Tony Sipp
Tony Marcel Sipp
(twitter : @SippTony )
Position : Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 190 lb.
Born : July 12 , 1983 in Pascagoula, MS
High School : Moss Point HS (Moss Point, MS) Schools : Clemson University (Clemson, SC) , Okaloosa-Walton College (Niceville, FL) Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 45th round of the 2004 amateur draft.Signed July 13, 2004.
(All Transactions ) Debut : April 22, 2009 (Age 25)
vs. KCR 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER Teams (by GP): Indians/Diamondbacks 2009-2013 2013 Contract Status : 1st-Year Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$1.28M (13) (details ) [*] Service Time (01/2013) : 3.138, Arb Eligible : 2014, Free Agent : 2016 [*] , Agents : Bledsoe Brothers [*] About biographical information
News -- June 2013
6/3 Indians Baseball Insider: Notes from the Wigwam: Bullpen woes take toll : When a problem arises, it’s imperative to quickly find a solution. Unfortunately for the Cleveland Indians, there does not ...
News -- May 2013
5/27 Indians Baseball Insider: Notes from the Wigwam: Mistakes lead to rough week : It’s always tough for a baseball team to go 2-5 in the span of a week. Of course, it’s even more difficult to deal ...
5/16 Tribe Daily: A Tale of Two Tribes: Between 2012 and Now, Talent is the Key :
Do you remember where the Cleveland Indians were on May 18th last year?
Do you want to remember?
Trust me, it isn't bad. ...
5/8 Venom Strikes: Brandon McCarthy Pitches Better But is Still Winless : Once again, the Arizona Diamondbacks got the better of the Los Angels Dodgers at Chavez Ravine, thanks to Paul Goldschmidt‘s ...
5/4 MLBTradeRumors: AL Notes: Yankees, Bauer, Twins, Dickey : If you are looking for some interesting reading this evening, have a look at the evolution of the defensive shift as told by Travis ...
5/4 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Friends in New Places : As the game of baseball has evolved, the idea of a homegrown player sticking with one team just does not happen anymore. Because ...
5/2 Ballr: Arizona Diamondbacks To Lean Heavily On Bullpen : There are road trips, and then there’s the one the Arizona Diamondbacks are currently wrapping up in San Francisco on Wednesday. ...
News -- April 2013
4/26 Venom Strikes: Leaky D’backs’ Bullpen Needs to be Fixed Soon : It is hard to tell what to make of the recent Arizona Diamondbacks road trip which saw them go 4-5 in three different cities. ...
4/26 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: With New Faces, Tribe Bullpen Remains Strength : A good number of names and faces may have changed during the offseason, but the bullpen still remains the biggest strength of ...
4/23 Venom Strikes: No Sophomore Slump for Wade Miley : Going into this season, one of the questions many of us had concerning the Arizona Diamondbacks was could Wade Miley continue ...
4/23 Splash Hit Blog: GIFCap: They only come in wins, baby : I’m not doing these things in a loss unless the Giants get extremely unlucky and there’s stuff to calm myself down ...
4/18 Billy-Ball.com: Wade Miley deserved better last night : Tony Sipp was the Tax Man last night. Wade Miley pitched 6.2 innings last night and left his game at the Stadium with the Diamondbacks ...
4/17 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees 4, Diamondbacks 3: The comeback kids : You know it's a good game when CC Sabathia gives up two runs while tossing over 30 pitches in the first inning and he not only ...
4/16 Baseball News Source: D-Backs Aaron Hill Out With Broken Hand, Call Up Didi Gregorius : Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Aaron Hill was placed on the 15 day disabled list with a broken hand and prospect Didi Gregorius ...
4/10 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Arizona Diamondbacks : The Diamondbacks made a number of moves that raised eyebrows and invited skepticism this offseason, and they'll have to improve ...
4/6 Indians Baseball Insider: Second Thoughts: Game #4:Rays 4, Indians 0 : Everybody Makes Mistakes
Young right-hander Zach McAllister went out and made some mistakes, but overall had a quality start ...
4/3 Venom Strikes: Montero Hot, Cahill Not for the D’backs : To me, there were two storylines coming out of the Arizona Diamondbacks’ 6-1 loss last night to the St. Louis Cardinals. ...
4/1 WahoosOnFirst: How the 2013 Cleveland Indians Roster was Assembled : The Cleveland Indians had themselves quite an offseason and the makeup of the 2013 roster looks very different from that of the ...
News -- March 2013
3/24 Baseballhotcorner.com: Arizona Diamondbacks Bullpen Outlook 2013 : The Arizona Diamondbacks will need a strong bullpen to have any chance of taking the NL West division crown away from the San ...
3/21 Baseballhotcorner.com: Arizona Diamondbacks 2013 Season Preview : The Arizona Diamondbacks had high expectations coming into the 2012 season. They were not able to meet those expectations that ...
3/16 Kevin Slowey Was Framed: Finding Pedro Florimon's Value : Yesterday, I unveiled what will almost certainly go down in history as my most po**** original idea: a weekly (fake) mailbag. ...
3/13 Baseball Analytics: Leading off for Cincy, Shin-Soo Choo : Last season, National League leadoff batters hit .257, led by the Colorado Rockies at .279
Last season, National League leadoff ...
3/13 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: The Diamondbacks' Best Offseason Acquisition : No one can accuse Diamondbacks General Manager Kevin Towers of taking it easy this winter. The D'Backs finished with a .500 ...
3/12 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Cleveland Indians : The Indians spent aggressively on free agents, hired a big-name manager and completed a major trade. Chris Antonetti’s third ...
3/7 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Barnes Hoping to fill Lefty Void in Tribe Bullpen : During Spring Training the DTTWLN staff will profile and examine the coaches and players that make up and are vying to be part ...
3/4 Indians Baseball Insider: IBI Power Poll: The biggest move of the Indians' offseason : The Cleveland Indians lost their way. In the month of August of 2012, the Indians went from a middling-to-potential contender ...
3/4 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Huff Is Running Out of Options in Cleveland : During Spring Training the DTTWLN staff will profile and examine the coaches and players that make up and are vying to be part ...
3/1 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Hagadone Faces Uphill Battle to Make Bullpen : During Spring Training the DTTWLN staff will profile and examine the coaches and players that make up and are vying to be part ...
News -- February 2013
2/24 mlbreports.com : Cleveland Indians Payroll In 2013: And Contracts Going Forward : Like us on Facebook here Sunday Feb 24, 2013 By Larry Myers (Indians Correspondent): The Indians finished the 2012 season as a ...
2/20 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Lefty May Have Up-Hill Battle to Make Tribe Opening Day Roster : During Spring Training the DTTWLN staff will profile and examine the coaches and players that make up and are vying to be part ...
2/14 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Soto Has Outside Chance to Make Tribe’s Bullpen : During Spring Training the DTTWLN staff will profile and examine the coaches and players that make up and are vying to be part ...
2/14 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Callaway Faces Challenge to Rebuild Tribe’s Pitching Staff : During Spring Training the DTTWLN staff will profile and examine the coaches and players that make up and are vying to be part ...
2/11 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Antonetti Practiced What He Preached in Winter Roster Rebuild : During Spring Training the DTTWLN staff will profile and examine the coaches and players that make up and are vying to be part ...
2/11 Call to the Pen: The Arizona Diamondbacks Offseason: The Leaning Towers of Phoenix : The Arizona Diamondbacks offseason was tumultuous, two trades were made that will shape the franchise for years to come. The result ...
2/7 Venom Strikes: Where Will Patrick Corbin Fit In? : With my area about to buried in over a foot of snow within the next 24 hours, I need something, anything to take my mind off Winter. ...
News -- January 2013
1/28 WahoosOnFirst: Indians Are Confident in Their Left Handed Relievers : Over the winter the Cleveland Indians said goodbye to both of their established left-handed relievers, Tony Sipp and Rafael Perez. ...
1/23 What the Heck, Bobby?: Happy Birthday - 1/20 : No future Astros and only one former Astro with a birthday today ~RHP Matt Albers (30)A draft-and-follow pick in the 23rd round ...
1/19 Crashburn Alley: Antonio **** and Arbitration : Antonio **** finished the 2012 season with a 4.33 ERA, a far cry from the 2.64 figure with which he ended 2011. Nevertheless, ...
1/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Diamondbacks | Tony Sipp avoids arbitrationThe Arizona Diamondbacks avoided arbitration with RP Tony Sipp by signing him to a one-year, $1.275 million deal....[+]
The Arizona Diamondbacks avoided arbitration with RP Tony Sipp by signing him to a one-year, $1.275 million deal.
1/17 MLBTradeRumors: D'Backs, Tony Sipp Avoid Arbitration : The Diamondbacks have reached agreement on a one-year, $1.275MM deal with Tony Sipp, the right-hander told Creg Stephenson of ...
1/16 Venom Strikes: Will There be Arbitration Case Fights for the D’backs? : It was announced that six members of the Arizona Diamondbacks filed for salary arbitration on Tuesday. These six players along ...
1/14 MLBTradeRumors: Diamondbacks To Extend J.J. Putz : The Diamondbacks have agreed to sign J.J. Putz to a one-year extension that will keep him in Arizona through 2014, the team announced ...
News -- December 2012
12/29 MLBTradeRumors: The 80-89 Win Club : Last year, roughly one quarter of the teams in baseball won between 80 and 89 games and all of them missed the playoffs. This ...
12/26 MLBTradeRumors: Kevin Towers Q&A At FanGraphs : Diamondbacks GM Kevin Towers spoke to David Laurila of FanGraphs just before the holidays, and the interview was published today. ...
12/23 Baseball News Source: Indians, Reds, D-backs Complete Three-Team Deal : Choo will play in Cincinnati in 2013 The Cleveland Indians agreed to send right fielder Shin-Soo Choo and infielder Jason Donald ...
12/21 West Coast Reds: Reds Acquire Choo, Donald in 3-Team Deal : The Reds might have found their leadoff man. In a complicated trade triangle, the Reds receive outfielder Shin-Soo Choo, ...
12/20 WahoosOnFirst: Should Indians Move Ubaldo Jimenez to the Bullpen? : The Indians have undergone a heck of a makeover this winter. Gone are Shin-Soo Choo, Jack Hannahan, Esmil Rogers, Casey Kotchman, ...
12/17 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 12/9/12 - 12/15/12 : With yet another crazy week of hot stove madness, let's step away from the action to catch up on the week that was here at MLBTR...
For ...
12/16 Neurotic Sports Fan: Five Quick Thoughts (Cleveland Edition): 12/15/12 : I published something of substance earlier this week, so I think it’ll be okay to limit this post to just five thoughts. ...
12/14 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy impact: Shin-Soo Choo, Trevor Bauer and Josh Hamilton : Within a matter of days, the Texas Rangers went from holding all the cards to being left out in the cold this winter. This free-agency ...
12/13 MLBRandomFandom: The Trade That Finally Happened : By Danny MaddenThis week may have been the worst week for baseball to start going crazy with their trades. First, the Royals destroy ...
12/13 Blog Red Machine: Reds in 2013: Shin-Soo Choo : One of the newest Reds will be the focus of today’s “Reds in 2013″ feature: Shin-Soo Choo. Choo was acquired ...
12/13 WahoosOnFirst: What Should the Indians Do Next This Offseason? : It’s hard not to write an entire post gushing over the fact that one of the most prized starting-pitching prospects in baseball ...
12/13 PaulLebowitz.com: Reds, Indians and Diamondbacks 3-Way Trade Hinges on Bauer and Gregorius : The Reds, Indians and Diamondbacks completed a three team trade that broke down in the following way: Reds get OF Shin-Soo Choo, ...
12/12 Baseball Jerks: Three-Team Trade Benefits Reds and Indians, Leaves Diamondbacks Behind : All trades are tough to judge at the time they happen, but three-team trades are especially tough to judge. There are so many ...
12/12 Baseball Jerks: Shin-Soo Choo Headlines 9-Player Trade, Goes to Cincinnati : One of the po**** outfielders on the trade market this offseason not named Justin Upton has been Shin-Soo Choo. The five-tool ...
12/12 Venom Strikes: Trying To Making Sense of the Trevor Bauer Trade : The Arizona Diamondbacks traded pitcher Trevor Bauer to the Cleveland Indians as part of a three-team deal last evening. The D’Backs ...
12/12 Behind the Plate: Behind the Trade: Choo-ing Across State to Cincy : There is a reason why Joey Votto collected just 56 runs batted ...
12/12 Baseball Press: Hot Stove: The Choo, Stubbs, Bauer Three-Way Deal :
Shin-Soo Choo is headed to Cincinnati in a three-way trade. (US Presswire)The MLB hot stove continued to sizzle on Tuesday when ...
12/12 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Applaud Antonetti for Bauer Trade, Recent Moves and Roster Flexibility : By Mike Brandyberry It’s time to give Chris Antonetti some credit. The Indians General Manager has deservedly received ...
12/12 Venom Strikes: Did Tower’s Get Enough For Trevor Bauer? : Trevor Bauer was the third overall pick in the 2011 draft coming out of UCLA. He was the first in his class to reach the majors ...
12/12 Phillies Nation: Revere’s Acquisition Steal Compared to Choo’s Cost : The Phillies acquisition of Ben Revere was met with a blend of generally positive merriment and cautious optimism among Phillies ...
12/12 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball Value of Shin-Soo Choo in Cincinnati : The wheels of the Hot Stove season are continuing to burn with a three-team trade between the Reds, Indians, and Diamondbacks. ...
12/12 WahoosOnFirst: Shin-Soo Choo Deal is Fantastic Trade for Indians : On Tuesday night, the Cleveland Indians surprised the baseball world by dealing Shin-Soo Choo as part of a three-way trade with ...
12/12 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Indians, D-Backs, And Reds Finalize 3-Way Choo Deal :
The Diamondbacks did indeed pull of a three-way trade this week, but it was not the one that everyone was anti**** with Justin ...
12/12 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE REDS GET SHIN-SOO CHOO IN 3 TEAM TRADE :
There was a trade involving the Diamondbacks, the Indians and the Reds, a 3 team trade and many reported it. Here is Bob Nightengale's ...
12/12 Seedlings to Stars: Bauer, Gregorious Moved in Nine Player Trade : Since last week’s Winter Meetings there has been chatter about a possible three-team trade, if not bigger, that would involve ...
12/12 MLB Injury News: Justin Upton Rumors: Diamondbacks ‘Highly Unlikely’ to Trade OF : Now that the Arizona Diamondbacks have filled what they
consider to be their areas of need through yesterday’s three-team trade,
general ...
12/12 Motor City Bengals: Trade Central: Indians Do Something Right? : This is hard for me to say. Not because I have trouble admitting when an American League Central team makes a good move. I try ...
12/12 StanGraphs: Trade: Shin-Soo Choo Headed to Cincinnati in Three-Team Deal : The Reds were looking for a quality outfielder to improve a lineup that was the worst aspect of their playoff team last season, ...
12/12 MetsToday.com: Blockbuster Sends Choo To Cincinnati : According to various reports, the Indians, Diamondbacks, and Reds have completed a deal that sends outfielder Shin-Soo Choo to ...
12/12 North and South of Royal Brougham: Edwin Jackson Should be a Target for the Mariners : In two of the past three days the Mariners offseason has taken some major hits in terms of its allure. When the Dodgers signed ...
12/11 Release Points: Indians Win in Three-Team Deal : The Indians’ backs were up against the wall. With Scott Boras’ hand firmly clenched around Shin-Soo Choo’s wrist, much like ...
12/11 MLB Dirt: The Reds Acquire Shin-Soo Choo in a Blockbuster Move : In an offseason that has saw the Tampa Bay Rays dump off frontline starters, Jeffery Loria selling anyone in a Miami Marlins jersey ...
12/11 Baseball News Source: Indians, Reds, D-backs Complete Three-Way Deal : Choo will play in Cincinnati in 2013 The Cleveland Indians agreed to send right fielder Shin-Soo Choo and infielder Jason Donald ...
12/11 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Trades Choo to Cincinnati in Three-Team Deal for Stubbs and D-Backs’ Bauer : By Mike Brandyberry The Cleveland Indians have traded outfielder Shin-Soo Choo in part of a three-team deal with the Cincinnati ...
12/11 MLBTradeRumors: Diamondbacks "Highly Unlikely" To Trade Justin Upton : Diamondbacks General Manager Kevin Towers told reporters that a trade of Justin Upton is now "highly unlikely" now that they ...
12/8 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Are the Indians Ready to Fool Fans in Free Agency Again? : By Mike Brandyberry The Cleveland Indians have fooled fans many times in their pursuit of free agents, often chasing a player ...
News -- November 2012
11/20 WahoosOnFirst: Piecing Together the Indians’ Bullpen After a Chris Perez Trade : The Cleveland Indians need pitching. That’s just a fact. The Tribe’s starting five was inconsistent to downright terrible ...
11/11 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Learning from the Past : Recently, Pat McManamon of FOXSportsOhio.com had a conversation with Cleveland Indians’ team president Mark Shapiro, who talked ...
11/9 WahoosOnFirst: Was the Mike Aviles Trade Good for the Indians? : Last weekend, the Cleveland Indians kicked off the offseason by trading Esmil Rogers to the Toronto Blue Jays for Mike Aviles ...
News -- October 2012
10/30 WahoosOnFirst: Why Indians Should Non-Tender Rafael Perez : Rafael Perez is eligible for salary arbitration for the fourth and final time this offseason. The Indians will have until the ...
10/26 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Hagadone Has a Place in the Bullpen, Only Question is Where? : After a disappointing 2012 Cleveland Indians season the organization is at a crossroads to decide how to progress with the organization, ...
10/22 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Cleveland Indians : The Indians will add starting pitching and consider trading some established arbitration eligible stars.
Guaranteed Contracts
Carlos ...
10/21 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: The Importance of Developing the Farm System : By Bob Toth Incoming Cleveland Indians’ manager Terry Francona has already stressed something that has become common knowledge ...
10/18 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Arbitration Will Likely Signal the End of the Bullpen Mafia : After a disappointing 2012 Cleveland Indians season the organization is at a crossroads to decide how to progress with the organization, ...
10/17 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligibles: Cleveland Indians : The Indians are next in our 2013 Arbitration Eligibles series. Matt Swartz's salary projections are below.
First time: ...
10/4 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Where Do the Indians Go From Here? : By Mike Brandyberry Well, that didn’t go as planned. When the Cleveland Indians left Goodyear, Ariz., at the end of March, ...
10/4 WahoosOnFirst: Indians Get Shut Out 9-0 in Last Game of 2012 Season : The 2012 season wrapped up on a very low note for the Indians Wednesday night as the White Sox hit five home runs while keeping ...
10/3 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Johnson Three Homer Night Sends Tribe to Offseason; White Sox 9, Indians 0 : By Evan Matsumoto There was no dog pile on the infield; there was no champagne flowing in the clubhouse. After Wednesday night’s ...
10/1 WahoosOnFirst: This Week In Indians Baseball: Week 26 : The Indians aimed to end the season on the right foot in the last full week of the season. First, they wrapped up the road schedule ...
News -- September 2012
9/24 WahoosOnFirst: Santana and the Tribe Rout Royals 15-4 : After two straight nights of logging 10 hits and only racking up 3 runs, the Indians’ bats finally came to life in a big ...
9/16 WahoosOnFirst: Anibal Sanchez Dominates Tribe in 5-3 Tigers Win : Anibal Sanchez took a no-hitter into the seventh inning while Justin Masterson got knocked out of the game in the fifth Saturday ...
9/10 WahoosOnFirst: Justin Morneau Walkoff Homer Sinks Tribe in 8-7 Loss : The Indians got their bats out in Minnesota Sunday afternoon, but the Twins knocked Corey Kluber and the Tribe’s bullpen ...
9/9 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Walkoff Homer Sends Tribe To Second Straight Loss; Twins 8, Indians 7 : By Dave Roberts The Indians were looking to guarantee at least a split series in this four game set against the Twins on a Sunday ...
9/9 WahoosOnFirst: Tribe Shut Out as Twins Beat Indians 3-0 : Cleveland’s bats went AWOL and Zach McAllister struggled with his control Saturday in a very brief outing as the Twins beat ...
9/6 MLBTradeRumors: Trade Candidate: Chris Perez :
Chris Perez is enjoying a nice comeback season in 2012 and made the All-Star team, but the Indians closer has mostly drawn ...
9/6 WahoosOnFirst: Why the Indians Should Sign J.P. Howell : Earlier this week, we made the case for the Cleveland Indians to sign Brandon McCarthy and Melky Cabrera in the upcoming offseason. Today ...
9/3 WahoosOnFirst: This Week In Indians Baseball: Week 23 : After a bad end to a bad month, the Indians aimed to get on the right track by opening up September with a win on Saturday. The ...
News -- August 2012
8/31 WahoosOnFirst: Athletics Clobber Justin Masterson 12-7 to Complete Series Sweep : The Indians’ bats finally woke up Thursday afternoon, but they couldn’t keep up with the Athletics’ as Justin ...
8/30 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Poor Start Too Much For Tribe To Fight Back; Athletics 12, Indians 7 : By Craig Gifford The Indians offense, little more than a rumor most of the season’s second half, proved to be a reality ...
8/29 WahoosOnFirst: Athletics Hammer Zach McAllister, Shut Out Indians 7-0 : Oakland’s bats came alive against Zach McAllister while Tommy Milone and the A’s bullpen kept the Tribe’s offense ...
8/27 WahoosOnFirst: Indians Lose Game and Series, Fall to Yankees 4-2 : The Indians had an opportunity to win their first series since they defeated Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers in the rubber ...
8/26 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Falls to Yanks as Offense Continues to Flail; Yankees 4, Indians 2 : By Dave Roberts The Indians looked to build upon their great victory last night and string together consecutive wins in hope ...
8/26 My Pinstripes: Pen Beats a Tribe Called Less :
I will not untuck before it's time.
Fans of the Cleveland Indians had their hopes up when the team burst out of the gate ...
8/21 WahoosOnFirst: Late Rally Falls Short as Mariners Send Tribe to Sixth Straight Loss : Ubaldo Jimenez turned in a solid start and Cleveland started to stage a last-minute rally, but it was not enough as the Mariners ...
8/18 WahoosOnFirst: Duncan Slam Not Enough As Indians Drop Series Opener To Athletics 6-4 : The Indians entered Friday’s contest with the Oakland Athletics hoping to improve on an impressive 25-13 record in series openers ...
8/13 Release Points: Scott Radinsky: Justified Firing or Just a Scapegoat? : Last Thursday, the Cleveland Indians announcedthe dismissal of pitching coach Scott Radinsky, a move hastened by the club’s ...
8/13 WahoosOnFirst: This Week In Indians Baseball: Week 19 : The Indians carried a losing streak into the 19th week of the season, but brought it to an end during the finale of the series ...
8/10 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Allen Could Be Key to Future Bullpen Stability or Shakeup : By Craig Gifford When the Cleveland Indians selected relief pitcher Cody Allen in the 23rd round of last year’s Major League ...
News -- July 2012
7/29 WahoosOnFirst: Justin Masterson Shelled as Twins Rout Indians 12-5 : Justin Masterson completely fell apart and a couple big blown calls gave the Twins an even bigger boost Saturday night as Minnesota ...
7/26 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Allen Blazes Through Minors To Indians Bullpen : By Mike Brandyberry It isn’t supposed to be easy. However, Indians relief pitcher Cody Allen has made his progression through ...
7/21 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: A Good Start Spoiled; Orioles 3, Indians 1 : By Christian Petrila The Indians offense went missing-in-action (again) and it wasted a terrific outing from a starter (again). ...
7/21 WahoosOnFirst: Orioles Batter Derek Lowe, Pummel Indians 10-2 : Derek Lowe labored through the worst outing of his career Friday night while the Indians managed just a pair of solo home runs ...
7/20 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Bullpen Rebirth Necessary for Second Half Charge : By Craig Gifford When Indians ace Justin Masterson struggled early in his Wednesday night start at Tampa Bay, the prevailing ...
7/16 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Deadline Deal is Necessary but Not Easy to Make, Spark Has to Come From Within : By Mike Brandyberry When the Indians crawled out of bed Saturday morning in Toronto they were in second place and tied with the ...
7/13 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: What Are the Tribe’s Trade Deadline Needs to Reach October? : By Mike Brandyberry While the Cleveland Indians are just hours away from the beginning of the second half, many fans have turned ...
7/13 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Evaluating the First Half and a Look Ahead at the Stretch Run : By Craig Gifford The first half of the Major League Baseball season is in the books. For the Cleveland Indians, the first half ...
7/13 WahoosOnFirst: Indians’ Pitchers First Half ‘On Pace’ Projections : With the mathematically inaccurate “first half” of the Indians’ 2012 season now behind us, it’s time to indulge in one ...
7/12 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Today in Tribe History: July 12, 1983 : Compiled by Jason Kaminski On this date in 1983, current Tribe reliever Tony Sipp was born in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Sipp was ...
7/8 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tampa Bay Tags Perez for Three in the Ninth; Rays 7, Indians 6 : By Bob Toth A ninth inning rally by the Tampa Bay Rays off of Cleveland’s closer Chris Perez erases some of the earlier positive ...
7/7 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 85: Moore, Rays bats struggle in loss to Indians : After a game in which the Rays bats broke out for 10 runs on 13 hits, they reverted back to their woeful hitting ways in a 7-3 ...
7/7 WahoosOnFirst: Rays’ Bats Come Alive, Rout Indians 10-3 : Justin Masterson and Alex Cobb entered the evening as pitchers heading in opposite directions. Masterson had been sharp over his ...
News -- June 2012
6/29 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Unrest In the Bullpen Mafia Creates Shaky Situations : By Craig Gifford The 2011 Cleveland Indians bullpen, also known as The Bullpen Mafia, was widely considered one of the best, ...
6/28 WahoosOnFirst: Series Preview: Cleveland Indians at Baltimore Orioles : The Cleveland Indians conclude their road trip this weekend with a four-game long-weekend series in Baltimore. Though we’ve ...
6/27 WahoosOnFirst: Blown Calls Cost Tribe in 6-4 Loss to Yankees : Despite a valiant comeback attempt in the ninth inning, a rough start for Justin Masterson and a pair of questionable calls by ...
6/26 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Too Little, Too Late; Yankees 6, Indians 4 : By Ryan Hohman Phil Hughes pitched eight shutout innings and Alex Rodriguez hit his 13th home run of the season to take down ...
6/24 WahoosOnFirst: Astros Rough Up Jeanmar Gomez, Halt Streaking Tribe : After stringing together four quality games in a row, the Indians’ four-game winning streak finally came to an end Saturday. ...
6/23 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Southern Slamming By Stros Bats and Southpaw; Astros 8, Indians 1 : By Christian Petrila The first four innings literally could not have gone more perfectly for Jeanmar Gomez and the Indians. However, ...
6/16 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Longball Lifts Pirates Over Tribe; Pirates 9, Indians 2 : By Ryan Hohman The Pittsburgh Pirates smacked four home runs and A.J. Burnett was solid on the mound for six plus innings to ...
6/15 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Sipp and Santana Could Provide Tribe Jumpstart : By Craig Gifford On May 24, a mere 22 days ago, the Cleveland Indians had just swept the Detroit Tigers. They were riding high ...
6/6 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Brantley Homers, Damon Returns, Tribe Wins In Motown; Indians 9, Tigers 6 : By Evan Matsumoto When somebody calls, you answer. That’s exactly what Cleveland and Detroit did for nine innings as the Indians ...
6/3 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game Preview #53: Minnesota Twins (19-33) at Cleveland Indians (28-24) : By Mike Brandyberry Saturday evening the Indians let one get away when Josh Tomlin had a rocky first inning and the Indians could ...
News -- May 2012
5/24 MLBTradeRumors: 2013 Contract Issues: Cleveland Indians : The Indians are next in MLBTR’s 2013 Contract Issues series:
Eligible For Free Agency (5)
Derek Lowe - The 38-year-old ...
5/21 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Consistency and Persistence Earns Hagadone A Spot In The Bullpen : By Mike Brandyberry It takes a lot of work to make it to the big leagues. Even when you have earned a spot, things don’t always ...
5/18 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Miami Wins Game On Late Throwing Mistake; Marlins 3, Indians 2 : By Mike Brandyberry One play can make the difference in a game and that was evidence Friday evening when the Marlins defeated ...
5/13 Dynasty League Baseball: What’s new in the recently released 6th Edition Game charts? : The color game charts are designed to be the stable rock of DYNASTY League Baseball so when there is a new edition it is big news. ...
5/6 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: “U” Outduels Yu, Indians Take Series; Indians 4, Rangers 2 : By Matthew Van Wormer Ubaldo Jimenez had, arguably, his best start of the 2012 season so far as he went seven shutout innings, ...
5/4 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Takes Series From Sox, Head Home In First Place; Indians 7, White Sox 5 : By Christian Petrila Had the White Sox been the North Siders, their game against the Indians may not have happened. However, ...
5/1 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Bullpen Mafia Back In Control In Cleveland : By Mike Brandyberry Don’t look now, but the Bullpen Mafia is back and beginning to wreak havoc on ballgames. Just weeks ago, ...
News -- April 2012
4/22 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Kipnis Hits His Stride and Sends Tribe To Victory; Indians 5, Athletics 1 : By Mike Brandyberry Good things come to those who wait and Jeanmar Gomez has waited quite a while to get the chance to reap the ...
4/18 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Bullpen Struggles Provide an Area of Early Concern : By Christian Petrila Yours truly is not the type of person who panics a week into the regular season. Having said that, yours ...
4/14 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Fights and Bullpen Crumbles But Survives For Win; Indians 11, Royals 9 : By Christian Petrila It’s cliché, but game two between the Indians and Royals really did have a little bit of everything. ...
4/13 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: First Inning Outburst Paces Tribe Past KC; Indians 8, Royals 3 : By Sean Tuttle The Cleveland Indians‘ bats were alive and well this afternoon in Kansas City as the Tribe plated seven ...
4/12 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Offense Has To Be Early, Major Concern : By Christian Petrila The old baseball saying says that “hits come in bunches.” Through five games for the Indians so far, ...
4/8 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game #3 – Toronto Blue Jays (2-0) vs. Cleveland Indians (0-2) : By Matthew Van Wormer Today, the Cleveland Indians and Toronto Blue Jays will attempt something neither one of them has done ...
News -- March 2012
3/22 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Chris Perez and Rest of Staff on Track for Opening Day : By A.J. Atkinson After showing postseason talent but failing to reach it due to injuries, Tribe fans looked toward the ...
3/21 WahoosOnFirst: 2012 Player Preview: Tony Sipp : Peter G. Aiken-US PRESSWIRE As we count down the days until the start of the season, we’re profiling every player who is likely ...
3/18 FanSided: 2012 MLB Preview: Cleveland Indians Picked by most as an also-ran prior to the 2011 season, the Cleveland Indians ...
3/17 FanSided: Ranking The A.L. Central Lefty Relievers : One spot, or spots, on the Detroit Tigers roster that seems to be spoken for is our lefty reliever situation. In effect, the guys ...
3/15 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Lowe Shines Against San Francisco; Giants 2, Indians 2 : By Mike Brandyberry In a month where winning and losing doesn’t really matter, the Tribe has become very good at accomplishing ...
3/14 22gigantes.com: Giants 2, Indians 2 : Buster Posey hit his first home run of the spring—his first since April 24, 2011 actually—and the Giants rallied to a 2-2 ...
3/14 MLBTradeRumors: First-Time Arbitration Eligible For 2013 : Some pre-arbitration eligible players have already signed million dollar extensions, but arbitration eligibility represents the ...
3/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Indians | Tony Sipp roughed up in spring outing: Cleveland Indians RP Tony Sipp allowed three runs - two earned - and five hits in just one inning of relief Sunday, March 11, ...[+]
against the Texas Rangers. He also walked a batter and struck out two while committing two errors.
3/11 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Split Squad Tribe Drops Two; Rangers 6, Indians 1. Angels 17, Indians 2 : By Mike Brandyberry The Indians split squads took on the two favorites of the American League West this season and what ...
3/8 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Jimenez And Tomlin Struggle; Angels 6, Indians 5 : By Mike Brandyberry Finding midseason form has not been easy for several Tribe starting pitchers this spring and that ...
3/6 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Masterson Struggles And Tribe Falls; Reds 12, Indians 7 : By Mike Brandyberry I guess this is why they play exhibition games. A day after Ubaldo Jimenez gave up five runs in the ...
News -- February 2012
2/29 Release Points: Analysis of the 2012 Cleveland Indians: Bullpen : Orginally presented on February 4 for the Cleveland chapter of SABR (Society of American Baseball Research), an in-depth player/positional ...
2/28 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Herrmann Facing Several Contenders For Bullpen Spot : Each week through Spring Training the DTTWLN staff will profile and break down the players in camp for the Indians at Goodyear, ...
2/20 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Wheeler Could Provide Veteran Leadership To Bullpen : Each week through Spring Training the DTTWLN staff will profile and break down the players in camp for the Indians at ...
2/7 Bus League Baseball: All-Time MLB Draft: Round 17 (Picks 801-850) : At least a year ago, maybe longer, I had an idea: wouldn’t it be cool to go through every draft pick in major league history, ...
News -- December 2011
12/24 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Indians Couldn’t Woo Beltran But Might Turn To Swisher : By Kevin Schneider So Carlos Beltran once again shot down Cleveland’s attempt to grab offense from the free-agent market. ...
12/9 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Pujols, Reyes, Cespedes : As expected, the winter meetings brought plenty of excitement and changed the baseball landscape this week. The Angels and Marlins ...
News -- November 2011
11/21 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Pestano’s Success Has Him Hungry For 2012 : By Mike Brandyberry Despite a surprising 2011 season that had the Indians exceeding expectations, it didn’t end the way reliever ...
11/16 Release Points: The Weak Link in Cleveland’s Bullpen Mafia : Sure, the darlings of the Cuyahoga have been the beneficiaries of some rather good luck – namely, Minnesota’s complete collapse, ...
News -- October 2011
10/28 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Cleveland Indians : The Indians face major decisions in center field and in the rotation this offseason. GM Chris Antonetti begins the winter with ...
10/28 MLBTradeRumors: Near Misses For Super Two Status : Some players with more than two and less than three years of service time go to arbitration, while others don't. Going to arbitration ...
10/21 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Indians Could Shake Up Bullpen In 2012 : By Mike Brandyberry This season the Cleveland Indians bullpen was the anchor of the team, keeping them in the playoff ...
10/10 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: End Of Season Grades: Bullpen : By Mike Brandyberry September 29 began a two week, end of season grade and breakdown by each position. Certainly after ...
News -- September 2011
9/26 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Falls In Finale And Says Goodbye To A Legend; Twins 6, Indians 4 : By Mike Brandyberry It was a bittersweet ending to the Indians home portion of the schedule on Sunday as the Tribe was unable ...
9/25 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Duncan leads Tribe over Twins; Indians 7, Twins 6 : By Mike Brandyberry It’s hard to believe that only a couple months ago the Indians valued Austin Kearns over S**** Duncan. ...
9/18 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Completes Sweep Of Minnesota; Indians 6, Twins 5 : By Mike Brandyberry The Cleveland Indians only needed one big inning to post six runs and steal a victory from the Minnesota ...
9/17 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Survives Late Twinkie Rally; Indians 7, Twins 6 : By Mike Brandyberry The Cleveland Indians jumped out to an early lead, and despite shaky defense and shaky bullpen relief, ...
9/7 B-R Blog: Quick recap – Early games of 9/7/11, etc. : Games of Wednesday, 9/7/11: -- Oakland's Guillermo Moscoso no-hit the Royals for 7.2 innings before a single by rookie catcher ...
9/7 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tigers Sweep Tribe Out of Divisional Race; Tigers 8, Indians 6 : By Vince Guerrieri The Indians are still mathematically alive in the American League Central, but that might be about it. The ...
News -- August 2011
8/29 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Huff Puffs And Blows Away Oakland; Indians 2, Athletics 1 : By Matt Van Wormer Pitching has been the strongest aspect of this Indians team all season long. Monday night was no different ...
8/28 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Cabrera Ca-Bombs Late Homer; Indians 8, Royals 7 : By Mike Brandyberry Asdrubal Cabrera hit a three run home run in the bottom of the eighth to help lead the Indians past ...
8/25 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Down, But Not Out : By Craig Gifford Thumpings of 12-7 and 9-2 at the hands of the Seattle Mariners, one of the worst teams baseball, means ...
8/22 Release Points: The Weak Link in Cleveland’s Bullpen Mafia : Sure, the darlings of the Cuyahoga have been the beneficiaries of some rather good luck – namely, Minnesota’s complete collapse, ...
8/22 For Baseball Junkies: Breakdown of Pitching Staff Contenders : There are just about 40 games to go in the 2011 season, and a playoff picture is starting to take shape. Currently, there are ...
8/21 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Can’t Quite Come All The Way Back; Tigers 8, Indians 7 : By Craig Gifford A weekend series that began with such high hopes for the Cleveland Indians ended in complete despair and has ...
8/17 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Battled, Beaten, Pale Hoes Survive Tribe; White Sox 8, Indians 7 : By Mike Brandyberry You either win or lose most baseball games, but Tuesday evening the Indians may very well have ...
8/14 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Cabrera, Tomlin Keep Tribe Hot; Indians 3, Twins 1 : By Ryan Hohman Asdrubal Cabrera‘s three-run homerun in the third inning was all the offense the Cleveland Indians needed ...
8/10 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Must Win The Game Of The Year Again : By Mike Brandyberry I just woke up at 8 am, after watching the Cleveland Indians defeat the Detroit Tigers in fourteen innings. ...
8/10 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Bullpen Mafia Survives A Marathon; Indians 3, Tigers 2 : By Mike Brandyberry Mafias normally band together, become their strongest, when they are pushed into a corner, with no ...
8/4 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Salvages Series Split With Boston; Indians 7, Red Sox 3 : By Mike Brandyberry After two crushing ninth inning defeats, the Indians were able to take the series finale from the ...
8/4 Fragile Freddy's: Game 109 Recap : CLE - 000 200 100 - 3 - 5 - 1BOS - 200 100 001 - 4 - 10 - 1 Jacoby Ellsbury and David Ortiz are as dissimilar as any two players ...
News -- July 2011
7/31 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Disappointing Defeat; Royals 5, Indians 3 : By Craig Gifford What loomed as a key homestand just a little over a week ago ended Sunday in defeat, much like the majority ...
7/21 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: What The Tribe Should NOT Do At The Deadline : By Matt Van Wormer Sports Anchors, Talk Radio Hosts and (worst of all) Callers to Talk Radio Hosts think they have all the answers ...
7/20 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Lets Game Slide Away In Ninth; Twins 2, Indians 1 : By Mike Brandyberry A fantastic pitching performance by Justin Masterson was squandered in the ninth inning, as the Indians ...
7/19 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Bullpen Mafia: Burying Games All Season : By Craig Gifford Filthy, dominating, unhittable, down-right scary. Those are all words that can be used to describe this season’s ...
7/18 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Huff Blows Away Twins in Game One of Doubleheader; Indians 5, Twins 2 : By Mike Brandyberry After a demoralizing weekend that cost the team two losses at the hands of the Baltimore Orioles, and the ...
7/12 Roto Think Tank: A.L. FAAB Log: July 11, 2011 : Kyle Seager $10. Other bids $5, $2 I wrote about Seager on Friday. He's off to a poor start and isn't a highly touted prospect, ...
News -- June 2011
6/26 B-R Blog: Saturday Snippets : -- After 238 career starts, Jake Peavy made his first relief appearance Saturday, and picked up a win with 4 dominant innings ...
6/26 Raising Matt Cain: All Hail Balkin' Bob! : Mike Krukow always calls umpire Bob Davidson (who was at home plate today) "Balkin' Bob" and always talks about how he is more ...
6/25 22gigantes.com: Giants win on bases-loaded balk :
Win No. 43 signed, sealed and delivered. (AP)
Matt Cain and two relievers combined on a five-hit shutout and the San Francisco ...
6/13 Stealing First Base: Yankees lose to Indians 1-0 as Derek Jeter limps off Field : By Ben Walker, AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK – Derek Jeter limped off the field with a sore right calf four innings after getting ...
News -- May 2011
5/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Indians | Tony Sipp racks up 11th hold: Cleveland Indians RP Tony Sipp worked 1 1/3 perfect innings with two strikeouts Saturday, May 28, against the Tampa Bay Rays for ...[+]
his 11th hold.
5/23 MLBTradeRumors: Contenders And Lefty Relievers : Athletics lefty reliever Jerry Blevins has been designated for assignment and is presumably available, leaving me to wonder which ...
5/23 Baseball Happenings: Series Preview - Cleveland Indians : Pitchers:Monday – Clay Buchholz (4-3, 3.42) vs. Justin Masterson (5-2, 2.52)Tuesday – Josh Beckett (3-1, 1.73) vs. Fausto ...
5/16 Roto Think Tank: A.L. FAAB Log: May 16, 2011 : Carlos Peguero $8. Other bids: $8, $5, $3, $2, $2.I wrote about Peguero in early May. It looks like Peguero and Mike Wilson ...
5/5 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Blog en vivo: Indios @ Atléticos Juego 32 : 1:30PM PDT: Ryan Sweeney with a single because chicks dig the single in front of the center fielder. 1:24PM PDT: Brett Anderson ...
5/5 My Pinstripes: Big Puma Tops Big Surprises | Baseball Digest : Big Puma Tops Big Surprises | Baseball DigestEvery year it seems a light-hitting shortstop powers up in April, a team that isn’t ...
5/4 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Indians @ A’s Game 31 : 7:25PM PDT: The A’s employ the shift and Travis Hafner hits into it with Mark Ellis playing a shallow right field basically. ...
News -- April 2011
4/27 Wahoo's Warriors: Pestano earning larger role in Tribe pen : As Tony Sipp continues to melt down (just as I predicted) Vinnie Pestano is starting take on a more significant role in the Indians ...
4/27 Roto Think Tank: Closer Review: American League : Last year, I did a few closer write-ups. I typically like to wait until we're at the quarter pole (about 40 games) before ...
4/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Indians | Tony Sipp hangs on to secure eighth hold: Cleveland Indians RP Tony Sipp allowed a hit and two walks in one-third of an inning Tuesday, April 26, against the Kansas City ...[+]
Royals. He wasn't particularly sharp, but he was able to secure his eighth hold of the season.
4/21 Wahoo's Warriors: Tony Sipp is on fire : Tony Sipp recorded his 6th hold of the season today, and has yet to allow a run in eight appearances. He is just the 7th pitcher ...
4/21 Wahoo's Warriors: Here we go again: the annual Tony Sipp collapse : Here’s how Tony Sipp‘s season goes. He’s dominant. He melts down. Then he’s dominant again. In 2009 Sipp ...
4/18 MLBTradeRumors: 2012 Contract Issues: Cleveland Indians : The Indians are next in our 2012 Contract Issues series.
Eligible For Free Agency (4)
The signings of free agents Austin ...
4/18 Roto Think Tank: A.L. FAAB Log: April 18, 2011 : Bartolo Colon $8. Other bid $3.With the demotion of Phil Hughes, Colon gets the first crack at filling his shoes for the ...
4/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Indians | Tony Sipp secures his sixth hold: Cleveland Indians RP Tony Sipp worked a scoreless eighth inning Sunday, April 17, against the Baltimore Orioles for his sixth ...[+]
hold of the season. He threw nine of his 15 pitches for strikes. Sipp has not yielded an earned run in 8 2/3 innings over eight relief appearances this season.
4/8 MLBTradeRumors: Near Misses For Super Two Status : Last offseason, two years and 122 days of service time was enough for super two status. It looks like players will need about ...
4/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Indians | Manny Acta won't commit to eighth-inning man: Cleveland Indians manager Manny Acta plans to mix and match his pitchers in the eighth inning, rather than naming a specific eighth-inning ...[+]
setup man, reports Jordan Bastian, of MLB.com. Acta insists RP Tony Sipp is not officially Cleveland's setup man, although he has not allowed a run in three innings over three appearances. 'If Tony runs away with it, then fine,' Acta said. 'At times, it's not easy just to have a guy like him set up and have just one left matching up.'
4/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Indians | Setup situation still fluid: The Cleveland Indians are keeping their eighth-inning pitching situation fluid, according to The Cleveland Plain Dealer's Paul ...[+]
Hoynes. RP Tony Sipp has gotten out of the starting gate quickly, but RP's Rafael Perez, Vinnie Pestano and Frank Herrmann are still in the mix.
4/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Indians | Tony Sipp picks up third hold: Cleveland Indians RP Tony Sipp worked a perfect eighth inning Wednesday, April 6, against the Boston Red Sox for his third hold ...[+]
of the season.
4/6 Diamond Hoggers: Your day after wrap & recap : The notables from yesterday’s action in baseball…. Cleveland Indians 3, Boston Red Sox 1 Josh Tomlin went 7 innings, out-dueling ...
News -- March 2011
3/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Indians | Three scheduled to pitch in minor league game: Cleveland Indians Ps Justin Masterson, Chris Perez and Tony Sipp are each scheduled to work in a minor league 'B' game Thursday, ...[+]
March 24, reports Jordan Bastian, of MLB.com.
3/21 MLBTradeRumors: First-Time Arbitration Eligible For 2012 : Kendrys Morales, Joey Votto, Jay Bruce, Billy Butler, Geovany Soto, Shin-Soo Choo, Nelson Cruz, Johnny Cueto, and Phil Hughes ...
3/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Indians | Sign Michael Brantley, 24 others: The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms on one-year contracts with OFs Michael Brantley, Trevor Crowe, Shelley Duncan, Ezequiel ...[+]
Carrera and Nick Weglarz; IFs Jason Donald, Jared Goedert, Matt LaPorta, Jayson Nix and Luis Valbuena; C Lou Marson; and Ps Carlos Carrasco, Frank Herrmann, Josh Judy, Corey Kluber, Justin Masterson, Zach McAllister, Vinnie Pestano, Hector Rondon, Mitch Talbot, Jess Todd, Kelvin De La Cruz, Nick Hagadone, David Huff and Tony Sipp, Monday, March 7, reports The Associated Press.
3/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Indians | Pitching schedule set for Saturday: Cleveland Indians Ps Kelvin De La Cruz, Jensen Lewis, Yohan Pino, Tony Sipp, Joe Smith and Bryce Stowell are scheduled to work ...[+]
in relief against the Seattle Mariners Saturday, March 5, reports Jordan Bastian, of MLB.com. In the other split-squad game, Joe Martinez, Zach McAllister, Vinnie Pestano, Zach Putnam and Jess Todd will work in relief against the Chicago White Sox.
News -- February 2011
2/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Indians | Many pitchers slated for Friday's intrasquad game: Cleveland Indians Ps Carlos Carrasco, Frank Herrmann, Josh Judy, Aaron Laffey, Jensen Lewis, Zach McAllister, Joe Martinez, Vinnie ...[+]
Pestano, Yohan Pino, Anthony Reyes, Tony Sipp, Bryce Stowell, Mitch Talbot and Jess Todd will work in the intrasquad game Friday, Feb. 25, reports Jordan Bastian, of MLB.com. Carrasco and Talbot are set to start the game.
News -- December 2010
12/29 Call to the Pen: Logan Ondrusek and Tony Sipp: Luck or Skill? : Reds righty Logan Ondrusek and Indians lefty Tony Sipp both had decent seasons in relief in 2010, posting 3.68 and 4.14 ERAs, ...
News -- July 2010
7/30 The World's Worst Sports Blog: The Best Game Ever : Two of my favorite things about baseball happened during tonight’s game between the Yankees and the Indians. First of all, ...
7/26 WasWatching: Joba’s Comps This Season : It’s not a pretty group. So, why is Chamberlain still in the big leagues right now? It doesn’t seem to make sense, ...
7/11 B-R Blog: Worse Than Joba : Joba Chamberlain has been pretty bad for the Yankees out of the bullpen. But, how bad? Has any other relief pitcher, used as often ...
7/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Indians | Tony Sipp records win Saturday: Cleveland Indians RP Tony Sipp (1-2) allowed one hit and recorded one strikeout over one inning in a victory against the Oakland ...[+]
Athletics Saturday, July 3, according to The Associated Press.
News -- June 2010
6/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Indians | Tony Sipp could be sent down: Cleveland Indians RP Tony Sipp could be sent down this week to make room for SP Aaron Laffey on the roster, according to MLB.com's ...[+]
Anthony Castrovince.
6/22 WasWatching: The Chan Ho Park Mistake : I was listening to Sweeny Murti on Mike Francesa today and he shared something interesting.
Murti said that he talked to a scout ...
6/4 MLBTradeRumors: Indians Designate Jamey Wright For Assignment : The Indians designated Jamey Wright for assignment to make room for Frank Herrmann, according to the team. Wright, 35, had a 5.48 ...
News -- May 2010
5/31 My Pinstripes: A Mark in the Park : Sunday was a great day for the first trip to Yankee Stadium this year (notice I didn't call it the 'new' Yankee Stadium). Good ...
5/31 TetreaultVision: Take Me Back from the Ballgame May 30, 2010 : The end of May maarks the beginning of summer and the long drive to the pennant. Yesterday's games offered some clarity of who's ...
5/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Indians | Tony Sipp struggling: Cleveland Indians RP Tony Sipp allowed just three earned runs in 21 appearances before giving up six runs in his last two outings ...[+]
this weekend, The Associated Press reports.
5/30 Baseball Musings: Teix Message : Mark Teixeira continues to rise out of his April slump, delivering a three-run homer to take the Yankees from trailing 3-2 to ...
5/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Indians | Tony Sipp's streak of not allowing an earned run ends: Cleveland Indians RP Tony Sipp's streak of 15 1/3 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run came to an end against the ...[+]
New York Yankees Friday, May 28, when he allowed four runs on three hits and a walk without retiring a batter, according to The Associated Press.
5/29 My Pinstripes: Cano Slams Door on Tribe : It used to be that Yankees fans would cringe whenever Robinson Cano came to the plate with runners in scoring position. The ...