Fuck Yeah, Cleveland!

This weekend, the Indians averaged 10.7 runs per game. Last season the Browns averaged 13.7 points per game.

Poor, poor Browns.

But, hey, it’s Tribe time now. IT’S TRIBE TIME NOW!

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.

Still time to jump off the Indians ship before it sinks!

Just kidding, but as Tony Rizzo from ESPN Cleveland (AM 850) said, the national media is probably hoping for a collapse, just so they can once again show the Drive, the Fumble and Jose Mesa clip montage.

Still the best in baseball, and they’ll more likely than not be in the AL Central race down the stretch in September.

Everybody stay cool, nobody panic.

… And this is Alex White’s Oh-Face.

I saw it, and couldn’t let it go un-posted.

News:

Jeanmar Gomez back to AAA to make room for Carlos Carrasco, who was on the DL. This means that Alex White, who got his first MLB win in LA, stays on the roster to pitch another day.

The Indians came back from the West Coast with a 3-3 record, not too shabby considering they spent six days facing the toughest pitching in the big leagues.

Cleveland will have a six-game home stand starting tonight against the Tampa Bay Rays.

By the way, that 21-9 record is the 9th time that this has happened. Other seasons? 1916, 1920, 1941, 1948, 1966, 1995, 1999, 2001.

What happened in those seasons? Let’s find out:

1916: 77-77

1920: 98-56, won World Series

1941: 75-79

1948: 97-58, won World Series

1966: 81-81

1995: 100-44, lost World Series

1999: 97-65, lost ALDS

2001: 91-71, lost ALDS

So, in my EXTREMELY homer opinion, the trend is go .500, win a WS. Therefore, because we haven’t won the World Series since ‘48, we have to before the next 21-9 start results in a .500 season.

So: WE WIN THE WORLD SERIES THIS YEAR, YAY!

initial info from [@TribeInsider]

Before the Series, May 6th, 2011

Current Record: 21-9, 1st in AL Central

Previous series vs Oakland A’s (16-16)

Next series vs Los Angeles Angels (18-14)

Tied for the best start in franchise history through 30 games? I’ll take it!

The Indians, facing the best pitching in baseball, showed what they could do when runs are at a premium by taking two-of-three from the Oakland Athletics, with a score differential of only +2 over the three game series.

The starting pitching, on both sides, was phenomenal. Carmona, Tomlin and even Jeanmar Gomez threw solid games this week, which was essential when facing Oakland’s pitching staff.

Both wins came at the last at bat, continuing the late-game hitting trend started in the series versus Detroit last week.

This is the first series win in Oakland for Cleveland since 2002.

Next up: The LA Angels. Another tough pitching match-up. Masterson, White and Carmona will face Chatwood, Weaver and Haren.

The games are on 10:00 tonight, 9:00 Saturday and 3:35 on Sunday.

baseonerror:

Well, Shin-Soo Choo started an interesting run for the All-Star Game last night by being charged with a DUI.

According to Paul Hoynes of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Choo asked the officers for directions to his house and was arrested after he began driving away. Choo blew a 0.20.

All-Star Game voting is open. You know who to vote for (hint: anyone with CLE after their name).

Vote HERE.

Before the Series, May 2nd, 2011

Current Record: 19-8, 1st in AL Central

Previous series vs Detroit Tigers (12-16)

Next series vs  Oakland A’s (15-14)

Two walk off wins and an 8th inning come-from-behind victory? Yes, please.

Another series, another sweep, so it seems. The Indians have already swept five series, one more than their total in the 2010 season. And after the best April in Tribe history, the media is starting to take notice and admit that this maybe isn’t a fluke.

The Indians are on fire right now, and according to closer Chris Perez, this is “better than Major League.” Alex White had a good debut on Saturday, while Gomez and Masterson both gave up runs early, but were able to get out of tough situations.

The hitting has come from everywhere in the lineup, no single hitter carries the weight of the whole team on his shoulders. This is a team that truly works together, and nobody lags behind.

Carlos Santana, who was slumping for weeks earlier, had three straight HRs from Thursday to Saturday, including a walk off grand slam on Friday.

Choo, who was in a similar situation, also seems to have turned it around.

Travis Hafner, who is amid a resurgence, has been out with a tendon strain in his foot. And, according to skipper Manny Acta, the DL is not out of the question. Blerg.

Well, we’re on the west coast this week, meaning plenty of 10:00pm starts. The Wahoos play the A’s for three days starting Tuesday before taking on the Angels and heading home.

I know it’s too early to talk playoffs, but our division sucks this season. GO TRIBE!

Edit: By the way, I don’t plan on live tumbl-ing games in the future. I was drunk and bored at the time.