Gawd Sky, those names are a blast from the past!
I can't forget notorious Red Sox killer, Brook Jacoby!
What is wrong with the Cleveland Indians?
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Gawd Sky, those names are a blast from the past!
I can't forget notorious Red Sox killer, Brook Jacoby!
I also think Sal Fasano would make a good manager, but I'm not sure if the Indians want to go down the former catcher, grinder type guy again.
Gawd Sky, those names are a blast from the past!
I can't forget notorious Red Sox killer, Brook Jacoby!
He is the Reds hitting coach.
You can't have him.He is the Reds hitting coach.
LOL!!! I always thought Brook was an underrated player.
IIRC, he hit 30+ homers a couple of years.
Gawd Sky, those names are a blast from the past!
I can't forget notorious Red Sox killer, Brook Jacoby!
I loved Brook Jacoby too. I don't know why...probably because I was so young.....but some of my fondest memories about the Tribe are the teams & players from the mid-late 80s when the team was always terrible.
My old man took me to one of the games in the mid '80's. It was take your son to meet the players day. After the game, the parents and kids got to go on the field and meet the players and take a picture with them. On that day, I got my picture take with Brook Jacoby, Tom Candiotii and Corey Snyder. I will remember that day for the rest of my life!
2009 Season Wrap-Up
In case you missed it, the season has ended in a sweep. How appropriate.
What should have been the season of dreams turned into the season of nightmares. Over, and over, and over again, the Indians failed one way or another.
In April and May, it was the bullpen. In June, it was the starting rotation and the bats. By July and August, it was the Grind that got to them, and by September, it was the youth. Month after month, day after day, they couldn’t seem to put it all together.
It was Shin-Soo Choo who put it best when he said in early August “when we pitch well, we don’t hit. When we hit, we don’t pitch.”
The season of failed expectations didn't come without consequences either. The Eric Wedge era has ended. The rest of the staff was sent packing too. So was Victor Martinez, Cliff Lee, Rafael Betancourt and Mark DeRosa.
GM, Mark Shapiro says that he plans on having a new coach hired before the end of this year's World Series and for the rebuilding to commence shortly there after.
I'd like to wish Wedgie the best of luck in his future en devours. He was a victim of circumstance. Not everything that happened during his tenure was his fault. Most of the fault needs to be directed at the GM for mis-reading talent, the owner for not having deeper pockets and the players themselves for nor performing early on. I do admit a change of leadership was probably due though.
With all that said, the nightmare of the 2009 season is over. A new era of Indians baseball will begin with a new manager and a stripped down payroll. Get ready for a lot of kids and a lot of rebuilding over the next year or two.
Goodbye 2009. As a lifelong Clevelander, I will continue to believe. I will continue to support. I will continue to hope better days are ahead!
GO TRIBE!!!
In case you missed it, the season has ended in a sweep. How appropriate.
What should have been the season of dreams turned into the season of nightmares. Over, and over, and over again, the Indians failed one way or another.
In April and May, it was the bullpen. In June, it was the starting rotation and the bats. By July and August, it was the Grind that got to them, and by September, it was the youth. Month after month, day after day, they couldn’t seem to put it all together.
It was Shin-Soo Choo who put it best when he said in early August “when we pitch well, we don’t hit. When we hit, we don’t pitch.”
The season of failed expectations didn't come without consequences either. The Eric Wedge era has ended. The rest of the staff was sent packing too. So was Victor Martinez, Cliff Lee, Rafael Betancourt and Mark DeRosa.
GM, Mark Shapiro says that he plans on having a new coach hired before the end of this year's World Series and for the rebuilding to commence shortly there after.
I'd like to wish Wedgie the best of luck in his future en devours. He was a victim of circumstance. Not everything that happened during his tenure was his fault. Most of the fault needs to be directed at the GM for mis-reading talent, the owner for not having deeper pockets and the players themselves for nor performing early on. I do admit a change of leadership was probably due though.
With all that said, the nightmare of the 2009 season is over. A new era of Indians baseball will begin with a new manager and a stripped down payroll. Get ready for a lot of kids and a lot of rebuilding over the next year or two.
Goodbye 2009. As a lifelong Clevelander, I will continue to believe. I will continue to support. I will continue to hope better days are ahead!
GO TRIBE!!!
Looks like Farrell will be staying with the Sox in 2010:
Epstein looks ahead to the winter - Extra Bases - Red Sox blog
That may be the case, but Theo still granted the Tribe permission to talk to Farrell. I wouldn't close the books on this one just yet. It's possible the Tribe brass can still sweet talk John Boy.....
Red Sox pitching coach John Farrell can talk to Tribe about manager's job, but is he really interested? | Cleveland Indians - cleveland.com - - cleveland.com
Another possible Coaching Candidate... John Valentine
Red Sox pitching coach John Farrell can talk to Tribe about manager's job, but is he really interested? | Cleveland Indians - cleveland.com - - cleveland.com
Red Sox pitching coach John Farrell can talk to Tribe about manager's job, but is he really interested? | Cleveland Indians - cleveland.com - - cleveland.com
As expected, Farrell Confirms He's Out of the Running for the Next Tribe Skipper
John Farrell says he's not interested in being Cleveland Indians manager | Cleveland Indians - cleveland.com - - cleveland.com
John Farrell says he's not interested in being Cleveland Indians manager | Cleveland Indians - cleveland.com - - cleveland.com
A Mystery Candidate Appears: Aneheim Angels' Ron Roenicke
For those of us who thought the list of Tribe managerial candidates was whittled down to four, I guess we were wrong.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the Indians have received permission to speak to Angels bench coach Ron Roenicke about the current vacancy.
For those of us who thought the list of Tribe managerial candidates was whittled down to four, I guess we were wrong.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the Indians have received permission to speak to Angels bench coach Ron Roenicke about the current vacancy.
Indians Announce Managerial Decision: Manny Acta
Cleveland Indians select Manny Acta (who turns down Astros) as new manager: 'We will grow together' | Cleveland Indians - cleveland.com - - cleveland.com
It's hard to asses this decision based on experience alone. Manny is a former Washington Nationals Manager and doesn't exactly have a winning record to his resume. The Dominican born Acta will be formerly introduced at a 4 p.m. press conference Monday at Progressive Field.
Cleveland Indians select Manny Acta (who turns down Astros) as new manager: 'We will grow together' | Cleveland Indians - cleveland.com - - cleveland.com
It's hard to asses this decision based on experience alone. Manny is a former Washington Nationals Manager and doesn't exactly have a winning record to his resume. The Dominican born Acta will be formerly introduced at a 4 p.m. press conference Monday at Progressive Field.
What could've been.....
Whoever coined the phrase “a picture says 1000 words” must have had this photo in mind. Yes, folks, Mark Shapiro’s worst nightmare has come true – Wednesday night is Game One of the 2009 World Series and will feature the last two AL Cy Young award winners. Cliff Lee and CC Sabathia. Hey, did you all know they are former Indians?
Whoever coined the phrase “a picture says 1000 words” must have had this photo in mind. Yes, folks, Mark Shapiro’s worst nightmare has come true – Wednesday night is Game One of the 2009 World Series and will feature the last two AL Cy Young award winners. Cliff Lee and CC Sabathia. Hey, did you all know they are former Indians?
The real reason for the Cleveland Indians lousy 2009 Season was, the Buffalo Curse we placed upon them. Cleveland dumped Buffalo after 18 years for their Farm Team and replaced them with Columbus , and stuck us with the Mets.:rant:
