The Watch List

Is supposed phenom Edward Salcedo who and what he says he is?

POJO_Risin posted 5/10/2008 from mvn.com

Dominican phenom Edward Salcedo has been on the Indians’ radar for over a year. As mentioned here many times before, Salcedo has become nearly as mythical as the now infamous Sidd Finch. If you don’t remember Finch, he was Sports Illustrated’s April Fool’s joke circa 1985. Finch was reputed to throw 168 MPH, and set the nation on fire trying to find out who the eccentric pitcher really was. Of ...

Game #35: Big inning give Sabathia well-deserved victory

POJO_Risin posted 5/10/2008 from mvn.com

Casey Blake hit a two-run double to spark a six-run Indians’ seventh inning, as the Cleveland Indians and C.C. Sabathia defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and Roy Halladay 6-1 in Cleveland Friday night. The Indians offense was sputtering in an all-to-familiar rut against Halladay, when Blake finally woke up the Tribe bats. Cleveland had managed only three hits entering the seventh inning....

Game #34: Indians downed by Yankee homer-fest

POJO_Risin posted 5/10/2008 from mvn.com

Paul Byrd gave up three home runs in 6 2/3, and Masa Kobayashi gave up another in relief, as the New York Yankees avoided the sweep Thursday afternoon to defeat the Cleveland Indians 6-3 at Yankee Stadium. Byrd was gliding along the first three innings of the game, having faced the Yankee minimum of nine batters, and only giving up a second inning single that was wiped out by an ...

Are We Willing to Forget The Past?

Sarge posted 5/10/2008 from www.waitingfornextyear.com

We’ve seen two versions of C.C. Sabathia so far this season. First four starts: 18 IP, 0-3, 11.57 ERA, 14 K, 14 BB, 5 HR Last four starts: 27.1 IP, 2-2, 1.97 ERA, 32 K, 6 BB, 1 HR

When He Finishes, He’ll Wear the Little Helmet too

Deadspin found this 5/11/2008 on slanchreport.com

The other day on Baseball Tonight, Steve Phillips broke down some of the differences in Travis Hafner’s swing to figure out why he went from 42 homers to his less awesome current 20 homer version. Of course, it being from Steve Phillips, not a ...