February Reflections on the Cleveland Indians
Perhaps the most exciting thing that happened to the Cleveland Indians over the last month was a transaction that didn’t even involve the Indians. It may have been a signing by the dreaded New York Yankees that gave Tribe fans the most to smile about in the last 30 days. Don’t get me wrong, Indians […]
October Reflections on the Cleveland Indians
My, how the mighty have fallen. After high hopes early in the season, the Indians fell apart completely after the All Star Break and ended up finishing with a record of 68-94 (just two games ahead of the last place Minnesota Twins in the American League Central Division). As one would assume after a debacle […]
September Reflections on the Cleveland Indians
August of 2012 will not be remembered fondly by those who follow the Indians organization. The team finished the month with a record of 5-24, somehow finding a way to go from contending for a playoff spot around the All Star Break to contending for the league’s worst record just over a month later. There […]
Mid-August Cleveland Indians Reflections
So are the Indians a contender, or aren’t they? That seems to be the question that everyone who follows the team has been asking since the first day of the season. They have seen more ups and downs this season than someone driving through the Rocky Mountains and it doesn’t look like the journey […]
Midseason Pythagorean Projections
In the midst of the muggy swelter of July, it’s not just baseball aficionados who look forward to the crisp, cool days of October. But with twice as many wild cards this year, fully one third of all major league teams will be suiting up when the season ends, giving fans an additional reason to […]
MoneyStats top 5 players at each position
Here are the top 5 players at each position separated by League according to the MoneyStats Player Rater. We use an exclusive formula to rate each player according to their MoneyStats Value. To view our complete Player Rating System including exclusive Splits for Starting Pitchers, please join us at www.moneystats.net. Click on the […]
May Reflections on the Cleveland Indians
You wouldn’t know it by watching SportsCenter, but the Indians have managed to put together a decent stretch of baseball and they find themselves at the top of the Central Division in mid-May. Albeit not with the most outstanding record in the world (as of this writing, the Tribe was just 3 games above .500), […]
April Reflections on the Cleveland Indians
The ending of Spring Training is supposed to be a time when all teams are still optimistic about their opportunities in the upcoming season. Despite promises in the media by players and coaches alike, many Indians fans are more than leery about the beginning of the season. The Indians finished Spring Training with the worst […]
March Reflections on the Cleveland Indians
Spring Training is supposed to be the time of the year when all teams believe they have a shot at the title in the fall and fans all over the country have dreams of watching their team in the playoffs come October. The only thing that could derail this is injuries to some of the […]
DRSEA INFORMER: Volume V, Issue 1
The Venezuelan Connection – The Dominican Republic is second only to the United States in delivering players to Major League Baseball, but coming in third – and gaining – is Venezuela. The dynamics of Venezuelan baseball are shifting, increasing the importance of the Dominican Republic in the development of Latin American players. Last season, […]
February Reflections on the Cleveland Indians
There just has to be a big bat out there somewhere. At least that’s what the Indians keep thinking. According to press conferences from various front office personnel over the past week, the team claims they have achieved all of the offseason goals they set for themselves except for one: finding a big bat to […]
A Book Review: Jack and Larry by Barbara Gregorich
What do you get when you cross a successful Major Leaguer, one of the most historic teams in Major League baseball and an adorable dog? Author Barbara Gregorich answers this question in her new book Jack and Larry: Jack Graney and Larry, the Cleveland Baseball Dog. In this children’s book told in a prose style, […]
Cleveland Indians 2011-2012 Off Season So Far…
At this point, the Indians off season can unfortunately be described by three words: Roberto Hernandez Heredia. Before mid-January, those three words didn’t mean anything to anyone in baseball circles perhaps except for the man who was calling himself Fausto Carmona. As it turns out, when Carmona tried to get his new visa to come […]
Season-ending Reflections on the Cleveland Indians
If Indians fans were asked prior to the start of the season how they would feel if their team finished just two games below .500, they would have probably said “ecstatic.”However, the trip the Tribe took to get to their final record of 80-82 was anything but expected. In a season in which they lead […]
Vizquel, Thome Warrant One More Shot
The next time you see them together might be in Cooperstown. It was a nice gesture to have to Cleveland legends Omar Vizquel and Jim Thome bring the line-up cards out for their respective teams when the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians squared off for the last time this season Thursday night in Cleveland. […]
Big Leagues Banking on Dominican Prospects
DRSEA INFORMER Volume IV, Issue 6: A Publication For Your Reading Enjoyment The accelerated signings of Dominican baseball prospects, coupled with a record signing bonus by the Texas Rangers, appears to be an indication that Major League Baseball teams have increasing faith that efforts to curb age and identity fraud in the Dominican Republic are […]
August’s Reflections on the Indians
The Indians were just involved in a series sweep with the division rival Detroit Tigers, but unfortunately they were the ones getting swept. At one point in the season, the Indians had a seven game lead in their division with fans planning their schedules for October, but now with just over a month left in […]
Baseball Trade Deadline 2011 and the Impact on Fantasy Baseball
Although it wasn’t one of the most intense trading deadlines in memory, July 31, 2011 came and went with a few trades of note. The baseball players that landed on new teams no doubt want to do everything they can to prove their worth to a new team which valued their services enough to trade away assets […]
The Tribe is Failing to Meet Expectations
When the Indians started the season out on a 30-15 clip, everything was clicking. The average result of a game was a win by 1.5 runs. They had a respectable .265 batting average and their ERA was a sparkling 3.38. They were looking like a true team as […]
Akron Aeros Mull Name Change
During the mid-1990s Akron was a buzz about the possibility of having a team playing downtown. The current AA Affiliate of the Cleveland Indians, the Canton-Akron Indians, played about a half hour away from Akron and was really associated with the city by name only, like the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, or whatever they […]
Reflecting on Cleveland’s First Half
Well Tribe fans, have they made a believer out of you yet? As of this writing, the Indians are 43-37 and .5 games ahead of the Detroit Tigers for the lead in the American League Central. While it’s a far cry from the seven game lead they had just a month ago, the Indians are […]
Detroit Tigers Following the Same Path Again
The Detroit Tigers seem to find themselves in the same position every year. For four of the past five seasons they’ve entered June with an above .500 record and a few games up or behind in the AL Central. Halfway through the month they now find themselves tied with the Cleveland Indians in first. In […]
Oh No Don’t Hit My Catcher: GM’s Changing Their Tune on Blocking the Plate
My, oh my, how times have changed. Twenty years ago if the baseball world could have heard the conversations over the past week about whether or not catchers should block the plate, many would have thought the baseball people just got soft. That being said, probably the worst reason not to change […]
Tribe Fans Feeling Like It’s 1995
No one, including the most optimistic fans in Cleveland, thought with the season headed into June, the Indians would be in the discussion of the best teams in baseball. In fact, even employees of the team were saying before the season that they were realistically two years out of contending. To fans, this felt like […]
The Rays 0-6 Start Are Now Without Ramirez…Now What?
Covering the Tampa Bay Rays was supposed to be a year of excitement on the field. Winning has gotten off to a slow start as well as the bats of Manny Ramirez and Johnny Damon. A start of 0-6 is certainly not what any team GM or manager wants to contend with. In […]
5 Man Rotation And Pitch Counts
Is the five man rotation actually helpful? Do pitch counts help or hurt a teams chance to win? It is my firm belief that the 5 man rotation does nothing but take starts from good pitchers and give them to guys who should be in the bull pen. The 5 man rotation came about in […]
Inning By Inning: A Portrait of a Coach (2009)
NCAA Baseball Coach Augie Garrido Thanks to the people at Cinetic FilmBuff I was asked to do a review of this fine documentary by Richard Linklater. Aside from the facts and quotes that I’ve compiled in this review you’ll find sessions with Coach Augie Garrido himself, former players (some who are or have been MLB […]
Baseball News, Tweets & More…Thursday pm
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Thursday Afternoon Edition <!–[if gte mso 10]> @ESPN_baseball: Dodgers hitting coach Don Mattingly says team has discussed him eventually replacing Joe Torre – http://tinyurl.com/yjbux24 @MLB_Monster: LaRoche eyes more power in 2010: LaRoche eyes more power in 2010 http://bit.ly/9NdS29 & Rockies, Todd Helton Agree To Extension: The Rockies and first […]
February’s Look at the Cleveland Indians
Image by Getty Images via Daylife The Indians started the off season by firing their manager and his coaches, but keeping most of the other front office personnel in place. They staged some what of an extensive manager search and ended on former Washington Nationals’ skipper Manny Acta. There was a big deal made in […]
A Night With the Outerbanks Daredevils
Loyal Baseball Reflections readers may have noticed my absence from these pages in the past half year. I took a leave due to the fact that I got married in July and had to make sure to get fully adjusted to life as a husband, working full time and going to graduate school at night […]
