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kingsofkauffman.com - 6/19/2009

Central Processing - Rotation ERA

— kingsofkauffman.com — After two dreadful games by the Kansas City Royals, I thought now would be a good time... to kick-off a new series. That said, welcome to the first edition of Central Processing. The goal of this series is to see how the Royals stack up against their divisional foes in a specific statistic or at ... (more) Central Processing - Rotation ERA

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yougabsports.com - 6/21/2009

Cubs Make It 3 Walks-Offs

— yougabsports.com — Associated Press CHICAGO -- Kerry Wood let go of the pitch, saw it land low and wide... of his catcher and then walked off the mound in misery. Wood's return to Wrigley Field had gone from bad to worse.After blowing a save in Friday's 10-inning loss, Wood stumbled again Saturday against his ... (more) Cubs Make It 3 Walks-Offs

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slanchreport.com - 6/19/2009

The Indians Promotions Department is the Best

— slanchreport.com — Despite the prognosticators predicting a good season from the Cleveland Indians, someone in their marketing staff knew... that wasn’t going to be the case because, for the third time in less than a week, the Indians have ANOTHER awesome giveaway for their fans. First it was the Shin-Soo ... (more) The Indians Promotions Department is the Best

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What’s Wrong with the Indians
baseballmusings.com — Let’s Go Tribe puts together a complete critique of the Indians from the front office to the clubhouse. Winston Churchill said it best: “However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.” Can we discuss this like adults? Should we even try? Hard to say. It is so much simpler just to say, fire the manager. The Indians have failed; we know that much. We have a pretty clear idea how they’ve failed, but we’re pretty fuzzy on why. There are web forums now boiling over with the usual reasons ...

While We’re Waiting…Kosar, Sipe and LeBron in the same link round-up?
WaitingForNextYear — ... just to say, fire the manager. The Indians have failed; we know that much. We have a pretty clear idea how they’ve failed, but we’re pretty fuzzy on why. There are web forums now boiling over with the usual reasons and theories, the sorts of things that get dismissed here out of hand. For most of those theories, it’s time to redouble our dismissiveness - the problem surely isn’t that we’ve failed to give Barfield more of an opportunity. For others, it may be time to reconsider.” Jay/Let’s Go Tribe - Cue the conspiracy theories in five, four… “LeBron James is moving his King’s ...

Daily Box Score 6/24: Cleveland is Frustrated with The Process
Beyond the Box Score — ... --they have a savvy GM and perennial promise, but at what point is it time to say that it isn't working?  Jay at Let's Go Tribe thinks Indians fans may be reaching their breaking point: ...

These Weeks' Links (6/15-6/19, 6/22-6/26)
Vegas Watch — Brandon Jennings made quite an entrance. Steve Lyons really doesn't like sabermetrics. Neither does Harold Reynolds. USC is the favorite to be the next school to commit an NCAA violation. Simmons' draft diary. What's the problem with the Indians? Are golfers more aggressive on par puts than birdie attempts, even from the same distance? Steinberg on the Boston invasion of Nationals Park. Pujols calls his shot. The whole Jerod Morris thing was ...

A Lazy Sunday with Some Action Taken
The DiaTribe — ... On the topic of what’s gone wrong with the Indians, Jay Levin of the LGT espouses some theories in a piece called “However Beautiful the Strategy” that really gets to the crux of where the Indians find themselves and how they got there. Unsurprisingly from Levin, it’s a well-thought out, insightful piece that breaks down all of the potential “this went wrong” ideas clearly and lays out very specifically what aspects of the organization may have failed and how each may have done so. ...

One man's guess: Williams might hold, but won't fold
Sox Machine — ... touches on a lot of the same points made by a better Let's Go Tribe piece that beat him to the punch by a week, but this part is worth singling out from a Sox fan's perspective: Jay at Let's Go Tribe says the problem may be that the "bright, people-oriented, innovative thinkers" all think the same things. If the relationship between Williams and Guillen is any indication, it's likely that the Sox front office might encounter slightly more internal dissonance. *************************** Minor league roundup: