Steve Kinsella

Born and raised in Cleveland Heights I developed a love for the Cleveland Indians and baseball that has remained with me for 35+ years. In 1988 I transferred from Cleveland State to the University of South Florida in Tampa and immediately began to follow the Rays. Despite my passion for the Rays I still follow the Indians with as much fervor today as I did when I packed up the car and headed south in 1998.

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‘Never Say Die’ Indians Lose To Red Sox, 7-5

The Ubaldo Jimenez who was so masterful against the Texas Rangers missed the team flight to Boston. The Red Sox (13-19) battered this version of Jimenez and knocked him out of the game after 4.1 innings…Read More

The Four Home Run Club: What Happened The Next Game?

On June 10, 1959 Rocky Colavito pounded out four home runs in an 11-8 Indians victory over the Baltimore Orioles in front of 15,883 fans at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore. Since 1918 only five other men…Read More

Beltre’s Blast Leads Rangers Past Tribe, 5-2

The 21,307 in attendance at Progressive Field Saturday night marked the largest crowd since Opening Day, but the fans’ energy was quickly defused in the 11th inning as Adrian Beltre‘s pinch-hit…Read More

Timely Hitting Key As Indians Beat Rangers, 6-3

The Indians were victorious when returned home to Progressive Field Friday night as Cleveland (14-10) rode a strong start from Jeanmar Gomez and some good clutch hitting to a 6-3 victory over the visiting…Read More

Roster Decision Looming: Aaron Cunningham or Jose Lopez?

Aaron Cunningham and Jose Lopez have several things in common. They were both acquired by the Cleveland Indians on the same day. They are both right handed hitters. who are currently on the Indians’…Read More

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Could Choo’s Injury Force a Roster Move?

Shin-Soo Choo had to leave last night’s game with the Royals due to a tight hamstring. The injury isn’t…Read More

What If?: An Optimistic Take on Travis Hafner

In early April 2011 the Cleveland Indians introduced a new marketing campaign that spoke directly to…Read More

The Making Of The 2012 Cleveland Indians

The Cleveland Indians compiled their 2012 Opening Day roster through a variety of different means. The…Read More

2012 Indians: Improving the Pitching and Defense

Yesterday, we looked at how the Cleveland Indians will look to produce more runs in 2012 than they did…Read More

Improving the 2012 Indians: The Offense

When the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline is nearing it is always more fun for a team’s fans…Read More

Frank Herrmann Should Start 2012 in Triple-A

Entering spring training, Tribe skipper Manny Acta said there would be a competition for the two spots in the bullpen and that Frank Herrmann had a leg up for one of them. The first question that popped…Read More

2012 Indians Attendance: The Quest For 2 Million Fans

Cleveland took some big steps last year towards getting more fans to the ballpark. The Indians drew 1,840,835 fans to Progressive Field in 2011—an MLB-leading 30.3 percent increase from 2010′s…Read More

Charges Against Roberto Hernandez Heredia Dropped

The pitcher formerly known as Fausto Carmona received his first bit of good news this offseason: Roberto Hernandez Heredia has reportedly agreed to a deal with the Dominican authorities to have his false…Read More

Indians Desire Durability From The Starting Rotation

Last July the Indians acknowledged their lack of proven quality starting pitching depth by trading top prospects Alex White, Drew Pomeranz, and Joe Gardner to the Colorado Rockies for Ubaldo Jimenez. The…Read More

Is Josh Tomlin’s Spot in the Rotation Secure?

If Josh Tomlin is healthy and doesn’t suffer any setbacks this spring, most people are assuming he is a lock to be a member of the 2012 rotation. But is his spot really secure? Or is he battling…Read More

Lonnie Chisenhall and Plate Discipline

Over the winter one common theme we have heard and are going to continue to hear is that in order for Lonnie Chisenhall to thrive as a big league hitter he will need to develop better plate discipline. Plate…Read More

Are Indians Worried About Josh Tomlin’s Elbow?

News broke this morning that the Indians have agreed to sign free agent pitcher Jon Garland to a minor league contract, pending a physical. Garland, 32, went 1-5 with a 4.33 ERA in nine starts for the…Read More

The 2012 Cleveland Indians PECOTA Projections

The worst thing for a kid growing up in Northeast Ohio who happened to be a complete baseball junkie had to be the winter. Not that I didn’t enjoy Pete Franklin blasting “Mr. Know It All”…Read More

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