Locked On Guardians - Daily Podcast On The Cleveland Guardians
Episodes
Don't Skip This One
27 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It is not an Earth Shattering pod, or one full of deep insights. We talk about the injury to Emmanuel Clase, and how we are all waiting for more infor...
Brady Aiken Harbinger of Change
26 Feb 2020
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We take some time to look at geotags of the pod, turns out Cleveland is not even our top city in Ohio. We give Greensboro a shoutout again. There is a...
Smug Dolan Equals Fewer Tickets
25 Feb 2020
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The Indians home opener typically sells out in seconds this year as of seven pm one could get tickets. I explore the why, and explain why even though ...
News, Pitching, and Theories
24 Feb 2020
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Spring Training might have started but we recorded before the game, and in general not going to be a ton of Spring Training focus on the pod. We look ...
More Injuries and Talking Prospects
21 Feb 2020
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Carlos Carrasco is hurting, the Indians starting depth looks lacking. We discuss good news about the podcast. We dive into the Indians rotation. Then ...
Lindor Rumors Please Stop
20 Feb 2020
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Spend some time talking about bad proposed deals. Why Puig is the last free agent standing. We discuss some minor moves, and why if you're a baseball ...
Talking about Tainted World Series's
19 Feb 2020
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We talk about the Astros and how twice in six months they lied and covered up a situation which affected others careers. Due to this I make a point th...
Commissioner more like Wussissioner
18 Feb 2020
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Talking about the end of a personal era with Indians Baseball Insider going away. Spent time on Rob Manford, and how weak he looks after statements th...
President's Day But No Dennis Martinez
17 Feb 2020
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We get into the passing of Tony Fernandez and why he should be remembered for his bat and not his glove in Cleveland. We dig into Mike Clevinger's kne...
Trying to Find the 26
14 Feb 2020
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We talk a little draft with the college season already upon us, and my newest mock getting ready to drop today. We talk about the shrinking free agent...
Old Friends New Homes
12 Feb 2020
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Between CC Sabathia in 1999 and Jason Kipnis in 2009 the Indians failed to draft and develop a single All Star. While Kipnis had in ups and downs in C...
Weekend Round Up: Multiple Deals No Indians
10 Feb 2020
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Looking at the Betts deal in its final form. Looking at the Padres and Rays part two, and how the Rays have all the outfielders now. We take a look at...
More Santana's
07 Feb 2020
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On the show we revisit the the Betts deal and talk about how things have shaped even as the deal is held in limbo. We talk about rumored newest Indian...
Betts Deal Drops During the Pod
05 Feb 2020
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We do a quick old friend alert. Then talk about some starter ranks, before talking about the Dodgers and Betts. Why this could be good for the Indians...
Weekend Round Up Would You like Some Lindor
03 Feb 2020
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We start out by going back and talking about some first basemen of note that I missed from the Indians all time position group. Then we talk about Lin...
All Time First Base and DH
31 Jan 2020
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There were a bunch of minor signings around the league since the last podcast, three stood out in particular from my point of view. We talk about them...
Pair of Outfielders on the Move None to the Tribe
28 Jan 2020
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Castellanos a Red. Marte a Diamondback. Looking at the signings and trade. What could this mean for the Indians. Looking at what the Indians could hav...
Talking Prospects and Draft
27 Jan 2020
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We talk about who spent the most money this offseason, and who did not. If you have been living under a rock the Indians are in the second group. We l...
We Got Some News
24 Jan 2020
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Indians added four new names today three players and a coach. I might be a bit unfair to the coach who left his college team in the lurch three weeks ...
Catcher Now, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
22 Jan 2020
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We made it 200 episodes deep, and are starting a new series looking at catching depth for the Indians. Who do I think should start, where is the catch...
Talking about the Blue Jays and Rays
20 Jan 2020
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Finishing off our tour of the Majors we talk about the Blue Jays and Rays and why they are both teams that would make a lot of sense for trades both b...
Can you Spare a Dime or Maybe an Outfielder
17 Jan 2020
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This is a long one where we go over some mistakes from this week. Then we talk about the news as another top 50 free agent is off the market. Next I r...
Draft talk and some Minor News
16 Jan 2020
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Things are slowing down in baseball so we talk about some minor news. We look at all FA team after the recent signings around the league. We look at w...
Twins get Better Indians get Nothing
15 Jan 2020
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There is no good way to cut it the Twins got better, and the Indians are still sitting on their hands having added a fourth outfielder, a reliever, an...
Astros More like Asterisks
14 Jan 2020
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Some news at the top, before we dive into the fallout from the Astros scandal. We talk about the wide ranging effects and how things are actually a li...
Move If You Are Alive
13 Jan 2020
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The Indians have still done nothing, and the free agent market has lost a few more names. We talk a about those moves, the lack of Indians moves, and ...
Rays Be Deviling Me
10 Jan 2020
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The Rays made a pair of trades that have ramifications on the Indians. They helped a pitching depleted Astros team get a pitcher with some of the best...
Looking at Defensive Metrics
09 Jan 2020
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We do a quick dive into the news, before spending some time on the recently released statcast advanced defensive metrics. They paint a clear picture o...
Twiddling Thumbs
08 Jan 2020
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More free agents signed, and more of nothing out of Cleveland. We talk about the news, talk about why there are a lot of fingers to point. Then more d...
More News, Just Not Indians News
07 Jan 2020
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The Nationals are signing all the free agents, heck even the lowly Orioles are getting in on the market. While the Indians continue to watch from the ...
Free Agency Getting Sparse Better Act Now
06 Jan 2020
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As has been the common theme on this pod within an hour of the last one posting two of the players mentioned signed. So we talk about those along with...
Talking about News, including a Former Indian Signing
03 Jan 2020
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We take some time to look at the signing of a former Indian. We talk about a move made by division rival the Chicago White Sox. After nothing happenin...
Trying to Find a Mystery Team
02 Jan 2020
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We go digging to find a team that would be willing to trade high value prospects, has players who can help right now, and who might also be looking at...
Happy New Year, New Decade
01 Jan 2020
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We start out talking why Lindor to the Dodgers is not going to happen, and why any talk on Clevinger is very dumb. We talk about the free agent news o...
Back from A Break
31 Dec 2019
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We talk about the Indians 40 man move. We then go into FA again and talk about the sudden run on mid tier Outfielders and why the Indians best route n...
Cesar Hernandez
24 Dec 2019
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The Indians sign the player I have been pushing for on this podcast for weeks in Cesar Hernandez. The Indians have now improved in every facet of the ...
Rumor Mill Keeps Churning
20 Dec 2019
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We look at some of the recent signings and discuss the very much picked over free agent market. I vent a bit about the talk that the Indians might cut...
A Day Late and A Dollar Short
19 Dec 2019
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This podcast was recorded on Tuesday evening, but it slipped my mind to upload it for nearly 24 hours. So here is the pod a day late, but all of the i...
I Can't Quit Kluber - Locked On Indians
17 Dec 2019
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We talk more about the Kluber trade, and some of the rumors that came out afterwards. We discuss the past few offseasons, and why the Indians now have...
Kluber Traded Mid-Podcast - Locked On Indians
15 Dec 2019
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I started this podcast to talking about the Kluber rumors. In the end I decided to keep that part in. It will be funny to hear, and interesting as I d...
Rule 5 and Rumors - Locked On Indians
13 Dec 2019
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We talk about the Rendon signing, and how things look post winter meetings. We talk about the Lindor, Kluber, and Clevinger rumors. We see what ones m...
Cole, Kluber, and Lindor Oh My - Locked On Indians
12 Dec 2019
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Supersized edition as we talk Angels and Indians. Dodgers and Indians. All the free agent signings, and how the Indians could end up being players in ...
News - Locked On Indians
11 Dec 2019
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We look at the signings and rumors that have been coming out of the winter meetings. We look at the Cozart deal and what it will mean for other teams ...
Talking about the Draft, Brady Aiken, and How he Changed History - Locked On Indians
10 Dec 2019
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Brady Aiken might be retiring looking back at 2015 draft and the ones around then to see if the Indians drafts really did improve or was it just a mat...
Talking News and the Texas Rangers - Locked On Indians
09 Dec 2019
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We spend a lot of time on the Interesting Rays and Padres deal explaining, why I love it for the Rays but still like it for the Padres. We talk about ...
More News and Some More Angels talk - Locked On Indians
06 Dec 2019
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More Free Agency News - Locked On Indians
05 Dec 2019
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Zach Wheeler and Cole Hamels sign, and Dylan Bundy gets traded to the Angels. teams are chasing arms and the supply is starting to dwindle. We look a...
Talking Mets - Locked On Indians
04 Dec 2019
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We talk about how the Lindor rumors won't go away and make sense but are very unlikely to occur this offseason. We then dive into what a Lindor deal t...
Non Tender Madness - Locked On Indians
03 Dec 2019
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We talk about all the players who stood out who were non tender or released over the last few days. We talk about the Indians minor trade, and who the...
News and Nationals - Locked On Indians
27 Nov 2019
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Head Cold be darned, I work through the illness to bring more news involving catchers and former Indians. We then look at the Washington Nationals, a ...
News and Yolmer Sanchez - Locked On Indians
26 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Another day and more catcher information in the news. We talk about that and the other news of the day, before diving into Yolmer Sanchez. Fresh off o...
Looking at the Catching Market - Locked On Indians
25 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The top two catchers were signed off the free agent market in a matter of days. We look at who's left, who still has needs, and how they might look to...
Crossover Lindor trade talk with Jeff Snider - Locked On Indians
22 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This is a fun one, where Jeff Snider and myself take the role of GM and try and figure out a deal for the Indians and Dodgers revolving around one Fra...
Happy 40 Man Lock Day - Locked On Indians
21 Nov 2019
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The Indians did it all today. They added three players, the same three mentioned at length on the pod yesterday. They made a small trade with the Brew...
40 Man Looming\ Braves Trade Talk - Locked On Indians
20 Nov 2019
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We talk about the new around the MLB. Then talk Rule 5 as all decisions must be final by 8 Pm EST on Wednesday. We then look into the Braves as they a...
Indians/Brewers Trade Nah - Locked On Indians
19 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We talk about Josh Bell who could be on the move from the Pirates. We talk about some recent free agency rumors. Then we look at the Brewers to see if...
Massive Minor League Changes? - Locked On Indians
18 Nov 2019
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We discuss the proposed deal in a New Jersey paper for Corey Kluber, before switching gears to talk about the proposal by the MLB that will have a dra...
Talking Qualifying Offers, Pirates, and Reds - Locked On Indians
15 Nov 2019
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We talk about the qualifying offer situation across baseball as eight players rejected, two accepted it, and one player already signed away as a free ...
Rumor Mill Third Base, Dodgers, and More - Locked on Indians
14 Nov 2019
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We look at the talk of the day. We look at the third base market, and how the demand greatly outreaches the supply. We look at the Blue Jays who have ...
Looking at the Cubs - Locked On Indians
13 Nov 2019
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Taking a quick look around the league, talking about some signings including a former Indian. Then we go look at the Cubs trying to see if there is a ...
Never Ending Lindor Talk - Locked On Indians
11 Nov 2019
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There was more talk about Lindor this weekend so we address it. We compare him to Machado to show why he should net far more than Machado ever could h...
Talking Cardinals and the loss of Matt Blake - Locked On Indians
08 Nov 2019
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Most of 2019, I wrote or talked about how the Cardinals made for a natural trade partner with the Indians. Now that the season is over is this still c...
This Prospect List Goes to Eleven - Locked On Indians
07 Nov 2019
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After a quick look at news around the league, we dive into my top 11 prospects for the Cleveland Indians. The complete rankings with 4K words can be f...
Free Agency with a focus JPL and KBO - Locked On Indians
06 Nov 2019
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This show is focused on Free Agency with a specific focus on some lesser name players coming out of Japan and Korea who are generating talk and attent...
Roster Moves Galore - Locked On Indians
05 Nov 2019
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It was a busy day in the league as teams had to make decisions about team options and who they would extend qualifying offers to. It also meant teams ...
Gold Gloves, News, and More - Locked On Indians
04 Nov 2019
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We talk about news around the league. We discuss why Gold Gloves are dumb even if they got them right by giving them to a pair of Indians. We discuss ...
Raiding Arizona - Locked On Indians
01 Nov 2019
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After being lukewarm on all the talked about deals for the Indians in the NL West. I think I finally struck gold with the Diamondbacks, who are a team...
More Lindor and Some Giants Talk - Locked On Indians
30 Oct 2019
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After more Lindor talk in the media, we revisit and consider what a deal could look like without Gavin Lux. We discuss how a deal involving Keibert Ru...
Dodgers Chasing Lindor: Locked On Indians
29 Oct 2019
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We look at the Dodgers in depth after the rumor came out that they plan to chase Francisco Lindor this offseason. The Indians would have be blown away...
Rockies and Prospects: Locked On Indians
28 Oct 2019
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We continue to look at teams across the league to try and figure out if they might be a team that makes sense for the Indians to trade with. We also d...
Mailbag Time - Locked On Indians
25 Oct 2019
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It is Friday, so after some catching up on Indians news and articles we dig into the mailbag. We talk about Lindor deals, look for outfielders, and ta...
Talking Indians and Padres - Locked On Indians
24 Oct 2019
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We start our tour of the majors with the Padres. We talk about what has gone right, Paddack and Tatis, what has not, just about every big money deal, ...
Lindor Trades That Make Sense - Locked On Indians
23 Oct 2019
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After the show yesterday I was asked if the Indians did consider moving Lindor then to what teams would it make the most sense. The short answer is no...
Lindor to the Yanks? Bah - Locked On Indians
22 Oct 2019
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In today's episode we look at the trade idea from the New York Post about Lindor the Yankees. We discuss how bad this trade idea is, and again focus o...
Free Agents to Know - Locked On Indians
21 Oct 2019
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We continue with the question from Friday to explore some under the radar names for the Indians to consider in free agency this year. We look at hitte...
Mailbag - Locked On Indians
18 Oct 2019
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It is a mailbag episode and there was enough here to make it a two parter, so come back on Monday to here me answer even more of the questions submitt...
Talking Playoffs - Locked On Indians
17 Oct 2019
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Talking about the NLCS and ALCS, checking in on former Indians, discussing some off season plans for the show, and discussing the biggest contracts in...
More Clipping - Locked On Indians
16 Oct 2019
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We pick up where we left off with the Clippers top ten. We talk about the top five prospects four of which are in the Indians top 10 and two are in th...
Going Clipping - Locked On Indians
15 Oct 2019
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The Clippers are an interesting mix of prospects and 30-year-old former major leaguers. The talent level is higher than it was in Akron, but the overa...
RubberDucks Minor League Low - Locked On Indians
14 Oct 2019
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The Akron RubberDucks were all pitching and no bats this year. They have eight arms on my top 10 prospects list for the level and had another three pi...
Playoffs + Part 2 - Locked On Indians
11 Oct 2019
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We spend some time going around the teams in the ALDS and talk about former Indians signaling out Cameron Maybin as the one who got away this year. Th...
Lynchburg + AZL - Locked on Indians
10 Oct 2019
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First I give you a recommendation of a site to go check to get more info on the AZL Indians, after that we dive into Lynchburg a place that saw a lot ...
Lake County - Locked On Indians
09 Oct 2019
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This whole episode is focused on Lake County Captains a team that had a lot of talent go through but not a lot stay. It was a team in flux for almost ...
Arizona Indians - Locked On Indians
08 Oct 2019
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Focus for todays show is on the Arizona Indians, and also some general talk about player evaluation. We look at the top ten prospects which is a list ...
Arizona Fall League and Mahoning Valley - Locked On Indians
07 Oct 2019
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The first half of the show is focused on the AFL. Why it is important? Why it is not important? Who did the Indians send? And lastly, why did they sen...
Around the League - Locked on Indians
04 Oct 2019
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We talk up Yandy Diaz, discuss tonight's playoff games, talk about the bad pen for the Dodgers and then end with my last pair of AA interviews one wit...
Talking Playoffs - Locked On Indians
03 Oct 2019
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There is not much going down with the Indians so we talk about the wild card games. We look at the teams in the playoffs who might make sense as trade...
40 Man Going Deep - Locked On Indians
02 Oct 2019
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I get out paper and a pen and go through all 47 players on the Indians roster. Then we talk about free agents, locks, and bubble players as I try and ...
Cleveland Spiders - Locked On Indians
01 Oct 2019
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We have a special guest in this one as a spider joins the podcast, much to my chagrin. We spend the first half of the show talking about my 2020 Mock ...
Bad Season, Great Year - Locked On Indians
30 Sep 2019
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The theme is the season was a disappointment, but due to player development, it was a great year for the Indians. We talk about the ups and downs. The...
Cue a Large Lady - Locked On Indians
27 Sep 2019
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Just like that, the Indians season is over. Aaron Civale picked the wrong time to regress, Daniel Palka, who was hitting under .100 with no extra-base...
Forked - Locked on Indians
26 Sep 2019
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Indians yet again lose to a White Sox starter they should beat. A loss putting them firmly on the outside looking in when it comes to the postseason. ...
Jose is Back - Locked On Indians
25 Sep 2019
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Indians beat up on the White Sox, thanks to poor pitching by the Sox and the return of Jose Rameriz. It is just a bit better having him at third than ...
Must Win Mode - Locked On Indians
24 Sep 2019
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The Rays win and face a very easy stretch for them and the 20 pitchers they currently have on the roster. The Nationals also win which is good for the...
Six to Go - Locked On Indians
23 Sep 2019
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The Indians go five out of six as I predicted and sai was necessary this week. They need to keep the breakneck pace up as they stayed tied with the Ra...
Best Of Nine - Locked On Indians
20 Sep 2019
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Indians took care of business and swept the woeful Tigers. Now Philly comes to town for the last home series of the year, and the pitching matchups se...
In Control - Locked On Indians
19 Sep 2019
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Indians win another one this time in extra innings, the only problem is the A's and the Rays also won by one run in extra innings. The Indians were a ...
Win One for the Kipper - Locked On Indians
18 Sep 2019
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The Indians beat the Tigers, we take a tour of the league checking in on the teams in the playoff hunt before taking our time to talk about Jason Kipn...
No Night Off For Us - Locked on Indians
17 Sep 2019
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The Indians might not have played but several important AL and NL teams relative to the Indians did play. We look at those games. We look at why the T...
Goodbye Central - Locked On Indians
16 Sep 2019
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Any hope of the AL Central title went away this weekend after losing two of three to the Twins. While the focus was on the Twins the A's ran away with...