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Wonder how close they came to trading him...and to which team / return? Guess we will never know.

Ventura warming up Petricka...too little, too late...day late, KW's 50 cents short. Jennings seems to be injured but trying to gut it out. Tightness.

Last time out, Jennings had an extended appearance as well two days ago versus DET. He might not be available again until Tuesday...ironic, since Rodon also won't be available, either.

Indians now 9 under, Twins 5 over and closing on KC/Det.

PB this time after wild pitch. More atrocious Flowers...although DJ is still attempting to defend him.

I think Hahn gets one more year...he can blame Ventura, that KW and JR gave him the wrong manager to maximize the team/talent he put out on the field. Don't forget Buddy Bell! There's also the fact they wont want to hire outside the org for a new GM, and our current assistant GM is way too inexperienced to consider yet.

lucky bounce...how many teams lose three runners at home and still win handily?

Lawrence Holmes got married. Looking for a LeBron retweet. Or that annoying ESPN NBA dude, what's his name? The one who always includes his middle initial.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 9, 2015 -> 04:40 PM) I think they'll make trades but they wont' take it out on the management. Maybe they'll sacrifice a hitting coach. Or Coleman. Who is actually responsible for fielding with our major league staff? I would guess Daryl Boston would be in hot water, too, having watched the outfield play regress despite no DeAza and Viciedo to blame/scapegoat.

At least we got our solo homer and ended the shutout. Next thing, KW will be talking about giving Cueto $225 million, lol.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 9, 2015 -> 04:30 PM) Flowers is 2 for his last 31 with 1 walk. I believe that's good for a .065/.094/.065 slash At least he plays incredible defense Saved by his pitch framability, lol. Yes, that's not a real word. If not for the Herrera suspension, we would already be 8 gb.

I survived 1984-1987, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013-14...this is the worst feeling early in a season I can ever remember having in my lifetime. Yet another defensive blunder, this time by Gillaspie. Balta, do you really think JR and Hahn can tolerate another 135 games like this? Just disheartening. In the good 'ol days, there were 2-3 random solo homers at USCF to entertain us at least. It was entertaining most of the time, at least.

Theory is sinkerballer Putnam will keep ball low enough for gidp.

Eaton just can't get rid of the ball quickly enough...not the best throwing mechanics.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 9, 2015 -> 04:19 PM) That's why I'm all for trading everybody ... soon. Start with Robertson, then LaRoche, then Melky, then Duke then Lexy. We gonna get a lot of good players for these guys. Maybe the new team can play .500 someday. You're overestimating the mid-May market by 75%. And if they will continue to refuse axing Ventura, they're not going to firesale anyone beyond Samardzija.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 9, 2015 -> 03:17 PM) Kinda like the Cubs have their President as their face of operations? Because he's practically a brand name compared to Hoyer...and also gets the benefit of the doubt from 2.5 championships (even if Cherington officially gets the credit for 2013). KW, more and more, is perceived as a one hit wonder.

Meanwhile, the Twins are about to be five games over .500, sigh. Wonder if the Indians somehow being worse is the only thing besides JR saving Ventura's job?

The funny thing is Abreu has better dwar than LaRoche...not sure about drs.

What else is new? Poor attempts at bunting, no clutch hitting, inability to turn DPs, Micah Johnson....Tyler Flowers, etc. Hahn's going to have to provide a vote of confidence after every single game for Ventura.

Tmrw's game likely to be wiped out...

They just dug themselves a bigger hole dignifying Levine's initial "be more hands on" with further clarification.

"Mostly, we just want to give the other teams chances," a smiling Williams told MLB.com before Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Tigers. "We figure, let them out of the gate and we'll make a dramatic comeback from a slow start. It's by design.... I said early on that it's a team that's built for the long haul, and that I wouldn't get too concerned with a slow start because of that fact," Williams said. "Where you can get concerned at a slow start such as this and the way that we've gone about it is if you don't have the talent to overcome it. "So, the encouraging things are that the bullpen through it all has shown itself to be one that will be formidable throughout the course of the season and once we get the other things on track. I'll throw in a little bit of smart baseball to go with it. We've got to stop trying to force the issue on some things. I think we'll be fine." http://m.mlb.com/news/article/122960958/ke...t-for-long-haul

Indians called out by SI....jinx threatened http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-leag...-221421940.html

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QUOTE (Benchwarmerjim @ May 8, 2015 -> 08:07 PM) Depending on the outcome of KC-DET, Cleveland could be 8.5 games out of first and 8 games below .500 and is the low mark in the overall AL standings. Royals probably win if they had Herrera instead of Frasor/Madson. Madson is back in mid 90s, and Hochevar just came back. Both teams are short in their starting rotations. If either Verlander or Medlen can come back, thatbteam has the slight edge. KC is also waiting on Rios (end of May/early June).