Baseball is underway…sort of.
In most places around the league, Major League Baseball action has returned and in force. The Cleveland Indians, however, have had a dark gray rain and snow cloud following them for six straight days. Contests on Monday, Thursday, and Sunday were postponed by inclement weather as the team had to cancel their Home Opener, to very little public fanfare. The game was made up, a loss to Boston on Tuesday, but the Tribe got into the win column on Wednesday despite wet and windy conditions at Progressive Field all game long.
Their road trip to Chicago to take on the White Sox for three games was just as eventful, as freezing temperatures and precipitation of all sorts attempted to interfere with the White Sox’s opening weekend festivities. Cleveland spoiled Chicago’s snowy opener on Friday before losing late on Saturday, with the rubber match cancelled by rain showers that were expected all day long.
Miss anything this week in the busy and chaotic first week of the 2016 MLB season? Check the links below for what you may have missed.
Stories You May Have Missed Last Week:
4/4/16 – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 0 (Bob)
4/4/16 – Looking at the Indians Roster on Opening Day (Danny Madden)
4/4/16 – Red Sox Return to Cleveland in Rematch of 2015 Season Finale (Bob)
4/5/16 – Tribe Home Opener – Take Two (Bob)
4/5/16 – Exhibition Game Between Captains and RubberDucks Cancelled (Bob)
4/5/16 – Postponed 2016 Opener Brings Back Indians’ Snow-pening Day Memories (Bob)
4/6/16 – Hiram Prof Offers Historic Baseball Tour Through Lake View Cemetery (Vince Guerrieri)
4/6/16 – Baseball Season Set to Begin Down on the Farm for the Indians (Bob)
4/7/16 – Lake County Captains Roster Boasts Familiar Faces, Highly-Touted Prospects for 2016 Season (Laurel Wilder)
4/7/16 – Byrd Brings Big Bat and Experience to Tribe’s Roster (Bob)
4/8/16 – International League Champion Clippers Will Try Again to Open 2016 Season (Bob)
4/8/16 – Indians Switching Sox as Tribe Begins Series Number Two in Chicago (Bob)
4/9/16 – Cold and Wet First Week of Play Throughout Indians Organization (Bob)
4/9/16 – Terry Francona’s Fatal Flaw – Replay Challenges (Eddie Kerekes)
4/10/16 – New Veteran Additions Have Helped Despite Slow Starts (Craig Gifford)
4/10/16 – Where Are They Now? – Tribe Edition (Bob)
4/10/16 – Pair of Designated Indians Dealt to Dodgers (Bob)
Recaps You May Have Missed Last Week (Bob):
4/4/16 – Indians Postpone Opener; Cleveland Cold, Wet, and Windy as Internet Melts Down
4/5/16 – Price is Right as Cleveland Bats Cold; Red Sox 6, Indians 2
4/6/16 – Late Napoli Blast Knocks Off Boston; Indians 7, Red Sox 6
4/7/16 – Mother Nature Wins the Day Again as Tribe and Sox Rained Out in Finale
4/8/16 – Tribe Bats Hot in Win in Wintry Chicago; Indians 7, White Sox 1
4/9/16 – Five-Run Seventh Off Shaw Spoils Tribe Comeback in Chi-Town; White Sox 7, Indians 3
4/10/16 – New Day, Same Old Story – Tribe Postponed Again
Last Week in Tribe History (Bob):
April 4, 1994
April 5, 2012
April 6, 1974
April 7, 2005
April 8, 1975
April 9, 2000
April 10, 1986
Podcasts You May Have Missed:
Tribe Time Now 46: Kluber, Carrasco and Salazar vs. Feller, Lemon and Bearden
Tribe Time Now 47: It’s 85 and Sunny in Goodyear, Arizona
EHC Podcast #47: Talking 2016 Tribe and Twitter Rules
Player Profiles (40-man and restricted):
Austin Adams – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 49 (Bob)
Jesus Aguilar – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 36 (Bob)
Cody Allen – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 37 (Bob)
Abraham Almonte – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 35 (Craig Gifford)
Cody Anderson – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 56 (Craig)
Shawn Armstrong – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 51 (Laurel Wilder)
Dylan Baker – Baker Looking to Bounce Back from Lost Season (Bob)
Trevor Bauer – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 47 (Bob)
Michael Brantley – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 23 (Bob)
Joey Butler – Butler on the Bubble for an Indians Bench Role (Bob)
Marlon Byrd – Indians Take Flyer on Byrd; Brantley Returns (Bob)
Carlos Carrasco – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 59 (Danny Madden)
Joba Chamberlain – Chamberlain Hoping to Make Squad and Erase Images of “Bug Game” (Craig)
Lonnie Chisenhall – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 8 (Bob)
Michael Clevinger – A Healthy Clevinger Climbing Cleveland’s Prospect Rankings (Bob)
Collin Cowgill – Cowgill is a Platoon Candidate in Tribe Outfield (Bob)
Kyle Crockett – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 57 (Bob)
Rajai Davis – Where Does Rajai Davis Fit Into Cleveland’s Plans for 2016? (David Freier)
Ross Detwiler – Can Detwiler Crack Through Cleveland’s Crowded Pen? (Bob)
Erik Gonzalez – On Lindor’s Heels, Erik Gonzalez Looks for a Hole to Fill (Laurel)
Yan Gomes – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 10 (Bob)
T.J. House – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 58 (Danny)
Tommy Hunter – Hunter Can Help Provide Relief in ‘Pen, When Healthy (Bob)
Jason Kipnis – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 22 (Danny Madden)
Corey Kluber – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 28 (Craig Gifford)
Francisco Lindor – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 12 (Craig)
Jeff Manship – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 53 (Bob)
Zach McAllister – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 34 (Bob)
Ryan Merritt – Merritt Progressing on More Than Merit Alone (Bob)
Mike Napoli – A Well-Rested Napoli Ready to Power the Tribe’s Lineup (Bob)
Tyler Naquin – Naquin’s Time In Cleveland Is Either Now or Never (Danny)
Dan Otero – Otero on Long List of Tribe’s Bullpen Options (Bob)
Roberto Perez – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 55 (Bob)
Jose Ramirez – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 11 (Danny)
Danny Salazar – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 31 (Bob)
Carlos Santana – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 41 (Danny)
Bryan Shaw – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 27 (Bob)
Josh Tomlin – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 43 (Laurel)
Juan Uribe – Uribe Shores Up All Indians Infield Question Marks (Danny)
Giovanny Urshela – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 39 (Bob)
Spring Training Minor League Profiles and Other Non-Roster Invites:
Brady Aiken – Aiken Aiming for a Healthy Return with Cleveland (Bob)
Greg Allen – Indians Have Another Smooth Tribe Outfielder in Greg Allen (Laurel)
Claudio Bautista – Claudio Bautista Slowly Climbing Through the Minor League Levels (Laurel)
Bobby Bradley – Bradley Boasts Power Potential at a Position of Need for the Indians (Bob)
Sean Brady – Sean Brady is a Young Pitcher with Potential (Laurel)
Mitch Brown – Mitch Brown Looking to Build on Second Half Success (Bob)
Yu-Cheng Chang – Yu-Cheng Chang Needs a 2016 Without Injury to Demonstrate True Skills (Laurel)
Michael Choice – Cleveland Has a Choice in Their Spring Training Outfield Mix (Bob)
Yandy Diaz – Could Yandy Diaz Be a Future Solution at Third Base? (Danny)
Clint Frazier – Frazier Thrives on Development, Shouldn’t Be Rushed Through System (Laurel)
Tom Gorzelanny – Gorzelanny Looking to Become a Lefty Tito Can Trust (Bob)
Robbie Grossman – Is Grossman a Candidate in Cleveland’s Outfield Competition? (Bob)
Jarrett Grube – Grube Looking to Build on Strong Second Half with Clippers (Bob)
Juan Hillman – Hillman One of Indians’ Impressive Pitching Prospects from 2015 Draft (Bob)
Rob Kaminsky – Kaminsky a Top Prospect in Tribe’s Prosperous Pitching Pipeline (Eddie Kerekes)
Luis Lugo – Luis Lugo Looking to Continue Climb Through Indians System (Bob)
Michael Martinez – Martinez Returns for Second Spring in the Sun for the Tribe (Bob)
Mark Mathias – Mathias Made Most of Time at Mahoning Valley (Bob)
Triston McKenzie – Tribe Has Another Young, Standout Pitcher in 2015 Draft Pick Triston McKenzie (Laurel)
Francisco Mejia – A Smart, Savvy Catcher Who Knows the Game: Francisco Mejia (Laurel)
Adam Moore – Moore Back for More as Cleveland Catching Depth (Bob)
Shawn Morimando – Morimando Making His Way Towards the Big Leagues (Bob)
Mike Papi – Patience a Virtue for Indians Prospect Papi (David)
Felipe Paulino – Spring Invite Paulino May Provide Pitching Depth (Bob)
Adam Plutko – Plutko in Spring Camp with Tribe After Strong Summer on the Farm (Bob)
Dorssys Paulino – Paulino Progresses in First Full Season in Outfield (Bob)
Anthony Recker – Recker Looks to Catch on in Cleveland as a Reserve Backstop Option (Bob)
Luigi Rodriguez – Luigi Rodriguez: On the Rise or Organizational Man? (David)
Nellie Rodriguez – Young Tribe Slugger Rodriguez Plays with Something to Prove (Bob)
Justus Sheffield – Tribe Shouldn’t Rush Development of Dominant Youngster Justus Sheffield (Laurel)
Giovanni Soto – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 65 (Bob)
Craig Stammen – Stammen Strengthens Cleveland’s Bullpen Depth (Bob)
Luke Wakamatsu – After High School Indians’ Career, Wakamatsu Joins New Tribe in the Pros (Bob)
Bradley Zimmer – Indians’ Bradley Zimmer Has Got “The Goods” (David)
Photo: Chuck Crow/The Plain Dealer
