Game #68: 9th Inning Comeback Wasted in 9-8 Loss to Brewers
indiansconfidential.com 6/18/2009 — All those fuzzy warm feelings you were getting about the Indians as they started this 9-game homestand 4-2 - throw em away. In a 72-hour stretch, the Milwaukee Brewers came into town and ripped out any good feelings you should have had about the Indians, sweeping them with a 11-inning 9-8 win ...

Game #62: Series Win Over Royals Means 4th Place Again
indiansconfidential.com 6/12/2009 — You have to give the Indians some credit for fighting it out against maybe the best pitcher in the American League in 2009 - the Royals Zack Greinke. Thursday night the Indians fell behind Greinke, who came into the game with a 1.55 ERA, 3-1, but put up a fight, tied the game in the 8th, then ...

Tribe 7, Reds 6 - Bullpen Picks Up Huff
waitingfornextyear.com 5/24/2009 — For the second straight night at the Great American Ballpark, a Tribe starter lasted only three innings. David Huff gave up 6 runs on 3 homers in his first two innings of work. Joey Votto crushed a three run homer, his second of the night, in the second inning to put the Reds up 6-4. Huff [...]

Look Who’s Warming Up…Tribe Wins it’s Third Straight
waitingfornextyear.com 5/28/2009 — What is hotter right now, Cavalier fans over their team’s sudden collapse or the Tribe bats? Again, with literally nobody watching them thanks to a two hour rain delay (seriously, can this team ever catch a break?), the Indians offense and bullpen drove them to a 12-7 come from behind win ...

Tribe Busts Through the Cellar Door
waitingfornextyear.com 6/10/2009 — Wahoo!!! The Indians, for the first time since April 7th, are no longer residing in the basement of the sad sack AL Central after their come from behind 8-4 win over Kansas City at Progressive Field last night. “We don’t want to be in last place,” said starting pitcher Cliff ...

Game #66: Prince Crowns the Tribe in Awful 14-12 Loss to Brewers
indiansconfidential.com 6/16/2009 — While Sunday nights game vs St.Louis was a pitchers duel in every stretch of the word, Monday’s matchup with the Brewers was more like a bad beer league softball game. Walks, blown leads, six homers, and 26 runs later, the Indians again have only themselves to blame for a sickening ...

Game #60: DeRosa’s Blast Leads Tribe to 8-4 Win
indiansconfidential.com 6/10/2009 — Don’t let it get to your head - but how good does 4th place feel now in the AL Central? For at least one day, the Indians can celebrate being out of the Central cellar, as thanks to a solid comeback led by a game-winning grand slam from Mark DeRosa in the 7th, the Indians topped te ...

If I ran the Cleveland Indians: it’s drastic action time
myteamrivals.typepad.com 6/19/2009 — Fire Eric Wedge. Hire Bobby Valentine to shake things up. Fire the bullpen coach. Send Ben Francisco to Columbus. Give Jhonny Peralta 10 days to improve or he goes to Columbus. Send Rafael Perez to Columbus. Bring up Vinnie Chaulk. Give Josh Barfield an extended chance to prove himself. Bring ...

Game #48: Streaking Tribe Overcomes Rain, Early Deficit in 12-7 Win
indiansconfidential.com 5/28/2009 — When Ben Francisco sees Andy Sonnanstine on the mound, drool has to start coming out of his mouth. How else can you explain Francisco’s unreal success against Sonnanstine, which continued on Wednesday night at Progressive Field in the Indians third straight win over the Rays - 12-7. ...

The Little Lineup That Could
waitingfornextyear.com 6/8/2009 — As bad as they have been all season, you have got to give it to this scrappy Indians team lately. I know I know, they were picked by many to win the AL Central and sit seven games out with an unimpressive 25-34 record, but there are signs of life. I mean seriously, how can you [...]

Game of the day / Brewers 9, Indians 8 (11) — SFGate: Top Sports Stories 6/18/2009
J.J. Hardy homered early and drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the 11th inning as Milwaukee completed a three-game sweep of the Indians with a 9-8 victory Wednesday night. Milwaukee closer Trevor Hoffman squandered an 8-4 lead in the ...

Rhodes, '54 Series pinch-hitting star, dies — Major League Baseball News 6/18/2009
Dusty Rhodes, the offensive hero of the New York Giants' upset of the Cleveland Indians in the 1954 World Series, died on Wednesday, the New York Daily News reported.

Daily Haze: Facebook, Twitter, the Mock Draft Database, and Vacation — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/18/2009
Forgot that Wednesday was my typical social networking update day as I went off on a movie rant yesterday , but there is no time like the present. Facebook stuff to check out this week: Pittsburgh fans who can throw a football, Kobe Bryant ...

Inge's Home Runs — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/18/2009
My pal Kenny e-mailed me this morning with an idea for a post.  It’s pretty simple, so I’ll just copy-and-paste his brief message: After watching Brandon Inge hit a late-inning home run in a blow out I started to think. ...

Tribe Talk: Indians Engage In A Brief Flirtation With Improvement — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/18/2009
Welcome to Tribe Talk, where Bleacher Report's Tribe fans weigh in on the ups and downs of the Indians each week throughout the season. This week we discuss the Tribe’s brief flirtation with improvement, analyze the team’s actions in ...