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Well, I’m a little bummed out right now as the Red Sox handed the Indians another blowout yesterday, ending their season.  All they needed was one good outing over a three day stretch but they couldn’t get it done.  Anyway, now it’s time to start looking towards the offseason so we can fill some holes […]

The Red Sox have blown out the Indians the last two games and now, it’s down to a one game series with Jake Westbrook going up against Dice-K tonight.  It’s win or go home time.

The Indians were blown out yesterday as the Red Sox finally put together a solid game to pick up a win.  C.C. Sabathia was very good until he got tagged for his third and fourth run in the seventh inning and he lost his second game of the series.  Rafael Perez had his second straight […]

The Indians are now just one win away from going to their first World Series since 1997 as they got some solid pitching from Paul Byrd and one big inning from their hitters.  A seven run fifth inning was the difference and it featured a solo homer by Casey Blake that put the Indians on […]

Jake Westbrook got it done last night and he was able to do what both C.C. Sabathia and Fausto Carmona couldn’t and that was pitch into the seventh inning in the ALCS.  Westbrook held the Red Sox in check for six innings and then he was finally tagged for two runs in the seventh on […]

The Indians offense got, then cold, then red hot as they scored seven runs in the top of the eleventh inning to even up their seven game series with the Red Sox at a game a piece.  Trot Nixon drove home the first and winning run but the inning was capped off with a three […]

C.C. Sabathia took it on the chin last night as the Red Sox ran up the score on him and the Indians in a game one ALCS loss.  Travis Hafner got things off to a nice start with a solo shot in the top of the first but it was tied by the bottom of […]

The Indians took care of the Yankees last night in a long, drawn out game that featured the Indians jumping out to a nice early lead and while the Yankees chipped away at it, the Indians held on to win.  It took well over an hour just to get through two innings but you have […]

It’s hard to believe that the Indians had a nice 3-0 lead in this game and I really hope the comeback by the Yankees doesn’t come back to haunt the Indians.  Ryan Garko singled home a run in the first, Trot Nixon homered in the second and Ryan Garko doubled home a run in the […]

Just one more win and the Indians are headed to the ALCS and what a game tonight.  Fausto Carmona was nothing short of incredible.  He pitched the equivalent of a complete game and he held the Yankees to just a single run on three hits and two walks with five strikeouts.  The one blemish against […]

Well, it’s been a while since I posted but the Indians are now on the verge of making the playoffs for the first time in quite some time.  Despite the mediocre August, they have one of the best records in the second half and with Fausto Carmona and C.C. Sabathia throwing well, I like out […]

The Indians sit just a game back of the Tigers (two back in the loss column) and as they kick things off in the second half, they made a big splash by signing slugger Travis Hafner to a four year contract extension.  They’ll be on the hook for $57 million over the life of the […]

C.C. Sabathia needed just 111 pitches to finish up the game for the Indians in their 5-2 win over Oakland.  He struck out an impressive eight batters and he gave up two runs on nine hits and he didn’t walk a single batter.  With the win, he’s now tied with Josh Beckett for the major […]

We all know the Indians are good team.  Heck, maybe a great team.  And while they’ve hit a patch where they’ve played .500 ball (5-5 in their last 10), so far this year they’ve done just enough to hold back the Tigers.  Yeah, they’ll tie us and everytime the Indians take a two game lead […]

It’s only percentage points, but the Indians remained in first place after they took care of the Reds today and won their three game series.  The end result is, the Indians are one loss better then the Tigers and those two teams will square off for four game beginning Friday.  In between is one of […]

Alright, the Baseball Historians network has had some net problems and that prevented me from posting.  Things are back online, as am I so I should be back to regular writing schedule.
Baseball American recently released a lengthy story on pitching prospect Adam Miller.  It’s hard to believe that the Indians are as good as they […]

Maybe these little two game series aren’t all bad because for the second time this week, the Indians swept their two game series.  This time it was over the Rangers and in both games, the Indians scored a bunch of runs.  The pitching was only so so but the bats picked them up.
Yesterday, it took […]

So far, things have gone pretty well since that horific series with the Yankees.  The lastest is a three game winning streak with two of those coming in Minnesota against the formerly first place Twins.  I say formerly because the Indians now have the top spot but just 1/2 game seperate first and fourth.  We […]

After a tough series earlier this week against the Yankees, the Indians needed a little relief and they got it with a series win over the Devil Rays.  Fortunately, nobody in the AL Central is pushing away so even at 8-7, the Indians site just a game and a half back of first and once […]

Alright, this was just downright ugly.  Indians pitching gave up at least eight runs in each of the three games with today’s game having a complete meltdown by Joe Borowski.
If there is such a thing, Tuesday’s game was the worst of the three.  Jake Westbrook was dismantled the day he signed a big contract extension […]

The Indians won the final two games in a three game series with the White Sox and they now sit atop the AL Central with a 6-3 record.  Things didn’t get off to a good start and while the Indians finally got around to playing their first true home game, the end result was a […]

Man that snow was a mess.  It’s past us now and the Indians did a good job of just putting it behind them and getting down to business.  On Tuesday, a well rested C.C. Sabthia had a nice start even though the pen put a little bit of a scare into Indians fans.  He gave […]

You can’t win them all and the Indians’ bats finally cooled down a touch.  Grady Sizemore hit his third homerun in as many games though and he scored twice.  Jason Michaels also went yard and he finished with three hits in the 4-3 loss.
Jeremy Sowers gave up two runs on one hit but he walked five in […]

So far, so good as the Indians blew a couple of leads and then came back themselves to win it over the White Sox.  Victor Martinez was four for four with two walks, a double and two RBIs while Andy Marte and Grady Sizemore each went yard.  Even Travis Hafner got things done despite getting […]

Indians shortstop prospect Carlos Rivera begins his first full season of minor league baseball this year and Baseball America caught up with a National League scout and asked him his thoughts on the 18 year old.  It looks like the only thing he’s lacking is speed but he said this guy should be everyone’s radar.  […]

While I’m not expecting 12 runs every time out for the Indians, this is the kind of game I expecting.  A lot of offense and some pitching that won’t burn us.  And offense there was today as the Indians jumped all over Jose Contreras.   By the end of the third inning, the Indians had 11 […]

This is a very cool column at Baseball Analysts that takes a look at Andy Marte and Jhonny Peralta’s swing, along with video.  This is a very cool look at what’s hopefully the left side of the Indians infield for some years to come.

Baseball American recently posted some very interesting notes on Adam Miller from an American League scout.  He describes him to Kevin Brown and has some pretty good things to say about him.  There’s no doubt this guy is talented and he’ll be in the rotation at some point this year.

MiLB.com previewed the Indians minor league system today.  There’s a bunch of stuff here including profiles of players at each stop in the farm system as well as a recap of the 2006 draft.  Adam Miller is highlighted and they list three players as under the radar.  They also project big things for Brian Barton […]

Victor Martinez was the latest player profiled over at Baseball Prospectus.  You get a look through Martinez’s minor league career as well as his debut and breakout seasons.  The move to first base is also discussed as is Martinez’s mediocre defense behind the plate.  Good read though, especially if you’re not familiar with the upstart […]