Cyril Morong of 'Beyond the Boxscore' created two 15 player lists, one of pitchers who improved from the 2005 to 2006, the other of players who declined. He used a statistic called RSAA which means "the amount of runs that a pitcher saved vs. what an average pitcher would have allowed. It is   more...
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A busy day on the transaction front for the Tribe, and there is one move I just don't get.Jensen Lewis is back at Buffalo and Jorge Julio is still on the team.Here's how it all came aboutThe Tribe - as I thought might be the case watching the injury occur - put Fausto Carmona on the DL today,   more...
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Those of you who drafted Aaron Fultz as the sleeper lefty for you fantasy team, time to pull the plug.The Tribe realized it was plug-pulling time today, telling the lefty reliever he would not make the 25-man roster.They will either eat his $1.5 million salary or designate and trade him.Fultz was   more...
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One of the few things about being in Yankeeland is that the winters here aren't quiet as rough as in Cleveland, and seem to break a little earlier,I don't think ever - in the 24 years I've lived here - have we had snow on Easter and we've got a nice, sunny 45-degrees going today.So for those of you   more...
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Andy MartEE is seeking the final spot among the position players on the Tribe's roster.With the Tribe tabbing Jorge Julio for a spot in the pen and sending Scott Elarton to Buffalo today, newly arrived lefty reliever Craig Breslow is in a similar situation out in the pen - battling Tom Mastny for   more...
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Let me say this up front: Casey Blake will be missed. Now that both C.C. Sabathia (note my Chalkian refusal to adjust to new monikers) and Blake have been dealt, here is the list of current Indians who had meaningful Major League experience prior to the 2004 season:Sal FasanoJamey CarrollPaul   more...
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Onto our next Tribe Poll Question: Which Indians' reliever deserves the seventh and final spot in the bullpen? The three pitchers battling for the slot are believed to be Scott Elarton, Jorge Julio and Tom Mastny. All three pitchers bring something unique to the Tribe pen, but have their question   more...
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It may seem a bit ironic, but as a Mother's Day and Father's Day gift to each other my wife and I spent about 36 hours in NYC - away from our kids. Those of you who have kids know what I'm saying. In the bargain I got a break from watching the Indians as well. It was a wonderfully relaxing 36   more...