tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516117Sun, 16 Apr 2023 14:27:43 +0000Manny ActaQotDtribe draft picks2008LatEotTTrevor Crowebrad snyderf**king Jose Mesafutilityjeanmar gomezjerome williamsjoe borowskijustin mastersonlivan hernandezliveblogmemory lossmike conroyopening dayplayoff rosterteam defensewhere are they now?worst closer ever?Blog featuring Cleveland Indians commentary on major-league and minor-league players, transactions, and gameshttp://tribescribe.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Mitchell Below)Blogger112125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516117.post-8412911371332995915Mon, 16 Aug 2010 07:44:00 +00002010-08-16T21:08:56.018-07:00jerome williamsjustin mastersonManny Actamemory lossQotDJustin Masterson pitched six innings against the Mariners today, allowing only one hit and no runs, but six walks. He did so despite throwing more balls [51] than strikes [49], a distinction that Manny Acta couldn't help but marvel at: This is the greatest game ever. When you think you've seen it all, you continue to see new things. I don't think I've ever seen a guy [Masterson] go six http://tribescribe.blogspot.com/2010/08/qotd-manny-acta-on-mastersons-mastery.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mitchell Below)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516117.post-5702985956592077510Sat, 14 Aug 2010 15:49:00 +00002010-08-16T00:55:23.029-07:00Manny ActaQotDteam defenseToday's depressing QotD is actually a twofer from Indians' manager Manny Acta. First, Acta had this to say about the Indians' pitching approach: It has a lot to do with strike one. There's no magic to it: Every major-league hitter becomes a little weaker when he's behind in the count. Get ahead, and you can get hitters to chase pitches outside of the zone. He's completely right: when Tribe http://tribescribe.blogspot.com/2010/08/depressing-quote-of-day_14.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mitchell Below)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516117.post-3098093447652122605Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:49:00 +00002010-08-16T00:51:46.471-07:00jeanmar gomezLatEotTOK, the kid deserves it. In just his fourth major-league start, Jeanmar Gomez shut down the suddenly potent Orioles, who have won 8 of 10 since Buck Showalter took over as manager. The 22-year-old Gomez, named the Indians' 23rd-best prospect by minorleagueball.com before the season, ran his record to 3-0 and lowered his ERA to 1.54. Gomez, who threw a perfect game for Akron last season, won thehttp://tribescribe.blogspot.com/2010/08/todays-light-at-end-of-tunnel-jeanmar.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mitchell Below)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516117.post-8833330663324034540Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:29:00 +00002010-08-16T00:54:47.303-07:00Manny ActaQotDTrevor CroweFrom Manny Acta, rationalizing his decision to bat Trevor Crowe fifth last night: Crowe is second on this team in RBI [30]. He's been very good with runners in scoring position. He's second on this team with doubles [18]. Right now I feel he makes us better hitting in the middle of those guys. Crowe is second in RBI only after discounting the disabled (Travis Hafner) and the dispatched (Jhonnyhttp://tribescribe.blogspot.com/2010/08/depressing-quote-of-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mitchell Below)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516117.post-6351725452949877132Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:52:00 +00002010-08-13T11:50:53.280-07:00mike conroytribe draft pickswhere are they now?Follow the link for a nice story about former Tribe farmhand Mike Conroy, a first-round pick back in 2001. In six seasons, Conroy never escaped Single-A ball, hitting .248/.311/.389. Nice to read that he still enjoys playing the game, but I wonder if his career would have gone differently had he not signed out of high school.http://tribescribe.blogspot.com/2010/08/mike-conroy-discovers-life-after.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mitchell Below)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516117.post-4156223818623707707Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:53:00 +00002010-08-13T11:55:29.742-07:002008liveblogopening day(11:00 am PDT - Pregame warmup) Tigers and Royals are the only game going so far. Here are a few early trends I'd like to see continue: Ivan Rodriguez is 0-1 throwing out runners trying to steal, Miguel Cabrera is 0-2 at the plate and 0-1 on throws to first. One I'd like to jinx: Justin Verlander is throwing a perfect game to Royals without excess consonants in their name; Grudzielanek has http://tribescribe.blogspot.com/2008/03/opening-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mitchell Below)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516117.post-6746743886191412498Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:50:00 +00002010-08-13T11:57:19.539-07:00f**king Jose Mesafutilitylivan hernandezAfter spending his entire career in the Senior Circuit, Livan Hernandez is coming to the American League. Hernandez, the wrongful winner of the 1997 World Series MVP (f@*king J**e M**a!), signed a one-year deal with the Minnesota Twins. Thanks to the miracle of interleague play, Hernandez is no stranger to AL hitters. In over 1100 plate appearances against him, AL hitters have hit .306/.373/.http://tribescribe.blogspot.com/2008/02/this-should-be-fun.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mitchell Below)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516117.post-3347800169315526724Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:17:00 +00002010-08-13T11:58:21.586-07:00joe borowskiworst closer ever?Joe Borowski earned his AL-leading 40th save Tuesday night in the Indians' 138th game, on pace to tie or break Jose Mesa's club record of 46 saves set in 1995. He's also a virtual lock for a more dubious honor - the worst 40-save season ever. Prior to this year, Antonio Alfonseca had posted the highest ERA in a 40-save season. El Pulpo gave up 4.24 earnies per nine while saving 45 games for http://tribescribe.blogspot.com/2007/09/two-joes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mitchell Below)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516117.post-8238933423306959332Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:52:00 +00002010-08-13T11:59:02.018-07:00brad snyderplayoff rostertribe draft picksThe Indians promoted Brad Snyder from Buffalo and promptly placed him on the Major League 15-Day Disabled List. The move opens the door for someone not currently on the Tribe's 25-man roster to make the playoff roster. Major League rules limit eligibility for the playoffs to players on a team's 25-man roster or Major League DL as of August 31. However, the rules also permit a team to replace http://tribescribe.blogspot.com/2007/08/snyder-move-opens-door-to-playoff.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mitchell Below)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516117.post-1822209998830968516Thu, 16 Aug 2007 19:28:00 +00002007-08-16T12:29:31.363-07:00Fucking Yankees, Reports NationBOSTON—Moments after the New York Yankees continued a month-long stretch that has seen them climb from the bottom of the AL East to pull within a once unfathomable four games of the first-place Red Sox by defeating the Baltimore Orioles....onion_embed {background: rgb(256, 256, 256) !important;border: 4px solid rgb(65, 160, 65);border-width: 4px 0 1px 0;margin: 10pxhttp://tribescribe.blogspot.com/2007/08/fing-yankees.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mitchell Below)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516117.post-7060749117132522079Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:51:00 +00002007-07-27T13:28:16.854-07:00The Tribe optioned Cliff Lee to Buffalo today following his miserable start against Boston, recalling reliever Edward "The Mooj" Mujica. Mujica's stay will likely be a short one. Cliff Lee's next start was scheduled for August 1 against Texas. If by then the Indians haven't acquired one of the several relievers (Dotel, Lidge, Gagne) that they are reportedly in on, the Mooj will make way for Aaronhttp://tribescribe.blogspot.com/2007/07/see-ya-c-lee.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mitchell Below)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516117.post-7684813483404305788Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:08:00 +00002007-07-27T13:02:31.177-07:00The Plain Dealer reports that the Tribe has brought back Kenny Lofton for his third tour of duty in Cleveland. The Indians, who originally acquired Lofton from Houston for 23-year-old catcher Eddie Taubensee, reportedly dealt 22-year-old catcher Max Ramirez to Texas for the still-speedy Lofton.Lofton will likely platoon with Jason Michaels in LF, replacing the injured David Dellucci. Lofton is http://tribescribe.blogspot.com/2007/07/return-of-k-lo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mitchell Below)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516117.post-4423477181653035209Wed, 11 Jul 2007 01:51:00 +00002007-07-27T12:58:52.548-07:006:51 - Rodriguez and Reyes have stolen bases tonight, A-Rod off the LHP Cole Hamels. Something tells me that the pitchers aren't doing much to hold the runners and keep them honest. Since Hamels and Dan Haren don't have any experience working with their respective catchers, I doubt they have many signs worked out.6:57 - A-Rod missed his Pete Rose moment there, electing not to bowl over Russ http://tribescribe.blogspot.com/2007/07/all-star-game-liveblog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mitchell Below)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516117.post-8834041997722646055Tue, 24 Apr 2007 18:20:00 +00002007-04-24T12:07:55.744-07:00Not that Indians fans needed further evidence of this. If you haven't read this piece in the New Yorker by Ben McGrath, you may be surprised to learn that Manny has named his two sons Manny Jr. and... Manny Jr.McGrath also mentions Manny's bizarre barbecue grill auction on eBay and photos of him partying with college girls. This reminds me of a story that a friend from Boston told me of the girl http://tribescribe.blogspot.com/2007/04/david-ortiz-says-manny-ramirez-is-crazy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mitchell Below)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516117.post-115231756644435058Sat, 08 Jul 2006 00:09:00 +00002006-10-27T09:56:44.070-07:00With his 2nd-inning blast off Kris Benson tonight, Travis Hafner has set an Indians single-season record for grand slams. Already his fifth slam of the year, the homer eclipses Al Rosen's record of four set in 1951. The major league record is six, set by Don Mattingly in 1987.http://tribescribe.blogspot.com/2006/07/pronk-sets-single-season-slam-record.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mitchell Below)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516117.post-115221555215314763Thu, 06 Jul 2006 19:52:00 +00002006-10-27T09:56:43.996-07:00With Travis Hafner about to be snubbed for the second year in a row, I thought I would re-post this Theme Team from my SABR e-mail list. Bruce Brown e-mails these daily from reader contributions, most frequently from Scott Brandon. Another gem from Scott Brandon of Layton, Utah, a well-known suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. He tells us, "These players were all elected or named to the AL All-Star team,http://tribescribe.blogspot.com/2006/07/all-time-team-of-indians-all-stars-who.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mitchell Below)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516117.post-110616062005188732Wed, 19 Jan 2005 18:27:00 +00002006-10-27T09:56:43.732-07:00Adam Miller ranked second among all pitchers and Grady Sizemore placed 17th among hitters in John Sickels' forthcoming The Baseball Prospect Book 2005. The Indians' farm system placed seven prospects on Sickels' two lists, second only to the eight Athletics who received rankings. Also ranked among Sickels' Top 50 Hitters were Tribe farmhands Michael Aubrey (22nd), Franklin Gutierrez (33rd), Bradhttp://tribescribe.blogspot.com/2005/01/miller-sizemore-rated-top-tribe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mitchell Below)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516117.post-110313269734038103Wed, 15 Dec 2004 17:39:00 +00002006-10-27T09:56:43.664-07:00TribeScribe was able to get an inordinate number of questions answered in a recent online chat with Mark Shapiro at Indians.com. Here is a transcript (non-Tribescribe questions deleted): TribeScribe: Dave Littlefield described the Matt Lawton deal as a trade of relative strengths. As the roster stands right now, do you consider OF to be a position of strength in 2005? Shapiro: Outfield is a http://tribescribe.blogspot.com/2004/12/mark-shapiro-explains-it-all.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mitchell Below)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516117.post-110012682344428849Wed, 10 Nov 2004 22:26:00 +00002006-10-27T09:56:43.399-07:00Billy Traber, memorable to this Tribe fan for his near-perfect game against the Yankees in 2003, was claimed off outright waivers today by the Boston Red Sox. He had spent the entire 2004 season on the 60-day DL, rehabilitating from off-season elbow surgery. Acquired from the Mets in December 2001, Traber and Alex Escobar were the principal prospects received in the Roberto Alomar trade. The http://tribescribe.blogspot.com/2004/11/bosox-claim-traber-off-waivers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mitchell Below)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516117.post-109952327689973987Wed, 03 Nov 2004 22:38:00 +00002006-10-27T09:56:43.326-07:00Victor Martinez was announced as the 2004 Winner of the Silver Slugger Award as the best-hitting catcher in the American League. Martinez shares the award with seven-time recipient Ivan Rodriguez of the Detroit Tigers. Rodriguez was clearly the class of AL catchers this season. Pudge led all AL catchers in OPS, Equivalent Average, Value over Replacement Player and Runs above Replacement Player http://tribescribe.blogspot.com/2004/11/victor-martinez-wins-silver-slugger.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mitchell Below)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516117.post-107394320566767834Thu, 15 Jan 2004 04:39:00 +00002006-10-27T09:56:42.920-07:00Belliard was signed by the Tribe to a one-year, one-million-dollar deal to man the keystone in 2004 until Brandon Phillips shows he is ready to assume the mantle. As recently as the spring of 2002, Belliard was considered a poor man's Ray Durham, just a step below Robbie Alomar and Jeff Kent in the second base hierarchy. And it was deserved - after all, in 2001 Belliard slugged .453 with 44 http://tribescribe.blogspot.com/2004/01/ron-belliard-29-2b-3b.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mitchell Below)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516117.post-107413848895891365Thu, 15 Jan 2004 03:48:00 +00002006-10-27T09:56:43.167-07:00A recent Google search on "tribescribe" turned up this impostor. On a separate page, there are promises of an online edition "Coming Soon". Don't be fooled! This is still the genuine TribeScribe, the only source for my somewhat infrequent musings on the state of the Cleveland Indians. Sure, they have a staff of 16 writers and an advisor. I can't deny that I'm feeling the heat to churn out more http://tribescribe.blogspot.com/2004/01/often-imitated-never-equaled.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mitchell Below)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516117.post-107182427993434899Fri, 19 Dec 2003 08:57:00 +00002006-10-27T09:56:42.841-07:00Just read the following on the Diamond Mind Baseball website: If any team has a chance to come out of the pack and challenge for a division title, it might be the Indians. Because the Tribe was near average in efficiency and only four games shy of their pythagorean record, they're not all that similar to the '02 Cubs. But Cleveland's TBW and run differentials weren't all that bad for a team thathttp://tribescribe.blogspot.com/2003/12/dmb-picks-tribe-as-sleeper-in-2004.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mitchell Below)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516117.post-107160837272628866Tue, 16 Dec 2003 20:59:00 +00002006-10-27T09:56:42.764-07:00ESPN.com is reporting that the Indians have signed Jake Westbrook to a one-year deal, avoiding arbitration. Terms of the deal have not yet been reported. The deal was presaged by comments Eric Wedge made to the Beacon Journal indicating that Westbrook was in the running for the fourth or fifth starter job. The 26-year-old righthander pitched a career-high 133 innings last year while surrenderinghttp://tribescribe.blogspot.com/2003/12/tribe-signs-westbrook.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mitchell Below)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516117.post-107035698026745763Tue, 02 Dec 2003 09:23:00 +00002006-10-27T09:56:42.688-07:00Did anyone else see this quote from Buster Olney's November 25 piece on ESPN.com? There have been 142 post-season series since 1969. In 129, one team or another has had an advantage in Plate Appearances -- and in 63.6 percent of those 129 series, the team with the advantage in Plate Appearances has prevailed. Factor in the 13 series in which opposing teams have tied in Plate Appearances, and it http://tribescribe.blogspot.com/2003/12/outing-productive-out-has-espn.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mitchell Below)