Author Archive

More of the Same

May 30, 2012

The Indians needed Jeanmar Gomez today. What they got was more of the same (lately) combo of slack starting pitching …Read the Rest

AN UGLY TALE OF TWO SERIES

May 27, 2012

Well, that was guillotine fast. Just when we thought it was safe to be an Indians fan . . . …Read the Rest

Never Too Early to Look Ahead– 1B Options

May 25, 2012

Knock on wood. Absent a major team-wide meltdown or seriously rising creek over the next eight weeks, the Indians should …Read the Rest

Statement Series?

May 22, 2012

Sports scribes looking for word count and justification for their existence often wax breathlessly on about ‘statement games’. Let me …Read the Rest

Farm Fresh— May 21

May 21, 2012

Another Farm Fresh look at minor leaguers in the Indians system as the season turns the Quarter Pole, the numbers …Read the Rest

Men in Black and Blue

May 19, 2012

What happens when the Men in Blue become the Men in Black and Blue? Situation: 4-3 game between division rivals, …Read the Rest

Old Yeoman Lowe

May 15, 2012

What happens when an extreme ground ball pitcher opposes an extreme ground ball hitting team? Twenty one ground ball outs …Read the Rest

What To Do About Choo

May 10, 2012

Since the start of the season the Indians have wrapped up contract extensions with two key core players, SS Asdrubal …Read the Rest

Day and Night, Night and Day

May 8, 2012

Two wins and two saves in two games and the only CP involved may have been the late jazz great …Read the Rest

Situational Hitting

May 5, 2012

Situational Hitting– moving runners into scoring position and driving those runners in– is the lifeblood of any successful baseball team. …Read the Rest