MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
The Indians are next in our Offseason Outlook series. Their likely commitments for 2009: C - Victor Martinez - $5.7MM C - Kelly Shoppach - $404K+ 1B - Ryan Garko - $420K 2B - Asdrubal Cabrera - $400K SS - Jhonny Peralta - $3.4MM 3B - Andy Marte - $400K IF - Jamey Carroll - $2.5MM club option or $150K buyout LF - Shin-Soo Choo - $400K CF - Grady Sizemore - $4.6MM RF - Franklin Gutierrez - $405K OF -...
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 09/27/2008
CHICAGO, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Ryan Garko hit two of Cleveland's three homers Friday, one of them a grand slam during a six-run fifth, boosting the Indians past the Chicago White Sox 11-8. The White Sox lost their fourth straight and remained a half game behind Minnesota in the race for the American League Central title. Minnesota had a chance to expand its lead, but suffered an 8-1 loss to Kansas City....
USA Today (Free subscription) | 09/27/2008
Ryan Garko and the Cleveland Indians kept the struggling Chicago White Sox in second place.
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 09/27/2008
Ryan Garko and the Cleveland Indians kept the struggling Chicago White Sox in second place.
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 09/27/2008
Ryan Garko and the Cleveland Indians kept the struggling Chicago White Sox in second place.
Extra Bases (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
DREW GETS HIT, LEAVES GAME (8:23, END 3, 4-3 SOX) Drew smoked a hard grounder past the diving Ryan Garko to lead off the inning, his first hit since Aug. 16. Jonathan Van Every came on to pinch run, but he was erased when Kotsay hit into a 3-6-3 double play. Varitek struck out. You can assume Drew is fine and his departure is merely precautionary; Francona planned on taking him out early, like a spring...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 09/23/2008
Josh Beckett didn't like the look of Cleveland batter Ryan Garko last night. More accurately, he didn't like the large elbow pad Garko wore to protect his left arm, almost as much as he didn't like losing to the Indians, 4-3.
Extra Bases (Free subscription) | 09/23/2008
Beckett faces just four batters in the fourth: Travis Hafner strikes out, Ben Francisco hits his second double of the game, and Ryan Garko grounds out to third. Then it's Kelly Shoppach, who takes his at-bat with the following message on the scoreboard screen: Shoppach was 0 for 15 in 9 games for the Sox in 2005. Shoppach strikes out, swinging.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 09/21/2008
Ryan Garko went 4-for-4 with five RBIs, rookie Scott Lewis won his third straight start and the Cleveland Indians moved over .500 for the first time in more than four months with their sixth straight victory, 10-5 over the sloppy and seemingly disinterested Detroit Tigers on Sunday.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 09/21/2008
Ryan Garko went 4-for-4 with five RBIs, rookie Scott Lewis won his third straight start and the Cleveland Indians moved over .500 for the first time in more than four months with their sixth straight victory, 10-5 over the sloppy and seemingly disinterested Detroit Tigers on Sunday.
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 09/21/2008
Ryan Garko went 4-for-4 with five RBIs, rookie Scott Lewis won his third straight start and the Cleveland Indians moved over .500 for the first time in more than four months with their sixth straight victory, 10-5 over the sloppy and seemingly disinterested Detroit Tigers on Sunday.
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 09/21/2008
Ryan Garko went 4-for-4 with five RBIs, rookie Scott Lewis won his third straight start and the Cleveland Indians moved over .500 for the first time in more than four months with their sixth straight victory, 10-5 over the sloppy and seemingly disinterested Detroit Tigers on Sunday.
Let's Go Tribe (Free subscription) | 09/20/2008
via www.fangraphs.com Highest WPA Lowest WPA Shin-Soo Choo .525 Fausto Carmona -.215 Ryan Garko .186 Travis Hafner -.119 Grady Sizemore .161 Jhonny Peralta -.096 So here you had two teams playing out the string on a disappointing season, and lo, two-thirds of the way through the game a memorable contest broke out. Gary Sheffield bears all the credit for starting the excitement. After he was hit by...
Baseball Musings (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
Ryan Garko hits a three-run homer off Francisco Liriano in the bottom of the second inning to put the Indians up 3-1. It's the first home run Liriano allowed with men on base. Asdrubal Cabrera two batters later hits a...
The Daily Puppy (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
I just graduated from college and Garko is my first dog. I couldn't have asked for a better canine companion. He is very eager to please and extremely lovable. He is named after the Cleveland Indians' first baseman, Ryan Garko. He loves carrying everything and anything around in his mouth, especially soft squeaky toys. His favorite things are belly-rubs, car rides, and large stuffed animals. I adore...
