Indians Miss Boat On Hudson

Our AL Central rivals in the north, the Twinkies, beat the Tribe to the punch on signing free agent second baseman Orlando Hudson this past week.  While the Indians were rumored to be in the mix for a 2yr deal that was backloaded and had a 3rd year option, they failed to sign him.  Also, the Twins agreed to not offer Hudson arbitration if he was going to be a type A free agent next year.

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Tags: free agent, second base, trade

When Good Patterns Go Bad

I’d like to dispel this new notion before it gets too popular about a certain Indians center fielder who has been the subject of conjecture lately.  Jim Ingraham at the News-Herald and Morning Journal stated his interpretation of the facts today with a related recap/reconjecture by Big Al at MLBSecrets.  Both contend that Grady Sizemore will be traded before the July deadline.

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Teepee Talk

Hello, friends of the feather, and welcome to another edition of Teepee Talk…

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Tags: bullpen, Carmona, pitching staff, rotation, second base, trades

Potent Potables

So we get into that waiting game in late-January/early-February where nothing’s really happening in the baseball world and everybody’s just getting ready for spring training (which is getting ready for the season (which is getting ready for the post-season)).  So its time to catch you up on all the wonderful news that’s happening in the Indians world with some observations and thoughts about 2010 thrown in.

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Tags: 40-man, Brian Bixler, bullpen, Jordan Brown, Rafael Perez, trade

33 Days to Pitchers & Catchers

The countdown begin-eth.  33 days until pitchers and catchers report to Goodyear, AZ for the Indians.  Seems as good a time as any to take a look at the Indians chances this year in relation to the AL Central.  And before you go read something else or groan in despair, consider this: the Indians are likely to have a better record in 2010 then they did in 2009.

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Tags: division, record, review

The Token

Every team has one or two every season, win or lose.  I’m talking about the token veteran near the very end of his career that’s called in as a reserve to really start his coaching career.  Usually, its done by a club looking to teach a very young player the finer points of playing a position or hitting in the Majors.  Many times its done to make sure the younger player can handle the being an adult and acting like a professional while playing for the big club for the first full season.

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Tags: 40-man, Grudzielanek, minor league invite, Redmond, roster, veteran

Happy Birthday Manny Acta!

Our newest Chief of the Tribe turns 41 today.  In honor of this momentus occasion, I thought it might be nice to go through all the wonderful things Manny Acta has to look forward to in the coming year.

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Tags: Acta, manager

A Feather in the Cap

Since the Indians have developed a wonderful habit of doing absolutely nothing right now, I thought it might be a good time to revisit the second longest active “curse” in the Majors: the Curse of Sockalexis.

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Tags: curse, logo, Wahoo

Contingency Plans

If you’ve ever made a pot of spaghetti, threw a bunch of it at the wall only to have one strand stick, you’d have a great idea of what the Indians are trying to do right now.  Grab as many right-handed power hitters as you can find and hope one of them sticks.

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Tags: hitting, injury, Kearns, offense, outfield

The Case of Andy Marte

We can all agree that Andy Marte is not the shining star we all thought he’d be by this point.

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