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Jeff Rich

UbaldoWhen dealing with made-up words, it's good to have an idea of what you intend them to mean.  The thing is, with "Ubaldology", I'm not sure what to do with it.  Is it a play on apology, eulogy, or the study of something? That something, of course, would be one Ubaldo Jimenez.

Let's just start with the oft criticized Indians pitcher himself, looking at who he is and, perhaps more importantly, who he is not.  First off, he was not a summer rental.  At the time, it was quite apparent that the Indians agreed to a price-tag that came with some expectations of reliability over multiple seasons, as club-friendly as Jimenez's deal with the Rockies may have been.  Forget that we now know there's probably not much in the way of special when it comes to Drew Pomeranz or Alex White, on the morning of July 30, 2001, that was a big chunk of the future of the rotation.  Little did we know.

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Nino Colla

DSalazar03The momentum of Rally Chicken has worn off. The Indians are two back of the AL Wild Card and thanks to a huge weekend from the upcoming Kansas City Royals, actually 5.5 back of the Tigers in the AL Central. Now they'll just need their own momentum swing to get them through the rest of this month.

They're going to be in the race til the very end. I have to keep preaching it, because this team is still alive and thanks to their schedule, they've got the chance to do damage. That red-hot Royals team though that just beat the Tigers two out of three, they're coming to town for an ultra important wild card swing series. 

METS - 2 | INDIANS - 1

W: Frank Francisco (1-0)

L: Chris Perez (5-3)

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First off, before this goes any further.

If you were paying attention a few weeks ago, Daisuke Matsuzaka wiggled out of his contract with the Cleveland Indians, left Columbus and found a home in New York.

And on Sunday he started against the team that he spent most of the year with, even though he really didn't actually pitch with Chief Wahoo on his cap.

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Nino Colla

ChickenCodyThere was a chicken, a 4-0 lead, the return of a super utility player, and some YANIMAL running around like a chicken with his head cut....errr, probably shouldn't make that joke.

The Indians are just a few games back from the wild card and have now surpassed one AL East team in the Wild Card chase. They're just on game behind another and three and a half away from the AL East team that is currently the leader.

Is this team getting it together just in time? Is this the beginning of a a run? Things are starting to feel really good around here. Do you feel really good?

Bawk bawk?!

ORIOLES - 4 | INDIANS - 6

W: Bryan Shaw (3-3)

L: Kevin Gausman (2-4)

S: Chris Perez (22)

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We will talk more about the chicken that spurred the Indians on to victory later. But it has to be said first and foremost. It is good to see the team having fun. It is better than having to hear about dead offense and losing streaks and come in and talk to the media about who knows what.

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Greg Popelka

216 HomecomingIn the 1970 Major League Baseball All Star Game, Cleveland Indians rookie catcher Ray Fosse and the Cincinnati Reds’ hustling Pete Rose had a date with destiny… 

-Nah. To fellow Indians fans (and I am looking you squarely in the eye), my solemn vow is this: what follows will not be the typical account of Pete Rose running over Ray Fosse in the 1970 All Star game (ironically, a play featuring more body contact than can be found in an NFL Pro Bowl). A Bing search will turn up three dozen of these articles for you whenever you like. And as you are aware, they sprout anew with the backyard clover every July. 

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Jonathan Knight

0000 City Limits SignRandom musings that still won’t help you beat the Tigers...

PLAYOFF PRETENDERS: Following the Tribe’s latest indignities at the hands of the Braves and Tigers, the Indians’ woes against playoff-caliber teams have come into even sharper focus.

Their record against teams currently in first place now stands at a miserable 10-26. In case that’s not enough to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that this year’s Indians have absolutely no business in the playoffs, let’s provide a little more perspective.

Here’s how the other wild-card contenders have fared to date against first-place teams:

Tampa Bay 10-18

NY Yankees 13-16

Baltimore 18-11

Oakland 14-15

St. Louis 12-21

Cincinnati 11-16

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