Pronk Needs You!

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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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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West Coast bats silent.Paul Byrd hits wall very hard.Pronk hits late home run.

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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 priority. It’s [...]

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Thoughts on the ALCS Game 4:

Who knew that Paul Byrd was such a big game pitcher? All he does is throw strike 1, then strike 2, and then make you swing at his pitch. It’s Pitching 101, and the old guy can do it through the lineup twice. It’s age and treachery overcoming youth and [...]

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They’re leaving today. The Yankees (aka, the Forces of Evil and Darkness in the Baseball Universe - FEDBU) will scatter today, packing their gear and traveling to various parts of the globe where they can spend their offseason counting their cash and pondering how they managed to lose in the ALDS to an allegedly inferior [...]

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Executive Summary (the less said the better):

Escobar was hittable - Indians let him off the hook.
Byrd was hittable - Angels did not let him off the hook.
Jensen Lewis - OK; Rest of bullpen who won’t be pitching in postseason anyway - not good.
Garret Andersen - en fuego

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“Age and Treachery will overcome Youth and Skill” — popular T-shirt
The Indians’ version of Age and Treachery, Paul Byrd, bamboozled the Minnesota Twins on 4 hits to pitch a complete game shutout, using only 99 pitches to go the distance. The Twinkies were completely off-balance all night, grounding out weakly and popping out.
The Tribe managed [...]

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