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The Cleveland Sports Animal

Not a sports blog, but still great:

The Chief Source

Sweet.

With another win against the Cards, 3-1, at least The Tribe has taken a fucking series, finally.

Ronnie bopped a two run homer out in the first, & Victor knocked in Jhonny in the 7th. That's it for runs. Would have loved to see a few more runs scored. I mean Gods, they had 9 guys, or something, LOB. That's kinda sad. And disturbing, seeing as they won.

C.C. went a very, very, nice full 8 innings. No implosion tonight, baby! Wickie came on in the 9th, and got his 11th Save for the season.

With that low of a score, not a very eventful game. But Hell, they won! Yeah!

Maybe, Just Maybe, a Turning Point?

Apparently my house is way dirtier than I had thought. I'm ready for a break. Onto last night's game, then!

After losing 10 strait series openers, The Tribe finally managed a win. You guys should have heard me scream in the bar. I was very happy. It was a cool 10-3 against the Cards. Pitching was on, Go Cliff, baby. Hitting was on. Todd, Grady-Baby, & Pronk all knocked 'em outta the park.

Is this the kind of win they needed? Absolutley. It all *GASP* came together last night. Don't know if they can keep it up, but Goddamn, it'd be very fucking nice if they did. I've been a Cleveland Sports Fan, especially The Tribe, for way too long to get my hopes up. But, I'm also an optimist, & no matter what, loyal to our teams. Or incredibly stupid. Whichever. I still believe there's a chance. There's always a chance. Always, at least until September 30th. Haily Mary, Baby.

Crap. I'm 3 days behind on this one. Michaels is on the DL. He may not do that well at the plate, but that motherfucker has got an arm, and it will be missed in the OF.

And lookie here. Wedgie made the AL all-Star team as an assistant coach. As much as I'm fustrated with the way he's been so flippin' idle this year, he's not a stupid coach. He really isn't. He's suffering from the same thing that every single coach in the history of Cleveland, or at least the last 50 + years, has suffered. Wedgie cannot deliver a winning fucking team. If the dude would pack his shit, and head to I dunno, KC tomorrow, that damn team would somehow end up in the World Series, and win the f-in' thing. Cool for him. but I'd much rather see Cleveland make the playoffs than have people playing/coaching in what has become a joke of the All-Star game.

I Have Nothing Positive To Say

I really and truly don't. The tribe has just been totally sucking balls. They need to fix it. Soon.

Shut Out

The Tribe lost. Again. 3-0 to Cinci.

Didn't see the game. spent the night drinking on my folks' front porch. That was some fun. I love out here in BFE.

But apparently some weirdass shit went down. Bennie got benched, and Victor ended up playing first base. Whatever works. Which in this case, didn't.

FYI, not much posting in the coming week. Having our July 4th broohaha next Sunday, got people coming up from Kentucky/Indana Thursday or Friday, and I must get my house clean.

More Interleague

Cleveland takes on Cinci this weekend at the Jake. While don't abore Cinci the way I do some other teams, the ChiSux for instance, it would be more than nice to see The Tribe take this series. For me it's that whole Ohio rivalry thing that started when I was little watching the Browns play the Bengals. Cleveland teams should win when playing Cinci teams. I'd also like to see The Tribe make up some freaking games in the standings. That would be really sweet. I know, I'm still trying to sound positive, for all the good it does.

So how do they win?

Jakie must, pardon the pun, be on the ball. If his sinker isn't in the zone by the second, Wedgie needs to yank his ass out. Don't wait for a minor problem to become a huge problem, see Wednesday's recap with C.C. If Jakie gets pulled, do not, I repeat, do not replace him with any of the following: Mota, Cabrera, or Davis, if he's still around that is. Perhaps good, if I can say anything's good about Cleveland relief pitching, would be: Perez, if he's still around, Eddie Mujica, Raffie, or Fausto. Although those last two are right on the cusp of sucking. **Anything over a 5 ERA for the season, I consider suckage-supremage.

Not quite sure if there's a "normal" line of the boys anymore, but here's what I think. Boonie should sit out. He's tied with Jhonny for 10 E's for the seaon. I'd say normally that Jhonny needs to play the bench as well, but for the moment, his bat is looking a Hell of a lot better and ought to stay in the line-up. Bennie should hit clean-up, he's hitting .374 against righties. Grady-Baby the 3 spot, Jhonny in the 1 or 2, with Ronnie in the other. For the bottom part of the line-up, instead of having 2 or 3 people that are slumping all in a row, place Pronk in the 5th, then Hollandsworth, Gutierrez, Victor in the 8th, then Vazquez, or whoever else can do third base in place of Boonie.

I'm crashing at my folks' place tonight, one brother is out of town, and I'm watching his kid tomorrow, and my big brother is taking me out later. No husband. Bar that has a bunch of people I went to school with. There will be nudity, as long as my big brother isn't in the room, that is. If The Tribe wins. Or maybe even if they don't.

Another Blown Series

C.C. got yanked in the 3rd. Thunder storms. 2 runs for Cleveland. 9 for the Cubbies. 7 innings of play. What more is there?

That Was Nice

Cliff went a little more than 8, Fausto didn't flub when he took over, & Bobby "I Swear He's One of The Reasons Why I Drink" Wickman got the save. Grady-Baby knocked out a solo shot. Lot of the guys had hits, cool.

One more game against the Cubbies. C.C. starts. Dear Christ I hope they take the series. Probably won't catch much of the game as once again it's Dart Night. But ya never know. We may just get our asses kicked early enough to see the final few innings.

J.J. was designated for assignment. Yeah, baby, yeah! Jeremy Sowers was brought up from Buffalo. They also optioned Gutherie, and recalled Edward Mujica. Who the Hell is Edward Mujica?

Screw That

Here's the recap. Go read it if you'd like to be as depressed as me. Screw the Cubbies. Screw J.J. Screw Wedgie. Am I angry? Just a little.

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

The Tribe got swept by the Brew Crew. The freakin' Brewers. All three games this weekened they had a chance to win, and flubbed every single game. Wickie blew it Saturday, Raffie blew it yesterday. To say I'm disgusted, would be half right. I'm also fucking pissed. The Tribe's 14 games out of 1st, and as much I sorta kinda like Wedgie, I totally think it's time to wave goodbye. At least tossing him would give the impression that the front office gives a shit about the season.

C.C. Should Be the New D.H.

Cuz his pitching sucked balls last night. Am I the only one that finds it odd that 2 of our 4 runs were knocked in by C.C.? At least he tried to make up for his poor performace during the first 4 innings. Why he was left in beyond 4, amazes me. He never seemed to find his zone last night, but still was in for a full 6. If only I was coaching this team...

The Tribe lost to the Brew Crew 6-4 last night. How in the fuck did they manage that one? Oh. That's right. I forgot. Cleveland not only has problems playing good teams, they also do a shitty job against other teams playing below .500. Pronk got to play 1B for the first time this season, to keep his bat in the line-up. He went 1-4. Gee. Think Bennie could have done better? Jhonny smacked in a 2 run-homer in the 9th, but it was too little too late.

It's disgusting that The Tribe couldn't manage a win against the Brew Crew. Disgusting. What's worse is now Cleveland is 12 motherfucking games back. 12!

Oh Fuck

Casey-Baby is going on the DL. One of The Tribe's most consistant hitters is going on the goddamned DL. He's got a strain oblique. Isn't that the same thing that happened to C.C.? He did it in fucking batting practice last night. Gutierrez will probably come up from Buffalo. Time to go cry in my beer. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.

I'll Be Damned

The Tribe eeked out a win from the Damn Yankees. A final score of 8-4. Sounds OK, but ya know, they really had some issues. I was bouncing between Tom & 97.5 since I had some serious running around to do for work. Honestly, everytime I went back to Tom, it seemed as though the Damn Yankees had scored another run.

Lee went a little over 6 innings & gave up 3, but got the win. Oh. all 3 runs were solo-shots. 2 of those bastard homers came in the 7th inning. Even with The Tribe winning, I don't get why they left Cliff in for the 7th. The way the starters & yes, the relievers too, have been imploding as of late, it might have been wiser to have put Fausto in right away at the start of the 7th. I know. I know. But Fausto has been lately one of the most consistant. That is if anything about The Tribe's pitchers can be deamed consistant. Fausto gave up just 1 for about an inning & 1/3rds work. Wickie came on for the 9th. Don't think it counted as a save, though.

The bats were a little...weird. 8 runs on 12 hits, & 12 LOB. Hollandsworth got 3 run shot in the 6th. Ronnie got 4 hits. Jhonny, thankfully seems to have broken out of that fucked up 0-for-the-century slump he's been in, and got 3 hits & a couple of RBIs. Boonie, Victor, & Grady-Baby got a hit a piece. And that's it.

Holy shit. Just looked at the standings. I knew The Tribe was sucking balls, but 11 games back? Good Christ. Seasons almost half over, All-Star break is in a couple of weeks, and they're 11 fucking games back? How in the name of every Baseball God that ever was will they be able to make that shit up?

C.C. takes the mound Friday night to start the 3-game series against the Brew Crew. Amazing as it sounds, the Brew Crew actually sucks worse than Cleveland. Not that it means shit for this year's Indians. Even with C.C. going at tomorrow night, prepare for a sweep. And not by Cleveland.

0-2

What in the Hell is going on with these guys? Dropped 2 to the ChiSux, lost another 2 to the Damn Yankees. I saw Tuesday's game, and really wasn't too disappointed wit the loss. Except of course there wasn't any hitting. And last night? Had dart league last night at some sleazy joint over on Brown Street, and ya know what they had on both their TVs? Hockey. Yes. Hockey. In the middle of June. While The Tribe was playing the Damn Yankees for God sakes. Hubby gave me the re-cap when we got back to our bar. It was quite humerous.

The Damn Yankees kicked The Tribe's ass, but the Big Unit & Torre got tossed for throwing at Perez. Hubby was laughing his ass off telling me about it. He hates Randy Johnson more than I hate Chicago, I swear. Would have been better to get a bench clearing brawl going on, though. Well there's always this afternoon. Cliff's a spirited kind of pitcher, maybe he can get something going today.

A Win. Finally.

Jakie was totally on the freakin' ball last night. He pitched 8 great innings for 2 runs & 6 hits. Victor, Ronnie, Pronk, & Michaels all homered last night. Grady-Baby and even Boonie got hits. That's all the good stuff.

Vazquez, who was in a Short last night for Jhonny, went 0 for 5, and had all three of the night's errors. The bullpen imploded yet again. Davis gave up for, Raffie & Wickie both gave up a run each. Personaly, if I was Westbrook, I'd beat the shit out of Jason Davis for that horrendous relief pitching.

What other team in baseball can have a starter pitch a solid 8, be winning 10-2 in the 8th, and then come within a hair of blowing the game? 6 fucking runs given up by the 'pen. 6! That was just bad. I think my unlcer's coming back, too.

Another Loss

That should have been a win. Extra innings. A blown Save. The ChiSux win 4-3. Screw the 'pen. They relly need to sit those guys on their asses and bring up some tallent from the minors. The younger guys may not be better, but they'd be hard pressed to do worse.

I'm honestly fearful f watching the game on ESPN tonight. It's probably going to be worse than these last two games combined.

Friday's Game

Because of working today, I was just going to do one post about the game last night & the one this afternoon. Work got done early, and I'm a little too pissed off still, to combine my posts.

The Tribe was winning 4-3 by the end of the 6th. Both teams were scoreless in the 7th. Lee went almost a full 8 innings, and did OK for the most part. But damnit Raffie! When it's that close, you can't blow the fucking lead. Not with these inconsitent bats.

Tribe's lost 2 in a row. I'm upset. They're playing like a bunch of damn monekys out on the field, and at bat. Might get lucky once in a while, but basically, they're primates with bats & gloves.

To add the cream in my coffee, the game's on FOX today, and ESPN tomorrow night. Wonderful

Here We Go

My liver & back pocket can no longer tolerate me just bitchin' about The Tribe. I'm starting a new blog in addition to this one. It's mostly just, I think going to be about the random shit in my life, which usually is pretty fucking funny, or at least mildly entertaining. Come visit. You wouldn't believe some of the messed up things that happen to me. Really.

9th Layer of Hell

Another New Blog

Not sports blog, and technicly not an NEO blog. But I've known this guy my entire life, and he's trying to do some good over in Africa someplace for the next year or so, I think.

Nomadic Pilot Geek

Drop him a line, wish him well, tell him Barnaby & ThatChick says hello.

At A Loss

I don't understand why teams that are below .500 consistently take series-es from The Tribe. The boys lost 4-1, and the series to Oakland, of all teams, yesterday afternoon.

Let's begin, shall we? WTF was Johnson doing in for 7 full innings? 11 of Oakland's 15 fucking hits came off him, as well as 3 runs. Pitching/coaching issues much?

Go Bennie for the HR, but um, baby, smackin' one outta the park doesn't completely get the job done, when you're losing a the damn game. I don't know what the Hell was going on with everyone else, just not getting on, much. If I'm reading the box score right, 6 guys failed to even get on base. 6! That's more than half the team, for fuck sakes.

They're taking on the ChiSux in Chicago this weekend. Great. I'm going to have to rethink that, shall we say, provacative pic of me that's floating around.

OK, Then

So far The Tribe has won one from Oakland and lost one. Would love to say I actually saw the games, but, not so much. The guys took me out Tuesday due to hubby being out of town, and damn, they are drinkers. Then we had dart league last night. Somehow I ended up being the fucking captain this season, and couldn't really catch much of the game.

Byrdie seemed to pitch fairly well, and Wickie got a little work, which was nice. Boonie, hopefully now has his shit together, and the last few ABs of his aren't a fluke.

That's all I got for now. I'm beat.

WTF is Wrong With People?!?!

WEWS as of yet is the only news source that identifies this girl as one of the founders of Grady's Ladies. Her boyfriend shot her like 7 times, then offed himself in what they think is some sort of jealous rage thing. Due to starting and being a member of a fucking fan club. What a dick.

Prayers and thoughts (yes I pray) are with Michelle Mielecki's loved ones. And I suppose her asshole boyfriends' family as well. If anyone finds out if they're going to be some sort of donation thing set up, shoot me a line, please.

Thanks Again, ESPN

I swear 90% of the time when the games are ESPN, The Tribe blows. Didn't catch the game due to The Sopranos & Big Love. I see I didn't miss much, other than a complete fucking trouncing by LA on C.C.

The Tribe's off today an heads to Oakland Tuesday. Take the series boys, please.

Happy B-Day to Pronk!

And what a day it was. Half a dozen RBIs, & a Grand-Freakin'-Slam, baby!

Not that the rest of the team was sitting on their asses, though. Cliff pitched well, Grady-Baby homered & scored 4 times, & Fausto had 2 solid innings of relief. The E's that LA had only contributed to their demise. Cool.

The sixth inning of today's game made me really think. Scary, huh? Why is it that The Tribe must be completely, totally, and utterly embarassed at least one game in a series, for them to actualy put to use the talent that The Baseball Gods have given them?


Something came up last night, but I have yet to find the answer, help is appreciated, here. I've noticed this before, and since The Tribe was sucking last night, took the opportunity to bring it up.

Why is it some ball players when they're on base, hold their batting gloves in their left hands? My husband says he heard, or read someplace, that there's actually a reason, but he's couldn't remember why...he's getting up there, forgive him. So I call my old man, the encyclopedia of baseball knowledge & lore, and he had no clue. The only plausible thing I could even think of was to throw them up as one slides into 2nd as a distraction. But I hardly think that would actually be concidered OK to do. Anyone who comes up with an answer, a good answer, I'll buy a drink if ever you make it out to the Lakes.

I'm Chewing My Hair

I know it sounds bad, but it's one of those really disgusting habits I never grew out of, and I so do it when I'm stressing, especially when my hair's in braids...And I've been doing it since the 1st inning of tonight's game.

Seriously, I'm one superstitious chick. We're at the bar, and I see that asshole Vladimir come up, and STO shows the stat that Cleveland is the only team he's not homered off for the last 20 face-offs. As soon as I saw those guys show it, I knew he was going to knock one outta the park. And he did. STO, stop showing that kind of stat, PLEASE.

Why, why, why, would a coach leave someone in who's sucking ass on the mound for 5 motherfucking innings? Why? Johnson couldn't find the zone, couldn't settle down, couldn't throw anything but balls, & give up homers, all night long.

Not that it's entirely Johnson's fault. The bats were on hiatus for about 7 innings. Props to Michaels for the homer, but ah, too little too late, babe.

Pardon me while I go gnaw on my left braid.

P.S. Chone does not equal either Shawn, or Sean. That's just wrong.

Booin' The Man

There's been a ton of bloggers, & media people talking about Tribe fans booing The Puke from Peoria. I've seen and heard so much bullshit this week, that I'm about to puke.

I will readily agree with anyone who defends the numbers The Puke put up as an Indian. Remember, I was in love with The Man since I was like 14 or something. He really is a fantastic hitter.

I don't quite get comparing The Puke to Manny, O-mar, or Loften. Manny was a dick when he was here, and he's a dick in Boston. O-mar? WTF. Has Cleveland even played against whatever team he's on? Besides, O-mar's old as anything, probably should retire, and not many people wanted him to stay after his last atrocious season in Cleveland. Loften, well, not touching that one. Just no feeling about him one way or the other. What I'm getting at is those other three guys are not on a team that has a huge rival with Cleveland, in the same freakin' division no less. If they had gone to the ChiSux, you bet your ass that those boys would get booed.

The Puke left to go to the Phillies, that made me cry, but I didn't hate him. Not then. Hate didn't set in until I actually saw The Puke in a ChiSux uniform. Chicago, for the love of The Baseball Gods. There's only one team on par with the hatred I feel for Chicago, and that would be the Damn Yankees.

So, all you people saying that booing The Puke is wrong, he's a great guy, yadda, yadda, yadda. For me at least, it's not him, but the uniform that requires those boos to spew forth when The Puke is at the plate. And being a true fan of The Tribe, I feel it's my duty to boo any dirtbag wearing black & white. Remember, it's not The Puke, but the uniform.

Am I Dreamin'?

Seriously. The Tribe took a series from the ChiSux? WTF? Pretty damn cool, though, especially since the early pitching by Byrdie sucked balls. It'd be nice to have a starter besides C.C., that can pitch, and pitch well for more than half a second. That bats were working, kinda. 12 runs on 14 hits looks really good until one sees that The Tribe left 17 runners on base. 17? Good Christ, the score should have been much higher than 12. We also got to see Scotty pitch. I just laughed my ass off, making prison jokes, infidelity jokes, oh, and of course shitty relief pitching jokes. Wickie got some work in the 9th, but not a save situation, so whatever, at least he didn't fuck up.

Jason Johnson starts tonight against LA's Jered Weaver. Never heard of Weaver, but damn. He's pitch one game thus far in the majors, and has a very scary 0.00 ERA. Shit.