waitingfornextyear.com - 6/22/2009
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It started with dark skies and ended with a team in shambles and a manager on his last legs. Amazing how things can change so fast in just a week.
Exactly seven days ago, the Indians had just finished taking two of three from the St. Louis Cardinals for their third straight series win. I was [...]
Thanks, Cleveland! We Needed That!
424tales.blogspot.com 6/22/2009 — It is amazing what a few miracle comebacks in a row can do for your mental state as a fan. On Thursday, around about the 8th inning against the White Sox, we were about ready to crawl into a hole and not come out until Bears training camp started in Bourbannais. But then, the baseball gods must ...
The Comeback Cubs Strike Again ... A Wild Finish Against Woody - Cubs 6 Indians 5
chicagocubsonline.com 6/21/2009 — Game Sixty-Four - Cubs 6 Indians 5 - 13 innings
WP - David Patton (3-1) LP - Kerry Wood (2-3, BS 4) Save - None
Entering Saturday the last three wins for the Chicago Cubs had been in walk-off fashion ... and after nearly four and a half hours of baseball Lou Piniella's crew did it again ...
Kerry Wood will forever be a Chicagoan.
waitingfornextyear.com 6/21/2009 — I had to watch yesterday’s game on WGN, and deal with their home announcers. One thing they brought up was the fact that when he left town, Kerry Wood took out a whole page ad (much like our boy CC) in the Chicago Tribune and Sun-Times thanking Cubs fans for the support over the years. [...]
Cleveland Indians' Eric Wedge mum on status; meeting looms
sports.espn.go.com 6/24/2009 — Eric Wedge talked about center fielder Grady Sizemore's return from the disabled list. He commented on Tony Sipp's latest call-up to the Cleveland Indians' bullpen and Asdrubal Cabrera's rehabilitation assignment.
Cubs Make It 3 Walks-Offs
yougabsports.com 6/21/2009 — 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 ...
Tribe Escapes: A Win That Didn’t Feel Like One
waitingfornextyear.com 6/24/2009 — This morning’s Tribe recap was supposed to start with me fawning over David Huff’s breakout performance. Instead, I’m forced to talk about the bad bullpen again. Despite the fact that the Tribe won 5-4 in Pittsburgh, the gas can crew was handed a 5-0 lead with just three outs ...
Indians Off Day House Cleaning
waitingfornextyear.com 6/9/2009 — Since your Cleveland Indians have their first off day in seemingly forever, I thought it would be good to take a little survey of the scene, or the damage if you want to call it that. Here on June 9th, they sit at 25-34, seven games out of first place and three and a half [...]
Indians 7, Cubs 8 - A tale of two bullpens
waitingfornextyear.com 6/20/2009 — The good: the Indians got a seven-inning, three run start from Cliff Lee. They put up seven runs in the first three innings. They got some great defensive stops from Shin-Soo Choo and Jamey Carroll. The game was streamed live in video to my iPhone for the first time ever.
Everything looked ...
Bullpen Collapses Again in Loss to Cubs
deepleftfield.com 6/20/2009 — Same story, different day for the Cleveland Indians. The Indians jumped out to a 7-0 lead through four innings, and Cliff Lee still kept the Cubs at bay as the score was 7-2 going into the eighth inning.
Surprise, surprise, the bullpen choked. There’s no sugar-coating what happened ...
Game #72: Losing Streak Snapped as Huff and Sizemore Lead 5-4 Win Over Pirates
indiansconfidential.com 6/24/2009 —
Who do you think breathed a bigger sigh of relief after Mark DeRosa made the final out Tuesday night in Pittsburgh - Eric Wedge or Kerry Wood? Either way, they probably both did, as Wood once again put the fear of another loss into Wedge and Indians fans across the country, only to finally ...
Cubs 6, Indians 2 —
NYT > Baseball 6/22/2009
CHICAGO (AP) -- Randy Wells pitched into the seventh inning for his first major-league win, Geovany Soto homered and Jake Fox drove in three runs to lead the Chicago Cubs to a routine 6-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians and their fourth straight ...