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08 Apr 2012

The Song Remains the Same for Tribe

Things seemed oddly familiar on Saturday when the Cleveland Indians took on Toronto.

Strong solid pitching? Check.

Ubaldo Jimenez carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning and left the game after pitching seven innings of one-hit, two-run ball.

“One of the main keys was that I was throwing my breaking pitches for strikes,” Jimenez told The Beacon Journal. “I think as I went along, that is what worked. I was able to throw every one of my breaking pitches for strikes. Carlos Santana called a great game. Whatever he put down, I went with that.”

We never doubted Jimenez for a moment.

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06 Apr 2012

Tribe so close to a perfect day

It was so close to being the perfect game for the Cleveland Indians in Thursday’s home opener against Toronto.

But in the end it all fell apart.

For eight innings the game played out exactly the way the Indians wanted it, showcasing the blueprint for how the Tribe will have to play to win this year.

Justin Masterson was sublime while working eight innings of two-hit, 10-strikeout baseball; his only mistake a solo homerun ball given up to Jose Bautista. Hey, no shame in that.

A three-run homer by Opening Day superstar Jack Hannahan (the third in his career) in the second inning was the key hit the Indians were looking for in building a four-run lead after two innings.

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05 Apr 2012

Hopes and Fears for the Tribe in 2012

Spring training is finally over, the Cleveland Indians are back at Progressive Field to open the season against Toronto and take on, over the next 162 games, the supposedly unbeatable Detroit Tigers in the American League Central.

That means it is time to embrace our hopes and confront our fears about the upcoming 2012 season for the Tribe.

Head to The Cleveland Fan for all the details.

(Photo by The Plain Dealer)

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03 Apr 2012

Is There a Problem, Ubaldo?

Cleveland, we may have a problem.

Lost in all the hoo-ha about Tribe pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez hitting Colorado piss-ant Troy Tulowitzki with a pitch on Sunday is the fact that Jimenez doesn’t look any better than he did last season, when he went 4-4 with a 5.10 ERA with the Indians after being acquired in a trade with the Rockies for top pitching prospects Drew Pomeranz, Alex White and Joe Gardner.

For the rest, head over to The Cleveland Fan.

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27 Mar 2012

Delayed Gratification

The Cleveland Indians cleaned up some roster questions on Tuesday, optioning Lonnie Chisenhall and Matt LaPorta to Columbus.

Neither move should come as any big surprise, although there is the requisite grumbling from some fans about the move to start the season with journeyman Jack Hannahan at third base over Chisenhall.

Chisenhall hit just .205 during spring training, however, with 16 strikeouts and only one walk in 16 games. Chisenhall needed to hit to win the third base job as Hannahan has a major edge when it comes to defense, something the Indians are going to need plenty of if the offense struggles to score runs as expected.

25 Mar 2012

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Talking Chief Wahoo with Uni Watch

We read several sites on a daily basis and one that we find entertaining and informative is Uni Watch.

For those of you not familiar with the site, Uni Watch “Uni Watch “is a media project that deconstructs the finer points of sports uniforms in obsessive and excruciating detail. It has nothing to do with fashion — it’s about documenting and maintaining the visual history of sports design, and about minutiae fetishism as its own reward. If that concept doesn’t make sense to you, no problem — Uni Watch definitely isn’t for everyone, and there have always been people who Don’t Get It. But for those who understand the pleasures of detail obsession, programmatic classification systems, information overload, and sports history, you’ve come to the right place.”

The site was founded by Paul Lukas, a columnist for ESPN.com and a writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, GQ, Fortune, Gourmet, Saveur, The Wall Street Journal, ESPN The Magazine, Spin and The Financial Times, among many other publications.

So we were particularly interested when weekend editor Phil Hecken recently wrote an article announcing a contest to rebrand the Cleveland Indians, asking readers to come up with ideas for a new team name and logo to replace Chief Wahoo.

Paul also made his feelings known in an article on Friday, What Do You Mean We, Paleface?

We reached out to Paul and Phil and they were gracious enough to sit down for a virtual question and answer session about the contest and Cleveland uniforms in general.

Posted in Chief Wahoo, Cleveland Indians, uniforms

19 Mar 2012

Are Cleveland Fans Losing It?

We have always had a healthy respect for, and appreciation of, our fellow Cleveland sports fans.

Fans of the Browns, Cavs and Indians are passionate, there’s no questioning that. And, by and large, we are an intelligent bunch – even if we don’t always get credit for it. Trust us, we lived outside of New York City for seven years after college and were surrounded by Yankee and Knick fans who are allegedly sophisticated and knowledgeable. We quickly learned, however, that when it comes to New Yorkers, knowledgeable is just a code for loud and obnoxious.

But we’ve lately started to worry if, after a collective 138 years (and counting) without a championship, Cleveland fans are nearing the breaking point.

The rest of the story is at The Cleveland Fan.

(Photo by Life Magazine)

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18 Mar 2012

Comings and goings in Cleveland

Lots of activity in Berea this week, as the Cleveland Browns signed defensive ends Frostee Rucker and Juqua Parker as free agents and resigned defensive back Dimitri Patterson.

While the Rucker/Parker combo are not Mario Williams, it is still a decent move by the team, with Rucker being a decent run stopper (and we all know the Browns can use all the help they can get defending the run) and Parker can still effectively rush the passer.

Parker isn’t an every down player any more, but he can still rush the passer, according to Cold Hard Football Facts, who wrote that “he can handle a decent amount of work and still produce. Even though he found opportunities limited in Philadelphia, he still responded with 22 combined sacks, hits and pressures on 138 pass rushes (last season).

And Parker knows how to get to the quarterback, recording six sacks in 2010 and eight sacks in 2009.

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02 Mar 2012

International Man of Mystery

Over the years we have seen more than our fair share of strange moments in Cleveland sports.

From Ten Cent Beer Night, to an Indians player breaking into the umpire’s room to retrieve a teammate’s confiscated bat to Bottlegate, to Dwayne Rudd’s helmet toss, there has been no shortage of interesting times.

But even by Cleveland’s standards, we weren’t really prepared for Thursday’s news about Peyton Hillis.

A day after Hillis split with Kennard McGuire, his third agent change in the past year, ESPN’s Adam Schefter cited unnamed sources in reporting that Hillis told Browns coaches at the end of last season that he was thinking of retiring and possibly joining the CIA.

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26 Feb 2012

The Wait is Over (well not The Wait)

Liverpool ended its six-year run without a trophy by winning the Carling Cup on Sunday, beating Cardiff on penalty kicks.

It was the record-setting eighth time the Reds have lifted the trophy, and the franchise’s 15th domestic cup win, putting them in a tie with Manchester United for the most.

The match had the feeling of a March Madness No. 3 vs. No. 14 game, with the Bluebirds, currently in sixth place in the Championship League and looking to bring a trophy to Wales for the first time since 1927, going up 1-0 just 19 minutes into the game on a Joe Mason goal.

The game finished 1-1 in regulation time, and Liverpool’s Dirk Kuyt, the hardest-working man in soccer, looked like he had sealed the win with a goal at the 108-minute mark.

But Cardiff fought back and Ben Turner put in a goal just two minutes before then end of extra time to force the cup final to penalty kicks.

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