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Grady Sizemore will be roaming centerfield for Team USA, but Cliff Lee will not be taking the mound for the World Baseball Classic.

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After mailing it in over the weekend against the Royals, the Indians showed some interest in baseball again to start the week, sweeping the contending Twinkies. Series summary: Scott Lewis is good.  Or major league batters have not seen enough of the soft-tossing lefty to figure him out.  Or a combination of both.  He pitched [...]

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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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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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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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When we last left our intrepid Tribesmen, they were heading to Kansas City for some baseball and some barbecue. At least, we can only hope they all got some good barbecue, because the baseball was pretty sad. The quick recap: Friday – Andy Marte and Casey Blake both play. Andy Marte extends his hitting streak [...]

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Hey crimestoppers, Coming at you from New Jersey, where I’ll be on business for a couple days. The Tribe has scratched and clawed its way to .500 (well, briefly over .500) since my last post, carrying 3 of 4 from Toronto. Good things: Unassisted Triple Play by The Beaded One! Knocking out Roy Halladay with [...]

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The Tribe made their last regular season trip to FEDBU Stadium a memorable one, winning a three-game series (and the season series) against the FEDBU. Among the memorable events: A come-from-behind victory against the overhyped Joba Chamberlain capped by a three-run home run by David Dellucci, after which young Joba was seen moping dramatically with [...]

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There are many surprising things so far about the Indians season. Here are a few of them: CC Sabathia’s puzzling stretch of awfulness. The fact that several key hitters seem to be hovering near the Mendoza Line, including Jason Michaels, Asdrubal Cabrera, and Pronk, Casey Blake, and, with his recent nosedive, now Ryan Garko as [...]

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The Indians lost yet another series to a bad team, this time the Minnesota Twins in the Abomination Dome. The weekend started out promising, as Cliff Lee pitched 8 scoreless and Rafael Perez mopped up a 4-0 shutout on Friday night. Then the Abomination Dome black magic kicked in, as the Indians couldn’t buy a [...]

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