Pronk Needs You!

After the Tribe’s ace and ace-in-waiting both turned in forgettable performances, last year’s scapegoat Cliff Lee stopped the bleeding with a shut-down performance in the snow. On to the quick hits: Game 10: Cleveland 7, Oakland 9 I didn’t see the game. I was visiting friends in the Cincinnati area. CC got pummeled, giving up [...]

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Game 5: Oakland 6, Cleveland 1 What is it about guys named Dana? Dana Demuth, umpiring in the ALCS behind the plate in Game 6 hoses Fausto Carmona. Oakland pitcher Dana Eveland holds the Indians down in this game, while CC pitches another clunker in front of the hometown fans. The only good thing is [...]

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I’ve taken a few days to get the season out of my system. I’ve moved past denial into acceptance, and I’m ready for Hot Stove. Here are the issues that the Tribe needs to face during the offseason, as I see them, in no particular order: Pronk’s Mojo – Pronk’s Mojo must be found. First [...]

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When last we left our intrepid band of Wahoo Warriors, they were in the midst of a wicked 10-game road trip featuring stops in Minnesota, A Nameless Place in Southern California, and Chicago. They had just dropped the first game of a 4-game set in that Nameless Place in Southern California. The good news is [...]

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Last night’s game was ugly. 14 to 9 Boston ugly. Cliff Lee was awful, even by recent Cliff Lee standards. And compounding the awfulness, as the boos rained down upon him from an extremely upset home crowd, Lee tipped his cap as he entered the dugout. Bad move, Cliffie. Not the kind of move that [...]

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