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The Indians extended their win streak to 10 last night, extending their pwnership of Justin Verlander in a 9-7 victory.  Kelly Shoppach and Shin Soo Choo each hit a two-run homer and Fausto Carmona pitched just well enough to win.  The Indians tacked on two bonus runs in the 9th, which proved to be needed [...]

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Beat Michigan Week is off to a rousing start as the Tribe has taken two from the Motor City Kitties to extend the win streak to 9 and edge themselves into third place in the AL Central by 0.5 game.  Franklin Gutierrez was the man of the moment on Monday, cranking a shot out of [...]

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While everyone else was distracted by the exploits of Michael Phelps, Usain Bolt (whose name sounds like a Dickens villain, doesn’t it?) and the underage Chinese gymnasts, the Indians have been quietly salvaging something from this lost season. The AL Central standings on August 8, Opening Day of the Olympics: CENTRAL W L PCT GB [...]

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There’s a great scene in Monty Python and the Holy Grailwhere, after Arthur selects his knights, he decides they should all go to Camelot.  There’s a song and dance number with a triumphant picture of the glorious facade of Camelot.  The knights, in awestruck tones, say ”Camelot!”, “Camelot!” after which one of the lackeys says, “It’s [...]

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I spent the weekend in Philadelphia attending the Philadelphia Folk Festival (my other hobby besides following Cleveland sports is maintaining a folk radio station.  If you want to read about my experiences there, try my other blog.)  Apparently, while I was gone, the Indians managed to somehow take two of three from the Angels and [...]

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Apparently, all the Indians needed was a chance to use their passports in order to change their fortune.  The Indians made good use of their off-day to think about the Terror in the Trop, and they have run off a 5-game winning streak, starting over the weekend in Toronto.  Highlights: Game 1: Welcome aboard Anthony Reyes.  [...]

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The fire sale continues, as the Tribe has traded 37-year-old right-hander Paul Byrd (affectionately known on this site as Age and Treachery v2.0 [the 2.0 signifies his new look windup]) to FEDBU-Lite for cash or a PTBNL.  While it is sad to see Byrd go now that he’s pitching well again, it’s pretty much a move [...]

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It’s been awhile since we checked in on the Tribesters as they play out the string.  Since July 28, 2008, the following things are true: The Indians split 4 with the Motor City Kitties, who are looking increasingly dysfunctional and in danger of being passed by the KC Royals for third place in the division.  [...]

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