Jake Westbrook – From Tommy John to Opening Day Starter?

It’s all about 2011-2012. The last thing on my mind is our Opening Day starter for next year. Oh, and if Jake is the OD starter in either ’11 or ’12, we’ve got problems.

Jake Westbrook – Opening Day Starter

Sounds pretty good, wonder what kind of prospects we can get for that

Hope, hope, hope, hope, hope.

Cmon, get serious. What’s the odds not only of Jake starting opening day, but working injury free in 2010. How can any GM make such an absurd statment.

Oh yea…..one who’s conning the gullible public……aka Pinnochio.

When asked who might be the Indians’ opening day starter next season, GM Mark Shapiro said, “Bob Feller if he’s healthy since we have pretty much dumped most of our pitchers for a bag of balls. Which i had some!”

Yea JM. He forgot to use capital letters there. The official WFNY sarcasm font.

Jake Westbrook will be opening day starter and will spend the rest of 2010 on the DL. Nothing Mark Shapiro says means anything to me. He and his bosses the Dolans have successfully recreated the Indians of the 80′s. And while I wax nostalgic for thngs of the 80′s from time to time,The 80′ Tribe is not one of those things. We’ve become the Ebay to the rest of MLB; we’ll sell anyone for the right price…no matter their skill or their fan appeal.

every time I read anything about the indians, I get anxious and excited because they’re a young team with a promising future…then I read all the whiney, sniffling comments by “fans” and wonder why they even bother watching or follow a team they seem to hate so much…it seems pretty stupid to me why someone would even waste their time commenting about it…no wonder players dont want to stay here…

@13 Amen. If you hate the team so much stop reading articles and commenting everytime someone tries to write an objective article.

@16 – I didnt mean to imply that I was referring to anyone in particular…I just meant that while this team is trying to accomplish something, theres one or two people every single indians post that just say the same whiney lines over any over…i have no problem with alternative views, but it just gets old really quick when your argument is based on personal feelings and not facts or insight…

I agree that I am not particularly excited about Jake being the opening day starter (although if I had my way, I might choose Rondon or Masterson, just for the excitement factor) but, it is what it is…you may not like it either, and OD doesnt really mean much of anything anyways…its 1/162th of the season, and will not make or break the team…

No one necessarily wants to root for a team they can identify with, but with the injection of young guys and some power arms….its just exciting to think about the possibilities…sure they might stink to high heaven, but theres the same 50/50 shot that they find the magic they had in the 90s…people are completely writing them off based on their feelings being hurt because they traded some guys…*sniffle*…get over it…its professional sports…players come and go…

I love when someone gets a gig on a noted site like this one and thinks he knows more than anyone else. I realize the stabbing comments are directed at my earlier post.

I have been an Indians fan the better part of my life…I’ve been to Muni to see Buddy Bell, Toby Harrah, Rick Manning, Miguel Dilone, and so manny others. I have cheered with great achievements among difficult times Thorton’s cycle, Barker’s perfect game. DON’T question my fandom!

You say people are entitled to their opinions and feelings then blast them for expressing them. I have looked into the players we recieved and am excited about the possibilities. I question the price we have paid for them, but as you say “it’s professional sports” and sometimes you have to take these chances we’ll see, and I will cheer them win or lose. I am just not convinced the current administration has what it takes so, mister high and mighty blogger get over yourself.

Scott, when I wrote “gig” I simply meant this type of open forum where people express their views. I realized after completing this comment that my wording might be misinterpreted as indicationg one of the writers. Sorry for the confusion.

Scott – I think he is referring to me…he’s referring to me, even though I didnt refer to him…regardless…I dont really see where “stabbing” comments are coming from, as I too, have been to games since I was old enough to remember…I dont think it makes a difference how long you were a fan or what you have done…what matters is that you provide a good, articulated argument as to why you might know more than everyone else…rather than just throw up your hands and say “they’re horrible”…give me reasons…I have absolutely NO problem admitting when I’m wrong and have done so many times…

If you think they’re making a mistake and dont have a clue, then why were they just named top manager and GM when they were making their run, only to be called “stupid” or something a year and a half later? they looked like geniuses and most people would have a hard time debating that fact when they won those awards….the accolades were something along the lines of “they’re doing a great job with little resources”…now that they are trying to recapture that with what they feel is their best chance, now theyre imbeciles? i just dont see it…

if anyone has taken personal offense, my apologies, I did not intend for that…I was making a blanket statement about a few people, but didnt mean to make someone feel singled out…

I dont understand why people do have this strange love affair with players though…even if they leave your team, theyre still the same players…if you liked who they were when they were playing for your team, why does that preclude you from stopping liking them or your team? why would you have to choose? you dont have to…heck, I still root for ManRam, CC, Giles, etc…I love em no matter what uni theyre wearing…and on top of it, i still root for my Tribe…as a fan, its all you can do…

I really don’t feel like making this a battle. I just don’t appreciate being told I’m not a real fan or don’t have a clue what I’m talking about because I disagree with you.

As to Gm of the year have you always agreed with every MVP award? or every Grammy or Oscar handed out? Awards are little more than arbitrary accolades.

I will cheer heartily for whomever the line up includes, and as I said before I am excited to see what the new acquisitions will bring.

I just would like to see Shapiro get a better value for players he is unloading . This may be due to economic pressure from above to unload salary, or concern that he won’t be able to make the deal if he asks for what he thinks a certain player is worth, and I even admit that I am not at the table when these deals were hashed out. I just believe that he sold short on the V-mart and Lee deals and my frustration with losing talent and favored players…forgive me for being a fan.

I am sorry for causing such turmoil. I will endevor to keep my comments to myself.

Just get rid ofWedge.