Game Recap?

It was supposed to be a fun day.

Omar was supposed to come back, ya know.. We were supposed to beat up on them. All would be good.

But Omar’s squeeze play(when have we seen that before?) would be the difference in the score, and would be the final straw in me jamming my foot through the television.

I really don’t feel like going over this game. I’m just not in the mood for it. Laffey pitched great, the error in which the ball hit the player and rolled into center field ticked me off in the worst way.

Again with the pinch hitting of Marte.

Do we realize this guy has played in like 23 games, and has only gotten 50 at bats?

He’s had 7 hits.. I mean, Wedge is just killing this kids career or at least his FAIR opportunity to have one.

What………Ever…

Tomorrow. Jeremy Sowers and The 100 million dollar blow.. If we don’t lay the smackdown on Barry Zito tomorrow, it’s over.

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Indians Sign Two For Buffalo: Rincon, Graffanino

I was hoping the Tribe could go out and get this guy, and they did.

Juan Rincon of the Twins was released awhile ago. He used to be their best set up guy and has recently has sort of just lost it all.

He declined to be sent to Triple A, and now the Indians have picked him up and sent him to Buffalo. You never know with this type of move, he used to have success, so maybe he can find it again.

They also added veteran infielder Tony Graffanino, former Royal, Brewer, Red Sox and probably a gazillion other teams. He won’t play right away, but he will be working on and recovering from knee surgery.

No word on the corresponding roster moves, but I’m sure Graffanino will go on the DL and the Bisons bullpen will have to lose someone.

Morning Update: More CC and More Omar

It is a very slow morning with the off-day yesterday, and because of that. You get more OMAR and more CC. Just what you wanted, I know, isn’t it great? A former Indian and a most likely-soon to be-former Indian.

Sucky.

Mark Dent talks about Omar Vizquel’s return to Cleveland from a different perspective. This will be the first time he is in the visitors dugout, rather than in the home one.

Bill Livingston of the Plain Dealer talks about the unforgettable magic that Omar provided.

As for the crowds? I hope it’s JAM packed tonight to give Omar a proper welcoming. Shelden Ocker provides his perspective on Omar. I can’t go, or I would. But I plead with you to go if you get the chance. Even if you can’t go today, go tomorrow and check out the legend. Especially if you have a young kid who didn’t get to see Omar in his glory days.

He is one guy that the Indians’ fans need to pass down to their children. I’m going to be doing my opinion on Omar and how he left sometime soon. I think enough time has passed between him leaving for us to get a very fair view of it.

If you want to read what more Indians’ fans have to say about Omar, check out this article over at Bleacher Report. I helped contribute to it, and every week the round table of Tribe fans get together to discuss the current happenings as well.

Steph Storm talks about the two young Tribe players who are trying to fix themselves in Buffalo. Jensen Lewis and Asdrubal Cabrera are having different results so far, but I’m sure we haven’t seen the last of either this year.

And of course, your daily C.C. Sabathia update thanks to MLBTR.com

This time we get some information on the Phillies and their trading chips.

You can count out Jason Werth, but aside from Victorino there aren’t many noticeable names for me at least. I love Victorino, he is talented as all get out. He can run, throw, play defense and his bat is solid. He’d easily appease Tribe fans because he could hit second, or even make most people’s fantasy of Grady in the three hole come true.

The rest are prospects that you can view by clicking the link. MLBTR links to their statistics. All of them are in AA ball or lower, which I don’t think is a good fit for the Indians. They are going to want a few guys that are a lot closer to contributing than that.

Dennis Manoloff of the Plain Dealer is posing the question about C.C. now. He ponders what the Tribe need to be thinking in this situation and what options they need to be weighing.

I have seen nothing on Fausto Carmona yet. He was supposed to be evaluated today. I’m sure Castrovince will blog it sooner or later.

Minor League Update: Herr Dealt; Captains Starters Thriving

Big update this morning on the Minor Leagues. The Bisons lost another player.

Aaron Herr, who used to be in the Cincinnati Reds organization, is going back.

Herr was traded to the Reds for Cash Considerations. Yay, Free Money.

To take his spot on the roster, Buffalo gets infielder extraordinaire Chris De La Cruz up from Kinston.

The Herd meanwhile lost last night in a close one. Asdrubal Cabrera lead the game off with his first Bisons’ home run. Drubby also went 3-4 with two runs batted in. His season average with the Bisons is up to .434.

Jensen Lewis gave up two earned last night for the loss.

Walk off city in Akron last night. A walk off sac fly by infielder Brandon Pinckney gave the Aeros a 11-10 winnar over Bowie. That divsion lead keeps growing with every win over the Bay Sox, who are now third in the division, a game and half behind Harrisburg. The Aeros hold a 4 game lead over Harrisburg.

Eastern League Player of the Week goes to another Aero. This time it’s outfielder Trevor Crowe who ripped it up last week. Crowe went 13-28 with a coupel jacks and eight runs knocked in.

After all the rain outs and what not, the GCL Indians finally won a game. They moved to 1-3 on the year defeated in the GCL Phillies. It was the drafees making an impact, Third Baseman Adam Abraham and Short Stop Kevin Fontanez.

As we all know, the Lake County Captains are just loaded with starters this year. They seem to be have the magic they had in 2003 when Fausto Carmona lead the Captains to a historic season.

Tony Lastoria has a great article on Ryan Morris and the Indians’ strategy with the younger starters in Lake County. The Captains staff needs to be commended for the job they’ve done the past few years. This year is no exception, they might be providing a few more arms within a few years.

A while ago the Indians extended their deal with Kinston to remain the High-A affiliate of the Indians. Now the Indians have reached a deal with Akron for the Aeros to remain the Indians Double A affiliate.

The writing is on the wall for Buffalo and their fanbase. They really love the Bisons up there, but unfortunately next year this team will become the Columbus Something Or Others.. Check out Mike Harrington’s blog on the side for updates, he believes that two possible teams that could pick the Bisons up are Toronto and the New York Mets. Both don’t exactly excite Harrington, and really can you blame him? Toronto and NY are both closer to Buffalo than Cleveland is, but the Herd is always a competitive team when Cleveland was their parent club.

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