tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666431387884521496.comments2023-10-24T11:26:21.560-04:00Tribe Fan in YankeelandRon Vallohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01515792183023966479noreply@blogger.comBlogger834125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666431387884521496.post-90650374312285977552009-10-03T11:57:54.175-04:002009-10-03T11:57:54.175-04:00I think it should be said: The reason Lincecum did...I think it should be said: The reason Lincecum did not sign with the Indians was because they wanted to change the way he pitched, it was not about the money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666431387884521496.post-7575444811520249612009-09-07T06:40:56.030-04:002009-09-07T06:40:56.030-04:00nothing much lately on the blog - how about the te...nothing much lately on the blog - how about the team of the future brantley, laporta, cabrera, huff, perez -these guys are looking good <br /><br />cliff who ???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666431387884521496.post-50405752389490338442009-08-31T21:36:43.857-04:002009-08-31T21:36:43.857-04:00moosesaid
it was 5 years ago tribe 22-0 yanks 0
...moosesaid <br /><br />it was 5 years ago tribe 22-0 yanks 0<br /><br />omar 6 for 7<br /><br /><br />the memoriesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666431387884521496.post-11081348421781383402009-08-28T23:25:37.635-04:002009-08-28T23:25:37.635-04:00fausto carmona - one game wonder
laporta and mar...fausto carmona - one game wonder <br /><br />laporta and marte are looking good<br /><br />mooseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666431387884521496.post-17117964087667245782009-08-25T17:45:36.825-04:002009-08-25T17:45:36.825-04:00I love Fausto, but it's tricky to predict what...I love Fausto, but it's tricky to predict what he'll deliver come 2010. Always frustrating when a pitcher clearly has the "stuff" to compete, but fails for whatever reason.<br /><br />I'm not certain whether Fausto's precipitous decline is more due to a lack of command or hitters simply laying off his tremendous sinker. I'd personally gravitate towards the former, though, which gives me hope.<br /><br />Given the current roster, I think that the 2010 Indians might be able to contend if everything breaks ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. Fausto putting up a 3.50 ERA as opposed to a 5.50 ERA is a huge part of that. And right now, I have absolutely no idea which one is more likely.Doraclenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666431387884521496.post-53659005022240913972009-08-24T12:22:55.997-04:002009-08-24T12:22:55.997-04:00So where the crap has Fausto been this whole time,...So where the crap has Fausto been this whole time, then? Off in search of a way to summon the hordes of midges whenever he wants? Well, whatever. I'm taking this start with a grain of salt. If he pitches like this again in his next game, THEN I'll be willing to get my hopes up.<br /><br />Also definitely agree that Perez needs a shot at closer. The kid clearly has the stuff, but that's never been the issue (Wood has great stuff, but he can't aim). Perez has also demonstrated that he has the pitch control and mental toughness to handle the pressure of the role, so why not give him a shot? Can't hurt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666431387884521496.post-405455146917148032009-08-24T09:54:26.632-04:002009-08-24T09:54:26.632-04:00Fausto was amazing to watch last night. A few tim...Fausto was amazing to watch last night. A few times you saw his mechanics get out of whack but he righted himself each time. Great to see. If he can keep that consistency he very well could be the same pitcher we saw in 2007.<br /><br />What a HUGE boost that would be for the rotation going forward.<br /><br /><br /><br />And man, where did this pen come from?<br /><br /><br />Just think how good Chris Perez could be after he has that foot surgery! Says he's pitching through pain right now.....he has lost a mph on his fastball...if he gets that back? yikes....<br /><br /><br />I really hope we can find a way to move Wood this winter for anything of value. Really want Perez to get some looks in the closers role. He's got the goods.<br /><br />Part of me almost wants to see Masterson back there too....him and Perez in the 8th and 9th inning could be lights out for years to come.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666431387884521496.post-34955989074369097692009-08-23T15:20:26.143-04:002009-08-23T15:20:26.143-04:00well said Dave!well said Dave!Ron Vallohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515792183023966479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666431387884521496.post-32963976360037796722009-08-22T16:37:39.115-04:002009-08-22T16:37:39.115-04:00We are also Tribe fans stuck in the limbo of Red S...We are also Tribe fans stuck in the limbo of Red Sox and Yankees...<br />We watch because they will always be our team - we still yell, groan, swear at them - but we will never switch to the Yankees or Red Sox. <br />There's always next year.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12522495551985854342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666431387884521496.post-32664017128190460102009-08-22T12:09:11.714-04:002009-08-22T12:09:11.714-04:00why do we watch??? because we are gluttons for pu...why do we watch??? because we are gluttons for punishment. we hold onto that everlasting hope that maybe "this" is the year, only to see the team stumble out to an 0-5 & 1-7 start which turned into the 6th losing april in wedge's 7 years as manager of this team, thereby destroying whatever hope we might have had. the tribe then traded away all their top players for a few decent prospects which is then followed by a resurgence in their play as all the young, hungry and spirited players parlay their youthful exuberance into a renewed sense of pride leading to a strong finish, thereby keeping wedge's head off the chopping block. talk about being on a treadmill. i say enough of this insanity (doing the same thing over and over again but expecting a different result) and get rid of the one constant in all this mess: eric "the genius" wedge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666431387884521496.post-24503908188135714222009-08-22T11:46:03.203-04:002009-08-22T11:46:03.203-04:00wedge must go!!! 'nuff said.wedge must go!!! 'nuff said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666431387884521496.post-75140977580075186212009-08-21T16:47:36.807-04:002009-08-21T16:47:36.807-04:00Is it fair to compare Mark Shapiro to Frank "...Is it fair to compare Mark Shapiro to Frank "Trader" Lane? That sure seems like it when it comes to trading popular players. What does it matter if those players that he gets develops, they'll be traded away for more prospects.<br /><br />That said, I don't feel he's done a satisfactory job with the team. If you can't win in the easiest division in baseball, then something's wrong.<br /><br />I'll also state that I feel he would sooner give up on a season than do what it takes to bring a championship to Cleveland.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666431387884521496.post-82453756555483061992009-08-21T13:57:38.331-04:002009-08-21T13:57:38.331-04:00The only place I've found to really gripe abou...The only place I've found to really gripe about Shapiro's performance in the last few years is in his inability to build a decent bullpen two years in a row. No, there was no way for him to know that Smith would take so long to get his control his order, that Wood wouldn't have any in the first place, that Lewis would lose his or that Raffi Perez would forget how to pitch entirely. That said, we all saw the debacle unfold, and he spent half the year picking through other teams' garbage to no avail; the only reason the 'pen has looked relatively competent lately is because Smith finally got his act together at the same time that Chris Perez and Sipp have been halfway decent. When Shapiro figures this out somehow, the team will be way better from year to year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666431387884521496.post-79658088301085353812009-08-21T11:43:00.488-04:002009-08-21T11:43:00.488-04:00I agree with most of what you said Dennis. Wedge ...I agree with most of what you said Dennis. Wedge needs to go. He's had long enough to prove he can get ML players ready to play and develop the young talent given to him, and he's failed miserably on both fronts.<br /><br /><br />I disagree, however, about getting a 'real' manager. Hargrove would be a PERFECT fit for this club next year.<br /><br />We NEED an experienced manager to be brought in for 2 years. Promote Lovullo or Fryman to be the bench coach, or whomever the Tribe wants as the manager of the future.<br /><br />Tribe failed epicly by naming Wedge the manager when they did. You should NOT bring up a manager from AAA and make him manager. It rarely works.<br /><br />Take the 90s teams under Hargrove. He won the PCL (when our AAA club was in Colorado Springs) and everyone thought he was gonna be named manager....but he wasn't. He was promoted to be on the ML coaching staff though.<br /><br />Instead, the hired John McNamara to be the manager. He was definitely over-the-hill as a manager...but did bring a World Series appearance (1986) and loads of managerial experience.<br /><br />You don't think any of that rubbed off on Hargrove?<br /><br /><br />Tribe did the same thing when the fired Hargrove. They named Charlie Manual the manager and promoted Joel Skinner...the presumed manager of the future to be on the major league staff and learn.<br /><br /><br />AAA managers make almost ZERO bullpen/pitching decisions. The pitching lineups are predetermined by the front office and ML staff. They want their young guys to get regular work and set up schedules for them to pitch on. The lineups are similar too provided there are no injuries.<br /><br /><br />It's really quite easy to be a minor league manager (not saying coaching the young guys is easy, just the mangerial decisions).<br /><br /><br />You NEED to bring them up and let them see how things work at the ML level before throwing them in the fire. Tribe did this before with GREAT success.<br /><br />They need to do it again.<br /><br /><br />Only guy i'd be ok with bringing in as a manager from outside other than Hargrove is John Farrell. He's worked at the ML level now for a few years and has a good understanding of how things work.<br /><br />But barring him, bring in Hargrove to groom someone while we rebuild.<br /><br />Worked before, and will again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666431387884521496.post-21442603850208086432009-08-21T11:27:02.378-04:002009-08-21T11:27:02.378-04:00I think Shapiro has done well with what he has to ...I think Shapiro has done well with what he has to work with, which is a cheap, tight fisted owner. Why he bought the Indians if he didn't have the cash to back them up, I'll never know. Wedge has to go, look at all the guys who flourish once they get away from him. His handling of Marte and Phillips are perfect examples. Everyone cannot be the kind of hitter he wants them to be, they have to be their own players. I would put money on Marte becoming a better than average third basemen if he leaves the Indians, but we won't see it because Wedge won't leave him in the lineup long enough to find out. Why is Gimenez even in the lineup? Because he is like Wedge? Well Wedge never made it to the bigs for very long, and while that doesn't stop him from being a good manager, something is. He is not learning from his experiences and the players under him don't advance. Time for him to go! And for a real manager, not Lovullo or Hargrove!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10874727761640977984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666431387884521496.post-55585512244138523792009-08-21T10:38:28.547-04:002009-08-21T10:38:28.547-04:00If Shapiro goes, this team will be absolutely scre...If Shapiro goes, this team will be absolutely screwed.<br /><br />Best GM in baseball (or at least top 3).<br /><br />Way, WAY better than that overhyped hack in Boston.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666431387884521496.post-16175504087522699332009-08-21T10:26:46.908-04:002009-08-21T10:26:46.908-04:00How exactly is anything that happens to prospects ...How exactly is anything that happens to prospects after they are brought up Shapiro's fault?<br /><br /><br />Last I checked, it's not Shapiro's job to get the most out of them and help them develop. It's his job to get them into the system...and he's done a better job of it than ANY GM in baseball the last 7 years with the exception of a very select few (Atlanta and the Rays have done well).<br /><br /><br />Consider Marte was ranked a top 10 prospect in all of baseball. We got him for what? A so-so CFer? yeah, terrible move by Shapiro.<br /><br />You can thank Wedge for destroying him.<br /><br />Michael Aubrey was a top 15 all of baseball....injuries destroyed.<br /><br /><br />We'll see how LaPorta does....played well in AAA.....hopefully Wedge doesn't destroy him too.<br /><br /><br />Getting Santana was one of the biggest steals I've ever seen in a trade.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666431387884521496.post-12243462179162150352009-08-21T10:23:11.464-04:002009-08-21T10:23:11.464-04:00I'm not a curmudgeon, or a pessimist. But I ...I'm not a curmudgeon, or a pessimist. But I live baseball and the Tribe has been my team since the 1960's. That being said, these performances mean nothing because Wedge will not focus on getting things right in spring training. Wedge needs to go... followed by Shapiro.Davehttp://blog.ecilearning.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666431387884521496.post-77848039419917795802009-08-21T10:20:33.493-04:002009-08-21T10:20:33.493-04:00see what I mean about the streak of hopefulness in...see what I mean about the streak of hopefulness in us all.Ron Vallohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515792183023966479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666431387884521496.post-52171453445853242682009-08-21T10:16:07.645-04:002009-08-21T10:16:07.645-04:00Taking bets.....do the Browns score more or less t...Taking bets.....do the Browns score more or less than 11 tomorrow like the Indians did last night? lol<br /><br /><br />There are reasons to be very optimistic about the future. I actually feel this team is in a better position to win than even the teams of the 90s.....why?<br /><br />PITCHING.<br /><br />Jon Hart was a good GM that did a lot for this team...but he was TERRIBLE at getting pitching after the 1995 season (it was like he got brainwashed by all those runs). I mean, we lost the 1997 World Series in a tight Game 7 3-2 in extras (as we all know)....but why were we even playing a Game 7? We scored 11 runs in game 3...and lost! We scored 7 runs in game 5....and lost! And the worst part, both were home games! ugh.<br /><br /><br />This current tribe team/system has far and away more/better pitching to help the big league club.<br /><br /><br />There no such thing....but the Tribe is testing the boundaries of having too much starting pitching for their upper levels.<br /><br />Barring a trade....consider how things could look next year (and this is very likely, not exagerrating).<br /><br />At the ML level?<br /><br />Carmona, Westbrook, Laffey, Masterson, Sowers<br /><br />At AAA?<br /><br />Huff, Rondon, Carrasco, S. Lewis, Lofgren<br /><br />At AA?<br /><br />Kelvin De La Cruz, Jeanmar Gomez, Eric Berger, Scott Barens, Connor Graham<br /><br />Plus you've got guys like Bryan Price who should be ready for AA at the start of the year and holdovers like Josh Tomlin and Ryan Edell (though I think both should be moved to the bullpen).<br /><br /><br />You'll have at High-A Kinston guys like Nick Hagadone, Jason Knapp, TJ House, and possibly even Alex White!<br /><br /><br />These rotations (other than the ML one) are STACKED for their levels.<br /><br /><br />The future is extremely bright in Cleveland.<br /><br />Throw in the positions players like Santana, Chisenhall (the steal of the 2008 draft), Weglarz, Mills, Brantley, LaPorta, etc......and you've got a great mix of young talent.<br /><br />This system may be even better than the ones we had in the early 90s!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666431387884521496.post-82208385051742721782009-08-21T09:42:50.273-04:002009-08-21T09:42:50.273-04:00I've been watching the Indians since the mid-5...I've been watching the Indians since the mid-50's, and I'm here to tell you that it will be a long time before the Indians will do what they did in the mid-90's.<br /><br />This doesn't bother me much as I spent most of my adult life in LA and saw some very good teams there. With MLB's lack of cable revenue sharing, it makes it impossible for teams not in large markets to keep their star players. I can't follow a 30 team league when star players keep moving around....most of the teams are playing guys I never heard of. So I've become a big fan of the NBA and NFL, where the field is level, and the stars usually stay with their teams.<br /><br />From what I can see of the Indians, Mark Shapiro is doing nothing that wasn't done between 1960 and 1993 when the Indians were never even in a pennant race. He's trading established players in their prime for prospects. The Indians always did this, and it never worked. That only works if you augment it with players coming up from your farm system as most of the acquired prospects are going to fail. But Shapiro has not proven in 7 years that he can bring up many prospects. And they brag about his trades because most of the guys playing he got in trades. So what? They are one of the worst teams in the AL thanks to his trades and the other actions he's taken.<br /><br />Good luck diehard Indian fans. I've moved on (I don't follow the Browns either, who still look and act like an expansion team). The Cavs are wonderful, and thanks to cable and the internet I can follow teams not in Cleveland on a daily basis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666431387884521496.post-25184438367488196632009-08-21T09:20:35.756-04:002009-08-21T09:20:35.756-04:00Agreed man. They've been playing great. They n...Agreed man. They've been playing great. They need to get off to a decent start next year. Even 5 games UNDER .500 at the all-star break can put us in contention next year. If we were at 5 games under now, I think we could have a shot. The White Sox's are selling everything and the Tiger's and Twin's aren't that great. We need Hafner to hit for power and LaPorta to follow suit slightly though. Hafner is the key to having any contention thoughts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666431387884521496.post-35626620759852690542009-08-20T21:46:09.526-04:002009-08-20T21:46:09.526-04:00laffey up
sowers down
huff iffy
gimeniz down
mar...laffey up<br />sowers down<br />huff iffy<br />gimeniz down<br />marte down - thought he was going to play everyday <br />bullpen - no comment<br />valbuena - good defense can only go up<br /><br />aren't the indians the best team in the AL central and 5 th best AL pitching staff since the break<br /><br />wait until next year !!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666431387884521496.post-25100882556072089382009-08-19T16:11:42.968-04:002009-08-19T16:11:42.968-04:00It's really sad how players have developed und...It's really sad how players have developed under Wedge.<br /><br /><br />With the exception of Cabrera and Choo, no offensive player is truely better now than when Wedge (and Shelton) got their hands on them. In fact, most are worse, which is just unacceptable.<br /><br /><br /><br />Part of me is extremely glad that LaPorta has been left in AAA. I really would prefer Wedge and company not getting their hands on him and screwing him up, ala Andy Marte.<br /><br /><br />The Indians need to decide on a position for LaPorta, be it 1B or the OF. And with Wedge, you know he'd be playing 1B one day, sit 2 days, then play the OF for a day if he was promoted to Cleveland.<br /><br />At least he's getting regular playing time in AAA (though still has moved around some).<br /><br /><br />Sucks that Jordan Brown is on the DL......was really hoping to see him sooner rather than later....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666431387884521496.post-65710311899584379192009-08-15T20:01:02.462-04:002009-08-15T20:01:02.462-04:00questions
1.When will Gimeniz get a hit again
2....questions <br /><br />1.When will Gimeniz get a hit again<br />2. Why iasn't Marte playing more<br />3. Jamie Carroll in RF <br />4. will laporta be up at all this year <br />5. Does laffey and huff have a chance to make it <br />6. Who will be the browns QBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com