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Angels rally to beat Indians By Sheldon Ocker
Beacon Journal sportswriter
POSTED: 12:30 a.m. EDT, Jul 23, 2008
ANAHEIM, CALIF.: Old habits die hard. The Indians' offense struggled for much of the season before breaking the bonds of slumpdom about six weeks ago.
Even so, there will be games when the Tribe's bats go cold, and not just in the face of superior pitching. Tuesday night was one of those games, and it resulted in a 3-2 loss to the Los Angeles Angels at Angels Stadium.
Matt Ginter made the most of his temporary pass from the minor leagues. He was called up from Buffalo on July 12 after C.C. Sabathia was traded to Milwaukee. He knew he had little chance to remain on the roster, because Fausto Carmona was almost ready to flee the disabled list.
Now that Carmona has been scheduled for a start on Saturday, it's unlikely that Ginter will have anywhere to go but back to Triple-A. In two starts, Ginter faced two solid offensive teams and acquitted himself well against both.
Against the Angels on Tuesday night, he gave up three runs and seven hits in six innings, walking none and throwing two double-play balls.
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Blake making his case to stay Numbers giving Indians good reason to consider keeping versatile infielder
By Sheldon Ocker
Beacon Journal sportswriter
Published on Wednesday, Jul 23, 2008
ANAHEIM, CALIF.: With his contract set to expire in October, there is no guarantee that Casey Blake will return to the Indians next year.
Here is what the team might be missing if Blake is jettisoned: He is third in the club in runs (45) and homers (11); second in doubles (23), walks (33) and on-base percentage (.363) and first in RBI (58), batting average ? players with more than .250 at-bats ? (.287) and in average with runners in scoring position (.402).
The rest of the team is batting a collective .254 with runners on second or third.
''I don't really think about it,'' Blake said of his impending free agency. ''It's a long way off. I think I'll be in a good position, but I've learned not to look ahead too far and not to look in the past. I try to live in the moment.''
To Blake's advantage is his versatility. He can play third, first and the corner outfield positions with above-average skill. His one handicap: He will be 35 in August, so it would be unrealistic for him to expect more than a three-year deal, and more likely, he will be offered guarantees of not more than two seasons.
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07-23-2008, 05:19 AM
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Cleveland Indians win streak ends at three games
Wednesday, July 23, 2008 Paul Hoynes
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Anaheim, Calif. -- Matt Ginter made his second good start as a patch on the Indians rotation Tuesday night at Angels Stadium, but his teammates wasted too many early opportunities against struggling Jered Weaver.
The missed chances hurt later as Jeff Mathis hit a leadoff homer in the fifth inning to break a 2-2 tie and the Angels bullpen guarded it with bared teeth to beat the Indians, 3-2.
Darren Oliver (4-1) won it and Francisco Rodriguez saved it in the ninth despite walking Grady Sizemore with two out. Rodriguez, with 41 saves, is on pace to save 68 games this year. Bobby Thigpen holds the MLB record with 57 in 1990.
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07-23-2008, 07:32 AM
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Nope, as long as the Dolans and Shapiro are calling the shots, we're never gonna sign anything more than the Dellucci's and Borowski's of the world. That's why it's important to improve the scouting and drafting in the organization.
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IF and I do mean IF, they don't spend much in FA because they are going to go with young guys in the farm, then fine.
If they don't spend much because they sign a bunch of reclamation projects looking for lightening in a bottle, and guys like Sipp and Adam Miller sit in the minors all year, then bull[censored]. |
07-23-2008, 07:49 AM
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Anyone remember the article from overa month ago talking about the Indians not hitting their projected sales forecast?
They were banking on having another successful year, and having some extra cash to sign some free agents. It's too bad because I think we would have had a legit shot at Mark Lemke, Eddy Guardado, and Juan Gonzalez.
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07-23-2008, 04:32 PM
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IF and I do mean IF, they don't spend much in FA because they are going to go with young guys in the farm, then fine.
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I really don't think they have enough quality position players done on the farm that would allow them to make a run next year.
I think if they send, or tried to send and lose him, Ginter it would be a big mistake. I would rather have them send Sowers back to Buffalo. Also, they might think about sending Garko back for some refinement  .
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