How amazing is it when one pitcher provides over 30 percent of a team's wins? Maybe amazing is the wrong word, as we could also use "depressing' in there as well. Becoming the first AL pitcher to reach 15 wins, Lee has won exactly 30.6 percent of the 49 games that the Tribe has managed to come   more...
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August is drawing to a close and that means October baseball is just around the corner. And as the field of World Series hopefuls gets pared down so will the field of candidates for some of the leagues most coveted individual player awards--one being the CY Young.
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I'm not sure what has gotten into Paul Byrd, but if this is a showcase, he is doing one heck of a good job. He and Cliff Lee combined for 17 innings of two-run ball, finishing off the three-game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays. While Lee nailed down his 16th win of the season, Byrd was the man who   more...
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If the season ended today, is there a chance that Cliff Lee, ace of one of the worst teams in the American League, could win the Cy Young Award? Not only could this happen, but it should.
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The celebration of Cliff Lee and his greatness continues.
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While there was an inkling of thought that Anaheim's Joe Saunders and his 12 wins would be starting for the AL squad in the upcoming All-Star game, a report at Sports Illustrated gives the nod to our very own Cliff Lee. And deservedly so. Cliff Lee, who had to fight for a job in Cleveland's   more...
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There has been debate about who should vote for the All-star teams but in the end, the teams usually end up equally, even if the AL team always wins. This year's voting has been filled with late overtakings including the young wiz kid Ryan Braun overtaking Ken Griffey Jr. This year there are two   more...
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There has been debate about who should vote for the All-star teams but in the end, the teams usually end up equally, even if the AL team always wins. This year's voting has been filled with late overtakings including the young wiz kid Ryan Braun overtaking Ken Griffey Jr. This year there are two   more...
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Progressive Field may no longer be "Jacobs." There may not be as many sold out games as their once was. Heck, you may only see a win 50 percent of the time - if you're lucky. But one thing that you do get with "The Prog" is the consistent amount of promotions. The same promotions that placed   more...
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In his first four starts of the season, Mussina was 1-3 with a 5.75 ERA, 3.1 K/9 and 5 home runs allowed. In his last 10 starts, he's 8-1 with a 3.11 ERA, 5.7 K/9 and 5 home runs allowed. Is there a hotter pitcher in the American League right now? No. Is there an American League pitcher who   more...
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No Love in The Big Apple Several players seemed to have their bags packed and were well on their way to New York for the All-Star Game when they found themselves suddenly off course and stranded. Unlike the passengers of Oceanic Flight 815, the players that were snubbed for the All-Star team won't   more...
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Let me start by saying I understand perfectly well that the Tribe had to trade CC Sabathia.The season was over almost before it started, though most of us didn't realize it until two or three weeks ago. So, with the Tribe unable to get his double-C on a dotted line, the big man had to go.Even   more...
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Travis Hafner and Fausto Carmona injury updates and Cliff Lee hops over the lines.
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Is the coast clear? I hate to be that guy to stear us off of the whole Lebron/NJ debate, but I couldn't pass up the chance to talk more Tribe. Yep, the same team that is now over 10 games out of first place with the half-way point in the rear view. The same slew of guys that is embarking on an   more...
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The Seattle Mariners were rumored to be in on Cliff Lee and Edwin Jackson over the offseason.. Oh, What could have Been!
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