Friday, August 20, 2010

The B-List Lite: 8/19

The Tribe salvages a game after making five errors, and the game recap features:
  • The Future of Third Base: Not Jayson Nix
  • The Future of Third Base: Not Andy Marte
  • The Future of Third Base: Not Luis Valbuena
  • Mitch Mitch Mitchy Mitch Mitch
  • The Bullpen of Doom ... to the opponent
  • Comical baserunning
  • Matt LaPorta, foul ball machine
There are lots of places to see Cleveland player make an error, but only one place to read The B-List.

Thursday, August 19, 2010

The B-List Lite: 8/18

The Indians drop a second straight to the Royals, and the game recap features:


  • Green Eggs and Hector
  • Fausto Carmona's Simple Fail
  • Don't swing, batter!
  • Ducks on the pond!
  • Everybody hits!
  • Travis Hafner, man of class
  • Frank Herrmann's fake goodness
There are lots of places to see a home run in an Indians game (yeah, again again), but only one place to read The B-List.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

The B-List Lite: 8/17

The Indians drop the opener to take sole possession of fifth place, and the game recap features:


  • Jeanmar Gomez: same as it ever was
  • The strike-throwing bullpen
  • The strike-taking power hitters
  • The fact the pitches they took weren't strikes
  • Hustle by the Fat Guy
  • Questionable lineup construction
  • Asdrubal Cabrera's warmth
There are lots of places to see a home run in an Indians game (yeah, again), but only one place to read The B-List.

Monday, August 16, 2010

The B-List Lite: 8/13 - 8/15

The Tribe drops two of three to the Twins, and the game recaps feature:
  • Justin Masterson's worst best game
  • Justin Masterson's best worst game
  • Mitch Talbot's rust
  • Fausto's improved control
  • Pronk smash!
  • The Top of the Order
  • A brief discussion of Hector Ambriz
  • (not really: it's not brief, nor a discussion, but rather a lengthy rant)
  • Also, Andy Marte
  • Things we once had but probably don't really miss
There are lots of places to see the Indians post a scoreless last three innings, but only one place to read The B-List.

The B-List Lite: 8/12

The Indians avoid the sweep, and the game recap features:


  • Jeanmar Gomez: 4 gems in 4 starts means ... what?
  • Raffy Perez and the Dropping Shoe
  • Chris Perez and the strike zone exclusivity
  • Mike Brantley proves I'm an idiot
  • Things I Did Not Know: Doubles Edition
  • Lou Marson's Arm of Doom
  • Shin-Soo Shoo's Hand of Pain
There are lots of places to see a home run in an Indians game, but only one place to read The B-List.

The B-List Lite: 8/11

The Indians succumb again to the Magic of Buck Showalter, and the game recap features:


  • Josh Tomlin's morphing type
  • Brett Bergesen's dominance (?!?!?!)
  • The offense in a nutshell
  • (a very small nutshell)
  • Shelley Duncan's Hidden Play
  • The infield's Hidden Play
  • Defense: on hoses and flashed leather
  • The third baseman of the future better not be a third baseman of the present
There are lots of places to see a home run in an Indians game, but only one place to read The B-List.

The B-List Lite: 8/10

The Tribe drop the opener to Bal'mer, and the game recap features:


  • Justin Masterson's suggested future role
  • Michael Brantley, leadoff hitter
  • Jordan Brown, any hitter
  • Frank Herrmann's 23rd minute
  • A short treatise on the efficacy of Rule 5: "It's dumb"
  • Homers!
  • Winnie the Pooh and One Fish, Two Fish
  • Managerial Head-Scratcher
There are lots of places to see a home run in an Indians game, but only one place to read The B-List.