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never saw that coming
mstevmac;1197929; said:
it really doesnt matter who it is, you can count on whoever they toss in there to supply meat balls to the other team
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OSUBasketballJunkie
Never Forget 31-0
Dispatch
Rob Oller commentary: Tribe reverts to woeful Indians of old
Thursday, July 3, 2008 3:17 AM
By Rob Oller
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
In the dark days when hot dog vendors outnumbered fans in the stands, Cleveland Indians seasons ended on Mother's Day, when the Tribe trailed the division leader by a dozen games or more.
Thirty years later and the Indians have improved by two summer holidays -- Father's Day and Independence Day. They entered last night's game against Chicago last in the American League Central, 11 1/2 games behind the White Sox. By the time the Fourth of July fireworks light the sky, the Tribe's season could be over.
The manager said so.
Times must be desperate when Eric Wedge breaks from his flat-line approach by declaring one part of the schedule more important than another, the way he did before Cleveland opened its current eight-game road swing through AL Central rivals Chicago, Minnesota and Detroit.
Wedge called the trip a make-or-break situation, comparing it with a September pennant race in terms of how players handle the pressure. So far, the Indians haven't handled it well, losing the first two games before last night.
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LitlBuck
Kevin Warren is an ass
NFBuck;1197926; said:
Walk-off HR Fat Ass Pierzynski. This team is spectacularly bad.
mstevmac;1197929; said:
After reading the articles on Cleveland.com today and seeing another blown save by someone else,buckeyemania11;1197931; said:
I was almost afraid to come over to this thread.I hope that Wedge and Shapiro have a very serious talk About where they can find A Close and maybe some guys Who can hit
the ball.
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There is gonna be no quick fix period. Hopefully this is the official waving of the white flag (the unofficial happened about 6 weeks ago). I could see fairly early on that this was gonna be a bad year, and even though there was a brief glimmer of hope in mid-May, it really has been. It's just a roster of spare parts with a few good pieces. Grady has been great, but the other two "good pieces" (Victor and Pronk) have broken down this season. I'm fairl optimistic Victor can return to his old self, Pronk I'm not sure. Hopefully we can at least derive some excitement from some impending moves. CC will net us some pretty good prospects, hopefully at least one that may be ready to contribute next season. Byrd and Blake may get us some mid-range prospects that can help a year or two down the road. For all the grief we give Blake, he's a solid hitter and can play multiple positions, something that should make him somewhat attractive to a competitor. I haven't heard any rumors about Lee, but they should listen to offers for him too. If they can get a couple good prospects for him, they should jump on it. He's been phenominal this season, but very up and down throughout his career. I'd love for them to be able to deal Peralta, but I don't think many teams are interested in a pudgy SS with no range. Dellucci is dead weight as well, but I doubt there'd be much interest in him.LitlBuck;1198285; said:After reading the articles on Cleveland.com today and seeing another blown save by someone else,
I hope that Wedge and Shapiro have a very serious talk About where they can find A Close and maybe some guys Who can hit
The worst Tribe bullpen I can remember is the '05 version followed closely by the '03, but this one may trump them for overall futility.OH10;1198305; said:
No kidding.AKAKBUCK;1198308; said:
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