SB Nation User Blog: CU Adam

LGFT ... assuming we can find them.

CU Adam — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:32:53 -0000

LGFT ... assuming we can find them.

Mildly entertaining, since last night's game wasn't.

Wedge Won't be Fired Midseason

CU Adam — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:20:26 -0000

Wedge Won't be Fired Midseason

Probably not a surprise given how Shapiro runs this team and how much respect he apparently has for Wedge. Another, fuller story to follow on Indians.com, apparently.

[Edit:] Not much more, but here's the full story by Castrovince on Indians.com.

Dick Jacobs Passes Away

CU Adam — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:09:47 -0000

Dick Jacobs Passes Away

I know there was a lot of bad talk and hard feelings when Jacobs sold the team at the beginning of the decade, but he certainly played an important role in the resurgence of the Indians and the success we saw in the '90s. Thoughts are with his family.

How Early is It?

CU Adam — Sun, 17 May 2009 14:36:17 -0000

How Early is It?

Courtesy of this week's Lazy Sunday over at The Diatribe, a little calendar that compares how far along in the season we are. The most discouraging analogy is to last year's Tribe; at this point last year, they were 19-19. And that was one of the most frustrating Tribe teams I can remember.

But the one that sticks out for me, probably because I'm a runner, is the marathon comparison. We're less than 6.2 miles into a 26.2 mile race. That's NOTHING. If you blaze out to a fast opening 6, it doesn't mean anything. If you start out slowly, you still have 20 miles to make a great race.

Where it starts to fall apart, though, is if you start too slowly, you just can't pace up enough. If you run 6 10:00 miles, then you've got to run 6:26s the rest of the way to qualify for Boston. It'd be a lot easier just to run 7:15s the whole way, but it can be done.

Dr. Andrews okays Hafner

CU Adam — Thu, 07 May 2009 01:47:34 -0000

Dr. Andrews okays Hafner

Apparently, just ordinary soreness from the surgery.

Not sure I buy it, but better than some of the alternatives.

Insult to Injury

CU Adam — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:58:19 -0000

Insult to Injury

Bartolo Colon threw 6 shutout innings.
For the White Sox.
Against Minnesota.

This cannot continue. Can it?

In the Big Inning

CU Adam — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:06:44 -0000

In the Big Inning

A couple years old now, probably been posted here before. Happy Opening Day!

Gammons on Developing Young Talent

CU Adam — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:28:15 -0000

Gammons on Developing Young Talent

Talks about a few different teams around the league.

"In Cleveland, in an economically depressed area whose state has lost hundreds of thousands of jobs in this century, the Indians have averaged 87 wins a year the past four seasons, tying Boston for the league lead in wins in 2007.

We have to focus on our young players," said Indians GM Mark Shapiro. "We know what our budget restrictions are. We have to scout and develop and make good decisions."

Thus, the Indians have their self-developed players like Jhonny Peralta, Victor Martinez, Fausto Carmona, et al. They have made extraordinary trades for talent out of other organizations, like Grady Sizemore, Cliff Lee, Shin-Soo Choo, Kelly Shoppach and Asdrubal Cabrera. With all their young players and a relatively lower payroll, they were able to add two modest but significant additions in the offseason: Kerry Wood and Mark DeRosa.

Perhaps no teams showcased more young talent this spring than the Indians and Marlins. By the end of this season, it's conceivable that the Indians can bring in catcher Carlos Santana, outfielders Michael Brantley, Matt LaPorta and Trevor Crowe and third baseman Wes Hodges as contributors.

Point of Contention

CU Adam — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:58:35 -0000

Point of Contention

Great article from Paul; nothing groundbreaking, I suppose, but well laid out and explained. There should be a comprehension test based largely on these ideas for anyone from cleveland.com that wants to post here.

First Goodyear Homerun

CU Adam — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:02:20 -0000

First Goodyear Homerun

Just batting practice, just spring training, but still glad it was Grady.

Note -- He'll also hit the first homerun in the New Yankee Stadium.