Wahoo's on First » Player Analysis http://wahoosonfirst.com A Cleveland Indians Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Wed, 22 May 2013 16:00:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Two Out Hitting and the Importance of Extending Innings http://wahoosonfirst.com/2013/05/21/two-out-hitting-and-the-importance-of-extending-innings/ http://wahoosonfirst.com/2013/05/21/two-out-hitting-and-the-importance-of-extending-innings/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 15:00:15 +0000 Brian Heise http://wahoosonfirst.com/?p=8173 During Saturday afternoon’s game, Tom Hamilton briefly discussed the Indians ability this season to produce with two outs. He pointed directly to Terry Francona who has emphasized making the opposing pitcher work to get through innings. The direct quote that Hamilton cited from his discussion with Francona was “we might make two quick outs, but we’re not going to make a quick third.” It certainly appears that the Indians have embraced that mentality, but is it responsible for so much of this season’s early success? I did some digging to find out. (more…)

]]> http://wahoosonfirst.com/2013/05/21/two-out-hitting-and-the-importance-of-extending-innings/feed/ 0 Why All the Bouncing Around with the Lineup? http://wahoosonfirst.com/2013/05/17/why-all-the-bouncing-around-with-the-lineup/ http://wahoosonfirst.com/2013/05/17/why-all-the-bouncing-around-with-the-lineup/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 14:00:19 +0000 Jeff Mount http://wahoosonfirst.com/?p=8069 Within the space of the past four games, we have seen Mark Reynolds at first base and third base. Nick Swisher has been at first base, right field, and designated hitter. Carlos Santana has been at catcher and first base. Drew Stubbs has been in center field and right field. Ryan Raburn has been in left and right field. Mike Aviles has been at third base and second base. (more…)

]]> http://wahoosonfirst.com/2013/05/17/why-all-the-bouncing-around-with-the-lineup/feed/ 0 Clobbering Time: Indians Find Strange Success Against Former Cy Young Winners http://wahoosonfirst.com/2013/05/16/clobbering-time-indians-find-strange-success-against-former-cy-young-winners/ http://wahoosonfirst.com/2013/05/16/clobbering-time-indians-find-strange-success-against-former-cy-young-winners/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 19:00:26 +0000 Kyle Downing http://wahoosonfirst.com/?p=8026 At the top of the list of highlights for the Tribe this season has been their astounding success against former Cy Young Award-winning pitchers. So far this season, the Indians have had the unfortunate luck of having to face members of this elite class in more than one out of every five games they’ve played. In those seven match ups, they have produced some astounding results, dealing losses to six of those pitchers and slapping them with a colossal 8.10 combined ERA.They’ve tagged them for a whopping 33 earned runs on 52 hits, including 9 home runs, dealing the pitchers a dismal average game score of 37.

If those numbers don’t already make your jaw drop, there’s more. (more…)

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