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Indians Tidbits (2008 season)

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buckeyemania11;1152241; said:
exactly, I dont think Marte has Brandon Phillips potential though Marte has had chances at the MLB level and has sucked it up completly every time.

letting Brian Barton go was a smooth move though since David Dellucci and Jason Michaels are such studs in the OF :shake:
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Dellucci at least provides a decent lefthanded bat, but is a liability defensively...Michaels on the other hand...
 
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Looking good all-around tonight, with Martinez hitting 3rd and Pronk on the bench. Hopefully Wedge doesn't stick Pronk back there when he plays again.

Shoppach looks like he deserves more time... I'd like to see more of him at C and Martinez at 1st/DH.
 
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ABJ

Cliff Lee pitches another winner Tribe left-hander is 5-0 after dominant outing in victory over Mariners
By Sheldon Ocker
Beacon Journal sportswriter

Published on Thursday, May 01, 2008

CLEVELAND: With one month of the season in the books, Cliff Lee, (technically) the No. 5 starter in the Indians' rotation, is 5-0 with a 0.96 ERA, and where is Al Michaels when you need him?
''Do you believe in miracles?''
Or maybe Lee's sudden rise to superstardom is merely the result of learning a hard lesson from his disastrous season of 2007.
Lee had no trouble keeping the Seattle Mariners in check Wednesday night at Progressive Field until the seventh inning, when he gave up three runs. The operative phrase here is, ''So what?'' because the Tribe won the 8-3.
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ABJ

Notebook
Wedge resorts to tiny tactics With most of his players slumping this season, manager is asking them to bunt more frequently
By Sheldon Ocker
Beacon Journal sportswriter

Published on Thursday, May 01, 2008
CLEVELAND: When Franklin Gutierrez laid down a sacrifice bunt with runners on first and second in the second inning last Saturday, the extent of the Indians' slump became clear.
The batting skid was beginning to affect the way manager Eric Wedge runs a game. Bunting in the second inning isn't the way Wedge prefers to conduct a rally, but it was time to force the issue and hope his troops could eke out a run or two against the New York Yankees.
As it happened, the Tribe scored three times that inning in typical slump-ridden fashion. The rally included an infield single, a bloop hit, two walks and a sacrifice fly.
Wedge has done more bunting, started more runners and tried more hit-and-run plays the past couple of weeks. Sometimes it has worked, sometimes not. Usually, even playing small ball requires players to produce a hit or two.
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CPD

Cleveland Indians bunting more as offense struggles


Thursday, May 01, 2008Joe Maxse
Plain Dealer Reporter
With the Indians' offense matching the chilly weather, one way to get it out of hibernation is to go to small ball. That has not been one of manager Eric Wedge's past practices, but the times are changing.
On Saturday against the Yankees, Franklin Gutierrez bunted in the second inning to move Jhonny Peralta and Asdrubal Cabrera over during a three-run inning. On Sunday, Jason Michaels tried to bunt with Gutierrez on first in the fifth inning, only to get brushed back and subsequently strike out in the 1-0 loss.
In the third inning Monday, Michaels did get the bunt down to move Casey Blake and Gutierrez to second and third, although they failed to score in a 5-2 loss.

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CPD

Sizemore, Gutierrez on a tear



Thursday, May 01, 2008 Paul Hoynes

Plain Dealer Reporter
In baseball, one day looks a lot like the next. Sometimes it's hard to tell if it's Monday or Friday because the season just keeps going.
Yet, there are days that give players a chance to grab onto something. A chance to change or grow or make something better. Grady Sizemore and Franklin Gutierrez have had a lot of days like that recently.
Sizemore, after missing Sunday and Monday's games with a sprained right ankle, returned to the lineup Tuesday when Seattle came to Progressive Field. He doubled and scored two runs in a 7-2 loss. Not a bad way to come off a two-day layoff, but he was even better Wednesday in the Indians' 8-3 victory over the Mariners.

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CPD

Cleveland Indians, Cliff Lee beat Seattle Mariners, 8-3


Thursday, May 01, 2008Joe Maxse
Plain Dealer Reporter
A little offense goes a long way with Cliff Lee on the mound. A lot of offense goes even bet ter.
Just for good measure, the Indians used the latter as they broke out of their offensive doldrums by pounding out 11 hits, including five doubles and a home run, in backing their undefeated left-hander during Wednesday night's 8-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners at Progressive Field. In ending a three-game losing streak, the Tribe doubled its scoring output of the previous three losses.
Lee (5-0) made sure to keep the pressure off as he threw six scoreless innings while his club built an 8-0 lead.

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Canton

Indians' Cliff Lee finishes month strong vs. Mariners
Thursday, May 1, 2008
BY Andy Call
REPOSITORY SPORTS WRITER

CLEVELAND Cliff Lee had just completed an unforgettable April when he was asked what was in store for May.

"Hopefully, more of the same," Lee said.

The Indians left-hander won his fifth consecutive start and finished the first month of the season with a 0.96 ERA on Wednesday night as Cleveland hammered Seattle, 8-3, at Progressive Field.

"It's more than you would ever expect from anyone at this level," Manager Eric Wedge said. "To have that type of month is pretty special stuff."

Lee (5-0) shut out the Mariners for the first six innings, extending his streak of consecutive scoreless innings to 27. That was the longest in club history since John Denny worked 34 2/3 consecutive scoreless in 1981.
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Canton

Indians notebook
Thursday, May 1, 2008
BY Andy Call
REPOSITORY SPORTS WRITER

WHERE'S PRONK? Travis Hafner, 7-for-51 (.137) in his last 14 games, was not in Wednesday's starting lineup. Manager Eric Wedge also would not confirm that Hafner will remain in the No. 3 spot in the order when he returns. "I'm taking everything day by day," Wedge said. Shortstop Jhonny Peralta, in a 1-for-14 skid, also was given the night off.

BUNT 'EM ALONG The Indians dropped down 32 sacrifice bunts in 162 games last season, once every five games. They have sacrificed 10 times in 27 games this season, once every 2.7 games. "You've seen us do things we wouldn't normally do," Wedge said. "If that's what we need to do to create opportunities for ourselves, that's what we'll do."

A JOB FOR JOE Joe Borowski will return to the closer's role when he comes off the disabled list, Wedge said. "If he's healthy, he'll be our closer," Wedge said. "In the meantime, we hope (Rafael Betancourt) will have many closing opportunities."

A GOOD DEED Jose Alfredo and Jose Luis Duarte-Fuentes, 15, from Honduras, were guests of Victor Martinez at Wednesday's game. Martinez had donated frequent flier miles to allow the boys to have surgery to repair damage suffered in a fire when they were 6 months old. The boys said they play soccer but had never before seen a baseball game.

NICE PLACE An online poll conducted in March by the Web site SI.com resulted in Progressive Field being voted the No. 1 ballpark in the big leagues. Fans were asked to rate the venues in 10 equally weighted areas. Milwaukee's Miller Park was second, Pittsburgh's PNC Park third.

ON THE FARM Single-A Lake County 2B Karexon Sanchez extended his hitting streak to 10 games during Tuesday's 7-4 win over Greensboro. Sanchez is batting .325 with 16 RBIs in 24 games. The 20-year-old Venezuelan was signed as a free agent in 2006.
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Canton

Indians notebook
Thursday, May 1, 2008
BY Andy Call
REPOSITORY SPORTS WRITER

A JOB FOR JOE Joe Borowski will return to the closer's role when he comes off the disabled list, Wedge said. "If he's healthy, he'll be our closer," Wedge said. "In the meantime, we hope (Rafael Betancourt) will have many closing opportunities."
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Shit.
 
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buckeyemania11;1151785; said:
way to go Betancourt..........

nice to see that the bullpen hasent changed, even without borowski they still are getting lit up
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As I said in one of my earlier posts this week at least Raffy will get it over fast for us and not prolong it like Joe. Raffy will come in and give up a homer right away and not prolong it by giving up hits. Well, at least most of the time.

Now where is Marte in this new lineup... water boy:crazy:
 
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A JOB FOR JOE Joe Borowski will return to the closer's role when he comes off the disabled list, Wedge said. "If he's healthy, he'll be our closer," Wedge said. "In the meantime, we hope (Rafael Betancourt) will have many closing opportunities."
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Fuck you Wedge. Wake me up when they release his sorry ass after his next five blown saves. :2004:
 
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A JOB FOR JOE Joe Borowski will return to the closer's role when he comes off the disabled list, Wedge said. "If he's healthy, he'll be our closer," Wedge said. "In the meantime, we hope (Rafael Betancourt) will have many closing opportunities."
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:shake:

I dont think Wedge will ever learn that Borowski sucks
 
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