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royal_k

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Jan 13, 2010 5:43 PM
He was a very good player at one time.....
Jan 13, 2010 5:43pm
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hasbeen

Excuse me, Flo?

6,504 posts
Jan 13, 2010 5:45 PM
royal_k wrote: He was a very good player at one time.....
this
Jan 13, 2010 5:45pm
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Benny The Jet

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2,987 posts
Jan 13, 2010 5:57 PM
Good lord are you kidding me with these bullshit moves...Mark Grudzielanek? How is that going to help us become a better team? If we're throwin in the towel before the stinkin season starts, why not just give a young minor leaguer the shot of coming up and trying to prove himself. Jesus I swear it's hard being an Indians fan the past years.
Jan 13, 2010 5:57pm
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HitsRus

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Jan 13, 2010 6:23 PM
royal_k wrote: He was a very good player at one time.....
So was Andre Thorton.
Jan 13, 2010 6:23pm
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royal_k

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Jan 13, 2010 6:26 PM
HitsRus wrote:
royal_k wrote: He was a very good player at one time.....
So was Andre Thorton.
That was my point. :)
Jan 13, 2010 6:26pm
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wes_mantooth

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Jan 13, 2010 6:45 PM
would rather have Roger Dorn.
Jan 13, 2010 6:45pm
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dazedconfused

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2,662 posts
Jan 13, 2010 6:55 PM
Chaire Holloway: So, what team do you play for?
Jake Taylor: The Indians.
Chaire Holloway: Here in Cleveland. I didn't know they still had a team?
Jake Taylor: Yeah. We have uniforms and everything, it's great.
Chaire Holloway: I heard that Ball players make a lot of money, how much you make?
Jake Taylor: I make the league minimum.
Jan 13, 2010 6:55pm
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Gobuckeyes1

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Jan 13, 2010 8:30 PM
"I've never heard of half of these guys and the ones I do know are way past their prime."

"Most of these guys never had a prime."
Jan 13, 2010 8:30pm
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devil1197

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6,220 posts
Jan 13, 2010 9:58 PM
I'll still root for the young guys on the field, not so much for the guys in the FO and our doucher of an owner.
Jan 13, 2010 9:58pm
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h2thaizzo

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256 posts
Jan 13, 2010 10:16 PM
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/cleiatte.shtml

This is what pisses me off about baseball owners, and their crying about no salary cap. Look at the attendance numbers between 1995 and 2002 when we were a solid franchise, we were going way over what the league average was for attendance. Of course we know why, but for some damn reason, the Dolans and Shapiro have no clue that winning sells more seats than losing. We were almost on par with the Yankees attendance in that era, and still, while we were winning divisions and pennants, we refused to resign our star players, and watched the team fold into what its become today. We trade away not one, but two, Cy Young pitchers, when its proven that you can't win in the A.L. without solid pitching. We also let our #3 pitcher go to a division rival on top of all that, and they are bitching that they are losing 14 million dollars? Sign some real talent, quit trading it away, and maybe you will get more than 1.7 million asses in the seats of your stadium. Sometimes I wish Dolan would croak and Mark Cuban would want to buy our joke of a franchise, at least he has the balls to spend money.
Jan 13, 2010 10:16pm
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Mulva

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Jan 14, 2010 12:04 AM
Winning is nice.

A new ballpark, no LeBron/Cavs sucking, no Browns, and a better economy all helped too.
Jan 14, 2010 12:04am
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dazedconfused

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Jan 14, 2010 3:36 AM
Gobuckeyes1 wrote: "I've never heard of half of these guys and the ones I do know are way past their prime."

"Most of these guys never had a prime."
"this guy here is dead"

"well cross him off then"
Jan 14, 2010 3:36am
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Mr. 300

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Jan 14, 2010 8:04 AM
Screw you Jobu, i do it myself.
Jan 14, 2010 8:04am
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JakeGiant

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Jan 14, 2010 9:26 AM
Mulva wrote: Winning is nice.

A new ballpark, no LeBron/Cavs sucking, no Browns, and a better economy all helped too.
Browns were still there, and the Cavs were decent when all this stuff was unfolding.
Jan 14, 2010 9:26am
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JakeGiant

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Jan 14, 2010 9:27 AM
wes_mantooth wrote: would rather have Roger Dorn.
Would rather have Mrs. Dorn. With this roster, someone has to take on the role of slumpbuster.
Jan 14, 2010 9:27am
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BCSbunk

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972 posts
Jan 14, 2010 11:55 AM
Face it with the rules in Baseball the Indians are nothing more than a glorified farm team for the ones with the big money. Baseball is a great sport MLB is an awful product.
Jan 14, 2010 11:55am
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BigAppleBuckeye

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Jan 14, 2010 12:38 PM
Jan 14, 2010 12:38pm
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RedRider1

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3,850 posts
Jan 14, 2010 1:30 PM
Thought you didn't have any high-priced talent on this team.?

Forgot about Dorn because he's only high-priced.

:)
Jan 14, 2010 1:30pm
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darbypitcher22

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8,000 posts
Jan 14, 2010 4:40 PM
Doyle: Just a reminder to all you fans out there, Tuesday night is diehard night here at the park, free admission to anyone who was actually alive the last time the Indians won a pennant....
Jan 14, 2010 4:40pm
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BlueDevil11

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1,911 posts
Jan 15, 2010 6:20 PM
dazedconfused wrote:
Gobuckeyes1 wrote: "I've never heard of half of these guys and the ones I do know are way past their prime."

"Most of these guys never had a prime."
"this guy here is dead"

"well cross him off then"
I had to LOL.
That was good.

This signing was terrible though.
Jan 15, 2010 6:20pm
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HitsRus

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9,206 posts
Jan 15, 2010 7:50 PM
The Tribe signed 38 year old Mike Redmond (catcher) to a one year 'deal'.
Jan 15, 2010 7:50pm
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h2thaizzo

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256 posts
Jan 15, 2010 9:56 PM
Oh Jesus Christ. 39 year old Grudzawhatthafuck, now a 38 year old catcher. Can't wait for the 30's Thursday games.
Jan 15, 2010 9:56pm
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darbypitcher22

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8,000 posts
Jan 16, 2010 11:54 AM
Something tells me with Acta at the helm this team will be WORSE than the teams in Major League
Jan 16, 2010 11:54am
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Footwedge

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9,265 posts
Jan 16, 2010 12:54 PM
h2thaizzo wrote: http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/cleiatte.shtml

This is what pisses me off about baseball owners, and their crying about no salary cap. Look at the attendance numbers between 1995 and 2002 when we were a solid franchise, we were going way over what the league average was for attendance. Of course we know why, but for some damn reason, the Dolans and Shapiro have no clue that winning sells more seats than losing. We were almost on par with the Yankees attendance in that era, and still, while we were winning divisions and pennants, we refused to resign our star players, and watched the team fold into what its become today. We trade away not one, but two, Cy Young pitchers, when its proven that you can't win in the A.L. without solid pitching. We also let our #3 pitcher go to a division rival on top of all that, and they are bitching that they are losing 14 million dollars? Sign some real talent, quit trading it away, and maybe you will get more than 1.7 million asses in the seats of your stadium. Sometimes I wish Dolan would croak and Mark Cuban would want to buy our joke of a franchise, at least he has the balls to spend money.
And you have nary a clue that most of baseball revenues come from the advertisement market without any legitimate salary cap.

Attendance is just one part of the financial equation.
Jan 16, 2010 12:54pm