Let's Go Tribe!: FanShots

Joe Posnanski on Grady Sizemore Leading off

Cols714 — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:55:44 -0000

Joe Posnanski on Grady Sizemore Leading off

He thinks it's ludicrous.

Tribe signs Weaver to AAA

tyler083 — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:20:02 -0000

Tribe signs Weaver to AAA

"With trade rumors continuing to circulate around C.C. Sabathia, you may have wondered who would take the big lefty's spot in the rotation if he was indeed traded. Well, the Indians provided themselves with an option today by signing right-hander Jeff Weaver to a minor league contract and sending him to Class AAA Buffalo."

Borowski DFA'd

Fiddlesticks — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:03:21 -0000

Borowski DFA'd

The era of The Close draws to a close. Also! Bauer gone, Lewis and Slocum promoted.

OT, But Wow: Francoeur to AA

westbrook — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:42:20 -0000

OT, But Wow: Francoeur to AA

That's surprising considering how long he's been in the majors and how well he's been. Could Atlanta's hitting coach be as bad as Shelton?

Brewers Blog: Sabathia deal is possible

westbrook — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:08:59 -0000

Brewers Blog: Sabathia deal is possible

YES, I bookmarked google news for the Indians specifically for this week.

Interesting points:

- As the Brewers continued to scout Sabathia in his outing for Cleveland against Chicago on Wednesday night, word came out of Brevard County that the Indians were looking at specific Milwaukee minor leaguers.

- The Indians reportedly had scouts looking at Class A Brevard County third baseman Taylor Green, the Brewers' minor league player of the year in 2007. Cleveland is believed to be taking a close look at the Brewers' prospect-laden Class AA Huntsville club, also.

- They're unlikely to part with Gamel or LaPorta.

Hat-tip to Toxicadam ...

Jay — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:40:14 -0000

Hat-tip to Toxicadam ...

Make or break weekend for Kobayashi

Brick. — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:32:39 -0000

Make or break weekend for Kobayashi

It's pretty much put up or shut up time for Kobayashi at this point in the season.

Bullpen shakeup due tomorrow

westbrook — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:14:40 -0000

Bullpen shakeup due tomorrow

Bauer gone, Jensen likely replacement. JoBo demoted but not DFA'd.

Yeah, this made me tear up. Sigh.

afh4 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:13:44 -0000

Yeah, this made me tear up.

Sigh.

Droobs flips out in Buffalo

thejamootz — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:42:41 -0000

Droobs flips out in Buffalo

Can 2008 possibly get any worse?

Why, yes. Yes it can.

After he was called out on strikes in the ninth inning of Triple-A Buffalo's 5-4 extra-inning loss to Rochester, Cabrera raised his bat over his head in the direction of Klein. Cabrera stepped toward the umpire as he continued to shout, while third baseman Andy Gonzalez tried to restrain him.

Torey Lovullo says Cabrera was just trying to hit himself in the helmet with his bat, but the MLB.com report suggests there could be a fine and/or suspension on the way.

Indians batting stances .. past and present.

Toxicadam — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:02:58 -0000

Indians batting stances .. past and present.

Fun stuff.

It's pretty obvious. If you're looking for an announcement that we're going to start trading guys...

fleerdon — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:54:48 -0000

It's pretty obvious. If you're looking for an announcement that we're going to start trading guys, you won't get that until we make our first trade. But I think it's fairly obvious at this point.

Mark Shapiro, official site

MLB's Greatest Moustaches - Honorable Mention for Our Pal Sal

Harry Doyle — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:44:46 -0000

MLB's Greatest Moustaches - Honorable Mention for Our Pal Sal

I understand Hrabosky, Fingers and Gossage being high on the list, but see no reason Sal should take a seat behind the likes of Mattingly, Hernandez or even Beck.

(In a related note, no mention of Casey's beard at all)

Make-A-Wish Sportscenter 6pm EST

ASP — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:07:22 -0000

Make-A-Wish Sportscenter 6pm EST

Guys, the Make-a-Wish segment that Sportscenter does focuses on a kid with lymphoma who gets to be a Cleveland Indian for a day. Hosted by Grady and Vic. Should be coming on soon for those reading this as I'm posting it.

I swear this book is following me. It popped up on my Amazon recommendations today. Since I hav...

Brick. — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:04:10 -0000

I swear this book is following me. It popped up on my Amazon recommendations today. Since I haven't read it yet, some of the Chicago-based LGT'ers are going to go get four copies and have a book night instead of going to the game tonight. We'll each take turns reading paragraphs out loud till one of us can pitch better than him or is saved - whichever comes first. We should make it to the game by the second inning.

Amazing One-Legged Catcher

emd2k3 — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:10:55 -0000

Amazing One-Legged Catcher

Couldn't embed the video, so click here for the video of 8 year-old Adam Bender.

Am I the last to notice that this ad describes our bullpen perfectly?

westbrook — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:46:18 -0000

Am I the last to notice that this ad describes our bullpen perfectly?

Brewers GM on Sabathia rumors

millionairesrow — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:35:36 -0000

Brewers GM on Sabathia rumors

Not much news here; however, a couple of interesting quotes:

"We lost the division by two games last year. One player could make the difference in two or three games."

"You always need pitching down the stretch," Melvin said. "Even though our starting pitching has done pretty well lately, we've got our ears open."

and finally...

Melvin said he was not opposed to trading prospects for a "rental," a player the Brewers might lose to free agency after the season.

"It all depends where we are (in the standings) and if the player could have a major impact," he said. "I've done it before. We have prospects. Whether we want to trade them is our call."

Elarton on "Restricted" list, Mastny back up.

DaytonDogg — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:34:14 -0000

Elarton on "Restricted" list, Mastny back up.

I didn't even know there was something called the "restricted list". Says its for personal reasons. I hope everything is ok.

Neyer's going to call us the "Fasanos" (Pay content)

kwoog — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:24:03 -0000

Neyer's going to call us the "Fasanos" (Pay content)

"because after three games in Cleveland I'm sick to death of Chief Wahoo -- I shall now be referring to the local club as the "Fasanos" until the Chief is retired. Or the Fasanos have a winning record. Whichever comes first."