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Recapping an Eventful Saturday Night: Ubaldo Jimenez to the Indians, Matt LaPorta Walk-Off, and Orlando Cabrera to the Giants

Last night was a crazy night for any fan of the Indians. It started off with the team looking like they were headed to their third straight shutout. While the offense was struggling, Justin Masterson was pitching a great game. He had a rough start, but got out of the first inning only allowing one run. He finished with two earned runs on nine hits in eight innings. He did not get the win, which went to Tony Sipp, but he proved that he is still the ace of the team. During the game, Twitter began to blow up with reports of Ubaldo [...]

Meet Ubaldo Jimenez

Ladies and gentlemen, the newest Cleveland Indian is right handed fireballer Ubaldo Jimenez. For all the skeptics, let’s look past the 6-9 record and 4.46 ERA of 2011. There are more important numbers, much more important. Ubaldo (we’re on a … [visit site to read more]

Rumors and Ramblings and Getting Blanked

Last night the Indians got blanked by the Royals, 12-0. They continue to get blanked, and really, they’re blanking themselves. They’re blanking themselves at the plate, they’re blanking themselves in the field. Right now, they’re just 25 blanks in … [visit site to read more]

The Offensive Problem Cannot Be Solved By One Player

There is no question that the offense has been awful since the All-Star break. The most runs scored in a game during that span is 8, which came in the first game after the break. Their record since the break is 5-9, even though the pitching has been great for the most part. I originally thought that rock bottom for the offense was being no-hit by Ervin Santana on Wednesday, but last night’s performance wasn’t much better. The Indians lost 12-0 in a game that saw Carlos Carrasco lose his cool after a Melky Cabrera grand-slam and throw at the [...]

Finding relief

The Daily (Continental) Breakfast: July 28, 2011

The Rundown The Tigers are in first place, two games ahead of the Indians and a mere 3.5 games ahead of the White Sox. There are three days left until the trade deadline. Today’s game: Brad Penny (5-5, 4.61 ERA) vs. Joel Pineiro (7-7, 4.51 ERA) | 1:05 p.m. FSD/1270 & 97.1 FYI: Penny surrendered [...]

Indians Get No-Hit and Lose in Embarrassing Fashion

The Indians were not seen on TV in Cleveland yesterday, and fans did not miss much from an Indians standpoint. The team had five errors and did not record a single hit, even though a run was scored. What was missed from this non-televised game was the no-hitter thrown by Ervin Santana. I was in attendance for the game, and I am very grateful for the fact that I was able to witness a no-hitter. Fans could go to games for their whole lives and never come close to seeing one pitched. … [visit site to read more]