On the eve of the All-Star break, the Tribe dropped the third of a four-game series to the Toronto Blue …Read the Rest
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Some deficits are bigger than others
July 9, 2011
I watched/listened to the Indians game last night in between bouts of drinking and eating (and drinking) with some old …Read the Rest
Let me give you the bad news first
July 6, 2011
The bad news is, the Indians lost to the Yankees last night, 9-2. We won the first game in the …Read the Rest
Giving Doby the credit he deserves
July 5, 2011
My old Italian grandparents back in Youngstown, Ohio, used to have this little lawn jockey in front of their garage. …Read the Rest
Maybe Appreciative Inquiry will make us feel better about this
June 29, 2011
Appreciative Inquiry is a hands-on organizational development method that focuses on assets or strengths. Instead of asking “What’s wrong here?”, …Read the Rest
Pleasantly surprised
June 28, 2011
The problem when the Indians play out west is that games don’t start until almost 10 p.m. Eastern time. Between …Read the Rest
This is not the 2007 World Series
June 22, 2011
Yesterday morning, my friend Nick, who opens the YMCA every day at 5:30 a.m. (bless his heart), commented that the …Read the Rest
On leaving first place (in doggerel couplets)
June 15, 2011
Sixty-eight days of fun and bliss Sadly ends because of this Two hits, no runs in Detroit At the plate …Read the Rest
One run, so much better redux
June 14, 2011
Sometimes one run is all you need. It’s amazing what wonderful things can happen when you have strong pitching, and …Read the Rest
Let’s talk about the draft instead
June 8, 2011
The game last night was fantastic. The Indians were kind enough to invite us into the Social Suite, which is …Read the Rest