Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Nov 5, 2009, 7:34 am
Remember when I suggested Sandy Alomar Jr. for this coaching staff a few posts ago? That as purely speculation and wild hope. But it turns out that there may be some ideas from the Indians to do thi...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Nov 2, 2009, 7:39 am
I twitted (tweeted) yesterday about the signing or possible signing of Japanese right hander Takafumi Nakamura. What? That's Hiro Nakamura, from Heroes. Relation? No, but that doesn't mean ...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Nov 1, 2009, 8:05 am
You would think with Manny Acta doing his thing for covering the World Series for the FOX Spanish broadcast, that we wouldn't have much news to divulge into. But there is plenty to get into about...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Oct 31, 2009, 11:19 am
Happy Halloween out there to everyone who gives a damn. To me, this is just another Saturday. The novelty of Halloween wore off the year after the last time I went out to get candy door to door, whic...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Oct 31, 2009, 7:50 am
And now the second part of Facebook Reactions to the Manny Acta hiring. I think this would conclude Manny Acta week here.. Certainly I think we've killed this to death. There's some more new...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Oct 30, 2009, 9:30 am
... Cavs and Lebron for now. Oh! the state of Cleveland sports. Wedge may be better then Acta. This is the third or fourth most common type of response. At least we have that 0-2 Cavs team! And the ...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Oct 29, 2009, 7:14 am
I've decided to delay Facebook reactions a day because of what we witnessed last night. I wanted to avoid talking about this here because of how painful it is. And it really is painful. But aft...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Oct 28, 2009, 7:21 am
With Acta now fully on board and the flurry of madness that was his arrival sort of over, I think it's time to settle down a bit. First off, read my plea to Cleveland Fans everywhere about Acta. ...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Oct 27, 2009, 7:15 am
HOLY CRAP Has this guy been in the organization longer than one day or something? He talked as if he's been here for awhile. He dropped a Hector Rondon mention! I mean, who does that?! He even...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Oct 26, 2009, 11:35 am
Clever ain't it? Everyone is doing it though. Second Act(a) or Re-Opening Acta. Whatever.. It's been a bit of a whirlwind since yesterday when the Indians named Manny Acta their new manage...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Oct 15, 2009, 7:35 am
Well the search is going by with very little information. Mark Shapiro and company are being very closed off in terms of what's going on so far. The people that have been confirmed from one sour...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Oct 13, 2009, 7:19 am
Here I am again ready to submit my ballot for the rookie of the year. If you haven't caught on yet, I'm helping represent Cleveland in the BBA, which is the Baseball Bloggers Alliance. We vot...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Oct 10, 2009, 2:18 pm
As I mentioned yesterday, I have the honor of being included in the Baseball Bloggers Alliance, a network of bloggers representing every team in the MLB and then some from all over the internet. We vo...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Oct 9, 2009, 4:42 pm
I love the playoffs. But in a way, I'm sort of depressed. I'm a regular viewer of First Take on ESPN2 and fellow Indians-commiserator Jay Crawford had a graphic put up of former Indians in t...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Oct 8, 2009, 7:30 am
One of the great things of the Indians official twitter account is when Swain and or Sibel post links to Mark Shapiro press conference audio. Or you could just watch a video the plain dealer put up. ...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Oct 4, 2009, 8:45 am
Who's ready to put this season behind and move on? :raises hand: Hopefully you raised your hand. It will be nice to put behind a year where we don't have to hear numskull's like Albert ...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Oct 3, 2009, 2:28 pm
Okay so here it is the final Facebook Reactions to Eric Wedge's firing post. The first one is here. The second one sits here. This definitely was fun to make fun of people.. So I'm going to...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Oct 3, 2009, 7:57 am
Current Indians players can only say so much. At least that's my belief... Especially the types of players the Indians have. You just aren't going to get responses that are totally heartfelt ...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Oct 2, 2009, 11:39 am
Hello again... It's time for the second part of Facebook reactions to the Eric Wedge firing. If you were throughouly entertained by the yesterday's first part, today's will do the same, I ...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Oct 2, 2009, 9:30 am
AKRON AEROS Level: Class AA League: Eastern League Finish: 89-53 (Southern Division Winners, Best Overall Record) Playoffs: Won Eastern League Championship (4 Games Over Connecticut) POTY Feathers: C...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Oct 1, 2009, 11:02 am
Facebook is a wonderful thing in some instances. It's also the root of all evil, along with myspace, twitter, and anything else of the sort. Yet I'm on two of the three. Of course I'm a...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Oct 1, 2009, 7:00 am
COLUMBUS CLIPPERS Level: Class AAA League: International League Finish: 57-85 Playoffs: Missed Playoffs (Last Place, 27 back) POTY Feathers: 1B Jordan Brown, 3B Andy Marte, and RP Frank Herrmann Bro...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Sep 30, 2009, 11:33 am
Take a snapshot of this day. It will be the one and only day that Eric Wedge is a trending topic on Twitter. Unless of course he does something crazy during a baseball game and every gets all a-twit...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Sep 30, 2009, 7:00 am
KINSTON INDIANS Level: High Class A League: Carolina League Finish: 60-78 Overall (27-41 1st half, 33-37 2nd half) Playoffs: Missed Playoffs (11 back 1st half, 2 back 2nd half) POTY Feathers: 3B Lonn...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Sep 29, 2009, 8:00 am
LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS Level: Low Class A League: Southern Atlantic (SAL, Final Season) Finish: 71-66 Overall (31-36 1st half, 40-30 2nd half) Playoffs: Missed Playoffs (10.5 Back 1st half, 5.5 2nd half...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Sep 24, 2009, 3:31 pm
According to Tony Lastoria, the Indians have outrighted three players off the 40 man roster. Pitchers RJ Swindle, Rich Rundles, and Zach Jackson have been ourighted off the 40 man and have been placed...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Sep 23, 2009, 4:17 pm
I'm getting the itch again. Last year I think there was some sort of lull towards the end. Last year in September my activity dropped off. Now this year I've been considerably less active in ...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Sep 20, 2009, 9:14 am
I get the feeling that it's finally going to happen. The crusade to save his job was well underway after the trades of everyone. The team started turning it around, they were winning games, even ...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Sep 20, 2009, 8:36 am
AKRON AEROS 2009 EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS Party!!! The Akron Aeros are 2009 Eastern League Champions! By defeating Connecticut 10-6 on Saturday Night, the Aeros ended the minor league season on a j...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Sep 19, 2009, 8:23 am
WHAT'S THE NEWS Fantastic new minor league happenings, championship edition, up at IPI. A big list of quotes from Ross Atkins on many different players, make sure you check it out. Along with t...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Sep 17, 2009, 7:48 am
WHAT'S THE NEWS I've not yet decided if the Minor League review will be by team or one giant thing. I'll start it out and see where it goes. IPI has started their reviews and Tony has Kin...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Sep 16, 2009, 7:27 am
WHAT'S THE NEWS The Captains always seems to find a good relief pitcher to close out games. Last year it was Vinnie Pestano, this year it was Steve Smith. He's the latest to have a nice story...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Sep 15, 2009, 8:26 am
WHAT'S THE NEWS I know, you are probably saying, "What's with all the minor league updates?" Well, I'm busy in the morning lately, so the only time I have is for minor league updates. I&...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Sep 14, 2009, 7:31 am
WHAT'S THE NEWS It sure took awhile. The New York Penn League could have ended as soon as Sunday, but of course they haven't even started yet. Meanwhile the Aeros made quick work of Reading ...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Sep 10, 2009, 2:29 pm
WHAT'S THE NEWS I've put the Jordan Brown fiasco into some sort of organized fashion with my latest formal article. You can read that here. The 2009 Instructional League Roster and Schedule ...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Sep 4, 2009, 2:25 pm
Without actually saying it... Anthony Castrovince is saying that we may finally get our wish with Grady Sizemore being shut down for the rest of the season so he can undergo the surgery that he needs ...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Sep 4, 2009, 9:50 am
So this is mainly going to be about Michael Brantley and Eric Wedge, with a little bit of Fausto from yesterday's game thrown in. Might as well start with Carmona though and yesterday's game ...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Sep 4, 2009, 9:23 am
WHAT'S THE NEWS Yet another award for Akron... Let's hope it never ends. Jeanmar Gomez was named Eastern League Pitcher of the Year for an outstanding season that didn't even start in Ak...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Sep 3, 2009, 7:10 am
WHAT'S THE NEWS Yesterday, there was some wondering why Nick Hagadone didn't start his scheduled game for Lake County the previous day. It turns out it was nothing but good news, as Hagadone ...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Sep 2, 2009, 8:31 pm
Instead of a game-recap tonight, we're stopping to a new level and making fun of Jhonny Peralta, because tonight was atrocious. Many jokes about his name, his defense, and his eyes. I present to ...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Sep 2, 2009, 7:33 am
WHAT'S THE NEWS IPI has a AZL Season in Review posted from the Indians. I know I kept saying I'd review them, but really, this is pretty much all you need to know. Latest article by Tony Las...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Sep 1, 2009, 8:22 am
As noted in the minor issues, the Indians plan to call up Michael Brantley to Cleveland and add him to the 40-man roster. Don't expect many more call-ups in addition to Brantley and Carlos Carras...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Sep 1, 2009, 8:04 am
WHAT'S THE NEWS With it being September now, rosters have expanded to 40 with the minor league season dwindling down. We already knew Carlos Carrasco would get the call today, but the Indians wil...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Aug 30, 2009, 8:44 am
What an interesting night. Floods, rain-delays, LaPorta glove-work (only to be outdone by Adam Jones), Marte go-ahead home runs, oh man. This flooded dugouts thing is hilarious. Watch the video here...
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Nino C. posted an article on The Tribe Daily - Aug 30, 2009, 7:54 am
WHAT'S THE NEWS Carrasco gets the call! Carlos Carrasco will be called up to the Majors for Tuesday's start. He will face Edwin Jackson. Since it's September first, there will be no move...
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