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Glad we handled them tonight but that homerun from Votto was no "cheapy". Anything into the trees in straight away center is a mammoth shot....only Reynolds' was hit harder! 
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Glad to see us back on the winning track again tonight. Hopefully this starts us off on another streak of winning 8 or 9 out of every 10 for a while. 
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By "cheapy" I meant that Masterson did a poor job locating the pitch and Votto got him. I agree, he crushed it, but Reynold's shot was more enjoyable to watch get over the fence. Giambi juiced one, too. Although I've never really been a fan of his, it was nice to see him contribute at a time in the game where we needed runs. Pestano is scaring me though....
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What was Giambi doing trying to steal 3rd with two outs? He took the bat right out of Reynolds hands.
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Well, at least he made up for it later in the game, I guess. He had no business trying to steal in that situation. Heck, I don't know if I would even agree with sending Bourn or Stubbs. Maybe a little hit and run, but Reynolds was definitely not trying to protect the runner. Mental errors like that usually come back to haunt you. Fortunately, it didn't this time.
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Francona said that was on him after the game. He was trying to give him a running start to score.
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MLB mock draft time http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/mlb/new...2&eref=sihpwe have the #5 overall pick in a draft with 3 elite prospects. but, there are some very good close-to-elite prospects to pick from at our selection. best pitchers (likely to be available): Ball LHP - HS Stewart RHP - HS Stanek RHP - College (article above has Shipley going ahead, but most places have Stanek higher) best hitters (likely to be available): Meadows OF - HS (better power than Frazier who article has Twins taking ahead of us) DJ Peterson corner-IF - college (another power guy - I think our focus)
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I'm hoping Colin Moran or Kris Bryant falls to #5 if not Jonathan Gray would be my pick. There are some really nice players for the Tribe to pick from.
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Bryant and Gray would be no-brainer picks. Doubt they are there.
I think Moran will definitely be there and I don't think we'll pick him. The HS hitters just have a much higher ceiling and we need more elite guys coming through our system.
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I have to say that I really, really like Nick Swisher. He seems to say all the right things and is a high energy guy that cares about the team. I may be way off, but I think that he is the kind of guy that has been lacking over the last few years. We need some true leaders for this young team and it seems like we ae finally getting that. Add Francona and his staff and we might have some fun times ahead! Go Tribe!!!
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Glad to see us get on a winning streak again. Hopefully we have weathered the storm of weirdness that hit the bullpen.
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2-2 w/ all wins at home, so who gets it?
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the team who scored more runs
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Gray and Bryant would be no brainers, but I want no part of Moran. He has no upside, no power and is an AVG at best defender at 3B more likely he has to move to 1st. He's a "one tool" player only (hitting). If we draft him with one of Gray, Bryant, Appel and Frazier on the board, I think it will be a big mistake....just like Pomeranz over Sale, A.White over Shelby Miller or Tyler Naquin over Wacha have been
My top 5 are Gray, Appel, Bryant, Frazier and Shipley, but there's a drop off from the top 4 but it looks like Frazier has the best shot to drop to the Indians. If they want an underslot deal I hope they take Shipley, Stanek or even DJ Peterson over Moran
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add Ball to your list and it matches what I said above pretty well (best lefthanded HS pitcher --- never a bad thing to add)
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Haza! After 4 hours of rain delays the Indians game is back on, live, top of the 3rd at 12:23am eastern. I downloaded the mlb at bat app for my ps3 and this game just happened to be today's free preview game. Hooray free live Indians baseball at 10:24pm mountain 
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Is it wrong of me to hope that this game gets rained out before the 5th? 
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Man, the Tribe got absolutely hosed on that call.  Bourne was never tagged ... but they called him out anyway. This crew sucks.
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Well, they're great games and the draft is a concept we Europeans aren't used to, which is a shame, as this "socialist" element is the salt in the soup.
I got hooked as a kid by watching games on AFN (American Forces Network), lucky being one of the few non-USA citizens to receive it. I remember the 1st Browns game I saw Testaverde was the QB, we had Metcalf, Eric Turner etc. Istantly fell in love with the Browns tradition and no-logo helmet and yes, the movie and the funny cap made me an Indians fan too I don't post on here often about the Indians, but I'm a full blown nerd down to the minors and know about every organizational prospect in the system, lol
I'll plan a trip to Cleveland sometime in the upcoming years to finally see a Browns and Indians game live 
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Looks like we're getting a solid outing by Jimenez today. Going into the 8th with 92-ish pitches. Hopefully they give him a chance to close it out. Especially with the way our bullpen has been over the last few games.
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Ubaldo continues to provide quality starts as the season goes on, and as good as that is for the Indians, it's even better for this kid's confidence. He needs to continue to build that confidence as this season goes on. Anyone can see that once he gives up runs early, he completely loses it mentally. The more good starts he has, the more likely he will trust his stuff and instincts. 'Cause when this kid is "on" he is one of the better young pitchers in the MLB. I really believe that. Not sure how many people saw the game today, but when a pitcher has THAT nasty of a split-finger coupled with a 90+mph four-seamer, you're tough to beat. Not to mention his curve ball. After that, an average change-up is just fine.
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I think calling it a "solid outing" is a huge undersell. He was outstanding. Combined with VP for a 4 hit shut out. Only 2 Rays batters reached scoring position on the day.
Hopefully Ubaldo is getting in a groove
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I agree, he had really good stuff today. Hopefully, he can start feeling more confidence that the offense can get behind him (and get him runs when he needs them). When he gave up a walk to the first batter, I was a little worried. But, he settled in and trusted himself. The double play in the 8th really helped him come back and get the next guy. I would like to see Pestano just come in and get three outs in a row. He's been walking quite a few lately.
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It's amazing how Jimenez has turned things around this season. He was absolutely awful for much of last year, though he did have a short stretch when he looked OK ......
But this year he has really gotten his act together. He had issues early on, like in his 2nd and 3rd starts, where he gave up 14 runs in a total of 6 innings. but most of the rest of his other starts have been quality.
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Ubaldo has 2.74 ERA 45/16 K/BB ratio in 42 2/3 innings across his last seven starts
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How about Jason Giambi as of late? It's funny how many people thought he was a waste of a roster spot (including myself) but he has really become a valuable asset off the bench, simply as a DH fill-in, mainly against right handers. Not to mention his leadership in the clubhouse, I can understand why Tito wants him around. I am fine with it now. Another thing....I am interested to see what happens to the starting rotation when Myers come back....what about Carrasco? I think the odd man out is Kluber one way or another, but I don't think he is all that bad.
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I, too, was not a fan of the Giambi signing. BUT, I'm warming up to it, also. If he can give us some consistent production with the occasional 3 or 4 RBI's and maintain that leadership, we could see the Tribe make a push for the play-offs. Kluber has been pitching well. I thought he looked pretty sharp last night. That darn rain delay killed us  A win tomorrow gives us the series, so we're still in pretty good shape!
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He's had homers in what .. the last 3 straight games he's played.
I also wondered why we brought this washed up guy in ....... but he's showing that he still has strong value.
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Went to the Clippers game tonight and Carrasco gave up 9 runs, he was hitting 97 on the gun though.
Chisenhall was hitting the cover off the ball tonight. 1 hr, 2 doubles both of which should have been triples he was doggin it. He's hitting about .370 at AAA, just one of those guys who can hit in the minors and can't hit in the bigs.
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The thing is that Chisenhall did hit the past 2 seasons.
He hit .255 with 7 HR and 22 RBI in 212 AB in 2011. Last year he hit .268 with 5 HR and 16 RBI in only 142 AB.
This year the bottom appeared to fall out. He ht only .213. He was striking out left and right. He just wasn't progressing.
I do think that he'll have another shot at the bigs as long as he plays well at AAA. He'll almost certainly be back up before the end of the year.
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Regardless of his performance this year, the FO still sees this guy as the 3B of the future. He's 24 and has much to learn. I also think he has one of the nicest swings I've seen in awhile, he was just putting too much pressure on himself as the next best thing/top prospect, I think. He just needs more at-bats in the majors. I was a little disappointed that he got demoted, but I understand it.
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A key stat yesterday for Ubaldo, imo, was only giving up one walk. He seems to have a fast-twitch panic button when he puts people on base that affects his concentration. That, along with pitching ahead in the count, has kept him from grooving one that gets hammered. Its one thing to pitch behind in the count if you're throwing 98 MPH, but quite another when you're topping out at 91-92. It could be he has started to adapt to no longer having elite stuff, ie; becoming a pitcher. 7 good starts out of 11 so far this year is better than I expected.
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