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The View From Canada

Jeff Mount — Thu, 30 May 2013 16:00:57 +0000

I had a weekend of old-time fandom over Memorial Day. Those of you who came of age in the past twenty years probably assume that it is a natural thing to know every detail of a sporting event as it happens, but us old folks know that it is possible to go for days and know nothing about the fortunes of your favorite team. In 1989 I went to Nova Scotia for three weeks. There was no television, and of course no Internet. When I left the Indians were hovering around .500 and on the fringes of the race; when I got back they were ten games under and the season was gone. The only way I could find out what had happened would have been to go to the library and comb back issues of the newspaper; who wants to do that? (more…)

Blue Jays Beat Up Brett Myers, Outslug Indians 10-8

Lewie Pollis — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:00:09 +0000

Brett Myers gave up four home runs and the Tribe’s offense’s persistence wasn’t enough Thursday night as the Blue Jays (1-2) beat the Indians (2-1), 10-8, to avoid the sweep and hand Cleveland its first loss of the season. (more…)

Ubaldo, Reynolds Power Tribe to 3-2 Extra-Innings Win

Lewie Pollis — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:00:18 +0000

A solid start from Ubaldo Jimenez and a clutch home run from Mark Reynolds turned a near-heartbreaking game into an extra-innings win as the Cleveland Indians (2-0) beat the Toronto Blue Jays (0-2) 3-2 in 11 innings Wednesday night. (more…)