Archive for May, 2008
Mark Shapiro
As I’ve written about before, I really believe in Mark Shapiro and his vision for the Tribe. He’s made some really savvy moves, and for the most part put the right people in the right places.
At least it seemed like it when he was doing it.
The bullpen is in shambles, our "big bat" pretty [...]
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Registration
I’ve heard from more than a handful of people that it is hard to register to leave comments on the blog.
Well I checked it out, and it isn’t.
Just look on the right side (you might have to scroll down), hit the "register" link, choose a user name and enter your email address.
Go to your email, [...]
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Here Ya Go, Bar Rats
I know you guys like to play “Photo Hunt” when you go to your local watering hole.
Here’s a baseball version.
Sorry, can’t post the XXX version I know you pervs like to play.
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Ken Griffey, Jr.
If you are between the ages of 20-26, you really remember how good Ken Griffey, Jr. used to be, and how sweet it was to watch him.
You remember his home run trot, him climbing the wall to rob home runs, and diving in the gaps to steal hits from batters. When playing with your friends, [...]
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Worst First Pitches
Today on SI.com’s Hot Clicks, they show this video, asking the question if this is the worst first pitch of all time:
They seem to have forgotten when Cincinnati’s mayor threw out the first pitch at Great American Ballpark:
You have to go with the mayor. Nobody expects Mariah Carey to throw a heater over the plate. [...]
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An Indians Victory!!!
Well, not exactly. However, Rumors and Rants has rated Harry Doyle, the announcer from the "Major League" movies, the best movie sports broadcaster off all time!
This is the most proud of been of something with a Chief Wahoo on it in quite awhile.
Here is what they said about him:
1. Harry Doyle (Major League) [...]
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Babies?
Usually players and people in the profession disagree, but I absolutely love it when a player calls out another player or criticizes the hell out of the team. It’s like watching and reading about a sports version of the "Real World". It feels really uncomfortable, but it’s very entertaining.
Last night, Jose Guillen was very frustrated [...]
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Off the Wall Trades
As I posted here last week, some minor league bum was traded for 10 maple wood bats. No word on whether or not he is suicidal yet.
On a (somewhat) related note, I came across a list of other trades in MLB history that are a little unorthodox. This list is taken from Jim Caple’s [...]
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White Sox 6, Indians 5
Another day, another frustrating loss. As Craig emailed me yesterday, this might be the worst situational hitting team in history. Here are my depressing thoughts:
Bottom of the 9th, runners on second and third, one out, and two of the Tribe’s best hitters (Francisco and Martinez) coming up. Two pop outs. Game over. Sweet.
Isn’t that the [...]
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Ken Rosenthal and C.C. Sabathia
Ken Rosenthal has an article on FOXSports.com today throwing out the idea of the Indians dealing C.C. for some offensive firepower. Among his suggestions:
C.C. for Adam Dunn. Are you kidding me? Sure we’d get a few homers (as we saw last weekend), but Adam Dunn strikes out more than C.C. strikes out batters. Plus we [...]
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