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Zippercat;2240396; said:Or, since the article said both Masterson AND Jimenez must be fixed, Francona will need:
http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2012/10/cleveland_indians_hire_mike_sa.htmlOn the trail: The Indians have scouted Japanese high school pitching prospect Shohei Otani, who says he wants to come straight to the United States to play baseball. They talked to Otani and his coach, but it appears he's going to be too expensive.
Under Major League Baseball's new basic agreement, each team has $2.9 million to spend on international free agents this year. The Indians already have spent an estimated $2.2 million and Otani reportedly is looking for a signing bonus of over $2 million.
LitlBuck;2241960; said:It's always about the money with the Indians. The hell with the talent. http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2012/10/cleveland_indians_hire_mike_sa.html
Zippercat;2232567; said:Been years and years since I've watched that movie; going to Tribe games just makes it seem like the movie never ended.
Can we get a vBet on how low the attendance drops for '13? It went from 1.8M in '11 to barely over 1.6M in '12. I figure 1.2M to 1.3M in '13.
I know a number of season ticket holders who are joining my ticket partner and me: not renewing for '13. The apathy level among people I talk with has not been this high since the 80s.
Meanwhile, the Indians are pushing their Tribe Rewards program and have made not even the suggestion that they might think about getting any better players for '13. The rewards program? Well, that's a joke too. Here's their current hot item:
http://www.triberewards.com/Catalog/AuctionProduct/115902?partnerId=ed-6499247-415560310
They started trying to pawn off a broken Zeke Carrera bat (I kid you not!) at 20,000 points nearly 2 weeks ago. They've dropped the starting bid to 15,000 and still can't find a sucker who would want it.
Even Major League didn't try anything this nutty...movie goers would have thought it unbelievable!
LitlBuck;2241960; said:It's always about the money with the Indians. The hell with the talent. http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2012/10/cleveland_indians_hire_mike_sa.html
Big Papa;2242346; said:Today is the 15 year anniversary of Game 7 of the 1997 World Series. Man, that one still stings. 1 out away.....
LitlBuck;2242362; said:Probably some guys from Latin America which is fine as long as they are good prospects and knowing the Indians organization I am sure that they are good prospects
JCOSU86;2242190; said:I joined the "Tribe Fan Club" the last couple of years, mainly to get 2 free tickets and Game Day Audio. Well, one of the "perks" was a picture of your name up on the Scoreboard. It took them ALL [censored]ING SEASON to send it and only after I called and emailed 4 [censored]ING TIMES. And when I got it, my jaw hit the floor - it was a pretty pathetic photoshop job.
Thanks Tribe.
Big Papa;2242346; said:Today is the 15 year anniversary of Game 7 of the 1997 World Series. Man, that one still stings. 1 out away.....
Indians center fielder Grady Sizemore and first baseman Casey Kotchman were among the 137 players who filed for free agency Monday following the final game of the World Series.
Sizemore and Kotchman can sign with any team beginning at 12:01 a.m. Saturday.
Two other Indians, Travis Hafner and Roberto Hernandez, will be eligible for free agency Wednesday if the Indians don't exercise their 2013 options. The Indians will not pick up Hafner's $13 million option and are likely to pass on Hernandez's $6 million option.