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The Devil's Pitchfork: The Cleveland Indians' Bullpen
bleacherreport.com - 5/8/2009
The Devil's Pitchfork: The Cleveland Indians' Bullpen
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A wise man once exclaimed, "Welcome to the Hotel Hell. Check in time is now. Check out time is never." An even wiser man responded by asking if his room had cable. Okay, Dwight Schrute may not be wise, but he certainly had a good idea to torture his co-worker. Just, the execution, as always with Mr. Schrute, was quite poor. Execution is the name of the game for the Cleveland Indians and right now because of that poor execution, they have to feel like they are in Hotel Hell and no, their room ...
America’s Pastime: The First 5 Innings
baseballreflections.com - 5/7/2009
America’s Pastime: The First 5 Innings
— baseballreflections.com — First Inning “You can’t go to a baseball game without peanuts,” my dad said as he took... a huge scoop of the salted variety from a bin in the local grocery store. At five-years-old, I had never been to a baseball game before and the whole day had been about him telling me what ... (more) America’s Pastime: The First 5 Innings

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Martinez Is Back
mvn.com - 5/10/2009
Martinez Is Back
— mvn.com — Victor Martinez has been one of the premier offensive catchers in baseball since 2004. Martinez burst onto... the scene with the Cleveland Indians at 25 years old that spring, hitting .283/.359/.49 with 23 home runs and a 125 OPS+. He produced an excellent 10.3 BB% rate and .358 wOBA. For ... (more) Martinez Is Back

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Victor Is Back
tylersarticles.blogspot.com - 5/10/2009
Victor Is Back
— tylersarticles.blogspot.com — Victor Martinez has been one of the premier offensive catchers in baseball since 2004. Martinez burst onto... the scene with the Cleveland Indians at 25 years old that spring, hitting .283/.359/.49 with 23 home runs and a 125 OPS+. He produced an excellent 10.3 BB% rate and .358 wOBA. For his ... (more) Victor Is Back

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The Tribe Daily:  Morning Update: Bullpen, Bullpen, Bullpen all around

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Morning Update: Bullpen, Bullpen, Bullpen all around
The Tribe Daily — ... As promised, here is my big article on the Indians bullpen that I wrote yesterday. Quite personally, I think it's the best title that I've ever had. The "bullpen" tag is getting a lot of use lately by the by. ...

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