MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
There are plenty of DH candidates on the free agent market, but trades are possible too. Here's our look at the DH landscape... Milton Bradley, Cubs. The Cubs seem certain to unload Bradley, perhaps on the Rangers, Mets, or Rays (obviously the Mets would have to use Bradley in the outfield). Surely by now you've memorized the fact that he's owed $21MM over the next two seasons. Luke Scott, Orioles....
Bugs and Cranks (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Think Indians fans had a hard time sitting still while they watched former aces C.C. Sabathia and Cliff Lee square off in Game 1 of the Series last night? You can’t possibly imagine the lengths the players went to in an effort to avoid thinking about it at all. Shin-Soo Choo looked for the best place to hide just in case the South Korean military came to collect on those two years of service....
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Got a bad contract on your hands? Maybe you can swap it for another team's problem. I'll list the bad contracts, you connect the dots. Vernon Wells, Blue Jays - five years, $98.5MM Alfonso Soriano, Cubs - five years, $90MM Barry Zito, Giants - four years, $83MM Alex Rios, White Sox - five years, $59.7MM Travis Hafner, Indians - three years, $40.25MM Aaron Rowand, Giants - three years, $36MM Carlos...
Royals Review (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
Above all else, this will be remembered as the week that Dayton Moore v. Insanity Wolf came into our lives, probably the single funniest blog post I've read all year. Meanwhile, earlier this week, there was an out-of-nowhere Greinke to the Brewers rumor, which I first heard about via Schaum on Twitter . For the Brewer response, click here . Enjoy the rest of the links, which are sundry and numerous....
Let's Go Tribe (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
More photos » by Tony Dejak - AP Travis trots. Browse more photos » The argument has been made that September statistics are fundamentally different than statistics from the rest of the year. There's an obvious logic to this: as rosters expand and teams are eliminated, more, worse players begin to both pitch and hit as team's evaluate young players, give starts to AAA veterans and everyone...
Let's Go Tribe (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
More photos » by Michael Dwyer - AP Travis Hafner hit .321/.424/.500 over the last two weeks of the season. Browse more photos » It's over. Finally. Tomo Ohka got burned for for seven earned runs in five innings, but I guess that's besides the point, for if he starts another game for the Indians , the team is heading for another season like this one. Rafael Perez , in what may have been...
Let's Go Tribe (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
by Charles Krupa - AP 1 day ago: Cleveland Indians rest on the dugout rail during the ninth inning of a 3-0 loss to the Boston Red Sox during a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) View full size photo uploaded October 3, 2009 Lineups: INDIANS (65-95): CF Michael Brantley, SS Asdrubal Cabrera, RF Shin-Soo Choo, DH Travis Hafner, 3B Jhonny Peralta...
Bostonist (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
With the Red Sox in the insignificant final series of 2009, the most interesting topic today for Bostonist is, you guessed it, the notoriously enigmatic Patriots injury report ! Jerod Mayo and Vince Wilfork generated a lot of interest as Bill Belichick listed them as "doubtful" and "questionable," respectively. Mayo returned to practice and Belichick simply gushed. "He's working...
Let's Go Tribe (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
More photos » by Mary Schwalm - AP As Jason Veritek goes for a foul ball, a Sawx fan shows off his spoon-swallowing skills. Browse more photos » This series so far has to me felt like Spring Training games, though the two teams have different goals in mind for them. Boston's Terry Francona is trying to give his players enough playing time to stay sharp, but also keep them rested and healthy,...
Let's Go Tribe (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
More photos » by Mark Duncan - AP Gone, but not yet. Browse more photos » Game 157: Indians 5, White Sox 1 Game 158: White Sox 1, Indians 0 A couple hours before the first game began, GM Mark Shapiro announced that manager Eric Wedge and all members of the major-league coaching staff would not be back for the 2010 season. The move was expected, and hopefully it represents the first step...
Let's Go Tribe (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
More photos » by Mark Duncan - AP Aaron Laffey allowed eight hits, all of them singles, and several of them infield singles. Browse more photos » This was one game where it didn't really matter much what the pitching did, because John Danks was locked in all game. He allowed three hits, two of them to Shin-Soo Choo . His lone earned run allowed was a Choo home run. Aaron Laffey did ok with...
Let's Go Tribe (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
Chicago at Cleveland, 7:05 PM Lineups: INDIANS (64-91): 2B Jamey Carroll , SS Asdrubal Cabrera, RF Shin-Soo Choo , 3B Jhonny Peralta , DH Travis Hafner , LF Matt LaPorta , 1B Andy Marte , C Lou Marson , CF Trevor Crowe . LHP Aaron Laffey (7-7, 3.93). WHITE SOX (75-81): RF DeWayne Wise, 3B Gordon Beckham , LF Carlos Quentin , DH Paul Konerko , CF Alex Rios , 1B Josh Fields , C Tyler Flowers , 2B Jayson...
Let's Go Tribe (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009
by Tony Dejak - AP Travis Hafner and Luis Valbuena participated in the first annual Cleveland Fireman's Carry race. View full size photo uploaded September 27, 2009 Baltimore at Cleveland, 1:05 PM
Let's Go Tribe (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009
by Tony Dejak - AP It had been a while since the Indians traded high fives after a game. View full size photo uploaded September 26, 2009 Lineups: INDIANS (62-91): SS Asdrubal Cabrera, 2B Luis Valbuena , RF Shin-Soo Choo, 3B Jhonny Peralta , DH Travis Hafner, 1B Andy Marte , C Lou Marson , CF Trevor Crowe, LF Chris Gimenez. LHP Jeremy Sowers (6-10, 4.92). ORIOLES (60-93): 2B Brian Roberts , CF Lou...
The Detroit Tiger Weblog (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
Bobby Seay, the Tigers primary lefty out of the pen is hurting. Gerald Laird called for trainer Kevin Rand to visit the mound after he saw something amiss in one of Seay’s pitches last night. Seay didn’t immediately leave the game, but he did after allowing a single to Travis Hafner. Now Seay is on his way to the MRI machine.
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