Lewie Pollis
Cleveland Indians Featured Columnist
Lewie Pollis is a lifelong Indians fan and a sophomore at Brown University. He also contributes to BeyondtheBoxScore.com. Follow him on Twitter: @LewsOnFirst.
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What Should Indians Expect in Rematch with Baltimore Orioles?
Brush off your scorebooks, kids—the All-Star Break is over, and the second half of the season begins tonight. The Indians kick off Act II tonight at Camden Yards with a rematch against the Baltimore Orioles. Cleveland steamrolled through the Orioles when they met in April, outscoring them 20-7 in the three-game sweep. Good times indeed. [...]
TweetCleveland Indians Midseason Awards: Who Takes Home the Hardware?
Well, the first half of the season is officially over (though the 50 percent mark was more than a week ago). The All-Star Break is a good time to reflect on the first 89 games of the season before we look ahead to the trade deadline and the pennant race. So I decided to hop [...]
Tweet2011 MLB All-Star Game: How Would NL All-Stars Fare in Single-A?
Last night, the National League All-Stars proved their superiority over some of the best the American League had to offer with a 5-1 victory at Chase Field (to the extent that one game can prove anything about anything). But how well would they do against significantly lesser competition? Yesterday, I calculated Minor League Equivalency numbers [...]
Tweet2011 MLB All-Star Game: How Great Would AL All-Stars Be in Single-A?
As you may have heard, tonight is the 2011 MLB All-Star Game. Sure, it’s an exhibition game, but it’s a night of glamour and excitement, of marquee names and star-studded lineups, and home-field advantage in the World Series is on the line. Even if no one’s playing at 100 percent—sure, you’re on national TV, but [...]
TweetIs Matt LaPorta Underrated or Overrated?
It’s safe to say Matt LaPorta’s career isn’t panning out as well as the Cleveland Indians had planned. When LaPorta came to the Indians from the Milwaukee Brewers as the centerpiece of the 2008 CC Sabathia deal, Tribe fans were tantalized by whisperings of prodigious power and future 40-plus-homer seasons. He was ranked 23rd on [...]
TweetMLB Trade Rumors: Could Cleveland Indians Deal for David DeJesus?
Well, we’re 86 games into the 2011 season, and the Cleveland Indians are still in first place. With just three weeks left before the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline, they’re likely to make an upgrade or two, even if they can’t afford to make a blockbuster deal. With Shin-Soo Choo out until the end of [...]
TweetCleveland Indians Win on Travis Hafner's Walk-Off Grand Slam
As if this season couldn’t get any more magical. When the Indians came to bat in the bottom of the ninth inning down 4-0 against the Blue Jays, FanGraphs had their Win Expectancy at just 1.6%. Not many clubs can come back from a four-run deficit in half an inning. Even when Travis Hafner stepped [...]
TweetWhat Should Indians Expect in Rematch with Blue Jays?
The Cleveland Indians have to be feeling pretty good. Amidst seemingly nonstop talk about how they’re sure to blow the division, they beat the Reds in a Battle of Ohio series last weekend and took two of three from the Yankees to start the week. With only one series left before the All-Star Break, the [...]
TweetHow Would Cleveland Indians Hitters Fare in Single-A?
As you may have noticed, here at Wahoo Blues we love Jeff Sackmann’s Minor League Equivalency calculator. We’ve used it to make projections for how Jared Goedert, Cord Phelps, Lonnie Chisenhall, and Jerad Head would fare if and when they reached the major leagues. This week, as I was calculating midseason “on-pace” projections for Indians [...]
TweetCC Sabathia Shuts Down Indians, Adds Insult to Injury for Cleveland
Maybe I’m too nice, but generally when I watch a baseball game, I root for my team to win, but not for the other team to lose. When the Indians walk off the field victorious, I get no pleasure from seeing the other team slink back to the clubhouse in frustration. Last night was an [...]
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