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Posts tagged "Cleveland Indians"

Morning notes: Notes on things other than Chris Sale

Morning notes: Notes on things other than Chris Sale
Orlando Hudson has charmed us all with competent major league at-bats from the 3rd base position, but Brent Morel is on the recovery trail and has a starting job waiting for him if Robin Ventura sticks to his words. Morel took BP, did some exercises, and should be starting rehab work in Charlotte Wednesday, which... Read more »
By James Fegan,
today at 9:00 am
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White Sox Week That Was: 5/21-5/27 - Oh boy, offense

White Sox Week That Was: 5/21-5/27 - Oh boy, offense
Offense Saturday saw the White Sox establish a new season-high for runs scored with 14, topping their previous high of 11–which they set on Thursday–and two higher than their 2nd highest mark of the season (12) which they accrued on Sunday. Of the five best offensive performances by the White Sox this season, four of... Read more »
By James Fegan,
Monday at 7:51 am
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Instant Rationalization - Indians, Floyd's struggles, all covered up by an ocean of runs

Instant Rationalization - Indians, Floyd's struggles, all covered up by an ocean of runs
A piping hot Memorial Day weekend has transformed U.S. Cellular Field into a launching pad, the White Sox offense into a juggernaut, and yesterday it turned two of the AL’s best starters into tomato cans. So what real chance did struggling hurlers Gavin Floyd and Ubaldo Jimenez have? Floyd continued the erratic pitching that marred... Read more »
By James Fegan,
May 27, 2012 at 4:56 pm
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Instant Rationalization - Quintana does the job, and it turns out he didn't even have to

Instant Rationalization - Quintana does the job, and it turns out he didn't even have to
The overriding philosophy that justifed picking Jose Quintana to fill in for John Danks was that he was left-handed, Cleveland ‘s lineup is overwhelmingly left-handed, and maybe he could use that to wander through five of six innings without a huge rally being launched In response, Cleveland threw in righties Aaron Cunningham, Jose Lopez, and... Read more »
By James Fegan,
May 25, 2012 at 11:35 pm
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Afternoon notes: Hopefully Quintana can roll

Afternoon notes: Hopefully Quintana can roll
Jose Quintana is making the start against the 1st place Indians tonight, and who can know what will happen. He’s a left-handed pitcher facing a predominantly left-handed lineup, and he sports a 2.77 ERA in AA Birmingham.  His strikeout rate is average, suggesting he’s not overpowering.  His walk rate is good, but not great enough... Read more »
By James Fegan,
May 25, 2012 at 3:17 pm
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Instant Rationalization - Sox and Twins engage in slugfest; Sox hit their home runs with people on base

Instant Rationalization - Sox and Twins engage in slugfest; Sox hit their home runs with people on base
Thursday night, the Twins trotted out a 27 year-old making his first career major league start, and the White Sox started a guy who’s pitched a perfect game, so naturally they won in a rout. Eh, perhaps that description doesn’t quite cover it. Poor defense and a hanging curveball that was hammered for a two-run... Read more »
By James Fegan,
May 24, 2012 at 11:27 pm
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Team at a crossroads, or hungry for attendance

Team at a crossroads, or hungry for attendance
In the wake of a three-game sweep of the Cubs, there’s as much reason to be optimistic about the 2012 Sox as there ever has been. They’re back to .500, the starting rotation is healthy and performing well, and the AL Central looks to be up for grabs with projected powerhouse Detroit sporting a losing... Read more »
By James Fegan,
May 22, 2012 at 5:45 am
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Instant Rationalization - Sox ride dominant Peavy, long home runs to sweep

Instant Rationalization - Sox ride dominant Peavy, long home runs to sweep
Pre-game projections put the wind blowing out of Wrigley Field at 10 mph on Sunday, so the team that kept the ball out of the homer-inducing air probably had the best chance for success. Jake Peavy only allowed six balls to leave the infield through 6.1 shutout innings, and only one honest-to-goodness fly ball. His... Read more »
By James Fegan,
May 20, 2012 at 4:22 pm
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Chris Sale's future isn't getting clearer anytime soon

Chris Sale's future isn't getting clearer anytime soon
Tuesday night marked the return of Chris Sale to the bullpen.  No longer a rookie getting his feet wet, Sale now comes to the pen in the manner that most relievers do; after an unsuccessful stretch as a starter that he feels was wrongly cut short. His switch back to the bullpen was so shocking... Read more »
By James Fegan,
May 9, 2012 at 5:45 am
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Instant Rationalization - There are no easy pleasures in Cleveland

An easy shutdown John Danks outing would have been just too easy of a way for the White Sox to stop their skid.  Not just because Danks skated by all night on hard hit outs, or because the Sox were felt comfortable nursing a 3-0 lead into the later innings while stranding 10 runners against... Read more »
By James Fegan,
May 8, 2012 at 10:35 pm
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