May 24, 2013

While We’re Waiting… Keith Dambrot’s sensational story

February 24, 2013 by 2 Comments

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This was a great story. Another little-known fact in Keith Dambrot’s amazing journey? He coached my brothers’ Jewish Community Center CYO team in the late ’90s, just before latching on with LeBron James at St. V-M, then heading back to Akron. What a coach: “Dambrot is driven by routine and superstition, and these walks are driven by his desire to still be making them almost decade from now. He’s 54, and he signed a 10-year extension with his alma mater last summer. He’s come face to face with his coaching mortality once, and before he hands off the reigns at Akron he wants to continue to both figuratively raise the ceiling for the program and, sometime soon, literally stick the shovel in the ground for a new arena.” [Zac Jackson/FOX Sports Ohio] [Read more...]

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Box Score: White Sox 9, Indians 0

October 3, 2012 by 1 Comment

The Indians (68-94) season has come to a woeful, merciless end. In a game as fitting as possible for this entire season, the White Sox (85-77) poured on 16 hits, led by three homers from backup first baseman Dan Johnson (his first HRs of the season), in a complete thrashing of the Tribe.

The next time you see Cleveland baseball, there likely will be plenty of changes to the lineup and the coaching staff. Oh, and Travis Hafner popped out to White Sox 3B Jose Lopez in the ninth. That seems ironic, doesn’t it?

 

Scoring Summary
Top 2nd: Chi White Sox
- D. Johnson homered to deep right, D. Viciedo scored
Top 4th: Chi White Sox
- H. Gimenez singled to shallow center, D. Viciedo scored, H. Gimenez to second on first baseman J. Hannahan’s fielding error
Top 5th: Chi White Sox
- P. Konerko homered to deep left, R. Olmedo scored
- D. Johnson homered to deep right, D. Viciedo scored
Top 9th: Chi White Sox
- D. Viciedo homered to right
- D. Johnson homered to right
 Chi White Sox
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
O. Hudson 2b 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .197
D. Wise rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 .259
P. Konerko dh 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 2 .298
D. Viciedo lf 4 4 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .255
D. Johnson 1b 5 3 3 5 3 0 0 0 1 .364
J. Lopez 3b 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .246
H. Gimenez c 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .455
J. Danks cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 .000
R. Olmedo ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .244
 Totals 41 9 16 9 5 5 7 1 17
 Batting
2B - D Viciedo (18, D Huff); R Olmedo (2, V Pestano).
HR - P Konerko (26, 5th inning off D Huff 1 on, 2 Out), D Viciedo (25, 9th inning off V Pestano 0 on, 0 Out), D Johnson 3 (3, 2nd inning off D Huff 1 on, 0 Out, 5th inning off D Huff 1 on, 2 Out, 9th inning off V Pestano 0 on, 0 Out).
RBI - P Konerko 2 (75), D Viciedo (78), D Johnson 5 (6), H Gimenez (1).
2-out RBI - P Konerko 2, D Johnson 2, H Gimenez.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - O Hudson 2, P Konerko 1, D Viciedo 1, J Danks 2.
GIDP - O Hudson, P Konerko, R Olmedo.
Team LOB - 10.
 Base Running
SB - D Wise (19, 2nd base off D Huff/L Marson).
 Fielding
DP - 1 (R Olmedo-O Hudson-D Johnson).
 Cleveland
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
S. Choo rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .283
J. Kipnis 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
L. Chisenhall 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .268
R. Canzler lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 .269
T. Hafner dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .228
C. Phelps ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .212
J. Hannahan 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244
L. Marson c 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .226
J. Donald cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .202
 Totals 31 0 5 0 0 2 9 0 8
 Batting
2B - J Kipnis (22, B Omogrosso).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L Chisenhall 2, R Canzler 1, T Hafner 1.
GIDP - J Hannahan.
Team LOB - 6.
 Fielding
E - L Chisenhall (6, throw); J Hannahan (14, field).
DP - 3 (D Huff-C Phelps-J Hannahan, C Phelps-J Kipnis-J Hannahan, C Phelps-J Kipnis-J Hannahan).
 Chi White Sox
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
G. Floyd (W, 12-11) 7.0 3 0 0 2 6 0 1.36 4.29
B. Omogrosso 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1.38 2.57
L. Septimo 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.98 5.02
 Cleveland
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
D. Huff (L, 3-1) 4.2 9 7 3 2 2 3 1.31 3.38
T. Sipp 1.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 1.27 4.42
C. Seddon 1.1 3 0 0 1 0 0 1.40 3.67
F. Herrmann 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.83 2.33
V. Pestano 0.2 3 2 2 1 2 2 1.10 2.57
C. Allen 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.52 3.72
WP - T Sipp.
Pitches-strikes - G Floyd 99-59; B Omogrosso 14-11; L Septimo 13-9; D Huff 96-58; T Sipp 22-14; C Seddon 20-11; F Herrmann 4-3; V Pestano 21-13; C Allen 3-2.
Ground balls-fly balls - G Floyd 7-7; B Omogrosso 2-0; L Septimo 1-1; D Huff 10-10; T Sipp 1-1; C Seddon 4-0; F Herrmann 1-0; V Pestano 0-2; C Allen 1-0.
Batters faced - G Floyd 25; B Omogrosso 4; L Septimo 4; D Huff 25; T Sipp 6; C Seddon 7; F Herrmann 1; V Pestano 6; C Allen 1.
Game Details
Umpires: HP–Mike Everitt. 1B–Laz Diaz. 2B–Tim Welke. 3B–Paul Schrieber.
Weather: 64 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, out to right.

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Box Score: White Sox 11, Indians 0

October 2, 2012 by 3 Comments

While the White Sox claimed a big victory today, the Indians already had knocked Chicago out of playoff contention last week. Detroit’s Monday night victory clinched the AL Central for the Tigers, accomplishing an impressive September comeback to win the worst division in baseball.

And, oh yeah, the Indians lost badly on Monday. They managed just two hits and one walk while striking out 12 times against the fearsome trio of Hector Santiago, Jesse Crain and Leyson Septimo.

Only two games remain now for the Tribe (67-93) in 2012, who secured their third season with less than 70 wins since 2009. They’re one of only 5 MLB teams (Kansas City, NY Mets, Pittsburgh, Houston) to not have a .500 record or better during these four years.

 
Scoring Summary
Top 6th: Chi White Sox
- A. Dunn singled to shallow center, D. Wise scored
- A. Rios singled to left, A. Dunn scored, P. Konerko to second
- A.J. Pierzynski singled to right center, P. Konerko scored, A. Rios to third
- D. Viciedo singled to right, A. Rios scored, A.J. Pierzynski to third
Top 8th: Chi White Sox
- A. Ramirez singled to shallow center, A.J. Pierzynski scored, D. Viciedo to second
Top 9th: Chi White Sox
- A. Dunn singled to shallow right, D. Wise scored, K. Youkilis to second
- P. Konerko singled to shallow right, K. Youkilis scored, A. Dunn to third
- D. Viciedo homered to deep left, J. Danks, R. Olmedo and A.J. Pierzynski scored
 Chi White Sox
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
D. Wise cf 6 2 2 0 0 0 3 1 2 .262
K. Youkilis 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .235
    J. Lopez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
A. Dunn dh 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 0 1 .206
    J. Danks pr-rf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
P. Konerko 1b 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 .299
    R. Olmedo pr-3b 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
A. Rios rf 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 .304
    L. Septimo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A.J. Pierzynski c 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 .278
D. Viciedo lf 4 1 2 5 1 1 1 0 2 .252
A. Ramirez ss 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 .265
G. Beckham 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .234
 Totals 42 11 15 11 1 4 11 1 18
 Batting
HR - D Viciedo (23, 9th inning off S Maine 3 on, 1 Out).
RBI - A Dunn 2 (96), P Konerko (73), A Rios (91), A Pierzynski (77), D Viciedo 5 (75), A Ramirez (73).
2-out RBI - A Dunn, A Rios, A Pierzynski, D Viciedo, A Ramirez.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Dunn 1, A Ramirez 3, G Beckham 1.
GIDP - A Rios.
Team LOB - 8.
 Base Running
SB - D Wise (18, 2nd base off C Kluber/C Santana).
 Fielding
DP - 1 (H Santiago-G Beckham-P Konerko).
 Cleveland
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
S. Choo rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .284
    T. Neal ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
J. Kipnis 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .256
    C. Phelps ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
A. Cabrera ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273
    B. Lillibridge ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .197
C. Santana c 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 .253
R. Canzler dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .291
M. Brantley cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .287
M. LaPorta 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .241
L. Chisenhall 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .271
V. Rottino lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .111
 Totals 28 0 2 0 0 1 12 0 7
 Batting
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Santana 1.
GIDP - C Santana.
Team LOB - 4.
 Fielding
E - L Chisenhall (5, throw).
PB - C Santana 2.
DP - 1 (L Chisenhall-J Kipnis-M LaPorta).
 Chi White Sox
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
H. Santiago (W, 4-1) 7.0 1 0 0 1 10 0 1.34 3.33
J. Crain 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.08 2.44
L. Septimo 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.08 5.54
 Cleveland
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
C. Kluber (L, 2-5) 5.2 5 4 4 2 6 0 1.49 5.14
J. Smith 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1.18 3.00
S. Barnes 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.33 4.50
C. Allen 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 1.53 3.77
E. Rogers 0.1 4 4 4 0 0 0 1.12 3.12
S. Maine 1.0 2 2 2 1 2 1 2.67 10.50
HBP - T Neal (by L Septimo); A Cabrera (by H Santiago).
Pitches-strikes - L Septimo 11-6; H Santiago 108-78; J Crain 13-8; C Kluber 97-62; J Smith 16-11; S Barnes 5-3; C Allen 28-19; E Rogers 22-14; S Maine 30-17.
Ground balls-fly balls - L Septimo 2-1; H Santiago 8-3; J Crain 2-0; C Kluber 6-4; J Smith 5-0; S Barnes 0-0; C Allen 3-0; E Rogers 0-1; S Maine 0-2.
Batters faced - L Septimo 5; H Santiago 23; J Crain 3; C Kluber 23; J Smith 6; S Barnes 1; C Allen 5; E Rogers 5; S Maine 6.
Game Details
Umpires: HP–Tim Welke. 1B–Paul Schrieber. 2B–Mike Everitt. 3B–Laz Diaz.
Weather: 61 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, in from right.

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Box Score: Indians 15, Royals 4

September 23, 2012 by 1 Comment

This is very typical Cleveland, right? A day after losing their 90th game of the season, the Indians rallied back to score 15 runs today against the Royals. Seven of those runs came in a hectic top of the ninth inning.

The stars of the game: starter David Huff and the six players that collected at least two hits, led by Carlos Santana’s two homers. Yeah, whoever thought that sentence was possible in the first half of this season?

With the victory, the Indians (63-90) ensure that they will not lose 100 games this season. Win-win.

Scoring Summary
Bot 3rd: Kansas City
- A. Moore homered to deep left
 
Top 6th: Cleveland
- A. Cabrera singled to shallow center, J. Kipnis scored
- C. Santana homered to deep right, A. Cabrera scored
 
Top 7th: Cleveland
- S. Choo stole third, J. Kipnis stole second, S. Choo scored on A. Moore’s fielding error
- C. Santana singled to shallow right, J. Kipnis to third, A. Cabrera to second, J. Kipnis scored, A. Cabrera to third, C. Santana to second on right fielder J. Francoeur’s fielding error
- C. Kotchman singled to deep center, A. Cabrera scored, C. Santana to third, M. Brantley to second
- J. Hannahan singled to shallow left, C. Santana scored, M. Brantley to third, C. Kotchman to second
- E. Carrera grounded out to shortstop, M. Brantley scored, C. Kotchman to third, J. Hannahan to second
 
Bot 7th: Kansas City
- T. Abreu hit sacrifice fly to right center, J. Francoeur scored
 
Bot 8th: Kansas City
- B. Butler doubled to shallow left, I. Falu scored
- J. Francoeur singled to shallow right center, B. Butler scored
 
Top 9th: Cleveland
- E. Carrera singled to shallow center, M. Brantley scored, J. Hannahan to second
- S. Choo walked, J. Hannahan scored, E. Carrera to third, L. Marson to second
- J. Kipnis grounded into fielder’s choice, E. Carrera scored, L. Marson to third, S. Choo out at second
- A. Cabrera singled to shallow right, L. Marson scored, J. Kipnis to second
- C. Santana homered to right, J. Kipnis and A. Cabrera scored
 
 Cleveland
  AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
S. Choo rf 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 4 .279  
J. Kipnis 2b 6 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 .255  
A. Cabrera ss 5 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 .270  
C. Santana dh 6 3 3 5 2 0 1 0 1 .257  
M. Brantley cf 5 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .286  
C. Kotchman 1b 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .233  
J. Hannahan 3b 3 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 .241  
E. Carrera lf 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 .240  
L. Marson c 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 .221  
 Totals 43 15 16 13 2 8 3 2 15  
 
 Batting
2B - M Brantley (37, J Jeffress).
 
3B - J Kipnis (4, J Odorizzi).
 
HR - C Santana 2 (18, 6th inning off J Odorizzi 1 on, 1 Out, 9th inning off L Coleman 2 on, 2 Out).
 
RBI - S Choo (57), J Kipnis (70), A Cabrera 2 (61), C Santana 5 (75), C Kotchman (54), J Hannahan (28), E Carrera 2 (9).
 
2-out RBI - A Cabrera, C Santana 3.
 
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Choo 2, E Carrera 1.
 
Team LOB - 9.
 
 Base Running
SB - S Choo (19, 3rd base off V Mazzaro/A Moore), J Kipnis (28, 2nd base off V Mazzaro/A Moore).
 
 Kansas City
  AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
J. Bourgeois cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278  
A. Escobar ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293  
    I. Falu ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .355  
A. Gordon lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292  
B. Butler dh 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 .312  
J. Francoeur rf 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .238  
J. Giavotella 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235  
E. Hosmer 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .237  
T. Abreu 3b 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .288  
A. Moore c 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 .333  
 Totals 32 4 7 4 1 2 3 0 8  
 
 Batting
2B - B Butler (30, T Sipp); J Francoeur (24, E Rogers).
 
HR - A Moore (1, 3rd inning off D Huff 0 on, 1 Out).
 
SF - T Abreu.
 
RBI - B Butler (101), J Francoeur (42), T Abreu (12), A Moore (1).
 
2-out RBI - B Butler, J Francoeur.
 
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Butler 1.
 
Team LOB - 5.
 
 Base Running
CS - J Francoeur (7, 2nd base by D Huff/L Marson).
 Fielding
E - A Escobar (18, field); J Francoeur (2, field); A Moore (1, field).
 
 Cleveland
  IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
D. Huff (W, 2-0) 5.2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1.00 2.25  
E. Rogers (H, 5) 1.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1.09 2.54  
T. Sipp 0.2 3 2 2 0 0 0 1.31 4.76  
J. Smith 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.21 3.19  
V. Pestano 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.01 2.07  
 
 Kansas City
  IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
J. Odorizzi (L, 0-1) 5.1 6 3 3 1 3 1 1.31 5.06  
F. Bueno 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.13 1.80  
E. Teaford 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1.37 4.74  
V. Mazzaro 0.0 2 3 3 2 0 0 1.72 6.30  
T. Hottovy 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.64 3.68  
J. Jeffress 1.2 3 6 6 3 0 0 2.08 5.25  
L. Coleman 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 1 1.39 4.11  
 
 
IBB - M Brantley (by V Mazzaro).
 
HBP - A Gordon (by D Huff).
 
Pitches-strikes - D Huff 86-55; E Rogers 15-10; T Sipp 25-18; J Smith 3-2; V Pestano 11-9; J Odorizzi 87-55; F Bueno 9-5; E Teaford 15-7; V Mazzaro 16-7; T Hottovy 12-6; J Jeffress 40-18; L Coleman 15-10.
 
Ground balls-fly balls - D Huff 5-9; E Rogers 1-3; T Sipp 0-1; J Smith 1-0; V Pestano 0-1; J Odorizzi 6-10; F Bueno 2-1; E Teaford 1-0; V Mazzaro 0-1; T Hottovy 1-0; J Jeffress 5-1; L Coleman 0-1.
 
Batters faced - D Huff 21; E Rogers 6; T Sipp 5; J Smith 1; V Pestano 3; J Odorizzi 23; F Bueno 3; E Teaford 3; V Mazzaro 4; T Hottovy 4; J Jeffress 11; L Coleman 3.

 

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Sunday Tribe Notes: Indians Look to Avoid Another Sweep, Aeros Claim Eastern League Title Again

September 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Isn’t it unbelievable to consider that the Cleveland Indians are 9-8 against the Detroit Tigers this season? Think of all of the things that had to go right for that to occur.

Yes, it kind of makes some sense when you hear that Detroit has won five of seven since the Indians’ latest six-week nose dive, but it’s still an unbelievable fact.

It means that even if the Tribe falls today – which would mark a scintillating seventh series sweep since July 26 – they’d still perfectly finish at .500 against the superstar-heavy Tigers.

After today’s contest at Progressive Field – which many have called Comerica Park this weekend because of the lack of Cleveland noise and influx of Motor City fans – the Indians will have 15 games remaining in 2012. It’d be a huge miracle if the team even manages 70 wins, a crazy concept if you had asked me on July 26 when we were 50-49. [Read more...]

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Box Score: Tigers 4, Indians 0

September 14, 2012 by 3 Comments

So this one was pretty much over in the first inning, right? Justin Verlander against Corey Kluber isn’t really fair, and after Detroit scored 2 in the first, then 2 more in the second, this one was over.

Kudos to the bullpen — Chris Seddon and Frank Herrmann — at least, for settling the score at that. But Verlander went a very solid seven innings and the abysmal Indians offense couldn’t muster anything.

Top 1st: Detroit
- D. Young singled to shallow center, M. Cabrera scored, P. Fielder to second
- B. Boesch singled to shallow center, P. Fielder scored, D. Young to second
Top 2nd: Detroit
- A. Jackson doubled to shallow right, A. Avila scored
- M. Cabrera singled to shallow center, A. Jackson scored
 Detroit
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
A. Jackson cf 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .307
A. Dirks lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .313
M. Cabrera 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .329
P. Fielder 1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
D. Young dh 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 .271
B. Boesch rf 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .247
    A. Garcia rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294
J. Peralta ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .253
A. Avila c 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 .242
O. Infante 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .255
 Totals 34 4 8 4 0 2 10 0 7
 Batting
2B - A Jackson (25, C Kluber); B Boesch (22, C Kluber).
RBI - A Jackson (58), M Cabrera (119), D Young (63), B Boesch (53).
2-out RBI - M Cabrera, D Young, B Boesch.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Young 1, J Peralta 1.
Team LOB - 6.
 Fielding
DP - 1 (J Verlander-J Peralta-P Fielder).
 Cleveland
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
S. Choo rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 .280
J. Kipnis 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 .253
C. Santana c 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
R. Canzler lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .262
C. Kotchman 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .227
L. Chisenhall 3b 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .289
M. LaPorta dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 .233
E. Carrera cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 .255
J. Donald ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .191
    B. Lillibridge ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .187
 Totals 32 0 6 0 0 2 7 0 18
 Batting
2B - C Santana (27, J Verlander); L Chisenhall (3, J Verlander).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Choo 1, C Kotchman 2, E Carrera 1, J Donald 2.
GIDP - C Santana.
Team LOB - 8.
 Fielding
Outfield assists - R Canzler.
 Detroit
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
J. Verlander (W, 14-8) 7.0 6 0 0 1 6 0 1.05 2.82
J. Benoit 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.09 3.30
J. Valverde 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.22 3.56
 Cleveland
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
C. Kluber (L, 1-4) 5.0 8 4 4 2 5 0 1.67 5.48
C. Seddon 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.37 4.10
F. Herrmann 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.03 3.86
HBP - J Donald (by J Verlander); P Fielder (by C Kluber).
Pitches-strikes - J Verlander 110-77; J Benoit 19-12; J Valverde 11-6; C Kluber 92-55; C Seddon 24-20; F Herrmann 24-16.
Ground balls-fly balls - J Verlander 10-7; J Benoit 1-1; J Valverde 0-3; C Kluber 9-5; C Seddon 2-1; F Herrmann 0-4.
Batters faced - J Verlander 28; J Benoit 3; J Valverde 4; C Kluber 25; C Seddon 6; F Herrmann 6.
Game Details
Umpires: HP–Wally Bell. 1B–Mike Winters. 2B–Mark Wegner. 3B–Brian Knight.
Weather: 63 degrees, clear.
Wind: 6 mph, in from center.

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Box Score: Blue Jays 3, Indians 0

July 15, 2012 by 3 Comments

The Indians faltered again today in a rubber match against the Blue Jays. Toronto scored three times against Derek Lowe in the third, and that was all the offense for the day.

The bats were miserable again today, with the team mustering just five hits and five walks total. Yet again, there were several wasted opportunities and some truly awful at-bats by the bottom of the lineup.

Cleveland now goes off to Tampa Bay for four games this week before returning home Friday to take on Baltimore. Hooray for lots of doses of the AL East right after the All-Star Break.

Scoring Summary
Bot 3rd: Toronto
- J.P. Arencibia singled to center, K. Johnson scored
- C. Rasmus singled to shallow center, J.P. Arencibia scored
- A. Lind walked, C. Rasmus scored, J. Bautista to third, E. Encarnacion to second
 Cleveland
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
S. Choo rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .294
A. Cabrera ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .278
J. Kipnis 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .272
T. Hafner dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .231
C. Santana c 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 .222
M. Brantley cf 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .302
C. Kotchman 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 .238
J. Damon lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 .219
    S. Duncan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233
J. Hannahan 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 .236
    J. Lopez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265
 Totals 31 0 5 0 0 5 9 0 17
 Batting
2B – M Brantley 2 (27, C Villanueva, D Oliver).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – C Santana 1, C Kotchman 1, J Damon 1, J Hannahan 1, J Lopez 1.
GIDP – A Cabrera.
Team LOB – 9.
 Fielding
E – C Santana (6, throw).
DP – 1 (J Kipnis-A Cabrera-C Kotchman).
 Toronto
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
B. Lawrie 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286
C. Rasmus cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .253
J. Bautista rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .245
E. Encarnacion 1b 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .293
A. Lind dh 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 .229
Y. Escobar ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 .251
K. Johnson 2b 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .245
B. Francisco lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .250
    R. Davis pr-lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
J.P. Arencibia c 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .232
 Totals 27 3 5 3 0 4 7 2 6
 Batting
2B – J Bautista (14, J Smith); B Francisco (5, J Smith).
RBI – C Rasmus (54), A Lind (25), J Arencibia (43).
2-out RBI – C Rasmus, A Lind.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – E Encarnacion 1, Y Escobar 2.
GIDP – A Lind.
Team LOB – 4.
 Base Running
SB – J Bautista (5, 2nd base off D Lowe/C Santana), K Johnson (10, 3rd base off D Lowe/C Santana).
CS – R Davis (7, 3rd base by J Smith/C Santana).
 Fielding
DP – 1 (E Encarnacion-Y Escobar).
 Cleveland
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
D. Lowe (L, 8-7) 6.0 3 3 3 4 5 0 1.56 4.43
J. Smith 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1.14 2.97
 Toronto
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
C. Villanueva (W, 4-0) 6.0 3 0 0 5 8 0 1.33 2.68
J. Frasor 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.37 3.53
D. Oliver (S, 1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.92 1.30

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Indians’ Struggles By The Numbers

June 28, 2012 by 4 Comments

Taking a page from Rick’s book today, I’m here with some illustrious stats about the Cleveland Indians. These aren’t the prettiest, so you might want to spare your kids from seeing these.

-51 – Indians’ run differential this season, sixth-worst in MLB. The team with the sixth-worst record is Houston at 32-43 (.427).

12-3 (.800) – CLE’s record in one-run games, the best percentage-wise in MLB. Baltimore is second-best at 13-6 (.684). This might explain how the team is shockingly still at .500 on the season. For comparison’s sake, no team has finished with a win percentage better than .636 in one-run games over the past three seasons.

10-9 (.526) – Indians’ record in two-run games, tied for 12th-best percentage-wise in MLB. San Francisco is best at 11-5 (.688). While this isn’t sensational, it’s still above average. [Read more...]

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Yankees 5, Indians 4: Welcome Back to the Land of .500

June 28, 2012 by 5 Comments

That was an unbelievable home run by Robinson Cano. Down a run in the sixth, 1-2 count against one of the hotter starters in the AL Central 1 , and he blasts one off the end of his bat for a two-run homer to the opposite field.

Can we just focus on that part of the game, please? Because with that one swing the Yankees deserved to win this contest.

But, of course, all anyone is talking about is how the Indians stranded the bases loaded in the ninth inning to end the game. So while this wasn’t as ugly a game as the last four losses, this one sure was more heartbreaking.

With the loss, Cleveland fell back to .500 on the season at 37-37, and now sits 2.5 games behind the White Sox following their victory last night.

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  1. Yes, Ubaldo Jimenez was pitching that well recently before Wednesday’s game. Entering play, he was 2-1 with a 2.05 ERA in four June starts since being skipped once in the rotation. Most importantly, however, he had 25 strikeouts against only seven walks in 26.1 innings pitched. Sounds like ace material to me, although in a small sample size. [back]

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Box Score: Indians 3, Twins 6

June 3, 2012 by 4 Comments

Weren’t you looking forward to this weeklong home stand against the Royals and Twins? I certainly was, and this 2-4 result definitely was not what I was hoping for.

The Indians fell to 28-25 with the loss today, and now enter one of their most difficult stretches of the season leading up to the All-Star Break. Justin Masterson was again mediocre, Jason Kipnis went 0-for-4 and the Tribe managed just three unearned runs against Minnesota lefty Scott Diamond. Stay tuned tomorrow as I’m sure TD will be extra joyous about this one.

Minnesota
  AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg 
D. Span cf 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 .297  
B. Revere rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286  
J. Mauer dh 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 .298  
    D. Mastroianni ph-dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115  
J. Willingham lf 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .280  
J. Morneau 1b 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .236  
R. Doumit c 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .265  
B. Dozier ss 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 .245  
T. Plouffe 3b 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .198  
    J. Carroll 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225  
A. Casilla 2b 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 .237  
 Totals 36 6 11 6 0 3 7 2 14  
 
 Batting
2B – J Willingham 2 (17, J Masterson, N Hagadone); B Dozier (5, J Masterson); T Plouffe (4, J Accardo).
 
SF – A Casilla 2.
 
RBI – J Mauer (25), J Willingham (36), J Morneau (27), R Doumit (26), A Casilla 2 (11).
 
2-out RBI – J Morneau, R Doumit.
 
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – D Span 1, B Revere 1, J Morneau 1, R Doumit 1, A Casilla 1.
 
Team LOB – 8.
 
 Base Running
SB – D Span (7, 2nd base off J Masterson/L Marson), B Revere (5, 2nd base off N Hagadone/L Marson).
 Fielding
E – B Dozier (6, throw 2); T Plouffe (5, field).
 
Outfield assists – J Willingham.
 
DP – 2 (B Dozier-A Casilla-J Morneau, A Casilla-B Dozier-J Morneau).
 
 Cleveland
  AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg 
S. Choo rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270  
J. Kipnis 2b 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .280  
A. Cabrera ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295  
J. Lopez 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .269  
M. Brantley cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281  
S. Duncan dh 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 .213  
M. LaPorta 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .250  
A. Cunningham lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200  
    C. Kotchman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .209  
L. Marson c 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .186  
    L. Chisenhall ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333  
 Totals 35 3 9 3 0 0 2 0 10  
 
 Batting
2B – S Choo (14, S Diamond); L Marson (3, S Diamond).
 
SF – J Lopez.
 
RBI – J Lopez (16), S Duncan (12), L Marson (3).
 
2-out RBI – S Duncan.
 
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – J Kipnis 2.
 
GIDP – S Duncan, C Kotchman.
 
Team LOB – 6.
 
 Fielding
E – M Brantley (1, field).
 
 Minnesota
  IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA 
S. Diamond (W, 4-1) 7.0 7 3 0 0 2 0 1.19 1.86  
G. Perkins (H, 8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.22 3.13  
M. Capps (S, 12) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.05 3.43  
 
 Cleveland
  IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA 
J. Masterson (L, 2-5) 6.0 7 3 3 3 3 0 1.51 5.09  
N. Hagadone 0.2 3 2 2 0 2 0 1.04 2.95  
J. Accardo 1.1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0.84 1.69  
C. Perez 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.98 2.53

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Box Score: Indians 4, Twins 7

June 2, 2012 by 2 Comments

Josh Tomlin had a rough start early, and although the Tribe caught up to tie it at 4-4, the team lost energy from there. The Twins held on to win game two of this series at Progressive Field, thanks to a big day at the plate from Joe Mauer and a stellar catch from Ben Revere in the ninth inning.

The Indians will definitely need tomorrow’s game in order to save face in the AL Central. You can’t lose an entire series to one of the worst teams in the majors and expect to keep competing the playoff race, especially with the upcoming difficult schedule set to begin soon.

 Minnesota
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
D. Span cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .303
B. Revere rf 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .292
J. Mauer c 5 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 2 .298
J. Willingham lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .276
J. Morneau 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .237
R. Doumit dh 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .265
B. Dozier ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232
T. Plouffe 3b 4 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 .176
    A. Casilla 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
J. Carroll 2b-3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 .225
 Totals 38 7 12 7 2 1 4 0 12
 Batting
HR - J Mauer (3, 7th inning off T Sipp 1 on, 0 Out), T Plouffe (6, 6th inning off J Tomlin 0 on, 1 Out).
RBI - J Mauer 3 (24), J Morneau (26), T Plouffe 3 (11).
2-out RBI - T Plouffe 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Morneau 1, J Carroll 1.
GIDP - J Mauer 2.
Team LOB - 5.
 Fielding
Outfield assists - J Willingham.
 Cleveland
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
S. Choo rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 .264
J. Kipnis 2b 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .286
A. Cabrera ss 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 .296
J. Lopez dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .267
M. Brantley cf 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 .276
C. Kotchman 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .210
J. Damon lf 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 .180
L. Chisenhall 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .353
L. Marson c 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .175
    S. Duncan ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
 Totals 35 4 9 4 0 3 8 2 11
 Batting
RBI - A Cabrera (21), M Brantley 2 (24), L Marson (2).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Choo 1, C Kotchman 1, J Damon 2.
Team LOB - 7.
 Base Running
SB - J Kipnis (13, 2nd base off P Walters/J Mauer), L Chisenhall (2, 2nd base off P Walters/J Mauer).
 Fielding
DP - 2 (J Kipnis-A Cabrera-C Kotchman, J Kipnis-A Cabrera-C Kotchman).
 Minnesota
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
P.J. Walters 4.1 8 4 4 3 2 0 1.36 3.69
B. Duensing (W, 1-2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.02 2.86
J. Burton (H, 8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.89 3.98
G. Perkins (H, 7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.23 3.27
M. Capps (S, 11) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.05 3.60
 Cleveland
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
J. Tomlin (L, 2-3) 6.0 10 5 5 1 3 1 1.31 5.32
T. Sipp 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 1.58 6.86
J. Smith 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.30 3.52
S. Barnes 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.00 0.00

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While We’re Waiting… Competing in the AL Central, More ID Fraud Coming and a Brian Sipe Sighting

January 30, 2012 by 3 Comments

While We’re Waiting serves as the early morning gathering of WFNY-esque information for your viewing pleasure. Have something you think we should see? Send it to our tips email at tips@waitingfornextyear.com.

The only division we can compete in? “Outside of the Fielder deal, while teams in the other divisions have improved, the teams in the AL Central this offseason have done very little to make themselves much better. The Royals and Twins have made a few nice signings, but nothing big or that will put them over the top. Like the Indians, the biggest boost to them will be health and the development of their internal players. The White Sox are in sell mode and are retooling and are not considered to be a major factor in the division this season.

Even with the Tigers continuing to add big pieces in the past year, the Indians should thank their lucky stars they are not in the AL East or AL West as they would almost have no chance every year unless they hit on a bunch of young very good players at one time like the Rays. Beating the “buyers” over a 162 game season is a tough task, but the Indians have never had to really worry about that too much in the AL Central.” [Tony/Indians Prospect Insider" [Read more...]

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MLB Trade News: Tigers Get Delmon Young From Twins

August 15, 2011 by 22 Comments

In a rare trade within the division, the Detroit Tigers acquired Delmon Young from the Minnesota Twins for a single A pitcher and the nearly ubiquitous player to be named later.  According to the Detroit Free Press, Young will be in the lineup tonight and playing left field and batting third for the Tigers, who are playing the Twins. Young is having a down year compared to last season, but that can be said of the entire Minnesota Twins team.  The same can also be said of aging Tiger Magglio Ordonez, who at age 37 is batting only 0.223 with 4 home runs and under 0.300 on-base percentage.

I honestly don’t know much about Cole Nelson, the player Detroit traded to Minnesota and obviously the PTBNL is currently still a mystery, but it seems like a measured, aggressive move for the Detroit Tigers as they sit atop the division looking to hold off the Indians and White Sox.

Meanwhile, the Indians will have to continue trying to get healthy and improve from within if they have any hopes of catching the Tigers who are currently 2.5 games in front.

Now, enjoy this video of Delmon Young throwing his bat at an umpire… [Read more...]

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Hot Start, Schmott Schtart: What do the Indians’ First Ten Games Mean?

April 12, 2011 by 16 Comments

I’ve been out of town for several days.  Has anything happened with the Indians while I was gone?

I kid, I kid.  Luckily, my brother’s cable company was running an MLBTV special that allowed me to enjoy—albeit over the protests of his family—the Indians’ recent run of dominance.  Strong starting pitching.  Timely hitting.  Nifty glovework.  Pronk sightings and PureRage fury balls.  It’s been quite fun.

So is this it?  Is this what we’ve been waiting for?  Is it ‘next year’ already? [Read more...]

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Blast From the Past- 1995 Tribe Celebration

February 21, 2011 by 10 Comments

To go along with the piece I wrote over at Still WFNY today, here’s a youtube moment for you to share memories with. The Indians celebrating a Central Division Championship in 1995. Keep the video rolling past the 3 minute mark as the players come back on the field and raise the banner. Ignore the idiot at the 5 minute mark.

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Combing Through the Detritus: Part 2

October 14, 2010 by 3 Comments

On Tuesday we began looking back at the 2010 Indians by comparing them to the 2009 squad.  After many charts (way too many charts), our conclusion was twofold: (1) that the 2010 team, despite having a better final record, was actually less talented than the 2009 version (i.e. they produced fewer wins above replacement); and (2) that the position players were largely to blame for that decrease.

Here’s the first chart that got me going on so many tangents:

2009 2010
Position Player WAR 18.8 9.8
Pitcher WAR 11.0 9.4
TOTAL WAR 29.8 19.2

And because the decrease in pitching talent was fairly minor—a drop from 11.0 WAR in 2009 to 9.4 in 2010—I focused a good deal of my energy on those position players.  We explored the many poor offensive and defensive performances, with only a footnote about the pitching staff’s woes.

You didn’t think I’d let them get off that easily, did you? [Read more...]

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Indians 7, Royals 1: Still Avoiding AL Central Division Last Place!

September 26, 2010 by Leave a Comment

The end of the baseball season means that you have to find small things to cheer about. If you are still contending for the playoffs, it’s about making sure you can secure that spot before resetting the rotation. For the Cleveland Indians however, it’s just about finishing above whomever possible.

Thanks to yet another offensive display courtesy of Shin-Soo Choo, the Indians helped their cause again Saturday night with a 7-1 victory over the Royals. The club is now 4-2 against the Royals in the month of September, leading by a slim half game for the AL Central Division’s fourth place.

Only seven more games now remain in the 2010 season and although certainly playoff chances are entirely over, the Indians are finding their own unique competition. Belting 11 hits in less than four innings against Zack Greinke alone, the Tribe moved back into the drivers seat for not-last place. Follow along after the jump for more news and notes:
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Indians Rally for 5-4 Extra Inning Victory over Twins

May 2, 2010 by 3 Comments

The Indians keep chugging along with their back-and-forth play this season. With game one of the Cavaliers second round series against the Celtics going on at the exact same time, you really didn’t expect much fan support for the Tribe last night.  Playing the first-place Twins on game two of a week-long home stand, it seemed unlikely as well that it could be a double victory night in downtown Cleveland.

Justin Masterson started slow and it certainly looked that way early. Minnesota jumped out to an early 3-0 lead before most fans had even finished their Dollar Dogs, and it looked like a typical blowout for this season. For once though, the Indians did their very best to upstage their neighbors from across the street, showing their dramatic side in a heroic comeback. Led by timely hitting from the top of the batting order and some re-energized pitching, the Indians rallied for a 5-4 win in 11 innings last night.

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While We’re Waiting… Indians Opening Day, Updated NFL Mock Draft and Buckeye Spring Football

April 5, 2010 by 5 Comments

While We’re Waiting serves as the early morning gathering of WFNY-esque information for your viewing pleasure. Have something you think we should see? Send it to our tips email at tips@waitingfornextyear.com

An appropriately-named Tribe preview: “So where does this leave us, as Indians fans heading into the 2010 season?  Are we facing a season like 2003 or 2004?  I don’t think so.  I think we’re looking at 1992, coming off a truly awful season, with a bunch of promising talent in the farm system.  Only this time, there is no new stadium around the corner, and there is no economic boom on the horizon.  The Indians will not be hip in a few years; if we’re lucky, they’ll be edgy.  Just as surely as Jobu can’t hit a curveball, there is no revenue salvation coming in the next few years.  We will not have a top-five payroll, probably not even top ten.

So it’s gut-check time, my friends.  We may well have two 76-win seasons coming our way now, but they won’t be followed by a jump that brings us within 10% of the Yankees payroll.  If we win, it’ll only be because the moves our new GM made worked out really well, and that may or may not happen.” [Jay/Let's Go Tribe]

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While We’re Waiting… MLB Season Begins, Kobe’s Extension and Brandon McDonald

April 4, 2010 by 8 Comments

While We’re Waiting serves up an early morning breakfast buffet of WFNY-esque goodies for your daily viewing pleasure (on weekends too!!) Have something else you think we should see? Send it to our fancy tips email address at tips@waitingfornextyear.com.

Kevin Kaduk and David Brown continue their MLB previews with this long-winded conversation about the American League Central Division: “I’d like to pick the Cleveland Indians higher. Or maybe I need to get higher to pick the Cleveland Indians. One or the other. The Tribe has some very intriguing young players. Matt LaPorta and Michael Brantley are on the verge of something, they hope. I like Lou Marson a lot behind the plate and even if he’s not so good, Carlos Santana awaits in the high minors. Chris Perez has closer’s stuff — which is good, because Kerry Wood’s annual trip to the disabled list has already begun.” [Big League Stew]

On that note as well, take a look at this nice article about how 2010 shapes up with 2009: “With opening day just a weekend away, here is a comparison to this year’s (likely) opening day roster compared to a year ago (when hope was still alive in the world).” [APV/Let's Go Tribe]
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