I’m not sure what it is but there is something about Vinnie Chulk. He’s never been the type of pitcher to blow batters away and despite being designated for assignment by the San Fransisco Giants after a 4.83 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP in 31 2/3 innings he still comes across as the type of [...]

It never seems to fail. Yesterday we mentioned Tomo Ohka as a relief option that likely would be better then Mike Lincoln and today the Cleveland Indians announced they have signed the 32-year-old to a minor league contract.
Ohka spent last year at Triple-A gong 5-11 with a 4.18 ERA while a member of the Chicago [...]

There hasn’t been much talk of it, possibly because the Giants have been out of the hunt since February, but it’s looking more and more like shortstop Omar Vizquel may be at the end of his leash.
Vizquel who turned 41 earlier this year is struggling though the worst season of his career and with a [...]

This is one tough task but I’ve decided to try and fine a reason to like each of the 30 teams in major league baseball. Now some were easier to find then others and while some will disagree for the reasoning I’ve done my best I think.
I hope to continue this series by creating a [...]

The Indians may choose one of their non roster invitees to be a member of their bullpen. With a list that features Jorge Julio, Rick Bauer, Scott Elarton and even Brendan Donnelly it could have been quite easy to choose one of them to write about. Instead I’ll take a few moments to reflect on [...]

October 21, 2007 - Game 7 of the ALCS between the Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox. The Indians took a 3-1 series lead before dropping Game 5 in Cleveland. The series shifted back to Boston last night with the Red Sox tying it up and forcing a winner take all in Game 7.
The Situation [...]

Never mind what you’ve heard on ESPN a million times. Forget about the Atlanta Braves of the 1990’s. Sure they were a darn good team and won their division from 1991-2005, a major league best 14 in a row, but they can’t possibly be considered failures. Sure they may have won only one World Series [...]

The ALCS starts Friday night in Boston. The Red Sox coming off a three game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels in the ALDS will be hosting the Cleveland Indians. The Indians defeated the New York Yankees 3-1 in their ALDS matchup.
On the bump will be C.C. Sabathia and Josh Beckett. In Beckett’s first start [...]

Joe Torre may have managed his final game in the Bronx Monday after the New York Yankees lost Game 4 of the ALDS to the Cleveland Indians. Before Game 3 Yankees owner George Steinbrenner stated that Torre would be fired if the Yankees failed to advance.
There’s plenty of reasons to defent Torre but there’s [...]

October 5, 2007 - Game 2 of the ALDS between the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians. The Indians lead the series 1-0 after heftily defeating the Yankees in Game 1.
The Situation : The line ups have been announced. Jason Michaels is in right for the Indians. Michaels is 3-for-8 with a walk in [...]