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Thank goodness for a bad Indians' pitcher to help out a badly sputtering Reds offense.

5-0 Reds in the fourth.

Other than our own sputtering offense and sputtering pitching we're doing pretty damn well this year.

I love facing the Indians twice a year.

Poor old Tribe.

Reds 10-3 in 7th!

Good outing for Harang!

GO REDS!

We just claimed a guy off waivers who was batting .163 in hopes of jump starting our offense.

Might wanna hold off on any "good outing" talk.

Harang likely won't be starting by the later part of the season. This outing doesn't fool me. He's not the same pitcher he used to be.

I wouldn't be surprised if they traded him once Volquez gets back in the rotation.

They are also saying Chapman will be up in the next few weeks as a reliever. If he does well, he may not be relieving for long depending on how the starters are doing.... No matter what, I think Harang's days are numbered.

It will be good to see Volquez get back in the rotation, and if Chapman can prove to be a decent starter...that will add much improvement over Harang.

Sure would be nice watching the Reds going into July with some decent pitching, let's hope the bullpen can improve as the heat goes on.

Not fun making the 50 mile ride to Cinci and seeing Harang give up four runs in the first to the Dodgers and then losing 12-0 last week with a two hour plus rain delay. Glad I did not hang around for the end.

Wow .... it's amazing to me that we got anything for this guy .....


http://www.cantonrep.com/newsnow/x370835569/Indians-trade-Russell-Branyan-to-Mariners

Indians trade Russell Branyan to Mariners

The Indians traded 1B/DH Russell Branyan to the Mariners early Sunday morning.

Cleveland gets minor leaguers Ezequiel Carrera and shortstop Juan Diaz in the exchange, which the Indians didn’t announce until after midnight.

Signed to a one-year free-agent deal in the offseason, Branyan appeared in 52 games after beginning the season on the disabled list. The 34-year-old Branyan batted .263 with nine doubles, 10 home runs and 24 RBIs.

Carrera, a 22-year-old outfielder, was batting .268 with six doubles, nine steals and 18 RBIs in 64 games with Triple-A Tacoma this year. He’s currently on the disabled list with a hip pointer. The left-handed hitter won a Double-A Southern League batting title last year with a .337 mark.

Diaz, a 6-foot-4, 170-pound shortstop, was batting .295 with eight doubles, three triples, seven home runs and 41 RBIs in 70 games for Single-A High Desert. The 21-year-old is a switch hitter.

Carrera will report to Triple-A Columbus, while Diaz is slated for Single-A Kinston.

The Indians plan to fill Branyan’s spot on the big-league roster before Sunday’s game with the Reds.

shapiro does his best work with mediocre player trades.

Branyan came FROM seattle, so they are admitting a major mistake by not re-signing him.

worst case: Branyan hits some HRs, the prospects bust out, but even then, we still get LaPorta everyday MLB ABs.

Here's a little more info on the prospects we got from a pretty good site called Indians Prospect Insider:


Branyan Traded To Seattle

Sunday, June 27, 2010

The Cleveland Indians announced they have acquired outfielder Ezequiel Carrera and shortstop Juan Diaz from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for infielder Russell Branyan and cash or a player to be named later.

Carrera, 22, has spent the entire 2010 season to date at AAA Tacoma as he has hit .268 (57-213) with 24 runs scored, 6 doubles, 2 triples and 18 RBI in 64 games. He has stolen 9 bases in 14 attempts this season but is currently on the AAA disabled list with a left hip pointer. Before being injured, Carrera was hitting .311 (19-61) with 6 runs scored, 3 doubles and 6 RBI in 18 games during the month of June. Prior to the start of the 2010 season, Carrera was ranked as the 15th best prospect in the Mariners organization by Baseball America.

Last year, the left-handed hitting outfielder won the Southern League Batting title as he hit .337 (111-329) with 68 runs scored, 12 doubles, 4 triples, 2HR and 38RBI in 91 games at AA West Tennessee while being named to both the Southern League All-Star and also the Topps Double-A All-Star team. Carrera also posted a .441 on-base percentage which led the Southern League and was 3rd best in all of minor league baseball. The Venezuelan native was named the best defensive outfielder in the Florida State League in 2008 by Baseball America. Carrera was originally signed by the Mets as a non-drafted free agent in 2005 and will report to AAA Columbus in the coming days.

Diaz, 21, a 6-4, 170-pound switch hitting shortstop, has spent the entire 2010 season to date at High Desert of the California League batting .295 (75-254) with 39 runs scored, 8 doubles, 3 triples, 7HR and 41RBI in 70 games. He has also stolen 8 bases in 10 attempts and has an OPS of .779 (.345 on-base % & .433 slg. %).

Last year, Diaz batted .311 (101-325) with 55 runs scored, 22 doubles, 5 triples, 4HR and 29RBI in 84 games at High Desert as he was named to the California League All-Star Team. The Dominican Republic native was on the disabled list from June 25-August 4th with a fractured hamate in the left hand however came back to finish the season and played for Peoria in the Arizona Fall League. He was originally signed as a non-drafted free agent by Seattle in 2006 and will report to Kinston in the coming days.

Branyan was signed by the Indians on February 24th and hit .263 (45-171) with 24 runs scored, 9 doubles, 10HR and 24RBI in 52 games for Cleveland this year.

The Indians will make a roster move prior to tomorrow’s game with the Cincinnati Reds to fill Branyan’s spot on the Major League 25-man roster.

http://www.indiansprospectinsider.com/2010/06/branyan-traded-to-seattle.html

Now trade Kearns, and bring Brantley back up to play everyday. He has been playing well since being sent down.

It's true that Harang hasn't been pitching terribly lately, but he isn't even close to living up to his contract. With Volquez coming back, and five other guys pitching well, it makes sense that Harang is the odd man out.

Rain delay, they will be starting up at 2:30.

Come on Reds, let's get out the brooms!!

For anybody:
Is there a radio station that does Reds games I can find on the 'Net without signing up/paying?
They've turned into my favorite NL team, and I'm thinking about buying a Reds hat (the older ones that are all red with just the white 'C').

Depending if you're in the or near the Columbus area, you can usually get this game on 1460 AM or maybe 97.1FM.

Come on Tribe win one, jesus.

He's in Canada, I don't think he'll get those.

Lamp, I bought the MLB radio package. It was like 20 bucks for the whole season. Not bad.

http://www.700wlw.com/main.html

Lot of 'em use to be on the big one, WLW.....not sure anymore???

Thanks but I don't have a credit card.
Shows how much I followed baseball the past 10 years: I didn't know Cabrera was as good as he apparently is, 2nd in SS fielding statistics in the NL.
BTW the ESPN stat site blows.

Yeah, it's been a while since you've been able to listen there, or I wouldn't have had to buy the MLB thing. I have to hear my Marty!!

The Reds broadcasters today on radio are Jeff Brantley and Jim Kelch, who is filling in for Marty Brennaman.

My man Joey Votto is up now... these radio guys are better than the Yankee clowns I sometimes listen to at night out of CBS New York.
Base hit for JV!

Yeah, I might try that next year if I'm still working away from home. I really like my radio guys though.

http://www.myp2pforum.eu/threads/41238-Streaming-MLB-Today-Sun-June-27

Follow the directions. Download Stream Torrent. Link Afterwards, click on the game link. It does take between 3-10 minutes for the stream to start, but they are generally pretty stable once going. It will show "This website could not be displayed" or some such crap until the streaming starts.

I didn't tell ya about this one though.

Choo owns us.

Yeah CHOO!