Rationality is incongruous with fandom. One spends a lifetime aspiring to be rational, only to see that work dissolve in the face of sports analysis. Objectivity is merely an illusion, sidestepped by […]
Finding 2019 Success for Shane Bieber
Yu Chang and the Indians Need for a Breakout
In the midst of an offseason which is best described as a payroll purge the Indians front office emphasized the importance of providing young players an opportunity to contribute at the big […]
The Indians Have A Type — A Market Constrained Walk Rate Play
The Indians have had an obvious plan of attack this off-season, and it revolves around finding guys who know how to get on base.
The Indians Have A Corey Kluber Problem
Indians pitchers and catchers have reported to Goodyear, Arizona, with two time Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber donning a loose-fitting workout jersey incorporating an abysmal drawing of a cactus. The Indians […]
Oscar Mercado and the Indians Pursuit of a Starting Caliber Center Fielder
There are certain deals which are constructed on the margins of information asymmetry. These are most often seen where teams make prospect for prospect swaps like the one which netted the Indians […]
The Indians acquire Oscar Mercado
The Cleveland Indians acquired Oscar Mercado in a move that likely didn’t make the splash Cleveland Indians’ fans wanted to see. Long term, Mercado might be special…
Orbiting Cleveland: NFL quarterbacks and sustained success
$41.6 million. That’s the remaining dollar amount that the Cleveland Browns have available in cap space. Why are they not using that to sign any high-level free agents? Well, that’s the $41.6 […]
The greatest Indians third baseman, Al Rosen, dead at 91
One of the All-Time Indians’ greats is gone. Al Rosen, perhaps the greatest Tribe third baseman of all-time, passed away Friday night at the age of 91. While his career was relatively short, […]
A Healthy Rotation Can Win The Central Division
Going into the 2015 season the Cleveland Indians have a starting rotation that has been talked about as one of the best in all of Major League Baseball. Riding the momentum they […]
Orbiting Cleveland: James Jones has become an asset to the Cavaliers
Eighty-two games. For any team to be successful over the long haul that is an NBA season, contributions must come far and wide. Everyone needs to step up to the proverbial plate […]
5 Breakout Candidates for the 2015 Tribe
Jason Kipnis 2014: .240 / .310 / .330 / 6 HR STEAMER: .253 / .328 / .382 / 13 HR ZIPS: .256 / .330 / .388 / 13 HR Kipnis entered the […]
Indians Prospect Countown: #5-1
Here it is… The Diatribe’s Al Ciammaichella finishes up his 2015 Indians’ Top 30 prospects list with the Top Five. To some, today’s list starts off with a name that has been […]
Indians Prospect Countdown: #10-6
The Diatribe’s Al Ciammaichella continues his week-long look at the Cleveland Indians’ 2015 minor league system’s top 30 prospects here at Everybody Hates Cleveland. Today Al breaks into the top ten with […]
Indians Prospect Countdown #25-#21
With the first five already in the books, EHC’s prospect guru, Al Ciammaichella, comes in with his next five, as we head up the charts toward #1. Today’s five is dominated by […]
Cody Allen: Bastian of the Bullpen
In baseball, unless one is named Craig Kimbrel or Mariano Rivera, an elite reliever can go unnoticed and under-appreciated as the only relief pitcher outcome noted by fans is that of failure. […]
Orbiting Cleveland: Kyrie Irving’s rise to greatness
At some point this season, Kyrie Irving made the jump from very good NBA player to great one. Maybe that moment was Nov. 10 when the All-Star point guard scored 32 points […]
Peyton Hillis – A Memoriam Circa 2010
The year was 2010. It was the morning of week three. The Cleveland Browns were doing things that the Cleveland Browns typically do. Getting ready to lose a football game…. Jerome Harrison was […]
Small Spaces
What struck me the first time I saw it was the smallness of the space. Not just the smallness of the town or the high school, but the smallness of the actual, […]
Oh Twitter… Cleveland Indians #TribeSpring Photo Day
It appears to be media day in Goodyear Thursday morning. The players are posing for their pictures and signing the camera lens. Most of these pictures are being tweeted on the Indians […]
History Repeats itself for the Cleveland Indians
Indians baseball is back in Goodyear, Arizona. As I gaze out my window in the heart of the snowbelt Lake County, Ohio the classic Spring Training cliche (and I love me a […]
