The B-List Lite: 6/24

Philadelphia completes its sweep with a nine-run rain-delayed gorefest, and today's game recap features:

• Responsibly assigning responsibility for Fausto's runs
• (to Fausto)
• Long-winded ranting on Jayson Nix
• (who stinks)
• Farewell to Jensen Lewis
• (who was bad, but is not the worst relief pitcher on the roster)
• The dumbest rain delay in the world
• A good day for Jason Donald
• Flying monkeys

There are plenty of places to see more bad defense ... and offense ... but only one place to read The B-List.

The B-List Lite: 6/23

The Indians snatch Defeat from the Jaws of Victory, and today's game recap features:

• Jake Westbrook blah blah blah
• Smash-Soo Choo!
• The quality of a leadoff hitter
• Tony Sipp does not fold
• Useless relievers and Chris Perez
• Ducks on the Pond!

There are plenty of places to see the Indians give up homers, but only one place to read The B-List.

The B-List Lite: 6/22

The Indians lose to Jamie Moyer's Fountain of Old, and today's game recap features:

• Jamie Moyer v. Mitch Talbot: Compare and Contrast
• Similar pinch-hitters
• Similar scoring opportunities
• Similar closers
• Similar offensive ineptitude
• Managerial Second-Guessing

There are plenty of places to see the Indians not score runs, but only one place to read The B-List.

The B-List Lite: 6/18 - 6/20

The Indians drop 2 of 3 the the N.L.'s worst team, and today's game recaps feature:

• 2/3rds of a ¡Fausto!
• The Demise of David Huff
• Kicking men when they're down
• Infield Defense of Derision
• Justin Masterson's excellence
• Justin Masterson's self-inflicted wound
• The good bullpen vs. the League of Chuckle Heads
• Carlos Santana >>>>>>>>>>> Tofu Lou Marson

There are lots of places to watch two evenly-matched teams suck, but only one place to read The B-List.

The B-List Lite: 6/16

The Indians lose another one to the Mets with comical defense, and today's game recap features:

• A seemingly-pointless personal anecdote
• Life to Flying Things
• Doubles Night at the Prog
• The Least Successful Twitter Campaign Ever
• Two Sides of One Shelley Duncan
• Surprising sources of heat and cold
• A cheap shot involving Jamarcus Russell

There are plenty of places to see the Indians play wretched defense, but only one place to read The B-List.

The B-List Lite: 6/15

The Indians lose the opener to the Mets with comical infield defense, and today's game recap features:

• Help us, @MorganEnsberg, you are our only hope!
• Justin Masterson's "Better than it Looks" start
• Chicks dig the long ball some more
• J. Useless Donald
• X-Treme Comically Bad Defense
• Infield singles of Doom
• The Worst Bunt in the World

There are plenty of places to see bloop singles win the game, but only one place to read The B-List.

The B-List Lite: 6/11 - 6/13

The Indians take 2 of 3 from their favorite team, and today's game recaps feature:

• Jake Westbrook's doughnut start
• Fausto Carmona > Steven Strasburg
• David Huff is boring
• Pronk smash!
• Austin Kearns is great ... and thus should be traded
• Frank Herrmann, your fifteen minutes have passed
• Tony Sipp, the worst pitcher in the world
• Carlos Santana > Tofu Lou Marson

There are lots of places to watch a pitcher have trouble on Cleveland's pitching mound, but only one place to read The B-List.

The B-List Lite: 6/10

The Indians win a wild game to split the series with Boston, and today's game recap features:

• Mitch Talbot, foot-shooter
• Mitch Talbot needs a cutter
• Andy Marte's return and subsequent (hopefully) departure
• Adieu, Tofu Lou
• Russ Branyan's mighty Circus Peanut Swing Redux
• Jensen Lewis' surprising durability
• The Rally

There are plenty of places to see bloop singles win the game, but only one place to read The B-List.

The B-List Lite: 6/9

Justin Masterson thoroughly throttles the BoSox, and today's game recap features:

• Three things about Masterson's outing that may carry over
• The Paper Cut Offense
• Boof Bonser's infinite ERA
• Joe Nelson takes his place on the list of Nelsons
• Russ Branyan's mighty Circus Peanut Swing
• Sympathy for Tofu Lou
• Heads-up Jhonny Peralta (really!)

There are plenty of places to see Shin-Soo Choo walk three times, but only one place to read The B-List.

The B-List Lite: 6/8

The Indians drop another game due to Tim Wakefield's dominance, and today's game recap features:

• David Huff's five good innings
• David Huff's one atrocious inning
• Confirmation Bias
• As positive as "worthless" can be
• Shin-Soo Choo's continuing lawsuit
• Chris Perez with a mower
• Russ Branyan didn't strike out!

There are plenty of places to see a the Indians not score runs, but only one place to read The B-List.

The B-List Lite: 6/7

The Indians give Victor Martinez a warm welcome by losing to his team, and today's game recap features:

• Fausto Carmona's blindfolded knife-throwing act
• Raffy Perez: lump
• Hector Ambriz: lump
• Frank Herrmann: Not a lump!
• Your All-Star representative .... Austin Kearns?!
• The surprising outfield comparison
• Gratuitous bleeped-out swearing

There are plenty of places to see a Cleveland pitcher walk 6 guys (trust me), but only one place to read The B-List.

The B-List Lite: 6/4 - 6/6

The Indians take 2 of 3 from their favorite team, and today's game recaps feature:

• Justin Masterson wins!
• Justin Masterson is infuriating anyway!
• Plenty of blame to go around
• Mitch Talbot should face Chicago more often
• Luis Valbuena's surgence
• The outfield chips in
• Tofu Lou smash!
• Why you should trade for Kerry Wood!

There are lots of places to watch Chicago's A.L. team lose, and that is a great thing, but only one place to read The B-List.

The B-List Lite: 6/3

After the Imperfect Perfect Game, the Indians and Tigers play the Simply Imperfect Game, and today's game recap features:

• What have we learned: David Huff
• What have we learned: Jensen Lewis
• What have we learned: Hector Ambriz
• What have we learned: Tony Sipp
• What have we learned: Raffy Perez
• What have we learned: Hitting with RISP
• What have we learned: Hitting at all

There are plenty of places to see the Indians give up umpteen extra-base hits, but only one place to read The B-List.

The Ballad of Armando Galarraga

Normally, I would talk about the Indians, but today's game recap features:

• A short discussion of Fausto's nice game
• The Ballad of Armando Galarraga

There aren't many places to see a one-hit perfect game, but only one place to read The B-List.

The B-List Lite: 6/1

The Indians win the opener in Detroit, and today's game recap features:

• A Whirlwind Recap of missed games
• The Return of The Real Jake Westbrook
• Chris Perez shakes it off
• Kerry Wood, attractive trade target
• Your team-leading slugger, Jason Donald!
• A Dynamic Duo of solo homers
• The powerless nature of Mark Grudzielanek

There are plenty of places to see Detroit's offense be feeble, but only one place to read The B-List.