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The Indians won in dramatic fashion last night on a three-run walk-off home run by Jason Kipnis in the 10th inning. It was Kipnis' third home run of the week. Earlier in the night, the story for the Tribe was Ubaldo Jimenez, who struck out a season-high 9, but drove up his pitch count in the process and was pulled after facing one hitter in the 6th inning. He needs to work on avoiding going deep into so many counts, but it was still another encouraging start for him. It was also his third straight start with 8+ strikeouts, the first time he's had a streak like that as an Indian. Here's video of Kipnis' blast: Your browser does not support iframes. Awesome. You can find a box score for the game here. The LGT recap (chapter 40) of the game can be found here. Dennis Manoloff has the Plain Dealer's recap of the game. Attendance last night was 34,282 (with $1 hot dogs and post-game fireworks playing a role, but building enthusiasm a factor too). Manoloff notes that walk-up tickets sales were responsible for 6,700 tickets, the sixth-highest total in stadium history. That's encouraging. ------ In Indians' news from before last night's game: Jerry Crasnick at ESPN takes a look at the recent success of the Indians' rotation. This was mentioned in the comments yesterday, but is worth mentioning again, since many may have missed it. There are quotes from pitching coach Mickey Callaway on many of the starters. Jordan Bastian and Mark Emery at MLB.com have notes from yesterday, including more from Callaway, Jason Kipnis' revamped swing, and Vinnie Pestano's return to the club (he pitched a scoreless inning last night). Bastain also reported some less encouraging news: Hot prospect Danny Salazar was scratched from his AAA start last night because of shoulder soreness and might miss another start or two. ------ Ben Lindbergh at Grantland (he is also the editor-in-chief at Baseball Prospectus) looks at "The Art of Pitch Framing." It's a long read, but worth the time. If nothing else read through the first section, which gives a good overview and explains just what a massive difference it now seems a good catcher can make, simply by his ability to actually catch the ball. Jose Molina is the best in the biz at this. ------ Ken Rosenthal at Fox Sports discusses whether fewer players reaching free agency is good or bad for players. He talks to Scott Boras and other about the extensions many young players have since of late, extensions that keep them from becoming free agency until later on in their careers. Certainly players like Evan Longoria have missed out on a lot of money by signing such deals, but I don't see any reason to be upset about a contract a player chose to sign in order to obtain financial security for life. ------ Jayson Stark at ESPN lists what he sees as the best ways to improve umpiring in MLB. Increased accountability is a recurring theme in his suggestions, but improved work conditions/benefits for the umpires is also mentioned. Stark also has a thought on who should be recruited to serve as the next generation of umpires, current minor league players. ------ 'The Office' aired its series finale Thursday night, wrapping up a nine-season run. Meanwhile, we're only eight days away from the return of 'Arrested Development,' which debuted a year and a half before 'The Office,' but has been off the air for more than seven and a half years now. These are two of the most-loved comedies in recent years, and they got me thinking about my favorites. Top TV Comedies of the 2000s 6) The Simpsons - Its peak was clearly in the 90s, but there have been plenty of really good episodes in the 2000s too. 'Archer' and 'Futurama' are other animated shows I really enjoy, but I'm giving this spot to the godfather. 5) Curb Your Enthusiasm - Pretty... pretty... pretty... pretty good. At it's best, it nearly matches Seinfeld, but it doesn't have the consistency of my favorite comedies. 4) Louie - Some episodes of this don't s

Jason Kipnis sent a near-capacity crowd home happy with a dramatic tenth-inning home run. This homestand opens with a Friday to Monday four game set scheduled for Friday May 15 at with 7:05 PM and three matinees. Saturday and Sunday start times are at 1:05 PM and Monday's game is at 12:05 PM. The Detroit Tigers follow with a short two game set. Team in a Box Seattle Mariners Offense AL Rank Pitching AL Rank 2013 Record 20-21 Runs/Game 3.7 14th Runs/Game 4.0 6th AL West 2nd OBP 311 12th H/9 8.3 9th Last 10 6-4 SLG 388 13th BB/9 2.4 3rd Last 30 16-14 Steals 11 15th SO/9 8.0 7th The lineup had some upgrades over the winter (Mike Morse, Kendrys Morales) but the offense has not shown much, if any improvement from 2012's basement view. They were dead last in all the triple slash categories last year and have barely moved up even with the Astros joining the league. Maybe it's all Wedge's fault. The pitching has been middle of the road so far this year and would be near the bottom of the league if not for the fantastic jobs done by Felix Hernandez, Hisashi Iwakuma and Tom Wilhelmsen. The defense has been pretty good though, third in fielding percentage, and fifth in double plays. Projected Lineup Pos Player Bats PA BA OBP SLG OPS+ CF Michael Saunders L 98 262 340 476 130 3B Kyle Seager L 170 278 347 470 131 DH Kendrys Morales R 162 268 358 415 121 RF Mike Morse R 151 261 325 507 133 1B Justin Smoak S 146 244 363 317 98 LF Raul Ibanez L 80 213 259 500 110 2B Dustin Ackley L 140 234 290 289 67 C Jesus Montero R 101 204 257 333 68 SS Brendan Ryan R 106 149 214 149 7 Montero has struggles now that he is catching full time. Smoak has yet to make good on his minor league accolades. Ryan is a black hole at the plate, luckily his dWAR is the highest on the team. He also hit a mere .158 last year against us, but somehow also finagled 10 walks in 29 plate appearances. If the Indian starters can get through the outfield bats mostly unscathed, there isn't much else to offer in the lineup other than Seager and perhaps Morales. Expect to see Jason Bay when Kazmir starts and LGFT Kelly Shoppach is the backup to Montero. The two other role players are Robert Andino and Endy Chavez. Projected Starters Date Player Throws ERA IP ERA+ H/9 BB/9 K/9 May 17 Brandon Maurer (Jimenez) R 5.97 34.2 63 10.6 2.6 5.7 May 18 Joe Saunders (McAllister) L 5.51 47.1 68 10.3 3.4 3.8 May 19 Felix Hernandez (Masterson) R 1.53 64.2 244 7.0 1.4 8.9 May 20 Hisashi Iwakuma (Kazmir) R 1.84 58.2 205 5.8 1.2 8.4 Maurer is a 23rd round pick from 2008 and was in AA year. He made the jump to the rotation this spring and has expectantly struggled. Saunders is former first rounder and this year's numbers have been downright awful. He hasn't faced the Tribe since 2010. So if we expect to salvage a split it better be against Maurer and Saunders because the next two guys are pitching fantastic in 2013. He leads the league in ERA and has a WHIP under 1.0. And historically, Cleveland is one of the few teams to give him a bit of trouble, 6-4 in 13 starts, 2.90 ERA. But since Felix has

May 17, 2013 Indians 6, Mariners 3 (10 Innings) Chapter 40: Walk-off redux When the game turned into a battle of bullpens, it seemed as if the Mariners had a slight advantage. After all, their starter had gone an inning further into the game, and the first two relievers had each gone 1.2 innings apiece, leaving them with more relievers left in their bullpen by the time the tenth inning go underway. But I suppose I'm getting ahead of myself. The transmogrified Ubaldo was starting, and the transmogrified Ubaldo has us actually looking forward to his starts now instead of dreading them. It used to be an Ubaldo start was akin to a trip to the dentist, now it's more like a trip to the bar, a good bar, with good times and frivolity abounding. Tonight wasn't the best of bar trips - closing time was too early for me - but it was fun while it lasted. Ubaldo struck out nine Mariners and gave up just one run (a Kendrys Morales solo bomb) before he left the game. There was a weird dynamic to his start, though. Obviously he was missing bats all night, but when Seattle actually put the ball in play, they normally got on base. Of the 13 balls put in play against Jimenez, seven of them were hits, and only six of them turned into outs. If you've looked at BABIP at all, you'll know that .462 BABIP is not the norm for any pitcher, particularly one who had also struck out nine batters. Facing the Indians last night was Brandon Maurer, a 22-year-old flame-thrower who skipped AA on his way to the majors. Baseball America ranked Maurer #6 in their system, but that's a bit of a misnomer because Seattle came into the season with one of the farm systems in baseball. Maurer is the first of perhaps four high-upside pitchers that will likely make their MLB debuts (Taijuan Walker, Danny Hultzen, James Paxton) in 2013 or 2014, making what's already an excellent rotation (with Felix Hernandez and Hisashi Iawakuma) even better. Maurer is probably going to do the normal things young fireballers do when they first get to the majors: look awesome sometimes, look awful occasionally, and most of time struggle but get by with their excellent stuff. Last night Maurer got by with his stuff, striking out six but walking four in his six innings of work. The Indians jumped on him for two runs in the second inning when a Nick Swisher walk and Carlos Santana double (which was a laser beam) placed runners on second and third with nobody out. Jason Giambi then did what he does best - hit a high and deep fly ball - scoring Swisher from first and sending Santana to third. Maurer then struck out Mark Reynolds, who has of late lapsed into Baltimore Mark Reynolds, to keep Santana at third with two outs. But on the very first pitch to the next batter (Michael Brantley), Maurer uncorked an unblockable pitch that went to the backstop, bringing Santana home. The Indians tacked on another run in the fifth when Drew Stubbs hit an opposite-field home run. But just an inning later, with Ubaldo out of the game, Rich Hill served up a hanging curve that the ageless Raul Ibanez crushed, and the score was tied at three. That was how the game stayed until extra innings. The Mariners have one of the better bullpens in the AL, as do the Indians, so that the score remained fixed didn't surprise me. Carter Capps who the Indians were seeing for the first time, was very impressive, leading me to wonder how he came into the game with an ERA over 5.00. But finally, in the tenth inning, Eric Wedge took Carter Capps out and put in Lucas Luetge, a southpaw who was to pitch to the Brantley-Stubbs-Bourn-Kipnis stretch of the Tribe lineup. Which made sense, as three of the four were left-handed batters. Luetge retired Michael Brantley easily for the second out of the inning, but then walked Drew Stubbs with two outs. With Stubbs on base, your thoughts were that he'd try to steal second, and that's the Mariners were thinking as well, for Luetge threw to first just as Stubbs was breaking for second.

The Juice returns for season No. 6! It’s almost eligible for free-agency! Stop by daily for news from the action, along with great photos, stats, video highlights and more. With their desired lineup intact for the first time in 40 games, the Atlanta Braves offense turned it up a notch in their 8-5 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Jason Heyward, who just returned from the disabled list on Thursday after undergoing an emergency appendectomy in Colorado last month, reached base three times to help set the table. Justin Upton then cleared it in the sixth, cracking his third career grand slam off Paco Rodriguez. ”As soon as he took that swing, I knew that ball was going to be out of the ballpark,” said Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez. ”That was one of the prettiest swings I’ve seen put on a baseball.’ After traveling an estimated 461 feet, we’re sure the baseball agreed with Gonzalez’s assessment. It was Upton’s tenth homer — out of 14 — to travel over 420 feet this season. He’s averaging 427 feet on all of his home runs, which is the most for any players with more than five. Just awesome, game-changing power. As we’re about to learn, though, the Diamondbacks aren’t exactly lacking that type of player despite trading Upton during the offseason. But boy how nice would it be to have two of them? Good as Goldy : How about the start for Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt? After going 4 for 5 with two more home runs and 4 RBIs in the D-Backs 9-2 win over the Marlins on Friday night, the 25-year-old slugger is up to .338 on the season with 12 big flys and 35 driven in. Only Upton has more homers in the National League with his 14. Goldschmidt is also second in RBIs to Brandon Phillips. An all-star bid seems more likely with each passing day. Hiroki Special: For the fifth time since the beginning of the 2012 season, Hiroki Kuroda gave the New York Yankees eight plus innings of scoreless baseball. Only Felix Hernandez has more during that time with eight. Kuroda didn’t have much room for error on this night as Mark Buehrle nearly matched him through six innings. New York did manage single runs in the first and fifth, and then finally broke it open with a three spot in the seventh to lock up their 5-0 win. Rosales strikes again! And this time… it counts! After hitting a game-tying home in Cleveland last week that was incorrectly ruled (despite a review) a double, Adam Rosales left no doubt on Friday. His eighth inning solo home run was the difference in Oakland’s 2-1 victory over James Shield and the Royals. ”I think I was pretty sure about that one,” Rosales said with an ear-to-ear grin. ”It felt good to get over that hump. Every ballfield I went to, they all were saying, ‘Oh, it was a homer,’ or you talk to family and friends and like, ‘Yeah, it was a homer.’ So, now they’ll be talking about something else. They’ll talk about a real homer.” And more importantly, a real win. MORE SCORES Mets 3, Cubs 2: Matt Harvey gets the win on the hill and the game-winning RBI at the plate. He’s already 5-0. Phillies 5, Reds 3: Philly gets two in the eighth after bullpen blows lead for Cliff Lee. Pirates 5, Astros 4: The Astros lose in the most Astros way possible. Indians 6, Mariners 3 (10 inn.): Three-run, walk-off home run by Jason Kipnis sends Indians fans home happy. Your browser does not support iframes. Rays 12, Orioles 10: Camouflaged Rays strike early and often, then hold on as O’s rally for six runs in eighth. Red Sox 3, Twins 2 (10 inn.): Boston steals another game late on the road. Jonny Gomes’ sac fly in the tenth is the difference. Tigers 2, Rangers 1: The pitching duel scheduled for Thursday arrived one day late. Cardinals 7, Brewers 6: David Freese’s long-awaited first home run in 2013 was a grand slam. That helped St. Louis overcome two

Add this to the long list of recent walk-off wins at the expense of the Mariners. Ubaldo Jimenez pitched a batter into the sixth, but by that time he'd thrown over 100 pitches. He struck out 9 batters, but if the Mariners put the bat on the ball, chances are it would be a base hit. But he left the game having only given up a run. Rich Hill made the only mistake of the night by an Indians reliever, a hung slider to Raul Ibanez. The resulting two-run homer tied the game 3-3. That's the way the game remained until the bottom of the tenth inning. After starter Brandon Maurer left the game, the Indians did get a runner on base until Drew Stubbs drew a two-out walk in the bottom of the tenth. Then Stubbs got picked off first by Lucas Luetge, but he beat the throw to second to keep the inning alive. Michael Bourn kept it alive longer with an infield hit, then Jason Kipnis sent the raucous crowd home happy with a walk-off homer. Source: FanGraphs Roll Call (40 Commenters) Game Thread (673 Comments) # Commenter # Comments 1 emily522 72 2 johnf34 71 3 9James 70 4 PyroKinesis 38 5 engtribe48 37 6 westbrook 36 7 Chief Wahoo 35 8 Danieldelamaiz 34 9 tabler84 33 10 jayme 31 11 JulioBernazard 30 12 barsham 26 13 Matt Y. 17 14 LosIndios 16 15 VA tribe fan 13 16 roar888 12 17 Ryan 11 18 mauichuck 10 19 emd2k3 9 20 bourn supremacy 9 21 baerga1 9 22 Mr. Bad Example 8 23 notthatnoise 5 24 Turkmenbashi 5 25 NoChorus 5 26 Lukehart80 5 27 troyflowers 4 28 weareallkipnisses 4 29 Zaza Braggins 3 30 kendaru.geter 2 31 MooneysRebellion 2 32 justin.rusnak 2 33 27ftBaja 2 34 new zealand tribe fan 1 35 Brad D 1 36 Josh Finney 1 37 T.O. Tribe 1 38 PortlandVinny 1 39 RAMS000 1 40 SpecialBrownie 1

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Indians have activated right-hander Vinnie Pestano, the team’s top setup man, from the 15-day disabled list. View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Cleveland Indians News

Guess who's back? Andy Marte?Combining folksy good sense and cutthroat business tactics for the last two centuries.by mauichuck on May 12, 2013 | 6:58 PM up reply rec (8) No, you guys, it's me! Do we have anyone out there? Looks like a good crowd for today.by jayme on May 13, 2013 | 1:45 PM reply rec (3) flag Between the tech problems on here and the fact that I'm currently on the way to a wedding in Tennessee, I'm having trouble finding the time and impetus to get Soylent Green to its usual heights. Just remember to grind. You’ll find some.by Ockus_NYC on May 14, 2013 | 2:31 PM up reply rec (3) flag Uh-oh. It's not coming across as green this week and I have no idea how to control that. We're not going to let that stop us, though. We're going to forge ahead with the weekly Ubaldo check. Oh, and Happy Ubaldo Eve!!!!!!!!!by Cols714 on May 16, 2013 | 11:51 AM reply rec (5) flag Ubaldo beats Verlander tonight.by johnf34 on May 11, 2013 | 6:58 PM reply rec (4) Spot on. “Right now, with this umpiring situation, you’re shocked when they get the call right.” – Hammyby JustinHiggins on May 13, 2013 | 12:18 PM reply rec (4) So. Don’t tell my wife who is at the spa. I got both kids to nap and am watching the game. Happy mother’s day to me!by Brick. on May 12, 2013 | 1:27 PM reply rec (3) flag? I’m still like that and I’ve been doing things like dressing myself for years now.by Ellaybee on May 16, 2013 | 12:37 PM up reply rec (5) flag Bite your tongue. My wife’s mother is fine where she is. You hear me?!by Ockus_NYC on May 14, 2013 | 2:28 PM up reply rec (7) flag Did they do that to slow our guys down, or so that Miggy and Prince just be can be floated and tugged from base to base?by still ill on May 12, 2013 | 1:21 PM up reply rec (3) flag Fun times in Cleveland agaaaain… we’re not Detroit!by ferociouswalrus on May 12, 2013 | 4:50 PM reply rec (3) flag ? at that point I told her the price wouldn’t possibly get any lower because David Huff signed it first. Wish I could rec this 100 times.Let's Go Tribeby Ryan on May 16, 2013 | 3:18 PM up reply rec (8) flag Pitching a shutout in the opening half of an afternoon doubleheader is one of the most baller things a pitcher can doby APV on May 13, 2013 | 2:35 PM reply rec (6) flag An impressive showing by the Tribe with the game thread almost a complete non-factor. FIRE LGT!by Ockus_NYC on May 15, 2013 | 3:43 PM reply rec (6) flag The site problems at SBN continue. I keep trying to go to Let’s Go Tribe and it takes me to craigslist missed connections.We wear caps and sleeves at this level, son. Understood?by no1ever on May 16, 2013 | 4:38 PM up reply rec (3) flag A Soylent Green could be made up of solely the comments SBN prevented me from posting in the gamethread. Take my word for it.by ahowie on May 15, 2013 | 8:09 PM reply rec (6) flag You weren’t there with your wife or girlfriend, were you? If you were that’s pretty gutsy. Because it’s not like Manning wasn’t in the building…by Ockus_NYC on May 16, 2013 | 9:28 AM up reply rec (4) flag I'm going to do my best to get this thing back on track next week, but don't get your hopes up. We’re Indians fans, getting our hopes up for nothing is in our DNAby Harry Doyle on May 13, 2013 | 3:39 PM up reply rec (4) flag It's anyone's guess what I'll do if these technological issues keep messing with my flow. Maybe he’ll •_•)( •_•)>??-?(??_?) leave in a huff. YYYYYYYYYEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHWe wear caps and sleeves at this level, son. Understood?by no1ever on May 13, 2013 | 1:07 PM up reply rec (3) flag

This homestand opens with a Friday to Monday four game set scheduled for Friday May 15 at with 7:05 PM and three matinees. Saturday and Sunday start times are at 1:05 PM and Monday's game is at 12:05 PM. The Detroit Tigers follow with a short two game set. Team in a Box Seattle Mariners Offense AL Rank Pitching AL Rank 2013 Record 20-21 Runs/Game 3.7 14th Runs/Game 4.0 6th AL West 2nd OBP 311 12th H/9 8.3 9th Last 10 6-4 SLG 388 13th BB/9 2.4 3rd Last 30 16-14 Steals 11 15th SO/9 8.0 7th The lineup had some upgrades over the winter (Mike Morse, Kendrys Morales) but the offense has not shown much, if any improvement from 2012's basement view. They were dead last in all the triple slash categories last year and have barely moved up even with the Astros joining the league. Maybe it's all Wedge's fault. The pitching has been middle of the road so far this year and would be near the bottom of the league if not for the fantastic jobs done by Felix Hernandez, Hisashi Iwakuma and Tom Wilhelmsen. The defense has been pretty good though, third in fielding percentage, and fifth in double plays. Projected Lineup Pos Player Bats PA BA OBP SLG OPS+ CF Michael Saunders L 98 262 340 476 130 3B Kyle Seager L 170 278 347 470 131 DH Kendrys Morales R 162 268 358 415 121 RF Mike Morse R 151 261 325 507 133 1B Justin Smoak S 146 244 363 317 98 LF Raul Ibanez L 80 213 259 500 110 2B Dustin Ackley L 140 234 290 289 67 C Jesus Montero R 101 204 257 333 68 SS Brendan Ryan R 106 149 214 149 7 Montero has struggles now that he is catching full time. Smoak has yet to make good on his minor league accolades. Ryan is a black hole at the plate, luckily his dWAR is the highest on the team. He also hit a mere .158 last year against us, but somehow also finagled 10 walks in 29 plate appearances. If the Indian starters can get through the outfield bats mostly unscathed, there isn't much else to offer in the lineup other than Seager and perhaps Morales. Expect to see Jason Bay when Kazmir starts and LGFT Kelly Shoppach is the backup to Montero. The two other role players are Robert Andino and Endy Chavez. Projected Starters Date Player Throws ERA IP ERA+ H/9 BB/9 K/9 May 17 Brandon Maurer (Jimenez) R 5.97 34.2 63 10.6 2.6 5.7 May 18 Joe Saunders (McAllister) L 5.51 47.1 68 10.3 3.4 3.8 May 19 Felix Hernandez (Masterson) R 1.53 64.2 244 7.0 1.4 8.9 May 20 Hisashi Iwakuma (Kazmir) R 1.84 58.2 205 5.8 1.2 8.4 Maurer is a 23rd round pick from 2008 and was in AA year. He made the jump to the rotation this spring and has expectantly struggled. Saunders is former first rounder and this year's numbers have been downright awful. He hasn't faced the Tribe since 2010. So if we expect to salvage a split it better be against Maurer and Saunders because the next two guys are pitching fantastic in 2013. He leads the league in ERA and has a WHIP under 1.0. And historically, Cleveland is one of the few teams to give him a bit of trouble, 6-4 in 13 starts, 2.90 ERA. But since Felix has a Cy he is doomed against us this year, right? Iwakuma is close behind Hernandez in ERA and

We'll combine news and transactions in one place today.First, the Indians made a roster move yesterday that was expected: Indians option Nick Hagadone to Triple-A | indians.com: News The @indians option LHP Nick Hagadone to Triple-A Columbus. — MLBRosterMoves (@MLBRosterMoves) May 16, 2013 The second half of the move, although it's not official yet, will be to activate Vinnie Pestano from the Disabled List. Vinnie threw an inning in Lake County on Wednesday, so it appears that everything checked out afterwards. Hagadone has struggled with command of late, and he'll go back to Columbus for a time to work on that. That still leaves eight pitchers in the bullpen, which seems to be Terry Francona's preference, with David Huff as the second left-hander. If you would have told before the season that at any point David Huff would be in Cleveland while both Nick Hagadone and Scott Barnes would be in Columbus (and healthy), I wouldn't have believed you. But here we are. Here's the latest 25-man/40-man roster, assuming that Pestano is activated tonight: Last night's games of note Rangers 10, Tigers 4: What pitcher's duel? Verlander rocked for eight runs in blowout loss - Bless You Boys What was expected to be a pitcher's duel turned out to be anything but. Justin Verlander was rocked again, leaving in the third inning this time, and the Rangers cruised to a 10-4. That means that the Indians are back in a first-place tie. White Sox 5, Angels 4: Jeff Keppinger makes first walk count - South Side Sox The big news in this game is that Jeff Keppinger walked. Why is this news? Well, not only was it a bases-loaded walk, it was his first walk of the season (141 Plate Appearances). Keppinger had I believe already set a White Sox record for plate appearances without a walk to start a season, and he was gunning for the major-league record before the streak ended. So he's the AL Central standings look like this morning: Team Record GB Cleveland 22-17 - Detroit 22-17 - Kansas City 20-17 1.0 Minnesota 18-19 3.0 Chicago 18-21 4.0 This is the tightest division, first to last, in baseball, and the division has done surprisingly well against the other divisions. For instance, the AL Central collectively has a 28-15 record against the AL West. Other News An update on SB Nation site performance - Blog Huddle From Tuesday evening through this morning, there's been outages through the network. Many of you have been unable access this site with any regularity over the past two days. I appreciate the patience you've shown during all this. The good news is that the worst seems to be over, and that things will be back to 100% by the end of the weekend.

COMMENTARY | The Los Angeles Dodgers and left-handed pitcher Jonathan Sanchez agreed to terms on a minor-league deal on May 15. If this were 2010, this could be perceived as good news. But it’s 2013, and this is anything but good news. View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Cleveland Indians News