Cleveland Indians
More gloom and doom - Foulke retires
Relief pitcher Keith Foulke has retired without throwing a single pitch for the Tribe.
Sound familiar? Will sports fans in this town ever catch a break?
Questions and answers
Kenny Roda from WKNR SportsTalk 850 will be writing a weekly blog on Cleveland Scores covering the sports world both locally and nationally. Check back often for his updates!
Q: Is Troy Smith the greatest quarterback ever at Ohio State?
A: Absolutely, 100% YES. Heisman Trophy winner, 25-2 as a starter, 3-0 vs Michigan and after […]
This and that
Kenny Roda from WKNR SportsTalk 850 will be writing a weekly blog on Cleveland Scores covering the sports world both locally and nationally. Check back often for his updates!
BCS Surprise?
It was no surprise to me that the Ohio State Buckeyes will play the Florida Gators for the National Championship on January 8, 2007 in Glendale, […]
Tribe adds bullpen arms
Mark Shapiro and the Indians made the first steps in trying to solve last season’s bullpen woes by signing veteran relievers Roberto Hernandez and lefty Aaron Fultz to one year contracts Saturday.
With the Pirates and Mets in ‘06, Hernandez went 0-3 with a 3.11 ERA in 68 appearances during the regular season.
“He’s a guy […]
Former Tribe pitchers getting a shot
The Padres hired former Indians pitcher and Angels’ pitching coach Bud Black as their new manager Wednesday, replacing Bruce Bochy, who recently took the open managerial job in San Francisco.
Yawn, right? There’s more:
Charles Nagy, the Angels’ triple-A pitching coach, is the leading candidate to replace Black…. The Angels hired Nagy last year, in part on […]
Shapiro can’t win
Indians fans crack me up sometimes.
The general opinion on yesterday’s trade of Kevin Kouzmanoff and Andrew Brown for Josh Barfield seems to be split: some love the move, some hate it. Mike in Chicago commented on one of our threads that Shapiro has once again given up too much talent for “an upside guy that […]
Indians trade for second baseman
The Indians completed a trade with San Diego, acquiring second baseman Josh Barfield in exchange for infielder Kevin Kouzmanoff and reliever Andrew Brown. Barfield is 23 years old and had a solid rookie season in 2006 with the Padres:
Barfield, the son of former Blue Jays and Yankees outfielder and 1986 American League home run champ […]
Belliard not likely to be back on 2007
Despite the rumors that the Indians might be interested in re-signing Ronnie Belliard, Terry Pluto is reporting that his return next season is unlikely. Unfrtunately, the Indians do not have many good options at second base, making last season’s giveaway trade of Brandon Phillips even more painful.
Weekend observations
Kenny Roda from WKNR SportsTalk 850 will be writing a weekly blog on Cleveland Scores covering the sports world both locally and nationally. Check back often for his updates!
Memo to Dolan: Look at Leyland
While the Indians continue to believe (why I have no idea) that Eric Wedge is the right guy for their team, the […]
Pluto doesn’t buy the “partnership” argument
Terry Pluto isn’t impressed with mark Shapiro’s argument that Eric Wedge is his “partner.” As Pluto points out, Shapiro is the boss and he needs to let Wedge know that. Pluto points out the painful example of the Brandon Phillips fiasco. Wedge didn’t want him, so Shapiro let him go and basically got nothing in […]