The first bit of hot stove news was on the front page of ESPN stating that the tribe picked up the 7.5 mil option on Byrdie, the 4 mil option on Borowski, and the 1.5 mil option on Fultz.

All three seem to be good moves right now but any of them could be used to as tradebait to get that outfield bat we desperately need.


GO TRIBE!

11/6/2007 12:39:17 PM

GRADY SIZEMORE: 2007 AL GOLD GLOVE WINNER

11/6/2007 6:11:49 PM

OH WE BACK

11/6/2007 11:25:33 PM

in on 1

11/6/2007 11:26:37 PM

CC!

AL CY YOUNG WINNER!

11/13/2007 4:10:38 PM

That's another 3 mill we'll have to pay him.

But good for him.

11/13/2007 4:19:53 PM

so the Cy Young has become the new Heisman....vote for someone who looked ok during the year but collapses when it matters

11/13/2007 4:27:20 PM

OK all of you know I am a die hard Yankees fan......but how could they not give that to Beckett...come on ????

11/13/2007 5:25:14 PM

its voted on a secret ballot at the end of the regular season so the post season had no effect on the vote.

11/13/2007 5:27:08 PM

I'm pretty sure the votes are submitted BEFORE the playoffs

I agree that Beckett was way better in the playoffs (when it mattered) but they both had very similar and great regular seasons

with that said, CONGRATULATIONS C.C.!!!!

^yeah what he said

[Edited on November 13, 2007 at 5:30 PM. Reason : asdf]

11/13/2007 5:29:33 PM

yeah, the votes go before the post-season (like the heisman, which votes before conference championships even...hello Jason White).

Most of what I've read is that it's because CC pitched more innings and had more starts. Which is kind of silly to me - you penalize a pitcher who doesn't have to go as deep because of run support or who doesn't have to start as regularly.

I think if you look at the divisions in which they pitch, you could make an argument that Beckett had to face more quality opponents.

Whatever, I knew Beckett would get screwed out of it because the sox were a better team than the indians and thus didn't have to rely as heavily on pitching to win. Congrats to CC...maybe it'll help ease the pain of getting shown up by the 2nd best pitcher in the playoffs.

11/13/2007 6:11:34 PM

I dont know about that, the AL central is a tougher division than the AL east

and the argument was that CC pitched 40+ more innings than Beckett and maintained a low ERA. And as far as Beckett having more run support, the Red Sox barely had more runs scored than the Indians this season

11/14/2007 10:01:21 AM

Disagree with that....I think if you look at the divisions the east had 3 teams with over 80 wins. Where as the central only had 2. Plus the Tribe doesn't have to deal with the pressure of the rivalry at the level that the Yanks / Bosox have to deal with all year. That added pressure alone matters. Both are great pitchers and both probably deserve the award. I just think this year....beckett was better, but obviously the people that mattered didn't think so. Congrat's to CC and Congrat's to Josh for having a great year. At this point I would almost rather see Josh win the MVP instead of that PIECE of Shit May-rod.
Yankees in 2008

11/14/2007 11:41:16 AM

way to go CC. Here's to 2008.

but for now, LETS GO BROWNIES!

11/14/2007 12:25:24 PM

bump

3/24/2008 7:36:41 PM

woooo, thanks man

should be a battle all season long between the Tribe and Tigers (and also the BoSox and Yankees for the wild card)

We have a stacked lineup again, a stacked rotation, and an even deeper bullpen than last year, should be a fun season

GO TRIBE!

3/24/2008 7:39:04 PM

i think both of our closers are the worst in baseball (im a tigers fan)

3/24/2008 7:50:43 PM

But you both have great young arms that the manager's unexplicably refuse to turn to. As for the worst, Percival's return could rival that. But then the Rays might be smart enough to cut him before it gets really bad.

Nevermind, its the Rays..

3/24/2008 8:43:52 PM

I guess I should get around to ordering the baseball package. Season starts pretty soon. But, money well spent imo

[Edited on March 24, 2008 at 9:19 PM. Reason : .]

3/24/2008 9:19:11 PM

why does there have to be a thread for every baseball team?

3/25/2008 12:34:00 AM

this was one of the first out of all of the 2008 threads

3/25/2008 8:07:32 AM

WAHOOOWA! GO TRIBE this is the year!

3/25/2008 8:18:18 AM

1-0 with Borowski getting his first save of the season

hopefully Victor isnt going to miss much time with the hamstring injury

3/31/2008 7:11:39 PM

good to see blake went ahead and got all of this clutch hitting nonsense out of the way on opening day. he'll be back to his normal ways soon.

oh, and i almost soiled myself when victor went down. they're saying he's just day-to-day tho. WHEW

3/31/2008 7:14:29 PM

Quote :

"hopefully Victor isnt going to miss much time with the hamstring injury"

plz to update on Vmar situation.... my fantasy team depends on it!!!

4/1/2008 2:00:37 PM

Word on the street is that it was just a tightened hammy. Should be back tomorrow.

4/1/2008 5:33:17 PM

Martinez should be back in the lineup tonight, just in time for our 3 game series at Anaheim

go Tribe

4/7/2008 7:55:01 PM

GET A NEW GOD DAMN CLOSER NOW

4/8/2008 1:22:17 AM

I was talking to some guy at the bar about this tonight... How I was sure Borowski would blow it, because he sucks... Seriously, how hard is it Tigers, Injuns, Yankees, maybe Padres?... You have better arms in the bullpen, fuck your closer's role; win games..

4/8/2008 2:22:50 AM

fucking Borowski

4/8/2008 10:39:28 AM

tori hunter still haunts us

4/8/2008 2:23:10 PM

I'm a de facto Indians fan this year as I somehow ended up with Martinez, Hafner and Garko on my fantasy team

4/8/2008 2:31:03 PM

Maybe this Kobayashi guy should stick to hot dogs.

4/9/2008 5:44:27 PM

lol

borowski

4/14/2008 10:38:37 PM

There was a time when I thought Sowers was the worst thing to ever step on the mound...

...Borowski has shown me otherwise.

4/14/2008 10:55:14 PM

all i can do at this point is laugh

4/14/2008 10:56:56 PM

The Eric Wedge face has returned.


HAHA Borowski

4/14/2008 11:00:37 PM

shades of Jose Jimenez...

4/14/2008 11:05:02 PM

4 IP, 8 ER... 3 HRs for an 18.00 ERA. That's what you want. Although Betancourt isn't exactly lighting it up with his 5.14 ERA.

4/14/2008 11:49:37 PM

why the fuck did they pitch to manny? and IF you're going to pitch to manny, why give him something to hit? I knew it was gone as soon as it left his hands

[Edited on April 15, 2008 at 9:54 AM. Reason : .]

4/15/2008 9:54:18 AM

at least he got hurt for a couple weeks.

4/15/2008 10:48:45 PM

another stellar game tonight

4/15/2008 11:07:31 PM

C.C. has 6 strikeouts through 2 innings tonight

he's given up 3 hits (no runs) but every out thusfar has come by way of strikeout

4/22/2008 8:57:41 PM

Finally a great game so far. Here's to hoping there's more like these on the away stretch.

4/22/2008 10:51:51 PM

First Place in the Central bitches

its about damn time

5/15/2008 5:15:48 PM

5/15/2008 5:25:46 PM

For real, sweep of the A's and the pitching is ROLLING. I'm sporting my Tribe shirt at work today in honor of their stellar play as of late

5/16/2008 9:53:43 AM

the pitching matchups this weekend are gonna be badass between the Tribe and Reds

tomorrow: Carmona vs. Harang
Sunday: Cliff Lee vs. Edinson Volquez


tonight is Jeremy Sowers vs. Johnny Cueto - meh

5/16/2008 10:15:30 AM

Lee had to come back down to earth sometime, apparently today is sometime

5/18/2008 3:25:33 PM

so they sweep the A's, then get swept by the damn Reds

5/19/2008 9:43:28 AM