tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post1189729106988398011..comments2024-03-16T08:21:16.037-04:00Comments on The DiaTribe: As the Dust Settles – R-O-L-A-I-D-S EditionPaul Cousineauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03490622970961409253noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-54262351396593153212009-08-12T18:52:35.694-04:002009-08-12T18:52:35.694-04:00First off, props PTC on this whole series of artic...First off, props PTC on this whole series of articles.<br /><br />Second, I just read Jason's statement from last week where he claims that Paul using the word "slot" keeps this from being the best Tribe blog?? Did I read that right? What you are saying is, using the word "slot" is the difference here? Jason, have you ever broken up with a woman because she ate her peas one at a time?Rockdawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392724225649893240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-58757669121770680442009-08-12T17:45:43.629-04:002009-08-12T17:45:43.629-04:00I'm not so sure they'll move Graham and Pr...I'm not so sure they'll move Graham and Price to the 'pen. With Hagadone and Barnes, I think you're looking at the core of the 2010 Akron rotation there. Let's face it, when the GM says that Rohn-DOHN was "the only bright light" in the system's pitching depth before the trades, it's safe to assume that there's nobody blocking them.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12645578572957938828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-35080617264245490162009-08-12T11:20:10.189-04:002009-08-12T11:20:10.189-04:00Re Wood and finishing 55 games, last night's g...Re Wood and finishing 55 games, last night's game is the type where we have occasionally seen Wedge bring in the closer, even with a 5-run lead. I wouldn't be surprised if the option is already factoring into the manager's thinking.<br /><br />I almost never have anything positive to say about Wedge, so I want to commend him for his recent use of Sipp as a regular ol' setup man and not simply to get the one out. I think that's a tough role for any pitcher to adjust to, and especially a young pitcher (I'm convinced that the Indians' choosing to use Ricardo Rincon in the typical one-out way you see lefty relievers used in the AL instead of the way Pittsburgh used him contributed to his ineffectiveness here). Sipp closed in the minors, which requires one to be able to retire RH batters. There's no reason he can't also do that in Cleveland.Hydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03984348525069741897noreply@blogger.com