tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10484377.post206106737788291696..comments2023-12-11T06:36:57.237-05:00Comments on Random Thoughts: C.C. YaBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210862608619471273noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10484377.post-24217709182201027712008-07-27T13:13:00.000-04:002008-07-27T13:13:00.000-04:00Hey I have an idea : take all of the front office ...Hey I have an idea : take all of the front office and that includes dolan, put them on the field. Take our and I say our INDIANS and send them down to buffalo, because that's where all the good coaches are. We need a good batting coach and a fielding coach and a pitching coach. It's a crying shame what dolan has done to Cleveland. All he wants is the CASH. My father rest his soul had me cut my baby teeth on the Cleveland Indians .I've seen owners and managers come and go , but this owner and manager are by far the worst I've seen.I say keep on shooting yourself in the foot. Get your money dolan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10484377.post-31688814404432091792008-07-09T12:48:00.000-04:002008-07-09T12:48:00.000-04:00i think if the Tribe was 1 1/2 out of first in the...i think if the Tribe was 1 1/2 out of first in the Central, then fans would rather them keep C.C., even if they eventually lose in the playoffs. <BR/><BR/>Shapiro's issue is he tries to do both. Either compete or rebuild, pick one. There's no reason why they couldn't have put together a package around Adam Miller and nabbed some kind of bat/bullpen help.<BR/><BR/>Also, don't let Bob Howry leave.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17210862608619471273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10484377.post-42268842729076656372008-07-09T09:26:00.000-04:002008-07-09T09:26:00.000-04:00I guess I look at it this way: Would you rather ta...I guess I look at it this way: Would you rather tank a season and get something for a star player in a midseason (or preferably, an offseason) trade, or do what the Indians did last year, make it to the ALCS and lose, and then get nothing but two sandwich picks for a guy like C.C.?<BR/><BR/>I think in the eyes of most Cleveland fans, a championship would have been the only scenario under which they wouldn't have given Shapiro crap for letting C.C. walk. <BR/><BR/>Maybe, in a way, this bomb of a season is saving Shapiro from himself. He was forced to make this move. As competitive as the AL is this year, I don't think the Indians at their best would have stood a chance of winning the pennant without some offensive fortification. As we know, Shapiro blew that chance over the winter.<BR/><BR/>(By the way, the Cavs are targeting James Posey in free agency. Yes, please. At least as a sixth man. If Ferry lands Posey and a 20 PPG shooting guard, he'll be on to something.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10484377.post-41749142829632231192008-07-09T09:03:00.000-04:002008-07-09T09:03:00.000-04:00Ill say it before and Ill say it again: If you are...Ill say it before and Ill say it again: If you are not a big market team your absolute best chance at winning a championship are the methods the Marlins have used the past 15 years. Are they terrible for a couple years? Sure, so were the indians. Whats the difference? Once their talent hits its best they went all out on spending and won TWO world series. So what if they dont fill up the stadium, thats a logistical and market issue. I would be happy as hell if Shapiro ran a team like Larry Beinfast did; tank and cut spending until your minor league studs are ready then go out and offer short term, lucatrive contracts to free agents. Since their inception, they have won a WS every 5 years and they could very well be on pace to win this year. They are 1.5 out and have a few guys with nagging injuries. If Dan Ugglas ankle gets back to 100%, they are going to win the east. BTW, Ben I should be able to make it down to Hudson on the 26th.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10484377.post-82802880542325332432008-07-08T19:06:00.000-04:002008-07-08T19:06:00.000-04:00The way I see it, if Shapiro is doing his job if h...The way I see it, if Shapiro is doing his job if he <I>isn't</I> forced to trade them in their walk years. If the Tribe was competitive this season, they would've run the risk of losing C.C. for nothing, for the chance to win a World Series. <BR/><BR/>If they leave during free agency, that means that the Tribe actually needed them an entire season.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17210862608619471273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10484377.post-67287602555774733102008-07-08T14:53:00.000-04:002008-07-08T14:53:00.000-04:00This is the Catch-22 of being a midmarket baseball...This is the Catch-22 of being a midmarket baseball team: You want to develop talent that you sooner or later won't be able to keep. It will stay that way until baseball introduces a salary cap.<BR/><BR/>We should all be hoping that Matt LaPorta turns into the kind of hitter that, say, seven years from now, the Indians will have to trade or risk losing to a big market team in free agency. That's kind of a sucky way of looking at it, but that means in the interim, you got a beast of a hitter for the time you had him.<BR/><BR/>If the Indians have to trade away Sizemore, Carmona, LaPorta, etc. during their walk years because they're all pricing themselves out of the Indians' range, that means Shapiro and his crew are doing their jobs developing top-notch talent.<BR/><BR/>Screwed up, isn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com