Wahoo's on First » ryan ludwick http://wahoosonfirst.com A Cleveland Indians Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Fri, 24 May 2013 17:00:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 An Indians Fan’s Guide to the Playoffs: Wild Card, ALDS, and NLDS http://wahoosonfirst.com/2012/10/05/an-indians-fans-guide-to-the-playoffs-wild-card-alds-and-nlds/ http://wahoosonfirst.com/2012/10/05/an-indians-fans-guide-to-the-playoffs-wild-card-alds-and-nlds/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:28:36 +0000 Lewie Pollis http://wahoosonfirst.com/?p=5872 The 2012 MLB playoffs start today, and the Cleveland Indians are one of the 20 teams to have been eliminated after 162 games. But just because the Tribe is out of it doesn’t mean we won’t see some familiar faces on national TV this October nor that we shouldn’t care how the postseason unfolds. (more…)

]]> http://wahoosonfirst.com/2012/10/05/an-indians-fans-guide-to-the-playoffs-wild-card-alds-and-nlds/feed/ 0 Rumors and Ramblings and Getting Blanked http://wahoosonfirst.com/2011/07/30/rumors-and-ramblings-and-getting-blanked/ http://wahoosonfirst.com/2011/07/30/rumors-and-ramblings-and-getting-blanked/#comments Sat, 30 Jul 2011 22:09:10 +0000 http://deepleftfield.com/?p=1969 Last night the Indians got blanked by the Royals, 12-0. They continue to get blanked, and really, they’re blanking themselves. They’re blanking themselves at the plate, they’re blanking themselves in the field. Right now, they’re just 25 blanks in baseball caps. Carlos Carrasco was the biggest blank of all last night (if you can’t already tell, I’ve given a double meaning to getting “blanked”). All I know is, the front office better not blank up the trade deadline, or we’re going to be blanked for years to come. Blank me.

Now that I’ve got all that blanking out of my system, I’ll get to the blanking point. Its around 6 p.m. on July 30, and as of now the Indians have added only Kosuke Fukudome. They assure us that more will be done, and according to Buster Olney of ESPN the Indians are close to trading for former Indian Ryan Ludwick (currently in San Diego) and are also the front-runners for Ubaldo Jiminez of the Rockies. As far as the trades go, its tough for me to weigh in until I see the price (potentially) for each. Both could fill holes for this team, but the team should be trading with 2012 and beyond in mind. More to come on any trades after the 4 p.m. deadline tomorrow.

I’d love to hear from the readers (all three of you) about what you want to see happen in the next 22 hours. I’ll be glad to tell you you’re crazy, wrong, or maybe you have a good point that I haven’t looked at yet. Either way, I (and Steve and Jon, I’m sure) would love to get your feedback on the trade deadline, as its the biggest one we’ve had here in years.

Until the next time, happy (one more) blanking Saturday.

]]> http://wahoosonfirst.com/2011/07/30/rumors-and-ramblings-and-getting-blanked/feed/ 0 The Offensive Problem Cannot Be Solved By One Player http://wahoosonfirst.com/2011/07/30/the-offensive-problem-cannot-be-solved-by-one-player/ http://wahoosonfirst.com/2011/07/30/the-offensive-problem-cannot-be-solved-by-one-player/#comments Sat, 30 Jul 2011 20:51:54 +0000 http://deepleftfield.com/?p=1963 There is no question that the offense has been awful since the All-Star break. The most runs scored in a game during that span is 8, which came in the first game after the break. Their record since the break is 5-9, even though the pitching has been great for the most part.

I originally thought that rock bottom for the offense was being no-hit by Ervin Santana on Wednesday, but last night’s performance wasn’t much better. The Indians lost 12-0 in a game that saw Carlos Carrasco lose his cool after a Melky Cabrera grand-slam and throw at the head of Billy Butler. This was absolutely inexcusable and Carrasco was ejected, which left the bullpen with no time to warm up. Not a smart move by Carlos, and certainly not something that will improve his popularity among his teammates. (more…)

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