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Brandon Phillips Trade Continues to Haunt Cleveland
When the Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds lock up for interleague play, it is supposed to be the “Battle of Ohio.” And while it’s always an entertaining subplot, the focus of many fans tends to...
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What’s Gotten into Matt LaPorta?
The best hitter on the Cleveland Indians not named Choo may only have one at-bat above the five-hole this season. After a weekend series where he went 6-for-11 with two home runs (one of which was a...
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Cavaliers Continue Fourth-Quarter Routs
Over the last three contests, the Cleveland Cavaliers have provided the highest average of fourth-quarter points in the entire NBA. Let that marinate for a minute. Without LeBron James, historically...
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Splitting the Difference: Part 1
The Cleveland Indians put up a .248/.322/.378 line in 2010. Their .700 OPS ranked next to last in the American League, besting only the historically awful Seattle Mariners (.637). That’s not breaking...
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Lou Marson Has the Secret to Justin Masteron’s Success…Kind of
While we continue to ponder the returns made on the CC Sabathia and Cliff Lee trades, Tribe ace Justin Masterson remains as the saving grace for what was otherwise a period of...
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Cavaliers Live by the Three-Ball, if Just for One Night
Just one season ago, the Cleveland Cavaliers were being defeated by the three-point shot on what appeared to be a nightly basis. Whether it were the Los Angeles Lakers or Minnesota Timberwolves, the...
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On Justin Masterson, Again
If you forced me to guess, I would say that I’ve probably written more words about Justin Masterson than about any other human being on the face of the planet. Which is kind of weird for me to...
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Indians’ Struggles By The Numbers
Taking a page from Rick’s book today, I’m here with some illustrious stats about the Cleveland Indians. These aren’t the prettiest, so you might want to spare your kids from seeing these. -51 –...
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WFNY Debate: Do NFL coaches even matter?
In case it hasn’t been clear yet, the WFNY writers email each other a lot. And I mean a lot. So on top of our two email-based roundtables already this week (post-Kelly rumors and post-Chudzinski hire),...
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The Diff: Kyrie Irving’s potential
Today marks the start of a new era: The Diff, where I’ll write lots and lots about sports stats. Kudos to friend and fantasy football semifinalist Marc Sugerman for coming up with the article name, a...
View ArticleWFNY Stats & Info: Indians hot streak continues to 17-4
It’s been one amazing ride for the Cleveland Indians over the past few weeks. Heck, as TD wrote late last week, they should the man story in town. In honor of Sunday’s 6-0 victory over the Seattle...
View ArticleCleveland Sports Lists to Commemorate 2014: While We’re Waiting…
To celebrate 2014, I’ve created five top-five lists for your enjoyment. I’ve had fun writing the While We’re Waiting editions on Thursdays this year. Who knows if I’ll do one on Christmas or New Year’s...
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SABR-Toothed Triber: Justin Masterson’s Regression
Just a few weeks back, I started to question how much longer Masterson could stay in the Indians’ rotation. Early in the season, I knew it had the potential to get ugly, but I was all for sticking...
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SABR-Toothed Triber: Santana Leads the Indians in…EVERYTHING?
A few months back, I looked at Carlos Santana’s Minor League Equivalency numbers (MLEs). Basically, MLEs convert a minor leaguer’s performance to the majors, adjusting for level of competition and...
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SABR-Toothed Triber: Branyan, Strikeouts, Value, and Hate
This week’s SABR piece is a shoutout to ESPN’s Chris Berman for discussing “Sabermatics” yesterday on Baseball Tonight. You know, those new-fangled numbers the kids are talking about these days? Also...
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SABR-Toothed Triber—Part 1: An Indians Introduction to wOBA
Over the course of the baseball season, WFNY will be providing you with a bit of a different look into the Cleveland Indians. We can debate wins, losses and payroll economics ad nauseum – but what it...
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Cavs Second Half Defense Helps Top Rockets 108-83
A Cavaliers team that experienced one of its worst losses of the season on the road against the Houston Rockets decided to flip the script on their home court. Efficient shooting, timely scoring and...
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While We’re Waiting… Yankee Heartbreak, Penalty Kills and Winning a Ring for...
While We’re Waiting serves as the early morning gathering of WFNY-esque information for your viewing pleasure. Have something you think we should see? Send it to our tips email in the sidebar. Try...
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Browns By The Numbers
Just a little fun heading into this weekend’s game against the Steelers… 2– Touchdown passes this season. One thrown by Quinn, one thrown by Anderson. 0– Touchdown receptions by Wide Receivers this...
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Indians Shed Rain, Padres in Game One
Indians 9, Padres 5 (box) This one may not have ended until close to 1:30am, but it started and ended with Grady Sizemore. Leading off the game with a home run, Sizemore had to wait about six hours...
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