Indians Tidbits (2007 Season)

[buckeyemania11]

The offense bottoms out again, Against the royals too

 

[BearBuck27]

Fucking hitting. Fucking Borowski (well not today). I feel bad for C.C.

I've never done this, but I feel it's appropriate to quote myself here.

 

[NFBuck]

I'm fucking done with this bullshit until Derek Shelton is gone and they find somebody that can teach these amateurs how to fucking hit. I'll check the boxscores from time to time for a chuckle. If I was C.C., I'd be looking at real estate in California right now.

 

[LitlBuck]

Why did we get Lofton from Texas? I think he might be hitting around 260 since he arrived. His legs are gone. He can't steal a base. Sit him down and let Jason M play. It's about time they admitted they made a mistake.

Please have someone show Grady how to hit the ball. I don't care if he bats #1 or #3 or #9 he strikes out entirely too much. He needs to be taught the strike zone but I guess that's Shelton's job and these men doing a very good job with the other guys on the roster so what can I expect.
Sit Blake down and give G?mez a shot.

When is Wedge going to shake this lineup up? I cannot believe they gave him an extension. Kansas City can manufacture two runs and we can't manufacture any. Give Wedge his money and let sign up Bell or anybody who knows strategy. Get rid of Shapiro and make Dolan sell the team before we lose CC if he is not already gone.

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Everyone step back from the ledge......7-0 Tribe on 8 hits in the first two innings......

 

[buckeyemania11]

Indians Win 9-4

Offense On A Rollercoaster Ride

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Canton

Is Tribe 'O' finally back? Bats get on roll early
Sunday, August 26, 2007
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Grady Sizemore and Victor Martinez homered, and Aaron Laffey won in his third big league start as the Cleveland Indians defeated the Kansas City Royals, 9-4, Saturday night.

The Indians batted around in a five-run first against Kyle Davies before Sizemore led off the second with his 22nd home run. Martinez, who also had three hits, delivered his 19th with two outs to make it 7-0.

The Indians, who now lead the Detroit Tigers by 21/2 games in the AL Central, had been struggling offensively, scoring three runs or less in 18 of their previous 29 games while hitting just .238.


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[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Canton

Cleveland Indians officials say Bob Wickman won't return to team


Sunday, August 26, 2007 Paul Hoynes
Plain Dealer Reporter
Kansas City, Mo.- Bob Wickman isn't coming back to Cleveland.
The veteran closer, in a surprise move, was designated for assignment by the Atlanta Braves on Friday. The Indians, searching for relievers who can pitch in tight situations, seemed like a logical fit. He's their franchise leader in saves and they traded him to the Braves last year.
But the Wick will not be relit in Cleveland.

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[OSUBasketballJunkie]

CPD

Cleveland Indians rally in ninth, defeat Kansas City Royals in 11 innings


Monday, August 27, 2007 Paul Hoynes
Plain Dealer Reporter
Kansas City, Mo. -- The thing about a baseball game is that it can change so fast. A team can be soaring one moment, falling the next. The game with no clock can torment by the second.
"That's why you can never stop fighting until the last pitch," said Indians manager Eric Wedge.
In the Indians' 5-3 victory over Kansas City on Sunday in 11 innings, Grady Sizemore faced what could have been the last pitch of the game six times in the ninth. The Royals led, 3-2, with two out. Closer Joakim Soria got a 1-2 count on Sizemore with the bases empty. The crowd was standing, cheering for the last out.

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[OSUBasketballJunkie]

CPD

INDIANS INSIDER
Asdrubal Cabrera gives Cleveland Indians a lift


Monday, August 27, 2007 Paul Hoynes
Plain Dealer Reporter
Kansas City, Mo. -- The Indians have played the second half so tight they could rent themselves out as violin strings. Then along came Asdrubal Cabrera, who knew nothing about the choke of 2005 or the no-show of 2006.
He doesn't care that the Indians are trying to steal a division from a Detroit team with a payroll pushing $95 million compared to the Tribe's $61.5 million. Cabrera is just playing baseball, and apparently he's exactly what the Indians needed.
Cabrera was promoted from Class AAA Buffalo on Aug. 7. Eight days later, he replaced slumping Josh Barfield at second base. They're 7-3 since the move.

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[Piney]

I'm fucking done with this bullshit until Derek Shelton is gone and they find somebody that can teach these amateurs how to fucking hit. I'll check the boxscores from time to time for a chuckle. If I was C.C., I'd be looking at real estate in California right now.

Funny thing, Shelton has done a great job since he took over as the hitting coach and after 2-3 bad months you want to get rid of him?

I blame Wedge more than anything. His carnival carousel of batting lineups have got to be driving the hitters batty. It is not Shelton's fault that Wedge has fallen in love with Trot Nixon and loves batting Blake at the top of the lineup.

Thankfully we have started winning series again and started an upswing. The offense is starting to hit in patches now. Still not great but at least we aren't scoring under 2 runs a game for 4-5 games in a row like we were doing.

But since someone mentioned Lofton, I think with him it is all mental, while his skills aren't what they were 4-5 years ago he was still hitting .300 when he got here. He was always a very ego-centric and proud player. I think the combination of him not playing CF, playing part time and not batting leadoff is messing with him. When a player is use to playing all the time, a decrease of playing time can throw off your timing.

 

[LitlBuck]

I blame Wedge more than anything. His carnival carousel of batting lineups have got to be driving the hitters batty. It is not Shelton's fault that Wedge has fallen in love with Trot Nixon and loves batting Blake at the top of the linBut

I agree with you in some regards but Nixon has not been playing much in the past week finally and, as of Saturday, Blake is now batting 9th. Hopefully, it is not too late because they really could have extended their lead.

I blame Shelton for the excessive amounts of strikeouts. I think it's a hitting coaches responsibility to at least get the guys to put the ball in play. Saying that, with our pitching Wedge needs to learn how to manufacture runs when the guys are not hitting.

since someone mentioned Lofton, I think with him it is all mental, while his skills aren't what they were 4-5 years ago he was still hitting .300 when he got here. He was always a very ego-centric and proud player. I think the combination of him not playing CF, playing part time and not batting leadoff is messing with him. When a player is use to playing all the time, a decrease of playing time can throw off your timingeup

If the fact that he is not playing center field is messing with Lofton's hitting, put him on the bench and let J. Mike play left field..

 

[Mac]

Wow, Blake just turned a triple play...pretty freaking cool

 

[OHSportsFan]

Wow, Blake just turned a triple play...pretty freaking cool

and the Indians win.

Detroit keeps pace by pounding the Skanks (16-0! through only 7 innings)

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Dispatch

Indians' offense tees off on Twins

Tuesday, August 28, 2007 3:39 AM
By Scott Priestle


The Columbus Dispatch

CLEVELAND -- Carlos Silva threw a few sinkers last night that did not sink, pitches ripe to be hit hard.
For most of the past two months, Indians hitters talked of seeing such pitches, reaching for them, and coming up with just another fistful of sand. Either the oasis was a mirage, or they were reaching in the wrong places.
For one night, at least, they found sweet relief. The hitters who have been lost in a slump swung at Silva's unsinking sinkers and smacked line drives throughout Jacobs Field, and the Indians chewed up the Minnesota Twins 8-3.

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