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Post by BellevueBuckeye on Feb 23, 2019 12:00:06 GMT -5
The first spring training game is today at 3:00 on STO
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Post by DrTorch on Feb 23, 2019 12:26:38 GMT -5
excited for the season but we gotta do something about our OF
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Post by tigeralum01 on Feb 24, 2019 7:33:04 GMT -5
Hanram.......puke
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Post by DrTorch on Mar 2, 2019 9:00:21 GMT -5
Curious to see if Yu Chang makes the team out of spring training. Think he eventually settles in as their everyday 3rd baseman with Ramirez moving over to 2nd, and Kipnis (hopefully) either as a utility or just on the bench.
Would like to see them pull off a deal for Clint Frazier (assuming he is over the concussion stuff) because I think he can be had and I think he might help. Our OF is garbage. Not sure who ends up starting other than Leonys Martin in CF.
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Post by galion on Mar 7, 2019 23:56:43 GMT -5
It's interesting that more people are concerned with chief wahoo than the big pile of nothing that the indians did in the off season. Outside of Lindor and Ramirez the rest of that everyday line up borderline embarrassing.
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Post by DrTorch on Mar 8, 2019 0:04:28 GMT -5
the Indians did not do nothing, they shed enough payroll to keep Kluber and their premier pitching staff intact, which is the best "nothing" they could have done
now they can sit back and see how the season plays out and address an area of need when they need to, they are in the worst division in Baseball, why act like they are in the AL East when they aren't? go bag on the Pirates, there is a team who did nothing
Indians off-season has been fine. They remain one of the best run organizations in baseball and are going through a rebuild on the fly right now without burning down the house. They don't have a lot of high-minors talent but they have one of the best groups of teenage talent in all of baseball. They have the pieces to make a deal when they need to.
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Post by galion on Mar 8, 2019 0:40:04 GMT -5
Well they had better pray that their starting pitchers stay healthy, which will quite the feat for several of them, and that some people step up big in that bullpen because that line up is not scoring runs. It is true that they play in the unquestioned worst division in baseball, but you still have to beat the best teams in the other divisions to advance in the playoffs, if that is in fact the goal. If that isn't the goal this season then trade the pitchers and start over.
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Post by DrTorch on Mar 8, 2019 9:03:27 GMT -5
it's quite a feat for every starting pitcher to stay healthy, the injury rates for pitchers are astronomical and always have been, such is life
the goal is to be competitive and in the playoffs every year because every year anything can happen, if your goal is to have the best roster in baseball every year you will fail nearly every year
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Post by BellevueBuckeye on Mar 19, 2019 11:53:45 GMT -5
Reports that the Padres and Indians have been in trade talks about Kluber and Bauer
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Post by BellevueBuckeye on Mar 28, 2019 9:14:12 GMT -5
Opening Day Roster:
CATCHERS
Roberto Perez
Kevin Plawecki
INFIELDERS
Carlos Santana
Eric Stamets
Brad Miller
Jose Ramirez
OUTFIELDERS
Jake Bauers
Leonys Martin
Tyler Naquin
Greg Allen
Jordan Luplow
DESIGNATED HITTER
Hanley Ramirez
UTILITY
Max Moroff
STARTING PITCHERS
Corey Kluber
Trevor Bauer
Carlos Carrasco
Mike Clevinger
Shane Bieber
RELIEF PITCHERS
Brad Hand
Adam Cimber
Oliver Perez
Dan Otero
Tyler Olson
Neil Ramirez
Jon Edwards
INJURED LIST
Francisco Lindor
Jason Kipnis
Bradley Zimmer
Danny Salazar
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Post by quiz on Apr 3, 2019 14:04:08 GMT -5
It is VERY painful to watch the Indians' batters flail away at pitches out of the strike zone. Maybe the tribe should have traded Kluber as his first two starts have been awful. Yeah, I know it's early.
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Post by maplecityjake on Apr 4, 2019 20:00:03 GMT -5
Drone Boy has a no-no after 8 innings. Hopefully, I didn't apply the jinx.
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Post by BellevueBuckeye on Apr 7, 2019 14:49:47 GMT -5
4 game sweep of Toronto.
Kind of surprising to hear them say 6-3 is the Indians best start under Francona.
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Post by utsherman on Apr 9, 2019 12:57:08 GMT -5
More injury news. Clevinger is expected to miss 6-8 weeks with a back strain. After leaving his most recent start with some upper back tightness, Francona initially thought it wasn't anything major. But now it's said he won't even touch a baseball for close to two months. This is a major blow, as his first two starts were nearly spotless. Let's hope Klubot can turn things around in a hurry.
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Post by BellevueBuckeye on Apr 9, 2019 17:51:34 GMT -5
Today was Zimmerman's 8th career start against the Indians, and he is now 0-6 in this games with an ERA over 11
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Post by DrTorch on Apr 13, 2019 11:38:14 GMT -5
4 game sweep of Toronto. Kind of surprising to hear them say 6-3 is the Indians best start under Francona. well remember they used to get off to horrible starts his first couple years? |
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Post by clb6110 on Apr 13, 2019 13:13:04 GMT -5
^^^ Seems to me that the Indians have gotten off to horrible starts my entire life.
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Apr 13, 2019 14:22:32 GMT -5
More injury news. Clevinger is expected to miss 6-8 weeks with a back strain. After leaving his most recent start with some upper back tightness, Francona initially thought it wasn't anything major. But now it's said he won't even touch a baseball for close to two months. This is a major blow, as his first two starts were nearly spotless. Let's hope Klubot can turn things around in a hurry. More like 3 to 4 months, could require surgery. I found it amazing that his fast ball hit 98 and frequently 97 this year. That's 3 to 4 MPH over last year. Over throwing or found "help" not yet detectable? His body said too much. |
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Post by DrTorch on Apr 13, 2019 15:38:13 GMT -5
^^^ Seems to me that the Indians have gotten off to horrible starts my entire life. They have the best record in the AL since Francona was hired. |
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Post by DrTorch on Apr 13, 2019 15:38:57 GMT -5
More injury news. Clevinger is expected to miss 6-8 weeks with a back strain. After leaving his most recent start with some upper back tightness, Francona initially thought it wasn't anything major. But now it's said he won't even touch a baseball for close to two months. This is a major blow, as his first two starts were nearly spotless. Let's hope Klubot can turn things around in a hurry. More like 3 to 4 months, could require surgery. I found it amazing that his fast ball hit 98 and frequently 97 this year. That's 3 to 4 MPH over last year. Over throwing or found "help" not yet detectable? His body said too much. Rofl fake news. |
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Post by BellevueBuckeye on Apr 14, 2019 14:38:31 GMT -5
Kluber chased in the 3rd today
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Post by clb6110 on Apr 14, 2019 14:42:27 GMT -5
^^^ Seems to me that the Indians have gotten off to horrible starts my entire life. They have the best record in the AL since Francona was hired. I know but it seems like we always start slow. Maybe I'm just remembering the previous 40 years rather than the last 5 or so. |
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Post by BellevueBuckeye on Apr 17, 2019 20:15:04 GMT -5
Nice sweep in Seattle to finish the road trip 5-4.
Wittgren with his first career save in a two inning outing.
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Post by BellevueBuckeye on Apr 25, 2019 21:51:57 GMT -5
Great outing by Bauer tonight
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Apr 25, 2019 23:27:34 GMT -5
He's a horse. He threw a couple of 98mph fast balls in the eighth when his pitch count was over 110.
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Post by quiz on May 7, 2019 19:56:17 GMT -5
It will be interesting with Cleveland hosting the All Star Game this summer. Who would the representative be with the pathetic offense they have? Possibly Carlos Santana who strikes out with too much regularity, but has the highest regular batting average. Pitching could be Bauer, but anyone else is not all star quality. This team is not good, not entertaining, therefore is not fun to watch.
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Post by DrTorch on May 10, 2019 0:59:38 GMT -5
this just in: Minnesota is better than Cleveland.
looks like we will pay for sitting on our cans last off-season
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Post by sithbucknut77 on May 10, 2019 8:12:33 GMT -5
They should of traded Kluber when they had the chance.
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Post by maplecityjake on May 10, 2019 10:10:47 GMT -5
They should of traded Kluber when they had the chance. they tried. Dodgers weren't really willing to part ways with Bellinger and/or Verdugo. |
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Post by clb6110 on May 10, 2019 11:49:13 GMT -5
I read that last year the Indians spent 8% more than their entire gross income. You can blame ownership all you want but why would they continue to spend more than they take in? Small market baseball sucks 90% of the time for the fans.
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