My Apologies

I am truly sorry I did not post this weeks Saturday Spotlight on time. Life gets in the way sometimes but I will make sure I post on time next time. Enjoy my late post and remember Go Tribe!!

Saturday Spotlight: Carlos Carrasco

Carlos "Cookie" Carrasco was born in  Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela. He was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 2003. He was traded to the Indians in 2009 in a trade that sent Cliff Lee to the Phillies. He made his MLB debut on September 1, 2009 against Detroit. He pitched three innings, gave up nine hits, six earned runs, struck out three, and walked three. Last seasons is undoubtedly Carrasco's breakout season. He pitched 30 games with 14-12 record with three complete games and one shutout. He had a 3.63 ERA, gave up 154 hits, 18 home runs, 43 walks, and struck out 216. He pitched 183.2 innings, he averaged 10.9 strikeouts per 9 innings, and had a WHIP (walks plus hits per inning) of 1.073. He earned a Cy Young Award consideration an placed 13th on the ballot. Carrasco is signed through 2018 on a 4 year $22 million contract and can be a free agent in 2019.

Opening Week

Indians have been off to a slow start this season thanks to the weather. Currently the Indians are 2-2 with two games to be scheduled later. Half of the games have been postponed due to bad weather. Opening Day against the Red Sox was postponed because of the cold weather. They made that game up Tuesday. They were able to play Wednesday but Thursdays game was postponed due to bad weather. The Indians left for Chicago in hopes to get away from the bad weather but it to was not good. They played in heavy snowfall Friday for the White Sox home opener and played Saturday. Sunday's game against the White Sox was postponed because of snow as well. This first week has not been easy. Indians hope to avoid the weather today against the Tampa Bay Rays where they have a roof. Weather should be no problem for baseball there. They will play three games there and go back home to host a three game series against the Mets on Friday (Also Jackie Robinson Day). That will also open a 6 game home stand. Hopefully mother nature will not get in the way.

Too Cold?!?!

Unfortunately due to cold weather the Indians game was postponed. It was too cold to play. They will try again tomorrow at 1:10pm. Lets Go Tribe!!!

Baseball is back!

Happy Opening Day! Indians home opener is today facing off against the Boston Red Sox. Corey Kluber takes the mound for a 4:00pm game start! Baseball season is back! #CapsOn

Starting Rotation

This years starting five have been set!
Corey Kluber
Carlos Carrasco
Danny Salazar
Cody Anderson
Josh Tomlin
Kluber will kick things off Monday, April 4th against Boston for the home opener. Carrasco and Salazar will follow to finish out the series. Anderson and Tomlin have proven themselves during spring training to earn them the fourth and fifth spots. Trevor Bauer who was also in the running for a spot in the rotation will start the season in the bullpen.

Indians Logo

Recently it was announced that the Indians main logo will now be the block 'C' instead of chief Wahoo. A few people are outraged over the idea of this. The Indians actually made this move a few years ago and have slowly been moving away from chief Wahoo.
Personal I don't mind the change. Because of today's society people are becoming more sensitive to "political correctness". Due to the fact that chief Wahoo is depicted as a red faced Indian some people find it offensive. They have every reason to be offended. The way that Native Americans have been shown for years has never been right. There has been a constant battle to change things like that. I understand where people want to keep the chief but we need to look at the big picture. To someone who does not know the history of the Cleveland Indians they might not see chief Wahoo the same way that an Indians fan would. Cleveland became the Indians because of a player who played for them who was a Native American. I see why people want to keep the chief but lets not block the 'C'. Lets keep and open mind about the change and get ready to cheer on our Tribe no matter what their symbol is.


This post is my own personal opinion. I saw this discussion on Twitter and decided to make a response of my own. If you have an opinion on if you like this change or not let me know in the comments.