It’s a long season and we’ll see plenty more of the Tigers (17 games to be exact), but it’s sure …Read the Rest
Archive for May, 2012
So Joe Smith Walks Into a Bar…
Sounds like the beginning of a cheesy joke, right? Only the punchline is that Joe Smith never actually made it …Read the Rest
Statement Series?
Sports scribes looking for word count and justification for their existence often wax breathlessly on about ‘statement games’. Let me …Read the Rest
In defense of Chris Perez
I’ll start by saying Chris Perez’s comments were ill-timed. The announced attendance on Saturday was just shy of 30,000, the highest …Read the Rest
Lake County 2, Lansing 1. Giant Sandwich 1, Husband 0.
With an off day for the Indians on Monday, I decided to catch a Lake County Captains game. There were …Read the Rest
Farm Fresh— May 21
Another Farm Fresh look at minor leaguers in the Indians system as the season turns the Quarter Pole, the numbers …Read the Rest
On drinking the Tribe Kool-Aid and Chris Perez
Last week, I was one of the contributors to ESPN’s Triple Play feature. One of the questions was: “Derek Lowe …Read the Rest
Tribe-o-Metrics
I’d like to buy a W Over the past two seasons Justin Masterson has made 42 starts. In 13 of those starts …Read the Rest
Too Little…Way Too Late
I was pretty pumped about today’s Joe Carter bobble head. When I was a kid, Carter was one of my …Read the Rest
Sanchez was Good…But Gomez was Better
On May 21, 2009 Jeanmar Gomez pitched a perfect game for the Double-AA Akron Aeros, striking out eight and throwing …Read the Rest