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What’s Going On With Cleveland Indians’ Vinnie Pestano?

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If you happened to have watched the Cleveland Indians‘ come-from-behind 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals, than you already you know that you’ve likely witnessed a strong candidate for the Dodgiest Save Of The Year award (note: not an actual award) in 2013. For those who didn’t, I’ll summarize: called on to close out [...]

Jason Kipnis Takes Home AL Player of the Week Honors; Cleveland Indians Starting to Surge

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It has been a season full of ups and downs for the Cleveland Indians, but the always inconsistent “Tribe” appear to be on the incline once again. The team went 4-2 this week with four combined wins against the Texas Rangers and Washington Nationals. Jason Kipnis was a big reason why the Indians excelled and [...]

Cleveland Indians’ Corey Kluber Riding Unexpected Wave Of Success

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He’s already struck out batters at a higher rate than Stephen Strasburg while walking fewer batters, and he’s posted a lower FIP too, even if his ERA is a bit higher. On Sunday, Corey Kluber got a win over the Washington Nationals phenom to boot. Now, this is not to say that the Cleveland Indians‘ [...]

Cleveland Indians Should Keep Focus on Themselves to Gain Ground

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When a team goes through an extended period of losing games like the Cleveland Indians did recently, losing several games in the division race to the American League Central leading Detroit Tigers in the process, there are a couple of options of how to handle it. The Indians have apparently chosen the correct way because [...]

Washington Nationals’ Gio Gonzalez, Cleveland Indians’ Justin Masterson Set For Duel On Diamond

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After taking two of three games from the Colorado Rockies, the Washington Nationals now head to Cleveland to open a three-game series with the Cleveland Indians. Tonight’s pitching matchup may be the best one available around the MLB. For the Nationals, they’ll be sending Gio Gonzalez to the mound to take on the Indians’ Justin [...]

Cleveland Indians Need Jason Kipnis to Keep Stepping Up

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There were a lot of expectations put on Jason Kipnis when the 2013 season arrived. It hasn’t been the best of years for Kipnis and the Cleveland Indians, but it appears he is turning things around with six hits in his last three games and a seven-game hitting streak. If Cleveland wants to have a [...]

Cleveland Indians: Assessing Damage from 8 Game Losing Streak

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Corey Kluber is Cleveland’s favorite son today. Well, the Cleveland Indians that is. He put the Indians on his back or on his pitching arm actually, and took care of business by shutting down the Texas Rangers and ending the eight game losing streak of the Indians. Before everyone shouts for joy let us take [...]

Honeymoon is Over For Justin Masterson, Cleveland Indians

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Every since Justin Masterson‘s days in MLB began, he has been a guy who is penciled in as a contender for the AL Cy Young Award every season. The Cleveland Indians‘ ace has been leaps and bounds better in 2013, but Cleveland must understand that its prime-time pitcher is fading more and more each day. For [...]

Pittsburgh Pirates Trade John McDonald To Cleveland Indians

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When John McDonald was placed on the 15-day disabled list by the Pittsburgh Pirates, I had a feeling (and hope) that his days in the black and gold uniform were over. The Pirates have traded him to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for cash or a player to be named later. I really don’t care [...]

Mark Reynolds’ Career Revival Flatlining Quickly For Cleveland Indians

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For a good month-plus of the 2013 MLB season, Mark Reynolds look nothing like himself — and the Cleveland Indians could not be any more pleased. Riding a .309 BABIP despite a rather meager 15.9 percent line drive rate, the corner infielder had established himself as on one of the league’s best comeback stories, bouncing [...]