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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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As fun as it is to speculate on what the Indians will look like in 2009 and farther down the road with the TRADE DEADLINE coming up, the team must continue to play baseball.  Like a benevolent father tossing big fat ones in the backyard to his young son, the Indians have managed to end [...]

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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 a 6-spot in his shortest [...]

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The Tribe lost last night’s game to the Mariners (7-2) the same ways they’ve been losing them all season. Let’s run down the checklist, shall we?

Adequate starting pitching wasted by anemic offense? Check
Lack of clutch hitting? Check
Fielding mistakes turn into unearned run(s)? Check
Late bullpen collapse by the closer? Check
Failure to pound inferior opponent starting pitcher? [...]

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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 9 runs [...]

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Sorry, crimestoppers, but real life has kept me from posting regarding the last two games until now. If only I could find some way to get myself paid for doing this. Anyway, today is a travel day for the Tribe, as they come back from a dramatic 2-4 West Coast swing, having split the last [...]

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Indians win with a solid effort from Fausto Carmona, whose sinker was sinking. Some quick hits:

The Indians are going to score a lot of runs when the top 2 hitters (Sizemore, The Beaded One) each get 3 hits.
I got to sit in front of my glorious new 32″ Sharp Aquos TV watching the Tribe in [...]

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I have spent a lot of time thinking about how to respond to last night’s Game 6. I thought about taking the high road and congratulating the Red Sox for coming up clutch , but I decided against it. I’ve decided to be bitter.
The game was decided in the worst possible way - [...]

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A pest in baseball is typically one of those annoying players like David Eckstein who seems to bother the opposition. Yesterday, the pests were really pests - midges swarming Jacobs Field in the 8th inning. Forces of Evil and Darkness in the Baseball Universe (FEDBU) uber-phenom Joba Chamberlain got rattled and uncorked two wild pitches [...]

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If the Indians do indeed go on to win the AL Central, their performance this year against the Twins, a team that has given them problems in recent years, will be one of the key reasons why. Yesterday’s 6-2 win left the Indians 14-4 in the season series versus the Twinkies, including 5 victories [...]

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