Ubaldo didn't get any worse this year than he was last. Tomlin's success couldn't last; he just doesn't have the quality pitches to be more than a .500 pitcher. Masterson was a big disappointment and I am willing to blame Radinksy; that gives us hope that Justin will return to his previous year and half's standard of success. Hernandez lost a lot fewer games than Carmona used to, so his absence can almost be counted as a plus.

Poll ended at Sat Oct 13, 2012 5:24 pm


The owner
6
43%

The front office
7
50%

The manager
0
No votes

The players
1
7%

Total votes : 14

I'm late on this but never too late

Of course some people believe nobody wants to come to Cleveland because there are not enough ethnic restaurants.

Cleveland dining options have improved plenty over the past decade. I can provide any free agent a pretty good list of choices.

CLEVELAND -- Indians manager Terry Francona will now miss at least 17 games of the 2020 season.

The Tribe announced Monday afternoon that Francona will not return during the three-game series against the Twins this week. Whether he will be able to rejoin the club for its six-game road trip that begins on Friday in St. Louis has yet to be determined. Sandy Alomar Jr. will continue managing against Minnesota.

Francona underwent a procedure last Friday at the Cleveland Clinic and has been at home recovering, which forced him to miss this past weekend's series against the Tigers at Progressive Field.

"I texted him [on Saturday] and told him I was thinking about him and that type of thing and to stay safe and all those things,” Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire said on Sunday. “And he said, 'Boy, it's been tough, a tough road.' Hopefully he'll get through this thing. It's been tough for everybody and especially tough for him. He's had some health issues, I guess the stomach part and all that stuff."

Francona was out from Aug. 2-9 with a minor gastrointestinal issue and briefly returned to the team from Aug. 11-16. But when he wasn’t feeling much better during that stretch, he returned to the Clinic last week to have another procedure scheduled.

DeShields available off the bench

Delino DeShields was pulled from Saturday night’s game with left hip tightness and was still experiencing the discomfort on Sunday afternoon when he arrived at the ballpark. The Tribe waited to see how he felt on Monday before making any decisions and the outfielder showed much improvement, so he is available off the bench for the series opener against the Twins.

“He feels much better,” Alomar said. “He ran the bases. He did some work in the outfield and said he’s feeling much better. … [Tuesday], we’ll see if he’s starting or if we’ll give him an extra day, and he’ll be ready to go.”