I know there's at least one other Indians fan who posts here...
I have some faith. The bullpen is a little slow getting up to speed, but the starters look solid and the sticks are starting to heat up. Choo and Hafner are looking good...this could be a nice season. i don't know that they have anything for the Tigers, but it's a long season...
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I'm a Pirate fan in exile. I wish you and your Tribe luck!
"A man's got to know his limitations."
Buc's are the only other team I follow at all...Originally Posted by zulater
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The only Indian I like has two wheels and is a better alternative than a Harley-Davidson.
All Defense!
After a horrific start, a little rally and 4 out of 5 won on the road. Not bad....
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Do I count?
Sure you do....you get 3/5ths of a vote.Do I count?
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7-2 on a West Coast road trip? Unheard of! They usually suck, especially in Oakland. This bodes well...
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First place in the central...it's early, but I'll take it...
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Wow! Second week of May and the Indians are not only in first but starting separate themselves a bit. Everbody is contributing, Hafner is hitting, Ubaldo pitched 7 scoreless against the best hitting lineup in the bigs....this could be an interesting year!
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Damn..... what happened? Swept by the Reds. At least they beat the Pirates (sorry Pirates fans).
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Let's go TRIBE! On my way to Jacobs field now!
EDIT: I'll never get used to calling it progressive...
Yea, it will always be 'The Jake'.
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I thought for sure when we hit the first inning homer that we'd be hard to stop, but we ended up getting pounded. Good game though. Not a bad crowd.
Too bad for you guys that Pedro Alvarez decided to start hitting the past two games. Asdrubal Cabrera didn't do much to help your cause either - 2 errors that led to 2 runs coming across and getting thrown out at 2nd in the 9th inning. Ouch.
I wanna know why they have carried Cunningham all season when Canzler has been a All Star in Columbus. He has to be better than Duncan and Cunningham or even Damon. As I write this Damon jacks a 3 run homer.
Cunningham is batting like oh-for-June...I have no idea why he's even on the roster now. Duncan they find valuable because he's the rare guy that can hit cold, coming off the bench for injuries, pinch-hitting, etc. Damon is on the roster for his rocket arm (I keed, I keed)...no, seriously, they like him in the clubhouse. I don't necessarily disagree, since it's a pretty young team. I know Antonetti has already insinuated that the playoff run changes they make to the roster may very well come from within the organization, and Russ Canzler fits the bill. They don't need him to play 1st at all with both Kotchman and Santana available there. MOST importantly, he bats from the right and has pop...they are desperate for right handed hitting as the league figures out all you have to do to beat the Indians is throw lefties at them. Why make a dumb trade and give up young talent for a RHB OF when you already have one in your own system?
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I don't mind Duncan I like that he can play the corner OF spots and 1B. I didn't agree with the Cunningham deal then or now. I just worry the lack of a decent rhb will hurt us.
So the wheels fell off.
Yeah...time to say it.
Maybe next year.
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At least the Tribe isn't teasing their fans by being over .500 late in the season only to ultimately collapse and end up under .500 again, like that "franchise" 150 miles SSE...
To be fair, the Tribe was going to collapse at some point. Their starting pitching was suspect, and like every guy on the roster bats from the left side. All it takes to beat them is throw a leftie at them and score more than 3 runs...
You're right, though...better and early collapse then a late one. It breaks your heart more...
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