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At this point of the season, we can safely say that the 24-36 Indians are not going to have a myriad of talent making the American League All-Star team. Luckily for them though, MLB rules require that at least one representative from each team be part of the roster. In the case of some teams, the choice is easy. The Pirates will have Andrew McCutchen, and the Royals will have Jose ...

American League MVP Power Rankings: 10 Early Favorites

Posted: 1st June 2010 by Dan Tylicki in MLB
We are now two months into the season. While we are still a long way from the end of the season, those players who are in the MVP and Cy Young races are beginning to fall into place. In the case of the AL MVP award race, the top ten to choose was actually quite easy. These ten are in a class above the others, and although there are several ...
It always hurts to see a batter struggling to hit at the plate. It is always annoying to see a batter swing at pitches they have no business swinging at. It is just as annoying for a hitter's average to drop 100 points in a season. These are the hitters who just cannot catch a break this season. They've hit in the past, but suddenly cannot find the ball. Some are ...

Jason Donald Thrown Into the Fire, Responds Well

Posted: 18th May 2010 by Dan Tylicki in MLB
As mentioned in Anthony Castrovince's blog, after Jason Donald was promoted to the Indians major league roster, Trevor Crowe texted him to let him know that he was part of the starting lineup against the Rays on the 18th. And so the Jason Donald experiment begins. Many were hoping that he'd get his time in the majors to show himself. After all, we need something good from that Cliff Lee trade; Marson ...

Top 10 Reasons Lebron James Will Not Join the New York Knicks

Posted: 15th May 2010 by Dan Tylicki in NBA
Everyone knows the saga of Lebron James and the offseason to follow. As a Cleveland fan (a diehard, not a fair-weather fan whose voice should be ignored in these cases), what I want to happen is a given, and there is no reason for me to rant on it. There are a good deal of teams in the "LBJ Sweepstakes," such as Chicago, Miami, and of course the New York ...

Five Ways the Seattle Mariners Can Fix Their Hitting Woes

Posted: 14th May 2010 by Dan Tylicki in MLB
The Mariners' hitting is, to be blunt, very bad. As an Indians fan, I think of my team's hitting, and think to myself, it could be worse. We could have the Mariners' hitting. They are last in runs, home runs, and slugging percentage, and nearly last in batting average, hits, and other categories. So the question is, how do we fix this? Clearly, the Mariners are still in the hunt in ...
Perhaps I am not in the mindset to write this. Perhaps this is an article to be written tomorrow. Or perhaps this story needs to be told. For the past two seasons, Lebron James has brought the Cleveland Cavaliers to a top seed in the playoffs. For two seasons now, we have been eliminated before our time. We were beaten by a rising Magic team last year, then an aging Celtics ...