Cliff Lee

The Indians did score some runs for Cliff Lee and they did score all of them while he was in the game. What I wasn’t wrong about, but looked like I was going to be for oh, say 8 1/3 innings was that the Royals were going to win. I’m thinking I might have been right in predicting

Continue reading "Jensen Lewis is laughing on the inside."

Cleveland Indians (14-25) @ Kansas City Royals (20-18) - May 19, 2009

Cliff Lee (2-5, 3.00 ERA) vs. Brian Bannister (3-1, 1.80)

Pre-game overview and prediction:

With the way the Indians have been going and based off of their first visit to Kauffman Stadium, one would think they probably lose this game. With the run support or lack thereof that

Continue reading "Indians looking to not get flushed ..."

With CC Sabathia and Cliff Lee pitching lights-out, we will all have to watch to see what sort of difference Shoppach makes here.

It's just one more injurious insult to the Indians, who currently have Travis Hafner, Jake Westbrook, and Fausto Carmona on the DL, along with their new "answer" at second base, Josh Barfield, who sprained his middle finger one day after being called up to replace former Mariner Asdrubal Cabrera. The Indians have been slipping steadily behind the ChiSox in the AL Central and, with Chicago finally remembering how to hit, they will be hard-pressed to stay in the race.

Continue reading "Two Big Injuries, Day Two"

tossed 54 straight in 1974, and the Indians longest since 1948, the last year they won the Series. Cliff Lee in particular has been lights out, starting out the season 6-0, with a microscopic 0.67 ERA and WHIP. Five of his starts have been shutouts, and two of them complete game shutouts. It's a mind-blowing beginning for a guy dangled in trade talks over the winter and generally considered to be a middle-of-the-road starter. 

Continue reading "Those Amazing Indians"