Fuck Yeah, Cleveland!

The Indians at the trade deadline (more or less).

If you missed the news, the Indians traded top prospects Drew Pomeranz and Alex White as well as Joe Gardner and Matt McBride for Rockies pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez. It’s a gamble, but it shows that the Tribe is all in, and I’m not going to cry over lost prospects when we want to win now and for the next couple of years.

Cleveland later traded INF Orlando Cabrera for San Francisco’s AAA OF Thomas Neal, hitting .293 this season.

This news comes days after a trade for the Cub’s Kosuke Fukudome.

The Indians may not be finished yet, Cleveland has been mentioned in many possible deals for OFs, most notably San Diego’s Ryan Ludwick.

In my opinion, if the Tribe secures a good right handed bat, this team is miles beyond what it was a week ago. There is no reason we shouldn’t be able to keep pace with Detroit for the rest of the season.

Fukudome > Kearns or Buck

Jimenez > Fausto, Talbot or Gomez

Let’s just leave it at that.

Aaron Goldhammer talks about the impact in Cleveland a year after LeBron James’ decision to sign with the Heat.

thedailywhat:

Pareidolia of the Day: An “accidental western scene” appears on a dock in Kelleys Island, Ohio.

[reddit.]

This isn’t quite Cleveland, but it’s relatively close!  Just a ferry ride away!

badtouchbaseball:

“I am death and I am visited upon you.”

(via mlboffseason)

More Cleveland Ink! 

Cleveland ink! Edit: For those wondering, this was done by Dan at Tattoo Faction in North Olmsted

I’ve been out of school and working, thus a severe lack of updates. I have, however, been keeping up on all things Cleveland sports, promise!

Here’s some news, if you haven’t already heard it:

• The Cavs drafted Duke PG Kyrie Irving at 1 overall, and Texas PF Tristian Thompson at 4th. I approve.
• The Indians recalled their number one prospect, 3B Lonnie Chisenhall, from AAA Columbus yesterday. His debut went smoothly, to put it lightly. Against Arizona, Chisenhall went 2 for 4 with a double and the game winning RBI. Not too shabby.
• BUT… The Tribe have been kinda sucky lately. They’ve fallen one game behind Detroit in the AL Central, but according to MLB sources, GM Chris Antonetti has been burning up the phone lines looking to pick up a big bat in a trade. Good news.
• SHIN SOO CHOO! OH NO! Choo broke his left thumb when he was hit by a pitch in San Francisco. He had surgery today, and is expected to be out 8 to 10 weeks. If we’re still in a pennant race, he’d be back in time for the September push.

I’ll try to update at least once a week! Have a great 4th of July weekend if I don’t post until after!

The next time John Buccigross says that the Indians are “regressing to their mean,” I’m going to drive to Bristol and punch his face into jelly.

paris87:

It’s going to be one of those years…

I saw this on ESPN, and my approximated reaction is as follows:

“ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS?! THIS IS NOT FUCKING JOURNALISM, YOU FUCKS! GODDAMN, ESPN, REPORT SOMETHING WORTHWHILE INSTEAD OF SHITTING ON SMALL MARKETS.”

ESPN couldn’t read my comment, as the network was busy gargling LeBron’s pecker snot while giving a reach-around to the Yankees.