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Really, you want to see me get it wrong? Go crawl through my archive.Why would I link to my personal failures? Screw you!Sure, I believed that Matt LaPorta could be an average major leaguer. The...
View ArticleCleveland starters ala Spaghetti Western (work in progress)
I strike when the creative fires are hot. This may never happen. But I am working on a breakdown of Cleveland's 2012 starters using Sergio Leone films as my muse. (Inspired by Manny Acta's "little...
View ArticleTeam Contact
Listening to Dave Cameron on the Fangraph podcast, he explains that contact % (fair or foul contact per swing) is a fairly accurate early season stat. What are the contact percentages for ttfc?...
View ArticleA quiet advantage
If you have been following baseball the past few weeks, you know that MLB has some terrible managers. For example, Donnie Baseball called for consecutive sacrifice bunts. That is right, Mattingly...
View ArticleJosh Tomlin: The little cowboy
“I couldn’t be any prouder of my little cowboy.”Those were Manny Acta's comments after Cleveland's 2-1 victory over Seattle and Felix Hernandez.Acta's nickname, while well intentioned, it is not the...
View ArticleCP: Confrontational Pitcher
Chris Perez does not shy from confrontation off the field.He infamously called out Cleveland fans. He got fined by MLB for violating their social media policy with his "you hit us and we'll hit you"...
View ArticleThis is a much improved team
Let's see-Improvements:-Better team spead-Power at 1B-Better OF def-Versatile lineups-No glaring weakness against lefthanded pitching-Many veteran and rookie competition of rotation spots....
View ArticlePECOTA projected lineup
BP had Ben Francisco and Chris McGuinness as those most likely to take ABs in the 8th and 9th spots in our batting order, respectively.The Bourn signing ends that.
View ArticleAMC presents their hit series CLE LF 2012
I'm a fan of AMC's Walking Dead. Yep, it's zombies. But my interest stems from the real human responses to catastrophe. For example, multiple characters lock away zombie, former-loved ones, hoping...
View ArticleTwo roads diverge in a yellow wood (NSFW)
Sure, Robert Frost's poem is easily the most over-quoted poem in human history. But fuck, if it isn't pretty. I reread it today as prep for the post. If you haven't read it in awhile, do so. I tend...
View ArticleChris Perez Injury and Evolving Expectations
Why didn't Cleveland simply state that Perez was injured when they scratched him from the lineup?The way it was handled caused a speculation frenzy. Cleveland basically said Perez is scratched and the...
View ArticleA quick word on the WBC
Watched some games last night. It was interesting baseball. The players clearly cared. The stadiums looked packed, and the fan were into it. I love baseball. It try to get to as many minor league...
View ArticleThe Cleveland baseball fan, scientifically....
Why should you be a Cleveland baseball fan? Are you like Liz, Floyd and all good people that simply love the Cleve? Maybe you egged Albert Belle's house as a kid, he chased you down in his SUV, and...
View ArticleThe year ahead at ttfc
Thanks everyone. There has been sooo much e-mail that I may to have to have e-mail Thursdays. Monty, you and your family are in my thoughts. Again, thanks for the out pouring of support. Most of you...
View ArticleCheckout the new digs on that site
The Tribe Daily is launching it new fancy format. I am jealous. It looks great.My intro is appearing there. I think it kinda funny and worthy of the internet. But don't let Nino lie to you. He did...
View ArticleTerry Francona
I'm going to gush a little.But cut me some slack, I'm a die hard Cleveland sports fan. And let's face it we have been left at the alter more than a few times. Not to bring up bad memories, but we...
View ArticleWBC: old vs new
WBC as a study in change.Old school unwritten rules vs. New obscure rules.Old international powers (Japan, Cuba, US, Korea) vs. New upstarts (Italy, Brazil, China, the Netherlands)Old baseball organ...
View ArticleIt is I, the great and powerful ttfc
The ttfc (thatteamfromcleveland) has always been a man behind the curtain. Ignore the illogical rationalizing! Obey the provocative opinions! I love thinking and writing about the Tribe, but I shy...
View ArticleHow I won fantasy league last year.
My youngest brother has fallen on tough times. He lives in a Crown Vic and can be found on Euclid between I-90 and MLK. Joe's a hand lotion salesmen with harry knuckles. It's a hard life, but he...
View Article5 overachievers/ underachievers for your fantasy league
5 Overachievers:1. Chisenhall- Have you ever read the works of the psychotic dictator, Shan Yu? Now we meet the real Lonnie Chisenhall.2. Brantley- Bigger and better. A high contact rate meets a...
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