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Shin-Soo Choo Trade Rumors Heating Up

July 29, 2012 by 52 Comments

After getting swept by Minnesota this weekend, it is pretty reasonable to assume the Indians won’t be buyers at the trade deadline. The rumors are also heavy that they could be sellers with Shin-Soo Choo at the top of the list.

Suitors include the aforementioned Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates.

It’s all so sad for Indians fans. Instead of being contenders themselves, the Indians can potentially make small market dreams come true for the Pittsburgh Pirates. This comes only a few years since the Indians helped fuel a playoff run for the equally small-market Milwaukee Brewers with the C.C. Sabathia trade.

Maybe some day the Indians’ small market dreams will come true. It doesn’t appear to be happening this year, though.

[Related: Defining Sports Failure]

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Indians Weekend Wrapup: The Little Offense That Couldn’t and Its Struggling Pitching Staff

June 18, 2012 by 9 Comments

Lets start with the positives. The Indians drew over 90,000 fans for the three-game weekend series with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Sure, there were plenty of Bucco supporters who made the short trek from the Burgh, but we will take it. More good news – the Indians are in the AL Central division, where no matter how they play, they don’t seem to be losing any real ground. Take this weekend for example. The Tribe lost two of three from the offensively challenged Pirates, yet because the White Sox also lost two of three to the Dodgers in Los Angeles, they remain just a game and a half back.

I watched a weekend full of bad baseball from our Wahoos and it was very frustrating. The Tribe must win with pitching, defense, and timely hitting, and for the most part this weekend, we saw very little of that. Two of the three starts were poor. The defense was porous. The clutch hitting was almost non-existent.

But again, the Indians sit at 33-32, just a game and a half out of first place. They may not look like a contender right now, but they are right there. So let us dig right into the weekend that was in was in Wahooland. [Read more...]

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Box Score: Pirates 9, Indians 2

June 16, 2012 by 1 Comment

This game was close. I swear. You look at this and you’d think, “whelp, Ubaldo must’ve had one of those days”, but that is not the case. Jimenez did his best Dave Burba impression (6.0 IP, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4K) but the Tribe’s bats never figured out Pirates starter AJ Burnett. Both times the Indians scored (two solo shots, from Cabrera and Kotchman, respectively), Ubaldo gave up the momentum and allowed a run the following inning. The bullpen didn’t help matters; Tony Sipp did his best Tony Sipp impression and Nick Hagadone imploded for four runs in the 9th to turn this into a laugher.

The rubber match is 1:00PM on Sunday, Brad Lincoln goes for the Pirates, Jenmar Gomez takes the hill for the Indians.

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 4 9 12 0
 Cleveland 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
WP: A.J. Burnett (7-2)
LP: U. Jimenez (6-5)
Scoring Summary
Bot 1st: Cleveland
- A. Cabrera homered to right
Top 2nd: Pittsburgh
- P. Alvarez homered to deep right
Top 3rd: Pittsburgh
- G. Jones singled to shallow right, N. Walker scored, A. McCutchen to second
Bot 5th: Cleveland
- C. Kotchman homered to deep right
Top 6th: Pittsburgh
- C. McGehee homered to deep left, G. Jones scored
Top 7th: Pittsburgh
- A. Presley homered to deep right
Top 9th: Pittsburgh
- C. McGehee singled to shallow right, N. Walker and M. Hague scored
- P. Alvarez homered to deep right center, C. McGehee scored
Pittsburgh
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
A. Presley lf 6 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 3 .225
N. Walker 2b 3 2 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 .270
A. McCutchen cf 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .323
G. Jones dh 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 .258
    M. Hague ph-dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
C. McGehee 1b 4 2 2 4 1 1 1 0 4 .243
P. Alvarez 3b 4 2 2 3 2 1 0 0 1 .196
J. Tabata rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .230
R. Barajas c 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 .222
C. Barmes ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 .192
 Totals 38 9 12 9 4 8 10 1 18
 Batting
HR - A Presley (4, 7th inning off T Sipp 0 on, 1 Out), C McGehee (3, 6th inning off U Jimenez 1 on, 0 Out), P Alvarez 2 (10, 2nd inning off U Jimenez 0 on, 0 Out, 9th inning off N Hagadone 1 on, 2 Out).
RBI - A Presley (11), G Jones (22), C McGehee 4 (14), P Alvarez 3 (28).
2-out RBI - C McGehee 2, P Alvarez 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Presley 2, C McGehee 1, C Barmes 1.
GIDP - C McGehee.
Team LOB - 10.
 Base Running
SB - N Walker (7, 2nd base off U Jimenez/C Santana).
 Fielding
DP - 1 (N Walker-C Barmes-C McGehee).
Cleveland
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
S. Choo rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .263
A. Cabrera ss 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .301
J. Kipnis 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .278
C. Santana c 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .227
M. Brantley cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .280
J. Damon dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .175
S. Duncan lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 .200
C. Kotchman 1b 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 .220
L. Chisenhall 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .229
 Totals 32 2 6 2 2 5 3 1 16
 Batting
2B - L Chisenhall (1, A Burnett).
HR - A Cabrera (6, 1st inning off A Burnett 0 on, 1 Out), C Kotchman (5, 5th inning off A Burnett 0 on, 1 Out).
RBI - A Cabrera (26), C Kotchman (22).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Kipnis 1, J Damon 1, S Duncan 3.
GIDP - L Chisenhall.
Team LOB - 8.
 Base Running
SB - J Kipnis (16, 2nd base off A Burnett/R Barajas).
 Fielding
E - S Duncan (2, field).
DP - 1 (A Cabrera-J Kipnis-C Kotchman).
 Pittsburgh
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
A.J. Burnett (W, 7-2) 6.2 6 2 2 4 2 2 1.28 3.52
J. Hughes 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.13 1.93
D. Slaten 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.30 2.70
 Cleveland
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
U. Jimenez (L, 6-5) 6.0 7 4 4 2 6 2 1.59 5.00
T. Sipp 0.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1.55 6.95
J. Smith 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.27 3.25
N. Hagadone 1.0 3 4 4 4 2 1 1.29 4.98
Pitches-strikes - A Burnett 96-58; J Hughes 17-10; D Slaten 12-7; U Jimenez 98-60; T Sipp 16-7; J Smith 25-16; N Hagadone 34-16.
Ground balls-fly balls - A Burnett 12-10; J Hughes 2-1; D Slaten 1-1; U Jimenez 5-8; T Sipp 0-1; J Smith 3-2; N Hagadone 1-2.
Batters faced - A Burnett 29; J Hughes 5; D Slaten 3; U Jimenez 26; T Sipp 3; J Smith 7; N Hagadone 10.
Game Details
Umpires: HP–Fieldin Culbreth. 1B–Adrian Johnson. 2B–Gary Cederstrom. 3B–Lance Barksdale.
Weather: 78 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, in from center.


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Tribe Blanks Buccos Behind Masterson, Bullpen

June 16, 2012 by 2 Comments

Things may finally start to be turning around for the Indians’ starting rotation. Not only has Ubaldo Jimenez turned in two straight good outings, but now Justin Masterson has done the same thing. Following up his tough luck loss in St. Louis thanks to a Carlos Beltran solo homer as his sole mistake, Masterson turned in another seven inning gem, this time avoiding a single blemish in the run column. The Tribe won the series opener against the Pirates 2-0 with a surprisingly large crowd (31,920) on this Friday night at Progressive Field.

Sometimes, it’s just so simple with Masterson. Get in that right arm slot, and Justin starts mowing down hitters and the strikeouts start piling up. Masterson had 9 strikeouts on the evening, including five straight hitters and seven straight outs recorded via the K in the second through fourth innings with multiple freeze frames with that slider and sinking fastball of his. Masterson did walk three, but the Pirates struggled to square up his ball due to the break on his pitches. Of the four hits, only two were sharply hit. The Tribe righty escaped jams in both the fourth and sixth innings. With the bags juiced in the fourth with two down, Masterson used his slider to erase Jose Tabata to end the threat. In the sixth, a leadoff double by Neil Walker and a groundout to move him to third put the Tribe in danger of losing their lead. A flare to shallow right field off the bat of Garrett Jones was played perfectly by Jason Kipnis. The Tribe second baseman caught the fly, gathered his momentum, and quickly fired it back into home on one hop to prevent Walker from trying to score. [Read more...]

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Box Score: Indians 2, Pirates 0

June 15, 2012 by 1 Comment

For the second straight start, Justin Masterson was dominant, striking out nine and blanking the Pirates for seven strong innings, as the Tribe defeated the Buccos 2-0 in front of nearly 32,000 fans at Progressive Field. The Indians broke the scoreless tie in the third with a two-out RBI double by Carlos Santana on a full count that scored Asdrbual Cabrera. In the eighth inning, Michael Brantley extended his hit streak to 22 games with a single back up the middle that scored the second run of the game. Vinnie Pestano and Chris Perez combined to finish the game off and put this one in the win column. Tomorow afternoon (4:05 start), Ubaldo Jimenez looks to turn in his third straight solid start (I know, I can’t believe I typed that either) against Pittsburgh’s A.J. Burnett.

Scoring Summary
Bot 3rd: Cleveland
- C. Santana doubled to shallow left, A. Cabrera scored
Bot 8th: Cleveland
- M. Brantley singled to shallow center, S. Choo scored, C. Santana to second
 Pittsburgh
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
A. Presley lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .227
N. Walker 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .270
A. McCutchen cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 .321
G. Jones dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 .250
C. McGehee 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235
P. Alvarez 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 .189
J. Tabata rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 .230
R. Barajas c 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .228
J. Harrison ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .225
 Totals 30 0 5 0 0 3 10 2 13
 Batting
2B - N Walker (12, J Masterson).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Presley 2, G Jones 1, C McGehee 1, J Tabata 2.
GIDP - J Tabata.
Team LOB - 7.
 Base Running
SB - N Walker (6, 2nd base off J Masterson/C Santana), J Tabata (8, 2nd base off J Masterson/C Santana).
CS - J Harrison (2, 2nd base by J Masterson/C Santana).
 Fielding
Outfield assists - A Presley.
DP - 1 (A Presley-R Barajas).
 Cleveland
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
S. Choo rf 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 .269
A. Cabrera ss 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 .296
J. Kipnis 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 .275
C. Santana c 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 .230
M. Brantley cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .284
J. Damon lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .180
    A. Cunningham lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .185
C. Kotchman 1b 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219
L. Chisenhall dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
    J. Lopez ph-dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250
J. Hannahan 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .269
 Totals 29 2 6 2 0 4 8 1 14
 Batting
2B - C Santana (10, J McDonald).
RBI - C Santana (29), M Brantley (30).
2-out RBI - C Santana, M Brantley.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Brantley 1, A Cunningham 1, J Hannahan 1.
Team LOB - 7.
 Base Running
SB - S Choo (9, 2nd base off J Grilli/R Barajas).
 Fielding
DP - 1 (J Kipnis-A Cabrera-C Kotchman).
 Pittsburgh
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
J. McDonald (L, 5-3) 6.0 3 1 1 2 5 0 0.98 2.32
T. Watson 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.20 4.05
J. Grilli 0.2 0 1 1 2 2 0 1.14 1.82
J. Cruz 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.63 1.99
 Cleveland
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
J. Masterson (W, 3-6) 7.0 4 0 0 3 9 0 1.40 4.38
V. Pestano (H, 16) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.05 2.10
C. Perez (S, 21) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.03 2.49
WP - J Masterson.
HBP - J Harrison (by J Masterson).
Pitches-strikes - J McDonald 101-54; T Watson 10-9; J Grilli 24-12; J Cruz 8-5; J Masterson 109-70; V Pestano 9-8; C Perez 5-3.
Ground balls-fly balls - J McDonald 3-10; T Watson 1-1; J Grilli 0-0; J Cruz 0-0; J Masterson 5-6; V Pestano 0-2; C Perez 1-1.
Batters faced - J McDonald 23; T Watson 4; J Grilli 4; J Cruz 2; J Masterson 28; V Pestano 3; C Perez 3.
Game Details
Umpires: HP–Lance Barksdale. 1B–Fieldin Culbreth. 2B–Adrian Johnson. 3B–Gary Cederstrom.
Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 13 mph, in from center.

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Do You Side With Owners or Players?

December 14, 2010 by 23 Comments

Last night, Jon and I engaged in a conversation about the battle between owners and players.  I started it because of the recent news that NBA players will attempt to “decertify” their union in a power play with the NBA.  It is a bit long, but here are the results of the conversation.

Jon: I understand the antipathy and derision toward professional athletes, I really do. They’re paid an exorbitant amount of money (at least those in the three major sports) to do something that most people do only in their spare time for fun. And on top of the money, athletes get fame, women, and reservations at good restaurants. I should start by acknowledging that nothing they do should earn them the status they are afforded in our culture.

But on the other hand, if a sport generates a certain amount of money/ fame/ women/ restaurant-reservations, who should be the primary beneficiary? There are really only two answers, right? Either the players or the owners? And the reason I can’t support owners keeping a majority of the money has as much to do with politics as it does sports, I suppose: the players generate the majority of the money, not the owners. The business only works with good players, as both the Cavs and Indians have demonstrated in recent years. [Read more...]

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What if the Indians Are Turning a Profit?

August 23, 2010 by 23 Comments

When news leaked this weekend that the Pittsburgh Pirates—the losingest team in professional sports—have been turning a profit for the last three years, baseball fans were asked an uncomfortable question.

Is it acceptable for a team to lose games at an unprecedented rate and still make money?

And it got me thinking about the Indians, who are pretty good at losing themselves these days.  It would seem just that if a team loses games, then it should lose money too.  What other incentive would there be to win?  And if there’s no incentive to win, where does that leave us as fans?

Which brings me to our problem: what if the Indians are making money, rather than losing it?  Where does that put us, as fans of a team that we finance—both directly (through ticket sales) and indirectly (through tax-payer funded subsidies)?  Let’s assume, for the sake of argument, that the Indians are making money.  [Read more...]

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While We’re Waiting… LeBron Day, Manute Bol, Jared Goedert and Jamel Turner

June 20, 2010 by 6 Comments

LeBron James surprisingly showed up yesterday at Infocision Stadium, but that won’t necessarily help the drama from unfolding over the next few weeks: “Akron held ‘LeBron James Appreciation Day’ today, and after a long wait, wherein it appeared that The King might not show, LeBron held court for a few thousand adoring fans.

LeBron, as it probably does not need to be said, made no commitment in his remarks, no promises, and basically, gave no clues as to his plans. He did heap praise on the city where he was born, and he said that everything that he does, he does for his hometown, and that he will always love it.” [Ancient Mariner/Fear The Sword]

A great little article on the career of Manute Bol: “More than a very tall man, Manute Bol was a basketball player with extraordinary shot-blocking instincts, which was obvious on the first night he donned an N.B.A. uniform.” [Harvey Araton/New York Times NBA Blog]
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Indians Bullpen Shines in 4-3 Victory Over the Pittsburgh Pirates

June 19, 2010 by 3 Comments

In a battle between the two last place teams in the AL and NL Central divisions, the Indians held on for a 4-3 win over the Pirates in Pittsburgh. The victory snapped a four-game losing streak for Cleveland while it was the 12th straight for the struggling Bucs.

Fausto Carmona delivered yet another quality start in the contest while seventh inning scoring was the only offense of the night. It was scoreless through six, and in the top of the seventh the Indians offense awoke against Pittsburgh starter Paul Malholm.

Jason Donald collected an RBI single and after Carmona struck out, the top three in the order Crowe, Choo and Santana all plated individual runs to give the Tribe a 4-0 lead. The team held on for victory as despite three runs with no outs in the bottom half of the inning, the Cleveland bullpen secured the lead with one of their finest performances of late.

There’s not too much to discuss more about the actual play-by-play of the contest last night, so let’s handle the rest of the Indians news in bullet point form:

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Cleveland’s Battle For 2nd Place: LeBron James vs the Cleveland Indians?

May 21, 2010 by 33 Comments

I wouldn’t say everyone outside of Cleveland wants LeBron to leave. There have been plenty of national pundits, ex-players, coaches, analysts, etc who have said they’d like to see LeBron stay in Cleveland. So I am not easily surprised by either side of the coin, those who want him to leave and those who want him to stay.

I find it far more shocking and infuriating to see the number of people from Cleveland (and really all of Ohio) who actually either don’t care if LeBron leaves, or in the uncommon, but not rare, instances where they actually are rooting for him to leave. But among those who hope LeBron betrays us all, is it possible the Cleveland Indians are the ones praying the hardest that he leaves? Forbes seems to think so.  [Read more...]

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Columbus Clippers Celebrate Opening Day With Impressive Display of Offense

April 9, 2010 by 14 Comments

Opening Day, or really Opening Night, was one of those nights when being a pitcher probably isn’t very much fun. On a cold, cloudy, windy night in Columbus though, it wasn’t the weather that made life miserable for the Indianapolis Indians pitchers. Instead, it was the Columbus offense that punished the Pirates’ affiliates all night long on their way to a 17-4 Opening Night victory.

Carlos Carrasco got the opening day start for the Clippers, and had an overall uneven night. He came out on fire, though, placing his low to mid 90s fastball and showing good control with his offspeed stuff early. He gave up a double off the wall to the 2nd batter he faced, but other than that he struck out the side to open up the season. Nothing much changed for Carrasco in the 2nd inning as he got a quick popup to the shortstop, a ground out to the shortstop, and then another strike out to finish off the inning.   [Read more...]

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While We’re Waiting…Browns Cutdown, Buckeyes Survive, and the Pirates are Still Bad

September 6, 2009 by 5 Comments

While We’re Waiting is a regular feature here at WFNY and serves as the daily conglomeration of interesting local information for your early morning reading pleasure. Have something else you think we should include? Send it to our tips email in the sidebar.

large_jamal-lewisESPN had quite the recap of all of the final roster moves and here is their last word on what the Browns did last night: “As evident by their open roster spot, the Browns should be one of the more active teams in the next 48 hours. Compared to the rest of the AFC North, Cleveland is lacking overall depth and talent at several positions. Browns head coach Eric Mangini has a penchant for acquiring his former players. So look for the Browns to experience some turnover at the bottom of their roster for veterans Mangini is familiar with.” [James Walker/ESPN.com]

With Jamal Lewis remaining on the team, one wonders how talented we should be if he and Edwards reverted back to 2007 form: “This is not to write off Lewis, or immediately write in impressive rookie James Davis as the starting running back. It is to say that this is a critical year for the 30-year-old Lewis, who needs to show he can occasionally break off a big run. If not, then the Browns need to use some sort of dual-back system with Lewis and a younger, faster back. They play six games (two each against Pittsburgh and Baltimore) against teams that ranked in the top five in run defense in 2008.” [Terry Pluto/Cleveland Plain Dealer]

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Jay Mariotti is Wrong Even When He is Right

August 3, 2009 by 17 Comments

Any week where I get an opportunity to address Jay Mariotti is a good week.  I don’t like Mariotti’s work.  I think he is almost always the last one to the party when it comes to opinions.  His articles are generally the equivalent of bashing George W. Bush.  Not wile he was in office, mind you, but today.  On top of that, Mariotti writes from the very tippy top of the mountain of morally correct certainty.  He is decisive in his condemnation.  That could be a good thing, if he didn’t drone on for thousands of words hammering home the same punchline again and again in the same story.

Today I was reading his story entitled “Selig Must Investigate “Quittsburgh” Mess.”  First things first, Jay.  If the term “Quittsburgh” is going to appear in your story as a punchline, then you shouldn’t use it in the title of your story.

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Pavan-OH

June 25, 2009 by 3 Comments

Indians Pirates BaseballI was all set and typing this story up when it was 10-1 with two outs in the ninth inning before our boys decided to make things interesting. Yes, it was all for naught, but as their fearless leader says in the commercials “we are going to battle until the last out.”

With two outs in the ninth, a couple of Pirate errors were the meat in the Kelly Shoppach and Grady Sizemore home run sandwich. But in the end, the Tribe still lost 10-6.

Regardless, the Tribe had no shot from the second inning on. Starter Carl Pavano continued his June swoon. His pitches were up all night yet again, and the light hitting Pirates teed off on him. “I thought my ball was a little flat, and when it flattens out like that, those are the kind of games I get — a lot of contact and a lot of balls down the lines and in the holes,” Pavano said. The Bucs got three in the third on five singles, the first RBI coming from the bat of winning pitcher Zach Duke. Still a 3-0 lead was something the Tribe could easily have come back from. A 9-1 lead is a different story; and that is what came  in the fourth. After Pavano retired the first two Bucs, Nyjer Morgan singled and stole second (Kelly Shoppach’s throw was so high, Manute Bol on stilts couldn’t have snagged it). Freddy Sanchez hit a grounder to the hole between short and third. Luis Valbuena backhanded it and made an off-balance throw, which brought Victor Martinez off the bag for an error. It proved beyond costly for Pavano, who unraveled. [Read more...]

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While We’re Waiting… Wiz Fans Waiting, Hector Rondon’s Cannon, and B.J. Raji’s Drug Test

April 3, 2009 by 10 Comments

While We’re Waiting aims to be the round-up of the recent WFNY-esque information for your morning viewing. Have something you think we should see? Send it to our tips email in the sidebar.

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Sorry, fellas.  The URL’s taken: “Maybe tonight’s win cost us a few ping-pong balls, but at this point, I don’t really care.  This roster just proved that they can beat the best team in the NBA without their upcoming lottery pick.  That has to get you excited for next year.” [JTS/Bullets Forever]

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Your Jason Michaels Update

June 6, 2008 by Leave a Comment

I just thought it would be nice to check in on our former platooning left fielder, now that he resides in the city of black and gold.

Jun 5 Pittsburgh Pirates OF Jason Michaels has gone 6-for-13 with two home runs and 11 RBIs in his last six games despite not playing on a regular basis, reports The Associated Press.

Okay, maybe we shouldn’t have checked in. Of course he’s doing well.

 

Mind you, he has now played in the exact same number of games for the Pirates as he did for the Tribe, though notching 18 fewer at-bats. He had zero home runs here, but he’s hit two in the last six games for the Pirates. He’s currently hitting at a .325/.386/.550 clip. The slugging is bound to come down, but its obvious that this guy just isn’t an American League player.

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Something For Nothing?

May 9, 2008 by 4 Comments

Look, Jason Michaels on Base! 
Only 48 hours after the Cleveland Indians designated Jason Michaels and his negative batting average for assignment, the Associated Press reports that the Tribe has traded Michaels and some cash to the Pittsburgh Pirates for the ever-coveted “player to be named later.” [Read more...]

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