Today in Tribe History: May 18, 1955

At Fenway Park, the Cleveland Indians score 11 runs in the 5th inning to beat the Boston Red Sox, 19 – 0, and give Herb Score an easy win over Willard Nixon. The big blow in the inning is a … Read More

Nieve, Langwell and Guilmet Create Strong Bullpen in Columbus

The Columbus Clippers have recently been doing their best Bullpen Mafia impressions, as the three best bullpen pieces for the Clippers, Fernando Nieve, Matt Langwell and Preston Guilmet have been nothing short of spectacular this season.  Between the three pitchers they have throw a combined 64.1 innings while only allowing 46 hits, 15 earned runs, 21 walks and striking out 68 batters. The bullpen roles seem to have been clearly defined with Nieve coming in as a middle reliever, Langwell as the setup man and Guilmet as the closer for the Clippers.

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Gomes Proving He Belongs in Cleveland

The Indians made quite a few highly publicized moves over the offseason. One move that did not get a lot of attention was the first one the team made, on Nov. 3. That day, the Tribe dealt middle-reliever Esmil Rogers to the Toronto Blue Jays for utility infielder Mike Aviles and a developmental rookie in Yan Gomes.

A reliever, a utility infielder and an unheralded young player. There is no wonder why the trade was overlooked and overshadowed by acquisitions such as Michael Bourn, Nick Swisher and Mark Reynolds. Read More

Today in Tribe History: May 17, 1925

At League Park, Tris Speaker of the Cleveland Indians collects his 3,000th hit off Tom Zachary of the Washington Senators. Zachary leads Washington to a 2 – 1 victory. George Uhle is the loser. Speaker would finish his career with … Read More

What can Brown do for the Captains?

So far, 2013 isn’t going as Mitch Brown had hoped, but there is certainly still reason for optimism surrounding the Lake County Captains young right hander.

At just 19 years old, Brown is just about to turn the calendar on his first year as a professional baseball player.  He has had some mixed results thus far, but overall, his attitude is upbeat and optimistic.

“It’s been a great experience for me so far,” Brown said.    “(The Captains) give you everything you need to be successful and kind of put you in the right position.  It’s awesome.” Read More

Bourn Helps Run Tribe Offense

Since returning from his finger injury Indians center fielder Michael Bourn has a .365 on-base percentage and two stolen bases in five games. On the season Bourn is hitting .286/.348/.476 in 15 games. He currently has only three steals but that will change, fans can count on him to rack up at least 30 more stolen bases by seasons end. He was on a roll, batting .333 on the season before getting hurt on a slide into first base on April 14^th. He had a hit in eight of the Indians ten games and kick started the Indians offense at the top of the order.

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Today in Tribe History: May 16, 1996

Albert Belle homers twice to lead the Indians to an 8 – 3 win over the Tigers. Jack McDowell is the winner for the division-leading Indians, now 5 1/2 games ahead of the White Sox. Before the game, the American … Read More

Tribe Runs Away to Day Time Split of Series; Indians 10, Phillies 4

After a couple games in a row where the Indians pitching staff has pitched well with no help from the offense, the bats finally woke up one Wednesday. The Indians were able to win the game 10-4 with the help of three home runs, a solo shot from Mike Aviles, a two run home run from Nick Swisher and a three run blast to extend the lead off the bat of Jason Kipnis. The pitching was also strong to keep the Phillies bats in check with Corey Kluber going six innings, giving up six hits, three runs but no walks and striking out five.

The first and second innings were quiet from both teams, as no runs were scored despite the Tribe getting Ryan Raburn and Mike Aviles on base with two outs. Kluber flied out on a very strong at bat for a pitcher, making Cole Hamels throw eight pitches.

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