indiansconfidential.com - 7/13/2009
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The first half of the 2009 season is officially over.
Thank Heavens.
Justin Verlander has owned the Indians this season, he’s 3-0 with a 0.39 ERA against Cleveland this season. Sunday it was business as usual, halting what Eric Wedge thinks is a pretty good offense to to no runs on ...
Tribe Relievers - A 2009 Anthology
waitingfornextyear.com 7/3/2009 — Even in their worst of times in the 70’s and 80’s, we never saw this kind of fluctuation on the Indians roster when it came to the bullpen. Sure, we have seen bad bullpens in our day, I mean who can forget the infamous 1988 “Bullpen From Hell” featuring the likes of Don ...
Tribe Takes Two of Three and The Grind Continues On
waitingfornextyear.com 7/6/2009 — How about them apples Tribe fans? The real story of the weekend was not the Indians taking two of three from the Oakland A’s. No, the real story were the quotes from GM Mark Shapiro saying that manager Eric Wedge and his staff is safe for the rest of the season. “As I said all [...]
Just Your Average Week in Wahoo World
waitingfornextyear.com 8/3/2009 — How things change in a week. A short seven days ago, Cliff Lee, Victor Martinez, Ryan Garko, and Ben Francisco were all still members of the underachieving Tribe, who suddenly were playing their best ball of the year, carrying a four game winning streak into Anaheim. On Monday, the Wahoos took ...
Tomahawks Falling Like Rocks
clevelandtribeblog.blogspot.com 7/9/2009 — As the free fall continues and the bottom is no longer visible, due in no small part to the Indians not learning from mistakes of the past (is there ANYONE outside of the Indians’ dugout on Tuesday night who thought that getting some arms up in the bullpen didn’t make sense to start the ...
Indians Make Roster Move
waitingfornextyear.com 6/19/2009 — From the Indians-
“The Cleveland Indians today announced they have purchased the contract of LHP MIKE GOSLING from AAA Columbus. To allow room on the Major League roster for Gosling, the Indians have designated RHP GREG AQUINO for assignment.
Gosling, 28, was signed by the Indians on June ...
Cleveland Indians start the second half with a bang
myteamrivals.typepad.com 7/17/2009 — Yes, Cliff Lee threw a complete game, while giving up one run. Tomo Ohka will pitch in the series. I have nothing against Tomo Ohka, but he does belong in the major leagues right now as a starting pitcher. Going from Cliff Lee to Tomo Ohka is like going back to work following a joyous ...
As the Dust Settles – R-O-L-A-I-D-S Edition
clevelandtribeblog.blogspot.com 8/11/2009 — Having looked at the position players and the rotation going forward in this Brave New World at the corner of Carnegie and Ontario, it’s time to take a look at what has apparently become the most important part of the Indians’ success (or lack thereof) in the last five years...I speak, of ...
Tigers End Second Half With Win Over Indians
tigerblog.net 7/13/2009 — The All Star break is here and the Tigers went into with a blowout win over the Indians this afternoon. Justin Verlander picked up his tenth win and Brandon Inge belted his 20th and 21st home runs in the 10-1 win. Oddly, even with Inge’s two home runs, he was outshined by Clete Thomas, ...
A Lazy Sunday After the Fireworks
clevelandtribeblog.blogspot.com 7/5/2009 — After watching the fireworks burst over Lake Chautauqua last evening and seeing that the Indians’ ails seem to be fixed by merely playing the Athletics (OK, maybe not ALL of the ails are remedied), let’s roll right into a Lazy Sunday: While moving the 24-year-old John Meloan for the ...
The All-Star Break is Here… Thank Goodness
waitingfornextyear.com 7/13/2009 — Things I wouldn’t have believed if you had told me on April 1, 2009:
1. The Indians would enter the All-Star break as the worst team in the American League, 19 games under .500.
2. The bullpen would be the worst we have seen (and we have seen a lot of bad ones) since the days of [...]
Busy Weglarz growing into his frame —
Major League Baseball News 7/13/2009
On Sunday, as a participant in the XM All-Star Futures Game at Busch Stadium, outfielder Nick Weglarz represented his organization -- the Indians -- and his own potential, not just his country. And he only had to come to St. Louis to do so.