Indians Swept by Tigers 11-7
Well, it finally happened. The Indians seem to have finally cooled off thanks in large part to their arch rivals from the Motor City. After last night’s game, an 11-7 beat down that was marred by…Read More
Two Out Hitting and the Importance of Extending Innings
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…Read More
Why All the Bouncing Around with the Lineup?
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…Read More
Winning Ways of the Wahoos: The Keys to Success
Remember all those glorious feelings we had at the start of spring training? Everything was a reason for optimism. The Dolans had finally clipped the padlocks off their bank account. GM Chris Antonetti…Read More
Revisiting The Esmil Rogers Trade
One of the first moves the Indians made after hiring Terry Francona as manager was sending Esmil Rogers to the Toronto Blue Jays for Mike Aviles and Yan Gomes. The Indians dealt away a pitcher whose…Read More
Is it the Pitching or the HItting?
The Cleveland Indians are 16-14, 1.5 games out of first in the AL Central heading into Wednesday night’s…Read More
Indians Edge A’s Amid Controversy
Well that’s one way to end a baseball game. Forget about the score,the performance by Justin Masterson,…Read More
The Cleveland Indians and the Rediscovery of the Home Run
Something very interesting is happening to the 2013 Cleveland Indians. No, it isn’t the clubhouse…Read More
Series Preview: Cleveland Indians vs. Oakland A’s
The Indians are quite possibly the hottest team in baseball right now. After winning six of their past…Read More
Indians Streak Stopped by Twins, 4-2
Well, all good things must come to an end. As much as we all would have liked to believe that the Indians…Read More
May Cleveland Indians Power Rankings
One month of the 2013 Major League season is in the books. Over the course of the past 30 days we’ve…Read More
The Wahoo’s on First Podcast, Episode 1
Welcome to the debut episode of Wahoo’s On First: The Podcast. Featuring writers Merritt Rohlfing,…Read More
Which Early-Season Indians Trends Will Last All Summer?
We’re just a week and a half into the 2013 MLB season and the stats don’t mean much at all,…Read More
Mark Reynolds, Carlos Santana Power Tribe in 13-0 Rout
Justin Masterson threw a gem and Cleveland’s offense “went ham” (as the kids are saying…Read More
April Cleveland Indians Power Rankings
The 2013 season has finally started and so far, so good for the Indians. Of course, with the calendar…Read More
Three Keys to a Tribe Playoff Berth in 2013
Here at Wahoo’s on First we’ve written countless words about the Cleveland Indians’…Read More
Sixteen Bold Predictions for the 2013 Cleveland Indians
Last week, 16 Cleveland Indians writers representing six different publications participated in a multi-part…Read More
2013 Preseason Survey: Predicting the Indians’ Best Players
Last week, 16 Cleveland Indians writers representing six different publications participated in a multi-part…Read More
Carlos Santana, the World Baseball Classic, and Leadership
While the Indians have transformed themselves into both a Cactus League and YouTube juggernaut, one player…Read More
Some Thoughts on the Indians’ 2013 Batting Order
I’m kind of geeky about batting orders. This puts me at odds with statheads, who tend to think…Read More





















