Good Days of '08 is a series looking back on some of the memorable Pirate wins this season. Previous entries: [Game 1] and [Game 13].--------Game 43 Coverage:[GameDay][Recap][More][Box--Pirates 7, Cubs 6--5/17/08]------------------Where to start on this remarkable game? Well, how about considering   more...
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Welcome to the First Annual Tribe Time Report Feather Awards for the 2008 Season!It's been a great year, despite the success the Indians had wasn't were we thought it would be.This site was something I put a lot of effort into, and I know not many people read it, but that's why I'm working hard, I   more...
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"NEW YORK -- A total of 106 players filed for salary arbitration Jan. 12 (x-free agent who accepted arbitration). Players and teams exchanged proposed salaries Tuesday if they couldn't come to agreement on a 2007 contract."For those who care...It's actually an interesting list if not just to see   more...
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Well, they lost, and nobody saw it because it wasn't on TV [Dejan explains why].-Jimmy Barthmaier did not pitch particularly well. His first inning was so ugly that the PBC Blog [link above] was compiling a list of things he'd rather be doing instead of pitching at the moment:A list of things   more...
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I guess when you name a blog "God Hates Cleveland Sports" you've seen enough failures in your time to quickly and easily dissect yet another dissapointing season. This top ten list was inspired by a quote from 2005 GM of the year Mark Shapiro, who basically said he had no idea what went wrong in   more...
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As good as the Pirates have been in extra innings, they weren't quite good enough today. But they were darn close.-Two good young pitchers started, Maholm and Kershaw, and neither got a decision (meaning Paul will have just one more shot at a 10th win), although both pitched quite well. The score   more...
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As some of you know, I've recently been asked to join MVN's Tribe Report, where a team of three writers - myself, James Pete and Brian La Shier - provide extensive and sophisticated (well the other two do any anyway) coverage of the Tribe.Below is the first part (my contribution) of a three-part   more...
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I have to be honest. The Phillies have finally left me speechless. I really don't want to sound like one of those stereotypical "Negadelphians", but after watching last light's loss to the Pirates, the taste in my mouth from Thursday's loss to the Marlins has intenstified.Despite a superb   more...
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On Wednesday night the Braves hit 3 longballs off struggling righty Brett Myers; last night was an entirely different story. Cole Hamels, the true staff ace, shutdown the Braves for his first career shutout, spreading 4 hits and 2 walks over 9 frames with 6 k's lowering his era to 2.89. On the   more...
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So why the big turnaround for the Indians with a roster that remains, in large part, very similar to last season's disappointing 2006 squad? I'm chalking it up to Cleveland leftfielder Jason Michaels enhancing his all-around baseball game this season. After a rocky 2006 defensively, Michaels went   more...
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Bored of being dispirited by the awfulness of the Phillies this spring and not even wanting to bother hashing out the Pirates problems I have focused my energy elsewhere. I decided to entertain myself by perusing the current 40-man rosters to piece together a team made of former Phils. Stipulation-   more...
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Well, we won, so it stays raised all offseason, right?-Adam LaRoche and Steve Pearce (who had a monster final week) homered. Ross Ohlendorf was O.K. but did not last long enough to get a win. Michaels had a big day as well. Final score 6-1 good guys.-Look for the season wrapup stuff to start coming   more...
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It took a half-dozen Cardinals' bullpen relievers to snag defeat from the jaws of victory. (photo by David Watson)
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Joe Sheehan had an article today arguing that the Indians should keep Sabathia, and make a run at the division. Someone should probably get Sheehan and Tyler Kepner together for a little chat. The article mentions various metrics, including their run differential (+15) and EqA (11th in the   more...
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SIZZLERSAaron Laffey (SP, Cleveland Indians): Talk about pitching depth. The Cleveland Indians have C.C. Sabathia (yes, he's on my "Fizzlers" list, but he's still a good pitcher), Fausto Carmona, Cliff Lee, Paul Byrd, and Jake Westbrook (returning from the DL) as their first five starters, and they   more...
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