What (the) Buck Are You Talking About?
According to this Jordan Bastain tweet, the Indians signed Travis Buck to a minor league contract today with an invite to Big League camp I know what you’re thinking: Who? But I actually like this...
View ArticleTuesday Tribe Notes: Lots of Decisions Still to Be Made
We are less than two weeks away from opening day, and the Indians still have many question marks lingering around the final 25-man roster. Injury timetables and up and down Spring performances have...
View ArticleWaiving Goodbye to Jensen Lewis?
I’m sure some of you will be terribly offended by this post, since you already know MLB’s waiver rules like the back of your hand. If that’s the case, by all means, accept my profoundest apologies....
View ArticleSome Final Thoughts on the Indians’ Opening Day Roster
Now that the dust has settled on the Indians’ opening day roster, we can finally spend some time combing through the decisions the Indians made this week. Let’s take a look at the various groups to...
View ArticleIndians 7, Royals 3: Nick Gilbert’s Good Fortune Extends to KC
While the entire city of Cleveland was basking in the glow of Nick Gilbert’s instant stardom in lovely Secaucus, New Jersey, the Indians were once again doing what they do best – winning. What a great...
View ArticleWhite Sox 8 Indians 2: Fausto’s Nemesis Gets Him Again
I don’t know what it is about the Chicago White Sox this season, but the Indians seem to have an adverse reaction to the South Side Nine. Despite dominating the rest of the American League, the Tribe...
View ArticleTribe Weekend Review: The Most Unlikely of Sweeps in the Most Unlikely of...
OK, so heading into Friday’s series opener with the Cincinnati Reds in the Battle of Ohio, the Indians had Grady Sizemore already on the disabled list and were forced to place smokin-hot DH Travis...
View ArticleRed Sox 4 Indians 2: Running Into a Loss
The one thing I love about Actaball is that the Indians are a fundamentally sound club that rarely beats itself. Last night, the aggressive base-running that has worked so well all season backfired not...
View ArticleAustin Kearns: Why is he still here?
Jon touched on it yesterday, but over 24 hours removed from Austin Kearns’s strikeout to end the game on Tuesday night, and I’m still in disbelief. The fact that Kearns remains a bench option, the last...
View ArticleChoo breaks thumb, Travis Buck back up
Compounding the frustrations of last’s night loss in San Francisco is what appears to be a serious injury to Shin-Soo Choo. His nightmare season continued in the fourth inning last night when a pitch...
View ArticleJose Bautista Makes Tribe Fans Sad
Joey Bats came to Progressive Field last night determined to send a lively crowd of 27,000 home unhappy. He hit his 2nd and 3rd home runs of the series to hand the Indians their second loss in a row....
View ArticleTwins 2 Indians 1: A Crushing Defeat
I know I am deflated. I can’t imagine how the Indians felt after this killer loss in Minneapolis last night. Justin Masterson was at his best, while the Tribe lineup was at its worst. Nevertheless, the...
View ArticleClippers Shut Down Bulls 3-0 Behind Solid Pitching from McAllister, Bullpen
IL Playoffs Round 1 – Game 1 Clippers 3, Bulls 0 (box) COL leads series 1-0 Often in a baseball playoff series, Game 1 is all about “strength versus strength” – the teams usually each send their best...
View ArticleClippers Bats Whip Bulls 8-3 to Take a 2-0 Series Lead
IL Playoffs Round 1 – Game 2 Clippers 8, Bulls 3 (box) COL leads series 2-0 Unlike Game 1, this time out both offenses established themselves early. By the end of the first inning, a combination of...
View ArticleThe Indians’“All-Time” Spring Training Hall of Fame: Inaugural Class
With most of the Tribe’s roster pretty well set for 2015, some fans will look at this month’s slate of Spring Training games as a mere prelude to the “ones that count,” or as an outdated, needlessly...
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