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The trailer for Brittany Murphy's final movie, Something Wicked, has been released.
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Boston Mayor Menino: We Got Him
(Boston, MA) -- Boston Mayor Tom Menino is celebrating the capture of a suspected Boston Marathon bomber. Menino tweeted, quote, "We got him" along with a picture of him being told of the news. A second tweet says, quote, "Your mayor is very proud of you," with a picture of him talking into a police radio. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev [[ Joh-har Zar-nay-ahv ]] is reportedly being taken to a local hospital for treatment but he is alive and conscious.
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(NEWSER) – Researchers have, for the first time, conducted a worldwide survey on illegal drug use, and they learned that the most popular one on the planet is marijuana. But the drugs that are killing the most people are strong painkillers, Vicodin, OxyContin, and codeine among them, the AP reports, as per the study published in the Lancet. In 2010, more than half of the 78,000 illicit-drug deaths came from painkiller abuse—though ecstasy and hallucinogens weren't included in the investigation.


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Could a Larger Minimum Wage Hike Sell?
I was on a panel yesterday at a conference of Economists for Peace and Security, and one of my panel mates was Ron Unz, the contrarian conservative who has had quite an interesting and varied career. His big passion these days is the minimum wage, which he has written about with some regularity. On yesterday's panel, he spent some time on the substantive case, on which I don't need to be sold. But he also made a very interesting political argument: that a really big increase might be more likely to pass than a more modest one, because it would potentially have a larger and more bipartisan constituency behind it.
On the surface it seems totally counterintuitive that a minimum wage increase to $12 an hour (Unz's position) could possibly win more support than an increase to $9 an hour, which is what the White House proposes. And maybe it couldn't. It would probably be such sticker shock to the overclass that they'd dig in their heels. And anyway all this is academic, alas, as long as Congress is filled with these pseudo-populist yahoos who wave Bibles at $25,000-a-year earners while they do the bidding of $25,000-a-day earners.
But Unz says this. An increase to $9 an hour will help only those at the very bottom of the wage scale, and those at the very bottom of the wage scale tend to be Democratic voters, because they're more likely to be black or Latino (or maybe single white women). So naturally, only Democrats will support it.
Instead, he argues that a bigger increase will have a much greater likelihood of having a positive impact on wages up the scale. There are loads of jobs, jobs that can't be outsourced—home health care, food services, sales, office and administrative support, non-construction laborers, and more—that he said yesterday could be positively impacted by as much as $5,000 a year, which for a $25,000-a-year job is a pretty hefty increase.
When you start to talk about this segment of the wage scale, Unz contends, you're starting to talk about white working-class Republican voters. And that could create upward pressure on some GOP legislators to come around eventually to supporting this position.
Realistic? I think the answer is that while this would take years, yes, it is conceivable. It would certainly take years. Two years at least—at least—just to break down the wall of total and comprehensive Republican opposition to any minimum wage increase at all, before a few Republicans start tentatively staking out the position. (A key GOP voting bloc, of course, is not just the 1 percenters who'll be against an increase, but the small business men and women who'll say this is going to put them out of business.) It'll also take time for this class of workers themselves to be convinced that they'll benefit. Right now, I think most of them believe in a kind of economic, modern-day droit du seigneur in which they think what's good for their bosses is by definition what's good for them. That won't be changed quickly at all.
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(NEWSER) – Shortly into a whale-watching trip off the coast of Nova Scotia Sunday, tour guides learned of a whale in distress. The humpback, known as Foggy, was tangled up in fishing line and couldn't lift her tail, so Pirate's Cove Whale and Seabird Cruises called the Campobello Whale Rescue Team. When the team of volunteers arrived, Foggy was no longer moving—but she had a friend by her side, another humpback known as Grommet, who refused to leave as rescuers worked to free Foggy, the Chronicle Herald reports.


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ABC's show 'What Would You Do?' is a hidden camera show, in which unsuspecting people are put in the middle of akward situations. In this instance, a young man starts insulting a Muslim man working behind the counter at a deli. The best reaction comes from a member of the U.S. Army, who explains why he stood up for the man at the end of the video.


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Twenty-six final thoughts as the Indians won their fourth consecutive series and five of the past six as they push for a playoff berth.
1. Carlos Carrasco is a new man. If the 27-year-old Indians right-hander didn't know it already, he got affirmation from catcher Yan Gomes Thursday. And it seemed to mean a lot to Carrasco, whose first four starts this season were so disastrous that manager Terry Francona demoted him to the bullpen.
2. Carrasco's nickname is "Cookie," for the obvious reason that he loves the sweet treats. "Today Gomes told me, 'Now you're Cookie, you like to have fun and everything. But when you're in the game you have a different mindset. You're way different,'" Carrasco said.
3. Since he returned to the starting rotation on Aug. 10, Carrasco is 3-0 with a 0.73 ERA in four starts. He's struck out 15 in his last two outings, including seven White Sox. He's notched three consecutive quality starts. He won his first game against the White Sox Thursday after going 0-4 with a 6.81 ERA in his previous seven outings (six starts).To read more or comment...
Game: 8:10 p.m. at U.S. Cellular Field
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Jose Ramirez SSTo read more or comment...
Twenty-four final thoughts on right-hander Corey Kluber, a strange crew chief review and Kluber's warm-up pitch issue.
1. Kluber surpassed his career-high in innings pitched in a season Wednesday with 192 2/3. But he insisted he's not getting tired. "No, not at all," he said. "I feel as good now as I did at the beginning of the year. Stuff-wise, I think my stuff has carried on throughout the year. I haven't lost anything. I just made a couple mistakes today."
2. He also pitched for the second consecutive outing on five days rest and suffered his second consecutive defeat. But Kluber, known for his strict routine in between starts, said that hasn't been a factor. "I don't think so," he said. "I think I've had times throughout the year where I've had an extra day of rest and I've been fine. I just think, for whatever reason, I made some mistakes, kind of in some key spots. ... They took advantage of it. Even the one (Jose) Abreu hit in the (seventh), it was a good pitch. It was where we wanted it. He's just a really good hitter and he did a good piece of hitting."
3. More of an issue may be the Indians' lack of run support for their ace. Wednesday marked the 12th time in Kluber's 28 starts that the Indians have scored three or fewer runs. That includes six of his last seven.To read more or comment...
Game: 8:10 p.m. at U.S. Cellular Field
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Final thoughts after Zach Walters hit his sixth home run in 13 games, a two-run blast off right-hander Jake Petricka in the 10th inning to give the Indians the victory.
1. I don't know who in the Indians' baseball operations department first spotted Walters. General manager Chris Antonetti has said that the Tribe has liked him for a while. It's possible they liked him in the 2010 draft, when the Arizona Diamondbacks selected Walters in the ninth round. But if the Indians make the playoffs, tabbing Walters as the player they wanted in the July 31 trade with the Washington Nationals for Asdrubal Cabrera might turn out to be the biggest move in getting them in.
2. Since the Indians called up Walters from Triple-A Columbus on Aug. 10, when they were in New York facing the Yankees, Walters has shown he doesn't hit homers in routs. He hits them when they count. Four of his six have come when the game was tied, two when the Indians trailed by a run. Until Tuesday, his biggest was a ninth-inning walkoff on Aug. 13 in the first game of a home double-header against Arizona.
3. Add in his brief time with the Nationals and Walters has 18 hits this season and nine are home runs. Two of his three with Washington came in blowouts, but the other was with the game tied in the top of the eighth at Miami.To read more or comment...
*Indians outfielder Ryan Raburn will transfer his rehab to the Double-A Akron RubberDucks on Wednesday. Raburn, on the 15-day disabled list with a sore right wrist, has been rehabbing at Triple-A Columbus. In three games for the Clippers, Raburn is 1 for 14 with two strikeouts.
*Indians designated hitter Jason Giambi, on the 60-day disabled list with left knee inflammation, is rehabbing with the RubberDucks Tuesday.
*Five Indians have been selected to participate in the Arizona Fall League for the Peoria Javelinas. They are infielder/catcher Tony Wolters, outfielder Jordan Smith, right-handers Dylan Baker and Louis Head and left-hander Nick Maronde. Double-A Akron manager Dave Wallace and Carolina trainer Bobby Ruiz will also participate.
*Single-A Lake County outfielder Mike Papi was named the Indians' minor league player of the week. Papi has reached base safely in 15 of his last 17 games, batting .279 with four doubles, two home runs, 11 RBI and 12 walks. Papi has primarily played right field since for the Captains, compiling a .311 on-base percentage.To read more or comment...
If Indians manager Terry Francona was interested in seeing how his team would respond to Friday's night error-filled debacle, he didn't have to wait long Saturday.
It only took three innings in Saturday's game against the visiting Houston Astros to determine there was indeed a bit more grief in store. But unlike the previous night's loss where the Indians offense failed to deliver in the clutch due to a pair of late base-running blunders by veteran utility man Mike Aviles and rookie Tyler Holt, Holt and the Indians redeemed themselves in a 3-2 walk-off victory.
Holt was once again at the center of the late action, leading off the bottom of the ninth inning with a pinch-hit, first-pitch single. The speedster advanced to second on Roberto Perez's sacrifice bunt, took third with one out on a wild pitch by reliever Jake Buchanan and scored on Jose Ramirez's game-winning single.
Ramirez's full-count single up the middle marked the Tribe's American-League leading 10th walk off win of the season and the first by Ramirez at any level as a professional.To read more or comment...
The Indians won't have to play a player light for too long in the absence of starting catcher Yan Gomes, who was placed on the seven-day disabled list with a mild concussion late Saturday afternoon.
Two hours after putting Gomes on the DL, the club acquired a familiar face in Chris Gimenez from the Texas Rangers for future considerations.
Gimenez, 31, is a former Indians player who's split the season between the Rangers and Triple-A Round Rock, hitting .262 with 10 doubles, 11 RBI and 13 runs scored in 34 games for the big league club before being taken off the roster Aug. 7.
During his time with the Rangers, Gimenez caught 12 of ace pitcher Yu Darvish's 22 starts. In between, he started the 2014 season and had spent the last 10 days in Round Rock, where he hit a combined .284 (including a .302 mark and 1.024 OPS against left-handed pitching) with four doubles, two triples, six home runs and 22 RBI in 39 games.To read more or comment...
The Indians had to put catcher Yan Gomes on the seven-day disabled list Saturday afternoon with a concussion after all.
Friday, a day after Gomes took a foul ball off his facemask during a game in Minnesota when a ball deflected off a player, the Indians were hopeful they could avoid having Gomes sidelined for a full week.
But after more tests on Gomes revealed concussion-like symptoms, the Indians were forced to the make the move late Saturday afternoon. With the decision to play it safe with Gomes coming so late in the day, the club might have to play Saturday's game with 24 players – one under the 25-man limit.
But don't expect the Indians to play a player light for too long, as a roster ought to be coming as soon as a minor leaguer can make his way to Cleveland.To read more or comment...
Here are tonight's starting lineups and pre-game notes for the Indians and visiting Houston Astros Saturday night at Progressive Field.
CF Michael BournTo read more or comment...
Stephanie Storm's final thoughts on the Indians error-filled 5-1 loss to the visiting Houston Astros Friday night at Progressive Field.
1) Errors, errors and more errors. With two more (incredibly costly) defensive errors in Friday's game, the Indians are one away from reaching 100 with six weeks (35 games to be exact) to go in the season. Consider the club had 98 all of last season.
But add a collapse in all-around fundamentals with two base running blunders as well, and it's hard to see this club making another late postseason push like last year.
2) "We have about six weeks left," manager Terry Francona said. "If we want to continue to be in this thing we have to play a lot cleaner. We're the type of team where we can't play like that and expect to win. We need to play clean."To read more or comment...
For anyone wondering how the Indians have become the worst defensive team in the American League, no need to look any further than Friday night's late debacle that led to a 5-1 loss to the visiting Houston Astros.
With the score knotted at 1-1 since the fifth inning, the Indians spoiled a good chance to take the lead in the bottom of the eighth. With runners on first and second base with no outs, they promptly ran themselves out of the promising inning.
Then in the top of the inning with lockdown closer Cody Allen on the mound, two errors that pushed the club's total to 99 on the season, followed by a Jon Singleton home run sealed Tribe's demise.
It was the errors that set the tone, however, as all four ninth-inning runs were unearned. The defensive debacle began with one out and one on, Tribe first baseman Carlos Santana airmailed a routine throw to second base into shallow left field on what should have been a fielder's choice at least - if not a double play - allowing Dexter Fowler to reach safely and put two men on.To read more or comment...
Here are tonight's starting lineups for Friday's weekend series opener at Progressive Field between the host Indians and Astros.
CF Michael Bourn
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Indians designated hitter Nick Swisher will undergo surgery on both knees late Wednesday and is expected to miss the remainder of the season.
Swisher has been on the 15-day Disabled List with knee soreness since August 10 and also made an earlier DL stint with similar discomfort from May 27 through June 11.
When Swisher's knee pain persisted, he recently saw the Cleveland Clinic's Dr. Rick Parker. Swisher then sought a second opinion Tuesday with Los Angeles Dodgers team physician Dr. Neil ElAttrache in L.A., who concurred with Parker that surgical intervention would be the most appropriate course of action.
An Indians press release late Wednesday afternoon stated "Dr. ElAttrache confirmed that Nick is dealing with chronic medial knee discomfort in both knees as a result of medial meniscus wear and tear."To read more or comment...
The Indians signed right-handed reliever Scott Atchison to a contract extension for next season and a club option for 2016.
The veteran Atchison, 38, has been a versatile member of the Tribe's bullpen in his first season with the club. He's 6-0 with a save and a 2.95 ERA in 53 relief appearances. Over 55 innings, he's struck out 37 batters, issued nine walks and has limited opposing hitters to a .218 average against.
Despite all of the gray-haired teammates' hilarious "Atchison is so old jokes", the "old man" continues to get the job done.
Atchison ranks among American League relief leaders in wins (tied for second with six), percentage of inherited runners scored (10that 18 percent) and relief innings (19th in 55 innings) while limiting right-handed hitters to a .214 average against. He's has been especially tough since June 21, as he owns a 2.28 ERA over his last 22 appearances.To read more or comment...
Back-to-back hits by Carlos Santana and Jason Kipnis in the fourth inning were all the Cleveland offense could muster in a 4-1 loss at home against Baltimore on Sunday.
The Orioles matched that hit total in home runs alone.
Baltimore outhit Cleveland 12-2 to avoid a three-game sweep in the rubber match of the series.
The Indians actually got on the board first. Carlos Santana gave the Indians their first hit in the fourth inning with an opposite field double and Jason Kipnis followed him up with a bloop single that dropped in shallow right center field, scoring Santana.To read more or comment...
Baltimore had as many home runs as Cleveland had hits and the Orioles avoided a three-game sweep with a 4-1 victory at Progressive Field on Sunday afternoon.
The Indians actually got on the board first. Carlos Santana gave the Indians their first hit in the fourth inning with an opposite field double and Jason Kipnis followed him up with a bloop single that dropped in shallow right center field, scoring Santana.
The Indians (62-61) only had two more baserunners the rest of the game, a walk by Michael Bourn in the fifth inning and a walk by Santana in the ninth.
Kevin Gausman pitched well to earn the win for the Orioles (70-52), allowing just the one earned run on two hits and four walks in six innings. He struck out two.To read more or comment...
Here are the lineups for Sunday afternoon's rubber match between the Orioles and the Indians at Progressive Field:
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Stephanie Storm's final thoughts on the Indians 6-0 shutout over the visiting Baltimore Orioles - a night that belonged to Carlos Carrasco, whose brilliance on the mound was powered by home runs by first baseman Carlos Santana (three-run home run in the first inning) and Michael Brantley (two-run homer in the fifth) - but certainly not overshadowed by them.
1) It was a game that proved how Carrasco's season has come full circle. Admit it, if anyone had told you after the right-hander's disastrous start as the No. 5 starter in which he went 0-3 with a 6.95 ERA in four April starts that before the end of the season he'd be back in the rotation dominating opponents like the explosive Orioles offense, you might have laughed. Choked on your cereal. Spit out your beer. Yep, that's how bad he was.
2) The first month of the season wasn't quit over yet and he'd already been banished to the bullpen, where he could work on his mechanical issues in obscurities and blowouts. But I'd always guessed with Carrasco, his struggles were just as much mental. That's because in a repeat of the 2013 season, Carrasco quickly became a model of consistency as a reliever. In 26 appearances out of the 'pen, he went 3-1 with a save and 2.30 ERA with 39 strikes to nine walks.
3) I kept thinking, if the Tribe brass were smart, they'd just leave him alone and let him remain in a role that works for him. But to their credit, they never gave up Carrasco's potential as a starter.To read more or comment...
Carlos Santana and Michael Brantley provided the power and starter Carlos Carrasco and three members of the Indians bullpen kept the explosive Baltimore Orioles offense off the board in the Tribe's 6-0 shutout Saturday at Progressive Field.
It only added to the irony that the Indians slugged their way to victory against former teammate Ubaldo Jimenez, the right-hander who turned ¾ of a good season last year into a four-year, $50 million payday when the Orioles landed the free agent early in spring training.
Jimenez struggled from the start, lasting only 4 1/3 innings while surrendering all of the Tribe's runs. He dished up six runs on five hits and three walks, with a bulk of the damage coming via Santana's three-run home run in the first inning and Brantley's two-run shot that highlighted a three-run fifth inning.
But the night was just as much about Carrasco's resurgence, as the right-hander's season has come full circle. After a disastrous start in which he went 0-3 with a 6.95 ERA in his first four starts as the Tribe's No. 5 starter before being banished to the bullpen in late April, he's been a model of consistency as a reliever. In 26 relief appearances, Carrasco went 3-1 with a save and 2.30 ERA with 39 strikes to nine walks.To read more or comment...
Here are the starting lineups for Saturday's game between the host Indians and visiting Baltimore Orioles at Progressive Field.
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Stephanie Storm's final thoughts after the Indians 2-1 11thinning walk off victory Friday over the visiting Baltimore Orioles.
1) Say what you will you will about the Indians young patchwork starting rotation.
If not for the steadying force that has become newly crowned ace Corey Kluber, the club would have been left scrambling for more than a No. 5 starter all season. For, even when Kluber isn't completely Kluber-like – like he was Friday (Wait, what? He gave up a run? Issued TWO walks? Loaded the bases?) - the right-hander is still pretty darn good.
How good? Consider that Kluber entered Friday night's action with a 2-0 mark and a miniscule 0.68 August ERA as part of his now overall 13-6 record and 2.41 ERA. The right-hander continues to gain attention as the most unexpected player in the American League to challenge for a Cy Young Award. In pitching yet another gem for the Tribe, Kluber dominated the Orioles for 7 2/3, allowing just five hits and racking up 10 strikeouts.To read more or comment...
Corey Kluber pitched like Corey Kluber Friday night as the Indians opened a three-game weekend series against the visiting Baltimore Orioles at Progressive Field.
And the Indians offense played like…well, the Indians offense for 10 innings before veteran utility man Mike Aviles sent an 11th-inning lead off drive against Orioles reliever Brian Matusz into the left field corner bleachers for a 2-1 victory.
Aviles' game winner marked the Tribe's ninth walk-off victory of the season and his third career walk off hit – but first coming via a home run.
With so many veteran Tribe players missing time due to injuries – designated hitter Nick Swisher (knee) and right fielder David Murphy (oblique) being two recent sidelined – the Indians offense has struggled to even give Kluber (who doesn't require a whole lot) of run support.To read more or comment...
As expected, the Indians activated centerfielder Michael Bourn Friday afternoon, leaving the speedy centerfielder six weeks to try to help take a .500 team and make them a playoff contender down the stretch.
On the disabled list since July 6th with another left hamstring injury (his third setback of the season), Bourn took the vacant roster spot of right-handed reliever John Axford, the Tribe's former closer who was claimed on outright waivers Thursday by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Whether or not Bourn, who has been plagued by hamstring issues since the Indians signed him to a four-year, $48 million deal before last season, can make that much of an impact alone is up for question.
His season to date has been a disappointing one due to constant problems with the hamstring he had surgically repaired in October, following problems with it late in the 2013 campaign.To read more or comment...
The Pirates claimed former Indians closer John Axford off of outright trade waivers late Thursday afternoon, meaning that while the Indians won't receive compensation for him, Pittsburgh pays the approximately $1.1 million remaining on the right-hander's salary this season.
The Indians signed Axford to a one-year, $4.5 million deal in mid-December. But the 6-foot-5, 220-pounder was out as the Tribe's closer by May 9th when his command issues became all too evident.
Since then, Axford has worked hard with pitching coach Mickey Callaway to regain a majority of his form, and even made the final five outs Aug 4th against the visiting Cincinnati Reds to notch his first save since May 3.
But just when it appeared that the old dominating Axford was back, he took a step back. In Axford's most recent appearance - Friday against host New York - Axford dished up a grand slam to Yankees slugger Carlos Beltran in the Tribe's 10-6 loss in the Bronx.To read more or comment...
Indians players Michael Brantley, Jason Kipnis, Bryan Shaw, Marc Rzepczynski and Scott Atchison are scheduled to participate in a new charity fantasy football league also open to fans.
For a one-time donation of $2,000 (which can include one co-manager) or $3,000, participants will be invited to an Aug. 23 draft day experience at Progressive Field. That will include a live draft with the players and surprise guests, food and beverages (cash bar), a photo opportunity with the Indians, pre-autographed items, VIP access to batting practice for that day's game against the Houston Astros and a ticket in the Champions Suite.
During the fantasy season, participants will interact with the Tribe players and have chances to win prizes.
Proceeds will benefit the Greater Cleveland Foodbank, Cleveland Indians Charities and Big League Impact Basic Needs Initiative. The latter brought together stars from teams in 10 ciites last year. This year more than 60 major league players, including over a dozen All-Stars, have agreed to participate.To read more or comment...
Stephanie Storm's final thoughts on the Indians doubleheader split with the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks Wednesday at Progressive Field. The Indians rallied for a 3-2 win in the first game, but were shut out 1-0 in 12 innings in the second.
1) Indians Game One starting pitcher Trevor Bauer showed his increasing maturity in his career-high, eighth-inning start. Not only was he facing his former team head-to-head for the first time since they traded him to the Indians two years ago in an obvious we-can't-handle-the-prima-donna-attitude, see-what-you-can-do dump, he went out of his way to be a good sportsman to the former teammate he battled with the most - catcher Miguel Montero.
"That was two years ago," Bauer said, shrugging off the idea that there could be any leftover hard feelings. "I've long since moved on from that. So, to me, it's just another team. Just nine more hitters to get out. That's it. There's no bad blood between me and them or anything like that. I moved on from it a long time ago. I just tried to pitch and get outs."
2) The right-hander, who was the third overall pick in the 2011 draft by the Diamondbacks, limited the Dbacks to two runs on four hits and was one strikeout shy of matching his career-high of 10.To read more or comment...
Solid starting pitching ruled all play Wednesday in the Indians doubleheader sweep/split against/over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Progressive Field.
After Indians Game 1 starter Trevor Bauer set the tone against his former team with a career-high eight innings, Tribe spot starter Josh Tomlin and Diamondbacks rookie spot starter Andrew Chafin took it a step further, each turning in at least five scoreless innings.
After the Indians claimed the first game via the long ball on rookie Zack Walters' walk-off home run in the ninth inning, the Dbacks took the nightcap 1-0 in 12 innings with a little small ball to split the doubleheader.
Tribe reliever C.C. Lee issued a walk to lead off man Alfredo Marte, Didi Gregorius sacrificed him to second with a bunt and Tuffy Gosewisch singled up the middle to score the game's only run. A Lonnie Chisenhall two-out pinch-hit double gave the Tribe hope, but Jason Kipnis struck out to end the four-hour and 16-minute game.To read more or comment...
Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer insisted that no bad blood or ill feelings remain between him and his former team that made a mid-week visit to Progressive Field Wednesday for a double header following Tuesday's postponement due to rain.
Yet plenty of attitude and perhaps even some resentment was once shared between the sides, enough to spark an off-season trade two years ago that landed Bauer – the third overall pick in the 2011 draft - and veteran reliever Bryan Shaw in Cleveland.
But just in case there were any doubts as to how the ultra-competitive Bauer would handle the situation, the young right-hander went out and proved it's mere water under the bridge as helped lead the Indians to a 3-2 victory in the first game of Wednesday's twin bill.
Bauer ended up with a no-decision in the close game, but had fashioned a no-hit bid through five innings and went on to limit the Diamondbacks to two runs over a career-best eight innings that included nine strikeouts.To read more or comment...
Here are today's starting the lineups for the first game of today's double header at Progressive Field between the host Indians and visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.
2B Jason Kipnis
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Fourteen finall thoughts on where the Indians go from here with right fielder David Murphy out four to five weeks with a strained right oblique and designated hitter/outfielder Nick Swisher getting a second opinion on his sore right knee.
1. The biggest loss with Murphy is that he was hitting .382 with runners in scoring position. Going into Tuesday, that average ranked second in the American League. The next best Indians were Michael Brantley, whose .349 was tied for fifth in the AL, Lonnie Chisenhall (.316), Yan Gomes (.287) and Michael Bourn (.281). Those who will have to pick it up in that department in Murphy's absence are Carlos Santana (.242), Mike Aviles (.216) and Jason Kipnis (.200).
2. As for Swisher's knee, he said Sunday, "We need to figure out what's going on because this is something that's been banging around for a while." Monday's exam at the Cleveland Clinic led him to seek a second opinion, which would seem to indicate that rest won't be enough.
3. Swisher sounded almost embarrassed by his inability to run the bases Saturday. "I think you could just physically see it," he said. "But what are you going to do? It's what I'm paid to do. I just want to get healthy, want to get back to being me, playing the way I know how. I've never had a year like this before. It's been very frustrating."To read more or comment...
The Indians game against the Arizona Diamondbacks Tuesday night at Progressive Field was postponed after a rain delay of three hours and 40 minutes.
It will be made up Wednesday with a traditional doubleheader starting at 4:05 p.m. Gates will open at 3 p.m.
Right-hander Trevor Bauer will start the first game for the Indians against Diamondbacks left-hander Andrew Chafin. In the second game, right-hander Josh Tomlin will go for the Tribe against left-hander Vidal Nuno.
Chafin, a first-round draft pick out of Kent State in 2011, will be making his major league debut after having his contract selected from Triple-A Reno Friday. Chafin was told when he arrived in Phoenix that his role would be long relief.To read more or comment...
Indians right fielder David Murphy will miss four to five weeks with a right oblique strain, an MRI confirmed Monday.
Tribe manager Terry Francona called Murphy's strain "mild to moderate."
Designated hitter/outfielder Nick Swisher had his sore right knee examined by Rick Parker Monday at the Cleveland Clinic and is seeking "additional opinions," according to a medical update released by the Indians.
Francona didn't want to elaborate on Swisher's second opinion, but said it was at the club's "help and urging."To read more or comment...
Game: 7:05 p.m. at Progressive Field
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Twenty-two final thoughts after the Indians came through with a big victory at Yankee Stadium.
1. Second baseman Jason Kipnis said the way the Indians manufactured runs Sunday, using a sacrifice fly by Michael Brantley and two sacrifice bunts by Jose Ramirez, is the way they may have to play the rest of the season. They chipped away with single runs in the first, third, fifth and seventh innings. They had only one extra-base hit, a double by Kipnis in the third inning.
2. "This was the first game where if you kind of start stepping away and looking at it, kind of how we won our games last year," Kipnis said. "Guy gets on, we bunt him over … we started playing small ball down the stretch last year. We might be getting back to that here soon with the kind of players we've got. That works for us."
3. It was hard to figure what Kipnis meant by the "kind of players we've got." He might have been referring to the fact that Nick Swisher, who hit 22 home runs last year, went on the 15-day disabled list Sunday. Jason Giambi, who has long ball power off the bench, has spent nearly the whole season on the disabled list. Carlos Santana leads the Tribe with 20 homers, followed by Michael Brantley (17), Yan Gomes (16) and Lonnie Chisenhall (11). The front office failed to acquire the long-lusted after "big bat" that could threaten the 50-home run mark in a season. But the Indians' 113 home runs as a team through Sunday is tied for seventh in the American League with Detroit. After hearing what Kipnis said, I expected that ranking to be lower.To read more or comment...
Right-hander Carlos Carrasco threw five scoreless innings and picked up his first victory since 2011 as the Indians pulled out a 4-1 victory over the New York Yankees Sunday at Yankee Stadium.
Jacoby Ellsbury broke up the shutout with two out in the ninth with a solo home run to right field off Cody Allen. The Indians took the three-game series 2-1 as the Yankees managed five hits in the finale.
It marked Carrasco's first victory as a starter since June 29, 2011 at Arizona after a string of 17 consecutive losses or no-decisions. During that dubious span, Carrasco went 0-12 with an 8.09 ERA in 85 2/3 innings and averaged just under five innings per game. The Indians had a 3-14 record in those games.
The Indians' starting rotation has been erratic behind ace Corey Kluber and Trevor Bauer and the Tribe needed help after Justin Masterson was traded on July 30. Carrasco made the roster out of spring training because he was out of options. But he blew that opportunity by compiling an 0-3 record with a 6.95 ERA in four April starts.To read more or comment...
Game: 1:08 p.m. at Yankee Stadium
Jason KIpnis 2B
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Indians outfielder David Murphy and designated hitter/outfielder Nick Swisher were placed on the 15-day disabled list Sunday morning.
Murphy is bothered by a right abdominal strain he aggravated in Saturday's victory over the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. Swisher has been bothered by right knee soreness.
Murphy will undergo an MRI in Cleveland Monday morning.
"From a baseball standpoint, this is a tough area," Murphy said before the moves were announced. "Off the top of my head, I don't know that this is something that would bother me for 15 days, it doesn't necessarily feel like it would, but I don't feel like I'm going to be able to play for a few, at least. I know a move has been discussed. I'm understanding of whatever happens because I know we've got some other guys banged up and every spot on the roster is very important.To read more or comment...
Eighteen final thoughts on where the Indians go from here if David Murphy and Nick Swisher are headed to the disabled list.
1. Outfielder Murphy didn't know if his sore right side is an oblique strain, but he will find out either Sunday morning in New York or during Monday's off day in Cleveland. Murphy is unfamiliar with this type of injury and said while it had bothered him for about a week, he thought it would come around with treatment.
2. "I've had plenty of times in my career where my hamstring or quad or groin haven't felt great, but there's ways to kind of compensate. Then all of a sudden you wake up one day and they're completely better," Murphy said. "You get in the training room and you do a little treatment. That's what I was hoping would happen with this."
3. Losing Murphy to the 15-day disabled list would be a blow to the Indians' chances of getting one of the American League's two wild cards. Going into Saturday's games, Murphy was second in the AL with a .386 average with runners in scoring position. The Indians have to hope Murphy came out of the game before his injury got to the point of the one that kept second baseman Jason Kipnis out for a month and is still limiting him now.To read more or comment...
Indians outfielder David Murphy left Saturday's game against the New York Yankees in the sixth inning and is trying to get an MRI on his sore right side Sunday morning in New York.
Murphy said he has been battling soreness over the last week, but decided not to push it any more after striking out in the fifth inning.
"It grabbed at me a little bit more," Murphy said after the Indians' 3-0 victory at Yankee Stadium. "I don't feel like it blew out, but I feel like it got to the point where it was close enough to where I didn't want to test it any more. It doesn't feel terrible. The main issue with it is that it's a sensitive area, if we're talking baseball-specific. We do so much twisting and torquing when you hit, when you throw.
"I've had plenty of times in my career where my hamstring or quad or groin haven't felt great, but there's ways to kind of compensate. Then all of a sudden you wake up one day and they're completely better. You get in the training room and you do a little treatment. That's what I was hoping would happen with this."To read more or comment...
Corey Kluber threw six shutout innings and the Indians rode home runs from Jose Ramirez and Michael Brantley to defeat the New York Yankees 3-0 Saturday before a sellout crowd of 47,376 in Yankee Stadium.
Cody Allen pitched the ninth for his 15th save as the Indians evened the series at one game apiece with the finale set for Sunday afternoon.
Kluber (13-6, 2.46) struck out 10, allowed four hits, walked one and hit a batter. The right-hander became the sixth Indians pitcher in 100 years to record at least seven double-digit strikeout games in a season and the first since Dennis Eckersley in 1976. Kluber also joined Sam McDowell, Bob Feller, Herb Score and Luis Tiant.
Ramirez hit the first home run of his major league career, a two-run shot to right field in the second inning. Ramirez was recalled from Triple-A Columbus on July 23. He's now sharing the shortstop job with Mike Aviles after the July 31 trade of Asdrubal Cabrera to the Washington Nationals.To read more or comment...
Game: 1:05 p.m. at Yankee Stadium
Jason Kipnis 2B
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Twenty final thoughts after a disastrous five-run first inning at Yankee Stadium.
1. As erratic as Indians starter Trevor Bauer was, the game might have hinged on Derek Jeter's single to short that wasn't really a single and should have been the Indians' third error of the night. And had it been the second out, everything might have turned out differently.
2. Bauer struck out leadoff hitter Brett Gardner and appeared to get Jeter when shortstop Jose Ramirez made a good defensive play to get to the ball and throw to Carlos Santana at first. Santana had to stretch towards the outfield side of the bag to make the catch and did that, but then dropped the ball. That opened the floodgates as Bauer walked three, one to force in a run, and gave up four singles, only two out of the infield.
3. Veteran Indians beat writer Paul Hoynes of Cleveland.com said the Yankees don't usually pad Jeter's statistics with questionable scoring rulings, although adding to their captain's hit total in his final major league season wouldn't seem out of the ordinary.To read more or comment...
*Yankees manager Joe Girardi said Esmil Rogers might be able to go 100 pitches, but said Rogers would have to be monitored. Rogers is an ex-Indian who was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays in November, 2012 for catcher Yan Gomes and utility man Mike Aviles. Rogers has made two appearances with the Yankees since being claimed off waivers from the Blue Jays.
Game: 7:05 p.m. in Yankee Stadium
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Stephanie Storm's final thoughts as the Indians dropped their third consecutive game to the Reds – this one by a score of 4-0 – as Cincinnati won the Ohio Cup three-games-to-one.
1) After winning the first game 9-2 at Progressive Field of the two home and away series, the Indians offense never showed up again. Over the final three games – all Reds victories - the slumping Indians offense limped the rest of the way through Thursday's finale.
2) The Tribe's batsmen managed to hit only .179 with five runs scored – scoring in just three of the final 27 innings. Thus, once again the Indians are below .500 (54-55) as they head to New York to face the Yankees this weekend.
3) Indians rookie left-hander T.J. House turned in his fourth quality start among his first 11in the big leagues. Over six innings, he gave up four runs (three earned) on eight hits and a walk. He also recorded five strikeouts.To read more or comment...
Six hours before he was to take the mound for his start Thursday against the Cincinnati Reds, T.J. House was looking forward to the opportunity to grab a bat and dig in at the plate for the first time as a major leaguer.
The Indians rookie left-hander shared his thoughts via social media around 1:30 p.m., Tweeting, "First time getting to hit in 6-1/2 years tonight.....yeah this is gonna be fun."
By the time the host Reds had chased House from the game one batter into the seventh inning, he'd gone 0-for-2 with two strikeouts against Reds starter Homer Bailey. If nothing else, it was a reminder that for as much fun as it might have been to hit the last time he did - as a Louisiana high school senior, but not so much in the big leagues.
Lucky for House (1-3), he wasn't the only one that Bailey (9-5) tamed on the night in the Reds 4-0 victory in front of 31, 862 at Great American BallPark.To read more or comment...
Former Indians seventh-inning set-up man Vinnie Pestano was traded to the Los Angeles Angels for minor league pitcher Michael Clevinger Thursday.
Clevinger, 23, had split the season to date between Low Class-A Burlington and High-A Inland Empire, owning a combined 4-3 record with a 4.31 ERA. Over 79 1/3 innings spanning 18 starts, the right-hander has struck out 85 and issued 32 walks.
The 6-foot-4, 220-pounder opened the 2014 season at Burlington, going a dominating 3-0 with a 1.88 ERA that included 27 strikeouts and five walks, while limiting opposing batters to a .186 average against. He was promoted to Inland Empire May 5 and made 13 starts before the trade. The Indians said he would soon report to their High-A club – the Carolina Mudcats.
A fourth-round selection by the Angels in the 2011 draft out of Florida's Seminole State Community College, Clevinger underwent Tommy John surgery the next season. He began his comeback with three appearances in 2013.To read more or comment...
The Cleveland Indians unveiled plans to renovate Progressive Field over the next two years.
The renovation involves removing seats to make way for an expanded Kids Clubhouse, two-story bar, a new Gate C entry and redesigned center field bullpens. The team will also build a statue honoring Larry Doby.
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Stephanie Storm's final thoughts on the Indians 8-3 loss at the Cincinnati Reds Great American BallPark Wednesday.
1) Wednesday brought with it another Indians loss. Another abbreviated outing by an Indians pitcher. Another starter who was hurt by the long ball, then sent to the minors after the game.
A day after Josh Tomlin got behind early on a three-run home run, burned by a light-hitting Reds bottom-of-the-order hitter, Wednesday's start by Danny Salazar brought with it much of the same.
2) Salazar dished up a two-out, three-run home run in the second inning to shortstop Zack Cozart – the Reds eighth hitter batting in front of pitcher Mat Latos. Two innings later, Salazar was similarly bitten again by the long ball - this time giving up a two-run shot to No. seven hitter Kristopher Negron before leaving the game after the four-inning outing after dishing up five runs.To read more or comment...
Alright, so Indians manager Terry Francona is a little biased when it comes to his former manager Pete Rose.
When the Reds unveiled their logo Wednesday morning for the 2015 All-Star Game that will be played at their Great American BallPark next season, Francona spent a few minutes later in the afternoon stumping for Pete Rose to be a big part of the festivities.
"Opening Day here is like no other," said Francona, who played for the Reds in 1987 with "Charlie Hustle" as his skipper and the indomitable presence that was Marge Schott as the team's chain-smoking, St. Bernard-loving owner.
"The kids used to get out of school – I don't know if they still do that today. But they have a big parade, make a big deal about it. These people (here in Cincinnati) love their team. And they really love baseball."To read more or comment...
Josh Tomlin returned to the Indians starting lineup Tuesday after another brief stint in the minors and was once again victimized by the long ball - a three-run home run in the second by Ramon Santiago that sparked the Reds' 9-2 blowout of the host Indians.
Tomlin's 17 home runs (in 16 games – including 15 starts) this season mark the most in the major leagues among pitchers with 90 or less innings. Thus, it came as little surprise Wednesday when he was informed he'd be joining the bullpen.
"(Tomlin's) gotten to a point where he can throw his off-speed pitches really well," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "But when he's having a tough time getting his fastball where he wants it, he's paying the price."
Tomlin's role change leaves the Indians starter for Sunday against the host New York Yankees as To Be Determined. When Francona was asked before Wednesday's game if former starter-turned-reliever Carlos Carrasco was being considered to swap spots with Tomlin, Francona was only slightly coy.To read more or comment...
A big home run by the Cincinnati Reds most unlikely player led to the host Indians undoing Tuesday at Progressive Field in Cleveland.
A day later, the venue changed for the final two games of the Interleague series, with the Reds welcoming the Indians to Great American BallPark.
But the result was same – just doubled this time.
Wednesday against hard-throwing Danny Salazar, the Reds slammed a pair ofhome runs that sent the Indians to an 8-3 blowout defeat that could have been a lot worse if not for the Tribe rallying late against tiring starter Mat Latos.To read more or comment...
Seventeen final thoughts after another chapter is written in the 'Just When You Think You've Seen It All in Cleveland' book.
1. Perhaps the Indians wouldn't have rallied from a 6-2 deficit in the seventh inning against Reds All-Star right-hander Johnny Cueto. But no one was out, one run was home and momentum was on the Indians' side until one of the most bizarre plays I've seen in 37 years as a sports writer snuffed it out when a ball came out of the Reds bullpen.
2. In the bottom of the seventh, an RBI double by Yan Gomes had scored Lonnie Chisenhall and sent David Murphy to third base. Murphy had his back to the ball and third base coach Mike Sarbaugh was telling him to stay at third, yelling "Right here. Right here." But then Murphy saw a ball in the outfield and said he thought to himself, "I can make it."
3. That wasn't the live ball. It was a ball that had gotten by the Reds' bullpen catcher and rolled into the outfield. Murphy headed for the plate before he realized something was wrong, then dove back to the base. He was tagged out, 9-4-6-5.To read more or comment...
*Indians manager Terry Francona said Nick Swisher (sore right wrist) will take regular batting practice and is vastly improved. Francona said Swisher might be available to pinch-hit tonight, but if not, perhaps tomorrow in Cincinnati. He isn't sure about the weekend series against the Yankees because he wasn't sure of their starting pitchers.
*Francona laid out the Indians' plan for Michael Bourn's rehab games as he returns from a left hamstring injury. Bourn is playing tonight for Double-A Akron. Francona said Bourn is scheduled to go five innings today, seven innings tomorrow, then have an off day. Then he will go seven, seven, off, nine and nine. He said the preference would be to keep Bourn in Ohio, so when Columbus comes home he will switch over to the Clippers.
Game: 7:05 p.m. at Progressive Field
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Outfielder Nyjer Morgan was activated from the 60-day disabled list and released from his contract, the Indians announced Tuesday.
In other moves, right-hander Josh Tomlin was recalled from Triple-A Columbus to start Tuesday night's game against Cincinnati and outfielder Tyler Holt was optioned to Columbus. Instead of heading to New York with the Indians this weekend, Holt departed for Scranton, Pa.
Morgan injured his right knee May 14 in Toronto, hitting it hard on the artificial turf in Rogers Centre as he was chasing a double by Adam Lind.
"I knew I wasn't going to get to it," Morgan said after that game, wearing a heavy brace. "So instead of doing a 20-foot dive, I just pulled up and my knee hit the ground. I thought I was fine at the time. But when [Brett] Lawrie came up in the next at-bat and hit that ball into the gap, me and [Michael] Bourn went back to get it. On my first step, that's when I kind of felt something."To read more or comment...
Stephanie Storm's final thoughts on the Indians 7-1 win over the Reds Monday at Progressive Field.
1) Turns out that Corey Kluber is human after all. Well, at least part human.
* In Kluber's 7 1/3–inning outing Monday, the Indians right-hander threw 33 balls (which was one more than in his previous start – a nine-inning masterpiece in which he recorded his first career complete game shutout).
* He also gave up a run in the eighth inning (which snapped a streak of 17 consecutive scoreless innings and a streak of 25 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run).To read more or comment...
Corey Kluber's string of consecutive scoreless innings was snapped, but the Indians starting pitcher's seven scoreless and two big home runs by the offense was more than enough to aid the Tribe in continuing the streak of home dominance between themselves and the Cincinnati Reds.The Tribe's 7-1 win over the visiting Reds.
Monday marked the 13th consecutive game in which the home club between the two Interleague teams emerged victorious.
Kluber's streak of shutout innings was even more impressive, despite being halted with the Reds lone run that came in the eighth inning. Immediately after the right-hander exited the game to a loud standing ovation from the crowd at Progressive Field after 7 1/3 shutout innings, reliever Nick Hagadone gave a double to Brayan Pena – the only batter he faced – allowing one of the two runners to score that Kluber had left on base.
But it wasn't enough to dampen the spirits of the Indians, whose fourth consecutive victory was powered by a three-run home run by Lonnie Chisenhall early and a Yan Gomes two-run home run late.To read more or comment...
Here are tonight's starting lineups and pre-game notes for the opener of this quick two-game series between the host Indians and Reds at Progressive Field. Wednesday, the teams will play two more games in Cincinnati to wrap up the Interleague series.
Indians (56-55)
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The Indians three-game series sweep of the Texas Rangers undoubtedly belonged to right fielder David Murphy.
But it was his outfield mate – centerfielder Michael Brantley - who stole the show Sunday with a 12th-inning leadoff home run that propelled the Tribe to a 4-3 victory that capped the weekend of wins and put them back over the .500 mark.
During a weekend that celebrated former Indians slugger Jim Thome with a statue, it was fitting that Brantley became the first Tribe player with two extra-inning walk-off home runs in the same season as Thome - who first managed the feat in 2001.
Murphy, who played for the Rangers (43-68) for seven seasons before signing with the Indians (56-55) as a free agent this past off season, provided each of the Indians three runs in regulation. His run-scoring double in the second started the Indians scoring, and his clutch two-run home run with out in the ninth closed a two-run gap and sent the game into extra innings.To read more or comment...
Indians manager Terry Francona made official Saturday what many had already figured – right-hander Josh Tomlin will rejoin the Indians and return to the starting rotation next week, starting Tuesday's game against the Cincinnati Reds.
Tomlin, who has gone up and down from Cleveland to Triple-A Columbus a couple times already this season, was optioned to Columbus July 26 when Zach McAllister was recalled to start. Now, Tomlin is taking McAllister's spot in the rotation after the struggling McAllister was designated for assignment on Friday, with the intention of optioning him to Columbus.
Tomlin (5-7, 4.47 ERA) has struggled for the most part recently, going 1-5 in his last eight starts in the big leagues. Subtract his brilliant one-hitter in Seattle June 28, and Tomlin's ERA would be 6.99 over that rough stretch. One of Tomlin's biggest problems has been his inclination to serve up home runs.
In his last start in Columbus Thursday, Tomlin gave up two runs on four hits over five innings and struck out six. However, the two runs came on solo homers in the Clippers 6-2 loss to Louisville.To read more or comment...
When Jason Giambi joined the Indians as a designated hitter two seasons ago, one of the first things he did was ask about having the No. 25 for his jersey.
"When I called over here to (head clubhouse and equipment manager) Tony Amato, I said, 'hey, is (Jim) Thome's number retired?' He said, 'No, he hasn't retired yet.' So, I said 'I'd like to wear it.'"
Fast forward a year and a half later to Saturday when Thome surprised everyone at the unveiling of his statue by saying he was signing a one-day honorary contract so that he could retire "as an Indian."
Giambi sat in the audience and listened and as soon as he heard Thome talking retirement, he knew what he had to do.To read more or comment...
On a night that included the unveiling of Jim Thome's statue – and his surprise announcement of signing a one-day honorary contract with the Tribe so that he could retire as an Indian – the crowd of 28,285 were treated to one more reason to celebrate on a memorable August evening.
This 2014 Indians squad may not be as exciting as Thome's 1990's teams, but they are a scrappy bunch that Saturday rode a rookie starting pitcher and one of the best bullpens in the major leagues to a 2-0 victory over the Texas Rangers.
With Thome and his family and guests watching from one of the suites above, Indians left-hander T.J. House was as sharp as he's been in during his rookie season. House started the game with five-plus shutout innings that included seven strikeouts – one shy of tying his career high.
House left the game having pitched to two batters in the sixth, both reaching base - leadoff man Elvis Andrus with a walk and Alex Rios with a base hit.To read more or comment...
Jim Thome slipped in a couple surprises in on the day his statue was unveiled at Progressive Field – as if the exciting day needed any more fanfare.
After pulling off the red drape that covered the towering statue, Thome stood a few feet away from his likeness posed with his trademark raised bat pointed out to center field pose and announced he was signing a one-day honorary contract with the Indians "so that I could retire as a Indian and make my dream come true."
A half hour later in a pressroom in the bowels of Progressive Field, Thome took a few questions from the media, starting with the one many were thinking: "You didn't want to negotiate one last at-bat, too?"
"That'd be fun," Thome said. "I'm always ready for one more at-bat. But you know, the timing was right. I'd thought a lot about this. The hardest thing is to pick a time when you're ready to walk away. When I did not retire, it's because I did not know."To read more or comment...
David Murphy's fingerprints were all over the Indians 12-2 blowout win over the Texas Rangers Friday at Progressive Field – in some really good ways and a few head-scratching ways as well.
Against his former team, the first-year Indians right fielder went 4-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI and threw a runner out at the plate on a perfect one-hop throw that ended a promising second inning for the Rangers without a run scoring.
But Murphy also was tagged out on an odd fielder's choice play in the bottom of the inning on some ill-advised base running. In addition, Murphy was charged with an error when he fumbled a double off the bat of Robinson Chirinos in the corner, allowing him to take third.
The error led to Texas' first run in the fifth inning, as Chirinos came around to score on Roughned Odor's ground out. The Rangers added a late run in the ninth inning against Indians starter-turned-reliever Carlos Carrasco.To read more or comment...
Here are the lineups for Friday night's game between the Indians and the Rangers at Progressive Field, the first game of the three-game weekend series.
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The Grateful Dead's Bob Weir is back in action. Nearly two months after collapsing during a concert in New York, RollingStone.com says the 65-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Famer made his comeback Wednesday night, hosting a show at Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael, California as he resumed his "Weir Here" weekly web series.
He also fielded questions from the crowd, but nobody asked about his recent health scare. And Weir wasn't exactly forthcoming with information or an update, aside from saying he's "doing just fine."
The "Marin Independent Journal" adds the veteran rocker was in good spirits during the intimate show, during which he performed before an audience of about 200 people. And in honor of the occasion, "God bless the Weirwolf" stickers were distributed throughout the crowd.
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Can the GOP learn to love Scott Walker?
With Chris Christie still stuck in a traffic scandal at the foot of the George Washington Bridge, the donors and Main Street Republicans who make up the bulk of the GOP center-right establishment can be forgiven for feeling a little nervous.
If Christie fades, this cohort, which boosted both Mitt Romney and John McCain to the nomination, fear that a Tea Party-fueled candidate will take over the party, leading to a drubbing at the hands of the Democrats come November 2016.
Thus hopes have turned to Jeb Bush as a possible savior, even though the Florida governor has been out of office for seven years. It's why Paul Ryan is practically being dragged into the race, even though the Wisconsin congressman and former vice-presidential nominee seems set on staying in the House. It's why there have even been rumbles that even Romney is considering another go, his two-time rejection by the American public notwithstanding.
So without other options, can the establishment learn to love Scott Walker?
The controversial Wisconsin governor is slated to come and hobnob with top New York donors this spring, and he has quickly become a top draw for radio and TV bookers now that Christie has gone mostly silent. And although Walker's public persona as a cultural warrior for the Tea Party became cemented after his efforts to strip the union public sector of collective bargaining rights, for many, his appeal actually lies in the fact that he may be one of the few Republicans running who can sway independent voters.
"Look at the guy—he got elected in Milwaukee County twice, then governor, then a recall election," said one former top Romney bundler, who added that even before the Bridge controversy there were doubts among his fellow Republican money men and women that Christie had the right temperament for the job. "He's battle-tested."
For the wealthy, New York metropolitan region backers of Romney and McCain, Walker is something of an off-fit. Romney is the ex- venture capitalist with the two Harvard degrees could speak their language on slopes of Deer Valley, while Walker never finished college. In fact, he made it a point of pride (and a point of campaign rhetoric) to remind people he brought brown-bagged ham and cheese sandwiches for lunch and drove a Saturn with 100,000 miles on it.
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CHINO - More than 3,000 friends, fans and family members paid their final tribute Saturday to the "larger than life" Frank Pastore, a former Cincinnati Reds pitcher turned Christian radio personality.
During the memorial service at Calvary Chapel Chino Valley, a longtime family friend recalled Pastore telling him that motorcycle riding was a "calculated risk, but never reckless."
Pastore, an Upland resident, was critically injured Nov. 19 when a car and his motorcycle collided on the 210 Freeway as he was on his way home after his daily radio show on KKLA-FM (99.5) in Glendale.
Just a short time before, on that show, Pastore had said "I could be spread across the 210, but that's not me, that's my body parts."
He died Dec. 17. He was 55.
"I never have met anyone like Frank Pastore," said Greg Laurie, senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside. "He's just a larger than life kind of guy. He was a big guy, we all know that. He was an great athlete, an apologist, a theologian and just an all-around fun guy to be with.
"Although he was a bit larger than life, he was a very tender and sensitive guy."
Laurie said Pastore opened many of his crusades, at Angel and Dodger stadiums, with a prayer.
Pastore hosted "The Frank Pastore Show" on KKLA, a Christian radio station.
Pastore was recruited by the Cincinnati Reds right out of Damien High School in La Verne. He pitched for the Reds from 1979 to 1985 and for the Minnesota Twins in 1986.
David Hopley, one of the memorial service attendees, recalls playing Pony League baseball with Pastore in Upland.
"Boy, he could really hit," said Hopley, 55, of Mt. Baldy. And as a youthful pitcher, Pastore "was always inventing things."
Hopley recalled one of those inventions, a "butterfly pitch," which was a "knuckle-curveball kind of thing."
Hopley said Pastore was "brilliant in school" and turned down a full scholarship to Stanford to sign with the Reds.
After his baseball career, Pastore graduated from Biola University in 1994 with an M.A. in philosophy and from Claremont Graduate School in 2003.
Radio talk show host Dennis Prager called Pastore "a first-class intellect."
"Frank is in a better place now, but that doesn't mean we are," Prager said at the memorial service. "America needs Frank Pastore."
Prager said he never saw Pastore in a bad mood. "He was the proverbial perfect clock. He always brought joy in wherever he went."
Longtime family friend Joe Roggerman said Pastore was like a motorcycle: "Big and loud, but smooth and simple."
Pastore once told his wife Gina that when he gets to heaven, the person he wanted to meet most after Jesus was Abraham Lincoln, Roggerman said.
"Can you imagine poor Abraham?" Roggerman said, and the memorial service audience broke into laughter.
Among the things Pastore liked most, Roggerman said, were ripe peaches, his wife's lasagne, spicy Mexican food, In-N-Out food and "getting up at midnight to sneak ice cream out of the carton."
He didn't like to get dressed up "at all," nor did he like "small talk," being late or those who were, quitters or people who had "a casual relationship with the truth," Roggerman said.
Walt Russell, professor of New Testament and Bible exposition at the Talbot School of Theology at Biola, said Pastore "was like a giant shade tree for Christians, a safe, cool place where we could be nurtured."
Memorial service attendee Tina Burns of Chino said that Pastore, years later, recalled an on-the-air conversation he had with her son Caleb, who was 8 or 9 when he placed the call.
"There was nobody like him," Burns said of Pastore.
In addition to his wife Gina, Pastore is survived by his son Frank Jr., daughter Christina and one grandson.
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Judge allows manslaughter charges to be considered against George Zimmerman
(Sanford, FL) -- Lawyers are arguing over the instructions the all-female jury in the George Zimmerman murder trial will hear before they start their deliberations. The judge already decided that, in addition to a charge of murder in the second degree, jurors will be allowed to consider a lesser charge in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.
The jury won't be able to consider a charge of third-degree murder against George Zimmerman. Florida prosecutors surprised the defense by trying to include the charge, arguing that 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was killed last year during an act of child abuse. The jury will also decide if certain firearms laws were broken, and that could add decades to any prison sentence.
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(Arlington, TX) -- Matt Garza's first start with his new team was a success as the Rangers defeated the Yankees 3-1 in Arlington. Garza, who was recently acquired from the Cubs, dealt seven-and-one-third innings with five strikeouts to pick up his first win. He allowed one unearned run. Joe Nathan grabbed his 32nd save, while Texas has taken two of the first three in the four-game set. A.J. Pierzynski and David Murphy each hit solo shots. Robinson Cano had two hits and plated the only run for the Yankees. Andy Pettitte fell to 7-and-8 after giving up two runs and eight hits in six-plus innings.
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Senate raises debt ceiling after GOP 'dysfunction'
The debt ceiling won't be breached but the stress levels of Republican senators? Those went through the roof on Wednesday.
After the House of Representatives passed a clean debt ceiling increase on Tuesday, it was almost inevitable that the Senate would do the same. The only suspense was whether Ted Cruz was going to make it easy for his fellow Republicans. He didn't.
Cruz pushed for the cloture process to require 60 votes to end debate and then proceed to a final vote on the bill, rather than simply allowing debt ceiling to be raised by a majority vote. The result was a period of chaos in the Senate. Initially, Senate Republicans were short one vote to prevent default. After the vote was held for an hour, 12 Republicans ended up voting to end debate, including Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Whip John Cornyn, and thus allow a final vote on the bill, which then passed 55-43 along party lines.
Many of Cruz's fellow Republicans were befuddled why he called for cloture in the first place. Tennessee Senator Bob Corker criticized the Cruz strategy because "there was no endgame there." While Corker joined the rest of his caucus in voting against final passage, he saw no point in voting against cloture. "We know what the outcome is," said Corker. The cloture vote about debating it further, didn't see any proposals out there that had another outcome, it seemed to me the responsible thing to do" to vote for cloture.
Sen Mike Johanns (R-NE) shared Corker's disdain for the strategy or lack thereof of cloture opponents. "What's the other strategy? Default? See how the world reacts to that? See what the stock market does?" The retiring Nebraska senator saw no alternative to raising the debt ceiling "you can't run away, it's reality." Sen.Mark Kirk (R-IL) agreed with this approach, emphasizing that we need to have "an orderly administration of US debt."
Others like Senator Lindsey Graham, who voted against cloture, were simply frustrated at how badly the politics of the debt limit increase had been handled. "It's one thing to get hit by a speeding train" said the two-term South Carolina senator. "We get hit by slow moving trucks." He seemed befuddled the politics of the situation left no alternatives open for the GOP. "How do you wind up where you don't have a coordinated strategy between House and Senate over something where public is literally with you and you can see coming for months?" Graham though didn't name any specific villains. When asked who was responsible, he said "we all are and none of us are."
Democrats though simply shook their heads at what Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) described as "dysfunction." The first term Senator, who was appointed in 2012 to replace the late Daniel Inouye, told The Daily Beast "I think whatever plan [the GOP] had wasn't executed very well and wasn't thought through very well in the first place. They should have never required a 60-vote threshold having not figured out if they could supply their measly five votes to keep the full faith and credit of the United States."
But eventually, Republicans buckled down and bit the bullet as even Senators who told reporters earlier that they would vote against cloture, like Arizona Senator John McCain, changed their minds to avoid default. As Corker described the situation "Look, you know, what needed to get done got done and a lot of people stepped up and did what they knew needed to get done and probably what the entire caucus knew what needed to be done. I'm thankful that they finally did"
The big turning point in the vote seemed to be when both McConnell and Cornyn supported the cloture vote. At that point, many wavering Republicans seemed to rally around their leaders. Corker told reporters that McConnell and Cornyn's support didn't break the "dam" keeping many Republicans from supporting cloture but admitted "well, the dam was crumbling."
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Obama raising minimum wage to $10.10 for Fed contractors
(NEWSER) – Some federal contract workers will soon be making $10.10 per hour, up from $7.25, thanks to an executive action to be signed by President Obama. The move could eventually affect more than 2 million employees, but Obama's long-term goal is to increase the minimum wage across the board to $10.10 over three years—a goal he'll address in tonight's State of the Union.Fox News says the executive action is "the first of potentially many" tied to the address. The executive action will only apply to future, not existing, contracts, USA Todaynotes.
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(New York, NY) -- A federal jury in New York has a verdict in the terrorism trial of Osama bin Laden's son-in-law. Suleiman Abu Ghaith was found guilty on all counts of conspiring to kill more Americans in the days following the 9-11 attacks. He faces life behind bars. The panel deliberated for five hours yesterday before sending a note to the judge saying they were tired and mentally exhausted. They reached a verdict after resuming deliberations this morning.


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The cover of Vogue is supposed to be sacrosanct. In December 2006 The New York Tomes called it "the world's most influential fashion magazine." Since 1988, Anna Wintour has been the editor-in-chief of the magazine. In her very first issue in charge she put a woman on the cover wearing nothing but a pair of jeans and a Christian Lacroix jacket. It was the first time jeans had been on the cover and it shocked the world. With competition from around the world and circulation stagnant, Anna Wintour made the decision to put Kanye West and Kim Kardashian on the cover of Vogue. Apparently Kim was the porn star Anna wanted the most on the cover. The only reason they were put on the cover is because Anna wants people to buy Vogue like they buy In Touch or US Weekly. I can't think of any other reason. She is not trying to convince us that the couple is more fashionable than any other couple are they? Is it because Kanye's "friend" works for Givenchy and called in some favors? Is it because Anna decided that Kim wore that Met dress better than Mrs. Doubtfire?
Over the years Victoria Beckham has made it known that she would love to be put on the cover of Vogue. She models. Many consider her attractive and she actually has made a line of dresses and handbags and glasses that she designed herself that people and celebrities all over the world have worn. Anna Wintour doesn't like Victoria though. She likes David, but not Victoria. Apparently David has been offered the cover almost a dozen times and he always turns Anna down and will continue to do so until Victoria gets the cover. I'm no fan of Victoria but at least if she was on the cover she would belong. When you think of Vogue, you think of a magazine with a million pages of ads surrounding a few pages of text. That cover though is supposed to represent fashion. It is supposed to be the world's most influential fashion magazine. Kanye West and Kim Kardashian don't belong on the cover and never will belong on the cover and I hope that this issue not only doesn't sell, but that Anna Wintour is removed from her position.
This latest cover represents a downward slide or chase to the bottom of covers. Katy Perry has been on the cover. Lena Dunham was on the cover. I think what Lena Dunham has done over at Girls has been eye opening in the way that women on the screen are represented and looked at or thought of so you could make an argument for her on the cover. I think it is a losing argument, but you could make the argument. I'm not sure why Katy Perry would be on the cover except to sell magazines.


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Disgruntled worker who is 'not a female or a male' sues for $518,682 over PRONOUNS
A person in Oregon named Valeria Jones is suing catering company Bon Appétit Management for $518,682 because coworkers used female names in reference to Jones despite the fact that Jones had continually expressed the desire to be addressed only with gender neutral pronouns.
Some of the terms the coworkers called Jones included, for example, "little lady," "lady" and "miss," reports The Oregonian. The coworkers said Jones looked like a woman—possibly some unidentified female celebrity.
Jones was unhappy, explaining that pronouns which apply to everyone do not apply to Jones and are "unwelcome" because Jones is "not a female or a male."
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(NEWSER) – The Los Angeles Times sheds more light on how Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis was able to get secret-level security clearance from the Navy, despite the fact that he had been arrested in 2004 for an incident involving a gun. Alexis did not mention the incident on the security questionnaire he filled out three years later, but the Navy's Office of Personnel Management learned about it after doing a fingerprint check. He was asked about it and claimed all he did was deflate a man's tires. In reality, he shot out the man's tires, according to the police report filed in Seattle. Alexis said he did not disclose the incident because the charge was dismissed and his lawyer had told him it would be wiped from his record.


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Blake Shelton continues his winning streak on NBC's "The Voice." This time around the show's country coach led Danielle Bradbery to victory. And prior to taking the title, she had the chance to perform Hunter Hayes' latest hit, "I Want Crazy," with Hunter.
The show also featured an appearance from Florida Georgia Line, who performed their hit collaborative version of "Cruise" with Nelly. Cher, Bob Seger, Christina Aguilera, Pitbull, and Bruno Mars also added to the star power of the season four finale of "The Voice," which aired Tuesday night.
Danielle's success also marks the third consecutive year a Team Blake member has earned the win on the show. Shelton also had another act competing in the finale. The Swon Brothers ended their run in third place. Team Usher's Michelle Chamuel took the runner-up spot.
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This is the cordless prelit floral basket that can be hung anywhere indoors or outside without requiring connection to a power outlet. Faithfully replicating unique leaf and petal structures--such as the dark-banded leaves of zonal cultivars of the genus Pelargonium--the basket is strung with 30 battery-powered LEDs that produce a warm white glow. With 30,000-hour lifespans, if one LED breaks or burns out, the rest of the strand will remain illuminated. A timer automatically turns the lights on for six hours and off for 18 hours. The basket is made from lightweight, powder-coated steel with a coconut fiber liner. Includes a weather-resistant metal chain and hook. Requires four D batteries that provide up to 45 days of power. 22" H x 20" W. (2 3/4 lbs.) Geranium Basket. With 61 red flower clusters.
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Lights up a dark corner
By Beach mermaid
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GAve this to my neighbor to light up a garden window at night. He and his wife love it. It is cheery and requires no watering! Works great to light up a dark area with a bit of cheer.
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Nice but underwhelming
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I like the timer that allows you to set a six hour period daily that the lights come on. That is awesome. This is a nice additional decorative piece but is not quite as pretty as I envisioned. I have it hanging on the front porch, but don't know that I would buy again.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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I figured the Christmas tree is so spectacular, that the hanging petunias and geraniiums would as well. They looked too fake, especially with the lights...
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Placed this product on a hot, windy deck where it also was subjected to heavy rains. The petals and leaves stayed in place and there was no damage in rather nasty weather conditions. Neighbours thought they were real. Beautiful at night.
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Sanyo 55" HDTV is the latest technology for the digital age. The digital tuner is Digital Clear QAM capable of receiving unscrambled digital cable. In a high gloss black finish it blends into the background when the lights are dimmed for your movies, sports and favorite programs in your den or living room. Having a full array of HDMI, HD Component Audio/Video, Composite Audio/Video and RF inputs, you have plenty of options for DVD, VCR, Cable, Satellite and external antenna hookups. A coaxial digital audio output allows hookup to a home entertainment receiver amplifier system for theater like sound. The PC (VGA) input permits alternative use as a PC monitor while the new USB input and Photo Viewer feature allows display of your digital camera photos for all to easily see. With a thin space saving design and small footprint, it can be positioned anywhere. The detachable pedestal base stand allows it to be wall mounted with an optional wall mount kit (not included).
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WATCH: 9-Year-Old Girl Dominating In High School Basketball
Nine-year-old Jaden Newman is in fourth grade. But in her free time, she's also the point guard for a high school varsity basketball team.
In this jaw-dropping highlight reel, Jaden -- a player for the girls varsity basketball team of Downey Christian School in Orlando, Fla. -- coolly takes on opponents who tower over her, whizzing around the court with aplomb: