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woodsmeister — Mon, 02 May 2011 14:28:33 +0000

Okay, World. You Win.

woodsmeister — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:35:21 +0000

I’ve been pretty silent on this blog for awhile. (Well, OK, I haven’t posted since April.) I thought it was about time to weigh in on LeBron James, now that the LeBronComing has come and gone. So, here is my thought: “OK, world. You win. I’m over it. Now please leave us alone.” I’ve been [...]

Everything Old is New Again

woodsmeister — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:31:32 +0000

Hey, crimestoppers, it’s been awhile. Frankly, if you’re reading this now, then thanks for stopping in after my months-long hiatus. I thought it would be worthwhile checking in now that the season has started, especially since the Tribe is about to take on faithful reader Dave Draeger’s Twins. “Everything Old is New Again” Russell Branyan [...]

So Long, Eric Wedge

woodsmeister — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:07:02 +0000

Paul Hoynes at the PD is reporting that Eric Wedge will not coach past the end of the season on Sunday. Eric Wedge has had a couple good runs with the team (2005 and 2007), but consistently underperformed his Pythagorean record, and has turned in several years of terrible starts (2006, 2008, 2009) in years [...]

Andy Marte, Freed?

woodsmeister — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:59:49 +0000

Well, it’s the final trade deadline of the season (waiver wire version), and once again the Indians are showing some signs of life now that the pressure is off. The Indians come into an off day today on the heels of a split or a four-game series with the Baltimore Orioles, having won both of [...]

So Long, Carl Pavano

woodsmeister — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:05:12 +0000

Remember the heady days of the beginning of the season when we believed that the bullpen could be a strength of the team and that even if a couple guys in the starting five didn’t pan out we still had Laffey, Sowers and Huff back in Columbus? Those were good times. Good times. Remember when [...]

Post Trading Deadline Update

woodsmeister — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:10:48 +0000

So, here we are after the trading deadline, and the Indians are not the team they were when they started the season. How much has the roster turned over? The following table compares the roster on opening day with the roster now: Position Opening Day 8/5/2009 Starting Pitchers Cliff Lee Jeremy Sowers Fausto Carmona Fausto [...]

Despair

woodsmeister — Mon, 18 May 2009 01:23:58 +0000

What Can I Say?

woodsmeister — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:59:01 +0000

Hey, crimestoppers.Â I figured it was about time for me to come on here and say something about the Tribe, since this is, allegedly, a blog about the Cleveland Indians. I’ve been thinking that I’d wait until things turned themselves around, and then one week become two, and two weeks became three and here we [...]

It’s Just One Game

woodsmeister — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:37:50 +0000

Kevin Millwood looked in mid-season form and Cliff Lee looked like 2007 Cliff Lee instead of 2008 Cliff Lee as the Indians were blown out 9-1 by the Texas Rangers. Cliff Lee was struck in the left arm by a batted ball in the second inning and struggled the rest of his stint, giving up [...]