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Opinion: Mercifully, It's Almost Over for Tribe

25 Sep 2009 15:07:20 PDT

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.

Original story at Cleveland Sports Perspective .

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Opinion: If You Can't Sign 'Em, Trade 'Em

30 Jun 2009 14:08:49 PDT

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...

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Opinion: The Indians Needs to Have a Good Draft

04 Jun 2009 14:00:31 PDT

If it weren’t for trades for other teams’ prospects and the Latin American scouting department, the Cleveland Indians would be in a lot bigger trouble than they are right now. The days of drafting and signing guys like Manny Ramirez, Jim Thome, Brian Giles, and Sabathia seems like a long t...

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Opinion: Cleveland Indians beat Rays, rain and instant replay for fourth ... - The Plain Dealer

28 May 2009 14:47:08 PDT

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

Original story at Cleveland Plain Dealer .

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Opinion: Game 40 Open Thread - Indians (14-26) at Royals (21-18)

20 May 2009 16:05:30 PDT

MO by royalsreview on May 20, 2009 7:00 PM EDT 7 comments Prior to the last Gil Meche start, I pointed out that he'd actually pitched better than his ERA or WL record indicated, and he went out and had one of his worst starts of the season. ...

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Opinion: What to expect?

05 Apr 2009 20:05:00 PDT

Written 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...

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Opinion: Sheldon Ocker's power rankings

04 Apr 2009 23:43:24 PDT

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 ...

Original story at Akron Beacon Journal .

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Stadium Review: Progressive Field Home of the Cleveland Indians

24 Mar 2009 10:37:32 PDT

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. ...

Original story at Baseball Reflections .

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Opinion: Jamey Carroll, Spring Training and Travis Hafner

17 Oct 2008 12:09:45 PDT

Written 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...

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Opinion: The Sunday Drive with a thanks to CC, .500 is a good thing, Hello Columbus and a goodbye to a friend

04 Oct 2008 21:45:10 PDT

Written 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...

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Opinion: A look at the Indians pitching before the break–a study in amusement park thrills (or horror)

16 Jul 2008 16:48:52 PDT

Written 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...

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Opinion: Robothal's Improbability Drive Kicks Into High Gear With Dodger Trade Noise

04 Jul 2008 23:49:57 PDT

Written 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...

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Opinion: American League Roundup A First for the Rays: 5 Games Over .500 - New York Times

11 May 2008 17:48:43 PDT

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 ...

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Huntington confims deal to send Bay to Indians dead - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

07 Dec 2007 12:49:30 PST

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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Opinion: The Calm After the Storm

18 Oct 2007 14:56:05 PDT

Written 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...

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Opinion: • Cleveland Indians to face the Boston Red Sox's Tim Wakefield in ... - The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com

16 Oct 2007 01:47:30 PDT

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

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Opinion: Rafael Betancourt Destroyed Our National Innocence

28 Sep 2007 12:49:54 PDT

Written 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.

Original story at Royals Review .

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Opinion: The 100 Greatest Royals of All-Time - #89 Paul Byrd

17 Sep 2007 10:01:09 PDT

Written 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...

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Opinion: Baseball Today - SI.com

13 Aug 2007 00:52:17 PDT

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

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Opinion: Friday's AL Capsules - SI.com

10 Aug 2007 20:01:48 PDT

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

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Twins Re/Preview

07 Aug 2007 11:47:36 PDT

Written 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...

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Tigers cool off Indians with 6-4 victory - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

04 Jul 2007 21:51:50 PDT

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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