Ed Carroll

A lifelong Indians fan, Ed Carroll resides on the West side of Cleveland, offering his opinions on the Tribe with a healthy side of sarcasm. He's a frequent tweeter (@EdTheRevelator) who loves the Muppets and video games. Hates bunting and Facebook. Don't ask about Andy Marte; it's still a sore subject.

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Perez blows save, but Indians rebound in bottom of the 9th, win 5-4 over Seattle

Why play eight and a half innings when you can play all nine? Zach McAllister pitched a gem, allowing 2 runs (both earned) in 7.1 innings and the Indians offense overcame a to-of-the-ninth-inning meltdown…Read More

Bauer’s Control Problems, Blown Calls Cost Tribe in 6-0 Loss to Rays

Making his Indians debut, Trevor Bauer walked the first four batters he faced and seven overall, yet left the game after five innings with the Indians only down by three runs. Unfortunately for the Tribe,…Read More

Mark Shapiro, Terry Francona Speak at TribeFest

This weekend the Cleveland Indians hosted TribeFest, an event at Progressive Field featuring autograph sessions with players, roundtable discussions with broadcaster Tom Hamilton, kids activities, clubhouse…Read More

Why Indians Don’t Need Chris Perez (and Other Closer Myths)

There’s a lot the Indians have done this off-season that has thrilled me as a fan, especially given the team’s recent struggles and turmoil. The Mark Reynolds signing was a low-risk-high-reward-type…Read More

Where Do Indians Go Now That Winter Meetings Are Over?

The Winter Meetings ended this week without any major transactions being completed, however you’ll hear time and again this doesn’t mean “nothing happened.” The Indians have been…Read More

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What a SportsTime Ohio Sale Would Mean for Cleveland

Fox Sports Ohio is close to acquiring SportsTime Ohio, the cable network airing Indians games, as reported…Read More

Contend or Rebuild, Lonnie Chisenhall Must Play Everyday—Somewhere

It’s the last full week of November as I write this, and Indians fans still don’t know what…Read More

Judging Mark Shapiro’s GM Tenure: Low-Profile Trades

We’re now more than two full years removed from Mark Shapiro’s promotion to Cleveland Indians team…Read More

Judging Mark Shapiro’s GM Tenure: High-Profile Trades

Let’s get a this out of the way:  I am a fan of the work Mark Shapiro did as general manager of the…Read More

Could Cleveland Indians Trade For Coco Crisp?

The first trade salvo of the offseason was fired on Saturday as the Miami Marlins, Arizona Diamondbacks…Read More

The Blame Game: Why Chris Perez’s Problems Didn’t Walk Out With Acta

Another day, another set of pointed comments by Chris Perez, the Cleveland Indians’ outspoken closer.…Read More

Offense Nonexistent, Bullpen Implodes in 11-0 Loss to White Sox

With their backs to the wall, the Chicago White Sox took advantage of a Cleveland Indians team that looks…Read More

Big First Inning Snaps Streak, Propels Tribe to 4-3 Win

After a dismal month of August, the Indians got September started off on a winning note, scratching together…Read More

The Case for Suspending Chris Perez

When Indians’ closer Chris Perez began entering games last year to the song “Firestarter” by The…Read More

Clay Buchholz Dazzles as Indians Lose to Red Sox, 3-2

Chris Seddon was better in his second start with the Indians than in his first, but the Tribe offense…Read More

Losing Streak Hits 10 Games as Twins Batter Indians, 14-3

The nightmare continues for the Indians, as their losing streak hit 10 games after a 14-3 loss to the…Read More

On the Justin Masterson Trade Rumors and Admitting Mistakes

It’s safe to say the bottom has fallen out of the 2012 Indians season. After being swept by the lowly…Read More

Can Roberto Hernandez Help Cleveland in 2012?

On Sunday, the prodigal son returned to the Indians. Roberto Hernandez, the pitcher we all knew and…Read More

How Could Indians Replace Aaron Cunningham?

You probably can’t name the Indians’ fifth outfielder from any of the past few years. Fifth outfielders,…Read More

‘Snow Days’ Brings Winter Wonderland to Progressive Field

The Indians kicked off their second winter of “Snow Days” at Progressive Field with a “Snowpening…Read More