wakefield in ... Veteran Wakefield is game for this start Boston Globe Setting Them Up For Disappointment New York Times Major League Baseball blog Texas Baseball Review

By royalsreview Rafael Betancourt is the Cleveland Indians' best relief pitcher. Rafael Betancourt is a steroid user, piercing the maidenhead of our national innocence. During the American League Playoffs, fans should turn their backs to the field when Betancourt takes the mound.

By RoyalsRetro Paul Byrd is a native of Louisville, Kentucky and attended St. Xavier in Louisville before going on to pitch at Louisiana State University. There, he was part of the 1991 College World Series champions. That June, he was selected in the fourth round of the draft by the Cleveland Indians. After...

Philadelphia Inquirer Baseball Today  - 1958 - Vic Power of the Cleveland Indians stole home twice, in the eighth and 10th innings, in a 10-9 win over Detroit. He had only three steals all year. ... Rookie pitches Yanks past Indians Taipei Times American League roundup The State

Philadelphia Inquirer  - 501 and rookie Phil Hughes dominated Cleveland for six innings as the New York Yankees began a challenging stretch of games with a 6-1 win over the Indians ... A-Rod, Yankees roll past Indians Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

By Matthew Whipps TWINS REVIEW Cleveland Indians vs. Minnesota Twins (4 game series / split 2-2) The Minnesota Twins just got off a very emotional series against the Cleveland Indians in which nobodys mind was on baseball. Their series against Kansas City was shortened last week when the tragedy of the 35W b...

Tigers cool off Indians with 6-4 victory Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - He has to be the best defensive third baseman in the league, because he makes those plays all the time," Miner said. "I thought that was definitely a hit, ...

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