For the fourth year in a row, the Cleveland Indians have missed the playoffs. It’s something we Tribe fans are used to by now, but it’s also something we never quite get over—great as the virtually non-stop month of postseason baseball is every year, it’s always bittersweet when the Indians aren’t involved. So who should [...]
TweetThe most exciting part of the baseball season begins tonight with Game One of the ALDS. Over the course of the next month, as many as 41 games featuring MLB’s best teams will be televised nationally, and we fans get to drink it all in. But there is one downside to the playoffs: the best [...]
TweetThe Cleveland Indians’ 5-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers last night wasn’t a positive note on which to end the 2011 season, but it was an exceptionally fitting one. Just as the Indians got off to a hot start this year, keeping the Tigers’ potent offense off the board and scoring first. By the middle [...]
TweetHard as it is to believe, Game No. 162 has arrived. That means that, once the final out is made at Comerica Park tonight, the Cleveland Indians’ 2011 season will come to an end. There isn’t much at stake in tonight’s game. The Tigers could be playing for home field advantage and an Indians win [...]
TweetHard as it is to believe, the 2011 MLB season comes to an end this week. Tonight, the Cleveland Indians start their final series of the season: a three-game set in Detroit. A couple months ago, it seemed as though this series might end up deciding the AL Central. The Tigers (92-67, 12 GA), however, [...]
TweetWith just three days left in the season, both leagues’ wild card races are coming down to the wire—in the NL the Cardinals have narrowed the Braves’ lead to just one game, while in the AL the Rays have nearly caught the Red Sox, and the Angels are theoretically still in the race. But the [...]
TweetThe 2011 MLB season is nearing its end, and for Cleveland fans, the wait ’til next year is about more than just the Tribe—it’ll be several months before we get to see any other teams playing the Indians again. This packed weekend (four games in 48 hours) is the penultimate series of the season for [...]
TweetWith Josh Tomlin now shut down for the rest of the season, someone had to take his place in the rotation for his scheduled start Saturday. Apparently, that someone is Mitch Talbot. Talbot, 27, had a rough start to the 2011 season, going 2-6 with a 6.33 ERA in 11 outings (to be fair, it [...]
TweetIf you’ve never seen Community, you’re missing out. While the first season wasn’t terribly special, during Season 2 (last year) the show established itself as the funniest non-animated show on TV. It’s no Arrested Development, but it’s probably the closest we’re likely to see for a while (except, of course, for Archer). This week, as Community returns [...]
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