tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post5623046240850840037..comments2024-03-16T08:21:16.037-04:00Comments on The DiaTribe: Lazy Sunday in the BullpenPaul Cousineauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03490622970961409253noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-37340027064144444562007-11-20T15:12:00.000-05:002007-11-20T15:12:00.000-05:00I have a feeling this deal is going to end badly, ...I have a feeling this deal is going to end badly, perhaps when Shapiro notices the coffee cup Valentine is drinking out of has "Kobayashi" printed on the bottom. Or when he tries to get him to trade Grady and Fausto for Keyser Söze?<BR/><BR/>Indians tix went up today. Interesting move by the brass, as attendance was a challenge last year.Cy Slapnickahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10109399114263980881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-53389874761790164082007-11-20T13:35:00.000-05:002007-11-20T13:35:00.000-05:00Sources: Tribe near deal with KobayashiKen Rosenth...Sources: Tribe near deal with Kobayashi<BR/>Ken Rosenthal / FOXSports.com<BR/>Posted: 53 minutes ago<BR/><BR/>The Indians, continuing the run on Japanese relievers, are close to an agreement with right-hander Masahide Kobayashi, according to major-league sources.<BR/><BR/>Kobayashi was already taking his physical for the team Tuesday.<BR/><BR/>Kobayashi, 33, has spent his entire nine-year career with the Chiba Lotte Marines, the team managed by Bobby Valentine. He has averaged 31 saves the past seven seasons.<BR/><BR/>As the price for domestic free-agent relievers soars — and as Japanese relievers such as the Red Sox's Hideki Okajima and Dodgers' Takashi Saito succeed on relatively low salaries — teams are increasingly turning to the Japanese market to bullpen help.<BR/><BR/>The Royals are close to an agreement with another Japanese free-agent right-hander, Yasuhiko Yabuta, 34. A third Japanese reliever, right-hander Kazuo Fukumori, 31, also is drawing interest.<BR/><BR/>The Indians are trying to supplement their bullpen due to the heavy workloads that right-handers Joe Borowski and Rafael Betancourt carried down the stretch and into the postseason.t-bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07557582144953901789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-38600757356192349172007-11-19T13:24:00.000-05:002007-11-19T13:24:00.000-05:00you know, i thought that too. billick is probably...you know, i thought that too. billick is probably calling for that guy's head if the replays we were seeing on TV were on their scoreboards.<BR/><BR/>Mr. Tabler alerted TCF boards to the <A HREF="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3118872" REL="nofollow">ChiSox-Angels trade</A> today. You'd have to assume Chicago has something else in the works in trading away pitching, right?t-bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07557582144953901789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-6606488681575739272007-11-19T11:46:00.000-05:002007-11-19T11:46:00.000-05:00seriously, was it really necessary for them to sho...seriously, was it really necessary for them to show a picture of joel skinner modeling the uni's? the browns didn't announce new uni's a month after the fumble and have byner modeling them. the indians didn't have mesa or fernandez model new 1998 uni's. i just happily clicked away at the link and had visions of kenny lofton standing on third rushing back into my brain.<BR/><BR/>on another more pleasant note, wouldn't it be hilarious if the b-more scoreboard operator was fired today for showing the replays while the officials were discussing the call from the game yesterday?Cy Slapnickahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10109399114263980881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-33013504474468133042007-11-19T10:28:00.000-05:002007-11-19T10:28:00.000-05:00New uni's officially unveiled...http://cleveland.i...New uni's <A HREF="http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071118&content_id=2303288&vkey=news_cle&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle" REL="nofollow">officially unveiled</A>...<BR/><BR/>http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071118&content_id=2303288&vkey=news_cle&fext=.jsp&c_id=clet-bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07557582144953901789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-48795982408975960472007-11-18T23:09:00.000-05:002007-11-18T23:09:00.000-05:00Wow, that there's a helluva letter!Reminder to all...Wow, that there's a helluva letter!<BR/><BR/>Reminder to all DiaTribers, Opening Day tickets on sale Friday at 10am!t-bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07557582144953901789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-67308035583913166022007-11-18T22:07:00.000-05:002007-11-18T22:07:00.000-05:00A fantastic letter that I was lucky enough to be "...A fantastic letter that I was lucky enough to be "carbon copied" on to Pat McManamon of the ABJ from an informed reader:<BR/><BR/>Pat,<BR/>You say about the 'VORP', "What the heck does that mean". Well Pat, I guess you have a "Road Not Taken" moment here. On one path, you can remain seemingly sly and wise but in reality ignorant while staying at your present career level as a non-lead columnist in a minor league city. On the other, you can choose to learn and grow. This is not a pot shot, you know that that is where your career is currently mired. Pat, you can be lazy while talking down and/or appealing to the lowest denominator in your audience or you can enlighten yourself and educate your readers. Let's call it your Sheldon Ocker/Bud Shaw vs.Terry Pluto decision. Which of these guys would you rather be? I don't think I need to tell which guys are which... While I am criticizing you, please realize that it is my intent to be instructive. I pray that you choose the path to enlightenment; God knows we need more people in the traditional media around here who "get it". If you are young, I hope that my words resonate. If you are old and/or your mind is otherwise closed, I'm sorry I wasted your time.<BR/> <BR/>By the way, if you wish to learn more about VORP, the guy who invented it works for the Indians. Call Keith Woolner at 216 420 4200. If you are genuinely interested in learning more about one of the sports you are covering as opposed to remaining that wise-cracking ignoramus in the back row from eighth grade, I'm sure he will explain it to you. <BR/>-DBH<BR/><BR/>As if the Browns' victory didn't make my day - that did.<BR/>So concisely presented with an accurate perspective on the situation, I had to share.Paul Cousineauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490622970961409253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-59211985974812674102007-11-18T21:59:00.000-05:002007-11-18T21:59:00.000-05:00While I agree that Astrubal isn't worth Jason Bay ...While I agree that Astrubal isn't worth Jason Bay (probably meaning we're not getting Bay), I'd be willing to put Asdrubal in a package for Miggy.<BR/><BR/>Bay is older, coming off a bad year, and now has questionable upside.<BR/><BR/>Miggy is one of the top 3 or 4 pure hitters in all the Majors, and yet is still young with a tremendous career ahead of him. The Boston Globe's baseball notes column today compared Miggy to Manny--favorably in terms of pure hitting.<BR/><BR/>Plus, he comes with 2 more years on his contract.<BR/><BR/>In short, Miggy is good enough to be worth it, quite possibly good enough to get the Indians back to the World Series. <BR/><BR/>It would mean going back to Barfield at 2nd, but think about it-- would you rather have Asdrubal and Blake at 2nd and 3rd, or Miggy and Barfield? clearly the latter. Plus, Barfield is still young and developing as a player--he hasn't lost all the up-side Shapiro saw in him when he traded for Barfield.<BR/><BR/>The real issue is that it would mortgage the future for today. I understand that, but this team seems special enough to be worth it. A 2008 run, with this rotation, and Miggy...<BR/> <BR/>That would be special. They'd blow it up afterward, yes, but wouldn't you happily live with it for a world series ring?peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926423081570746752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-56939478202650349092007-11-18T20:02:00.000-05:002007-11-18T20:02:00.000-05:00First of all, the new uniforms are the single grea...First of all, the new uniforms are the single greatest thing I have ever seen in my life.<BR/><BR/>Secondly, getting Miguel Cabrera means we would never be able to sign C.C., especially with the kind of money Cabrera would be worth. I wish as much as the next person that we could fit him into our "budget," but I don't think it will be possible. I hope I'm proven wrong. And if giving up Asdrubal means we get Jason Bay, I would say "have fun wasting away in Pittsburgh, Jason."<BR/><BR/>http://www.anothersportsblog.wordpress.comstevedimatteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14819397347219539168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-74281313793951076362007-11-18T14:27:00.000-05:002007-11-18T14:27:00.000-05:00I must be the only one who doesn't like these new ...I must be the only one who doesn't like these new uniforms, nor do I care for the absence of last names on the back. I hate and fear change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com