rocky raccoon wrote:From Ken Rosenthal:

Orlando Cabrera's impact is "very difficult to quantify," Indians GM Chris Antonetti tells Rosenthal. You have to wonder if O-Cab could provide the same intangibles off the bench, allowing the Tribe to start Cord Phelps or Jason Kipnis at second base.

O-Cab is 36 years old - he needs a day off every now and then. Our DH is also on the DL. There is no reason we can't bring up Phelps and get him at bats by having him spell O-Cab and A-Cab and getting some time at DH.

Yet we must wait and see if the brass continues to wait and see.

Tribe has worn the stay/dump path into a deep rut. Time to switch to 4 wheel drive and see what is out of the box.

It will be disappointing if the brass don't make some kind of move no later than the beginning of the coming home stand.

See how some kids respond in games that really mean something. White was doing alright.

I'd like to see the Tribe grab 6 wins before they face the EE on June 10.

Kerns was signed for $1M. No way do they DFA him and eat the remainer of his deal. Maybe later in the season, but not now.

Fine Seagull - then send Buck to the minors he has an option and Phelps is a switch hitter who seems to do most of his damage against right handers:

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb ... pid=543647

BTW, in 425 AAA at bats, Phelps is a .318 hitter with a .393 OPB and a .515 SLG

Terry Pluto seems to agree with me:

http://www.cleveland.com/pluto/blog/ind ... g_off.html

Bert Blyleven said tonight that the Twins consider themselves 9 and 1/2 games out because the Royals will finish fifth and the Indians fourth. After tonight they have to make it 10 and 1/2. I hope that statement comes back to bite him.

ND Dawg wrote:Bert Blyleven said tonight that the Twins consider themselves 9 and 1/2 games out because the Royals will finish fifth and the Indians fourth. After tonight they have to make it 10 and 1/2. I hope that statement comes back to bite him.

Bert Blyleven tried to hit on my first wife as she was walking in front of me on our way to the car on the day Jim Abbott pitched against us in Spring Training in Palm Springs in 1989.

Blyleven at first did not see me behind her, but when I bristled up, he did.

We had noted his car in the parking lot. The license tag made it obvious.

He might have been able to beat my arse if it came to it, but I choose to believe he noted that I was a fighter that would have gouged his eyes out if it came to it.

I have pics of Bert and my wife in front of his car, and also pics that Bert took of my first wife and I in front of his car.


Regardless, Twins suck.

I wonder if Hannahan's lack of offense will prevent him from getting the Gold Glove?

The way I look at it, they went 3-3 on this road trip against 2 good teams.

Damn good.

It's easy to see the team crashing back to earth with a few losses, but TFIR is right, 3-3 on the road trip. 7-5 3/4 way through a difficult stretch against above-500 opponents.


How about this season scenario: we battle it out with the Tigers for 1st in the Central with the loser taking the wild card and Boston and NY both staying home, as Tampa takes the East.

And they are getting through this tough patch on the schedule with Hafner on the DL, Sizemore making adjustments after coming off of the DL, as well as Choo and Santana trying to get it together.

Fortunately, Sizemore appears to be back (knock on wood) and Choo and Santana are coming around (especially Santana).

As a bonus - to their credit, Duncan and Buck seem to be forming into a credible lefty/righty platoon. Their lefty/righty splits combine into 99 at bats .323/.362/.505 with 16 RBIs. That said, I still cringe whenever I see either one of them hitting cleanup and I would like to see us get another bat or bring Phelps up for a shot.