The Indians already had their hands full with the Boston Red Sox. Now they’ll have the media and questions about Paul Byrd’s HGH to contend with as Game 7 looms. In what can only be considered conspicuous timing despite the newsworthiness of the San Francisco Chronicle’s revelation that Byrd spent thousands on HGH, the...
Read more →Many Cleveland fans track the Indians decline back to the day Jim Thome left for Philadelphia. Others bemoan Manny Ramirez’s departure as the catalyst for the downfall. Most, including myself, look to blame a penny-pinching owner failing to load up on talent in the name of fiscal responsibility. But for all of the misery Tribe fans have...
Read more →Mark Shapiro should be careful. After sending another fan favorite due for a payday out of town, Shapiro’s transactions look less like a GM reloading for another run at another AL Central title and more like a desperate GM following owner’s orders to dump payroll. For all the talk about improving the ballclub and...
Read more →Take one glance at the MLB standings and you’ll see that only the Cubs, Pirates, and Royals are the only teams further out of first place than the Cleveland Indians. Sure an argument can be made that the Indians play in the top-heavy AL Central with Detroit and Chicago – but those franchises have...
Read more →Mark Shapiro has to be wondering if he’s made a huge mistake. If not for the 11 runs a game the Indians have plated for Paul Byrd, the free-agent signee might be 0-7 with a 6.52 ERA. Well, the 6.52 ERA is correct, but somehow the right-hander has managed to win four games despite...
Read more →USA Today uses its Spring Training preview to introduce Indians fans to Jason Michaels. The outfielder Cleveland acquired in the offseason to replace Coco Crisp in the No. 2 spot in the batting order and left field talks about his game, his style, and approach to getting on base. Michaels relishes the chance to...
Read more →The Coco Crisp trade rumors have reached a boiling point, apparently set to flame by the Boston Red Sox. In a report on Cleveland.com, a Boston reporter suggested the Red Sox leaked the conversations to the media in order to force the Indians hand. The proposed deal sends Crisp to the Red Sox for...
Read more →Have you noticed a trend in sports when it comes to trade rumors? Rescue an up-and-coming star from woebegone locales such as Cleveland and Detroit for the bright lights and big city life of Boston, New York and/or Los Angeles. Trade your stars and in return, we’ll send back a payroll flexible almost-ready Major...
Read more →Anyone outside of New York and not a Yankees fan rooting for New York to win the AL Wild Card is either certifiably insane or a front-runner. Both should have you committed. Mired in a September-long slump, Ben Broussard shook off the doldrums and delivered two HRs, single-handedly bringing the Indians to life and...
Read more →The Indians got a feel for just how far they are away from wild-card contention (does anyone really believe they can catch the White Sox?) after Boston finished off a three-game sweep of the Tribe last night with a 5-4 win — one run. Other than Tuesday night’s Sabathia debacle, the Indians played the...
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