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More Shake Up: New Pacific Rim Scouts

xrickx — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:12:58 -0000

More Shake Up: New Pacific Rim Scouts

Hoynes chimes in from the GM meetings: The Indians fired the two scouts responsible for the Tribe's Pacific Rim scouting. One new full-time scout has been hired and will live in Japan. Two more part-time scouts will cover Taiwan and S. Korea.

Obviously, [the candidate must be] a good communicator, internally and externally. Somebody who...

xrickx — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:33:25 -0000

Obviously, [the candidate must be] a good communicator, internally and externally. Somebody who can effectively demonstrate good awareness and the ability to communicate across a broad spectrum of players, cultures and personalities.

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I would certainly like that manager to have some defined thoughts about managing the bullpen.

Herges DFA, Abreu Up

xrickx — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:05:19 -0000

Herges DFA, Abreu Up

I guess the Indians really are going to give Mike Gosling a chance to let us remember his name.

Hawk Harrelson, Professional Idiot

xrickx — Mon, 11 May 2009 22:52:14 -0000

Hawk Harrelson, Professional Idiot

In response to Bobby Jenks getting warned for throwing behind Ian Kinsler, Hawk Harrelson demands that MLB get umpires who can correctly judge the ebb-and-flow of the baseball game. He's sure that Jenks has no reason to throw at anybody.

Post-game, Bobby Jensk confirms that the pinch was intentional.

Harrelson, who watches every pitch of every White Sox game, misses the obvious, while the umpire, who sees only a small portion of White Sox games, gets it absolutely correct.

Watch the video in the link, listen to Hawk, and find further confirmation that he's undoubtedly one of the most idiotic announcers with a job.

Sowers Up, Chulk DFA

xrickx — Thu, 07 May 2009 03:54:56 -0000

Sowers Up, Chulk DFA

To make room for Sowers, Chulk has been DFA.

Tigers Acquire Jack Wilson...Indians Rejoice

xrickx — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:32:21 -0000

Tigers Acquire Jack Wilson...Indians Rejoice

The Tigers have acquired SS Jack Wilson from the Pirates. Beautiful if you're an Indians fan.

Update: Dombrowski is denying that it's a done deal.

Chad Cordero a FA

xrickx — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:36:31 -0000

Chad Cordero a FA

Nationals today made Cordero a FA. He had shoulder surgery. Recovering from shoulder surgery isn't as much a guarantee as recovering from Tommy John.

He's a free agent after 2009, and he'll probably, as the link notes, be working on an incentive-based deal.

Anthony Reyes interview w/ BP

xrickx — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:35:23 -0000

Anthony Reyes interview w/ BP

Free BP.com content, "Five Minutes" with Anthony Reyes. Dig it.

Indians Fire Louie Isaac

xrickx — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:14:34 -0000

Indians Fire Louie Isaac

Indians apparently are looking for a new bullpen mentality. I'm not sure this falls on Isaac, but after 15 seasons the club wants a new voice in the pen.

Paging CC Sabathia

xrickx — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:30:32 -0000

Paging CC Sabathia

Not that we're at all surprised, but sometimes it's just fun to hear them say it. From Hank Steinbrenner:

"We're going to win it next year," he said. "If we need to add a top veteran pitcher, we'll do that. We'll do whatever we need to do. Next year we'll be extremely dangerous."